The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-21 00:00:00

DENMARK AND SWEDEN.

It is said that intelligence has arrived in Stockholm
of the English Government having formally acknow-
ledged the Scandinavian neutrality. The language em-
ployed has also given great satisfaction.
. Stockholm has now been declared free from cholera.

Private letters from Norway and Sweden agree in
supposing that England will take energetic steps in the
Baltic. Aland and Bomarsund, they reason, must at
once be taken possession of. Finland must then be freed

from its Cossacks and restored to its northern kinsmen.
They regard it as utterly impossible for any Government
to let this opportunity go by for a deed so necessary, so
great, so merciful, so just.
The following -are the most important passages in the
message of the King of Sweden and Norway which was
read at the opening ofrthe 14th ordinary4Storthing of
I Norway on the Bth :

"Our relations-with all the foreign powers still bear
the character of reciprocal esteem and friendship.
The political complications which appear at this mo-
ment to threaten the general peace of Europe will not
shake them, at least such is the hope we entertain.
In concert with the King of Denmark.. I have decided
for the interest of the united kingdoms, in case of
possible accident, to preserve a neutral position, which
we must seek to maintain by force and union, we who
are and must remain strangers to the quarrels hich have
arisen between the other powers. lam certain that the
Norwegian people will not hesitate at any sacrifice to
put me in a state to guarantee and protect that inde-
pendent position, on which our dearest interests essen-
tially depend. We must with reason thank Providence
for the proems of material welfare which has fallen to
the share of 'Norway, particularly during the last year, in
consequence of the flourishing- state of commerce and the
abundant harvest, refused to other countries. The wel-
fare has been increased as much as depended upon the
Government. Convinced that amelioration in the means
of communication powerfully contributes to this, the Nor-
wegian people, with a really patriotic spirit, have warmly
met my projects for this object. The railway, although
not perfectly completed, has nevertheless evince the com-
mencement of the provisional service produced the most
important and useful results."

AMERICA,

ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA.

LIVERPOOL, AY.

This afternoon the Royal Mail steam-ship Asia,
Capt. Lott, arrived in the Mersey, with the usual
mails from the United States and British North
America. The Asia sailed from New York at 6
a.m. on the 9th inst., and has brought, besides
the mail, 40 passengers, but no specie.
By this arrival we regret to learn that a most
disastrous fire, destroying six steamers, and with a
loss of 37 lives, had occurred on the 4th inst. at
New Orleans, the details of which are given from
a New York paper as follow
" At three o'clock this afternoon the steamer Charles
Belcher, just arrived from Nashville, caught fire, and
in a short time was totally consumed, with her valuable
cargo of cotton, tobacco, and western produce.
"Thirty-two negroes and five white men hayse perished
in the flames. They were persons chiefly employed on
board the boats.
"The flames spread with frightful rapidity, and in a
short while extended to the steamers lying alongside at
the Levee.
"The fire spread to the steamer Natchez, just arrived,
which, with her cargo of 2,000 bales of cotton; was
entirely destroyed.
"The steam-boat Cairo next caught fire, and was
burned.
"The steam-boat Sultana, with Madame Sontag on
board, caught fire, but the flames were extinguished
before much damage was done.
".A. number of barges lying at the Levee, oaded with
produce consigned to various houses, were also greatly
damaged.
"An immense amount of produce—cotton 'flour,
provisions, and hemp—was on board these ve;seas, all
of which is destroyed.
"An immense amount of produce on the Wharves
was also consumed.

" Some'of the fire-engines have fallen over the Levee
into the water.

SECOND DESPATCH,
" NEW ORLEANS, FEE. 5.
•
" Six steam-boats were consumed in the conflagra-
tion yesterday—namely, the Charles Belcher, Natchez,
Mohegan, Saxon, Grand Turk, Leah and. Luna.:.: They
were
_valued at $300,000, and mostly insured in
western offices, The remainder of the property de-
stroyed was mostly insured in this city, chiefly at the
Crescent. office.
" The total loss is variously estimated at from $700,000

to $1,000,000.
"There was another fire this morning in Charles-street,
which destroyed two valuable stores, and badly damagedtwo others. Loss estimated at $100,000."
At New York the Stock Market had rallied, and
was exhibiting an upward movement.
The market for breadstuffs was firm, with an ad-
vancing tendency.
Cotton was quiet, and had not exhibited any un-
usual movement. . .

Au active demand existed for provisionS.
Freights were inactive.

THE BLACKWALL RAILWAY.—The new station 'at
Fenchurch-street is now completed, and the widening of
the viaduct across Crutched-friars, Cooper's-row, and
the Minories. The station at the Alinories has been
demolished, and the space occupied by it added to the
permanent way. Considerable progress has been made
in the construction of the line to Tilbury Fort and
Gravesend, and that portion of this railway is expected
' to be open for traffic about Easterl ; about the same
time the booking of passengers by the North London
Railway, for conveyance throughoutto-all places on the
North-Western line is expected to commence
Fenchuroh-street atatio?,