The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-01 00:00:00

HOP INTELL IGENCE.

BOROUGH, JULY 30.—This morning the accounts
come decidedly worse from Mid-Kent. From the
Weald of Kent and Sussex the stated improveindnt of
last week amounts to nothing. We have a firm
market, with few hops on sale. Duty down to
70,000/.

MAIDSTONE.—In our best grounds the late rains
have done good. Some of the crack grounds begin
to " look up," but the weak grounds are foul and un-
promising. The rains seem to have washed off many
of the vermin, and stimulated and refreshed the plant.
The growth of our immediate neighbourhood will,
however, probably be unequal.
The present state of the grounds in this immediate
district may be gathered from the following observa-
vations made during a ramble through the parishes
named. In Boxley the grounds have suffered very
severely. Bearsted and Thurnham are in the same
category, with one or two exceptions. Boughton and
Loose will probably grow a good crop for the year. In
Linton the Golding grounds are short of bine, but gene-
rally healthy, and will produce a good, tbough perhaps
a short crop. The Joneses look better than the
Goldings, end all have improved since the late rain.
In the higher parts of Hunton the grounds seem
better than in the lower, but though short of bine
they appear healthy and likely to grow a few
hops. In those parts of Marden near to Hunton,
the grounds have suffered greatly, and will
scarcely recover. The Yalding grounds are highly
favoured, and some are quite as good as those of
Boughton and Loose. The West Farleigh grounds
are not so good, down towards- the river, -as
may be seen higher. up. There are, however, both
bad and goody in both localities. Barming, which
has been much blighted, is not improving. Some of
the pieces look badly, but others will probably pro-
duce a short crop. The Aylesford grounds are mostly
gone, excepting some few pieces. Generally speak-
ing improvement is visible during the past week,
although many grounds ate "past praying for."
WATERINGDURY AND. AIEREWORTEL—The hops
have not improved within the last week to the extent
tharit was supposed they would, and some of the
grounds have got worse.
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parishes (Yalding, &c.) but that is confwed to a small
space, consequently will not svvell the duty as some
may calculate. Our annual hop dinner takes place
on Wednesday.
HAIVILERIRST.—ThiS district, which is of consider-
able magnitude, is still bad, apd the crop will be only
a few on the top in the best grounds, in others, none
at all. .
IGIITHAM AND SEAL—With the exception of a
few grounds which continue slowly to improve, the
hops are looking very. bad.
Waornam.—The hops are not looking at all well
this week. They are nearly as full of insects as ever,
and look very black. Considerable fears are entei-
tained that there will be very few hops here this
season, as there is no time for them to recover. '
MALLING.—The improvement in some grounds is
very slight, and the young shoots and burr are still
'ollowed up by the vermin, while other grounds are
looking worse daily.
CRANBROOK.—The late showers have had the effect

of bringing out the burr in some of the grounds, but
there is still a considerable deal of bine which is any-
ting but promising.
CANTEUBURY.—The bine has recently made some
improving shoots, and there is hope among the
planters that Canterbury will contribute its quota of
the anticipated low duty. The speculations with the
betting men are very confined, and few are bold
enough to back 100,000, but there are such either
from judgment and hazard, or because it "suits their
book.

BOUGHTON MALHERBE AND KENNINGTON —The
hops in these parishes and neighbourhood are very
black, and full of vermin, and from the shortness of
bine the crop must be very small, although some im-
provement is visible since the late showers.
EDENBRIDGE.—There is an improvement in some
of the strongest bine, but the weak do but little if
anything.
ORPINGTON.—The late storms have washed the
hops, and made them look better, and the hilla that
were possible to improve have done so, but the others
remain in statu quo, upon the whole they look more
propitious, with less vermin.
HURSTGRERN.—The late rains have improved some
plantations that were in an improving state, but
others have gone worse and are judged past recovery.
The general accounts do not appear to warrant an
advance of duty.
FARNHAM, ALTON, AND COUNTRY DISTRICTS,
JULY 30.—We refrained from transmitting you a re-
port of the state of the hop plantations last week,
in the hope that we should be able to speak more con-
fidently of an improvement at the present time, but
we are sorry we cannot do so. A small portion of
Farnham is still looking well, as also a few acres in
the country; but the very great proportion of the dis-
trict, which were struck so hard with the blight, is
past recovery, and is certainly looking worse since the
abundant and fine rain with which we have been
favoured.—Maidstone Gazette.

MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT.--TUESDAY.--We
have again to report a considerable falling off in that ac•
iivity which has been so evident for the last month or
two. The past week has witnessed less inquiry for all
kinds of goods, and there is little doubt but that foreign
buyers have become well stocked for some time to come,
and that there will now be a pause in their operations.
Besides which prices as quoted from the Indit!nhetearkt
can scarcely be said to be as favourable as might ilvith have
the
been expected. This circumstance, tog
large amount of goods now in transit,en tan, and ether
firmness of producers, may be expected .n
1 the market.
least for a time, considerable rat, "Y
been. as firm as ever, and
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their demands than before.
produce, renodnut
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in many cases were firm,
the" amount of business
Yarns also are firm,
Creek buyers have been and are
greatest proportion of goods
' TbohurbetutEGh:ltOL.—We read in a letter
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herself through Bonaventure-street, when she
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.markets.
Countess of Errol was
udnaritfvoirntgunately let the reins drop. The horses took
fright, and she jumped from the back of her carriage,
forgetting that there was a seat behind. She cleared
the first one very well, but her clothes caught on the
back one, and she was dragged some distance before
the horses were stopped. Fortunately she is not much
hurt, but the injuries may yet prove serious, as she
is very delicate: Lady Errol is the daughter of General
Gore, commanding the British troops in Lower Canada.
She has not yet bee❑ twelve months married. In society
she is generally beloved for her goodness of heart and
her accomplishments. We sincerely hope the injury may
i prove slight. •- • . •