The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-16 00:00:00

HOP / TELLIG &ECM

MAIDSTONE.—Picking has now commenced is good
earnest. The reports from all parts of the county agree
in describing the hops as tinnrecedentedly light. Even at
the celebrated Maginford Farm, where the growth is
fins, the colour superb, and the quality of matchless
excellence, the weight is considerably below what it vras
estimated. We find it impossible to resist the conclusion
that the duty is greatly over-set.
LOOsE.—Where picking has begun we get on much
faster than we expected. The hops, too, are unprece-
dentedly light. 2,000 bushels to a ton, in some cases,
been requisite. We regret to report the appearance of
lice to a considerable extent, which, on a close inspec-
tion, will be found at work on the hop itself.
MEitEwortm—Picking is now general. The yield
will be about half a ton per acre.
OTHAM.-- Picking is now going on rapidly. The hops
are found to be barely ripe, and weigh very light. It
had been anticipated that this parish would average
from ❑ine to ten cwt. per acre, but it is now found that
the average will not be more than seven or eight cwt.
They 'continue flee from lice.

TICEHURST. —We have commenced picking, and the
yield is short. The hops weigh light and require 90
bushels to the cwt.

WATERINGBURY.—Our picking is going on rapidly ;
and in consequence of being well supplied with pickers,
it is expected our hoping will be finished in about three
weeks.

WEOTHAM (LOWER DIvisION).--The hopes and fears,
the anxieties and solicitudes, ever attendant on so pre-
carious and hazardous a crop as that produced by the
cultivation of the hop plant, have all but subsided, and
now nearly all are bu-ily engaged in securing one of the
finest and most valuable crops grown for many years.
There will bo a very respectable duty grown in this pa-
rish and district, and where parties were at all reason-
able in their expectations there is no probability of their
being disappointed in the yield. There is au unusual
quantity of seed in the hop this year, which will make
them tell well at the scale.

AYLESFORD.—We have commenced picking, and our
hops look and come down well. According to present
appearances we shall grow a good 12 cwt. per acre.
ALLINGTON.—We have just commenced hop picking,.
and the croft is large and of good quality. We cannot
as yet estimate our growth.
BOXLEY.—The hops are doing well, the weather hav-
ing considerably improved them. Picking will be gene-
ral in a few days.
BAEMING.—We have begun to pick, and our planta-
tions will 'yield well. Some of them will grow from 16 to
18 cwt. per acre, while others will grow but a small crop.
FARLEIGHS (THE).—Our planters have commenced
picking, and although some places are short, yet, generally
speaking, they come down better than we expected.
We look for an average of at least 12 cwt.
YALDING AND HONTON.—We have a good crop of
hops. The quality is superior and the growth large.
Picking has commenced, and will soon be general.
MARDEN.—Pieking will be general next week. We
began this morning, but we cannot as yet tell what our
growth will be on the average.
MALLING (EAST AND WEST).—From what we can
see of the growth as yet, they will be light. We have
commenced picking, and the general opinion is that our
average will be about 10 cwt.
RYE.—The hops are generally doing as well as can be
expected or desired. Picking has commenced in most
of our parishes.
PENSHURST.—The hops are still going on the same as
last week. Picking commenced on Monday generally.
WORCESTER.—The nights being still cold, the planta-
tions have not improved materially since our last report.
Picking has not yet begun in this locality, although most
of the forward grounds will be commenced in the course
of a few days. Between 8,0001. and 9,0001. is the
a mount of estimated duty at present.

BUTCHER Olt CARRION SEVERELY

PUNISIIED.

Richard Bowers, butcher, near Church-street, Hunslet,
was charged at Leeds Court-house, with having in his
possession the carcase of a sheep dressed for sale, which
was wholly unfit for human food. The case presented
some features of an unusual character. Information
reached Mr. Sands, Inspector of Nuisances, late on
Friday night last, that the carcase of a diseased beast
had been conveyed•to the shop of the defendant ; and as
Asquith, the meat inspector, was ill, Sands, Policeman
Massey, Wood (division constable and bellman), and two
or three other police-officers, went down to the shop,
which they reached about a quarter past 11 o'clock.
The reason given for going in such force was that the
defendant is a very violent man, keeps several savage
dogs upon his premises, has threatened the meat inspec-
tor, and is now under sureties to keep the peace towards
him. When they reached Bower's house, they requested
admission, explaining their errand. He refused to admit
them, saying that it was a most untimely hour, and
he had gone to bed. KnoWing how well he de-
served the soubriquet of "the fly butcher," they ke?q a
watch upon the premises during the whole bight. Be-
tween 4 and 5 o'clock in the morning he was seen to get
up, and go down to the shop ; and, having lighted the
gas, he commenced cutting up the carcass of a sheep
which had previously been seen by the officers hanging
in a back ki.ehen. 13 about an hour he opened the
shop, but refused to allow his premises to be searched
—pushing back Sergeant Pearson, who had attempted
to follow Policeman Massey into the shop. A search
warrant was procured, but they could not find the
carcass of a beast, as they had anticipated. Ia the
shop, however, cut up for sale, was the carcass of a sheep,
which looked so suspicious that the officers seized it.
The animal had apparently died from inflammation of
the lungs, or it had been slaughtered when in the last
stage of disease. From the moment of opening his shop
till the removal of the mutton, the defendant abused the
officers most lustily, and collected a crowd around them
for the purpose of annoying and irritating them. He
went further. Wood, hearing the defeddant cutting up
meat in the back shop, mounted some wood and peeped
through an open window over the door. Bowers saw
him and ran at him with a large knife, but missed the
blow he aimed at Wood's face. When the meat was
seized, Bowers accompanied Serjeant Pearson, who took
it to the jury, and on his way called at the shop of Mr.
Rathmell, butcher, near Leeds-bridge (also one of the
Swine Jury), to whom be showed the meat. Mr. Ra',h-
mell took a very cursory glance at two joints, and said
he thought they ought to be passed. The meat was
subsequently examined carefully by the Meat Jury,
who condemned it as unfit for food. It was pro-
duced in court yesterday, bsfore the mayor (T. W.
George, Esq.), R. Markland, D. W. Nell, D. Lupton,
J. Austin, and H. Chorley, Esqrs. Messrs. J. Higgins
and B. Smith, two of the jury, stated that the meat was
unfit for human food, the animal having died of inflam-
mation of the lungs. To disguise this fact, a portion of
the ribs and a part of the neck had been cut away ; but
in the breast there were distinct marks of the lungs hav-
ing adhered, to the ribs. Mr. Ferns, for defendant, urged
that the meat was not unfit for human fool, and cross-
examined the witnesses at great length. In support of
his view, he sent for a leg of mutton from the_shop of
Mr. Higgins ; Lut the r, suit was unfortunate for his
client, ai the contrast between this joint and the con-
demned meat was very striking. After hearing the
whole of the evidence, the magistrates retired, and on
returning into court, Mr. Nell said that, looking at the
whole of the evidence, the justices had no doubt that
the meat was unfit for human food, and that the defen-
dant had the meat with a guilty knowledge. They,
therefore, inflicted the penalty of 71. and costs, and
ordered the carcass to be destroyed. As the defendant
had twice attempted to strike Wood, the constable,
with a knife, the magistrAss directed that a warrant
should be issued against Bowers for assaulting that offi•
cer in the execution of his duty.—Leeds Mercury,

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