The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-20 00:00:00

REPLY.

" The present averages are not as stated in the paper your
I.ordship has sent. Toose that your Lordship has sent are
ast week's averages. The present are as follows

Wheat. Harley. Oats.

Beans. Feas

d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Aggregate average .• 49 9 27 4 23 8 31 10 38 9 35 10
Actual duty levied .. 8 0 4 0 1 6 4 0 4 0 4 0
Intended duty .. 8 0 4 0 1 6 2 0 . 2 0
Duty as it would have
been under sth andl2o 0 9 0 5 0 10 6 4 6
6th Victoria, c. 6..

" What we wish to show your Lordship is, that in the
great article of beans, for instance, if the averages continue
to rise one week more as they have done during the last five
weeks, the duty under the old Bill would be 3s. 6d. per quar-
ter, instead of 45., as now levied; and before October, under
the old Bill, there is every probability that the duty would
be ls. per quarter.

"In fact, last year, under the old Bill, the duty fell to
Is. 6d. per quarter in August, and to Is. in September, and
continued ls. till Christmas; notwithstanding which mode-
rate duty the price of old beans continued as high as 525.
per quarter up to the middle of March, with a very abundant
crop of English growth.

s. d.

" Imperial weekly average for the week -
ending July 11, 1846
" Ditto, July 18 „
" Ditto, July 25 „
" Ditto, August 1 „
" Ditto, August 8 ,
" Then it next rises 5d., say to 4O 1

• 6)254 -
" Gives an aggregate average 0f...... 39 0
which under the old Bill would make the duty 3s. 6d., in
place of 45., as now levied.

" GILLIES AND HORNE,
" ALEXANDER BELL."

HOP INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Maidstone Journal.)
MAIDSTONE, AUGUST 17.—The most surprising im-
provethent has taken place within the last week—grounds
that were so much blighted that they did not look as if
they would grow one pocket per acre a fortnight ago
ma) now produce six to eight cwt., and the good grounds
promise to do as much this year as ever they did.
There is fresh burr, and the hops are growing to a
much larger size than usual—three grape hops measur-
ing a foot. Picking will be general the first week in
September. '

i'ApLEIGH.—The hops continue to g' on well.
AYi,ESFORD, BOXLEY, BURHAM.—The hops have very
much infproved, and we expect to grow half a crop.
MEnEwonm.—Our hops continue to improve, and it
is calculated that 'this neighbourhood will average half a
t, ,n per acre-.
WROTILIM, PLAXTOL, IGHTHAM, SHIPBOETRNE. —ln
the upper and lower part of Wrotham, the plantations
in an improving. state. In the middle, including
C:ajate's•cross, Crouce, Wintitield, and Plaxtol, they are
ver) good indeed, and promise quite as muck+, and even
wore, than previous to the blight. Some little mould
has been observed, but not of any consequence. In
Ightham and Shiply,urne the plantations are generally in
a; improving state._ -

SEVENOAKS.—The hops On" the sandstone ridge are
generally lot-king as beautiful as the most sanguine
planter could desire ; the improvement since onr last
report has been the molt rapid we recollect ; in the
Weald portion of -the parish, owing to the slackness of
bins , few or any at alt can b From the appear-
ance of this aod the adjoining parishes, we call it only a
two-thirds crop.

CHIDDINGSTONE.—Improving, but the bine slack, and
not to recover the devastaiing ravages of the in-
sect ; a very slight crop only can be expected.
WESTERHAM, BRASTED, SUNDRIDOE, AND CHEVEN-
ING.—The- uplands, or great sandstone ridge, splendid,
the uorth parts tolerable, but the " low gate" very few
and far between ; still the plant is improved very consi-
derLbly, and there may be a slight top crop.
SEAL AND THE UNDERRIVERS.—The Seal hops are
lolking well, the. Underrivers are in places very pretty,.
b.,t several places we have seen do not justify the high
Sul giuma pas,ed upon them ; there is, as We before
.tated, a great slackness of bine at places ; and although
the late warm weather and genial showers have dune
much, the plant was too far exhausted to recover a
healthy tone.
TICERURST.—The hops are still improving in this
and adjoining parishes. We have not had the hops grow,
so large for many years a 3 they have this, and there is
no doubt we shall grow in this parish as many per acre
as we did last year. It has been remarked by some of
our oldest farmers that they never knew the hops to
grow faster than they have for the last three weeks.
llop picking will be general with us about the 24th
instant.

GOODHURSL—The hops here still bear the superio-
rity over the neighbouring parishes, and many of the
farmers purpose commencing the picking on this day
week. Hops measuring 3 inches long are not uncom-
mon here.

From the other districts our letters report no altera
tun. For the most part the hops are ping on as fa.
vourably as could have been expected alter the vicisst
tudes of the season.

MAYOR'S COURT.-WEDNESDAY

GREAT COMPENSATION CASE.

{A.S.( •••••. .`•
This day a special sitting of the Court took place for the
purpose of assessing the damages claimed by Messrs. Wood
and Tomlin, in respect of the lease of their premises and the
goodwill of their trade as groceis, carried on for above half a
century at the corner of Threadneedle-street and Old Broad-
street. _ . . .

The Attorney-General appeared for the claimants, together
with Sir F. Thesi4er, Mr. Warren, Q.C., Mr. Randall, and
Mr. Locke; and the case of the City was conducted by Sir
F. Kelly, Mr. Gurney. Q.C., the Common Sergeant, Mr.
Ryland, and Mt. Laurie.

The jut)- went to view the premises, and from the nume-
rous attendance of witnesses and the array of counsel it was
expected that the cause would last fiar two days. It was
generally understood that the parties differed so widely in
their estimate of compensation that the Corporation, con-
trary to their usual custom, would call evidence, and besides
en array 44‘ surveyors, several respectable members of the
trade were in Court ready to be called on each side.

£11,055 0 0
• •257 11 0

11,230 0 0
2,900 0 0
200 0 0

700 0 0