The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-15 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

MAIDSTONE.—We have nothing fresh to report
from this district, which, with the exception of some
damage from the wind, continues to look well.
AIARDEN.—The high wind of Saturday, the 3d
inst., has considerably injured the hop plantations in
this parish, and being succeeded by rather a cold
temperature, has checked their growth ; on some
soils the bines are, suffering from drought.
WROTHAM, NI, EST PECKHAM, &C.—The hops in
this neighbourhood have been very seriously injured
by the late high winds ; in some exposed situations
not less than one-fourth of the anticipated produce is
destroyed, notwithstanding which, should the weather
prove favourable, an average crop may be expected.
IVATERINGDTJRY.—The plantations are going on

well.
MERE WORTIT. —The late winds and cold nights have
rather damaged the hops in this district, but the
weather being now warmer, they are coming out
very fast into hop, and the gardens begin to look
bright; should the weather prove favourable for a
week or two, there will be a good crop in this
neighbourhood, as there is no vermin. A little mould
appears in some grounds, but nothing to speak of.
CRANBROOK.—A great portion of the hop grounds
here will scarcely be worth putting the bins into, still
we have some portion that will produce four or five
bags per acre.
BoxLEY, AYLESFORD, BUHHAM, AND ALLINGT ON•
—The cold nights and boisterous winds have entirely
prevented any improvement in the hops in the above
parishes during the last week.
ROLVENDEN. The hop-grounds in this parish,
with Benenden and Sandhurst, are so bad that there
will not be a pocket per acre. Many grounds will not
be picked at all.
FRITTENDEN.—The plantations here, and in the
adjoining parishes of lieadcorn, Smarden, Biddenden,
Tenterden, and neighbourhood, are in a most deplo-
rable condition.
RTE.—The hop plantations in this neighbourhood
are rather more favourable than adjoining parishes,
and we may possibly get three bags per acre, at least
in some favoured grounds.
HADLow.—The hops in this parish still go on most
promi.singly, and there is scarcely one defective
ground in the neighbourhood.
SEVENOAKS.--UPLAND PART. —The hods are
coming out well and continue to improve. The hops
below the hill have certainly not made any improve-
ment, and are completely covered with vermin.
THE IVEar.D.—We regret to say we can report no
improvement here, while the wind and wet of !yester-
day have much damaged those that were compara-
tively good.
SUSSEX. DUTY. --- Two experienced gentlemen
made a survey of Sussex plantations at the latter end
of last week, and they state the duty for Sussex will
not exceed 13,000/.—Maidstone Journal.

INSCRIPTION ON THE COFFIN OF Da. DALTON.—
" Within this coffin are the mortal remains of John
Dalton, D.C.L. LL.D. 14'.11.55.L. and E. ; M
Memb .r of the Institute of France, President of the
&c. ; the illustrious philosopher, who, amongst his many
Li-
terary and Philosophical l6,..ciety of Manchester, &e., &C.,
brilliant discoveries, first developed, by the power of his
exalted genius and profound scientific investigations, the
law of the arrangement of the ultimate atoms of matter,
and of their wilting in certain definite, proportions, which
compose that great variety of bodies existing in nature.
—lle was born at Eaglestield, in Cumberland, on the sth
day of September, 1766, and died at Manchester, the
27th day of July,
18,14, where he had lived 51 years.
m CALEDONIAN RAirAr.—Wre understand that at a
meeting of the Dire,:ors of this railway, held at Glas-
gow on Friday. an arr.re;fement was concluded with the
promoters of :he Clydestiale junction Hallway, for the
use of the latter line, iipcn terms mutually advantageous
to both companies. The Cal,ldonian Coin pan; have
thus secured the shortest route to Glasgow, and the ad-
vantage of a connexion with the harbour and with the
Greenock and Ayrahire lines.—Glasgow Constitutional.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of the North American
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