The Sun.
London, England, 1814-09-15 00:00:00

HOP PICKING

MAIDSTONE, SEPT. 13.—The hop picking has
generally commenced in this neighbourhood,, and
the planters complain that the hops COEllednVil
short of expectation, and, extremely light in
we!ght. The mould Ints been increasing in those
grounds which, were affected, 'many of which wit
not pay for picking, as we know, from respectable
=authority, that the hops on the greatest par-t of
49 acres, belonging to a planter in --this neigh-
bourhood, last year were sold at lest than 30s.
per cwt. atter all the, cxpcnces of picking, drying,
and duty haul been paid.
We mink: the satire observation last year about
this time with, respect to Mouldy Hops, aird al,
thotigh many then differel from as-in Opinion, vet
oitr statement has been amply verifiekby the cir-
cunistances above relited.—Fine HOps haVe
ready sale in. the London Markets,- at 7/.los. to
tit.. but n6,iyuyers for
.111otOdy Hops.
Accounts from Worcester state the lino to be
going ofF very fast with reil nd white mould, and
many grounds will not be picked in consequence,

'fn, HARVEST;--Au extensive farmer in ,Eas:
' -Lothian had all his grain cut down by, the last day
in. August—a circumstance, we believe; very on-
. common:. Harvest, is general in fienfrewShire.
Oats and potatoes, will rate nearly average crops ;
hut wheat is indifferent, the severe frosts, as in
some other places, having greatly injured it. In
Perthshire ;the late !alas have done considerable
injury to the crops,, hut after a week of fine weA-
ther, the harvest in that yeighbonthood has be-
come general. Reapinc, commenced a fortnight
ago, in the counties of .1304 in, Meath, and Louth.
The crops are very fine, but considered light can
some soils. Blight in wheat is observable. on' some
grounds near the sea eOast.. The blight in
wheat indeed is found more prevalent than was at
first conceived. In one instance, in East Kent,
a field of 16 acres, which had been cut, was so
' defective that it was not worth ‘thrasbing,.lmt
was
,given to the hogs. The strong, lands are,
however, in
,general, very productive,• and this
will probably compensate for the deficiency in
other quarters.--All the corn.within 60 miies of
London is now. stacked. The wheat. crops ill
Dorsetshire and Wiltshire have the fittest appear-
ance, and have no blight. The crops in Corn-
wall, though the harvest IILIS been delayed by the
late Ti HS, arc, universally good. The crops, lore,
in the midland counties are all promising.
-There was a very thin altendanee of farmers at
Norwich Market on Saturday,an4 little hitiines4
done: some samples of nen. Wheat were shewn,
and of various.gnalities;.,such HS were dry and fine
obtained 325. and 33s'.:per coomb ; (Si this de-
scription not many, offered. The show of Scots
and bomebreds on the Castle Hill Was not large ;
'prices: tolerably sternly, as of late. The. pens As(.re.
pretty well supplied with lambs and yearlings) but
few bargains were-made, as.not many buyers at.
tended.

At the Lancaster AsSizes, which terminated ( n
-Friday, no less than eighteen capital cOaviCtiond
took place.

OLD nATLEY.

These Sessions commenced yesterday before
.VStiet.! HEATH, Mr. Baron 'GRATI AM, Mr.
Jost-ice DAMPIER, the LORD -Mayon, RECORDER,
and Bench of Aidet'nwn.