The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-16 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND TEE CROPS.

The weather, which for the last six days .has been
fine, is ripening the crops, and within these few days
has effected a wonderful transformation. The sickle has
already partially commenced operations. Some wheat
is irretrievably lodged, but it is surprising how much
even of that, by means of wind and sun, has filled up
and ripened. A great deal of grass, owing to its being
so long upon the ground, has become next to worthless.
Of wheat we have observed many fields upright and un-
injured. Although much of the best wheat and barley
too have suffered, still a great quantity that otherwise
would have been poor and light, has been filled up and
matured by the sun and rain.— Wolverkampton'aronicle.
Notwithstanding the unfavourable weather during the
last two or three weeks the harvest prospects in this dis-
trict are on the whole of a promising character, and in
the course of another week or ten days the harvest will
have become general. Several of our most successful
farmers have already commenced operations. Our
Egremont correspondent informs us that the sickle is
already in active operation in the neighbourhood of
Middletown, Nethertown, and Coulderton, and the yield
everywhere is abundant.— Cumberland Pacquct.

THE MILITIA BALLOTS SUSPENSION ACT.—Yestorda,y
the new act to suspend the snaking of lists and the bal-
lots for the militia of the United Kingdom was issued.
The suspension is to the Ist October, 1856, unless other-
wise ordered by her Majesty in council.
[ADVERTISEMENT.] Tug WAR IN TITS EAST. —POWERFU L
PATENT RECONSOITT.ING GLASSES.— Messrs. S. and B. Solo-
mons, opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe
opposite the York Hotel. By her Majesty's Royal
Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements
in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race-
course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to know the distances
of ohjects viewed through them—of great importance to the
army, navy, and others. These telescopes possess such extra-
ordinary powers that some :3: inches, with an extra eye-
piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's riu7,.
and the double stars ; with the same telescope can :or,
seen a person's countenance thre,) miles and a half ta
and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They are of largertbeir
sizes, with increasing powers accordingly ; while their
than the
vary-
in; from 4 to 6 inches enable us to discover c more.... _ ,l
above, and the Georgian, with his 6 satellites, B;,c-
veTryucp','
small,
Exhibltion, ISsl.—lraluable, newly- v
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eanwealnut, by which
powerful waistcoat-pocket glass, da. and al:
at the opera houses,
every purpose on the race-course,
Stalk at 8 to 10 miles.
a person can be seen and known ltahen:stuii,l7s distant they answer
country scenery, and ships aret clearly
gtehederivee,
and tourists. Opera,
sportsmen, gentlemen,dga k
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as evsa
not fa
perspective glasses, with 'wonderful
They are invaluable for shmooc_ienegp,edrse,er-ng, yachting, to
race-course,
great.
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mnt power'
est transpai
is, that vision becoming impaired .
from this invention is
and very aged
power.—Newly-copsisatrun ctedThSepevcataluacle
and strengthened, Persons ar3
preserved
their sight at the most m•
enabled to employ mute occL-
with these lenses of a much
ation—can see less raacruifv-
P power'—and they do not require the frequent ' •
jog P°vi Teets of further powerful changes
to the dangerous e assistance. D '
ness—New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an
nary powerful, small, newly-invented instrument ex raor 1-
t d'
entirely different from all others, to ,3,..,r Inca for deafness,
kind that has been, or probably over Pass anything of the
Being of the same colour as the skin, •
can be, produced.
enables deaf persons to hear distill is not perceptible ; it
public assemblies ; the unpleasant distinctly at church and at
in the ears is entirely removed • sensation of singing noises
ance that possibly could be 'd ,
.and it affords all the, assist-
Piccadilly. Observe—opp 'tesired. 39, "Albemarle-street,
051 Q the York Motel.