The Sun.
London, England, 1824-02-26 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

SouTftwitic„FEß. 23.—We continue to have a little de-
mand for old Hops—but new ones are unsaleable.
31.ArnsToNE, FEB, 23.—The accounts we continue to re-
ceive from the different hop plantations are very alarming ; the
Golden and Canterbury plant, which middle Kent is famed for,
arc found in a very rotten and bad state, full one-third of them
are dead, and the remainder it is feared can do but very little
this year. The grape and inferior sorts are generally very
weakly, and shew a great want of stamina, particularly in the
Weald of Kent.

It is reported, says a recent communication
from Frankfort, that Messrs. ROTHSCHILD have
concluded a Loan of two millions of dollars for
the Elector of Besse.
AwruL VisITATIONs.—An Inquest was held
last night, before T. STIKLING, Esq , on the
body of a child, named James Richie, who, it
appeared, died of apoplexy while in bed with
its parents.—Verdict, " Died by the Visitation
of God."—The attention of another Jury was
called to a second Inquest, on the body of Mr.
Richard Stockers, an ale-brewer, of Walhatu-
green, who died under very awful circumstances.
The unfortunate gentleman had been spending,
the evening at the Swan Tavern with some
friends, and remained with them, occasionally
place in his usual health and spirits, and proceed-
ed to his residence across the road. The servant
furnished him with a light, and he proceeded to
jokinz, until eleven o'clock, when he quitted the
his chamber, when she heard something fall, and,
on proceeding up stairs, she found her master
insensible on the floor. Mr. Stocker, jun. was
alarmed, and, while he ran for a surgeon, the de-
ceased gave three heavy sighs, and expired. The
Jury returned a verdict of " Died by the visita-
tion of God."

CORONER'S INQUEST.—Yesterday an Inquisi-
tion was taken in the Committee Room of the
Middlesex Hospital, before TIIOIIA3 STIRLING,
Esq. Coroner, on the body of Mrs. Elizabeth
Kendal, an aged Lady, who was burnt to death
at her residence in Exeter-street, Strand, on Sa-
turday night last, from her gown catching the
flame while she was poking the fire. Before as-
sistance arrived she was nearly burned to death.
Verdict, Accidental Death.
STABBING.— Friday a journeyman painter,
named Elphinstone, had a quarrel with his
mother-in-law, who is a small broker in Lib-
berton's Wynd, in the course of which he struck
her with an open knife in the side. The wound
inflicted is alarming, and Elphinstone was taken
into custody,while the woman was carried to the
r Royal Infirmary.—( Edinburgh Paper.)
DREADFUL ACCIDENT IN CONSEQUENCE OF IN..
OATION.—On Saturday evening last, Thomas
Church, the driver of a stage waggon belong-
ing to Mr. Claridge, of Leighton Buzzard, Bed-
fordshire, called with his waggon at the sign of the
Boot, Edgware, being quite drunk at the time, but
did not drink any thing at that house. He soon
afterwards left the bar, and went towards the
waggon, and the ostler with other persons seeing
the state he was in, endeavoured to get him into
the waggon, but he persisted in driving the team
himself, and taking his whip out of the hand of
one of the by-standers, started his horses briskly ;
he had not proceeded more than $0 yards before
he fell down, and shocking to relate, both the
near wheels passed over his head and crushed it
in such a manner that he survived but a few
minutes.

GUir.DHALL.--Jolin Wolinack yesterday un-
derwent re-examination, upon the charge of obtaining a quan-
tity of silk goods from Mr. Hunt, warehouseman, Wood-street,
under false pretences.—The evidence that the prisoner had
obtained the property under the representation that a Mr.
Robinson, of Duffield, Yorkshire, had sent him for them, and
that the prisoner had offered a part of the same goods for
sale within an hour afterwards, at another house in Wood-
street for about 301., having been read over, a letter from Mr.
Robinson was read, stating, that he had not authorised him
to obtain these goods • but this evidence was considered inad-
missible as the attendance of Mr. Robinson could be obtained.
Mr. Lambert of Queen-street, warehouseman, brought forward
a charge of forgery against the prisoner, but as the person, a
Mr. Ruler, whose name was said to be forged, was not present,
here again the evidence was defective, and the prisoner was re-
manded in order that Mr. Robinson and Mr. Ruler might attend.