The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-18 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

MAmsToNE.-70ur hop reports are so completely unani-
mous as to the progress and results of the picking, that, in
the crowd3d state of our columns, we consider it a waste of
room to publish them in detail. The fact is now established
that the crop is extremely short of last year in the great
majority of grounds, although there are favoured exceptions.
The picking has been sadly hindered by the wet, but is now
fast drawing to a close. Many acres in the neighbouring
parishes will not be picked at all, as, on account of the de-
ficiency of hands, the hops will be worthlessbefore they can
begin upon them. Our famous College ground will grow
about sixty-four bags off the twenty acres. This parish will
average about six cwt. per acre. Duty from 150,0001. to
160,0001.--Maidstone Journal.
WORCESTER, OcT. 15.—Our market was supplied on Sa-
turday with about 500 pockets of new hops, 357 of which
were sold at various prices, ranging from 112 s. to 168 s. per
cwt., and some of the samples were so very inferior that
no one would even make a bid for them. The best samples
were, however, bought up eagerly at the'prices above
named ; and for one or two choice samples 81. 15s. per cwt.
was offered, and refused. Owing to the scarcity of good
new hops, the demand for yearling and old hops continues
as brisk as ever, 71. 7s. to 71. 125., being the current prices of
the former, and 635. to 90s. per cwt. for the latter. There
were 29 pockets of new weighed during the week, and 357
pockets of new and 22 of old on Saturday.
KENT.—The weather of this week has somewhat improved
upon last, which has afforded relief from the despondency of
those who had not picked all their hops. A better condition
is also slightly observable in the hops, and the duty has con-
sequently risen. A person who takes interest in this sub-
ject has made the following computation of the duty that will
be realised from each district :—Rochester, 50,0001. ; Sussex,
60,0001. ; Faversham, 5,000/. : Canterbury, 30,00/. ; Wor-
cester, 11,0001. ; Kingdom, 2,0001. Total, 158,0001. General
accounts state that the picking is now drawing to a close, but
that in some places it will not be finished for a fortnight,
and idothers that the hops will not be picked at all, for,
owing to the scarcity of hands, they will not be worth any-
thing after a further delay. We find that the lowest set of
the duty is 150,0001., and the highest 165,0001.—Canterbury
Journal of yesterday.

MICROSCOPIC EXPERIMENT.—It is not generally
known that the thin transparent membraneous tongue of the
frog furnishes a much better microscopic object for viewing
the general circulation, that of the mucous follicles, muscu-
lar contraction, &c., than the foot, the tale of a tadpole, of
otiaer transparent structures. As remarked by Donne.
(Cours de Microscopie), it possesses the advantage of being
an organ of high vascularity and of very complex stractnrc,
into the composition of which enter nearly all anatomical
elements, such as arteries, veins, capillary vessels, muscles,
nerves, glands, membranes, &c., representing, in short, almost
the entire organisation of the body on a small scale; more-
over, there is no difficulty in its preparation. The only ob-
jection is, that the experiment renders necessary the too free
use of pins, for the purpose of fixing the tongue and keepir.p,
it on the stretch.—Medical Times.

ACCIDENT TO A CABMAN.—On Thursday morning,
between seven and eight o'clock, a young man named James
King, a carman in the service of Mr. Jones, a builder, was
proceeding along the Ranelagh-read with his team, when
suddenly he was observed to fall, and before the horses could
be stopped the wheel passed over his left leg, which was frac-
tured in a frightful manner. Assistance was immediately
procured, and the poor fellow was conveyed to the hospital.
The Pope is said to be gradually dying of a cancer
in the um—Dublin Pilot