The Sun.
London, England, 1821-09-05 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

BOROUGH, SEPT. 3.—The picking is expected generally to
commence this day week. The duty is estimated at £190,000
to 195,000. Prices nominal. One new pocket has been sold ;
price slated 925. The produce of this year's growth will -be
uncertain, owing to the very low prices at which new are likely
to come to market, that it may be prudent not to pick the ordi:
nary and mouldy Hops.
CANTERBURY, SEPT. 3.—The principal Planter in this
vicinity will commence picking on Thursday, and in the course
of the ensuing week the picking will be general. The mould
is said to be making rapid progress, although in general the E;pa
pearance of the hop is bright and healthy.
A.cuusr 30.—The mould has verymuch in,
creasA in many of the best parishes round this neighbotirhood,
and a great many plantations, which about three weeks back
had the appearance of producing from 12 tO Lri cwt. per acre,
will not now pay for picking. In the WcaLl of Kent and Sus-
snc, they are called a good crop. Ilopping.is expected to begin
generally about the 14th.

Su ss F Bops in thi? County, .are.J.generally of fair
promise; but it is doubted if the best of then, when sent to
market, will produce profit to the grower. Some, we hear, to
prevent the risk of loss, from expences, have offered their
growths gratuitously, and others at Ss. per. cwt.

The corn, both cut and standing, must have
been greatly benefited by the sun and wind of
the last three day s;.aild if the weather proves the
same throughout the present week, much Wheat
Will, no doubt, be carried.—(Kehtish Gazette.)

The improvements at Brighton are proceeding
rapidly. The West Cliff J unction-road is in a
considerable state of forwardness ;,and the foun-
(lation-stone of the Steyne inclosure, which will
be finished by the Ist of November, has been laid.
Lord NORBURY, paying .his: duty. to his MA-
JESTY at the late Levee, happened to slip, and
fell on his knee. His MAJESTY most conde-
scendingly assisted in raising him up, when the
Noble Veteran humbly thanked the KING,
adding, " This is the second time your MAJ EST Y
has been pleased to give. me a lift."
Since the close of Covent Garden Theatre, se.
veral alterations have taken place in the Prom!).
ter's List, and not a few performers will be in-
troduced on the opening of the house, for the
first time, to a London audience.
Mr. ELLISTON goes down to Warwick to play
on the evenings of the race days, and thence to
Leamington, where he is to perform two nights
more.

Miss DANCVs professional tour to the North
has not only proved highly advantageous to her•
self, but also beneficial to the Managers of the
Theatres at which she has been'engaged.
On Monday last a number of persons were as-
sembled at an auction in an upper room of 'a house at Lauri,
ceston„ and being busily engaged, either in examining the articles
accred for sale, or in attending to the eloquent effusions of the auc-
tioneer, they were wholly inattentive to the state of the floor, which,
being unequal to the weight upon it., suddenly gave way with a tre-
mendous crash, and precipitated the whole assemblage to the floor
beneath. The consternation and outcry may be easily ima-
gined : happily, however, no very serious in Jury was sustained.
['he company chiefly consisted of females, several of whom re-
ceived contusions, and some have been since confined to their
rooms in consequence of the fright they sustained. The auc-
tioneer, a grave personage, escaped with, the joss of his Spec-
tacles.--(West Briton.)

ANOTHER STOLEN CHILD.--PgtriCk Moan, a
poor man residing in College-court, Cow-cross,
gave information at Hatton-garden Office yester-
day, that a child of his, just ten years of age,
was stolen or enticed away from him in the fol-
lowing manner :—About eight in the 'evening of
Friday, the /4th of last month, the child was
seen by some persons of his acqua'ntance, in
company with a country looking man, supposed
to be a dealer in horses, from' having two hors's
with him, on one of which the child was seen
mounted, facing the Ram Inn, in Smithfield,
since which time" they had no tidings of him.
The child, when taken 'away, was dressed in a
green jacket, corderoy trowsers, • black stock-
ings, half-boots, and a shirt without a frill. The
of told him that nothing could be done for
him ; and he, and his wife. left the otlice in
state of distractioul •