The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-17 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.
Tke United States mail steam- ship Pacific, Capt.
Ezra Nye, arriyed in the Mersey this afternoon,
after a rapid run from New York of nine days 23
hours, having left that port at noon on the sth
instant.

The Pacific brought 130 passengers and $370,550
in specie on freight.
The steam-ship Tennessee, which left Havre on
the 19th of August for New York, put into Hali-
fax on the 4th inst. short of coals.

The news per the Pacific is four days later from
New York than by the North Star.
The New York _Herald states, upon the autho-
rity of a correspondent in Madrid, that a private
treaty has been made by France, England, and
Spain, with the Dominican Government, in which
the latter, for a certain consideration, has pledged
itself to the following conditions, viz. :

" No settlers from the United States, of any class or
colour, shall be encouraged to hold lands or take up
their residence in St. Domingo.
" lii o land for mining purposes, factories, or coal
depots shall be sold, leased, or ceded, either to private
companies or to the American Government, without the
prior consent of the French and British Governments."
"Now," adds this respectable journal, "let us exa
mine the meaning of these conditions. The island of
St. Domingo covers the free passage of our trade by the
Caribbean Sea and the Isthmus of Darien, as Cuba covers
the Gulf of Mexico and the use of the Tehuant pec tran-
sit. It is a cardinal object with England and France to
keep to themselves the command of those great gates of
communication between the various sections of the
American Union, and to prevent us from controlling the
West India market. This explains the promptitude
with c.% hich those powers sent their order to St. Do-
Mingo to cancel the treaty with the United States, and
which they effected without the least remonstrai,ce from
our Cabinet. The tame acquiescence of our government
in this outrage encouraged them to follow up their advan-
tage byatriple treaty with Spain for the general protection
of negro and European interests i❑ the Antilles. This
compact with the Dominican Republic takes away from
the United States the only chance open to them for a
commercial foothold therein, and the allies may now
take their own time to hand over Cuba and Porto Rico
to Sambo and Satan—the rest of the West Indies is
theirs already."

A despatch from Albany, dated Sept. 4, says--
"At the general term of the Supreme Court of the
State of New York, held at the Capitol, in full bench,
Thomas Francis Meagher was, by a special order, ad-
mitted an attorney and counsellor to practise in all the
courts of the State. The court, by the Hon. Chief
JuEtice Parker, in granting the order, made some highly
complimentary remarks on Mr. Meagher, and stated the
pleasure with which the court recognised his talents and
character by this special mark of its consideration."
The last accounts from Norfolk state that, so far
from any abatement of the yellow fever having
taken place, it was worse than ever, and the panic
among the inhabitants was increasing. The mor-
tality at Portsmouth is also represented as fearful.
The number of deaths in New Orleans during the
week was 471, including 357 from yellow fever.
This is a considerable decrease and mostly oc-
curred during the latter part of the week.
The steamer Hetzel, of the coast survey, burst
her boiler near the Capes of the Chesapeake. It
happened on the 24th ult. Four persons were
killed.
Madame Rachel had performed in Now York,
and made a great impression. She appeared- on
the .3d of September as Camille in Les' Boraces,
and on the 4th as Phedre, to crowded audiences, at
the Metropolitan Theatre.
Advices from Havannah are to the 28th ult. Six
persons had been summoned by the public attorney
on, a charge of having conspired to murder and
accomplish the assassination of Castanedo. They
did not obey. The feast of Guanabacio had been
duly observed, and several murders and attempts
to kill had occurred during the religious excite-
ment. The newly-arrived troops from Spain had
suffered from severe diarrhoea, and a few cases of
yellow fever had appeared. The bank scheme
could not be moved on. The wharfage improve-
ments at the landing place are described as very,
fine. Santa Anna and family arrived at Havan-
nah on the 24th from Vera Cruz, and left on the
26th for Caraccas.
Mexican accounts to the 22d ult. state that the
flight of Santa Anna, the.revolution at the-capital,.
the adoption of the plan of Ayutla, and the esta-
blishment of a pxovizional govecament, with Gene.

ral Carrera at its head, was confirmed. Santa
Anna attempted to escape in the Mexian war ves-
sel Iturbide, but being frtistrated in his object em-
barked on board another vessel.

A Rio Bravo correspondent of the New York
_Herald, dating at Reynosa, on the 19th of August,
states that the forces of Santa Anna, under Colonel
Cobos, had been defeated at Tula by the revelu-
tiomsts, under Colonel Sayas, on the 29th of July,
with a loss of 300 men in killed, wounded, and
missing. The Reynosa revolutionists were in full
march to assist their brethren: At Zacatecas,
Colonel Zeraga had 1,200 mounted riflemen en route
to attack Colonel Pavon, and Sim Luis Potosi
would soon pronounce. General Woll was fortify-
ing Matamoros for the party of the late dictator,
but the town would be completely invested. The
citizens were flying from it daily.

Rio Janeiro correspondence, dated August 18,
appears in the New York papers, being four days
later than the Great Western. In consequence of
finding no shippers to purchase at prices of the
14th ult., coffee fell 250 to 300 rees per arroba,
which created quite a good feeling, and several
sales were effected. The steamer Bay City, bought
by the Amazon Steam Packet Company, would
soon be ready to take her place in that river. She
was.under the management of an American engi-
neer, and they expect to make 18 miles per hour
with her. M'Cla.in, the mate of the Bay City, is
still in prison. It was understood that he was to
be brought to trial for resisting the police, and on
no other charge.