The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-21 00:00:00

THE. POLISH BALL.

We (Post) copy the following from the •Hanikurgh
Borsenhalk, of June .14, as received ,fri3nithat paper's,
London correspondent, without, however, iri the least;
guaranteeing the authenticity of the document:—;
"LONDON, JUNE 11.—The Duchess of 8041450,,
whose name stood at the head of, the list of ladies whO
patronised the Polish Ball, which took place yesterday,"had addressed a note to Baron trunnow, the Russian:
Minister here, expressing her regrets,.pd the
ness of the Lady ratroness to postpone the huff ta fur,
ture day, if the Emperor should wish it. ;By is Jinn:
genial Majesty's command the Duchess 'received the:
following reply
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"MY DXAR DUCHESS,—A tlionsanclnks
friendly communication with mglittl,t9Aheatiiityf 13alt
which is to take place on Mond gte "Ith•lnsol44 ft,
the purpose of assisting Poles-in distress•residiug in this'
country. I have not failed to lab' before' his Majesty.
what you have been kind enough to say on the subject.
Before, however, I did so, IT& quite sure of hii Ma.
jesty's intentions, and I am now extremely happy to be
authorised to communicate to you, my' dear Duchess,'
that the benevolent objecewbiehthe Juliet of the Ball
Committee havein view, cannot 'possibly meet with any
kind of objection. His Majesty is not personally ad-
, quaiiltpd with the ladies at the hiad of the Committee;
but, as to the benevolent institution itself, I have only to
inform you, that 'in ease the subscription list has not
closed yet, and an additional sum to the funds at your
disposal should be desirable, or requisite, I have been
commanded' to sign my name for any sum which you
May think pro Per to mention, for the fulfilment of your
benevolent intentions.—Yours, &c.
• - (Signed) , ". BRUNNOW.
" ' Her,Grace the Duchess of Somerset. "
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We have this-moment been favoured with a copy of
the lecture •of Mr: Capps, recently delivered at the Bri-
tish Coffee-house; on the currency plans of Sir Robert
Teel, showing their tendency and. probable effects—or
rather, ittnight,be said,-their errors and most danger-
°usloildency. We think Mr. Capps has rendered an
impprtant service to truth on this Most vital of all ques-
tions by so prompt a Publication. has,,indeed, done
his best to arrest the monster evil. We shall take more.
paricutar netid of this pamphlet. •
HAYMAKING IN Tun VICINITY Or -WINIMIOR.--4.
The late,eicessive drought, which continued foripwards
'of eleven weeks, has caused the most serious inkiry,to the
hay crops throughout the county of Berks. Mr. Cantrell;
au 6:K611BI-re farmer at Old Windsor, mowed eight acres
r-of-grass land on Monday list, , and the Whole , produce
!iwas carried off the ground at once in -a- cart, which,
Wits not above three-parts loaded. Tha same quantity
of land upon Mr. Cantrell's farm last year yielded:
,upwards of sixteen loads of bay. The grass land
upon the farm of Mr. Stroud, at Clewer, will yield this'
year, upon the average, not more than from two to
three trusses of hay per acre ; and this, it is much
feared, will be the general average throughout a
great portion of the county of Berks. The Armers
are naturally looking forward to a good second crop,
should the weather prove favourable ; but upon many
landathnlong-continued drought and snitrtclays have
so completely injured the Mai.:and destroyed vegeta-
tion, that a very trifling improvement in that.lute• crops.
is expected to be the result. Hay, within the last two
months, has risen in price from 65 to 75 per cent.