The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-13 00:00:00

THE BALTIC.

HAMBURG, FEB. 11.
A rapid thaw having commenced yesterday, and
the authorities having assisted the operation by
causing the masses of ice to be broken up between
this place, Altona, and Neumublen, active prepara-
tions are in progress by the steamers in port to force
the navigation. The Planet (screw steamer), from
London, has arrived, and the Germania (steamer),
has made her way down, both of these rival ship
having had to remain close to each other, near
Altona, for some hours, while trying to make a
passage up and down. In a day or two more the
navigation will have become less difficult for all
classes of steamers, and soon even for sailing ships.
Copenhagen aecoun s are only up to the 7th inst.,
leaving two mails due. The Diet was busy
with home affairs, and there has been nothing
of any political interest to mention. The Loan
Bank, established about three years hack, with a
capital of 800,000 thalers R. M., has increased its
capital to 1,000,000, having succeeded well in its
operations, by paying 10 per cent. to the share-
holders.

A railway is to be laid down from the centre of
the city, and to be conducted to the Royal Palace
of Friedrichsborg, the favourite resort of pleasure
for the inhabitants of Copenhagen generally.
The gas and water works are reported as progress-
ing with great activity.
The recently established steam-cooking appara-
tus, on the. principle, and according to the
model of the one in Hanover, is performing
wonders for the benefit of the poorer classes of
people in the capital. During the month of January
no less than 19,500 portions were sent to families in
the city, and in the saloon of the kitchen 14,368
were consumed.

The intelligence from St. Petersburg up to the
4th inst. mentions that the Minister of the Interior
had laid his report of the general state of the empire
before the Emperor, who added on the margin the
remark :—" I have read the report with great satis-
faction, and especially the frank and open manner
of its exposition pleases me." From the report
it appears that, during the years of the last war,
738,955 men were called under arms-366,912 for
the national militia and the artillery, and 372,053
for the regular army. The sum contributed towards
the necessities of war had been 6,300,000 silver
roubles. The amount of money exchanged in vari-
ous articles at the Fair of Nijni-Novgorod last year
has been 69,593,760 roubles of silver-5,808,965
more than the year 1855.

SPAIN.
MADRID, Feb. 2.—The Gazette announces the
discovery of a depot of arms and ammunition in the
Theatre des Vartetes. The director of the theatre
has been arrested. The reactionary party have
triumphed in the provincial elections, by the inter-
ference of the Governmental authorities. The
rumoured dismissal of General Concha from the
Governorship of Cuba is contradicted.
Marshal Espartero has sent to the Queen his
resignation as member of the Senate. The municipal
elections have terminated throughout Spain, and
give as result a large majority to the government
party. By a royal decree of the 7th, M. Melchoir
Or donez, governor of the province of Barcelona, has
been removed from his functions, and M. Juan Zapa-
tero, captain-general of Catalonia, appointed to hold
the post ad interim. Intelligence had been received
dt to
at Madrid of the sudden death of General Agustin
Nogueras at Tenerife, where he was residing in
great privacy. It was he who
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gave the de
have the mother of Cabrera shot. The NI a
Alcaniceo hcli been named chairman of the board
of directors of the General Company of Creditir
Spain, vice the Duke d'Abrantes, resigned In
consequence of the complete recovery of Queen
the-evening recepti. ans of the various ministers have
hal Narvaez gave
been resumed. On the 7th M.. ays
a grand dinner to a number ofthe diplomatic body
and other persons of distinction.

Accounts have been received from Bagdad an-
nouncing that the English are making large pur-
chases of flour, barley, wheat, and cattle at that
place for the expeditionary army. In consequence
of measures adopted by the Government of Beyrout,
the Zaliliotes Maaluf and Abu Hater, who had been
by their feuds disturbing the peace of the country,
were arrested and were to be sent to Constantinople.
The Austrian scientific mission under Col. Schiud-
locker arrived at Bagdad on the 19th December,
and was received with great distinction by Rechid
Pacha, the governor.

" It is stated," says a letter from Milan in the
Augsburg Gazette, "that a project exists of uniting
Trieste, Istria, Southern Tyrol, and Dalmatia, with
Lombardy and Venice. All these would then form
a single province, with Milau as the capital."

The Ministerial Oesterreische Correspondenz thus
announces the evacuation of Parma :—" On the sth
of February the Austrian battalion went to Pia-
cenza. On the 3d it filed off before the Duchess.
Th 9 officers, after having had a farewell audience,
dined at the Palace, where there was a ball in the
evening. Several of the officers received orders."

The Austrian Gazette states that an official organ
of. the episcopacy is about to appear in Vienna
with the title of " Catholic Archives ;" it will con-
tain all the edicts issued by the bishops to the
clergy.

A letter from Naples, in the Cattolico of Genoa,
says that Mgr. Rossini, the Archbishop of Maters,
has given signs of mental alienation since the late
murderous attempt made on him.

The funeral of the late Count Felix de Merode
took place the day before yesterday at Brussels
with great pomp. It was attended by the ministers,
the members of the Chamber of Representatives,
the grand marshal of the palace the minister of
the household of the King, his Majesty's aides-de-
camp and orderly officers, the orderly officers of
the princes, and a great number of the principal
functionaries of the city.

•
TRI TRIAL OF DOTE.—It was stated at the Leeds
Town Council, on Wednesday, that the cost of the
trial of Dove amounted to 1,2001. A
TRH PRIOR OF ',HAMM—From January to iN overn-
her the value of leather exported was considerable—un-
wrought, 270,5941.; gloves, 40,992/. ; and of other
sorts, 1,012,5541. ; against 571,7171. the preceding year.
The Hermann left Southampton yesterday for Bre
men. Amongst the passengers were the commanders of
the European and American Company's fleet. Their
object is to become acquainted with the navigation of
the North Sea and the river Weser, as their ships will
occasionally touch at Bremen.
ILLNESS OF MR. THAOKERAY.— On Tuesday la t
Mr. Thackeray delivered one of his lectures on thy
Georges at Halifax, and was to have delivered another
at the same town on the following evening, and ai
at Leeds on Thursday, but we regret to say that he
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seized with illness at Halifax, and was unable to le
either on Wednesday or Thursday.