The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-19 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DA Y. ;

LONDON, Feb. 19.—Wind and weather this day at
noon, moderate breeze from E.N.E., and flue, clear, frosty
weather. The Thermometer indicated early this morning
degs. of frost, the Mercury having fallen to 5 degs. In
some parts of the country it has been 6 degs. below Zero,
making 33 degs. of frost. This has been the severest
winter since 1814. The fairway between and below the
bridge is very narrow, and the sides are now a fine sheet of
unbroken ice of considerable thickness. Business at the
wharves and docks, &c., may be considered as almost en-
tirely suspended.
SOUHIEND, Feb. 17.—A one-masted vessel is sunk in 4
fathoms, near the Nora Buoy, and is supposed to have
been run down.

MALDON, Feb. 17.—Part of a vessel's stern, carved, ap-
parently Dutch, also a seaman's chest, have been picked
up. The river is full of ice, and everything is blocked up
for four or five miles down.

PORTSMOUTH. Feb. 18.—Wind, E. by N. Arrived—
Robert M. Slornaip, from New York, far Antwerp ; H.M.S.
Basilisk, North Sea. Sailed—Pandora, for Balaklava.—
The Zicor, from Havre to Hartlepool,• arrived here, had
boon on chore on the Boulder.

HARWICH, Feb. IS.—The Triton (brig), of and from
Cowes, is aground on the beach point. The John Duff
(schooner), of Macduff, grounded on the Pye Sand,,and
was assisted off very very leaky.
PLYMOUTH, Feb. 17.—Wind, E.N.E. Arrived—Mer-
chantman, from Calcutta. During the violent gale of yes-
terday the D'Auvergue (ship), of Jersey, parted both
cables, and drove athwart the hawse of the Hilda (brig), of
Newcastle ; the latter lost bowsprit, &c., and tho former
damaged her bulwarks, &c., and went on the western
bank, where she boat heavily. The Nimrod (schooner), of
Bristol, after striking on the western bank, was ruu on the
mud.

LIMERICK, Feb. 17.—The European (s. s.), for London,
wont on shore on Coopei's Rock, near Tarbert, last even-
ing, came off very leaky, and was run on the mud; she
will discharge.
DUNKIRK, Feb. 17.—The Fame, from Grangemouth, is
on shore west of the harbour ; the ice prevents the ap-
proach of any lighter.
TERCEIRA, Jan. 19.—The Eaglet, of Penzance struck
upon a sunken rock, Jan. 14, and bilged; the greater part
of materials saved, and sold.
DEMERARA, Jan. 25.—The Lotus (barque), nearly
loaded with sugar and rum, for London, was destroyed by
firo on the night of January 22.

The ordinary force of the Bavarian army is 70,000 in-
fantry and 6,600 cavalry.
The Countess de Chamberd left Parana on the Bth for
Modena, on a visit to her brother.
A strong shock of an earthquake was felt at Callao on
the 6th instant, doing, however, very little damage.
In Tuscany seventy Mazzinists have been appre-
hended. In the Pontifical States several political arrests
have likewise been made.
In consequence of the departure from Russia of forelgn
engineers acid workmen several manufacturing establish-
ments in that country have sent agents to Koenigsberg
to procure workmen by offering very high rates of
wages.

Ai
PPROACIIING MARRIAGE IN TTIGLI LIFE.—We under-
stand the Earl of Munskr is on the eve of leading to the
hymeneal altar Mks Erskine, eldest daughter of the
late Hon. Kennedy Erskine and Lady Augusta Gordon
Hallyburton.
SELECT SEATING, CURLING, &I.—ROYAL SURREY
ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—The beautiful sheet of water in
these gardens has been frequented during the last week
by a number of gentlemen, adepts in the art of culling
and skating. The sons of "Auld Scot's" have mustered
in great force.
THE DISASTERS IN THE CRIMEA.—A public meeting,
convened by the Mayor, is to be held in Birmingham, on
Thursday next, to memorialise the 'Legislature on the
necessity of prosecuting the inquiry into the causes of
the disasters in the Crimea, and the system of ap-
pointments in the army and navyl