The Sun.
London, England, 1822-09-11 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

SOUTHWARK, SEPT. 9.—Our market has not been very
fully supplied with new hops thus far, still they do not meet a
quick sale ; many of the samples appear unripe, while others
are particularly fine and bright, so that upon the whole we
think we are justified in expecting the growth will generally be
of a good quality. The duty is at 200,0001.
MAtnsToNE, SEPT. 9.—The picking has now become ge-
neral in these parts, and from all quarters we learn that the
quantity quite equals, if not exceeds, what the grounds were
previously set at. Six and eight bags per acre are quite com-
mon, and some grounds, we understand, will even yield 10 and
12 bags. Of the quality there is a great difference; some are
particularly fine, but many of the samples will, we are given to
understand, be but indifferent, the mould and flea having in..
fected so many of the plantations. The hops now are in fine
condition for picking ; the early picked ones have produced but
poor samples. We have net heard of any being sold in our
market on Thursday.—(lla&stonc Journal.)

The Commissioners who are appointed to in-
quire whether the Boards of Customs and Excise in Scotland
may not be dispensed with, and their duties be transferred to a
Central Board in London, will begin their investigation in a
few days. Some of them are already arrived, and the remain-
der of the Commission will be in Edinburgh in a short time.
It is supposed that a resident Commissoner from the Central
Board will be stationed in Edinburgh, who, with two others
from Scotland, will form a Board for expediting business, and
corresponding with London.

About fire o'clock yesterday morning a fire
broke out in the Hop Oast belonging to J. Ellis, Esq. situated
at Wateringbury, which in a short time destroyed the whole of
the building, together with a quantity of hops drying on the
kilns. By the promptitude and zeal of the pickers and inhabit-
ants the flames were prevented from extending to an ad-
joining stowage. The Fire Engines hastened with the
greatest alacrity from Maidstone, but previous to their arrival
the roof of the building had fallen in and smothered the flames.
The building and stock were, we learn, insured in the Kent
Fire Office.—(Maidstone Journal, Sept. 10.) _ _

Some weeks.ago, a boy, in the neighbourhood
of St. Andrews, set a bantam hen with eggs, expecting lier to
hatch a fine brood of chickens. Going one morning to feed
his favourite as usual, he found she had deserted her neswand
was no where to be seen. In the course of his search he
entered the byre, where he heard an unusual combination of
sound issuing from under the cow's stall. To his surprise
he beheld the bantam, with her wings spread over the backs
of three nice kittens, which the cat had produced the even-
ing before. She appeared to be making great exertions to
quiet the objects of her care, hut they did not seem to relish
the attentions of their new nurse.—(Dundee Paper.)

TILE LONDON JOURNALS.

ExXTRACTS FROM THE DAILY MORNING PAPERS,

September 11, 1822.

• [MORNING POST."
The following intelligence, which we sincerely
trust will prove unfounded, at least so far as
England is said to be concerned, was received
late yesterday afternoon in the City, in a letter
dated Smyrna, the 2d of August :
" The Austrian Naval Captain has addressed a document to
the Senior British Officer, with a Declaration of the Austrian
Government enclosed, stating, that they will not in any way
acknowledge the Greek Blockade ; and, at the-same time stat-
ing, that these orders are the result of a mutual arrangement
between Eniland,- Austria, and France, and that these three
Powers do intend to act in concert to enforce this determina-
tion. This information is certainly authentic and official, al-
though Austrians only have received orders from their Govern-
ment to that f,lfect.'!
This is not the first time that we have heard of
the intention of the Austrian Government not to
acknowledge the Greek blockade. It was an-:
i)ounced almost immediately after the Ordinance'
of the Greek Senate had made its appearance,
and is of a piece with the other acts of partiality
and injustice committed by the Austrian Court
in behalf of its Ottoman friends, against a brave
and oppressed Christian people, fighting for all
that is dear and sacred in the eyes of man and'
God. But it is the first time that England
has been charged with the disgrace of having
joined in that cruel and impolitic determi-
nation—a charge which, we are convinced,
is not less false than abhorrent ; for we
recollect than instead of refusing to the Go-
vernment of Greece the exercise of a right which
we have, claimed and exercised -ourselves, and
the principle of which is justified and admitted
by the acknowledged law of nations, the Lord
High Commissioner of the lonian Islandsissued a
Proclamation, on receiving the Greek Ordi-
nance, announcing the existence of the blockade,
and warning British vessels against infringing it.
We recollect also that when the French-Papers
brought up this important Proclamation, we re-
joiced at the course followed by Sir Thomas
Maitland, and expressed our satisfaction that
something like justice should at
.last have been
done towards the Greeks.