MAIDSTONR.—Hop cutting is proceeding rapidly: some of the old favourite grounds have cut well and look promising, but others are weak. It is feared that the prevailing north-east winds will check the Lines seriously. WORCESTER, MARCH 21—The demand for Hops still continues dull,

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EQUITY EXCHEQUER, SATURDAY, FED. 13. EASTWOOD AND MIDDLETON V. SHERBURNE, BRIGGS, AND OTAIERS.—Our readers will recollect that we gave the facts and arguments in this case at very great length when it came before the court last term. The Chief Baron now delivered judgment, appoi

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On the last few mornings there has been a great reduction in the temperature of the atmosphere, the thermometer standing at Rumford, on Friday morning at two o'clock, as low es 25 deg. Fahrenheit, or 7 deg. below the freezing point. In the gardens the crops of grapes and the dah

( From the Observer.) The Eastern Question continues to absorb public attention, not so much because there appears in the subject itself anything extraordinarily difficult, but because thellsolution of that question seems to exacerbate, without intelligible cause, the French nat

in the Tea trade. Brown fetched 70s; rather brown 72s to 745; rather coloury Bs;7 rather bright 80s; fine bright 81s 6d. These may be quoted on an average from 4s to 5s dearer than on Friday last. Messrs. KENIBLE and TROWERS. 638 bags of Bengal: the first lot fetched 86s, the ot

Kerns. —Coloury, 6/ 5s to 6/ 15s ; good coloury, 71 to 71 ss; very fine and coloury, 7/ lOs to 71125. Sumx.—Coloury 415 s So 4110"; line quality and in good condition. 41 15s to 5/.