The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-20 00:00:00

THE HOP TRADE.

SEPT. 19.—The progress of the hop-picking since our last
report has been considerable, notwithstanding a series of
weather as adverse, perhaps, as was ever experienced. The
result, as far as we can learn, has been a confirmation of the
opinions recently entertained that the hops come down light
and much short of the expectations formed a month ago. To
the surprise of the planters themselves a very large portion of
the plant seems to be infested with lice, and the effects of this
insect, and of the earlier attack of the flea, are but too evident
in many of the samples on offer. Still, however, we believe
that a large portion of handsome coloured pockets will be pro-
duced this year, the wet having much tended to preserve their
freshness, and we likewise think that Middle Kent, notwith-
standing the loss of a few thousands of the duty from mould,
will yield, with any thing like moderate weather for the ensu-
ing fortnight, a very fair proportion of stout and ripe samples.
The market, for the reasons stated in our last (the lateness of
the season and the near approach of the fairs) has been buoyant,
and may be quoted ss. dearer for the finest qualities of Sussex
and Weald of Kent. We doubt, however, very much whether
when the first forced demand is supplied, the country will
sanction prices like those quoted in our currency of the day.
Let the duty prove what it may, it will not be overlooked that
we follow a large crop year, and that at the end of three pre-
ceding crops, and we cannot doubt that generally speaking
both consumers and dealers are heavily stocked, and will re-
luctantly purchase at comparatively high prices particularly in
the somewhat precarious state of the money market. About
2,000 pockets of new hops have been at market. Currency
as at foot. Duty about 185,0001. Yearlings much in request,
Sussex particularly, for the Worcester trade, and dearer.
New Kent pockets 9Ol. to 112 s. Choice to 140 s.
Sussex ditto..
Yearling pockets 7os. to 90s.

On Thursday morning last five persons were appre-
hended upon a charge of robbery, in which we fear many
others are implicated, and which has brought to light a sys-
tem of depredation, which appears to have been carried on for
some time, to a very great extent. The sufferers are nearly
the whole of the manufacturers in this city, and the persons
immediately implicated are certain weavers in their employ-
ment.--Carlisle Journal.

CORONER'S INQUEST.—Yesterday an inquest was
held at the Rose and Crown Tavern, Sloane-street, Chelsea,
before Mr. Stirling and a respectable jury, on view of the
body of James Baynes, aged 61, a Chelsea pensioner. Mr.
James Barber, of No. 5, White Lion-street, Chelsea, deposed
that the deceased, at the time of his death, occupied a room in
witness's house. Although a man that had seen an amazing
deal of hard service, his general health was remarkably robust.
On Friday afternoon witness was called by another lodger in
the house, who said the deceased was lying upon the landing
apparently lifeless. Witness on seeing him (deceased) sent
for a surgeon, who promptly attended, and pronounced the de-
ceased to be quite dead. Thomas Upjohn, another pensioner,
residing in the same house, spoke to finding the deceased in
the situation already described. Witness had known the de-
ceased for nearly thirty years, and had served with him in the
army during the whole of the Peninsular war, under Sir John
Moore and the Duke of Wellington. The deceased had
suffered greatly from wounds, particularly at Waterloo ;
but his health notwithstanding had always been good to the
time of his sudden death. (The old veteran in giving his de-
position shed tears to the memory of his departed comrade.)
Verdiet—" Died by the visitation of God."
South of Leeds and the Trent, almost all the corn
crops are secured. •
Theae
WICK.—A great number of French luggers from
at
._Streral of
Boulogne, Dieppe, and other ports adjacent to them, are
present engaged in the herring- fisheries on this coast,
vessels arc from 50 to 60 tons burden each, and often purchase
olit successful;
ot,
from our fishermen, as well as fish for themselves.
on Satturaraey nightii last, shipped 110 bar_
from 900 to
them have this season been eery
under-
stand that one lug,e.er,
la'ter by the
rels of herrings.
1,000 fathoms long, '.!:
9rheirchnethse dr,agi rnanY
hane and
aid of the capstan..Wehihave heard of no complaints s year, but the foreicre . on the part
of our fishermen thi b b
-ors have frequently
made serious aggressions, . y destroying tl—,nets,
'‘- tackle, &c.,
in order to secure the stations as much as - •
Possible for them-
selves. to
The coast-guard would do well *
them.--,Scottish Paper. k
out upon eep a sharp look
NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY.._.
connected with the Several gentle-
men
Midland
Railway, have been
re-surveying the line from Bullh •cl
are now employed on the line froml'l g-e to Chesterfield. They
ham. Workmen are expecteds the latter place to Rother-
near Clay Cross, "here the
shortly to begin operations
the first "
com-
mence
being ferrned._siportion of the road will
ieffield Mercury.
The reformed
Corporation
of Doncaster have given
great offence to the
votin
and Conservative burgesses, in consequence of
g themselves wives
during
the ensuing free admission to the grand stand
races. Why they should not be allowed
the same privilege in this as the old members no satis-
factory reason has beeno.rievsepnect ,
especisily as 99 abuses out of
100 have been removed by the' new body.
It is Conjectured that St. Swithin must have this
year formed an alliance with some other rainy Saint, and is
thereby enabled to deluge us with a double allowance of his
favourite fluid. I

The folloviTing Midshipmen passed for Lieutenants at the
Naval College on Tuesday and Wednesday :—Mr. John
Reid, Fred. Arthur Egerton, Mortimer Harley Rodney,
Martin Stockdale Kirkes, James Aldworth St. Leger,
Malabar; Pat. J. Maitland, Inconstant ; Samuel Brook-
ing Dolling, Revenge ; George Edward Clerk, Minden ;
Clarence Taylor, late Griffon ; Francis Freeling, late Ra-
leigh ; John Charles Grant, late Rapid ; Arthur John
Lindsey, Asia.

(From the Davenport Telegraph.)
DEVONPORT, SEPT. 17.—The Victor arrived at Ceylon
from Bombay, 26th April. The Rattlesnake arrived at
Mauritius from Madras, 1-Ith May. The Beagle arrived
at St. Helena from Simon's Bay, Bth July. The Dublin
arrived at Bahia from Rio Janeiro, 20th July. The Win-
chester arrived at Bombay from Mangalore, 2d May. The
Endymion arrived at Lisbon from Corunna, 23d August.
The Scout was spoken with 19th July, lat. 3. 25. S.,
long. 13. 11. W.
The orders for the Corysfort, new 28-gun frigate, at
Milford, to be fitted at this port are countermandd, and
she is to proceed to Sheerness immediately.
Official notice has been issued that the Naval College,
Portsmouth, will be discontinued at Christmas next, and
the accounts and other affairs relating to the establishment
closed by the Ist of March. The commissioned and other
officers, &c., not entitled to retire, are to be placed in other
establishments, such as Greenwich Hospital, &c., as vacan-
cies occur.
The Board of Admiralty returned to London, from their
official inspection of the Dock-yards, on Thursday evening,
and resumed their official duties on Saturday. During
their visit to Falmouth, their Lordships inspected a packet
of each class ; namely, one of the old kind, a 10.crun brig,
and a new one (the Swift) built by Sir W. Symonds ; and
expressed themselves in strong terms of the great supe-
riority of the latter, in point of efficiency and accommoda-
tion. Report states that their Lordships are highly grati-
fied at the state of efficiency in which they found the dif-
ferent departments at the arsenals, and the crews of the
ships in commission.

The Demonstration ships are to be unrigged, and their
masts, yards, and rigging examined, and put by for sea ser-
vice when required.
Commander B. W. Walker is appointed to the Van-
guard, vice Currie, invalided ; Captain Charles Drinkwa-
ter, Lieutenants T. M. Rodney and George Bacon, Mr.
George Johnson, Master, Mr. Arthur Frame, Purser, Mr.
J. T. Foster, Second Master, and Mr. F. Barnett, Mate
(from the Pique), are appointed to the Conway, about to
be commissioned at Portsmouth ; Lieutenant Hardy, Su.
pernumerary of the Winchester, to the Raleigh, vice Grey,
invalided, and returned to England in. the Jupiter; J.
Drummond, Esq., (a) Surgeon of the Jupiter, to be Surgeon
in Ordinary to Lord Auckland, the Governor-General of
India ; Mr. A. R. Bradford, Assistant-Surgeon of the
Winchester, to be Acting-Surgeon of the Jupiter ; Mr.
W. Butler, Midshipman, to the Excellent.
The Savage and Wizard, 10 guns each, have been taken
into dock, and are to be brought forward for commission.
The Phccnix steamer, Commander Henderson, was un-
docked on Wednesday.
The squadron, consisting of the Bellerophon, Vanguard,
and Pembroke line-of-battle ships, the Scylla, Pantaloon,
and Emerald tender, sailed on Wednesday on a cruise to
the coast of Ireland, during which they will probably put
into Cork.
The Hercules, 74, came into harbour on Thursday to
be docked, for the purpose of having her bottom cleaned,
and her hold re-stowed, to endeavour to improve her sail-
ing qualities.
Ilis Majesty's ship Madagascar, 42, Captain Peyton,
with the Galatea under charge, sailed on Thursday. The
former will proceed to Dublin, and wait there for the Ga-
latea, which goes to Milford to take in a cargo of coals ;
after which they will proceed together to the West Indies.
In future no man-of-war is to be put in commission until
she is fitted and rigged.
On Wednesday night last an attempt was made by a
party of smugglers to run a cargo near Wembury Church,
but was prevented by the look-out of Lieut. John Sento-
ville, commanding the Yealm station, who in pursuing Ilits
smugglers towards the Mewstone, fell in with a Cawsand
seen boat bottom up, and a Plymouth fishing boat taking
her in tow. The attention of Lieut Holman, who com-
manded the adjoining station, was drawn by the signal
made, and he succeeded in capturing 51 tubs of spirits of
brandy, on the Mewstone, which he safely landed at the
Custom-house.

. .
Remaining in Hamoaze—Royal Adelaide, San Josef,
Russell, Hercules, Fly, Phcenix Steam-vessel, and Duck,
lighter.
In the Sound—Minden.

MONMOUTH.—GREAT FIRE.—On Monday last,
one of the most dreadful fires which ever occurred in this
neighbourhood, took place at Hilstone, the princely mansion
small v%.asfioccasionedwhich
fsoormtehe purpose of melting lead, to continuo
went to dinner about one o'clock. It is
of the late Sir Robert Bprloulmvnbreig-rsg,,sußfraerrt.inglat
sbtbhuyuperytpnilinesile'nddewig:hhilnaci idtcetlseoodtmhf eeyportion of this fire ignited the rafters, and
as the roof was entirely composed of deal, the fire spread with
fearful rapidity, so mush so that the whole of the north-eastesn
part of the house was in flames before it was discovered
When the fire first broke out, the proprietor of the estate,
Thomas Coates, Esq., was from home. He has not purchased
it above four months, since which it has been undergoing a
complete repair, and we believe the whole of the workmen
would have left in about a week. The house, it is believed,
was insured by the executors of Sir R. Brownrigg, in addition
to which Mr. Coates insured it to the amount of 2,0001. The
scene of desolation is truly indescribable ; all we can say is,
that nothing remains of this once snlendid mansion but a
blackened heap of ruins.—Hereford Times.
THE IVEA THER.—We have had dismal harvest
weather for the last fortnight, and much of the corn cut in the
fields must have been wet and dry half-a-dozen times. For-
tunately, the weather has been cold, as well as rainy, which prevent the germination of the
grain. The season
has
been very favourable for turnips and potatoes; but unless the
change which has taken place should continue, there
will
t
neighbour-
hood of Whitby and along the eastern coast, the crops
are be
much corn got in in a very bad condition. In the
generally uncut.— Sunderland Herald.

Sir hcderick Johnstonc,—;;Cl party, have been
most successful this season in their deer-stalking in the Lewis.
Sir Frederick, with his own rifle, killed thirty head of fine
red deer, and was only nineteen days on the hill. He has re-
turned in his yacht, the Elizabeth, with his friends, the Hon.
Mr. Bagot, M. P., and Mr. Windham, toWesterhall, Durn-
fries,shire. Lord Alford has returned to his shooting quarters
at Gairloch, and Dr. Stewart continues for a short time longer
the grouse
.shooting on the island.--hirerness Courifr.
FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE.-011 Thursday after-
noon, between two and three o'clock, a fire broke out in the
upper part of a house in Littlejohn.street, and for some time
the safety of the whole, premises' as in danger. The engines
of the Aberdeen Fire and Life, and Norwich Insurance Com-
panies were brought to the spot, but not until almost the whole
furniture in the house bad been conveyed out by the inmates
and the people who had collected on the occasion and who
were afraid that the whole building would be consumed. The
fire, however, did not extend lower than the garret rooms,
which, together with the half of the roof, were destroyed ;
and we regret to state that a poor old woman, of the name of
Wilson, who had been in bed when the fire commenced, met
her death by suffocation. The people of the house were not
at first aware whether the unfortunate woman was in her room
or net, and it was not till after the flames were extinguished
that her body was found. Her hands and face were much
burnt. It is not known to what accident the fire is attributable.
The property, we learn, is not insured,—Aberdeen Observer.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 17.—The Fly, 18, fitting at Ply-
mouth, is intended for the South American station.
The Jnpiter, 38, Hon. Captain P. Grey, after Waiting. at
Spithead eight days for a fair wind, there being no steamer
to tow her in, came into harbour this morning, to be paid
off into ordinary. The week's expense of this ship is not
less than 250/., which sufficiently shows that a steam tug-
, boat ought to be kept in the harbour.
The Gulnare, Plymouth and Jersey packet, was lost on
the Bth inst. This vessel was formerly a gentleman's
yatch. The folhiwing, dated Friday, 9th Sept., is from cne
of the passengers :—" We made Guernsey at daybreak on
Thursday morning, and proceeded on to Jersey, and rounded
the point about twelve at noon ; we lost our rudder—the
vessel drifted towards the shore. We had not drifted long
before we found ourselves upon the rocks, and soon after-
wards a large hole was stove through the planks of the
bottom. We were all hands at the pumps, but the water
gained on us ; we managed to keep her afloat until she was
on the beach. We had no sooner landed than the deck of
the Gulnare was under the water. A few of the crew
and passengers had previously got possession of the boat,
and landed in safety. There were thirty-six passengers on
board, besides five of her crew, all of whom were saved."
In Harbour.—Britannia, Victory, Excellent, Royal
George, Jupiter, Inconstant, Conway, and Seaflower cutter.
At Spithead.—Pique and Zenobia East Indianian.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.-Mr. Laye, mate
of the Jupiter, to the rank of Lieutenant ; Commander
B. W. Walker, to the Vanguard, vice Currie, invalided ;
Commander W. Radcliffe, to the Coast Guard, at Sunder-
land ; Lieut. Hon. G. Kinnaird, to command the Rapid,
at Chatham ; Mr. J. B. Hatton, surgeon, Mr. Robert
Shedden, Volunteer Ist class, and Mr. Frederick Ferran,
Assistant Clerk, to the Conway ; Lieutenant W. Worsfold,
to the Britannia, Lieutenant A. Boyle (from the Britannia) and Mr. Frank Denison, extra College Mate, to the Pique ;
Mr. James Purchase, to be Second Master and Pilot, to
the Howe ; Mr. W. E. A. Gordon, Midshipman, to the
Excellent ; Mr. J. C. Dyke, Midshipman, to the Sea-
flower ; Messrs. P. J. Maitland (from Inconstant), and E.
G. Clerk, Mates, and Mr. Moubray, College Volunteer,
to the Madagascar ; Mr. S. F. Douglas, Volunteer, Ist
class, to the Pique ; Mr. J. 0. Johnson, College Volun-
teer, to Imogene.