The Sun.
London, England, 1829-10-17 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

WevitiLL Fata.—Monday was the day fur opening thl
Hop Fair. The number of pockets grounded in the FOY,
ham-row was 357 new pockets, and ISO of precedit4,
years ; total Farnham', 537 pockets. In the Countryt!
Crondale-row, there were 290 new pockets, and 860 01°_s'
and old olds, making together 1,150 pockets country Ho,
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The prices may be quoted as under. For the early pi
of the Fair Farnhams from 161. to 181. per cwt. ; but
the conclusion of the Fair many purchases were OP,
from 101. to 12/. per ewt., and in some instances
to
low as W. per cwt. In the Country-row, from 81.
10/. ; but, as in the other case, at the early part of tP,
F .ir, 141. and even 161. was obtained in a purchase °'
two. Scarcely a sale was effected oa Monday ;on TO;
day business remained very dull ; and on Wednesday vigil
we may fairly state that two. thirds of the flops then (di'
mained unsold. The growers intended standing or
Thursday, after which it was concluded either to Of"
their unsold Hops home again, or warehouse them
Andover Fair, in November. Cheese of the first qualiq'
which this time twelve months sold at from 75e. to 8°I;
per cwt., met a heavy sale from 555. to 60'. per
Horses were ery numerous, and more business was CO;
paratively done in this department than any other, thong.
the prices were considerably less than those of last )Iso
In consequence of the fine weather the pleasure Fair 'lf
numerously and respectably attended.
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WORCESTER, OCT. 14.—0 n Saturday 58 new poc.;:t,
of Hops, and 132 old, were weighed in our market : pr' to
were lower—new averaged 90s. to 71., and 128's bl.
71. 109.

MARRIED—On the 14th inst., at Cliftoot
11.t)1 IlauTExvmmt, Esq., to Many, daughter °
the late Wiwast Woon, Esq., of Tetbury.
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The Earl of HARRINGTON, immediate
after the last duties were paid to his deceased parentffo
quainted his family that no alteration whatever would
made in the domestic arrangements of Harrington Hnine
the same open table to his brothers, and the Name es
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bliehment fur his unmarried sisters as heretofore, to c°
tinue.—Lichfield Mercury.
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Mu. O'CONNELL.—A dreadful and near'I Ybo
fatal accident bad occurred to Mr. O'CONNELL and
brother. On their way to Derrynene.abbey, Mr. O'tAii-p,
wEr„L's seat, on the summit nearly of a high mouOti
called Drung•hill, about twelve miles from CabersWt.,*
with a precipitous decline of nearly 400 feet to the 'oj
the pole of the carriage broke; one of the horses fell, ?0,
the other became furious. The whole party were in
ff
minent and momentary danger of being thrown LA
the cliff. Mr. JAMES O'CONNELL jumped out, and ,
his arm badly fractured above the elbow. Mr. O'Ci°4ol'
NELL was thrown on his back, and lay for upwards 01,0,
hour quite insensible. Mr. J. O'CoNNELL is doing
and Mr. O'CONNELL is quite restored. One wou'heell
quite surprised at the agitation which Dublin has "

thrown into by this news.
In the neighbourhood of Leominster aPPIe;
are selling at Is. 3d. the bag (meaning ten beapen poi°
ith
Hingham Fair was pretty well supplied 11-0,1
horses and stock of all kinds, but things looked very dull, 0,
the greater part were driven away unsold.-2Voef, Chf°
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SINGULAR COMPANY OF RINGERS.—"°
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Monday, the sth inst., a silver cup was won at Chipeo
Sodbury by the Alison senior Company, consisting of V'
brothers and a nephew.—Bath Herald.
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On Wednesday evening a considerable fall,
snow took place in Radnorshire and Breconshii e--14
tops of the hills were covered, and tbe roads on Thur',,,,
morning were frozen, and the ice in some places of e°
siderable thickness..—Bath Herald.
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The supply of fruit at our market this Se/iseri
has been quite unprecedented. On Friday last there ‘`.o%
about 40 carts in the Nethergate loaded to overfP(tbt
with apples and pears. The supply so far exere‘9ol,
demand that good apples are actually selling cheaper
potatoes.—Dundee Courier.
PORT OF CHEPsTow.—Measures are 11.i04
gross for erecting a Bonded Yard at this port, peral.,°:(o'
having been obtained, and a warrant granted by G° cot°
ment for the purpose some time ago. Chepstow ereig°
many and peculiar advantages of situation, &e. for )

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and inland traffic.--Bath Herald.
The traffic upon the Gloucester Canal 11$5,rbil
creased amazingly within the last month. To thous, 00
for upwards of thirty years witnessed the vacs" 11,
quiescent state of the basin, the forest of masts aa
if
busy scene which it now presents must be a watt;
agreeable surprise. One day last week there %vas iffsi‘
then ten large brigs, four schooners or galliots, and
teen sloops, lying at their moorings.—Bath Iferaltfr
FATAL EFFECT OF PASSION.—ItOceI'),
a woman residing in Norwich, being displeased
little girl, her step-daughter, attempted to strike be.rf
a brush which she bad in her hand; but, instead °f
meditated blow falling upon the object of her vesfl,
it alighted upon the head of her own baby, Ivh'c.,,p't*l
carried on her arm, with such violence as caused Wl'
nevus death.....,Shrowabury Chronicle,