The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-10 00:00:00

THE WEAT.HER IN THE BALTIC.

SWINEMUNDE, April 6.—The bay is filled with ice by
the late prevailing northerly winds. Much ice is coming
down the river. Weather very mild. Wind N.N.E.
ROSTOCK, April 6.—The weather has been fine since
the 29th of March. The river and roadsteads are free,
but large banks of ice are still to be seen drifting at sea.
STRALSUND, April 7. —A thaw, with rain, set in a few
days since, and which still continues. The ice in the
harbour and roadstead has become very weak, and the
reopening of the navigation is expected in a few days.
The ice at sea was in full movement yesterday, and had
nearly all been driven away by the S.E. and E. winds.

The Earl of Hardwicke, who left London for Paris
with the Earl of Malmesbury, ten days since, will return
to town to-day.
The Duke and Duchess de Brabant were to leave
Alexandria on the 26th ult. for Jaffa, whence, after
visiting Jerusalem, they were to return to Europe.
His Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland left
town this morning for Dublin, accompanied by his pri-
vate chaplain, the Rev. Walter Cryke ; his private secre-
tary, Major Ponsonby; the Hon. Miss Lascelles; and Mr.
Chas. Wm. Grenfell, M.P., and the Hon. Mrs. Grentill.
Upon arriving this evening at Holyli,md, his Excellency
ai.d suite will pass the night there, crossing over to the
Irish coast by special boat to-morrow morning. His Ex-
cellency will enter the Irish capital in state at half-past
two the same day (Wednesday).
The King of the Belgians received on Friday, at a
private audience, M. A. Barret, the French minister at
Brussels, previously to the hon. gentleman's departure
fur Paris, where he is to spend the Easter holidays.
The name of the Rev. Dr. Stanford is removed from
the list of the Vice-regal Chaplains, some person having
communicated to Lord Carlisle that the rev. gentleman
had been dismissed as Chaplain to the North Dublin
workhouse for proselytising tendencies.
The Governor-General of India has raised the salary
of Dr. O'Shaughnessy, the superintendent of electric
telegraphs in India, to 3,6001. per annum. The doctor
has been informed that the increase has been given, not
only in acknowledgment of bis valuable services, but be-
cause, bad he retaained at the Mint, his salary would
have ken higher than that which he has hitherto re-
ceived as superintendent of electric telegraphs.
ON DIT.— We understand that the lovely and accom-
plished daughter of a neighbouring baronet is shortly to
be led to the hymeneal altar by a gentleman of immense
wealth, now a resident of France. The lady alluded to
is possessed of a very large fortune in her own right.—
Munster News.
CARDINAL WlSEMAN.—Letters from Naples state that
Cardinal Wiseman is to be appointed Librarian of the
Vatican, in the place of Cardinal Mai.
EARL OF SEFTON V. BOPWOOD.—LIVERPOOL, Mon-
day.---The further examination of witnesses occupied the
court the whole day, and the court was again adjourned.
DRURY LANs.—Tills theatre was to have re-opened
last ni;;Lit with a new operatic company, but a bill was
posted at the doors, announcing the postponement of the
performances until' another evening.
The season of the Royal Italian Opera commences on
Thursday with Rossini's opera Le Coynte Ory. The fol-
lowing are advertised to appear :—Mdlle. Bosio, Mdlle.
Didi4e, Mdlle. Marai, M. Zelger, Signori Tagliafico,
Gard ini, and Mei. An important addition has been
made to the company in the person of Madame Ruders-
dorff.

purchases' fur the British Museum, at the
We learn that a magnificent antique statue, in red
I.2.Btatethsleale ofwas M. Collot's collection at Paris. Ex-King
Jerome attempted to become its purchaser, in order that
he might present it to the Museum of the Louvre. M.
Co!lot was formerly Director of the Paris Mint.
Commercial letters from St. Petersburg, dated the
31st ult.. state that business in produce was at a
stand still. The price of tallow was nominally 117 on
the spot, and 117.101, for delivery in August. The ex-
change on London was quoted 361 to 9-16 d.
From.the last accounts from the Peninsula the screw
steamer Natal was high up on the beach. There was a
great deal of water in her, but this was owing to the sea
beating over her. Two commanders of vessels had
started from Cadiz to survey her. She is only 680 tons
burden.
The Emigration Gommissionera have chartered the
Algiers to sail from Birkenhead to Adelaide on the 10th
of May, the Cairng,orm to sail from Plymouth for Port-
land Bay on the 17th of May, and the Eliza to sail from
Plymouth for Sydney en the 24th of May.
The following are the new directors of the General
Screw Company, viz. :—N. R. Ackworth, E,q., R.
Currie, Esq., Henry Farndell, Esq., Joshua Lockwood,
Esq., J. S. Margetson, Esq., C. Morrison, Esq., Ed-
ward Warner, Esq., M.P., Captain H. Shuttlewortb,
and Colonel Underwood.
BRAZIL.—From Brazil there are accounts of great
discoveries in the province of Maranham, between
Maranham and Para ; but the probability is they hive
been much exaggerated, to serve the purposes of a com-
pany which is said to have been got up to work them
with a nominal capital of 100,0001.
AGRA AND UNITED SERVICE BANE.—At the half-
yeazly sleeting of this company, held at Calcutta on the
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14th of February, the profits for the six months were
stated at 43,430/., which, after providing for a dividend
at the rate of 9 per cent, per annum, as wUI as for a
loss of 6,1161. sustained at the Madras branch, left 5,561/.
to be carried to the reserve fund, which is intended to be