The Sun.
London, England, 1838-10-02 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

Yesterday Mr. J. Ilyde, who described himself as a clerk
in a mercantile office, was brought up before Mr. CUM and
Mr. GIBSON, a County Magistrate, charged with preaching in
the open air, so as to cause an obstruction in the public
thoroughfare. The defendant was placed in front of the bar.
Some Dissenting Ministers were present, and the office was
crowded wish the attendance of the defendant's friends.
Several inhabitants, who live in Charles-street, Hackney-
road, deposed that every Sunday afternoon the defendant was
there, and preached with such a powerful voice that their
families were quite disturbed in their domestic affairs. They
wished for retirement on the Sunday, but of this they
were deprived, owing to the vehemence of the defendant's
manner.

The defendant stated that he had permission to preach by
a gentleman of the name of Palmer. He had continued there
far the last six months, and no complaint was ever made
until within the last few days. They were always careful to
prevent any annoyance, and allow room for two persons to
pass ; but there was no thoroughfare through the street,
and he had never seen but mice a carriage pass down. The
street was sixty feet wide, and there wes always room for a
coach to pass. If he hod committed himself he was very
sorry, and if there were a law against it, he should in future
not go contrary.
Mr. I'. Palmer, zinc-manufacturer, Charles-street, Hack-
ney-road, was next sworn. He for some time argued upon
the duty and policy of public preaching in the public high-
way, when
Mr. CODD said he thought that he (the witness) had better
confine himself to the charge against the d4endant.
Mr. Palmer then said that there were but few of the neigh.
boors who complained; but, there being no thoroughfare
through th. 3 street, he considered that they were not acting
contrary to law.
The defendant remarked that there were above fifty highly
respectable persons who would come forward, but he had been
advised by his friends not to bring forward any more.
Mr. Coon said that if only one complained, and the 1a,.7 de-
clared that an obstruction was created, a Magistrate was bound
to interfere. He did not wish to press severely, particularly
as the defendant promised net to offend if his conduct was ille-
gal. He should, therefore, discharge the defendant. The
defendant then left with his friends.

The General Steam Navigation Company's Pac-
ket the Columbine, from Rotterdam, arrived off the Custom-
house on Sunday.
HOP INTELLIGENCE —WORCESTER, SEPT. 28.
_We had little business transacted io our market on Satur-
day, the few sales effected bring limited amongst the trade and
speculators, as the prices asked by :he planters were higher
than could be realized, only 8 pockets of 1837's passed the
scales, an unusually small quantit) f,:r this period of the year.
We noticed a few samples of new Flops offered for sale, whose
quality Was fair for so blighting a year, but as pi ices are not
yet settled, none were sold. The p'cking is fast finishing,
And many are disappointed in their growth being light and
short of the estimate, which has thrown the duty back to
5,000/. Prices, per cwt.:—low 1837's 665. to 755. ; useful,
84s to 953. ; choice, 105 s. ; Yearlings, from 50s. to 70s.—
Worcester Herald.

The men employed on the Birminrlvim and Glou-
cester Railway on the line between Moseley and Camphill,
are now prosecuting their labours both night and day, when
the weather permits. The second arch, which connects the
land severed by the Railway at Balsall Heath is now in course
of erection.

We have every reason to believe that Sir John
Herschell declines the honour of being put in nomination as
the successor to his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, in
the chair of the Royal Society. In fact, his contemplated
residence in the country, as well as h's various engagements
and pursuits, both scientific and domestic, are, we confess
with regret, a sufficient excuse for his declining the proposed
honour. We have not, at present, heard of any other name
auggested.—Athenceum.
THE ITA vEsT.—The past week has been very
unfavourable for field operations, and consequently the progress
made in the harvest has been limit, d. Monday was favoura-
ble, when there was a demand fur sile:zrers, with a slight ad-
vance on the wages—lacing 2s. ; but since, that day the wol k
has been suspended in consequence of heavy rains. This day,
however, there is a decided improvement, with every indica-
tion of a continuance of fine weather, which at this moment
appears as favourable as any we have experienced this summer.
Notwithstanding the late unsettled stite of the weather, we are
convinced that full one-half of the crops in our neighbourhood
is cut down, a fair portion of which has been led into the
stackgarth. Some of the fields still look green, but a few
days like the present must make a material change, when the
conclusion of the harvest may be expected to be very rapid,
and an increased demand for reapers will raise the wages,
which as yet have been very low, and must have occasioned
great disappointment to that class who anticipate much benefit
from their earnings at this season. The Irish people and other
strangers must be poorly remunerated for their emigration
this year, the wages being so low (in many instances not ex-
ceeding nine shillings per week), and the scarcity of employ-
ment.—Berwick Advertiser.

THE LATE DUEL.—The sentence of death re-
corded against Mr. Young and Mr. Webber for their partici-
pation in the late duel, has been commuted to twelve months
imprisonment in Guildford gg.ol.
On Thursday a vessel, loaded with bark, arrived
freely at Sneddon Quay, drawing 8i feet of water. This is a
greater draught of water than any vessel ever arrived at Sned-
don with before. Previous to the improvement, 6 and 6/ feet
of water was the greatest draught that any vessel could get up
the Cart with.—Glasgow Chronicle.
On Thursday night, after the fire had been extin-
guished on the premises of Mr. Edmunds, in B.nnett-street,
Stamford-street, a lamentable accident happened to one of the
engineers of the Farringdon-street Station. It appears that
while the horses were being attached to the engine, the reins
fell at the hind feet of the horses, and Storey, the engineer,
was in the act of lifting them from the ground, when one of
the animals, a grey mare, kicked him in the face. The poor
fellow was rendered for a time completely insensible, and bled
profusely from the wound he had received. He was instantly
removed to a surgeon's, where upon examination it was ascer-
tained that his forehead and nose were dreadfully bruised, and
his skull laid bare. A cab was procured and he was conveyed
home to the Station, where he remains with his wife and family
a dreadful spectacle, and with but slight hopes of recovery.
Storey has been a fireman for many years.
THE WEATHER.—During the last few days the
weather has been unfavourable for harvest operations ; a con-
siderable quantity of rain has fallen, varied by a drizzling dis-
agreeable sleet. Shearing has of course been suspended ; but
last night the atmosphere cleared up, and it is to be hoped
that the rain will be productive of no other evil than the delay
which it has caused, and which, in the present backward state
of the crops, is of itself a serious inconvenience.—Edinburgh
Courant.

THE HOPS.—We have latterly described the crops
of Hops in the Hereford District as smaller than described in
most other reports; but, limentable to say, the crop is much
below our anticipations. The picking is fast closing ; many
growers have finished ; the quality is pretty good, the hop
smell. The bulk varies, but we hear of none that exceeds an
eighth of the produce of last year. We observe that the ac-
counts from the Kent and Sussex Districts arc very bad, and
we cannot understand how, in the face of such reports, the
estimated duty keeps so high as 160,000/. Will it amount to
100,0001. ?—Hereford Times.
A remarkable fine coney dog recently followed the
Union coach from Cockburnspath to this town, a distance of
ninety miles I With the field running, which could not be less
than thirty miles, it must have run altogether 130 miles in one
day I-7-Newcastle Journal.

After remarking that it is not every owner of a house
that can be at the expense of erecting an iron lightning con-
ductor, the Nouvelliste mentions the followingsimple appara-
tus as being equally effective, and within the com
even of
a cottager. To the highest and most salient point of the
building, such as the angle of a chimney, a pole should be
attached surmounted by an iron point, about two feet long,
and having a hook at the lower end, from which a rcpe should
be suspended, made of rye, or other strong straw, three or four
inches in circumference, passing along the roof and down
the side of the building to the ground, which it must be made
to enter by means of an iron chain fastened to its lower end.
The electric fluid will be attracted by, and, it is said, will pass
down this conductor as well as down a metallic one.
CRONSTADT.—From the opening of the naviga-
tion to the 12th of September, 1,095 ships have arrived in this
port, and 839 have already sailed.—St. Peteisburgh, Sept.
15: Exchange on London, 10 25-32 pence.—St. Peters-
burgh Journal.
We hear that the commission appointed by his Ma-
jesty to inquire into the advantages of draining the Lake of
Haarlem, bas lately had a meeting. It is thought that a pro-
ject of law on the subject will be laid before the States-Ge-
neral soon after their meeting.
Stocking frames with a rotary action, in which twelve
fashioned stockings are made at the same time, superintended
by only one man and a boy, and worked by steam power, have
b-oen successfully brought into operrition. in Noaiiighan,
bid fair to supersedell.- ii;
which but one stocking can be waded' once by a single work.
man.