The Express.
London, England, 1850-09-10 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIORNCE.

MAIOSTOPIE.—T he bens eoroinue to ctroll in spite of I'VtTy-
thing—COM Mabee, cloudy days, frost, mould, short bine—Rome of
these unary fatal impediments appear even to check their luxuriant
trosgma„ It Telma= to he seen, however, whether the golden pm.
ml e is not decevive. Esperoome d übsowers assert that th• strop
wiil be !mod to a .me down hr short of present espectotion. Tee
mou.d alone e 111 prevent some thousand awes In Mid Kent from to log
picked at all, aed idea. perk. of the Valuation at precut not moan
damped will probably be abandoned when then they crane to he
examined, cmcclally if we have much of the usual 210Mr1Pahinkent.
a the equisnettal season -wind a d eain. M.uy planters have com-
menced puking, which will be general in the mune of the present
week. The duty Ash keeps up, and was beaked at :30,000/. to
213,00 q. at our market on Thursday last. Most persons with shorn
we have communictted on the subject are however still of opinion
that It is quoted much too high.
A eterespo.nrtent yens ' May I give advice to Inv brother
planters not to pick mouldy hops. They never can pay for picking
with a probaba duty of 200,iOvi. The first leas is the beet. They do
miachirfm •11, insane the duty, and lemma the vice."

old h..p p'ur'er into-;We-ue that takr: is more mould In
the Weald of Kent than he ever raw before; be omits to name the
ground, on account of the Jealousy felt by the p•anters who are No un-
fortunate, but the secret will come out with the ample, In spite of
Dare In picking.
DASMI/40 —P. king emesseamd here vesterdsy, but it is
too ea' ly to pronounce decidedly upcm the Meld.
FauLt.lou the pLeetta rot- ere ro ne on well. Pickles
ea /4r. Klis's grounds la expected to commence on Friday nest.
WltOrliAN —Our lean piantatiuue are gotag ou will.
Ticking will be general la a few days.
Mikinem —Pu.kiug has commenced. In many pious they
come down short... . .

151.C0mir,.-Altbnorth rho weirber bre been dry daring
tre het week, the nights have been frosty, and the late bops have
been at a stand, and where then Is a tendril," to would are toting
meek worse; the well-cultivated and heathy grounds have improved.
Picking will not be general till abut the 16th.
Bnuoierniriu —Our hip. are 'raw on very rati.faeferily
notwithstanding the cold night'. Picking will eoeniseace the soidiLe
of the week. .

ilowrom Knurl' —Yr. Raw 11 erommon,ed phial, on
Wrdnenlay lan; put rf the plant dim heeler taken the mould and
getting verse rendered it Wens& eto commence ea early. The pick-
ing will be general is this neigthnurl9 ed about the 9th and lath.
We have beats of Irish pasting dad), yet the growers tar there sill
be • lack at bands. _ . . . .

weather of the past few days has had
an extraordinary s Met upon the hops. Thom which which hunt In
yaw% have shot forth rapiMy. Where the mould exists It is in-
mamins tat, which indnees a premature picilng slate parties cos.
=teed Wi mei, and others yesterday. It es hardlr he expected
the hr p will grow mach larger. The garden belonging kr Yr. Newport,
at M log ft Thimas's.hill, has atlrsoltd a great number of

;lib; ;War; the Warr titetrWingtiveMirtliii2;DeTshboTuTeucri:
—Malaeteree Jearma, of rept. 10.
atanzwohnt —Toe mould has made mach turret) within
the last week, and them are several grounds that will not be picked at
at. True are also a new grounds that are pod, and promise a fair
crop, bat se shall be far short of an aver ye.
Tiorrow WATIMIWOIIOIeT Alen PI WITLISITIIAD —Where
the how are free from Mere there will ben average erep, as they
have grown so freely within the meth. Them is a omeldriablequan-
tity of would, winch will much red me the quantity.
)iaOLOW —The hops in this rartak present the appearance
of an ritimidant crop. Pisa*: win be geasral this week.
M•Luro emeeneeoed whin"; vesterder ; i• will
become general Wooed the middle of the week. The crop to still very
uneven to regard to star and forwardness, and there are few or no
grounds without a little mould.
VALUING AND HUSTON —Our hops have mood improved
during the rut week where the mold be. not made its upprerance.
Some few began picking yesterday, and we thick it wall become
general this week.
low imam —The mould increases in some grounds, while
others ere quite tree. There Is a prospeet of an average crop. Many
pinoterawid mamma picking atoot the lith
RoLVINDSW —TAO Mops to this ...Robe/irk...od which
have been picked are cot quite ripe, end some planters have con-
sequently delayed picking for a few days. The grapes have came
forward this Let week. We shall, U weather permit, grow a great
mops
bTLPLIRURST.—The picking will Memo general this
day (Tree lay.) Mr. Carley ommeneed lest Wednesday, =dile states
they SVCS some down Whetter condition.
Osennitoon. —The hope in that neighl•ourhood ere still
making tepid program, developing themselves during the put week
in rich predurf-n. Therein to'be found here and there a pole with •
garlic tomb of weld, but it le very trifling. Pickier commences
prettygmerally this week.
I.IIINTIRDRIL—P.ekiag has cror meneed, and promises to
be fownwithle for the pickers, but the late hope are rather deficient la
condition, the told night' hsving rather rebuded their growth. fin
the •hole they look well, and are expected to average l 0 or 11 ewt.
per were.
HOILMUONSIS —The first week's avid free/ nights and
sonny days have been wry bessildat to the ripening of the hope, but
It hoe brought • very *Moos berme of flea, which takes the coadi.
tries away very bra. Nothing doss so mach harm. except mould, at
this time of the yew.. These is the greeted quantity we ever tow in
the Weald and Sores We were In Nome mart grounds on Saturday, of
lam estate, which, Vint weather yet in, will he nearly all spoiled ;
but if thee are gat,ered Immediately, Pitted, and knocked about, they
may deceive WSW judges. All decent. on the weather, but the
mould end the lea, if It still prove dry, must decrease one-fourth of
the huh In a greet part of the plantations. Picking will be general
W this pert& about the 1 nth ',Asa.
EDSNBRIDOIL—We WWI picking ereerdey (Monday).
Three in mere mould than was expo:tad, and it la thought the duty le
set too Mgt.
FARNRSNI. ALTON, and COUNTRY DISTRICTS, 15• et 9
We hare bud some • try cold nights during the lest week, white will
wenn: env great inervam of weirbt or she merino crop. Picking
has par tally commenced, and will te very point thia week.—Mood.
slaw Gazette, of Sept. 10.

STATE OP THE HOP PLANTATIONS.
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the fine plantdions of Mr. Whitt n, at Capri, thence to East Nekhanit
and Yak :kw were we found some garden" looking well, others finny
stfeeti d with nanukt. Pouting on tannish the Parietal., Banning.
Waterinsbury. and Ntirreworth, to West Peckham, in all which pe-
rishes the mom bit di. ate has Almelo' the plant, more na les. to a
ruts a. eat nt ; oxiny acre% In my estimation, being unworthy the
Owen: further e widow' n. After passing through these blighteil
pus I.hta, we hod the gr,titie Woo of e • emitting the mere prolnisixe
dotrict of 6.thire-gravn, neer ; and I cannot conclude any
report without eonrratulating rte large planters of that locality upon
their porno O. and complimenting them upon the excellence of their
system of cult cotton, eepecially Moore. Hip..ing mid Co., whose Ma.
!pigment I have long Lund tered on ex until° worthy of imitation.
With crop. varying ao much. sad with tl.c uncertainty rrepecting the
Hems that tom shows timeline Salmons ty, it would be preaumPtxx,fill
W hanard an °pint n ; yet 1 am Inclined to bolters that the duty, SG
at prtee..ttatuatted, is not overlaid.