The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-13 00:00:00

HOPS IN KENT AND SUSSEX.

11IA STO NE. —ln the weak grounds, even the fine growing
weather of the last week has brought lithe improvement, and
in many instances the owners, despairing of getting any hops,
are planting pota•oes. In the better grounds of the imme-
diate neighb,:ut hood the bines are flouri,h,ng must tigorous!y,
many ale already ti, d, and 'nest others en ptoiress. One
bine in the old College ground was ascertained to hare grown,
within twenty-four h..urs last week, no less than thirteen
inches.
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FARLEIGH, BA RMING, TESTON, &c.—The bines have much
improved here I using the last week, and appear to be in a very
thi iv his condition.
B .E NC IA LEY.—There is certainly some improvement in our
hop plantations. Still we have a great d• al of weak bite, aid
and it is now evident that many of the hills are quite dead in
the grounds that were blighted last year.
Cita NBKOOK.-1-fol—poll,ng is neatly brought to a close, and
the blues in some grouods are growing fast, having sustained
scarcely any injury this spring from the flea. 'hovers have
been treqaeot, and ad vegetation is looking luxuriantly.
NORTH' tM.—The late warm weather and showers have
done much to improve the appearance of the count!) ; grass
is now grow•ng very fast, and everything looks rospering.
The hop-poles are all up, and the bines are growing nicely.
ROTIIER FIELD. The warn aher we have had of late
has been very congenial to the hops (as well as other agricul-
tural produce), and the bines make rapid progiess. Tieing-
ua, commenced on so.ue limitations in this pwish several
dais since; polui g is nearly comideted.
COLLECTION OF HOP DUT i.—Satidwich, Saturday, May
15; Tenieruen, Monday, 17; Tuesday, Is; Go:idhurst, d-
nest4y, 19; ra.hrook, Thursday, 20; Ashford, Saturday,
22 ; Wye, ‘lon,lay, -24 ; Faversham, Tuesday, 25 ; Canter-
bury, Wednezday, `26.--Maidstone Gazette of yesterday.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—On Tuesday afternoon, _ _
shortly bef, ire fear o'clock, the greatest &arm and et.nfusim —.--,
A PRIZE BATTLE FOR 200/. AND TH E
were occasioted in Spitaifield, by a dreadful fire bursting firth
from the premi es No 14, Geore street. Spicer-greet, used CHAMPIONSHIP OF ENGLAND.--A fight for the above
as a lucifer and congreve manufactory, situate at the hack of sum and the belt took place on Tuesday, at StrattOrd .on-
DUBLIN, MAY B,—lttrinisitions are in pro-
Messrs. Truman and Hanbur's brewery. The manufactory, Avon, between Ben Caunt and Nick Ward ; aml, after
gress for meetings in all the parishes of Dublin, to support whir h bel rnged to Mr. Parsons, consisted of a brick building fighting 33 rounds in 47 minutes, Caunt was declared the ; nigers in their attempt to break down the corn, sugar, Ali-
threeandtim-
stories high, with s.,veral small wooden sheds in the rper
abutting upon the dwelling victor. ' her monopolies. The country districts are also preparing to
in Spicer-street, and also The ,
SALE OF CHILDREN.—In the trave!s of . as:enible. Leery where the people are getting ri a-iy for a
boundary wail of Spitalfields Domestic Missionary Schools and
Messrs. Alooren ft and Trebeck. iti the Himalayan provinces, : genet al election. A letter fi out Mr. Olt oneell to Mr. Ray
Chapel. In less than twenty-five minutes aft,,r the alarm had
been raised the fire had obtained a firm hold of every portion it Is stated, in reference to Till, trat there is rio doubt that ; was read at the meeting at the- Corn Exchange to-day, in which
of the premises, and in the suhsequent ten minutes the in- the population was always kept do,n by the practice which he propo-es that there ..71Kuld be .a drouttaeeous mtet;ng of the
terior of, tho premises were wholly destroyed, as were the has immemorhly prevaiied in many ul the-mountain dig, icts, various parishes in Ireland on or about the '2.3d inst., to at:dress
wooden sheds at the back, sod the adjoining house, No. 13, of the sale of chuliren by their own parents, iu times of her Alaksty. and implore h'eTZAI,-; receive into her confidence
had caught. At length the fire was extinguished, and by six scarcity and distress. In some places those travelers were in- . the enemies ocher faithful Irish people. . •
formed that persons marri, dmu - e wives than they had the i " ....EVIEW IN HYDE l'A trc.----Trince Albert is
o'clock most 0 tile firemen and engines had returned tit their
..r.fliteCtive stations. . - . . ' tateans of maintaining, for the purpce=e of raising money by the said to have expre,sed a great 'desire:l;n have a grand military
,sale of ,their rfprirg • ,1 1 h -lii , , , anwaltaoug, t... 4 may,r.ot be. strictly l' review iii-H
. -Lard Wrottesley,—ori. Monday, • took the .oath: ' Yde Patic at. Whitstiiititle.,:z treat 4rhich, DO (LOA;
and his seat •h H - f Lords.
la r e outs a for the fug tiara, - the PeoPleß there coup- -I will •be esteenud ~.a, vtrracijept-atne tulditiOn.4o,the hi' '. •
ater ;,tries e tI. . , ar spun. DIV 0 94* to the dip cial Qf thgir cbildro eJ I esakeemtkor..... . • . - o vitY
tie rieeti.of WI Eeriersa4 fca: . .
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