The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-16 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

BECKLEY, SEPT. 12.—The hops are a little better than
last week; they average about 65 bushels to the cwt.
Duty estimated at 200,0001.
PIIRWASH, SEPT. 12.—Hopping goes on vigorously;
some planters, whose grounds have been cleared pretty
fast, will flnish'in a few days. Many plantations are be-
ginning now to indicate the necessity of proceeding with
the picking as fast as possible: a high temperature is pro-
ducing a rapid change in them. The weight of the hops
has improved a little during the past week. Opinions
here are against the present high estimate of duty. Ex-
perienced planters will keep their produce at present out
of the market, in the belief that better prices than those
now prevailing will be realised.
EASTHOATHLY, SErr. 12.—The hop-picking here-
abouts is proceeding rapidly. Never was weather more
favourable for the pickers; in many instances their la-
bours have been brought to a close, and the poles stripped
and stacked, which gives to the gardens a very winterly
appearance. Many have still a fortnight's picking, but
we fear by that time the quality of the hop will be much
deteriorated. The weight in general about here will
come far short of what was at one time expected, but
the number of bushels grown doubtless far exceeds that
of many years past, in some instances supassing the num-
ber of hills on which they were grown.

GOODITURST, SEPT. 12.-WCT are progressing very
nicely with our hop-picking, getting more bushels than
we expected, but not any more in weight; some pieces
are going off very much in colour, in consequence of the
severe drought; there will be but very few more good
coloured samples. The duty is considered too high at
200,0001.
....

GUESTLING, SEPT. 12.—The hops in this and the
neighbouring parishes are very large and plentiful. At
many places pickers are obliged to leave off before night,
in consequence of getting more hops than the oast can
take. Samples are very good, but require 70 to 75
bushels per cwt.
HORSMONDEN, SEPT. 13.—We have a general com-
plaint that the hops do not weigh well, though the
number of bushels anticipated is in most cases realised.
There aro some splendid samples produced in this parish,
but at present prices we trust our planters will not be so
insane as to part with their hops, as from the great
deficiency in their weight we think the duty very much
overset. _ _

HunsTcnEEN, SEPT. 13.—The hop-picking is draw-
ing to a close in this parish, Salehurst, and adjoining
parish, Etchingham; many of the farmers will finish this
week. The hops still continue very light-70 or 80
bushels to the cwt.; and the general opinion is that the
duty is estimated too high in London ; the set here is
about 185.000/.

IDEN, SEPT. 12.—The hops are a little improved since
my last report, as it does not require so many bushels to
the cwt. as they hitherto have done.
MAYFIELD, SEPT. 13.—The picking goes on rapidly.
The weather still favourable for the planter. Never
was there a finer season. Should the fine weather pre.
vail another week or ten days, it will be brought to a
close. In some instances the red rust has got hold of
the hop, but not sufficient to injure the samples; and
they weigh considerably better than at the commence-
ment of the hop picking. Do not consider the duty
over set.

NORTHIAZI, SEPT. 12.—The hops weigh a trifle bet-
ter than they did at the commencement of the hop pick-
ing, but they are still light; we hear of none coming
under seventy bushels to the cwt. The picking will
pretty generally close this week. In many grounds the
hops are going off very fast.
WADHURST, SEPT. 13.—Hop-picking still goes on
most favourably, owing to the fineness of the weather,
but the hops do not weigh much better than last week.
One gentleman's hops run about 65, whilst others re-
quire 75 bushels to make a cwt. We have plenty of
pickers, and the consequence is they do not work long
days, as was the case last year, which makes them
rather dissatisfied, many of them coming from a great
distance. Duty set at 195,00 a, and many eminent
planters think that too high, as some of the hops were
picked before the condition had arrived at its maturity.
The mould makes sad havoc in some few instances.—
Sussex Advertiser.

The young Prince de Montfort, second son of
Jerome Buonaparte, and nephew of the King of
Wurtemburg, arrived in London on Saturday last. He
proceeded immediately to Bath, where he intends to
visit his cousin, Prince Napoleon Louis. It is known
that, by the death of Louis Buonaparte, ex-King of
Holland, the chief representative of the Imperial family,
is now the ex-prisoner of Ham, Prince Napoleon Louis.
There is now exhibiting at Valencia, says the
Espanol of Madrid of the sth, a child 14 months old, half
of whose body is black and half white, covered with ex-
traordinary marks. Its legs are deformed—one of its
arms is nearly in the natural state, but the other is like
that of a monkey.
Mohun Lal and suite has arrived ill Paris, en route
for Diarstiilles.