The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-30 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

MAIDSTONE.—It is impossible for the hop bine to
look more healthy, and it may be called quite clean.
A. few days ago there were a fly or two to
he found, but the fly goldings are very numerous.
We may, therefore, attribute to their industry the
disappearance of the vermin. Speculations on
the present appearance of the coming crop are very ex-
travagant, as they have ten weeks longer to hang on the
poles, subject to all their enemies. With the refreshing
showers of the last week, we may estimate an improve-
ment 10,0001., making the total 200,000/. duty.
YALDINO, LINTON, FARLEIGH, CHART.—The bine
grows rapidly and looks healthy. The high winds have
driven the heads off the poles and done some mischief,
but still weather will enable them to catch again. Un.
fortunately many bines must be put right by ladder
tying, which adds to the expense of cultivation.
ULcomn.—Quite free from ♦ermin. The weak bine
has not made so much progress as the planters expected.
The wind and the cold night of Saturday has much
bruised the strong bine. The prospect altogether is not
so good as last week; if we get a continuance of showery
weather and cold nights it will affect the crop most
seriously.

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STAPLEHURST.—Bine growing fast. Some grounds
backward.

BOILEY, ATLESFORD, AND BllRlll3l.—Platty in Box-
ley; generally good in the other parishes. Every pros-
pect of a good crop.
EAST PECRRAM.—Bine growing very fast. No vermin.
SETENOAKS.—The thunder-storm of Monday week, and
the succeeding showers, have done wonders in cleansing
the bine, but although the hops generally are much im-
proved, and divested in a great measure of the vermin,
the appearance of the gardens is anything but satis-
factory; the bine came away at first very unequally and
unevenly, and has never recovered. In the best planta-
tions in the neighbourhood may be observed a dozen
hills with the bines nearly topping the poles, whilst
close adjoining the other hills (and at places to a great
extent) the bine is not above two feet high poor,
spindly, and looking yellow; still, the last week has
done wonders, but we do not augur a large crop. The
bine on the Limestone and Blackstone Shatter is cer-
tainly more even than its otherwise good soil favoured
neighbours. The same observations will apply to the
whole of the districts through Westerham westward
through Brasted, Sundrich, Chevening, and Seal,
as regards the Sand and Limestone Ridge. In the Vale of
Eden the hops appear to have suffered from drought; they
however are much improved, but there is not (except
isolated places) abundance of bine, and the gardens, as
we before said, are very " platty ;" this would more parti-
cularly apply to the sandy clays and stiff soils of Eden-
bridge, llever, Chiddingstone, &c. Upon and till north
of the great Chalk Ridge, the hops are perhaps as even
as any we have seen, but still there is not, comparatively
with the corresponding month last year, anything like
so good an appearance of a crop.—Maidstone Journal.

STATE OF TRADE.
(From the Manehester Guardian of Wednesday).
MANCHESTER, JUNE 27.—The amount of business
this week has been affected, to some extent, by the
troubles in France, the rumours of a Russian invasion
of Germany, and by the near approach of the usual
period for stock-taking, and balancing accounts. Still
there has been rather more business doing than might
have been expected under the circumstances. Some of
the home-trade heuses have been buying for delivery
next month, and there has been a somewhat increased
demand for the India and China markets, with a little
business for the Levant; and, upon the whole, the goods
market cannot be considered worse than last week. For
some descriptions of yarn, however,—and particularly
mule yarn, suitable to the East India trade,—lower rates
have been accepted; and the market continues much de-
pressed.

A failure, though not a very large one, has been an-
nounced on 'Change to-day, that of John Rhodes and
Brothers, cotton-spinners, Stockport. Their liabilities
are said to be about 20,0001., but we have heard no esti-
mate of their supposed assets.
We have received& communication from a firm of very
extensive business in the town, expressing a doubt at to
the correctness of a statement which appeared in our
last report, to the effect that " the stocks of goods in
thea hands of manufacturers, drapers, and intermediate
in reference
are unusually light." Our correspondent says,
to this statement, "In regard to the two
latterv,hlnalssaes it is so, but not in respect to the first, many
re heavy holders." Whilst thus giving the
parties exceedingly well qualified to form a
joupdignimen,tf
natthte point at issue, we think it right to
say that ouPr
Collective
than to the separate stocks of
leid,f which we still believed to be
warttheormer periods. We are well
Irtihagethhtet,hras compared
aware that some of
gr:00(1se opulent manufacturers
Ca_et but have good reason
.with. the great bulk of
the trade, too many of whom I:,
fbooriddovuebrytinlagrgtheastl2lCll°i: the
of eas little power to hold
large stocks, as they haveinclination to lay up the
had a dull market
production of their looms in a continuallydeclining mar-
been little
ket for cotton as well as for goods.
pt at
andit°beumyeArs"h'avjeuNnEo i2n6cl—inaWtioenhtaovepurehme, exce
reduced prices. In the wool market there has
or nothing doing. From the very limited
demand
the
manufacturers are expecting prices to be still lower .
MACCLESVIELD, JUNE 27.—Some of the Maceleßeid
manufacturers are doing very little business—others are
as active as they have been for some time. It is a some-
what curious fact that when a portion of the manufac-
turers are doing a tolerable good amount of business
uthers are doing considerably less than an average. This
is only to be accounted for thus—when the season orders
run short, as at present, those who have spare capital are
able to speculate in the standard description of goods. The
summer goods are all in the hands of the dealers, and it
will be some time before it will be safe to commence for
the autumn trade. Manufacturers with much caution and
little cash are therefore holding back, anxious to ascertain
how far the " sear and yellow leaf" of the coming season
will affect the " world of fashion." Plain goods, and such
as suit all seasons, are consequently the principal fabrics
now on the looms, and fancy weavers will for several
weeks have but little to do. The extraordinary reduc-
tion that has lately taken place in the price of silk
(amounting during the present year to something like a
third on the best qualities, or from Ms. to 12s. a pound),
will no doubt have the effect of adding considerably to
the consumption, and consequently to the demand for la-
bour, as soon as the reduction reaches the consumer,
which it can be scarcely said to have done at present.
On the whole, although the silk trade seems vacillating
between activity and dulness, there is every probability
of a good demand for most fabrics before many weeks
are over.

HUDDERSFIELD, JUNE 27.—We have had another
dull and spiritless market. There have been a few
,buyers, but anything approaching to purchases of a

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speculative character have not been made. In the ware-
houses the complaints are heavy.
HALIFAX, JUNE 24.—This being holiday time
(Halifax fair) the attendance in our piece hall to-day
has been but slender. In fact, in every department of
trade there is the same want of activity that we noticed
in our last report, and we are not able to announce any
prospect of amendment. It is stated that one of the
largest firms in this neighbourhood is now consuming
about 100 packs of wool less than its usual quantity
when trade is brisk.

LEEDS, JUNE 27.—Our market to-day has been quiet,
without any improvement; bargains can only be effected
by submitting to even lower prices than in proportion to
the recent fall of the wool prices. People are apt to
overlook that wool declined gradually for some time
past, and that they cannot now claim the full reduction
since last year's clip. The contrary notion is prevailing,
and restricts business considerably.

CARDIGANSHIRE GREAT LEAD

BASIN.

The depression which has for some time past over-
hung British industry induces us to lay before our
readers some particulars relative to this great lead dis-
trict, and in doing so we cannot help calling attention to
the beautiful maps recently published by the Ordnance,
under the superintendence of Sir H. De la Beebe and
others, in which are most accurately laid down the
various lodes or veins of ore of this kingdom.
The basin may be divided into two districts—the one
on the north may be styled " the silver lead district,"
and the mere southern portion " the lead district," in-
asmuch as it contains but a small portion of silver com-
pared with the northern.
The former may be said to commence with the River
g almost i
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river.and the latter the
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Therend
lodes, and others which are (though not long) very im-
portant and valuable, frequently a number of lodes being
clustered together. The first champion lode in the
silver lead district is about nine miles in extent, running
nearly east and west from Cefnllwyd to Esgargaled, and
travels through the mines called Brynllwyd, Llechwyd-
dhen, Llechwyddaleg, Lletynhen, and Lower Cwmbach.
The second champion lode northward commences at
Elgar mine, and runs to Henbwlch mine; through Moel-
yglomen. The third commences near the great cluster
of lodes at Talybont, and runs through the great Petosi
mine, called Esgar-hir, to Avon Llechwydd Mawr, a
distance of five miles. Near the first lode, close upon
Lletynhen and Llechwyddaleg, is the great Cwm Symlog
mine, worked by Sir Hugh Myddleton, with the profits
whichof he brought the New River to London. Ad-
joining, near this, is Darren Cwmsebon, Cwm Erfin,
Bwlch Consols, and Gogynan, all important and valua-
ble mines. Near the commencement of the second
champion lode is the cluster of lodes forming the Peny-
cefu and Elgar mines. The great cluster of lodes at
Taly bont have been most productive, and worked to a
considerable profit. There are several valuable mines
not included in this hurried description, for, as we have
observed, it is impossible within the reasonable limits of
an article in a daily journal to consider them all.
We are obliged, there, to defer even a description of
the southern portion of the basin, though we hope at
some future time to enter upon them, and in the mean-
time we would suggest that some gentleman would give
the subject his consideration, and publish an account of
all the mines, statistically and otherwise, for we feel per-
suaded that such a production would not only be well
received by the mining public, but would be productive
of profit to the author. We have taken a good deal of
trouble in applying to the best sources to which we
could gain access for information as to most of the
Cardiganshire mines, though of course it is impossible
to arrive at an accurate amount or entire return for the
whole of the mines of any district ; and in this there
is a peculiar difficulty in that respect, in consequence of
nearly the whole of them having been worked by private
companies or individuals. To give some idea of the
value of lead mines in this district, we may state that
one company with an investment of only 2,5001., ex-
clusive of the purchase of grants, have made 18,000/.
per annum'profit.
We cannot shut our eyes to the fact that a sum of
near 50,0001. has been lost by injudicious mining and
mismanagement, but, on the other hand, there are
mines with trifling investments, which have, within
the last fifteen years yielded immense returns. For
instance :

Total
Names of Mine Investmt. Annual Return. profit 15 yrs
Lisbourne ... ... ..£2,500 ... £B,OOO ... £lOO,OOO
Cwymstvrith ... 2,000 ... 7,000 ... 85,000
Gogynan ... 500 ... 8,000 ... 80,000
Esgar Galed ... 5,000 ... 5,000 ... 40,000
Thus showing that by an outlay of 10,0001., an annual
income is produced of 28,0001., mid the adventurers have
already received in profit, 225,0001.
The old mines of this district, according to historical
information, may, according to the information we have
received, be set down as follows :

Annual Total
Names of Mines. Investment. Return. Profits.
Alti Crebe £5,000 ... £5,000 £50,000
Bryn Pien ... 10,000 ... 5,000 ... 40,000
CWIn Symlog ... unknown .. 25,000 250,000
C wymst with ... 10,000 ... 7,000 ... 500,000
Danen ... unknown ... 5,000 ... 50,000
Escimrvinwya 50 ... 20,000 ... 250,000
Esqmrbrd ... 10,000 ... 10,000 ... 100,000
Grogwminn ... 3,000 ... 5,000 ... 60,000
Penycefn ... 2,000 2,000 ... 15,000
Other mines ... 150,000 ... ... 300,000

Assuming the above summary to be correct, and we
believe that it is as near as it can be made, it will be
sc,en that on an outlay of, say 20,0001., the adventurers
have realised 112,0001. a year, and received in profits
1,920,0001.
We have taken some trouble to follow out the sum-
mary above given, by preparing another of the mines
now opening and not brought into full profit, which we
believe is as nearly correct as the nature of the calcula-
tions will admit of, being furnished by a gentleman with
local knowledge and experience i❑ Cardiganshire, pro-
bably equal to any one of the present day. He says, "I
shall also add, that such a capital now invested, under
skilful management, would in all probability produce
equal results."

MINES NOW OPENING, NOT BRCUGHT INTO PROFIT.
Names. Capital expended. Yet required. Calculated

profit per an.
Cwlch Consols £lO,OOO ... £ - . . £lO,OOO
Boy - ... 1,000
Cwmerfin
Cwmystwith ..... - ... 10,000
C wmsymlog 20,000 ... 10,000 ... 10,000
C win Sebon lO,OOO ... 2,000 ... 2,000
Cefri Cwm Brwyna 2,000 ... 2,000 ... 1,000
Crown Mines
Esgar-hir
Eslym-hen Mines 4,000 ... 2,000 ... 2,000
Gwgwinim
Lletyn-hen
Penycefin 6,000 ... 4,000 ... 7,000
Penrhiew
Tyllwyd
Before the closing of this article, we believe that we
may properly again subscribe to the truth of a quotation
which we made from the Mining Journal on the 26th of
April last, and which equally applies to many of the
mines mentioned in the foregoing summary:-" In what
other class of investments can you show such enormous
profits, and how necessary it is to rid the market of any
visionary adventures which so dreadfully tarnish these
splendid and successful ones."-Morning Post.

A SCOUNDREL.—On Tuesday last a poor woman,
living in a cottage on the Clock House Farm, Linton,
whose husband some time since was transported for four-
teen years for poaching, received the pleasant news that
she had obtained a free pardon and was coming home.
The intelligence was brought by a man who said he was
convicted with her husband, who had arrived in Eng-
land, but, having spent all his money, had sent him on
to find her out. The poor woman gave him plenty to
eat, and 6d. for his trouble. He left, saying her hus-
band would be with her next day. On the next day the
fellow called again, and told her that her husband was
waiting for her at the Bull Inn, Yalding; that he had
given him a 101. note, half of which was for himself and
half for her, but he could Rot get it changed. The
woman gave him all the money she could scrape to-
gether, and set out for Yalding, to meet her husband,
when of course she discovered the cruel hoax that had
been practised on her. It afterwards transpired that
after leaving the woman on Tuesday, he went to a beer-
shop kept by Clark, when he told his story so art-
fully as to secure a ready belief, and abundance of hos-
pitality. They told him where to find the woman, and
gave him a night's lodging. He got up the next morning
before the family were about, and repaid their kindness
by stealing five rabbits, with which he made off, and,
having sold them, got hastily drunk with the proceeds
at another beer-shop. He had not left the latter more
than an hour when the woman arrived to tell how she
had been duped. It was well he had gone, or a most
severe ducking in the Beacon pond, and a lodging in the
cage afterwards, would assuredly have been his fate.
The fellow was convicted for poaching on the estate of
Mr. Alexander, at Summer-hill. Perhaps some of onr
Tonbridge readers may be able to identify the villain.—
Maidstone Journal.

AWPULLT SUDDEN DEATH.—Thursday the Lady
of Capt. Hillier, in company with Mrs. Elizabeth Bran-
don, left her residence in Pittyille Villas to attend the
public meeting for the distribution of prizes at the Col-
lege. Nothing of importance took place until they reached
the College, when Mrs. Hillier complained of shortness
in
OLf breath. She entered the large room, but finding
downnerl suffering so much immediately went out and sat
was broil
the ha. Se aked fo a little wter, hich
tht, but she wass unabler to s mallowa w any. In a
few moments her face became discoloured, she lost all
power, and failing- into the arms Of her friend, imme-
Chehenham Journal.
JUNE 28.—Yesterday evening
A MILITARY SURGEON.—CHATHAM,
d i act eEI yN
seuxßpEi r ecsd
N.
an inquest was held at
the Queen s Head
rs I n, at Brompton, by J. Hinde, Esq.,
one of the corone for West Kent, touching, the death
of Mr. William Friend, master gunner of the Royal Ar-
tillery. C. m. Friend, daughter of the decased, stated
cco u a second message
that n of rheumatism.
t
the circumstances attending her father's illness, how Dr.
Quigley had been sent for, and sent a message promising
his
s
The jury unanimously returned the following verdict:—
" That the deceased died by the visitation of God; and
attendance; tencd oaunldee ;
not and
attendsubsequently
ona
' •that _r. Quigley ought either to
the jury are of opinion r)
have attended himself immediately, or sent his assistant-
surgeon in his stead." The deceased was a Waterloo
man. .

Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an in-
terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday,
at his official residence in Downing-street.
Sir John Trollops had an interview with Sir George
Grey yesterday, at the Home-office,