The Sun.
London, England, 1815-07-27 00:00:00

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'SOUTHWARK, JULY 24. Otlr "Top' trade is
steady, and the demand regular.--4t appears there
is by 'no means an overplus of hops on the mar-
ket. Prices--- unsex bags from 51. 15s: to 61;65.;
ditto pockets front 7/. to ';/. 15s.—Kent bags:
from 61. l is. to 81. 10s. ; very good to 8/. 15s.
ditto: pockets from 'it. 10s. to 91. Js.---Very fine
East Bents to 101.
The following account of the Hop-Plantations
is from an actual survey, and may be depended
upon as strictly' correct :
Farnhanz.—dhe. body, groimds about the town
have a good share of bine, thougbattended with
a strong appearance of blight, mid the country
growth is so much struck ,with blight, that half a
clop is the utmost that can be expects.-l.
Tanbritkre, fladlozv, and neighbourhood, gene.,
rally-short of bine, innuhly and tire-blasted:- The
Weald'of Kent mh!Simex in the saute condition,
and Cull of vermin.
Canterbury and Dml Ke2nt,, a good. share of
bine, and Where strong and vigorons the veribin
ate in great abundanee, and not so likely to pro-
duce a crop as where the bine is light and cleao:
illaidstone!and,vicinitg promise a superior crop
to any g r ‘t.t h in England.
' traree.q.?r and Flea:ford plantations lr!tve much
improved, having less appearance of vermin; but
the gio!.nds that \vent late into the blight are
daily getting worse, and tin; general appearance
is not more favourable than last.week. •

Tottno-r, FF;f11; it .-A most vllttable discovery
has mad:: liirtlepool, which promises to
yit‘H the li:ost iloportant advantages. About two.
Hs since, toe. master of a I.,!inclon fishing
VSKCI on some of the .fi'shermen to try
the us which he had brought on the coast near
iiardepool. \Ail enterprising filitrotan-comPlied,
though with little hopes of success, in spite of
the derision and ridi,-aile of his fellowS-, who could
not conceive the possibility of any stranger being-
able to teach them the art of catchiolg fish. The
first attempts were uusncce!ssful; but after repeat 7
ed.triais, 6 li %vete caught in great abundance,
and latterly in one week, 1,030 turbots lmd been
sent to theLondim markets 3 the .contract price
is 3s. 6d. each- fish,'and on a moderate calculation
that each fish sells for 10s. in London, this week's
fishing would produce 32.51 The-fame of this
discovery has a)lready induced some fishermen from
Northumberland to emigrate to Ilartlepool,, anil
as the coast has never been disturbed in the me-
mory of man, it is natural to conclude, that tlic
quantity of fish must be immense, and that the
fishermen will continue to reap a golden harvest.
—(Dtahant Advertiser.)

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NAV.3.I, comrs-mARTIAL:

A Comet-Martial assembled at Portsmouth on
Friday, to inquire into the causes or the loss of
his INfaiesty's ship Penelope, on her passage_ to
Quebec ; wheu the Court decided, that her
loss was occasioned principally by the state
of the weather, mid sei of the cur-
rent ; that Mr. NV. lloat4rm, the, Ni.,zter-, was
not suffieieltly attentive tfy the sithwion of the
ship a short time previous to her running ashore,
mid did adjudge him to be placed at the-hot torn
of the list ; .that due attetitioo was 110 t paid by
Captain GalloWay and. the fit st Lieutenant of the
ship, to the safety. of the company, by
their negletting to make proper arrangements for
getting them on short- ;: and that great blame, was
therefore also, imputable to the sa,i,l Captain Gil
loway. and the First Lieut,:aant. The Court there •
nom, ttdiuked Capt:Galloway, to considration of
his having been afflicted with the rheumatism! to he
only reinimanded, and. Lteatenant B. Hooper to
'be severely reprimanded that no blame was urn-
pitted to the other Oflicers and ship's conipany,
except Walter• Howell, who for drunkenness,
ells
obedieirce of orolers, mutiny, and desertion, wa3
sentenced to receive 500 lashes.
Robert Cox; a seaman of his Majesty's ship •
Acnsta, 'was afterwards tried for deserting to the
eoetny.on the coast of America, 'when employed
in towing d'ut..a prize, anctl for encouraging his
.
shipmates On .the same Vervice in deserting, by
cheering in defiance of the presence of an officer.
The charge being proved, he teas sentenced to
be h.anged.
Lientenant Charles 11. Joy; a passenger on
hoard the schooner Grecian, was tried on charges.
preferred by'Lieut.'EdWard T. Dwyer, her Com-
mander, fur having appeared ill a dress unbecom-
ing an Officer or a Gentleman, on the quarter=.
Beek of the 'said schooner, and for hallooing
through the sky-light into the cabin, he would
wring-the noseoif,bis pLieutenant Dwyer's) face ;
therebg tending to excite inniiny,and disrespect
from the crew, and being crintray to the disci-
pline aid good conduct c;f the service. lie was
sentenced to he dismissed from his Majesty's ser-
vice ; but, in -consequence of former good cha-
racter, arid n.l= his having conducted himself with
' gallantry and propriety until the present charge,
was recommended to the favourable consideration
of th Adiniralty. Rear-Adillirca