The Sun.
London, England, 1822-08-28 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

[From the Maidstone Journal, Aug. 27.1
We are this week favoured with letters from several respect-
able Hop Planters, and we cannot do better than to lay extracts
of them before our Readers.

NORTHIAM, Au G. 24.—" The opinion of the hop planters
in this neighbourhood is, that the improvement in the planta-
tions has been very considerable indeed, and we expect the
average crop may be at least four bags per acre."
WAGnuasT, A uG. 24.—" We are likely to average in a
few parishes around us, from Bto 10 cwt. per acre. We have
many plantations of our best bine touched with mould, so that
we shall have a deficiency there."
CANTE RI) u RY, Au G. 24.—" Some of our grounds are much
improved within the last week, and where they are free from
mould, will grow a very fair crop--say from 4 to 5 bags per
acre ; but many of the grounds are much affected by the mould.
Several plantations probably will not be picked. Some have
already made a beginning ; they come down very short. The
Duty is doing here at 145,0001."
YALDING, AUG. 25.—" From the appearance of the hops in
this neighbourhood, the Duty may be estimated at about 140 to
150,000/., and some of the grounds in this neighbourhood at a
little more than 4 bags per acre."
STAPLEHURST, Aun. 25.--" The crops in our neighbour-
hood are various in appearance, from 3 to 5 bags per acre ; and
two or three particular pieces, 6 bags and upwards. The
thunder storm on Thursday has lessened the vermin. The
Duty round this quarter,—say Cranbrook, Hawkhurst, llar-
h den, Rolvenden, Benenden, Headcorn, Tenterden, and Staple-
hurst,—will come up to, if not exceed, the last two years. Se-
veral will begin picking this week."
HEADCORN, AuG;25 —" The Hops in our neighbourhood
are very much improved. Those which have been good hither-
- to will produce from 5 to 6 bags per acre ; the slack grounds
I from 3to 4. There are not many slack grounds in this ;
neigh-
bourhood, and very little vermin. '
In addition to the above intelligence, we learn from the
planters in the neighbourhood of Maidstone that the hops con-
tinue to grow out surprisingly ; many of the grounds are ex-
pected to average 6 bags per acre, and a few even more thau
this ; the celebrated College ground, near our church, is laid
we hear at 9 bags. In some of the plantations the red mould
is fast increasing, but we believe this complaint is at present
very partial. It is generally allowed that the hops about here
excel those in other parts. The picking will not become gene-
ral till next week.—The Duty is estimated to pay from 1401.
to 150,0001. _ _ _

Goudhurst Fair yesterday was but thinly attended ; the plan-
tations about there promise an abundant crop. The bets at the
Ordinary averaged from 150 to 160,0001.
Sou THWARK, Au G. 2G.—Our Market continues very heavy.
All the accounts we receive, say the Plantations are improving
daily. Duty at 160,0001.

PIGEON SHOOTING.—The match for 200 gs, between 15
gentlemen of Hants and Wilts, with three of the Midgham
Club, against all England, took place on Monday at Bradford,
at seven birds each, and it was decided as follows. The
Midgham shots are marked thus *.
ENGLAND. Killed. WILTS AND RANTS. Killed.
7 *Mellish
7 Knowsley
7 *Gibson -
7 *Coward -
G Hart -
5 Frederick
5 Jones -
Cuffnell -
Jones -
Seymour -
Roland .
'Mew
Coulthard
Kent
Harris

Downes - -
Hart - -
Brougham -
Morden - -
Holt
Eaton - -
Stubbs - -
Howard -
Petit -
James -
Duckett - -
Carter -
Gyblett -
Doveton - -
Hemp -

6

- 5
- 5
- 5
- 5
-
- 4

5

4
- 4

81

Ctr.krun ar MURDER:

.An Inquest was held

on Monday night, and by adjournment to last night, before
Thos. STIRLING, Esqi. Coroner, at the Lion and Lamb
Tavern, Somers"rown, on the body of an infant child, said
to have been murdered by its mother, a woman of the name of
Jones, and her paramour, a man named Morrison, the sup-
posed father of the child, who has for some time cohabited
with her, and who assisted her at her delivery. The woman
concealed her pregnancy, till it was discovered when she was in
the pains of labour. - The supposed father of the child, though
by trade a shoemaker, has pretended to be a doctor and ac-
coucheur. The Jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder
against Elizabeth Jones and James Morrison. Ile was taken
into custody by the beadle, but Mrs. Jones was found to have
left home. On her return, the Coroner issued his warrant to
convey her to Newgate with Morrison.
EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY.—Yesterday af.
ternoon a robbery of a most curious nature was discovered to
have been committed at the house of Mr. Hetherington, the
• White Hart Inn, in the Borough High-street. The landlord's
mother came from the.eountry for a visit, and was lodged in an
apartment over the gallery, amongst the rooms usually appro-
priated to travellers. Her portmanteau was always in this room,
'and contained a number of valuable shawls, jewellery; and all
the old lady's plate, which she had brought for safety to town.
It was remarked that a countryman, with a large basket, came
to the house each night to sleep, and it is strongly suspected
that he had the address to abstract the contents of the portman-
teau into his basket, for when the former was opened yesterday
it was quite empty, and what adds to the supposition is, that
the sheets were also missing.
ESCAi'E OF CONVICTS.—Our readers will recol.
lect that we gave an account of the apprehension of George
Barnes Harvey, who was taken by Gill, an active officer of
Union Hall Police, at his house in John's-place Lock's-fields,
on a charge of burglary in the houses of Mr. Tindy, in Regent-
street, Snow's-fields, And Mr. Badd, of Ford's-terrace, Lam-
beth, whereof he was convicted, and sentence of death passed
upon him ; but the Royal- mercy was shewn to him, and he
got off with transportation for life. It will also be recollected,
that Harvey was strongly suspected to be the assassin of the un-
fortunate Mrs. Donatty, and that Mr. Taylor, the Vestry Clerk,
and all the individuals who saw persons about Mrs. D.'s house
on the night of the murder, attended at Horsemonger-lane, in
order that they might inspect the person of the supposed mur-
derer. However, they could not recognize him, and therefore
all suspicions on that charge were afan end, Harvey admitting
all other offences he had been guilty of, but solemnly denying
that of murder. After he had been ordered for transportation,
he was taken on board the Bellerophon hulk at Sheerness,
thence to be drafted to New South Wales. However, on Sun-
day morning, before day-break, Harvey, and two other con-
victs, named 11Tm. Wootten and Charles Yates, contrived to
make their escape from the hulk ; and although they were soon
missed, and vigilantly pursued, they baffled their pursuers, and
no trace of them has as yet been discovered. They are sup-
posed to be now in the metropolis, and their description being
so well known amongst the Police, there is but little doubt
they will be soon recaptured.
While a party of sailors, on the 4th of July
last, were engaged in firing a national salute, on
board the steam boat Exchange, at Louisville,
Kentucky, one of the men, with a lighted cigar
in his mouth, took up a keg of powder and carried
it to the bow of the boat. Just as he had laid it
on the deck, a spark fell from his cigar into it,
and it immediately exploded, tearing both of
his arms from his body, and blew him about 20
feet a corpse. Three or four others were consi-
'derably injured.

FlRES.—Yesterday morning a fire broke out
in one of the new houses, No. 184, in Regent-street, belonging
to Mr. CHANDLER, the builder. It originated about 8 o'clock
in the morning, during the absence of the workmen at break-
fast, when a spark flew on some loose shavings. The flames
soon arrived at a great height, and burst with much fury through
the first floor windows. The alarm soon reached the fire of-
fices, and the Sun and other engines shortly arrived and ex-
tinguished the flames, but not until much injury was done.—
Yesterday morning between one and two o'clock, a very
'alarming fire broke out in the upper part of the house of Mr.
LAWTON, Clothes-salesman, tipper East Smithfield, near
the Mint. After reducing to a 'heap of ruins the house, the
whole of the stock in trade, and furniture, the flames com-
municated to the two adjoining houses, the one occupied by
Mr. SHEARMAN, gun-manufacturer, and the other by Mr.
METCALF, Oilman and Colourman, both of which were ma-
terially damaged before the ravaging element could be sub-
dued. Several workshops and other premises in the rear were
destroyed.