The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-29 00:00:00

AMERICA.

f A. summary of the following appeared in our
yesterday's edition

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.

The United States Mail steam-ship Baltic, Com.
stock commander, arrived this morning, with ad.
vices from New York; to the 15th inst., $273,661
in specie on freight, and 67 passengers.
The Royal Mail steam-ship Arabia, hence, ar.
rived at Boston on the 14th.

The Baltic passed the screw steam-ship Edin-
burgh, from Glasgow, nine miles from New York.
The Kansas Free State Legislature was organised
at Topek on the __4th inst. The Governor, in his
message, counselled entire obedience to 4he Federal
authority. The Legislature was subsequently re-
moved to Lawrence. Everything was quiet at the
last accounts, but an outbreak was anticipated at
any moment, Rifles and cannon, intendel for the
Free State man, had been captured at Lexington.
Governor Shannon was on his way to Lawrence.
It was supposed that he would direct the Marshal
to arrest the members of the Legislature and State
officers for tre:4611.-
Messrs. Spofford and Tileston, of Now York,
have commenced running a line of steamers from
New York to Gibraltar, M3lta, and Trieste.
Bulkheads are to be added to all the steamers of
the Collins

The Ncw York Shipping List says:—
" We alluded last-week to the fact that an American
ship is now om,tlie warhere from a direct Russian port,
potwithstanding the supposed effectual blockade of the
Baltic Sea by the-allies. We now learn that the vessel
in question is. from Cronstadt, is nearly due, and that
two more are now on their way from the sane port.
What theitartioes consist of we are not informed, but
it is certain that they bring Russian goods,"
The absconding city treasurer of -New Orleans,
Mr. Garland, had been arrested on board of a
clipper ship. He had $6OO in his possession. The
vessel; which had been placed under arrest, was
supposed to have $60,000 dollars on board. The
oaptaiu of her had-been-arraigned for having aided
and assisted in the escape.
Twenty-eight thOusand bales of cotton Lai been
destroyed by fire in the lower cotton press at New
Orleans.

The advicesrecoived by the steam-ship Northern
Light from California are to the 20th ult. She had
ou freight $272,583 of gold dust.
A bhock of earthquake was felt at San Francisco
and throughout the State on the 15th ult. The
reverberation ;appeared to be from N.E. to S.W.,
and it is said that not A single building e'caped the
shock. The first movement of the earth was very
sudden ; the buildings-. swayed to and fro heavily
afterwards, awl finally the reverberations were
short and rapid. It is reported to have been the
most violent shock known in San Francisco since
its settlement by the Americans.
Much indignation had been felt at the appoint-
ment of a professional' gambler as 'Marshal of the
' northern district. It was supposed the President
h td been imposed
,upon, and strong petitions for
his removal had been numerously signed.
Toe markets lad slightly improved, and the
es were yielding 1 trgely.
The subject of railway- communication Was ex-
A.it.ng a good deal of attention.
The defences of the San Francisco harbour were

rapidly being completed, and additional works
were about being commenced on Angel island and
Lime Point, opposite the fort now building. The
points surveyed by the United States' . engineers
were the fort on Port Point, to mount 154 guns ;
Lime Point, 80 guns ; Black Point, 30 guns ; two
batteries on Angel Island, 40 guns ; Alcatraz
Island, 50 guns, making in the aggregate 354 guns,
with a calibre ranging from 321 b. to 1201 b., .or
columbiads, but very few under 641 b.
The following are the only additional particu-
lars published in reference to the earthquake at
Jeddo

" On the 11th of November, at 10 o'clock p.m., a
vipleut earthquake occurred at Jeddo, which destroyed
100,000 dwellings,- 54 temples, and 30,000 inhabitants.
Fire broke out at thu same tune in 30 different parts of
the city. The earth opened and closed over thousands
of buildings with their occupants. The shock was severe
at Simoda. Although the distance from Jedclo to
Sirnoda is but 60 miles, it appears that 'no o'flcial ac-
count of the earthquake had been received at the latter
place at the time of the sailing of the schooner Page
(December 10). The news was obtained through the
Dutch interpreter. The Japanese seemed to attach but
little importance to the catastrophe. The inhabitants
of the portion of the city -destroyed were forewarned. -of
the disaster, and many of them escaped. The buildings
of Jeddo are chiefly of one stery, and constructed of
very light material. The temples of worship, however,,
are lofty, and in some instances are constructed.of heavy
masonry."

The advices from Nicaragua report the seizure
by General Walker of all the boats of the Nica-
ragua Transit Company, the annulling of - their
charter, and .tbe granting of a new charter to
another Company.
The .New York Courier and _Enquirer, referring
to Walker's chances in Nicaragua, says
" We learn by perfectli trustworthy. private intelli-
gence, received through a mercantile house in this city,
that a eJrnbined movement is about to be made by the
Governments of Guatemala, San Salvador, and Costa
Rica, ,for the purpose of expel;ing Walker and his Ame-
rican followers by force from Nicaragua. Guatemala
has already raised 3,000 men for that purpose, and they
are now in marching order. San Salvador has engaged
t ) raise 2,000 and Costa Rica 1,500. It is also stated,
by the same reliable authority, that great hostility exists
towards Walker among the native population of Nice-
ragua,- and that a general popular rising against him is
inevitable, so soon as active support is rendered by the
neighbouring states. These facts, in connexion with •
the opposition of the American and English Govern-
ments, greatly increased, as it must he, by the recent
demonstrations of Walker against the Nicaragua Transit
Company, whose interests are protected by.the. Clayton-
Btilwer treaty, make it very improbable that the Rivas-
Walker Government can preserve itself much longer.
To all appearance this Filibustering drama has now been
played nearly to the end." .
Costa Rica had refused to receive the Nicaraguan
Envoy. Colonel Kinney bad published a .letter
maintaining his right to the territory from which
the Government of Nicaragua had banished -him.
The coirespondent of the New York Herald,
writing from Belize, Honduras; on the 7th ult.*,
states that the reading of the Message of President
Pierce to Congress caused a good deal of excite,-
ment and a very large amount of political specula-
tion in the colony. England, instead of at all
abating her claims or receding from her position in '9
the Bay Islands and Mosquito protectorate, was -
quietly strengthening her foothold on the territory.
The legislative session lead commenced. The terri-
tory was officially represented as in a thriving con-
dition, but in 'reality the mass of the people were
wretchedly off for want-of general employment. .It
was proposed to tax rum and sugar. Cochineal and
indigo were scarce and firm in the market.
Our advices from Ilay.annah are to the Bth inst.
There is no news. The British war-steamer Buz-
zard left on the sth, and the Powerful was to leave
in a few days on a cruise to the westward.
At Toronto, Canada, the Ministry had got over
their defeat, and beaten the opposition on a motion
to rescind the resolutions of inquiry. into Judge
Duval's charge on St. Sylvester's murder. trial.