The Sun. — 1851-10-15 (London, England)

THE HOP DUTY.--A meeting was held at Hurst Green on Thursday, for the purpose of considering the propriety of memorialising the Government to postpone the moiety of the hop duty, due in November next, for twelve months. The memorial was agreed to. In the course of the proceedings, Mr. Fuller, cne of the Members for Sussex, said " he would do all that lay in his power to assist in getting the postponement. Ile exceedingly regretted that more of the county Members were not with them. On a previous occasion they had only one of the county Members with them—Mr. llodd, of Maidstone. He well knew that combinedth e farmers,with it in other consequence circumstances, of thewere now blight in inv theirer, gthroepas, distress; and he felt confident that very many of them were wholly unable to pay the hop tax. It was, therefore, their dutythe Ttroe atslui eri3r. apnodo r ehr then e ci ghhabnocuerl sl rt o ememorialise het eu eLr o trod s doof something for them ; but that memorial, to be effective, must be unanimous. As for Protection, as he told them some two or three years ago, they must think nothing about getting that back again. That, he believed, was inevitably lost to them, and they must, therefore, set about exerting themselves in another direction—namely, in getting a reduction of taxation."  DETERMINED SUICIDE OF A SoLicrrolt,--Considerable excitement prevai:ed on Sunday morning, in the retired village of Tickbill, Yorkshire, in consequence of the determined suicide of Richard Ellison, Esq., solicitor, and chief resident of the place. It appears that, during the previous week, the unfortunate gentleman had been, from some unexplained cause, labouring under much depression of mind, which at length assumed such an alarming appearance, that it was deemed necessary to place a strict watch on his movements, as it was apprehended that he would make an attempt on his life. On Sunday morning he arose in apparently better spirits, and walked in the garden, accompanied as usual by his attendants. After taking exercise for some timo, he contrived to elude his watchers' vigilance, and returned to the house unnoticed and alone. His absence was detected almost immediately, and an alarm was raised, which led to the discovery of his body, on the dining-room quitefloore,n dead. The unfortunate gentleman appears to havehlnfieiete( direct to his room, and there cut his throat.. The A gloom hya's been only slightly attached on the right. d —indeed, feeadm, thest hfreigadhtwfuals adescription, est s separated real et extending long ttoegmabeseda r tob Bear. deceased (who was the eldest son. u ) Ellison, Esq., to the Earl of Scarborough), gh was highly e s cast over the neighbourhood by this untoward Eevwent, as then estate steward d. per lb. wool we have ptepeom r.ed for his kindness litiortbneusd-tla4l.*:rhe dulness has been aggravated Middling e—s ;is has been be e n doing oi nn bcyhOeryaarrdlt Gan: as.aid:nigiesaupkBnl nuiGideut:tedyWsbwboeette. goods, wk°q3 between an: dt 12. e masters and operative spinners, an7:dcaecigsioecntoatenorreosiutyncthoatnhgeedn.eighbouring which threatens to end in a general strike. It appears that the operatives demand a rise of 10 per cent., and with this view have begun what is termed a "sectional strike ;" and the workers have already been withdrawn from one mill in the city and another in the country. Meanwhile the masters have held a meeting, and resolved that if the operatives in these two mills do not return to their work they will close all the other mills in the district on M-nday, and make the strike general. Thus the matter rests in the meantime. Pig Iron---Our pig iron market during the last few days has continued without alteration ; quiet, but firm, and with .a moderate amount of business doing. To-day prices are nominally 395. 6d. fur No. 1, and 395. 3d. MN warrants; No. 1 ,