The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-06 00:00:00

ement made by a morning con

he effect, that the U

ted States government had

npton to withdraw from its territory, is

entic intelligence received from the

American seat of

vernment, contains nothing to corroborate
ort, which, we believe, originated in the hearsay asser-
tion of a passenger by the America, of the dismissal of Mr.

Crampton. Our readers have quite as good grounds as
ourselves for forming an estimate, but we think it right to

state that we have every reason to disbelieve the announce-
ment that so grave a circumstance has actually occurred."
The subject of the rumour formed a question in both
Houses of Parliament last night, as it will be seen
from our Parliamentary report, that Mr. Disraeli asked
whether it was true that her Majesty's Minister at
Washington had quitted that capital at the wish of the
President of the United States. Lord Palmerston promptly
replied that he had received, indirectly, information that Mr.
Crampton had received his passports, and had quitted Wash-
ing-ton for Toronto, but that as yet nothing had heen received
from that gentleman. In like manner in the Lords, Earl
Granville, answering the Earl of Hardwieke's enquiry whe-
ther Mr. Crampton had not been summarily dismissed, said
he was not aware that any official announcement on the
subject had reached the Government. The reply of the
noble Premier may refer only to the indirect information
adverted to by the Globe, inasmuch as the report seems to
have been current in London previous to the arrival there of
the advices brought by the Atlantic, and published in our
columns yesterday. It is worthy of remark that those
advices are four days later than those by the America,
which brought the "mysterious passenger," and that
they are ilent on the subject. It is, therefore, to be hoped
that the rumour will prove to be without foundation. Surely
if such an event as the dismissal of the British Minister had
taken place, the ever active and industrious correspondents
at Washington would have made it the leading featthe of
their communications to their respective journals.

CHEMISTS ASSOCIATION.—The usual fortnightly meeting
of this society was held last night, in the Royal Institution,
the president, Ur. Abraham, in the chair. Mr. Stewart, of
Birkenhead, was elected a member of the society. The
secretary announced donations to the Museum from G. C.
Huson, Esq. • R. Sumner and Co. ; C. Jlnes, Esq.; J.
Hand, S. Johnson, and I. Dutton, Esqrs. Mr. Mercer then
delivered a lecture on. " Potassium and its Compounds,"
which was illustrated with a large colecion of specimen?,
diagrams and experiments. The thants of the meeting were

voted to Mr. Mercer for bin instructive L'cture, and to the
donors to the Museum. The last meeting of the session
will be held on Thursday, the 19th inst., when Dr. Edwards
will give the results of some experiments on the detection of
Strychnine.

CORONBR'S INQUESTS.-Th borough coroner held the
following inquests yesterday :—On the body of James
Connor, who died in th'i Southern-hospital, in consequence
of injuries inflicted by a woman named Susan Donelan, of
Lower Frederick-street. A full report of this case appeared
in our paper a few days ago. The jury found a verdict of
manslaughter against the woman, and at the same time the
jury made the following presentment :—" This jury protests
against the accused not being brought before them, to hear
all the evidence in th;s court. and which they consider is in
violation of the spirit of English law. Signed, Thomas
Shelmordine, foreman of the coroner's jury." The prisoner
has been remanded by Mr. Mansfield.— Oa the body of
Thomas Lusk, a book-keeper, sixty-five years of age, who
died sudden'y. On examination by Mr. Wall, surgeon, of
the Northern-hospital, it appeared that death was the result

of infiamation of -th

L
ngs,L brought on by natural caus

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Verdict accnrdingly.— On the body of John M‘Mabon, a
chid two years old, who died in consequence of injuries
by being scalded with hot coffee. Verdict, "accidental
deatli."