The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-09 00:00:00

CRICKET.

TIIE MAEYLEBONE CLUB AND GROUND V. THE COUNTY OF
HANTS, WITH Box, Plum, AND MARTINGELL.—At the close
of the play in this match on Monday the game stood thus :
➢larylebone Cricket Club—first innings, 146 ; Hampshire,
with five wickets down, 80—Box and Pilch still in, and both
hitting well.

Yesterday these two players again made their appearance
at the wicket, and hit away until the former had obtained
29, and the latter 55 runs, in excellent style. The score of
" byes" proved the third " best man." The total score of the
county was only five fewer than that of the club.
Marylebone then went in for their second innings, and by
means of some very fine and beautiful play by Mr. Dewing,
who made 36 runs without a chance, and Mr. Haygarth, who
carried out his bat for 20, and the veteran Lillywhite, to
whose account as many as 17 were placed, obtained a good
hands ; although, when the fifth wicket went down, 30 runs
only had been gained, Mr. Dewing and Lillywhite, however,
not simply arrested the tid6 of ill-luck which had set iu
against their side, but ran ahead of it.
Hampshire had in the end 125 to go in against, and whet'
the wickets were struck for the day had lost two men for 17
runs. The match will be continued this morning.

HOP INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Maidstone Journal.)
MAIDSTONE.—Our hops, generally, look very promising, but
'they are still in danger, there being so much fly. In some in-
stances they must go black, whilst in other grounds they seem
to set the vermin at defiance. The famouq College ground
still maintains its high character—it is well named the "crack
ground." The duty is still 180,000/.
From Worcester we learn that there is less fly since the
storm on Thursday last. The Hereford plantations are said to
be foul.
OnfAx.--The hops in this parish remain clean and healthy,
and promise well for a good crop.
MEREWORTH.—The bine is looking extremely well, and
growing fast. There is no vermin at present, and should the
weather continue kindly for a few weeks longer, there must be
a large crop.
BEENCHLEY.—The late high winds have had the effect of
clearing the plantations of vermin, which have almost wholly
disappeared, and the blues are in a high flourishing state, with
no indications of mould.
WROTHAM, PLAXTOL, IGHTHAM.—The hops remain free
from vermin ; and although the plant suffered much from the
encingenial winds and weather experienced the first part of the
week, the last few fine warm days have made all right, and,
generally speaking, it is impossible for them to look better. An
exception must, however, be made with respect to the young
plants, which have very materially declined.
EDENsatnox.—Our hops are growing nicely; we have a
little fly, but they are so near the tops of the poles that they can
scarcely be found. On the whole they seldom look better at
this time of the year.
Ca wrzasuay.—The weather of the past week has been
somewhat rough for the hops, the result of which has been the
blowing down of a few poles, and braising the bine. In other
respects, the hops have been relieved of a little of their vermin,
and for the most part, appear very luxuriant.
WEST KENT AND SURREY.—(From our Sevenoaks Cor-
respondent. )—Nothing can exceed the beautiful appearance of
the plantations ir. this parish, the bine healthy, clean, and every
appearance of a good crop.
CHEVENING.—The hops are remarkably strong, branching
in all directions, and clean, without a fly.
Su INTBRIDGE.—North side looking well, the bine is not in
some places so gay on the south side as we could wish, but no
indication of vermin.
BILASTED.—The same observation applies here, with the ex-
ception of Toys Hill, where theme are some first-rate pieces.
The observations above are equally applicable to Wester-
ham, Litnpstield (some particularly good), . Oxted, Godstone,
and in fact the parishes in Surrey generally, from Reigate
on the west, bounded by the great chalk range on the
north, to Horley and Burstow on the south, the line never
presented,
in the memory of the oldest. inhabitant, so luxu-
riant or so healthy an appearance as at the present time. We
visited the plantations at Seal, Otford, Shoreham, the Crays,
and thence towards Dartford, and also upon the stiff chalky
soils above Farningliam and Eynsferd, and still find the same
result. That there is fly there can be no doubt, but it is a
difficult matter to state where. The greatest probability is,
it is near extensive woods, where we have found them ; but
so small in quantity, and so few and far between, that they are
Taking the plantations enerally, we
not worth naming.
mean the parishes in the Sevenoaksneversaw atnhdelnDlarnntkforbdetdtiesrt,ricntrs
and Surrey grounds, we
greater indications of a cro. As to the duty,
it will top 2ooif present ap-
pearances are to be a criterion,
!. OW., so far as
we are concerned, and our plantation is not small.

SETTLEMENT OF THE DIFFERENCFs BETWEEN THE
BRIGHTON AND DOVER CONPANIES.—The long pending and ember-
ra.ased question as to the reimbursement, by the
South-Eastern
Railway Company, of the cost of the six miles of railway north of
Reigate, which six miles, to save the expense of two lines running
nearly parallel to each other for twelve miles, were constructed by
the Brighton Company, has been settled, and the sem of 340,000 L,
including interest and improvement of the funded investment,
will be, in a few days, paid over, in cash, to the Brighton Railway
Company. Of the above sum of 340,000/. the Brighton Corn.
parry have anticipated the receipt of, and have divided interest to
the extent of, 27,000/. We congratulate the proprietors of both
companies on this result, so satisfactory to all
parties; and we
especially congratulate the Brighton proprietary en the arrange.
ment, attributable, as it mainly is, to the business.hke habits and
energy of Mr. Peter Clarke, the new manager of the line.—Herald.
lie._ Herald.
STATE: OF TRADE.—There was
a to rather
ve;• Lealthy
market yesterday for goods generally, with a tendency
higher prices, particularly in shirtings for the east, and in domestic
cloths. The demand for yarn continues still buoyant, and higher
prices were obtained for some numbers, for which large contracts
have been made.— ROCHDALE FLANNEL mAe
Re; MONDAY,
JULY 7.—We have bad a brisk demand for goods to-day, at prices
better than those obtained on the preceding Monday. Wool
is
still upon the advance, and certain kinds used for flannels are be-
coming more and more scarce.—Manchester Guardian.
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The movement in favour of improvin-g—ibe condi-
tion and elevating the moral tone of the working classes, is to be
followed up in the metropolis. Mr. Simpson will address the
working classes in Exeter-hall this evening, developing the same
•
views that he has been so zealously propounding in the chi2f pro
vincial towns. Lord Brougham will preside, supported by the
via of Normanby, the Marquis of
Duke of Buccleuch, the liar
Lansdowne, and many other noblemen and gentlemen. For work.
lug men the admission wiil be gratt.itous and' by tickets. The re-
quisition from them for the delivery of the lectures has been signed
by upwards of 3.000.
QUICK ComanNicATloN.--What would folks fifty
years ago have ,said (asks the l'illsburg -Age) had they received, a
London paperbSith an eografing of a lire lit Pittsburg before the,
ruins had ceased smoking ? yet such is the case now. We re.
ceived a paper of this kind on the 4tli., and lit a cigar among the
ruins on the game morning.