... morning, and it is expected that the result will be known the afternoon. Return of the Hji Pickers from Kent. —Large numbers of hop-pickers left .Maidstone last week for their homes. Eight special trains the South Eastern hue conveyed 5000 pickers up tue line ...

... PUrATOO, With modorato ateedy hrado prices ruled followa:—Kent UOa. to 161 b.; bnex ditto, 100 a to 130 roeka 80a 60a : flukea 160 a : kldoeya 116 a lata ; Viotertea UOa UOa j and Iwrrinan roaa to MOapar ton. anlrals of now bops hare been ■-r T—-g but ...