The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-19 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

AYLESFORD.---The bine has made but little progress
since last week, owing to the cold nights and north-cast
winds. The flea has made its appearance in rather large
quantities. The cold windy days and frosty nights cause
the bine to grow very unkindly. .
BARNING.--The bine grows very slowly, and very
little is Yet tied. The cold and wet unsettled iveather

preventsr the bine from growing. It is here and there
very platty. It was scarcely ever known to be so back-
ward.as at the present time.
HIGHAM.—The bine, although very backward, is now
coming on favourably. The grounds work well, and
poking is nearly finished.
MARDEL—The bine has grown but slowly during the
past week, and is generally very backward.
MEBEWORTH.—The bine in most grounds is eoming
well, but is rather backward in consequence of the long-
continued cold and wet.

°TRAIL —The bine is very backward, the season con-
tinuing so cold, and a little flea has made its appearance-
Tying has partially commenced in a few forward grounds.
TONBRIDGE.—The bine is very backward, the earth
being yet in a wet and cold state, is much against the
progress of the young shoots.
TOWN I.VIALLING.---The bine here is a little uneven,
but it is growing very fast. We have nearly finished
poling. The showery weather prevents the nidget and
hoe &in being used.
ROLVENDEN.—The poling Till soon be brought to a
Close. Some growers will commence tying at the begin-
ning of the week. Several gardens are injured by the
unusually wet winter.

WEALD OF KENT.--The hop plants have received a
severe check from the long-continued coldness and wet-
ness of the weather, which will no doubt injure their
productiveness. Some grounds are not yet poled, and
in many places the pine is hardly out of the ground, in-
stead of being. as in other years in the middle of May,
half-way up the poles.
WROTIIAM.—The hop plants here are certainly striv-
ing hard against the unfavourable state of the weather.
A few congenial days and nights would put quite au-
other face on everything.—Maidstonc Journal.

LONDON 110SP1TAL MEDICAL SCHOOL.

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The annual distribution of prizes took place on Tues-
day, .May 17; Charles Hampden Wigrain, Esq., in the
chair. Hospital gold medals presented by the gover-
nors for zeal, intelligence, and humanity.in attendance
on the patients in the wards.
Medical—R. W. Jenkins, London.
Surgical—H. K. Debenham, Dalston.
Medicine, Senior Class—Gold Medal, K. H. Deben-
ham ; Honorary Certificate, R. W. Jenkins.
Medicine, Junior Class—Silver Medal, James Ed-
munds, Burnham ; Honorary Certificate, John Lang-
ston, Grantham.

Surgery, Senior Class—Gold Medal, 11. K. Deben-
ham.

Surgery, Junior Class—Silver Medal, John Langston;
Honorary Certificate, Edward Grossman, Friezewood.
Anatomy—Senior Class—Gold Medal, James Ed-
munds ; Honorary Certificate, Ehlers Mantel', Bitton.
Anatomy, Junior Class—Silver Medal, Edward Gross-
man ; Honorary Certificate, Lewis Oppenheizn, Fins-
bury.

Midwifery—Gold Medal H. K. Debenham ; Honorary
Certificate, J. C. Robertson, Purbrook. •
Chemistry—Silver Medal, R. Mantell; Second Silver
Medal, Georg-0 Poole, Newland.
Materia Medica—Silver Medal, James Edmunds ;
Honorary Certificate, Joseph Porter, Rotherhitho.
Botany—Silver Medal, John Langston ; Honorary
Certificate, R. Mantell.
Forensic Medicine—Silver Medal, H. K. Debenham;
Honorary Certificate, J. R. Tunmer, Ipswich.

EMIGRATION.—As the season advances the numbers
leaving our shores increase. Every time that • the
steamer sails for Liverpool considerable numbers .of com-
fortably-dressed people crowd our streets, either leaving
themselves or seeing some friend depart for the "land
of promise." We hear many complaints of the want of
efficient labourers, and it is feared that if this continuous
drain of our agricultural population continues, and we
see no reason to suppose it will cease,
there will be few
left to carry on the ordinary cultivation of the country.
—Galway Packet.