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THE BOP UTY.—KELVT 0 'll e4i-
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Yesterday, at 12 o'clock, an it amen •
meeting of freeholders and hop-p, 'ante' I 0,
county of Kent, convened by Sir Ili icha:„.(l S
Bart., High Sheriff, in pursuance to a • requisition of
1,500 signatures, was held at Penend, n-1 Heath, near
Maidstone, to take into consideration :the propriety
and necessity, on account of the great; distress no*
prevalent amongst the hop-planters, opt ' addressing
the Chancellor of the Exchequer for It he remisston,
of the inktalment of the hop duty pay able in May
next, and to confer -.a to the best mean s of inqirov-
ing the present uncertain and unsatisi actory posi.
tion of the planters relative to excise d uty on hops.
EDWARD HOARE, Esq., the Under iSheriff, pre-
sided, and commenced the proceedings by alluding
to the unavoidable absence of the High sherilf, and •
reading the notice convening the meeting.
On the hustings, in front of the Shire-house, in
addition to other influential landowners .of the
county, were Sir Brook Bridges, Bart., at Id Mr.
Deedes, the members for East Kent; Messrs. C. W.
Martin and J. Whatman, the members fo r West
Kent ; and Lord Holmesdale and Sir 33 dmund
Filmer, the Conservative candidates for the Viestern
division of the county.
The Rev. SMITH MARRIOTT, rector of Horse-
monden, moved the first resolution :--" 'gnat, in
consequence of the low prices obtained for hops,
after four years of abundant crops, and the home
growers having been deprived of an adrai stage in
1854, when the duty on foreign hops was. reduced
from 455. to 20s. per cwt., they are pia!Aged into
circumstances of great difficulty, and in some cases
of absolute ruin ; that this meeting, there fore, en-
dorses and concurs in the application mrtile to the
Chancellor of the Exchequer for a remifision of the
instalment of the duty payable on the Ist of May
next." He alluded to the interviews with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer on the subjuct, and ex-
pressed an opinion that the present la rge meeting
would influence the Government to grant their ap-
plication. The Chancellor of the Exchequer remarked
to a recent deputation, " What do your think about
taking off half the duty ?" Mr. Monet-ton, one of the
:deputation, replica that it would be. a great boos, - •
and the Chancellor then made use 'lf these words--
"Why was I not supported in 185!2, when I made
that very proposition ?" (Cheers.), They all knew
that the next Chancellor of the E x chequer took off
half the Customs duty on foreign !lops, and the home
grower was seriously injured. Ilops in the process
of growing were subject to as many plagues as those
of Egypt, and when they were produced, in came the
taskmaster in the shape of the Exciseman, and ex-
pected the planter to make bricks without straw.
(Cheers.) It was not only a plianter's question, but a
poor man's question. The poverty of the planters
prevented thelabourer from obtaining so high a rate
of remuneration as he would otherwise obtain, and
thus, in some instances, the labourer was driven to
the union house. After expressing a hope that the
present Chancellor of the Exchequer would keep
his place, which was met with cries of "No, no," the
speaker observed• that he wished to abstain from
general politics, but could not refrain from the
expression of his individual opinion.
Dr. MONCKTON, of Brenclaley, seconded the reso-
lution, and o.6erved that the meeting was convened
to obtain the absolute remission of the moiety of the
duty payable on the Ist of May in respect to the
hops grown in 1858. They asked for this remission
because they could hold out no hopes of being able to
meet the demand. The Chancellor of the Exchequer
had met the deputation which waited upon him in a
most kindly spirit—not as though he was compelled
to receive the deputation, and wished to get rid of
them, but in a manner which proved that he was
most anxious to receive information upon the sub-

ject, and to do justice. The speaker then alluded to
the prevalent distress amongst the hop planters, and
created some amusement by stating that he had been
informed that the very pickpockets from London
would not attend that meeting as there was no
chance of a harvest. He had endeavoured to obtain
statistical information on the subject, and had ascer-
tained that four of the largest planters, residing in
the most favourable district, had actually lost,
during the last five years, at the rate £77 per acre,
on their growth of hops, and although there was
an average crop in 1858, the loss per acre
throughout the whole kingdom was £l2 ss.
(A. cry of " Then why grow them.") The question
was, could the Government afford to remit the
duty, and ought they to remit it ? He thought
yes, because the surplus which the Chancellor of
the Exchequer had at his disposal was about equal
to the sum which they asked to have remitted. The
speaker concluded by urging that the remission
would be simply an act of justice. as the planters
would then have paid more than their fair quota.
The resolution was supported by Mr. BERRY,
and unanimously adopted.
Mr. PUNNETT moved the second resolution, " That
in order to enable the hop growers to obtain re-
munerative prices, this meeting earnestly recom-
mends the entire remission of the war duty of ld.
per lb., and the 5 per cent. levied upon such duty."
He congratulated the meeting upon the harmony
which existed, and considere that the difference
of opinion among the planters themselves had
hitherto retarded their interests. The manufacturers
acted upon a different system, and if such an unjust
duty had pressed upon the cotton lords they would
have found the yarn to spin a rope and hang it.
Mr. TURNER, of
_East Kent, in
_seconding the

resolution, took an historical view of the tax, .which
was originally ld. per pound, but an additional id.
per pound was laid on as a war tax. It was obvi-
ously unjust that this additional tax should be
perpetuated.
Mr. J. NASH, of Rochester, who avowed himsel f
an advocate of an entire repeal of the duty, but
willing to take half a loaf, supported the resolution,
which was adopted.
Mr. TASSELL, of Wye, moved that steps be taken
to carry out the previous resolutions, by a repre-
sentation to the Go rernment. As an East Kent
planter, he could assure them that much distress
existed in his district. Hitherto the farmers had
been too much like the sheep which they reared.
They did not mind being well sheared, if they had
pretty good food. (Laughter.). He was glad to
find that they were now acting in unison.
Mr. GEORGE HAMMOND seconded the motion,
which was unanimously, adopted.
Mr. JACKSON, in a humorous address, moved a
vote of thanks to the South-Eastern Railway Com-
pany, for conveying passengers to Maidstone on
that day at reduced fares, and also to the Press,
for attending to give publicity to the proceedings.
Mr. JOHN DAY seconded the motion, -which was
adopted.
C. W. MARTIN, Esq., M.P. for West Kent, in
proposing a resolution of thanks to the High Sheriff
for convening the meeting, expressed entire con-
currence in its objects, but observed that, from the
interview he had with the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, he did not augur so favourably as to the
prospects of a remission as some of the other
speakers. As an owner of hop land and a lessee
of hop tithes, he was of course interested in the
question, but it would be simply a measure of
justice to abolish at least the war duty.
Lord HOLMESDALE, one of the Conservative can-
didates for West Kent, seconded the resolution,
and expressed his entire concurrence in the objects
of the meeting.
The resolution was then unanimously adopted,
and the large assembly separated.

SINGULAR FRAUD.—It appears that among the
lot of silver bullion brought by the Pekin on the 10th inst.
from China, one of the bars belonging to the Oriental Bank
Corporation has turned out at the Mint to be lead.—Bons-
bay Gazette.
TESTIMONIAL TO 1-1.,E. GURNEY, ESQ.—A very
interesting meeting, presided over by the Earl of Shaftes-
bury, was held on Tuesday evening last, to present to Mr.
H. E. Gurney a testimonial of respect and esteem from the
teachers of 20 of the ragged schools of the east of London.
The large room of King Edward's Ragged School and
Refuge, Albert-street, Spitalfields, was beautifully deco-
, rated for the occasion, and presented' a very pleasing appear-
ance. Upwards of 250 teachers sat down to tea. The tea
having been disposed of, his lordship opened the business of
the evening by stating that it afforded him great satisfaction
in entertaining som.
t ted that he had been
present hasadthmeeftritoentdesotfifyratahgeeird
to be present on en occasion for doing honour to one bearing
the revered name of Gurney. He s a ,
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300 of their number at his country residence, Nuffield, and
also their respect for his characterschools and all other benevolent institutions. He intimated
that the teachers had resolved to present to him such a tes-
timonial as might serve to perpetuate the sentiments of
esteem entertained for him by the teachers. He the
their name, and on their behalf, presented to Mr. Gurune iyn
very handsomely framed illuminated inscrir'vellum,a
bearing ho A: Mowing •:—" To Henry E
ion on
mund Gurney,
Esq., from the teachers of the various ragged
schools of the
east of London, as-an acknowledgment
varied acts of benevolence, and of his
desire of
his
many
andner le-
ally to id
viate the distresses of the suffering generally
especi-
ally for his kind interest in the poor, and more
des-
titute children. This token raining
of outcast and
the teachers participating of their esteem is presented by
autumn of 184 in Mr. Gurney's kind mess in the
, when nearly three hundred of their number
enjoyed the hospitality of Nuffield Priory." His lordship,
after presenting the testimonial to Mr. Gurney,being
com-
pelled by
was then taken by
Arthur Sperling, Esq. Mr. Gurney then
addressed the meeting in a short and very feeling speech, ex-
pressive of the great satisfaction which the presentation of
the testimonial, so entirely unexpected, afforded him. The
Rev. W. Tyler, in addressing the meeting, said that he was
glad to embrace the first public opportunity, since the case
of Mary Ann Donovan, to express his regret that the King
Edward's Refuge had been so often referred to, in the news-
papers, as " Mr. Tyler's Refuge," at the same time paying
a well merited tribute of praise to the indefatigable honorary
secretary, Mr. H. R. Williams, to whom the institution is
so very greatly indebted. Mr. Merrington, a member of the
committee, expressed his gratification at Mr. Tyler's gra:-
cious disclaimer, and alluded to the very meritorious and
self-denying labour of Mr. Williams. In the Tears!
pfenehe
evening the inmates of the institution sans: se - ral____
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very sweetly; and the whole of the pros
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