The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-12 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

MAIDSTONE. —Owing partly to the late fine weather, and
partly to the admirable management which the planters have
been encouraged to adept by the remunerating prices of last
season, the hop gardens in this neighbourhood present a most
pleasing aspect. The bine is luxurious, the ground in most
cases clean, and more attention has been paid to poling and
tying than is usual. On the other hand there is a great in-
crease of fly—say six to ten on a leaf, which in Mid Kent is
generally considered a rather formidable blight. There has,
however, during the last week, been a great improvement in the
colour of the bine, which in some instances is nearly at the top
of the poles. Duty is called 160,0001.
BOXLEY, A YLESFORD, AND 13URHAM. —The hop bine has
made considerable progress during the past week, still the bine
is backward, and some few grounds not very healthy. Some
fly, from two to six on a leaf.
OTIIAM. —The hops in this parish and neighbourhood are
of a good countenance, and quite clean, growing rapidly, al-
though there has been considerable wind within the last few
days. Warm and still weather would cause them to grow
still faster. There is a promising appearance of abundance
of bine.
THE FA ALEN) Ti S. —There is a good deal of fiy here. Yes-
terday morning our correspondent found in his own hops as
many as ten on a joint.
13KENcur.Ev.—The hops are growing here, with a few fly
in the sheltered situations.

SEVEtiOAKS.—The hops during the past week have made
much progress, particularly on the hill portion of the parish,
the bine strong and healthy, with scarcely an indication of
vermin. The high winds of the last few days have been cer-
tainly detrimental to the plant, but the gardens in the hill
district being (although much larger than previous years)
tolerably well sheltered, the bine has in a great measure
escaped injury.

CHEVENING.—In this favoured hop parish the bine is ex-
ceedingly luxuriant, healthy, and clean.
Su NDRIDGE.—The hops in the northern part of the parish
(the gravel and rich alluvial soil) are looking well, exempt
from the insect, and argue well for a crop. In exposed situa-
tions the bine has been much knocked about by the late gales,
but still is rapidly progressing. In the southern parts of the
parish the bine is " not so gay," probably owing to the coldness
of the soil (a stiff clay) and the absence of draining ; wherever
that has taken place may be observed a manifest improvement.
There is a slight indication of vermin, but not sufficient to
realise fears even of the most tremulous grower, and the ap-
pearance of the plant, at present, justifies the hope of a fair crop.
BRASTED, WESTERIIAM (KENT), LYS/ESFIELD, OXTED,
BLETCHINGLY, GODSTONE, NUTFIELD, AND REIGATE

(SuitaEr).—The foregoing observations will also apply to
these parishes, but that the bine in these poorer soils seems
suffering more in proportion to the late cold weather, and
naturally so ; as the greater the capability of the soil, the
stronger and better the plant will be, and more able to contend
with its numerous enemies.

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Til E UNDERRIVIRS.—The hops are looking generally well
—very little appearance of vermin except in isolated places.
The bine is fast losing its yellow colour, and has assumed a
strong position. The high wind has rather battered the upper
part of the Underrivers, but still the plant maintains a healthy
state.

SEAL —Looking healthy and well, little indication 01
vermin.

KEMSlNG.—Although a small parish, a very large plantation,
managed very scientifically by those eminent judges, Mr. Bur-
gess and Mr. Morphew. The bine generally looking well.
OTFORD, SHOREHAM, EYNSFORD, &C.—The bine much
improved during the past week.
THE CRAYS, and neighbourhood.—The same observation
applies to these parishes.
CANTERBURY.—The genial weather of the past week has
greatly helped the young hops; and nothing is observable at
present to prevent a fair crop being obtained.—Maidstone
Journal, June 10.

STATE OF TRADE.—The yarn market yesterday
continued buoyant. There was a good demand ; and for export
an advance of Ad. to id. a lb. was pretty generally obtained. In
goods a moderate extent of business was done. The best qualities
of 27-inch printing cloth, 66's and 72's may be considered a shade
higher ; while for 7.9th'S printers the demand remained languid.
TIIE BOCIIDALL FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, JUNE 9.—We
have had a very busy market to-day, the merchants having
bought freely at advanced prices. The wool market has not been
ISO brisk, chiefly owing to higher prices being asked for the middling
and lower kinds of wool.—Manchester Guardian
EXTRAORDINARY ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.—Mor -
day afternoon, about two or three, some children, whilst at play in
a retired place, called Willow-walk, Bermondsey, were astonished
to find something floating about in the mud of a ditch, which was
by the side of it. They gave an alarm, and it was then discovered
to be a woman who had been attempting to make away with herself
The police were called. and she was conveyed on a stretcher in a
very bad state to the Bermondsey workhouse. She refuses to say
why she made the attempt on her life. It is unaccountable why
she should have chosen such a place, at so short a distance from time
canal and river
PLOUGHING THE STREETS.—Strange as the ci;-
cumstance3 may appear, the streets of a royal burgh in Scotland
have during the past week been submitted to the action of the
plough. The burgh is Peebles, which is in course of receiving im-
provements. The streets having required to be lowered and re-
raved, a strong plough has been employed to tear up the old cause-
way and subsoil ; and so effectually has this been performed, that
by one or two days' operations of a man and a pair of horses, the
labour of many men for a week or more has been spared. The
hint is worthy of the notice of railway excavatore. Cale donia n
Mercury.