The Sun.
London, England, 1831-06-21 00:00:00

POLAND.

EXTRACT OF A rriIVATE LETTER FROM AN Orr iAt

THE POLISH AESIT.).

" You nee, my dear friend, that I take the earliest op•
portnnity of answering your last welcome letter, which
found me in the turmoil and confusion of the camp. You
mention the art ival of C ; I have not seen him ; nor
haie I yet been introduced to the two other English gen-
tlemen who have joined our army. We thank them for
their sympathy and courage, but it would be far better if
any generals or superior officerd could be sent to join us.
" We have just been fighting a great battle at Ostro-
lenka. Our army has lost a considerable number of men,
but not above half what the Russians lost. Before this
battle at Ostrolenka my regiment had been employed in
driving the Imperial Guards beyond the frontiers : we
were continually falling in with foraging parties, and took
a large quantity of baggage. At Lomz awe took spoil to
the value of more than a million (40,0001.) Amongst
other things the carriage of a General i❑ the Guard.
(Bistron), the trunks of all his staff, and all sorts of luxu-
ries, so that our soldiers are now feasting on tea and
coffee, served up in plate: we have, moreover, seized 300
magnificent saddle-horses. It was very great fun to hunt
in the trunks of these gentlemen : we found many letters,
one in particular, in which one brother writes to another
I beg you, my dear brother, to sell me your servsnt ;
I will give you between 100 and 200 paper ruble for
him. - I hope you have got rid of your valet-de-chambre
(who w :s a freeman), and that after six months' trial you
are convinced that these free servants are a bore."

"At the battle of Ostrolenka two of my brothers
had horses killed under them. Have had two killed
under me; the second had his belly shot away by a can-
non-hall, which tore away the sole of my hoot, but I es-
caped with a very slight contusion. My eldest brother
has had a trifl;ng wound in his breast, but otherwise we
hive all five of us escaped without injury.
" We have now had a week's repose, and the Russians
have not dared to attack us, but I hope and expect that
we shall march against them in a day or two at any rate;
but we have still tough work (do fit a retordre) before it
is over.

"Good bye, my de tr friend—may God bless you
write to rrr., as 1 will to you, if I live."

THE DISTRESSED IRISH.

Notice was on Sunday given to the congregations at all
the Roman Catholic chapels in London, by order of their
Bishop, Dr. Bramston, that on Sunday next, after each of
the masses, a collection will be made for the relief of the
poor people now perishing by famine in Ireland. There are
ten Catholic chapels in London, besides others in all the
suburban places.
The churchwardens of Christchurch, Surrey, paid to the
committee for the relief of the distressed Irish the sum of
601. Bs. 11d., received by them after a most appropriate
sermon preached on Sunday morning last by the Rev. J.
V. Povah, B.A , evening preacher at the 'Magdalen Hos-
pital, from Isaiah xli. ver. 17.
On Sunday, the 19th instant, a collection for the relief
of the Irish peasantry was made at St. Andrew's Scotah
Church, near Bedford-square, Commercial-road, amount-
ing to 16/. 3s. 6d.

The congregation assembling in Stepney Meeting, mder
the care of the Rev. Dr. Fletcher, made collections last
Sunday for the relief of the sufferers in Ireland, which
amounted to 1251.

A collection was made at Holland Chapel, Brixton-
road, for the benefit of the starving Irish, on Sunday last,
after two sermons preached by the Rev. Dr. Styles, when
661. was contributed, and since forwarded to the committee.

On Friday evening last an excellent sermon was preached
at Radford Church, by the Rev. N. Arms•rong, B.A.
of Dublin, when the sum of 47/. was collected for the
relief of the suffering Irish. On Wednesday evening the
Name clergyman delivered a powerful and affecting appeal
in behalf of his famishing countrymen in St. John's church,
Derby, when the liberal sum of 701. was collected.

LONDON MARKETS.

PRICE OF BREAD.

The highest price of Bread in the Metropolis is 10d. tot the
41b. Loaf. There are others who sell from X,d. to 13.4 d. below
that price.

PRICE OF SEEDS.—June 20,

. ....
New Engiishßed Clover Seed (per Cwt.) —s. 70s. fine -.4.10:'4.
Old Ditto Ditto , —s. —s. fine —s. —4.
New Foreign Ditto.— ...... 575. 70s fine —s.llW.
Old Ditto
New White Clover 4os. GOs. fine —s. 70s.

Old Ditto Di

—s. 50s. fine —s. 655.

Vew Trefoil ..--- . —s. 20s. fine —s. 40s.
31d Ditto ,........— —s. 15s. fine —s , 203.
Rib Grass -- —10 s. 255. fine 30s. 355.
English Carraway Seed s. —s. 50s. fine 565.
Foreign Ditto
Voriander ........—..... .-----.. —s. 60s. fine —s. 08s.
St. Foin 4er Quarter)......... —s. '75.5. tine 80s. 82s.
Rye Grass .—.-- --. —s. —s. new 20s, 255.
Pacey Ditto —......... „..... 40s. 455. new —a. —s.
Linseed, for feeding .-- —s. 50s. fine —s. sfis.

Ditto, for crushing.
Canary Seed, New.
' 'itto Old

445. 455. —s. fine —s.
—s. 70s. fine —s. 955.
—s. —s. fine —s.