The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-17 00:00:00

THE BALTIC.

HAMBURG, APRIL 13.—Notwithstanding the diffi-
culty of the passage through the ice in the Sound
and Belts, our advanced squadron has managed to
push its way in part through both, taking good
care that nothing shall pass it at either of those
points of the entrance into the Baltic. The Arro-
gant frigate, 47,* Capt. H. R. Velverton, which
encountered very much floating ice in the Sound,
and lost an anchor'near Elsinore at the commence-
ment of the month, in enoeavonring to make her way
through the Sound to Lanscron a, has attained her ob-
ject, and was, at last advices from that quarter, at an-
chor off the latter place, having the safeguard of the
entire passage in her keeping, a feat that has created
much surprise and admiration among the Swedish
sailors and nautical men generally in that quarter.
She had, however, in some instances to use pow-
der and shot to break up the large ice masses which
came in her way, and to secure her safety. It is
thought that if the breaking up of the ice, even
partially, shall have been confirmed, and which is
said to be the case now, that these- adventurous
vessels will soon be at Gothland, and thenca as
speedily carry out a positive blockade of the Gulfs
of Finland and Bothnia, and thus prevent the fleet
of Merchantmen now awaiting the breaking up of
the ice to pass from the Prussian and Russian ports
in the Baltic to their places of destination, with
very valuable cargoes.

Very much anxiety is manifested by parties in
the ports alluded to, that the various vessels ma.y
bo enabled to get away in time, and the telegraphs
are busily employed in making known the move-
ments of the flying squadron.
It is rumoured generally throughout Germany
that the Russians have been laying in stores of
provisions for a period of 18 months in the for-
tresses of Sweaborg, Helsingforst Cronstadt, Revel,
`Viborg, and other places of defence alone, their sea
coasts, and sinking besides vessels and other objects
to prevent any hostile ships approaching them.
Much apprehension is entertained of the allies
effecting a landing, and laying siege to some of
these places ; for, otherwise, they would hardily
have found it necessary to impose on the already
oppressed Baltic provinces an army of 140,000 men.
APRIL 14.—The Flensburg Zeitung mentions
that, after a strong south-westerly wind, accom-
panied by continual rainy weather, the ice had
nearly all disappeared from the Sound, and, ex-
cepting a small portion between the Custom-house
landing-place, and the Three Crown Battery, the
harbour of Copenhagen may be said to .be open,
and the navigation free again. It has been a
very splendid sight to view the arrival of such a
fleet of merchant ships from Elsinore, anchoring
outside the port, the like of which has never been
seen before ; there are also several British men-of.
war. In our naval harbour the Heckla and Skirner
war steamers were preparing to sail on the 14th
inst., to Kiel, to convey 2,000 men to Zealand, be-
longing to the contingent of the German Bond.
In case the harbour of Kiel be not free of ice,
these troops will have to be embarked at the fortress
of Friedrichsort instead.
A largaviantity of proyitsiounilafi been obipp

at Copenhagen for the British fleet, and Will be
sent off immediately to Elsinore, to meet it
arriving there.
KIEL, April 13.—This morning the British sa!!•
frigates Imperieuse, 50; Captain Watson, and tlig
Euryalus, 50, G. Ramsay, arrived in our harbour;,
everal cargoes of coals have also arrived here fol •
the use of the British ships, and others are eXpecteu.
soon. •;

AUSTRIA. rs‘
A letter from Vienna states that several offiee.,./.
of the French navy are engaaed at present ill visi!
ing and taking plans of the ports of Trebisonk:
Sinope, and Burgas, which circumstance has Pr?'4
bably led to the report that the allies intend
establish strong for at one of these Pointe r
but it is said, on the other hand, that neither °f
these places has been found suitable for a
military
port. post
A letter froin Vienna of the 12th,
Ampt Gazette of Frankfort, in the
Russell and Lord Westmoreland had the bon,
of dining with the Ethperor yesterday. A C°9 of
dent ail conversation between the representatives+
the Allied Powers took place yesterday at the
says :—"Lord Job:
ll'
deuce of Count Bubl. A carriage belonging to '
court has been placed at the dispoFal of M. Dr°llYid
de l'lLlys during his Stay here. He yesterday` ath
a visit to Prince de Metternich, in company ,1,0
the French Ambassador, and remained with tu
Prince for two hours." •

THE VIENNA CON FERE
ot
VIENNA, April 13.—The Eastern question isl 34
progressing favourably. The representatives..vit
England, France, and Austria cpnfer
daily,. s
they have not been able to come to an under
standing, and, in my opinion, are not ce_r,,
likely to do so. It is not my intention to
that there is any danger of a serious rojeun„ra,
standing between Austria and the Western Poll'est,:'
but it does not admit of a doubt that a verY grthe
difference of opinion at present
Black Sea question. The Western Powers andat ;
effeced..
Turkey agree in thinking that the only
way of putting an end to the preponderance 3
Russia in the Black Sea would be to its:
neutral, neutral, and to banish all vessels of war -fretoo-
waters. Austria does not take the aaele —the
prevails on
of things, and displays great anxiety to eavept•
honour of Russia, or rather to prevent the of
peror Alexander being humiliated in the eYe..°
~;
his subjects. The Imperial Government is To •
to have stated exactly how far it will go !ea
the. Western Powers, and hints which have been
dropped induce me to believe that if thentter
be satisfied to leave the Russian fleet its Piro
sent strength, and to keep consuls in all the of
ports in the Black Sea, the active assi,,...stgliedad, '
D
Austria may be secured. Now France, Egg bat
and Turkey have no want of supple statesmen' intl.
it is difficult to suppose that one could be f°,11,,A,
who would be willing to patch up peace on snfecl
unsatisfactory basis. My attention has been called
to the fact, that if the Allies distrust Russia
could keep a fleet of steamers at Gallipoli or Gov ,
stantinuple ; but " safe bind safe find" Isanktilf
lent adage, and those States which are effect
deprived of the power of doing miEchief are the' ,
ones which deserve implicit confidence. If .th•
e'
Western Powers are resolved to insist on the •
s$
trality of the Black Sea—and they can d° war
—they must be fully prepared to continue the • •
without the assistance of Austria.

PRUSSIA. no of ,
We have received our Berlin correspondov
the 13th and 14th April.
The prevailing opinion at Berlin was 11"-- t‘
chances of peace were fast diminishing. epli
The King of Prussia has written a letter
of tbe,
to the autograph letter from the Emperor
French, but its contents have not transpired.
A letter of the 14th says : ta„ that •:'!'
" Travellers just returned from Riga sle'"" are-'
2,000 men, partly convicts and partly troopisiii 4.1
working most assiduously and uninterruPe,asiare '
the fortifications of the harbour ; new w"-Gaasl
being added to those already in existenee.
of heavy calibre are arriving every daY °troolitAt.
armament of these works and additional_
ve
are to arrive very shortly. A number of.ntes.r
that had been freighted during the wolf their •,
Dunanafinde and Riga, in the 'loPes
„svr beiag,
arien
getting off early in the spring/
unloaded again, and their cargoes
frontier ; each
being conveyed' to the land
less, there are at least 45,000 bales of flO, y-
rye
weighing four cwt., lying there waiting for.ttbitina:l'
ante, for the most part of Courland and goodr'sis
growth. There are still larger quantities °l,' rre.
lying at St. Petersburg, and in p] es fUrf-re tieur
moved, the conveyance of which ac the
has been made all but impossible° by -lig,
prices of carriage ; it is intended, however, f
_ npurov,CeerstSbol:.
spring, to cause them to be conveyed' low -13
the benefit of canal navigation. in.
gr. •
" A letter from Copenhagen mentions OP
Buchanan, our Minister, had applied to the Doti
Government with every success to permit all P7O.
lish vessels of war and any vessel bearing 1,-ut ,
nant to pass through the Danish waters vriwi:ois
payment of harbour and bridge dues. This se-ny
also to have been accorded in the last Baltic 03
paign. • , the
" The English steamers that are now lying it'ior
harbour of Landscrona, waiting for the ice to citic,
off somewhat before they proceed into the -lice;
are the Amphion, 34, Key; Cossack, 21, Fansil- 17, •
Esk, 21, Birch ; Tartar, 21, Dunlop; Archer, to. ,
Heathcote ; Desperate, 8; and Arrogant, YeilveroJ
" On the 9th inst. the frigates EurYs'us d 51
Imperieuse, and the corvette Conflict, arriirj3e felt),
Nyborg (about half-way through the Great 4. they
and have taken in coals there ; it appears Oa' Pot
also had been compelled by the drift iee to
back, and had anchored at Reef Ness.
"It is said that there are a number Pf 141:5
Finnish vessels now lying in Gothenburg 15a
along the Swedish coast in general, that 001
come there after the raising of the 11 '
blockade, for the purpose of fetching salt, 411, 0,05,
been surprised and kept there by the 10e• a od.
now run a fair chance of being surprise 000 •
kept by our cruisers, whose early appearance thos
i
to have created no small astonishment tingli9
waters: When the arrival of the first four '...,000;
vessels were signaled to Elsinore by the e°'ajjo •
der of the Cronborg, a general hail of
hallo ! Lugaus' (look out), was addressed by tiot
skippers in the roads to the few Russian CrAh the
were wearily threading their way thrown
drifting ice."
The Madrid journals of the 11th have r,:bons
us. They gave additional details of the ag"
which prevailed on the 9th in that city.

WEST INDIA MAILS. °

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPIL)
s•,i°
•
SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY 311°—
, 56
The Royal Mail steam-ship La Plata' t
ti
Weller, has just arrived with the irg
rgv
Central American, and Pacific mails, in ",it.
Lieutenant Beddick, R.N., Admiralty ugh 1014,""
The latest dates are—Nassau, Ma'reietroA!..4—
Honduras, 20th ; Santa Martha, 27t11.7%
26th ; Hayti, 28th ; Demerara, 25th • 1)003b• 7
30th ; St. Lucia, 27th ; Martinique; '""-
Thomas, April 2d. ll
La Plata brings 76 passengers, and a -,-"r P
of cochineal, indigo, sarsaparilla, and „
duce, and specie value 155,000/. sterling. ftsoo`l,i;
From Jamaica there is no news of of
the Island was healthy. Several conillatt- for
36th Regiment were about to embark
Crimea. ntinti 0
The market was very dull, and stocks Is Pito;
to accumulate. Nothing doing in dry gee-v-4°003'
dull at 3s. 6d. ; sugar quoted 12s. to 16s.
litEtlexcraenrgi7on; logwood,Lorido;l 90 days',
..,nt. P4l
mium ; 60- days', 1'
,2 premium ; on New
'
per cent. who
1 per j'.s" 00,
Her Majesty's ship Calypso was at St: 'tigtiPth
in a leaky state, having been on shore off the 1
The Atrato, with the outward mails of
ter
ult arrived at St. Thomas on the 2d jest,%,t Ode
r At" Grenada the crops had been soiner; r
upted by rain, and the want of dry fee.. ,roPe,toi)
rally complained of where inanufacturlcet
tions had commenced. The rovision iniar 01,
well supplied, with little alteration in prAc.e%t'
-00
From Nicaragua we learn that the Pre' ,ipP-
died on the 12th of March, awl it Nv3.,sls,irec°'
that Commander of' the Forces vie'
die 4
the appointment. 'Oe hoti
The French naval commander in the r3,,cliric-
of gout on the 6th ult. Rear-Admiral )4
was appointed to succeed him.
frein
lii Peru tranquillity prevailed.
dies pie
Our usual files of papers and desP3te not eo
the Spanish Main and Pacific ports have 1)- .lea.
:A SO 9
to hand by this arrival.
Her Majesty's ships President and P.l-,.°(it
from Valparaiso on the 10th of March, I?"ivg p;
supposed)
Petropautouski, and the ren23l:l3dis
t CM of the squ dron was to follow when -°
DEAL, April 16.—The Austerlitz (, r re-if ti b, Air.;
battle ship) got on shore during a dense for, °,,,,i-e 6
rs orA'
Foreland, to-,lay." As all the French Htev3„-ffliol3 A4lO
escorted the Emperor, and several of the -a,esY
dron from off Dover, are in attendance, 0" '7

off at high water to-night,

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AND
°O.etZilliCIAL INT ELLIGEATE.

The cott CITY, Two O'CLOCK. ,
onmarket at Liverpool yester day
dosed Erni, m
eati Y, at steady prices. The sales N pore
rnated at 8,000 bales (1,000 of which wer a for
and 1,000 on speculation), comprisi ag 310
Ea°Yphart. at 51d. to ; 1,500 Surat at 3d. to
and 80 Sea Islands at 10d. to ls. 6d. per
16. rm.
Prices without
Railway share market wr,si flat, and
The viituout any material alteratio'a.
Ller steamerAntelopehas arrived from Australia.
dates-are old.
The La Plata .
14dies. is telegraphed from the West
Time
dition has now been afforded. to consider the con-
,
that should he new loan, and, the probable terms
vert be offered, and we may appropriately
to the opinions expressed in different guar-
0' The Chancellor of the Exchequer, like all
hiB Predecessors, no doubt, since loans were first
tohvellted) has to contend with powerful capitalists,
via° Beek to with
as hard a bargain as possible ;
We while the present system lasts, it will,
the • aPPrehend, never be otherwise. When
intervievir with the city magnates took place
Yeaterd, .
the 0, "Y, it Was at first positively intimated by
Chancellor that he would I...eceive tenders from
denl4artY, but the capitalists present immediately
ch:rrecl) and the Chairman of the Stock Ex-
(11 not hesitate to assert. that such a per-
ajill°111w°111(1 be fatal to the loan." The reason
make enough enough ; con tractors would hesitate to
sott:
Whoa list if exposed to the competition of per-
the got smaller allotments, for in honest truth,
ethe';ea't loan contractor must have his profit like
14y Zenfor the trouble he takes and any risk he
meat:l)P°Bed to run. Thus we find the Govern-
and °
'4 nTrelY at the mercy of a few large firms,
at ote present occasion without even the beue-
reCenVetition among them, as Messrs. Baring
11%4:It!), who alone could compete with Messrs..
tetvie:'l(lBovere not officiallyrepresented at the in-
-111)41.,: and We presume, do not intend to make
but, t.,1-1," On this point we do not write positively,
eolni,Zeu at the best, here are but two firms to
thlit—tc for the loan, and, just supposing the case
ttd tlook,e37°hose by common accord to take a very
t„ljie of affairs— and Baron Rothschild
,-`4 Yesterday of the war probably last-
kiY; iii°ng time, though many think Russia
last-
be e;l;;aecePt the very mild third proposition
'te'eaet I'3 week is over they might either
4ceept tle
loan or compel the Government to
reked very low terms. The Chancellor has no
renelYi while the present system lasts, and the
kkofitan of national subscription opened at the
of
will alone offer protection in such
cog 11,„,", e do hope to see this plan tried even yet,
ng that prejudice and adherence to form
U4a.t
vstr°ug hold upon the public in this
lid that consequently it is much more
4(3 ea introduce anything new, than would be
elPerise France, the time must come when the
Theleett will have to be tried.
mere taking of the loan in. Consols renders it
(74 eatable,nei but if a larger sum could have
;ils in. terminable annuities, or if even the
40°: were issued with the condition of being
e of t,tr "() ere
of interest afzer a stated n urn.t-
it,Y,ears, tile country would gain. The deposi
of ifillients beim-, arranged in 9 amounts, viz.,
.nth lll,eaeh, and two on the 22d of May, and thej
,°llll/11 ;•1 of ISt, each, will. give a full hundred
'ertll-11 Ca'A to the Chancellor by the 18th of
11l be no next. Should the war continue there
it-ducernent to pay in advance, unless
th rules
who as cheap as at present, but with peace
be com-
Pleted,`e SlXteell. millions would probably _
ter
iL the sake of getting the stock and profit-
"ue rise in prices. At present the spe-
lt °f4 °l' a fall have an ascendancy because
r
it. stook call be got at any moment by paying 43-
filtk„°tjg the calculations made are that Govern
°llgt to receive 100/1 cash for every hundred
4t141;'31:' and a 30 years' annuity of say 12s. per
-1.:41t opinions and calculations are very
N Consols be worth 89, the contractor has
~1)°88ibi„ rota Government as large an interest as
Continued during 30 years, for the add -
the 1141. that will make up the 100/. he pays to
aneellor of the Exchequer.
. • Nisof han been an extensive business doing in
kteresli in ---hhe who feel inclined to take some
hogs
New Loan naturally 'speculate fora
iin Govern ° get the stock as cheaply as possible
'4ll tOverllttlent, or, what amounts to the same
thirt aktnuch interest as they can for the
etl 8971.3* Consols have been 90-,1,- to 12 and
LIlDPort for transfer and account. Some
int ides given to the market by the
,„7) that Russia can hardly refuse the (to
utit,l—"elat terms proffered. On. this very ac-
ctlo:eVer, if Russia does accept, the people
ds hequi!4.T.,lneY show ,yood cause for dissatisfaction..
r -'4'llls have been ss. to 103., and India
lls.
,to 14s.
premium. The New 3 per
>uties $g beenB93to and the Reduced An-
‘ ° 89i. Bank Stock is firm at 210.
titlti,hl3n Securities are all rather lower, but
.4410ian Bt,tifl" Most, being down to 733 and 721.
iv° Per Cents. have been done at 99 and
$
itia:s.leau Stock is at 201, and Chilian at 66i.
94. 'l° quiet, at 86. Belgian Four per. Cents.
ktGe following
20" Zr, are the nominal prices of foreign
`nenada Deferred Bonds, 61 to 61; Mexi-
rr.ee,,;"o 21; Peruvian, 69 to 71; ditto Three
tolii.)18 to 50 ; Portuguese Four per Cents.,
ktlitto ; 4nasian Five per Cents., 99 to 101;
1113344i4'liliii-and-a-lialf per Cents., 89 to 91;
Cents, ew Deferred, 178 to 183 ; ditto Three
'4l4° C 1 tn 361; ditto Certificates, sto ;
The ,1;1e, to 4i.
a;aaY Sh Market has been heavy, hut
i14;`140-41ers in Proportion to the funds. There
Jtet. e el') Very little doin Foreign Shares are
t
4 14. •exi
4ee aro can Mine are steady. Crystal
81t, -1'41) and Oriental Bank is at full rates.
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_uS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES.
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habk (P the (*cid
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con 000
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pimpor EinB !,10th May 9O S9i 90i
vuu 44d.
tePler
3i per Cent. 99
...,. bl"1(18 60REI.G.N FUNDS THIS DAY.
Me:to 3
per. Per Cent
1 Itenas Cent
poi a'l per)(,1825: 3 pe;.eent Bl ijtieße Ro/Pt .....
4 per s' 5 Per Cent , Con. 18 a
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bittab 11°448
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4 per—Ke' 2i Per Cent. 12 Gu11....
C'el4. Certificates
THREE O'CLOCK.
89i 00k
894 90

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icistOrati.,°!ltetiNl;litLiTiollitt.tßlßUtliNtic COUNTY KILKENNY.
dwelling-house.
ao
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Iliittl,,k Cr'rr)ai,,lllll!cl Michael l'alone, situate at Bailin kiell.
dia?Yesd i '.,_ eanounty Kiltkaeony,
the work of some
bedev
4t 1,, ed beg!, 0 pposed was completely d
evi
The family retired to
fr Los 1,4,..,,-;ai r persons. .
o,?ill thei,.4` aour, and some time after were arousedsmoke,
-;
Ivia' C,,,reat by a heavy smell and suffocating
~418.1 e They found the house ge to be in flames over theirovo
'ins h,,„leY had barely to escape and rem
vitbi,-„'PertY ere theroof fell in
"lok —'lll4J MU -P. THE STET HUSSARS,
...A.T.
1,,11ti1b0,v.5..._:1- . 1,1,13itr or oiNE o
iner
Dublin has thenfoale
the et R,tartlitlg d
, intlterilicieni):: of an alleged murder
f of the
oth b. airy oarrack,.. e b•d e •____,, A priva.e
11,4 •-kusiara .at New rig:, .
rack 4 WaS on-Saturday found in a,,ditch, near the
14'4 .°f IsTewbridp.F, with his throat cut, and his per-
Th,l.4llltilated in '--c v'l. i and appalling manner..
4,4pre,are ~,erv, " an unnatural
ut`eill. nkutrag-'4,.......rn110pia10n
one generally attri-
tabsetothe_ cause of this
th "Alt •111• Reduction is is known
6 Perpet ' Yet r ethltvr definite . either as. to
Ici
11. 4.1 f riat.nrB of the 'rune or their motive ftilreiunfinteotritnug.
sate de I'IL and stininiary a -unishment on -
4tltli - ''''"(-1-" 0 inquiry
ordieß re,
141riel that Peeling this statement, i
the cir-
-11:11Ato,11 ill' to Sunday evening no report of
• 1 'flaking
-t obfa,stibleeermi ialistca;ry-
Vc° nag rthohld tho • Dibli2:* .
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