The Sun.
London, England, 1823-10-06 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

CAN TEI4IIU RY, OCT. 2.—A respectable company of plan-
ters and dealers met at the hop.dinner on Wednesday, and the
appearance promised a day of business, but it turned out quite
otherwise. The mercantile gentlemen were very glad to see
their old friends the growers hoped they were very well, drank
their healths, and these civilities were echoed back with the
same sincerity, and this was nearly all that passed between
them—good cheer was the order of the day, and business was
only a secondary consideration. As far as we can learn, one
solitary bargain took place, it was a very small lot of pockets,
which were sold to a dealer for lat. and immediately re•
sold to another dealer for 171. An indecision still remains that
prevents the trade and the holders from dealing, and rrobably
the event be, that they will meet one another half ways •

DREADFUL FIRE.—On Saturday morNlig Jo,
tween one and two o'clock a most alarming; lire broke- at
the house of Mr. Thomas Floyd, in Pilgrim-lane,
It was first discovered by a neighbour, who remained up rather
late, and observing from his window a most extraordinary
quantity of smoke issuing from the lower part, he went to the
door and alarmed the family, who had retired to bed about two
hours before; but before they got up the smoke inereased, and
the dour wait forced in, when upon getting the vent of air, The
staircase` and all the lower put instantly burst into names. It
was impossible to enter, and happily the family was wt out
safe at the Upper windows, by means of Wails. ,SAnte of
them were in a state of nudity and neerlystifilieated.. Informa-
tion being sent to the different stations of the fire engines, se.
venal were soon upon the spot, anti having obtained a good sup-
ply of water, the firemen commenced to play with the greatest
alacrity ; in about half an hour they succeeded in checking the
further progress of the devouring element, and at 4 o'clock the
flames were entirely got under. Considerable property has been
destroyed, but it is not known how the fire originated.: The
house was completely gutted.
SHOCKING ACClDENT.—Yesterday morning. a
post-chaise, proceeding at a quick pace, near the Asylum in
Westminster-road, came in contact with a gig containing a latly
and gentleman, and so severe was the shock that the vehicle.
upset, and the lady was thrown out with great violence ; the
horse took fright at the time, broke the shafts and the left hand
of the gentleman was crushed in a dreadful manner. The lady
was carried immediately to Mr. Foster's a surgeon, when it
was discovered that her leg was broken, her. head terribly coll-
tused, anti otherwise so materially hurt that she was pronounced
in a dangerous state. We have not been able to learn whether
any blame is attributable to the driver of the post-chaise.
On Saturday morning as some bricklayers and
labourers were at work on a scaffold erected
in the front of the
a bricklayer, named
Lowndes, the seaffiloieri
the middle of the street, occasioned by the: weight of stow:
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Perinea Arms,
placed on the upper story; the unfortunate workmen were
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on
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spot,
and
a third was so dreadfully injured that he was taken to
the London Hospital without any hope of recovery. A
great concourse of people were assembled, an shortly
afterwards a waggon, laden with five hogaheads af sugar,
was passing by time spot, when a boy in paining fell under the
wheels, one of which wilt over his thigh, and shockingly frac-
tured nj, the lacerated limb hanging by only a small vine of
skin. The poor boy was instantly taken to the hospital where
ha was to undergo immediate amputation.