The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-23 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Maidstone Journal.) 4bN
MAlDSTONE.—Hoppinghas now almost universally enife,;
The yield of Mid-Kent is decidedly short, while the ro
and Sussex have not not much to boast of. On the
average is about six cwt. per acre, below from eight
The quality is much better than was expected, there
more condition in the sample than was at one time coasAP
possible. s
A correspondent, speaking of the Yalding district, sa,_to
The Goldings came down very short ; many groandSst tc
from four to five bags per acre yielding only two. I thltr;',h,
the end of 'upping I never knew the growth in this 07r,,
bourhood fall so short, or so much disappoint the P ,11„0,1
both as to grape and golding. Some grounds are rohy
worth picking. The quality is good"
WEYHILL Hor FAlR.—Waggons .loaded with bops ni to
tinned to arrive on the hill until Tuesday morniakftr°forill
backwardness of the season it having been imPossivlbelo
growers to store their hops in the rows on or before
of October. which is the last day allowed acce.Twelli
ancient uvge, and consequently an extension of llinoter
unnecessarily conceded. The hop fair commenced oivioo
day, when the town of Andover was thronged with file?
from all parts of the kingdom. Upon the samples
OaGth
being drawn, parties appeared anxious to know the 10j„„
and we are pleased to learn the condition was fours ven!
better than was anticipated, although the crop Pwlibstr
short of previous expectation. One grower in the Fay,
pct
row, who last year sold hops which produced 2,0001., oa
grown a pocket this year. Business commenced esrusvog
Monday—a rather unusual circumstances, as huyershe boo
occupy the first day in taking a general view of all l_.„;olt,
previous to making purchases. Owing to the late ark bpi
the number of pockets could not be ascertained on AlorTe/:,,lii
on the following day they were found to be as ur, about
the Farnham-row, 1,500; country ditto 2,000; beinSnectr
2,090 pockets less than last year. From a generlrefr„dos4
tion that prices would advance, buyers were rath
to do business without delay, and very satisfactory 'Ol
were obtained, Farnham hops selling veryfreely
roliceo
to 10 guineas, and country hops obtained 9/. to 10,,e trsY
were offered at El. Bs. to 91. On Tuesday morning t'boldeo
in hos still continued brisk, and prices stationaOidersbie
being firm and unwilling to 'take less prices. C°1.1.9 to lbe
2usiness was done this day upon nearly similar
day preceding, and very many pockets remained un
rslos,A

POLICE INTELLIGENCE'
BOW-STREET. broilb"
John Donnoghue, a greengrocer in Vere-street, wai/nrarly,,
up charged with violently assaulting Alexander 000
servant of Mr. Ward, in the same neighbourhood' ailed 11t°,
was driving his master's van up Vere-street, alid;,,,Peo"igto
the left that three omnibuses in the street at the
pass by. In doing so, however, the van wheel
contact with the shutters on which Donnogloetliert"-
cabbages exposed for sale. No damage was dole other
n,n
a few cabbages being thrown off the shutters; ~o) '
noghue struck Grady, and a scuffle ensued, ill
was so severely bruised as to require medical advic' e
aso
Mr. Law appeared for Grady.
The evi:lrnce was conffic ing, and the magistratehb:,,
difficulty for a time in acting ; but one of Donhogaar, 'co
nesses, whose evidence was strong in defendant's faro
to have
proved, contrary to his own repeated asseverationt,
been acting temporarily in the employ of ponnoilin, oti
The MAGISTRATE, having remarked with
feature of defendant's case, fined him 40s.

SURREY SESSIONS to.)
magistrs
(Before Mr. FUCKLE, and a full Bench of , Tae er
THE LATE PIC-NIC TRIP TO NORWOOD:"'II,Oted b
Mrs. Rosetta Ann Robinson, who had falsely repre' sad ;fg„,
self to be the wife of a barrister of that nane,;„ of .4
was described in the calendar to be twenty Ye t clip;
was placed upon her trial upon a bill of indiettnellt. theloa
her with feloniously stealing two yards of satin,
of seven shillings the property of Mr. .Ds
proprietor of the 'King's-head Inn, at Norwood.
po
The prisoner, who was elegantly dressed, t;feted' .ir
placed in the felon's dock appeafed excessively asof Wes
during her trial was seized with such violent At,three
ries that it required the united exertions of taro covert
a,
prison-keepers, and two of the female attendant?
her. Her screams and sufferings were of a pilau
and caused a deep sympathy in the Court. 31r. P.7e
Mr. Lilly was engaged for the prosecution, and the tit'
for the defence. The former gentleman state"' oi(
the jury, the brief facts of which were these :-",he 1,14° er
On Wednesday afternoon, the Bth instant, "aloaceoll
and two others set 'out from her residence nt pOOl the
street, Queen-square, the former mounted on bridgehissi
the two latter in a gig. On leaching Blackfri3'4- so IS
posy tumbled down with the prisoner, and ~°,eirigr.oea
that they put it up to livery at the Horse andl,,,e`golist the
the Blackfriars-road. The prisoner being a g°°;`,,berri,i,jleo'
and shaken by the fall, called for a bottle of 2 'frier'., 00
Horse and Leaping Bar Tavern, and she and her a gin °l pal
ing finished its contents, started for Norwood in otter root
arriving at the King's head Inn, they desired Wrote
up their horse, and requested to be shown into a Plied for f
This was done by the chambermaid, and theY '4,001'5 !toil'
a pint of gin. They remained there for three ,efottaveltio'
hour, when they left, as they said, to have the". pa re lit
by a well-known gipoy in that neighbourhooet,oarr 5; 1,0
ing to the house they were shown into the °lorellihoo4
on the ground floor, when they called for a secciaap Tr, otr
of gin. Some time after, Mrs. Mabley, the la". tels Wet,
she heard some noise on the stairs, and imineatAptbme bis
served the prisoner come down stairs and go 00t„etlY,',7001
door. She suspected all was not right, and Msh-e-r besirg,
up stairs, when she missed from the drawers in aloycere
four pieces of satin which she had placed there dieeer,to
with a piece of paper over them. On making tloghttolf
Mrs. Mabley sent her pot-boy first, and then berth, the
bring the prit over back, and upon being told Stio iot°,„iss
wished to speak to her, she threw the pieces of :I,OllCTIler
ditch. On her return to the inn she was met bY,icra ati„lo
who accused her with stealing the pieces of
reply was, that if she stole it she must have 10' ,08
at the time. ,g st
Mr. BAGLEY, after cross-examining the svituerotOoleir
length, addressed the jury on behalf of the Pti'its the
much point and feeling. He described his clieud op ixsoll:
her of a highly respectable family, said she '
present unfortunate transaction borne a most 0.18`'.01
able character for honour and honesty, anu,,,tata'llo.lii.teli
her means had placed her far beyond the reetit'
stealing the paltry articles charged in the indictai, stioo
was valued at seven shillings, but which cote quethei,l.
Counsel) did not think worth half that sum., givenieer,
before the jury, and that on which they hao
verdict, was this—Had the prisoner taken the it_roer
of stuff with the felonious intention of aPPiqesru'et°
own use? At the conclusion of his address the pa.isott
tlernan called several witnesses who gave the
excelle t character. tie Mr. LILLY replied to their evidence, after w .0410
The CHAIRMAN summed np the case, and th it of `e),,stie/
rdic d
consultation of ten minutes. returned a ve cosi
with a strong recommendation to the merciful
of the Court.
Mr. BAGLEY hoped the Court, in pronouni_enef°l4
would take into its consideration the f of ":„ 01104;
client having already been three weeks in Prli data ions'
The CHAIRMAN sentenced the prisoner to
t of°
confinement in Horsemonger-lane Gaol, and the
woman was carried away in a very exhausted e
_,fga
H 0 LBO itN NETT Y ar.P7,,„'-'0,04 4
(Before Messrs. WHISKEN (Chairman),
ado Pol
P. Dixon.) IV°olo°,v
APPLICATION OF THE COMMISSIONERS
FORESTS FOn A LtemesE.—At these sessions ',-i,trassoitectb
i,
divi"ion, held on Tuesday before the above Init,ltee, nf,%
-ea-
Holborn Union Workhouse, Lite Gray s
„Oas„
ordinary business of transferring lieensee seas f r `:-11 '°
Pennethorn, solicitor for the Commissioned uobetiti,aru nee to
F.uests, attended on their behalf, to make fvitest t
license, which they were desirous of obttoVe's's,,,,
the houses which had been erected in St' the„.s-
new line f street between Oxford-street and dais-005A
The clerk of the magistrates read a letteref the 10 tore
of October, 1845, signed by Mr. Mills, one ?rloll' so
sioners, and which was addressed to the ell'A-1,,b0t 'tile
it was stated that the Commissioners were :;:t. cseltse
of, by lease or sale, a house at the cor",e,rs " 6,03 `tr'tt.'
and Broad-street St. Giles's, to be ea' Astrs °'4
Fourth," for which they requested the mAiTt pto 110
grant a license. They also wished for one ,Ibis 00 10,1
Buckeridge Arms, which was then standing k
tgoeiorie
been pulled down for the improvements). toe
The CHAIRMAN observed, that several lie dos".rbe
been removed to form the new street, for Ivi'ich then ef.,,,bel
tors had given heavy premiums, and for y l'tee,-
sioners had given very large sums to get I)°,bor t'a, or
evert of
Commissioners had selected certain houses
to be licensed. The question, therefore, tail the fool
(the magistrates) could pledge themselves gists tdo
the houses being sold. tde 0° di.
id no oil 10
Mr. Powsram remarked that they could c„ eil Act
the general practice, and that the man'Ti'-t dole,‘,' the
that for a public body which they would "°ttarf oiy
vidual: It would also, he thought, be cc'u Oil the
t
if°
of Parliament. issllello,
Mr. Pennethorn said that the Comm-hi; per--„ leelite,ll
ask them to grant a license to a reseect3',thlic ;
to
they wanted to put the house up to P 0 OP
They have bought sixteen public-houses asi% 0,,t for
Fan enormous sum of money. r &V' s
The CHAIRMAN stated that there sve-eoald g nears
trates, and that the magistrates present ca licensor ,into
,ottel
the opinions of their brother magistrates ing s9' its 17'
Mr. POWNALL said he would decline gi; 'fleeissig;trell'hotoe,
that the utmost incoavenience the t'uo themt the
suffer, would be to wait till -the licensingavertisVote coo'
Mr. Pennethorn stated that when .4. tO •4 t IVY
~slotb the Commissioners only •wanted an" ee
the
magietrates would grant a license for 1,011.,121,.,. ptirliceest,
sidered the Commissioners had Prier, uld " ' ect
to
,r a for op
The CHAIRMAN stated that the.,oo atten mar 1.-30` d hsd
usual course. Let a respectable Pe7rAtion.,:,eseds -
and they would consider the aPP IreidY h Colly
e r
the Buckeridge Arms, that Was 3
acid than the
a P°
only to be transferred. thorn pets, t/ri his Pree;
In answer to questions, Mr. Pe,"fleirepreverthise f t't
missioners had lost 160,000/. by t"e the "I`, h.si tiesode'
in el t ct, ~,,ter
tiers of which they sought to recover the n
Per -° r
sent application ; that the d''° it guilleaS of aril
new street was let at three and a mat, the area the )!ectt
the south-side at 31. per foot ; rout"
depth, and that it was not intended w
12 4141
of the " 4.00-0
147.0 ti the P •sver
RICH MOND RAIL elicitor t 0 the
to 33'0 01
On Tuesday Mr. hpman, thrthP°llceli'le PNTl'liclia
Company, attended at Wandswo _ t of , two_
summens which had been issued
tre cowl lentereal tetio
the said railway,
Beckett, with '• having unlawtelyi lanai, of trierrp charging themt,onand wpftul,ilierigtsi• ee_tott
and taken possession of a parcel SitUat 711, Pty ate,
yards, and the breadth of 44 yar
worth, an be puret''
Meadow, in the perish of Watiequired toi.bbementi itipsvf,4
of the said Richard Beckett, an0,.0. of the Rvic oldethe sa.ll
permanently used for the PudrPyrithoitt lilaitere%ted hieltoult
without lawful consent,
id iand,t} to the
epa waY revbe
goafnrit„haed
paymentd fiwiri
tht hoeu
tbenefit
c to the
security ; and have done Jed pot
of mpann P
apd
amount of 50/."
f the •-•c,-- tt„
of such entry and takiog
behalf o
Mr. Chapman, on r Mr' v had
guilty. area f°
dains;- . aforeste e,
wham . be
M. Wright, a solic
the contractor, , oho
called upon Mr. Knill,ien
of the Richmonn
and rod"ce'l e
th
maned to produce the p
itor, 2P:Psesessi°ll
that
said was a plan of he rai
as with great r
.n ose
oleo
Mr. Chapman said it ee
the
magistrate rein [to el
ePlucta" of cep
Mr. Henry Knill was.trany.hswtooron,lake h
tion for it was their
pensa
promoters appeared befor.er
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