The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-24 00:00:00

TEE TVEATHEIt IN THE BALTIC.

STOCKHOLM, April 13.—There is no probability of the
navigation being open for two or three weeks at the
earliebt.

RIGA, April 13.—The ice in the Duna broke up, and.
began to drift off the White Church yesterday. From
the White Church to the Fortress the water is open.
In the channel to sea the ice is firm. The ice in the
roadstead ig loose.

ROSTOCK, April 13.—Since the 13th of April the ice
has entirely disappeared, and the navigation is open,
several vessels having entered, and others left the har•
hour. Weather fine, wind N.W. _ _

PILLAU, April 13.---The first steamer from Konigsberg
arrivoi to clay ; the river may therefore be considered al

vigabl:,

TRIIIBLII AND FATAL ACCIDENT AT TIIE CRIIIILIN
GIIEAT VIADUCT.—A terrib!c accident has occurred,
thtrough a simple mi,tako on the pirt,of one of the work-
In'en;_a:t the,Crurniin Gi'or.t Viaduct, South Wafts. Three.
of the colosal, iron girikr,,, which, stretch. from the stone'
.pier to the first per on the oppoeitosido of the vidley,lad
been properly fixed .in their 'pl.scee, and a fourth had
been .raised, and-was in.progreas of being secured Jitter the .
others, when a - workman,' ?tamed George Batmieter,
rniFapprehending; it is stippaEfe 4, the orders of the fore-
man "of the' works; George- IveP, knheked -away the
wooden supporters before the girder bad been fastened.
The girder, which was of great weight, immediately 'fell ,
outward; and being fastened by means of chains to the
other three, they were also drawn out with it, and the
whole fell with a tremendous crash, carrying with it a mass
of platform work, and snapping immense bulks as easily as
it they werereeds. The foreman Ives, and George Bannister,
who were standing on the girder at the time, were
carried with the f tiling mass, and were both killed ; and
two other men, who were beAriding the girder, were
also carried down with it, but, marvellous to relate,
escaped with comparatively slight injuries. The weight
of the mass which fell could not have been less than 200
, tons, but luckily the girders are not hurt. Ives, the
foreman, was a workman of great experience, and had.
before bad some very narrow escapes with his life. In
December last, when some of the saxie work fell, he had
his leg broken.

DESPATCII or BUSINESS IN THE COURT OF CHAN-
CRRY.—A bill brought from the House of Lords on the
30th ult. proposes to make further provision for the more
speedy and efficient despatch of business in the High
Court .of Chancery, by appointing an additional.
junior clerk to each of the Chief Clerks, and by
the aryointment of additional junior clerks hereafter,
if necessary. In the Report-office of the Court of
Chancery, the office of Master of Reports and Entries
is to be abolished from the first occurrence of a

vacancy, and the hu4ness of the seid office will.thenee-
forth be conducted under the superintendence and con-
trol of the Clerks of Records and Writs, and Epteripg
Clerks under the Registrars. A. provision!is made for
the continuance of the allary of the present Master of
Reports and Entries, Mr. James Thomas Fry. The
salaries of the present Clerks of Records and Writs may
be increased by the Lord Chancellor if he shall deem
the duties devolving upon them too extensive in pro-
portion to their present salaries, such additional salaries
not to exceed 2001. a year each. The Lord Chancel-
lor is also empowered to grant a retiring allowance
of 1001. a-year to Mr. Alexander M'Kean, employed in
the Report-office for 25 years, and now superannuated.
Solicitors appointed to administer oaths under the 16th
and 17th of Victoria, chap. 78, are to exercise their
powers only at their place of business, except'when at.
tending sick persons. The bill also proposes to vest in
the Lord Chancellor the ground and buildings of the
said court, situate in Southampton-buildings, Chancery'
lane, with powers of leasing and sale thereof.
NEW YORK.—The commercial advises from New York
this week are uninteresting. The present steamer has
brought 146,0001. in gold, and the Union, which sailed
three days previously, but has not yet arroivredi_s!
60,0001., a portion of which is probabl,y. %L%
These continued shipments had caused a 1_
f 'had 48 yet been.
ness in the stock market; altlioUgh tlr.sei _
teey drawn by
said consequently every pros-
bill by the
tnboe
csopnetcriaecrtieotnu returns
doifs
ctohuen
t,. backs.
T h and
bi I had
had
oisoo, on their New
Page, Bacon, and Co., S
mption, bad been refused
of
afere Produced dui-
hffeege,Ba tu re analogous to that adopted
again bare to suspend. The chief
Ypaecoccretkptthaaagntecnteh,tse,ayntdo,Lte
New York State
the State of Maine, prohibiting
a next, and
e, prohibiting the
some time back in
and
been the passage
retail sale of liquors, . establishing a fine equal to 2/,
event of the week will
Lad
for drunkenness in any
sterling public place. The
measure to take effect from the 4th of July
measure
as the anneal importation of foreign liquors i
York has been at the rate of abeut 2,00nt0 New
the extent to which it will affect 0,000/. sterling,
serious. It is very doubtful, this trade may be
however,
will be maintained for any lengthened whether the law
mean-
while, as no such restriction . period, and e
of New Jersey, whichis merely
in the adjoining State:
results, as far as Ncity
ew York Y separated by a ferry, its
divert a large portion of the is concerned, will be to
traffic to that quarter. •
ST. PETERSBUP G.— The letters from St. Petersburg
gate that warm weather
and heavy rains promised anearly ()penile, of
the navigation. From Riga, according
to adviees of the 16th in- •
,t. it appears that-the ice in the
river had broken four days' previously, and caused the
water to lisp higher than at any periodsince 1829. The
flood soon subsided, but not until
iit
had
damaged.
much
Property, and destroyed all the reads round the town.
From the Sound it is mentioned that the captains of the
English cruisers had intimated there tbat the blockade
would be established as soon as the ships could reach the
respective ports.
THE' ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS.—A return obtained by
Mr. Rich, M.P., shows that the cost of, the further
papers relative to the recent Arctic expeditions, presented
to both Houses of Parliament in Jan. last, amounted to
1,6851.—viz , 3971. foi printing, 6151. for lithography,
&c., and 6721. for paper. The number of copies printed
was 2,000 of which 475 were supplied to the House of
1 Lt;rds, 700 to the House of Commons, 160 to the Jour=
I nal-office, 140 to the aale:ofAvel and 200 to tIA Aclaii-
pity Oa WY. . ---- _._

THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.
Tinder the management of Mr. Buckstooe.
THIS EVENING,

Will be performed FRA DIAVOLO. Characters by Messrs
siras geeyee, Weies, Manvers, J. T. Haines, Farquharson, and W
Warren; Mrs. Sims Reeves, and Madame Weiss,
After which, a new Extravaganza, called THE NEW HAY•
IMAMS-ET SPRING MEETING, 1855.
To conclude wi h A KISS IN THE DARE.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-ST ABET.
'Under the Management of Mr. Cmanza Ewe.
• THIS EVENING,
IVIII be performed LIVING TOO FAST,
To be followed by FAUST A%13 MARGITERITM. ?rinelP'
characters by Messrs. C. Kean, I). Fisher, Raymond, Oahele, an
•
Baker ; Mrs. Winstan'ev, Misses C Lec+ercq, Daly, and E. Terry.
To conclude with (12th time) a Romance, in two acts, entitle,
THE MULETEER OF TOL,I,DO ; or, King. Queen, and Knave.

THEA.TRL ROYAL ADELPHI•
Pro Victor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress. Ms ltune Celesta.
THIS EVENINNG•
Will h• performed the Drama entitled THE MYSTERIOUS
rRANGEB.
To e•metide N./1h A AT EDITION' OF TTIE FAIRY TALT S
p? 'BOTHER with numerous highly-hly-coloared

RIYAL OLYMPIizi TIILATAS.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan.
EVENING,_ _

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,Tat be performed a Cornedietta, called LAW
Me-srs. A. Wigan, G. Vining, Cooper, EanveLs
characters ny
and Miss Ca-A:et n.
After which, ICI; L OR CURE. , Characters by Messrs. Robson,
ginery. and F. Vining ; Mrs. A. wig in and Miss Bromley.
To be followed
THEe Fairy Extravaganza, called T;:E YELLOW
DWARF A.,.4D KING OF GOLL) ALINES.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Under the direction of Was Rebecca Isaacs.
THIS EVENING,

Wilt be performed Donizetti'a Opera of THE DAUGHTER (1'
TFIE REGIMENT.
After which, KING QUEER AND HIS DAUGHTERS THREE.
To conclude with THE WATERMAN.

ASTLETS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke.
Great and Glorious success !
Novel Performances of the Dwarf Elephants.
THIS EVENING.
An interesting•Equidrama called, THE FIELD AGAINST THE
FAVOURITE!
After which, the matchless SCENES in the ARENA, in which
Miss Emily Cooke will appear.
To conclule with a lively Afterpiece.
A new Military Act Drop, painted by Fenton, has been added to
the Embellishments.
Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W
Waft. Actin, mg...v... Mr- w. cooks- Zquoatriaa Director,
Mr: v. Cooke, jun.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tats DAY —Morita; 51 min.after 6 I
Evening23min a't. 7
Te.mosiovi...liernins; 3 min.after 8 Eveni..g 48 min. aft. 8

THE WEATHER.—Sum 011101, April. 24.
THZIWOHZTZB, IN THZ SHADE.
57—highest since neon yesterday.
40—lowest this morning and during the night.
63—this day, at noon.
BAROXZTZE, 30.33—falling.
Wrwn, N.N.W.—Light and variable, with fine, mild,
sunshiny weather.

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LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1855.

We are heartily glad to see Mr. LAYARD in
vigorous and uncompromising opposition to all
the inisdoings, and omissions to do, of our self-
chosen governors. His speech at Liverpool does
the highest honour to his patriotism and sound
common sense. We only hope he will act in
Parliament worthily of his convictions--that he
will give notices and act on thew. He showed
in his impassioned appeal last Friday to the lead-
ing merchants of Liverpool that he was thoroughly
aware of the disgraceful nature of the proposals
which were the basis of the Vienna Conference ;
and he denounced as cruelty as well as folly a
war which was to end in such extravagant conces-
sions to Russian and Austrian despotism. He
gave also, from personal knowledge, a withering
description of the miserable incompetency of the
officials in our Foreign-office, and the ineptness of
our Ambassador at Vienna. Indeed a more
damning exposure of our Government and
its naval and military servants we have not
read of late. He says that the House of
Commons must assert its power and demand,
ere it is too late, a thorough-going reform of the
whole machinery of State. Let him, then, lead
the van, let him throw himself upon the peoplo.
His views have been applauded by them every-
where ;he sees that he has but spoken out what
all hearts are full of. Let him head a movement
in which he is sure to be supported ; let him ap-
peal to the nation if the House of Commons will
not adequately back him, and he will become to
our Foreign policy what COBDEN was to Free
Trade. If Parliament were dissolved he would
supersede Mr. Connior as the West Riding mem-
ber for the wants of the present time.
We suppose most of our readers, even such as
might chance to differ from us, are now of one
opinion about the value, rather we should say,
the transparent roguery, of the Four Points.
None can doubt now the infernal complicity of
Austria with Russia. The Moniteur has told us,
with authority, what doubtless the Coburgs would
have better liked untold, that owing to Austria
we dared not advance on the Danube ; Lord JOHN
has told us that waiting on her delayed the expe-
dition to Sebastopol. Correspondence has told us
that her brutal officers are murdering the wives
of Moldavians, stabbing the remonstrant hus-
bands, and fighting with the unarmed inhabitants
till driven out of Bucharest by arms furnished by
despair. The Conference has told us that she has
struggled to dissever her policy from that of the
Allies ever since the specially Austrian Points
were agreed to, it being now quite evident that
she will never spend a, kreutzer, or sacrifice a sol-
dier, to fight against her brother despot. And this,
Englishmen ! this is the scoundrel power to
which a Belgian Coburg is married, and with
which the Allies continue to coquet up to this
date. It is enough to make any honest man's
blood curdle in his veins to think of the miseries
entailed on us by this accursed diplomacy. Aus-
tria is the foe of the Allies—the murderer of their
troops. She it is who prevented their advance to
Bessarabia and Odessa, who delayed their attempt
on Sebastopol till the season made it dangerous,
and who then liberated Russian "reinforcements
from the Danube," to march through the Odessa
we had spared, and who thus almost-directly mur-
dered thousands of our brave men by the mere
force of
/mesbers. All the administrative blun-
dweiltnalLicrodovetent and heartless Cabinet told
aatzuctiveness on our troops through
the Satan.
le and Iluasi • •
Will En anteing duplicity of Austria.
wvca'ac
policy ? shall y longer such murderous
with impunity ? If we must
dare to continue it
too, is it to be for suchtilarrusat have loans, and taxes
Isittobe
subterfugesasthePourpaiZed, nay, mischievous
while the vilest despot fa orwaitina
roily of
wooed to fighting against Europe
a is to be
her km•
been faiZatt:from
We believe that Austria has
it more than
beginning to end. We think
possible that even her seemingly ant. an
i-Russian
words and deeds were but profound
nocrisy.
The Power which can act the dastard part she is
now doing at Vienna is base enough for anything.
It really is high time that the House of Commons
Should take Austria and Germanism into its Own
hands; that, undeterred by threats about "compli-
catiens" and the like, it should demand every paper
pertaining to the Conference, an account of every
verbal representati
'on made to and by our Minister
there, and
r -
.declare by a decisive vote that it is
contrary to pub
loo!erality, to public honour, and
to public interest atike.t o admit-her-to any fy,-1111(17)
*re ija the leiti"lellt °ftheEastern qnsstion. But