The Sun.
London, England, 1834-08-20 00:00:00

GERMAN PAPERS.

POLAND, JULY 31.—The shock which the events of late
years gave the country is partly over, and the confidence be-
tween the Government and the governed seems gradually to
revive. Yet the effects are still severely felt, for though trade
is recovering, it will be long before we can in fact repair the
great losses that we have sustained. One of the chief
sources of our prosperity is agriculture, which has, however,
suffered greatly, and is far from being what it would have been
but for that melancholy catastrophe. Last year it afforded us
some profit, as we had a pretty good harvest, and the prices
rose in consequence of the exportation to Russia. But
this year we are threatened with the same distress that
afflicted the Russian empire last year. The drought has done
very great injury, especially in those provinces the soil of
which is sandy. We fear greatly for the cattle lest they should
want food in the winter. We hear similar accounts from
Gallicia and Hungary, and some from Russia, so that corn is
likely to become much dearer in the spring than it now is.
MAYENCE, Auc. 4.—The season is now so far advanced
that an opinion may be formed of the result of the harvest.
There are few places from which the accounts are quite satis-
factory. The vintage will be very productive, and the wine is
reported to be remarkably good. In many places it is feared
that there will not be casks enough for the new wine, and the
Government has, therefore, as on former occasions, taken the
necessary measures that the poorer country poople may be
provided with the casks that they need.
OFFENBACH, Auo. 12.—The preaching of the peasant
Hermann has come to a sudden end. Yesterday afternoon
the Magistrates of the district appeared with gendarmes in
Ifermann's house, and after a short examination, put him
into a chaise that was ready at the back of the house to convey
him to Darmstadt. About 2,000 persons assembled in front
of his house to see what was going on. The military occu-
pied all the avenues and kept off the crowd till it was certain
that the prisoner was on the road to Darmstadt. Besides the
gendarmes he had an escort of 80 soldiers, with their arms
loaded.

Hermann's mother and sister are this morning gone to Darm-
stadt,to make application in favour of him.---FranVon
Papers, tug. 13.

BAVARIA, Ace. 13.—The countries of Eastern Europe,
Russia, Poland, Hungary, Prussia, Silesia, Bohemia, Moravia,
and even Austria, have suffered from extraordinary drought
since the commencement of the spring. All the month of
May was without rain. The thermometer ( Reaumur) frequently
marked 25 degrees of heat; at Revel it was at 28. Slight
stormy showers fell in the month of June, but the heat conti-
nued unabated, with the exception of two or three nights of
frost, which occasioned great damage in the low grounds. The
husbandmen, who expected rain as usual at the summer so-
latice, saw their hopes frustrated; July was a disastrous month,
rivers, brooks, and springs were dried up ; the leaves of the
trees became yellow ; corn was greatly damaged, and the
meadows still more so. The grain was obliged to be carried
a great distance to be ground, in consequence of the mills
having been stopped for• want of water. To heighten the ca-
lamity, the crops of potatoes also failed. One of the chief
results of this state of things is, that the agriculturist is
obliged to get rid of a great part of his cattle at any price.
In Prussia the best cows sell for 5 or 6 dollars, a good horse
for 10 or 15. The governments are put to extraordinary ex-
penses for their cavalry. Hay and straw are beyond all price.
—Allyenteine Zeitung.
BERLIN, AUG. 11.—Charles X. has suddenly disposed of
all his jewels to three jewellers, one of Berlin, another of Vi-
enna, and the third of. Paris ; the sale was conducted at Top_
Litz. The Duchess of Berry comes very often to Prague, and
after some hours returns to Branders. Her consort usually
accompanies her. The persons attached to the suite and the
Princess come every day to the town, and put a great deal of
money into circulation, of which they appear to have plenty.
If the Bourbons should depart, Prague would feel it severely,
for Charles X. and his suite also make a large expenditure.—
Swabian Mercury. .
GENEVA, Ace. 12.—The summit of Mount Blanc was
reached on the 18th ult. by two travellers from Savoy, who
at half-past 12 accomplished this arduous undertaking ; but
notwithstanding the hour, the cold was so intense that they
were unable to make the observations and experiments they
had projected. In their descent, nearly exhausted by fatigue,
they were enveloped, at about half-past four in the afternoon,
when they arrived on the plateau of the Grand Mulet, still
8,000 feet above the level of the sea, in a storm so tremendous
that they gave themselves up as inevitably lost. They did
not reach the first chalet, and get shelter from their danger
till one o'clock at night.—Journal de Geneve.