The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-15 00:00:00

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

The Panama, Port Jackson to Liverpool, Sept. 4, lat.
49 N., long. 18 W.
The Clara Dorothea, Jamaica to London, 6th inst., lat.
49 N., long. 14 W.
The Seringapatam, Liverpool to San Francisco, July 9,
lat. 23 N., long. 15 W.

The Cambrina of Bristol, for Port Philip, Aug. 1, lat.
~ 13 N., long 26 V.
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The Ann Lutzer, 7th inst , lat. 49 N., long. 7 W.
The Tarjan, Mauritius, of London, Aug. 26, lat 33 N.,
long. 36 W.

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The Chapeau, Montserrat to London, Aug. 31, lat. 36
N., long. 19 W.
The Lady Hamblin, Arracan to Queenstown, July 3,
lat. 31 N., long. 12 W.
The Sir G. Anderson, London to Mauritius, July 31,
lat. 10 N., long. 24 W.
The Kafirland, for Callao, July 28, lat. 4 S. long. 30 W.
The Dolphin (brig), hound southward, same day.
The Agrippa (barque), Aug. 17, lat. 10 N., long. 27 W.
The Victory, for California, June 24, hit. o 8 S., long.
67 W.
The Water Kelpie, Monte Video to Queenstown, July
20, lat. 19 S., long. 29 W.
The Boning Willem 11., Arracan to Falmouth, Aug. 22,
lat. 42 N., long. 3) W.

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The Oromocto, Liverpool to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Aug
29, let 4G N., long. 25 W.
The Mary, London to the South Seas, Aug. 2, lat. 8 N.,
long. 20 W.
The William Gibson, Liverpool to Bombay, Aug. 2, let.
8 N., long. 20 W.

The J‘lison, from Newcastle, Aug. 8, lat. 14 N., long.
26 W.

The Admiral, of Glasgow, from Melbourne, March 21,
lat. 10 S., long. 29 W.
The Maitland, from London, April 11, lat. 35 S., long.
12 E.

The Bonita, London to Melbourne, May 22.
The Figuera, Lisbon to Rio Grande, May 19, lat. 14 N.,
long. 25 W. _ _

The John Matthie, Calcutta to Liverpool, May 23, be,
tween St. Jago and Fogo. _

The Bahamian, Liverpool to Pernambuco, May 23, 45
miles south of Foo.o.

The Fingal, Liverpool to Quebec, Sept. 9, let. 49 N.,
long. 15 AV.

The Antilla (Port.), from Rio Janeiro, Aug. 3, lat. 8 N.,
long, 27 W.
The Ville de Paris, Rio Grande to Havre, Sept. 3, lat. 44
N.,long. 21 W.
he Lord Petrie, bound to -, Sept. 8, lat. 50 N.,
long. 10 W.
The Volant, Sept. 10, off Tuskar.
The Ottawa, London to Quebec, Sept. 7, lat. 49 N., long.
12 W.

The Mogul, Manilla to Sydney, April 27, lat. 2 N., long.
109 E.

HoP INTELLIGENCE.—From Maidstone the hops are
reported "defective both inquantity and quality." At
V Nwamtevreirnignbgurtyl7-
have ~considerably
Teston, Nettlestead, and Mereworth the
hops are fast
small,
approaching
and
maturity improved." At
rally are veryrity ; 'out the hops gene
there is no material alteration
to notice in the hops this week' ; if any, the blight is
ng
more visible. Around Yaldi and Hunthe hops in
some gardens are still improving, butttre
backward. The weather at Brenchley has been aenrevery
remark-
ably cold and unfavourable during the past week for the
hops. The Mardon hops are getting on well in some
grounds, but in others they have not been doing much
during the past week. The Cranbrook hops are putting
on a better appearance. The Tenterde hops have
improved considerably during the last week. At
Mailing the hops are still very small, and the bad
are getting worse. At Ightham and Seal the
last week has proved too cold to bring the hops
out, which are unusually small for the time of the year.
Around Sevenoaks, Seal, and Under-river the hops—
where healthy, and free from vermin and mould, are cer-
tainly fast coming forward, and will, we think, produce
a good sample. Some talk of half a ton per acre, but
we think they will be deceived in many places. They
are certainly very small. We also think the duty at
160,0001. is too high. The hops in the Westerham dis-
trict grow but little, and in most gardens will be very
small. The unfavourable weather and the late winds
have done more mischief than was thought of ash the
time. We have some good pieces, but generally w all
not grow much over half last year's growth. Some think
the duty too high at 145,0001. At Edenbridge, in many
gardens, the hops have made considerable progress. The
hops in Hurtsgreen continue to improve, with few ex-
ceptions. At Worcester there is no material improve-
ment in the hop plantations during the past week, the
nights being far too cold for them to make much pro-
gress, and the estimated duty for this district cannot be
called more than 13,0001. to 14,0001. The market con-
tinues firm, very few hops offering.