The Sun.
London, England, 1829-08-04 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

BOROUGH, AUG. 3.—The accounts generally state
that the improvement which was calculated upon
last week is checked, and many of the best grounds
are going back, the vermin following the young
shoots ; the result must be as small a produce as
any year since 1802. The present estimated duty
is 36,0001. Currency :—New Sussex 120 s. to 1265.,
Kent 1265. to 1355.; 1827, 80s. to 905.; 1826, 70s.
to 803.

MAIDSTONE, JULY 30.—The accounts at market
to-day all agree that the Hop plantation is in a much
worse state than last week; the vermin seem to have
taken the young shoots, which, with the present
unkindly weather, must be every thing against the
crop. The duty is lower 3,0001. or 4,000/., and
but few in favour of it.

EAST REWORD, JULY 29.—The Hop plantations
are now too far gone, and the old, though somewhat
forlorn adage, that

"Till James's day is come and gone,
There may be Hops, or may be none,?
may safely be Nid t,4,0(1 cur thy present season, and
bottled up ready for the next. The leaves are corn-
pletely black with the blight, and the bines are almost
devoured with filth. Neither a top nor bottom crop
will be found this year—thAt is cest,o4,

PA STIIrMAiILE INTELLIGENCE.

CHANGES.

The Duke of Devonshire, for Worthing ; the Earl and Coun-
tess of Asburnharn and family, for their scat, Sussex ; Lord
Clonbrock, from Warren's Hotel, for the Isle of Wight ; the
Duke de Chartres, at Talke's Hotel (late Miller's), Jermyn-
street, from Oxford ; Count Chabot, at ditto, from Brighton
the Duke of Manchester, from Kimbolton Castle; the Earl and
Countess Gower, in Hamilton-place, from Tunbridge Wolls ;
Lient...l;cnerl Buller and the Misses Buller, from Gloucester-
place, for Cornwall; Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Welstead and fa—
mily, for their cottage, Huntingdonshire, from a tour; Mr. and
Lady Pusey, from Grosvenor-square, on a tour; Colonel and
Mrs. Johnstone, from the Terrace, Piccadilly, for the Nether-
lands ; Mr. R. Williams, M.P. on a tour; Mrs. Ross, Mr. and
Lady Ross, from Portland-place, on a tour; Captain and Mrs.
Jennison, from Rochester, for the lonian Islands; Mr. George
Dawkins Pennant, M.P. for Penrhyn Castle, Caernarvonshire ;
Mr. William Yates Peel and Lady Jane Lawrence Peel, for Tam-
worth, in Staffordshire; Major and Mrs. Armstrong, for Lyme
Regis, in Dorsetshire ; Captain Blake, in Pall-mall, from the
Island of St. Vinoent in the %Vest Indies ; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace,
from Gloucester-place, for Ramsgate ; Colonel Burke, from
Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, for the Isle of Wight; Mrs.
Knipe, from ditto, for her scat, in Surrey; the Hon. Henry de
Ros, from Park-place, for Scotland ; Mr. and Mrs. Hawtrey,
from Crawley's Hotel (late Cook's), Albemarle-street, for Hast-
ings ; Captain and Mrs. Monsell, from Brook-street, for
Worthing; R. Ford, Esq. from the Earl of Essex's seat,
Cashiobury Park; Lord and Lady Francis Osborne, fro^a their
seat in Cambridgeshire; Colonel Thompson, at Fenton's Hotel,
St. James's-street, from Surrey ; H. L. Bulwer, Esq. at ditto,
from a tour; Major Otway Cave, at ditto, from a tour; the
Hon. William Edwards, at ditto, from a tour; Sir James Bos-
well, Bart. at Crawley's Hotel (late Cook's), from Paris; E. B.
Hale, Esq. at Symmons's Hotel (late Jordan's), St. James's-
street, from his seat in Wiltshire; George Oliver, Esq. and fa-
mily, at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street, from Southampton;
Hansel Oliver, Esq. and family, at ditto, from Southampton ;
the Hon. John Stewart, at ditto, from the Continent ; J. Wood,
Esq. at ditto, from Brighton; Count Deniskold de Samone,
from ditto, for Portsmouth ; W. D. Gillon, Esq. from ditto, for
Sussex.

His Royal Highness the Margrave of BADEN,
accompanied by his suite, Sir GEORGE QUENTIN, and
Mr. FROST, visited his Majesty's gardens at Kew on
Sunday. His Royal Highness remained for upwards of
three hours inspecting the hot-houses, pineries, botanical
department, and pleasure grounds, and expressed to Mr.
AITON his admiration of the good order and excellent ar-
rangement of the establishment. The Margrave and
suite, after partaking of refreshments, returned to town.

A gentleman arrived in town yesterday after-
noon from Malta, bringing despatches for Sir GEORGE
MURRAY, which were afterwards forwarded to the Duke
of WELLINGTON. The gentleman attended at the Colonial
Office yesterday afternoon.

The LORD CHANCELLOR, the Earl ofABER-
DF.EN, Viscount MELVILLE, Sir GEORGE MURRAY, and
the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, visited the Duke of
WELLINGToN yesterday at the Treasury.

The French Charge d'Affaires transacted
business with the Earl of ABERDEEN yesterday at the
Foreign Office, Downing-street.

BROADSTAIRS, AUG. 2.—Her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of KENT, the Princess VICTORIA, and
Prince CHAriLEs, with their attendants, arrived at this
place about seven o'clock yesterday evening. They were
received by the inhabitants of St. Peter's with every mark
of loyal respect ; the bells rang, and bands of music played
as they passed through. They were met at Piermont by
the Musical Amateur Band, who played several national
airs on the lawn to the Royal Visitors, who appeared
highly gratified by the respectful attention paid theui. In
the evening the village was partially illuminated. 'We
particularly noticed the Marine Library, Assembly Rooms,
and Post Office.

BlRTH.—Yesterday morning, the lady of the
Right Hon. ROBERT PEEL, of a son.

BIRTH.—On the 22d ult., at Upnor Castle,
Chatham, the Lady of Lieutenant COCHRANE, 55th regi-
ment, of a daughter.
SONTAG'S CONCERT AT CHELTENHAM.—
Long before eight o'clock on Friday evening the spacious
Concert Room was completely filled ; even the orchestra
was occupied, and the scene resembled those occasionally
witnessed at the Argyle Rooms. NINA SONTAG sang ex-
tremely well; her voice is of a very pod quality. Fuzzes
fantasias, in which he introduced several beautiful melodies,
werei given in the most finished style of taste and excellence.
SoisTAG is going to Birminghans and Liverpool, and will
endeavour to snake Cheltenham in her way back, to give a
Concert or two at the fine Rotunda rooms, Montpelier,
which are eminently calculated for musical performances.
SONTAG'S husband Count R. and her friend the Baroness,
also her Secretary, Mr. Scairrz, accompany her.

On the same day that Mr. GURNEY'S
steam-coach started for Bath, the steam-carriage invented
by Mr. W. HANcocK, of Stratford, near Bow, performed
a journey of nearly 25 'miles in the vicinity of the me-
tropolis, going at the rate of eight miles an hour, to the
astonishment of the inhabitants of the different towns and
villages through which it passed. This carriage is on an
improved principle, employing patent boilers capable of
creating more steam, but with increased safety, from their
peculiar construction and the solidity of their formation.
The carriage started at an early hour in the morning from
Turnham-green, and proceeded through Hounslow to
Cranford -bridge, and then crossed into the Uxbridge-road,
and was directed towards Ealing, going up Ealing-hill,
without any obstruction, at the rate of five miles an hour ;
it thence proceeded through Bush-lane, and returned to
town in the course of the afternoon.

SHARPE'S " London Magazine for August'.
says, smartly enough, that "since the first establishment
of our settlements at New South Wales to the present mo-
ment, not one convict ship has been lost—an apt illustra-
tion of the proverb touching destiny, by which persons of
that description are secured from drowning!"

A great sensation has recently been created
among his Majesty's pensioners (privates) in this quar-
ter, in consequence of certain reductions which have been
made in the pensions of several of these men. The pen-
sion of ROBERT MUNRO, Bishopinill, of the 21st regi-
ment, has been reduced from Is. 2d. to 9d. per diem; while
46/. 16s. 1 OP. of what he has received since his dis-
charge has been ordered to be refunded. JOHN DAL-
LACHY", Fochabers, of the 92d regiment, has had his
pension reduced from ls. to 6d. per diem, and is besides
ordered to refund 561. 10s. Old. of the sum he has here-
tofore received. Another individual of the name of JOHN
Ross, Fochabers, also of the 92d regiment, has had his
pension reduced from is. 94d. to 9d. per diem, and must
refund 1911. ls. 9id. of what he has already received in
that shape. And a fourth, a JOHN MORRISON, Turriff,
who bad a pension of ls. tild. per day, has bad his
name cancelled from the pension list altogether.—Elgin
Courier.

Young men sometimes destroy females, in fits
of thwarted love. A remarkable instance of this kind,
occurred not many years since, in an adjoining county.—
Sir S— S— refused his assent to a union between
his daughter, and a young gentleman who had won her
affections, and felt all his own resting in return on the
lady. The lovers finding their expectations disappointed,
and their wishes blasted, gave way to melancholy mood-
ings, and meditated desperate resolves. The parent of the
lady, perceiving this, attempted to prevent mischief, by
confining her to her room. But desperation is not so
easily subdued. The lovers found means to exchange
their burning thoughts, and ere the opening of the next
morning's light, young J— obtained a ladder, and as-
cended to his mistress's room window, through which she
passed, descended, and accompanied him to a summer-
house. There they were found, clasped in each others
lifeless arms, a brace of pistols lying on the ground, the
silent evidences of the manner in which maddened love
bad effected the fatal catastrophe.—Stafford Mercury.

We yesterday stated the manner in which a
recent negociation with a great Ducal interest had origi-
nated. It failed ; but we understand that another ar-
rangement is on the tapis, the terms of which include the
reception at Court of a distinguished lady, to whom Queen
CHARLOTTE, in more prudish days, refused admission ;
as also to the appointment of her illustrious consort to
preside over a department of the highest military rank
and importance. The progyznimes of new Administra-
tions presented to the public eye in the last week were so
absurd as to be wholly unworthy of attention ; but,
without giving a place in his columns to every vague.
rumour which the million tongues a our politica!
quid-
nunes may bruit forth, it i 3 the duty of a Journalist to
make his readers acquainted with the speculations current
in the beat informed circles, although he may not be pre-
pared himself to give them credence. In addition, there•
fore to the two items of concession hinted above, we will
mention that the removal from the Cabinet avtd the House
of Commons of the two indiv4iAls Most odious in the
eyes of the party to be conciliated:, is said to have been
niofitthhias suggestionchange that the humiliation may
be gilded. by ennobling one of them, and placing the ether
l President oefsetahles
in the highest situation which a Commoner cAo not I. In
Board of Trade is named as tilifellyTinsUt
contemplationin Ist
edn,
of the Exchequer, and the management of the House of
Commons. We need not say that it is impossible the last
proposition listened to,—Morning Chronicle,

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S.

The betting yesterday was numr reneral than heavy,
touching chiefly on the Gal Cup at Goodwood next week,
wl ic't is the most valuable ever known; indeed the meet-
ing altogether posse.ses an interest at !Past equal to the
A-cot, or any other that has precede.; it. Nut a bed is to
be procured in any of the towns or villages in the neigh-
bourhood, and, from the vast number of horses already ar-
rived (nearly all the first-rate racers in the kingdom), su-
perior sport may be expected.
Goonwoon CUP (VALUE 480 GUINEAS).
5 to 4 agst Mr. Gully's Mameluke
7 to 4 agst Duke of Richmond's Rough Robin
4 to 1 agst His Majesty's Fleur-de-Lis
5 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Varna
MATCH AT LEWES (TO-MORROW).
6 to 4 on Privateer agst Alaresfield (taken)
DONCASTER ST. LEGER.
4 to 1 agst Lord Cleveland's Voltaire
6 to 1 agst Hon. E. Petre's Rowton
10 to 1 agst Lord Lon ford's Sir Hercules
12 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's Frederick
16 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Clotilde
18 to 1 agst Mr. Theobald's The Exquisite
20 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's Apollonia
20 to I agst Mr. Riddell's Lawn Sleeves
22 to 1 agst Major Yarburgh's Pilgrim
25 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's Felt
25 to 1 agst Duke of Leeds's Rhodocantha colt
25 to 1 agst Lord Cleveland's .Stotforth
30 to 1 agst Mr. Gibbeson's Wandering Boy
30 to 1 agst Mr. Gascoigne's colt (taken)
60 to 1 agst 311.. Scott's Tranby
1000 to 10 agst Lord Cleveland's Tamboff (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Lord Kelburne's Georgiana colt (taken)