The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-10 00:00:00

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HOP INTELLIGENCE.

WORCESTER, Ana. B.—All the accounts from our
Plantation agree in the statement, that the cold nights

have much checked the burr ; if this continues, the Hops
cannot be flue. The Worcester Duty is between 7,0001.
and 8,0001. without backers. Prices, 4/. 15s. to 5/. ;
fine, Si. 6s.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT.--Yesterday morning,
about ten o'clock, a distressing accident occurred in New-
ington Causeway, which is likely to prove fatal to a very
respectable female. A widow lady named Stopford, re-
siding in the Kennington road, accompanied by her little
boy, about eight years old, was proceeding to the City in a
small low constructed chaise, when on arriving in New-
ington Causeway, her progress was obstructed by a dray
which was crossing the road ; a stage at this moment
driving up close behind, prevented her front backing
to get clear of the hind wheel of the dray; in turn-
ing round, the little vehicle was dragged over, and
both the lady and her child thrown into the road.
Mrs. Stopford was taken up perfectly insensible, bleeding
profusely front the head ; the little boy escaped, with the
exception of the fright and some slight bruises. The lady
was taken to a surgeon, where every possible assistance was
given : having pitched on her head, great fears are enter-
tained that the brain is materially affected. No blame
can be attached to the driver of the dray, as he was merely
turning at the time.
The inhabitants in the neighbourhood of Vaux-
hall and South Lambeth have, for some time past, been
much anaoyed with house-breakers, robbers of gardens,
orchards, &c. The house of Mr. Pratt, surgeon, in Up-
per Kennington-lane, was broken into about a fortnight
ago, but the thieves being disturbed, got off without detec-
tion. On the night of Friday last, or early on Saturday
morning, three thieves were again detected in attempting
to break into one of the houses in Cobourg-place, near to
the house of Mr. Pratt ; by the vigilance and activity of
two of the watchmen, named Martin and West, and by the
assistance and determined spirit of Mr. Pratt, Mr. Lonulale,
and some of the neighbours, the three fellows were se-
cured, with the various implements for house-breaking in
their possession, viz. crow-bars, centre-bits, phosphorus
box, &c., and were safely conveyed to the watchhouse, near
the Vauxhall-bridge, but by the most unpardonable conduct
and culpable negligence of one of the constables, who is a
superintendent of the watchmen employed by the Trustees
on that road, two of these burglars were permitted to
escape, and have not since been retaken. The alarm of the
inhabitants has, consequently, been thus increased by the
misconduct of one of their own guardians, and the ends of
justice have been defeated.
A curious instance of that mysterious intelli-
gence in the lower animals, which we usually
term instinct, occurred some days ago. A grocer
in the Overgate, Dundee, presented a farmer in
the vicinity of Blairgowrie with a young pup
only two months old. It was carried thence in
a sack, and was thus excluded from all possible
observation of the road—if we shall suppose a
pup of its tender age sufficiently precocious to
take memoranda of such a long line of road.
The little fellow was no sooner released, however,
titan lie set out with all speed on his return, and
actually reached Dundee in twelve hours from
the time he was tied up, a distance of 21 miles.
—Dundee Courier.
ANTIQUITY OF THE GAME OF MARBLIS.
—I will tell you all I know upon the subject.
It appears to be a very ancient tame ; for it is
stated, by Suetonius, that ,Augustus, when a
youth, spent many hours in the day in playing,
with little Moorish boys, "cunt nucibus," that
is, with nuts, which appear to have been then
used in the very way m which you now play
with your marbles. In later times, round stones
picked out of gravel, were introduced for this
purpose. The marbles which you now hold in
your hand, are substitutes of still more modern
invention. The best of them are imported from
Holland, where, as I hare been informed, they
are manufactured, by grinding fragments of
alabaster and of other stones, in an iron mill of
a peculiar construction, in which there are severaf
partitions furnished with rasps, which turn with
great velocity, by means of a stream of water;
and thus, having rounded the stones, project
them out of different holes for which their size
may adapt them. Thus manufactured, they are
brought down the Rhine, and from thence dis-
persed throughout Europe. There are, however,
as you well know, inferior kinds, which are of
home manufacture, and consist of baked clay, or
vitrified earth..-Philosophy in Sport.