The Sun.
London, England, 1817-10-02 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

SOUTHWARK, SEPT.29.-Our supply doring the
last week has been very considerable, and Buyeti
plenty, but the prices have not advancid,,although
the Duty is reduced to 75,0001. The accounts
from the Country ,are so various, that we are Un—
decided as to and some people oak yen—
Jure the Dot.), ott4r 70,0001 , butt all agree that
the eeoveth has been over-est iinOed.

CRANBRUOK, SEPT. 2.9.—0ur Fair this day was
very respectably attended, and llops obtained
prices from 151. 10s. to 171 10s. ; one lot,tetciied.
as high as 181. Ihe samples trete of a very su-
perior kind, and indeed we say that none of
an inferior finality were to he seen this day, and,
some were withdrawn at 18/. ‘Ve Lind that all
the Sussex Plantations come short Of expectation,
although sonic persons are haply enough to ven-
ture the duty at._70,0001.

At the flop Market dinner in Canterbury on.
ThursdAy the report of the Committee appointed
to watch the Bill introduced into Patliainemt
during the last Session] by Mr. Calvert, with re•
spcet to the bagging and packing_ of flops,
was read and approves! ; and the same Commit—
tee !e-appointed to guard the interests of the
Planters on' a tfy future occasion. And in order to
constitute at fund for that put pose, it was resolved
that a subscription of sixpence per acre should be
entered into for all the plaaations in East Kent,
in which measure, it was stated, by 0. J. Parker,
Esq. the Cl,innan, that the Planters 01 West.
Kent, as well as of Sussex, concurred.

THE ASEICROFI'S AND HOLDEN.

[l.'rona The Manchester Chronicle.]

In confirmation of the justice of the verdict in
the case of theie men, we can add (frorp autho-
rity), that since the trial the following evidehee
has been discovc"red, and the facts sworn to before
W. D. EVANS, Esq; the Sitting :Magistrate, at the
New Ridley, Coto t-house in this town

Two boys [Joseph and Peter Blomiley, sons of John Bic-
of Pendleton] state, that they were gathering prim-
rbses in a field near the New Eccles-road, and that an old
man crossed the hedge between live and six o'clock, carrying
ii bundle under his arm, and came towarrhilhem : after which.
he passed over another hedge, and Went into .a plantation up
dough, where they saw him stoop a little while' and then he.
fetched a-grass clod, which he carried with hot h'hands to thm
place where he had been stooping, and be afterwards cut two.
.sticks, from one of-Which he peeled off the hark, and having
done so, he stuck it in the.ground,•near where he carried thee
clod to. That he then canie back, and proceeded over both,
hedges into the New Road; and went is waids Manchester
bat that he had then no bundle with him. That they aftei--
Witl di knew the old into agthin when he appeared at this
inquest at Pendleton, but they then4ht • nothing of it, until.
their sister was lately reading the trial of the Asbend's anti
Holden, when the younger of them (Peter) said, interrupting
his siiter,t hat he and ills brother bad Seen 91(1 Ashcroft bury
a bundle in the slough ; and then related the above trans.
action :-upon which the mother states•that she thought it her
duty to disclose it to the constables at Pendleton, and accord-
ingly did so. [Upon which she and her daughter attended at
this ',New Bailey on the 14th. ult., with the boys,, and all of
thou joined in a deposition of the facts above related.l

•
John Richardson, who is' carter in the service of Messrs.
Batronao and slvirrats,,awl lives in Potts-street, ',Manchester,
has'also stated upon oath, that he saw Holden and the -Ash,
crofts on Saturday the 26th of April last, about Iq o'clock, at
the Hare and Hounds, and that a woman came in and talietl
4 helb out, saying, " You are wanted;." arid
,atided, " Conte.
Holden, will you ",o?" On,which Ashcroft got tip, and
said, ".I,et us go,Holden, or vre-can9t compkte our job to-
day:. upon which all the tour men wen; mit with the wo-
man. The witness drank his*gill of ale, :and went to his cart
-in a few minute, afterwards., and :Is be passed blr, Little-
wood's he saw Holden alone, standing opposite to Mr. Little-
wood's front gate, with -a stick in his'hand -(as it knochinir
small stories alumt),atrd looking. about him al casionally; and
witness, perceiviogHolden look earnestly at hint, who was
iraul looked back, whelk
,r,ii,ltiintogsso;nwlii,iesticahret
gguct)tatF,,fLi,
the'sutohyeas Id lie td. That
he. again observed Holden standing in the same si.nafion.
That he saw nu nitre of that day: but,, on the follow-
ing day, wit ness' went to.se,k his son, and happened to go to
Abraham Hayes's house, near :\ew Isiinorin,and asked Mrs.
Haves
‘• il 'ssth(e),,dha;rtltice:;
the sru.n
perceiviog seine !intik in t,to
lie who saidsite ltad not : "and
mugs on the door,.he. said, You•are getting 'forwaril w th.our work :" she answered, "it is only some linot ;„, a pep.
son that is going into the contltiT•' That the mugs wore
under the window, and (lose together; vieck and
sleeves Or were in cae•antg., and It:, L, p. ,„ the shiers
and that witriess.saw 141:ck sit the shirt was spollO4
with and that the water ;,ppeared to have a good deal
of blood in it; lint that the oth• r ning hati no blood in it
he •tielieve TWO ,w,ttleSS then saw Holden, whom he had
seen the day hef,r, at Pendleton, sitting at the fire-side; anti
is quite sure that ite was Ahe same mast.