The Sun.
London, England, 1839-09-17 00:00:00

THE BALTIC.

The Baltic Sea covers a surftte of 160.000 square
miles, which is about three times the area of England.
The small degree of saltness in its waters is tiecasioned
by the absence of tides, and by the extent and number
of the rivers which empty themselves into it, which,
on the melting of the snow in the high lands There
they have their source, pour down a vast teAume
of water to their mouth. Notwithstanding the great
extent of the Baltic, its form does not afford so
large an area as might be expected for the purposes
of navigation. Sailors complain that they have net good
sea room. Though the Baltic is about 900 miles long
from north to south, its breadth at one point does not
exceed 30 miles, and the mean breadth of its main body
is not more than 120 or 130 mites. The Gulf of Both-
nia, the northern limb of this sea, 400 miles in length,
is only from 30 to 100 miles broad ; the Gulf 'of Fin-
land, running 280 miles to the east, is from 30 to 70
miles broad ; and the width of the Gulf of Riga, extend-
ing about 100 miles in the same direction, is only from
20 to 60 miles. Thus the complaint of mariners appears
to be well founded ; and, in addition, tht re ate 'sand-
banks in many places, and the waters are generally'
shallower than in the ocean. The wares do not rise
high in storms, but are short and abrupt. As many
as 33 British ships have been lost in a single year in the
Baltic, and annually the loss may be estimated at two
per cent ; while the commerce of the iduited Ringloni
and the United States is tarried on tit a loss of ()lily
one per (sit. by shipwrecks. Inturanc,s on v: sels tur
the Baltic are effected at a high rate to cover this
,us risk. The Br tis iv, ssel, enp'oyed in the Baltic
trade do not average more than 200 toils. burthen, an

their crews consist-of about nine or ten men. Vessels
of largo- size cannot enter the harbours S uth of the
Gulf of Finland. No-th of this point the harbours are
deep,riond would adm t vessels of 600 tons btirthen
and upwards; hut as yet the trade it tno incon-
siderable to require any but small craft. 'rhe countries
on the Baltic are actively engaged in shipping ; bur
from the comparative shallowness of their harbour:,
the vessels employed are of small size. All vessels
which pass the sound bring to opposite Elsinore.
where the narrow channel is commanded by the bat-
tery at Kronborg and here they pay a tol
varying from 1 to 1 per cent. on the value of their
cargo, which product a 120,0001. to 150,0001. to the
King of Denmark. The right of collecting this toll is
guaranteed by old treaties with every maritime power
in Europe, a treaty to this effect having been concluded
between England and Denmark before the middle of
the fifteenth century. The Sound-duties had their
origin at a very early period, when the Han--e Towns
agreed to pay tolls to Denmark on condition of light-
houses and landmarks being constructed on the dan
gerous coast of the Kattegat. Merchant ships usually
take in a supply of provisions at Elsinore, and this alone
is a considerable stimulus to its industry. The harbour

is formed by a small wooden pier, and is only accessible
to small vessels ; but the roadstead affords good an-
chorage. The town is well built, and principally con-
sists of one long street. The inhabitants, seven thou-
sand in number, are engaged in shipping, the fisheries,
and in a few local manufactures. Elsinore is about
twenty miles from Copenhagen.—Penny Magazine.

DISTRESSING CASE OF SEDUC,

TION.

At the Police-office, on Friday, a distressing case of
seduction came under the notice of the Magistrate,
The unfortunate young lady is not, we imagine, judg-
ing from appearance, more than 16 or 17 years of age,
possessed of considerable personal charms, and was
being educated at a highly-respectable boarding-schoo
in the vicinity of Edge-hill at the time of the occur-
rence. It appears from what transpired that the young
lady, since her residence in this part of the country,
has been educated in a highly respectable style, at an
expense to her mother of little less than 1601. per
annual. The father of the young lady is at present
abroad, and holds a commission in the Navy. Soon
after she came to Liverpool she was introduced, at her
mother's house, to a medical man, whose name we deem
it prudent, in the present stage of the business, to omit ;
but who cannot advance the plea of youth or inex-
perience as the cause of his conduct. The intimacy
thus formed was subsequently carried on by the de
fendant after the young lady left her mother's house,
and his appearance in the neighbourhood of the board.
school was very frequent. Ultimately the young lady
was decoyed from the school by her seducer, and she is
now encienle. When these facts came to the ears of
the mother, the poor girl was forbid the house, and
being deserted by her betrayer, was compelled from ne-
cessity to seek refuge in a house of ill fame. On
Thursday evening,about nine o'clock, she appeared at the
Duncan-street Bridewell, charged with attempting to
annoy her mother by getting into the house, and the
latter refusing to see her, the interference of the police
became necessary. The mother of the poor girl, a
woman of very respectable appearance, was present,
and in reply to a question from the Magistrate, stated.
weeping bitterly, that she had not seen her dangh-
ter for four months. Magistrate— It has been stated
to me that this poor girl has been wandering about the
streets, and that you refuse to take her in ; do you
know the state in which your daughter now is ?
Mother—No, I do not. Daughter (weeping)—My
mother would not see me ; I made many attempts, but
she would not see me ; she knew of my situation.
Magistrate—She is your child, and in a state of desti-
tution. Will you support her ? Mother—l cannot take
her home. Mr. Rushton here expressed his regret
that, in the present state of the case, he had not the
ability to interfere. The case would, probably, soon
come before him in another form, when be would take
such means as would effectually secure the ends of
justice. In the meantime, if the girl became charge-
able to the parish, they must let him know. The mother
then left the Court in tears, followed, after a short in-
terval, by the unhappy girl herself, who appeared to la-
bour under great mental excitement.—Liverpool Chron.