The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-01 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MOUNING.
The Royal Mail steam-ship Africa, Shannon, com-
mander has arrived with ativices from New York
to the 19th ult., and 5790,971 in specie.
On the 30th, at 7 p.m., she passed the Cambria,
hence for Boston.
The Urlited States' mail steamer Hermann, from
Southampton, had arrived out.
In the Senate, Mr. Douglas reported a bill, au-
thorising the people of Kansas to form a State
Government, preparatory to her admission into
the Union, When she shall have a requisite popu-
lation:
Mr. Clayton made a speech on the Clayton-
Bul wer Treaty. He alluded to the course followed
by Great Britain in regard to it ; to the proposed
Pacific Railroad ; to the importance of an inter-
oceanic canal across the Isthmus of Panama; to
the Transit Company's difficulty, to the Filibus-
tering, and General Walker. He expressed his
gratification at the extraordinary unanimity shown
during the discussion in the Senate with regard to
the construction of that treaty, and saw that all
gentlemen lied agreed in repudiating as utterly
unworthy their regard the new construction put
upon. it: by the British Government. He entirely
approved the conduct of the Administration rela-
tive to the difficulties with England, and highly
eulogised the State papers of Messrs. Marcy and
Buchanan'. He was also gratified at the energy
with which the Administration had put down the
Filibustering schemes and he denounced General
Walker as a , ruffian, birecanier, and pirate. He
was no partisin of the President, but when their
foreign relations were conducted with signal ability
he was milling to give the Administration due
credit.
In the House of Representatives the discussion
_of the Kansas election had been continued.
The A etV :York 'Herald says :—" Our Washing-
ton correspendent states, upen good authority,
that Mr. Crampton will be recalled. It is intimated
that he has incurred the censure of his Government
.by the course lie followed in the enlistment affair."
A Baltimore schooner had been seized at New
York, under orders of the United States' district
attorney, charged with being fitted out as a slaver.
A destructive fire had occurred at Bostou and
destroyed $56,000 worth of property.
A fearful accident had occurred on the Delaware
River. One of the Camden and Philadelphia
ferryboats took fire when in the middle of the
stream. The flames spread with great rapidity.
The boat became unmanageable. The passengers,
about 100 in number, panic-stricken, leapt into the
water, to escape a terrible death by burning. Many
of them worn picked up, hut some 30 were drowned.
The sacrifice of life is attributable to the ferryboat
being destitute of small boats and life•preservers.
Governer Reeder was elected United States'
Senator of the first ballot for six years, and Gene-
ral Lane on the second, three years, by the Legis-
lature of Kansas, which remained in session.
The George Law had arrived from Aspinwall
with the California mails and late news from the
West Coast and' Sidney, Australia ; she had
$1,219,053 it treasure. An omnibus line in con-
junction with the railway was about to be started
at Panama. The project was well supported by the
people. The railroad depot was completely filled
by the European and Americ to merchandise wait-
ing for transport to South America and California.
The State debt, amounting to $lO,OOO, due to
Senor Calvo, had been paid.
Congress had assembled and was organised at
Bogota. The Death__ Penalty Bill had been
abolisheit --The Vice-President's Message gave a
gratifying_report of the state of the country.
We learn- from Guatemala that General Carrera
had returned to the capital after a tour in the in-
terior provinces. Tho Legislative Assembly had
disiolved, and the Carnival was being observed.
A general uneasiness existed in the public mind
with regard to the prospect of a Walker-Rivas in-
vasion. The cochineal crop was damaged by a
sudden full of volcanic feugo ashes, which entered
the ground for 40 leagues.
The Panama papers state that Honduras was
marching a force of 5,000 men against Walker.
Trade at San Juan was very dull. The French
frigate L'Ambuscade had reached Punta Arenas
with strict oiders to put down any Filibustering
expedition she might fall in with on the high seas.
Two valuable coal mines-had been discovered at
Talcahuano. Flour had fallen in Valparaiso from
10 dols. to 8 dols. 25c.
In San Salvador, Don R. Campos had been
inaugurated as; President. He affixed his first
official seal to a contract with the Panama Railway
Company's agent for the authorising of the steam
communication ,spoken-of before. Coffee was being
largely cultivated. The Costa Ricans were deter-
tuitit d- to resist the.threats'of the rejected Nicara-
gua -
envoys.
From Meaico, via Ravannah, Re learn that