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London, England, 1846-06-18 00:00:00

and having discovered there an empty purse, ho in,tantly cnmm'

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cated the fact, and a description of the prisoner's person at the office
of the electric tele rriph, with directions for their transmission to
London, that the prisoner might he secured on his arrival.
William Henry French, a clerk at the Shoreditch terminus, de-
posed to having received the telegraph announcement in little more
than half a minute after it had been made at Cambridge, so that or,
the train reaching London about three hours subsequently, he gave
orders for the prisoner's apprehension.
Pollee-constable Lee, G 177, stated that he received charTe of the
prisoner, who exhibited the utmost confusion on hearing the nature
of the charge, and upon searching him at the station-house, a lady's
gold watch, together with two sovereigns, some silver. and a Penknife
were found in his possession. He was subs, quently co?,fronted with
Hereington, an officer of the detective force, who instantly recognised
him as an accomplished member of the " swell mob," and stated
that he was well known on the other side of the water.
Mr. Games, who attendeded for the prisoner, submitted that there
was no evidence whatever to establish the accusation, but
Mr. BINGHAM eonsiCeirred the whole of the prisoner's conduct was
so rife with suspicion that he felt it his duty to remand him for the
production of further evidence, but he had no objection to accept bail
fer his appearance, himself in 1001. and two sureties in 50/.each.

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Maidstone Journal of Tuesday.)
Marusroxn.—With the exception of the college ground
and part of one adjoining, our hop-gardens are in a most
filthy condition, tha lower leaves turned black, emitting a
disgusting odour and covered with vermin of various sorts.
The " college ground" is still very clear of vermin in the
centra, which part seems rather over poled and the bine
weakly. It is, however, by no means out of danger, as
there are fresh fly every day. In our report last week a
mierrint occurred ; the year 1825, when the growth was
24,317/. Os. 114(1., being called 1826. There were then about
as many acres in plant as now—say 46,718.)
FARLEIGH.—We have a decided decrease of fly, and the
bine has a better countenance. Notwithstanding, there is a
large quantity of lice, particularly at the outside, when, at
the same time, the middle grounds are almost clean.
OTHAM.—The hops in this and neighbouring parishes
continue growing vigorously, and branching out well, not-
withstanding the fly and lice remaining very numerous, the
hot weather appearing not to diminish them. The "nigger"
has within these few days come to their rescue. Mid-
summer is near at hand, when the sap will be checked for a
few days, thereby giving some hopes of getting rid of the
vermin before the midsummer shoots or branches make their
appearance, in which case a good crop may yet be got. If,
on the other hand, the fly should continue and attack the
midsummer branches, it will prove fatal to a crop.
MEREITORTH.—Improving, blue growing fast, and vermin
dying away, the fly gelding and nigger making havoc with
the lice.
PLAXTOL, WR.OTHANI, SHIPBOURNE.—The hop plant in
this neighbourhood still continues to thrive luxuriantly, not-
with,tanding the increase of vermin. The fly golding and
nigger have increased greatly, and their increase has much
allayed the alarm caused by the increase of the fly; upon
the whole there is certainly not so much vermin as there
was at the beginning of the week.
LINHAM.—In consequence of the favourable weather
during the last week, the hops have grown rapidly—the
vermin have considerably decreased, but there is still much
room for improvement on this account.
TUNBRIDGE.—The hops about here are looking, if pos-
sible, worse than last week. There is less fly, but the lice
have multiplied by thousands. The bine still continsea to
grow, though in many places completely covered with honey-
dew, and the vermin reach the top immediately. Some
persons think there is still hope, if a change should take
place within a week; bat many are of opinion that the im-
mense quantit7 of vermin will so reduce the strength of the
bine that it will not be able to recover.
SEVENOAKS AND NEIGHBOURHOOD.—Our " Holrnesdale
correspondents " say the hops below the hill are much worse_
than they were. There has been an immense amount of
honey dew and fly produced during the last few days, 01.
bine is absolutely covered with these destructive little
animals; still it is perfectly astonishing to n.
candidly ass
these attacks, the healthy tone the bine main.tainartsi.ceiTp
" Ridge" it is the same, and we must
r these “grv.v-
that we cannot account for the continuance 0
and the very hot
ances." Despite our augury last week,‘ ur°en3t-ohue
think nothing but a
sunshiny days we have had, we
your talented cor-
thunder storm can do
respondents tell the people
e-of the hot weother during
have ngrown considerably, but what
the past week the hops
n co-nl
ad honey dew they have somewhat
seegthe Icy
with the increase of fly.
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On Sunday there were partial falls of rain in
declined in quality,
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et with
sialihionYlnia°tsittlytedhooetfehseusdnt estimated toe ddThe
u duty
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be set lower.
the county. accompanied
is laid as something below 100,0001. General accounts state
that the fly and lice have increased. Some grounds have
much honey dew, and appear to be going off with a blight ;
cr i
is stillth isgdroiswtirincgt
all of which lead some growers to despair altogether of
realising a crop.
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t binss
from FANHAM.
u faasret.
R pretty much
there
the same as elsewhere. Sincb 1822
never was so much
vermin as this year. Nothing,s,
total black blight. tt is thought, can prevent a

The Marquis of Norrnanby and suite embarked at
Blackwall Pier, on board the G.neral Steam Navigation
Company's steam-ship,
for Ostend. Sir E. Banks, yesterday morning,

FIRE AT DEVONPORT.—At half-past three A.M. on
Sunday, a fire broke broke out in the malt-house of Mr. Thomas
Husband's brewery, at Morice Town. Engines from the dockyard,
Caledonia, and belonging to the town and fire-ofiir•ea, were soon in
attendance, and the suction hose of the dockyard engine having been
placed in a large tank on the premises, the delivery was so powerful
that the slate:: were driven off the roof by the concentrated body of
water, and the flames were speedily extinguished, the damage,
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