The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-27 00:00:00

THE WEATHER IN THE BALTIC.

RIGA, March 17.—The state• of the ice is unaltered,
and the sea as far as the eye can reach is covered with
ice.

MEarEr,, March 18.—No ice has been seen seawards
for some days past.
PILLA.U, March 20.—The remainder of the vessels that
were in the ice in the ilaff came into this port last night.
DANZIG, March 20.—There was a heavy fall of snow
last night. The ice has left the roads and bay. The ice
in the river is as firm as ever, and the inland navigation
is not expected, to be open before the middle of April.
SWINEMUNDB, March 22.—The navigation between
this and Stettin will not be open for a fortnight. Two
coasting vessels; arrived here to-day, report having met
with much ice at sea. March 23.—The roads as far as
can be seen, as well as the harbour and the river Swine
up to the Haff, are free of ice, but the Haff is still
covered with strong ice.
ROSTOCX, March 22.--After several days of fine wea-
ther the winter seems to havA returnod T, u,t ..:6/.6 there
was a gale of wind from the east with a heavy fall of
snow, which still continues. Banks of ice have been
driven towards the shore. It is supposed this will have
been also the case in Kiel and Lubeck Bays, and that
large quantities of ice are drifting between the coast of
Germany and the Danish islands.
WARNEMUNDE, March U.—There is much drift ice
seawards, and a large quantity at the entrance of the
harbour.

COPENHAGEN, March 20.—A fresh breeze from N.W.
has broken up the ice and made an open channel N. and
S. In the middle of the Sound, as far as we can see by
telescope. This harbour and roadstead are still closed but
it is reported to-day that the ice east of Amack has come
adrift. Sone ♦essels are reported to have arrived at
Etsinere from the North Sea, which proves that there
must be a navigable passage north of this port,
ELSINORE, March 20.—The wind changed to S.W.
on the 18th, with milder weather, which still continues.
Yesterday and to-day it has blown fresh at W.N.W.,
which has caused a considerable quantity of ice in the
Sound, about as far as five English miles above this, to
break up ; but thence and farther south the ice is still
fast between this island and Sweden.

NYBOEG, March 19.—T0-day the Belt is almost clear of
ice. It is blowing a gale at N.W., and should it c6ntinue,
open water may shortly be expected as far al Slipshaven.
FREDRIKSHAVEN, March 19.—The ice has drifted
away with a strong S. and S.E. wind, and the entrance
to this harbour is free.

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HAMBURG, March 20.—The ice has broken up, and
the river is full of drift ice. March 22. There was a
heavy fall of snow last night and this morning. Wind
N.E. Air mild.

VISIT OF THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH
TO ENGLAND.—We understand the Emperor Louis Na-
poleon and the Empress will arrive in England, on a
visit to her Majesty, on the 16th of April.
Lord and Lady St. Leonard had a select dinner party
on Saturday evening.
Lady Seymour is very much indisposed in Grosvenor-
crescent.

Lady Hartopp and Miss Anna Maria Hartopp have
arrived at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, from Four
Oaks !fall, Warwickshire.
The Emperor of the French has been pleased by special
brevet, dated March 20, 1855, to appoint the Messrs.
Robert Cocks and Co., New Burlington-street, London,
to be music publishers to his Imperial Majesty.
THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE'S BlETHDAY.—Yesterda,y,
being the 36th anniversary of the birthday of his Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the auspicious event
was celebrated at Windsor by merry peals from the
belfry of St. George's Chapel in the morning, and at in-
tervals throughout the day. The Royal Horse Guards
(Blue) also had a grand field-day, in the Great Park,
under the command of Colonel the Hon. Cecil Forester,
M.P. The steadiness of the men, the training of the
horses, and the manner in which the word of command
was given, excited the admiration of the military gpn-
tletnen and civilians present.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—SHILLING DAY, MONDAY.—Ad•
missions on payment, 1,426 ; ditto by season tickets,
306 ; total visitors, 1,732.
Livenrooe.--The nomination of candidates for the
representation of Liverpool takes place this day.
M. Jullien has retired, pro tempore, to his estate in
Belgium, to take some repose after the fatigues of his
double winter season and his long tour in the province.
The tomb of the late Emperor Nicholas faces that of
Peter the Great. Mentioning this fact, the Journal de
St. Petersburg exclaims, " Symbolical situation, awaken-
in" a world of thoughts ! On one side the tomb of him
who dispelled the darkness of ancient Russia ; en the
other, the tomb of the great sovereign who raised it to
the apogee of glory and prosperity."
A letter from Warsaw in the Natiotal Gazette of Berlin,
states that in the recruitment which was effected in the
night of the 12th, the fourth within fifteen months, not
fewer than 20,000 men were taken in different part's of
the kingdom of Poland, the greater part on the left
bank of the Vistula. A fourth of the levy consists of
married men and fathers of families. In the levy were
some hundreds of men who had cut off their first finger,
to incapacitate them from serving ; but they have gained
nothing by it, as they have all been enrolled.
METROPOLITAN RAILWAY.—In consequence of there ,
not having been a sufficient number of shareholders pre- I
sent on the 24th of February to constitute a formal
meeting, the meeting necessarily stood adjourned sine
die, instead of to the 28th of this month, as originally
proposed. The directors are about to call a special
general meeting of the proprietors.
Captain Craigie, the bead of the Transport Board,
visited Southampton, on Saturday, to inspect the
gigantic steamer Parana, to see if she could convey
cavalry to the Crimea. Her 'tween decks, however,
were found nut high enough for this purpose. It is pro-
bable that she will be taken up to convey infantry.
CITY OP LONDON THEATRE.—The wizard of all
wizards, Mr. Charles Sinclair, we understand, is engaged
at this well-conducted establishment for Easter Monday,
which will be a great treat for the East-enders. Inde-
pendent of his extraordinary illusions, his power of ven-
triloquism is truly wonderful ; he is pronounced equal to
the great Alexander. We doubt not, although we are
informed his terms are high, that tho management will
profit largely by the speculation ; first-rate talent is
always patronised in Loudon.