The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-22 00:00:00

THE HOP DUTY.

We are indebted to the editor of the Maidstone
Journal for a copy of the following letter :
(corr.)
"Downing-street, Oct. 18, 1847-
" Dear Sir,—Since I had the honour of receiving
the deputation, requesting that I would postpone the,
receipt of the second instalment of the hop duty ni
the year 1846 beyond the ordinary period, I hale
had an opportunity of consulting the officers of the,
revenue departments, and of considering the case ei
those parties who might claim a similar indulgence. ,
" I regret to say, that upon full consideration 0'
all the circumstances, I do not feel that, with justice
to other parties, and without serious inconvenience to
the public service, I can accede to your request.
" I am very sorry to hear of the distress which you
represented as existing amongst the hop-growers
Kent; but the time allowed by law for the paymenti_
of the hop duty is already so much beyond tngi
usually allowed for the payment of duties, that l
has always been considered as having no claim for
further extension.

" I am, dear Sir, very truly yours,
" CHARLES WOOD.
" T. L. Hodges, Esq., M.P.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, OCTOBER 21.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The amount of business done in th.
•
Stock Exchange to-day has been small, but there Is sa,
improvement in prices, which have advanced considerably
on the heavier shares, and the market closed steadily St tlle
following prices. The sales are—Lancashire and Yorkslw,",,
(late M. and L.), 4Fifths, dis.—London and North'
Western, Quarters, G. J., 36—Midland Stock, 106—Dj‘tt,„°:
401. Shares, 40—Ditto, New Halves, 3% c.►
Birmingham and Derby, 80—North Staffordshire, 1% r-
- Preston and Wyre, 32 c.—South-Eastern and Dover, 2".;
—Ditto, No. 4, Thirds, 2/. 13s. 9d. c. dis.—York, Ne'.
castle, and Berwick, Extensions, No. 2, % c.
Great Western (Irish),2o% c. dis.—Dutch Rhenish, 4%
MANCHESTER, Ouronits, 21.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Nottinßd
ham, and Boston, 38s. dis.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, 036
Cheshire Junction, 6% dis.—Hull and Selby, Thirds, I"',d
dis.—Lancashire and 'Yorkshire, Fifths, 1 dis.—London
North-Western (Manchester and Birmingham), Quart
(C), p —Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 70 r•"'
Ditto, Preference, % dis.—North Staffordshire, 1 fi-16 dis•l
Oldham Alliance, 134—South-Eastern and Dover, No*
23% dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, Extension, 10'
tA, dis.

LEEDS, OCTOBER 21.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—East Lancashire,
7 dis.—Ditto, Quarters, 325. n. dis. —Huddersfield .rt
Manchester, Thirds, 2 dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire (Y'S 'e'
Riding Union), 31/8 dis.—Leeds and Tbirsk, 19% dito,
Ditto, Preference, 355. a. dis.—North British, Thirds,
dis.—North Staffordshire, 245. dis.—York, Newcastle,
Berwick, No. 2,6 s. 6d. dis.
HULL, OCTOBER 21.
STOCK EXCIIANGE.—A very temperate and judicious 0;1
morial from the merchants, &c., of this port to the Lat.,
the Treasury, asking for prompt remedial measures to reelel;,
the present depression of commerce, is being numerell!!.:l
signed. The answer of Ministers to the Liverpool depetats"
gives little hope that this will produce any effect. Thep
in London ha, had its effect here, and holders of shares 1",,,
would gladly have sold at the lowest London rates are Om
asking the highest quotations. The sales are—Amher. b,
Nottingham, and Boston, 265. 6d. dis.—North Britli
Quarters, 20s. dis.—Ditto, Thirds, 14s. dis.—Ditto
Extension), ss. 6d. dis.—North Staffordshire, 255. die'
North-Western, Si. Is. dis.—West Riding, 655. dia.
EDINBURGH, OCTOBER 20.
STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian,
dee and Perth, Quarters, 395. 6d.—Edinburgh and Glasg°,;s
95; ex div.—Edinburgh and Northern, Newport. New, Brt:
7s. 6d.—Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 7s.—Great Nortba;
40s. 6d.—North British, 224 Ditto, Quarters, 678-
Ditto, Thirds, Reg., 3s.—Shrewsbury and Chester (8
cent. guar.), 101. Share, 90.

GLASGOW, Ocrorian 20. %re*
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian
1 ls. 6d.—Dundee and Perth, Quarters, 40s.—East are—Caledonian,
Railway, 17s. 6d.--Edinburgh and Glasgow, Half Shr...„
11.1 h ex div.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 9,,7t0,
Ditto, 401. Shares, 374 —Ditto, Halves, No. 1,4 i --1136 d,
Halves, No. 2, 7—Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction, 3'l' /0.
—Great Northern, 44s.—Manchester and Southampton,
—North British, Thirds, 255.

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GLASGOW ATHEN/EITAL—We have been owcA r--
11
informed that Charles Dickens, Esq. (Box), bas
consented to preside at the opening soirée of the Gles,F7o
Athenaeum, to be held in December. The buildings '154,
been fitted up in so attractive and comfortable e e'lej
that the demand for tickets has, we understand, ineretiso
with a rapidity which had not been anticipated, lots
which is likely to increase as the additional departsee ob
of the institution are brought into operation, so 03.110$
so that we fear even the City Hall will be barely sufficlei
to accommodate all the members.—North British Illas
EXTENSIVE FlRE.—About four o'clock, yes-
t erdk
morning, a dreadful fire happened at the house Of •".,
Timms, a licensed victualler, Primrose-street, Bishn
gate. The house is and been a lodge of " 01.
Friends" for some time, and at the proper hour the hells
was cleared ; but at the time above stated a City police
constable discovered an unusual smoke. Inspeet°:,
M•Lean, of the City constabulary, was near at the tau"
and dispatched some spare men to the engine-stati°n"
when Messrs. Braidwood, Fogo, Connorton, and GI
wood, of the London Establishment, West of Ehgbi,nbi:
and County Companies, attended ; but such vies
rapidity of the fire, notwithstanding this powerful essi%
ante, that the exertions of the firemen tended to 14'4
advantage till the Old Friends' club-room, and other
adjoining, were consumed. Through the exertioes of
the City, and also Metropolitan officers, several Tel° is
documents and papers were saved. Mr. Timms
insured in the Licensed Victuallers' Office.
119
SHOCKING CATASTROPHE ON THE LEND. - 1
,ba
THIRSK RAILWAY.—An awful accident happened
viaduct over the river Wharfe, on Tuesday. This 1/04,
pendous piece of masonry was considered to be progri°o%
ing most admirably and safely, but on Tuesday, silee';ol d
to relate, the seventh arch, which was over the rivet, b,
nearly completed, fell in with a most tremendous eras $
Several men were upon it at the time. James, yofinba
son of William Verity, of Otley, had his brains dash
ed
out ; another young man, named Drake, was °re
beneath the ruins, and not likely to be got out for,s o
time ; another, we hear, is dreadfully injured ; enu,;:g
others very narrowly escaped with their lives, by c.:-04
ing to a few remaining stones. The scene is deeereito
to us as having been most awful, and the crashing
timber, and the falling of the stones from such,,li
immense height, was heard to a great distance.----"'"
Times.
HORRIBLE DEATH OF A BOY.—Early on - os
morning, a little boy named Woodcock, the sotio,
Joseph Woodcock, a collier, residing at Hart's"'
e,
Worcestershire, met with a frightful accident, which fte
suited in instant death. It appears that the unfortallsl,
subject of this lamentable accident proceeded to the eli,
liery of Messrs. Izon and Co., at Hart's-hill, to take ",
father's breakfast, and while he was in the act of gels
ing over the mouth of the pit in which his father ery,
at work, to place the food in the skip, the poor lit
fellow lost his balance, and was precipitated to the butts
of the shaft, being dashed to atoms in the descent'
Birmingham Journal.
THE HARVEST IN KENT.—SO bountiful have been
0
the crops of wheat in the neighbourhood of Favershiss
from the late harvest, that in many instances as ranch....
eight quarters an acre have been reaped ; and the
spected vicar, the Rev. Mr. Collins, in a very elecluteee
discourse on Sunday last, stated, that as much eS of
quarters of wheat had been grown on a single actreion,
land, and fourteen quarters of barley on a like per--0,0
That the above are not solitary instances may be kr12,4
by the fact, that from a single acre selected from P,-01
of wheat on the farm of Mr. Collard, at Reculvetv
quarters and three bushels were the amazing Pre" 0'
which was proved with great care for the purpose
deciding a considerable wager.—Kentish Observer.
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medicine, after every other means had failed. See extract frou',os.
Lordship's letter, dated " Villa Messina, Leghorn, Feb. 2_l, 'we
Professor Holloway—Sir : I beg to acquaint you that your Pula ;est
effected a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach All
eminent of the facnity, at home and all over the continent, +l.'l
been able to effect ; nay, not ever the waters of Carlsbad or to
rienbad. (Signed) " Annonouori." These wonderful Tills W
cure any disease of the liver or stomach.—Sold (also Hollovrgili
Ointment) at Professor Holloway's Establishment. 244, Wad,
by all medicine vendors throughout the civilised world.

BIRTH'S.
lit
At Lowndes-street, the Hon. Mrs. Charles Cnst, of
daughter.
'0 C.
On the 9th inst., in Upper Gower-street, the wife of C.
Phillips, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 19th inst., at Elm-green, the lady of J. H. EIRE'
Esq., of a son.
On the 19th inst., at New-street, Spring-gardens, the WI
of Dr. Todd, of a son.
/v.
On the 19th inst., at Provender, the wife of Natoli
Knatchbull, Esq., of a daughter.
cleat',
On the 19th Inst., at Leyton, Essex, Mrs. Frederick Greets
of a daughter.
On the 20th inst., 'at Glocester-crescent, Regent's•Plcsr
Mrs. Frederick Browne, of a son. the
On the 20th inst., at Glocester-square, Hyde-park,
wife of J. P. Kay Shuttleworth, Esti., of a son. fl iOn the 20th inst., at Stamford-hill, the lady of BOP°
Oldham, Esq., of a daughter. wit
On the 20th inst., the lady of Dr. Robertson, of Blue'
of a daughter.
—...

MARRIED. oOn the 20th inst., at St. John's Church, Notting-bill, ito
the Rev. W. Holdsworth, Harriet Maria Cooper, to Chturf
John Barker, Esq. ; and at the same time, Walter kienA
Medhurst, Esq.. of Shanghae, China, to Ellen Gilbert Coq
daughter of J. W. Cooper, Esq., of Notting-hill.
On the 13th inst., at Budock, in Cornwall, Robert r,g;
Wynne, Esq., to Anne Pender, eldest daughter of James r°
teous, Esq., all of Falmouth.
On the 12th inst., at Saltwood, Kent, Frederick Sutt°oll'
Esq., to Georgina, third daughter of the Venerable Jsl33
Croft, Archdeacon of Canterbury.

DIED.
On the 16th inst., Mrs. Elizabeth Hobson, sister of the 109
Mr. Thomas Hobson, of Hackney, aged 88. nishOPP
On the 18th inst., at Portsmouth, the Rev. n• • --
M. A., aged 29.
On the 18th inst., at St. John's-wood, Joshua Cristali.„.
On the 19th inst., Maria Emma, youngest daughter of u
Hann, Esq., of Par-row, Greenwich aged 17.
On the 19th iust., in Clarendon-place, Hyde-park-gardel*
the infant daughter of P. Melvin, Esq.
At Boulogne-sur-Mer, Mrs. Sutherland, widow of C°l3l‘
missioner Sutherland, iN„ aged 84.

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1847.