The Sun. — 1855-06-04 (London, England)

AMERICA.  LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.  The British and North American royal mail steamer Asia, Captain Lott, arrived in the Mersey at 9 p.m. (after a detention of two hours at the bar for water), and by her we have advices from New York to the 22d, Boston 23d, and Halifax to the 24th ult. inclusive.  The Asia sailed from Boston at 12.30 p.m. on the 23d, and at 4 p.m. on the 24th passed the roni mail steamer America hence for Boston • "same day at 9.48 p.m. arrived at Halifax, where she remainetl au hour and a quarter. On the Ist at 8 p.m. passd Cape Clear.  Tile Asia brought 196 passengers and 933,575 dols. in specie. , The Baltic, United states steamer hence, at New York on the 18tii The case of Colonel Kinney came up in the District Court in Philadelphia on the 21st ult., and was postponed till the 4th of June. The steam ship Hermann left New York on the 19th ult. for Southampton and Bremen, with 250 passengers, but in consequence of the violence of the easterly storm then prevailing was forced to come to anchor off Qaarantine, from whence she took her final departure at seven o'clock in the morning of the 20th ult. The Ariel, for Havre, with 190 passengers, also sailed at noon. These two steamers took out only about 234,030 dollar.; in specie. A bag of letters addressed to the United States Consul at Paris, sealed with the " Department of State, U. S. A.," clandestinely put in charge of a passenger per Ariel, was seized and sent on to the Department at Washington, from which it purports to come. The steamer United States left on the 19th for San Juan, Nicaragua, with passengers for California. The Northern Light hat+ arrived from California. A proposition was pending in the legislature to divide the present territory of California into three distinct States, to be called California, Colorado, and Shasta, neither one of which, it was said, if the division should be accomplished, will permit the introduction of slavery. The business of San Francisco had taken no turn for th& better, but the prospect was evidently brightening. A despatch in the Boston Clo.onicle of the 23d ult., dated from Washington, May 22, says :—" It is said that R. W. Cameron, of New York, now in England, has obtained the contract for the conveyance of the mails from Europe to Australia (via Panama), once a month, at the rate of 7,0001. the round trip. Two first-class steam-ships are to be, built in this country and two in England for the• use of this line."  By way of New Orleans Advices from Havhna to the 15th ult. had been received. It reported that the blockade of the ports will be raised on the return of Gen. Concha from Matanzas and Cardenas, whither he had gone to inspect thetroops. Two extensive commercial failures had taken place— one that of Arreta Brothers, the other that of Mr. Solomons. Sugar remained without change in price. The frigate Fulton left for Key Weston on the 14th. The frigate Constitution was spoken on the Bth, bound into Havana. She was from the coast of Africa, bound to Portsmouth. From Great Salt Lake it was learned that Col. Steptoe had failed in bringing to punishment the Indian murderers of Captain Gunnison and party, solely through the duplicity of the Mormons, who, it appears, take every opportunity to impress upon the minds of the savages the idea that the Mormons and Americans are two distinct people. This is done with the ulterior design of forming a league against the United States authorities, in case of any attempt by the government to abridge the power of the Mormon leaders. It is reported that Colonel Steptoe has declined the governorship_ of Utah territory, and that Chief Justice Kinney has been offered the appointment. The United States' packot Hermann arrived at Cowes yesterday, on her way to Bremen. She left New York on the 19th ult.