The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-26 00:00:00

BIRTHS IN TILE WEEK.

Males
Females

... 850
... 78D

Total ... ... 1,639
*ln this number are included 49 by Scarlatina, 40
by Typhus Fever, 208 by Diarrhoea, and 18 by Cholera.

LATE FIRE AT LISMORE CASTLE.
The Cork Examiner says, " This old historic castle
still stands prTonuedl on its rocky mount unscathed and
uninjured.
that Portion of thequadrangl
fire which broke out was confined to
offices which forms a part of the
southern
apprehengsrieoent:fw theere court-yard.
entertainedr t - yard.
lest Fora
i t
shouldtim e
serious
extend to the
one side, or to thea eastern wing of the castle at
buildings in course large
neater
erection at the other side.
and important range of
The fear was the
portion of the burningat7 owing to the fact of a
building being used as a
calculated to
from their inflam-
mable nature were
the conflagration. Fortunately, t
however, this building
tower
rgfreat gate tower,
was bounded on one side by rhe
sioarems forming the angle
height the quad-
and on the other by a second to
extending farther,
served as
between the southern and western
removed
for safety, though, as the result proved, hma
without necessity. The castle and all its depegilnY
cies being heavily insured, the Noble Proprietor
sustains little pecuniary loss ; and as this building
in common with all the other offices was to be re_
modelled, though not at the moment, the only effect
of the fire will be that this will take place the sooner.
The general remark was, that as such an accident was
fated to occur, it could not happen in any part of the
castle where it was productive of less inconvenience.
The works in progress of erection went on the same
morning as if nothing had occurred ; the hundreds
employed on them were net idle for a single hour.

HOP INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Maidstone Journal.)
MAIDSTONE.—Since our last the weather has been
very propitious for the hops, and they have come out
well where not prevented by the mould, which is not
general, but in some gardens—we allude to this loca-
lity •
In Particular—has nearly destroyed the fruit. It
hayed of course, impossible to say what crop would
tive wu'i_e_i_Fr.own if we had not had the late destruc-
and ccra"`4peariiblut looking closely at the plant now,
we feel certaign It with what it was before the gale,
of the crop viastn,aet, in exposed situations, one-fourth
much. tips
shaalistroyed; in sheltered spots not so
ther continues fine, and, many, good hops if the wea-
n"' and, probably, pay rather a large
duty.
FARL1G11%.......Th
ably about this district e. hops are going on favour-
ATLESPORD.—The grape ,
and will not produce avu°Ps come out slowly,
h°P?loorkop minorethpirsompaisriinsgh,
we do not anticipate these vvillapfroo_d,
The Jones and Golding
nee so much
but
by a bag an acre as was expected
The hops
MEEEwOIITH AND WaTEancGt_r_t•lrnight since.
have nearly recovered from the late atom
good crop should the weather
assumed their former healthy appear„:4annadd have
rapidly, promising a
ease.
continue fine. They are very free from di, er
LOOSE.—We have greatly improved within the last
few days. Although the wind made great havoc,
shall grow a great many hops,
the weather being so
favourable for their recovery.
TUE
The and some
SOTTONS AND BROUGHTON MONCHRLSEA.___
cold nights do not suit the hops,
planters have not vet got their poles put up, which
were blown down by the violent wind on Wednesday
week. Judging from this district, 200,000/. will top
the duty, and 180,0001. will be near the mark.
MA3DEN.—The hops have ro ressed very favour-
ably during the past week. "
STarminuasv.—The grounds which escaped the
ravages of the wind are coming on beautifully. The
others promise better than
we anticipated.
CRANBROoK.—Daring the major portion of the
past week we have been favoured with more auspi-
cious weather, and there is
certainly a more pro-
mising appearance of ,the hop grounds. Sad and
disastrous as was our last report, in consequence of
the force with which the wind had
swept its broad

THE SUN,

invisible pinions over the plantations, battering its
poles, and in some few places tearing the plant up by
the roots, deplorable and disheartening as were these
circumstances, " hope springs eternal in the human
breast," and the farmer, assisted by the weather, in-
stead of becoming inactive, has set about in right
i
earnest to repair, as far as n him lay, the damage
effected. If fine weather continues for a few weeks
there will be plenty of hops in this locality ; and as they
have throughout been entirely free from any attack
of fly, flea, lice, or mould, they cannot fail to produce
a good sample.
SANDHURST. •-••• Notwithstanding the late high
winds, the burr is improving, and fast coming into
hop.
ROLVENDEN.—Our hops are very much injured by
the winds, and the duty lessened to a very consider-
able degree, but being free from any disease, we ex-
pect to have them of a good quality.
CANTERBURY.—The late gales have battered the
hops about very much, and done them considerable
damage where they were much exposed. In some
grounds nearly half the poles were blown down.
Last week left the hops altogether in a very precarious
state, a great deal of the burr showing no symptom
of growing out ; but the weather this week, on some
occasions being very warm, has caused the burr to
develope into hops very fast, and enabled those out to
grow rapidly. Much mould is to be met with at
placelasr.geTghreowgetnheral appearances are stillin favour
of a

ARTIFICIAL EYES.
i
r officesc , k b by ionf vthe;
A number of gentlemen assembled Anne's
and Eye and Ear Institution, Rose-hill,
oloe- bill, .
00 onl ,
oof nD Dirl.o njoatyt i an fgt
he ranmo oann,
d tabouthe h twoono oar
institution, to witness the method ofadoafpttihneg
artificial
eyes to persons who had had the misfortune to lose the
sight of one or both eyes. The form
eye is exactly that of the natural eye when open, being
' convex, of about the thickness of a rather thin glass, and
forms a beautiful covering to the sightless orb. Of
course the size, shape, and colour of the eye have to be
regulated and adapted according to the requirements of
each case. Out of the number of cases presented during
the afternoon, no two were alike. The eye is placed in
its position in an instant, and removed again in little
more time, and both operations are effected without
giving the slighest pain to the patients. The instanta-
neous change in the appearance of the patients is as
pleasing as it is surprising. The natural expression of the
countenance is restored as if by magic. In cases where the
eyelids have become considerably contracted it would
be necessary to use a small one at first, and progress to
the proper size by degrees. A number of the persons
submitted for the experiment were selected from the
natiente who have been under the treatment of Dr. Not-
tingham in the institution; but several were strangers,
and had been afflicted with loss of sight in one or both
eyes for several years. They were of both sexes, and
varyingin age from that of an infant of about eighteen
months to fifty years. Ia several cases the sight of one
eye had been restored under the treatment of Dr. Not-
tingham thoneh the patient was quite blind when en-
tering the institution. There were several hale young
men, and two or three young women servants so cireufn-
stanced, and it was astonishing to observe how com•
pletely the natural expression was restored to the face.
One interesting case was that of a respectable young
woman, about sixteen years of age, who lost her right
eye about nine years ago, through receiving a stab
with a pair of scissors. She possessed good features,
but, through the loss of her eye the expression was
destroyed. It was most gratifying to see bow delighted
she was to observe (in a looking-glass) the miraculous
change that had been made in her appearance. There
were several cases of persons under 14 years of age, who
had lost the sight of an eye through severe cold when
infants. The case of a respectable mulatto woman de
serves to bu particularised, because M. Boissoneau
de-
tected instantly that sho had an artificial eye which had
been badly placed, having had an oblique instead of a
horizontal direction. The poor woman was in ecstasy
when she found that an eye had been itLerted and re-
moved without the slightest pain, for she said she ha,:
" suffered martyrdom" to have the former inserted.
Many other cases might be particularised, but the effect
in all was much the same—what was a deformity was
to a wonderful degree restored to its pristine appear-
ance, in many cases challenging detection by the ob•
server. The proceedings, which occupied the whole af-
ternoon, were terminated by votes of thanks to M.
Soissonnean, Dr. Nottingham, and the chairman.—
Liverpool Mercury.