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

THE WEATHER AND THE 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.—Wolverhampton Chronicle.
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 /Rost successful
farmers have already commenced operations. Our
Egremont correspondent 'Worms us that the sickle is
already in active operation in the neighbourhood of
Middletown, Nethertown, and Coulderton, and the yield
everywhere is abundant.— Cumberland Pacquet.

THE MILITIA. BALLOTS SUSPENSION ACT.—Yesterday
the new act to suspend the making 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 Majet,ty in council.
[ADvaarisam 11NT. ] Tuts WAR IN TUB EAST. —POIVERF b .
PATENT RECONNOITRLNG GLASSES.— Messrs. S', and B. Solo-
mous, opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe
opposite the York Hotel. By her Majosty's Royal
Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements
in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camps Race-
course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to know the distance'
of objects viewed through them—of great importance to thn
army, navy, and others. These telescopes possess such extr:
ordinary powers that some 32 inches, with an extra eye
piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturncs's
nrinf,
and the double stars ; with the same telescope ,istairt
seen a person's countenance three miles and
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to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. '
nese__NeNv Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator,
extraordi-
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powerful, small, newly-invented instrumentr, an
entirely different from all others, to for deafness,
kind that has been, or probably e
surpass anything of the
Being of the same colour as the skin,ver Sala
be,
produced.
enables deaf persons to hear is not perceptible ; it
distinctly at church and at
public assemblies ; the unpleasant sensation
of singing noises
in the ears is entirely removed; and it affords all the assist-
ance that possibly could be desired. 39, Albemarle-street,
Pi tidy. PboorTe..opposite the yak goteL