The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-02 00:00:00

(From the Journal of Commerce.)

MR. CRAMPTON'S dismissal of the Bri-
tish Minister,—for that event may as well be assumed, now
that its certainty has become apparent,—is regarded with
vague apprehensions in commercial circles and by capitalists,
Nobody however believes that war is likely to ensue tpon
it. The objections urged against Mr. Crampton are entirely
personal. Be is held by the Administration to have vio-
lated our laws; and although his own government, with a

itdd their Amhae;atlor from rebuke,
have listened indulgently to his exculpation, the Cabinet at
Washington persist in regarding him as an unacceptable re-
presentative, and having in vain requested his recall, accept
the ungracious alternative of tendering him his passports.
The British government will of course seek to vindicate its
course on the question which has bad this result, by an appeal
to parliamentary support. But whatever be the verdict of
the House of ,Commons, it is certain that the predominar
sentiment, both in that body and among the

of entire friendliness to the United S
sentiment which must control the gov

.ssion of r(

i any ear

tending to the dis-
turbance of those relations between the two countries based
upon the mutual benefit and advantage growing out of them.
If the dismissal of Mr. Crampton should provoke that of
Mr. Dallas, there the matter may be expected to end,
till a change in the persons entrusted with the conduct
of one or both of the two governments shall open
a way for the resumption of direct diplomatic
intercourse. Meantime any necessary communication
from one to the other may be made through the
good offices of a neutral legation. The harmony which
has met no interruption since the peace of 1815, is not
likely to be seriously disturbed now. We have no unsettled
questions of boundary with Great Britain. There pre-
vails a common sentiment in Amer Ica and England in
respect to the blessings of free trade, and of the various
instrumentalities adapted to extend the freedom and fre-
quency of communication and intercourse. Every advance
in wealth and productive resources on the part of either,
is felt in beneficial influences on both sides the Atlantic.
Neither has reason for jealousy of the other's influence, for
its expansion onl3 enlarges the field of commerce and dif_
fuses the comforts of civilisation, and it seeks no exclusive
privilege. The people of both countries are intent on enjoy-
ing the fruits of a policy so reciprocally advantageous, and
have no disposition to cut off the source of their bountiful
supply while yet its treasures remain but partially de.
veloped. Occupied in the various pursuits that consti.
tute the industry of the most enlightened nations on the
globe, intent upon the promotion of personal objects, the
accumulation of wealth, and the bettering of their con-
dition, it is of little moment to them individually, whether
Mr. Crampton did or did not intend to violate the laws of
the United States. In comparison with the vast stake at
issue upon the question of peace, one people is as ready
to make atonement for. as the other is to forgive, any
aggression which he may have sought to commit.
Beyond the circle of persons in power, there is no feeling
of triumph here, or resentment there, excited by the spec-
tacle of this government, expelling the representative of
that. The friendly relations of the two countries are
too closely intertwined to admit of the bond becoming
loosened, even by such an unusual demonstration. The
sentiment likely to be excited, is one of regret that, in the
judgment of the United States Executive, such a recourse
should have been thought necessary to vindicate our
sovereignty and laws, and a determination on the part
of both people to prevent any results injurious to the
common prosperity and obstructive of human progress.
There will ever exist a difference of opinion regarding
Mr. Crampton's culpability. There are some among us
who think that in the course he pursued he expected
to receive the concurrence of public approval here,
and that the object of his government in obtaining
recruits could be accomplished without violating our
laws or infringing upon our sovereign rights. Unasso.
elated individuals are at perfect liberty to leave the
United Stab's with the intention of taking military ser-
vice abroad, and it is a nice question in what way the
agent of another government is at liberty to make known
here the terms on which his principal will enlist men with-
out subjecting himself to censure for hiring, retaining or
enticing men to enlist. But whether Mr. Crampton be
guilty or not of the design imputed to him, he was
restrained from accomplishing his purpose while the
offence was inchoate, and his go‘ ernment has disavowed
any intention either to violate the laws or to infringe
upon the sovereignty of the United States. And in both
countries the sentiment is unanimous, that there is no
existing injury or grievance to excite and keep alive a
feeling of resentment in one against the other ; and that
sentiment is sure to be developed into practical manifes-
tation, whenever a well-founded apprehension shall point
to the possible rupture of friendly relations threatening a
fresh disturbance to the harmony of the world and a
lamentable check to the progress of Christianity and the
advancement of civilisation.
(From the Boston Advertiser.)

WASHINGTON, May 20, 1856.—We understand that the
cabinet has definitely determined upon the dismissal of
Mr. Crampton, although several days may elapse before
it is consummated. Mr. Crampton contemplates the
speedy publication of a vindication► of himself from the
imputation of falsehood in his letter to Lord Clarendon
relative to Mr. Clayton. His exl-lanation, as it is under—
stood, is that the conversation to which Messrs. Critten-
den and Fish testify, related to the Belize and not to
Ruatan. Mr. Cass will not charge falsehood upon Mr.
Crampton, but will say he supposes the latter must have
misapplied to the Bay Islands something that he had said
relative to the Belize.

The steamer Empire City had arrived at New
Orleans with 200,000 dols in gold dust, and a
fortnights later news from California.
Advices from Kansas of the 16th instant, state
that large numbers had responded to the proda-

mation of Gov. Shannon and the U.S. Marshal,
and a battle was anticipated shortly. 600 men
were assembled at Lecompton, and 400 at Frank-
lin. A large company was to leave Kickapoo on
Saturday for Lecompton, with two cannon. They
are all well-armed and provisioned. It is reported
that ex-Gov. Reeder succeeded in making his
escape, carrying away with him a considerable
amount of funds, belonging to friends.
The New Brunswick government met at Fred-
ericton on the 16th inst, but nothing had trans-
pired at St. John as to their doings.
The American ship Chicago, of 1242 tons
register, had been put up for charter at St. John,
to carry a cargo of deals to London, and bid off at
L 4 Os. sterling per St. Petersburg standard. This,
says the Courier, is an advance of four or five
shillings on the last engagements at this port for
London.

OOMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE

MONEY AND STOCKS.—The same features as noticed in
our last circular of the 13th inst.—very limited transac-
tions and lower prices—have characterised the week's
business. The heavy export of specie by the Persia,
though without immediate effect upon prices generally,
still prevented any active speculation, and a general feel-
ing of uneasiness in regard to our relations with Great
Britain also keep buyers out of the market, which leaves
off with a decided downward tendency. The fluctuations
have been trifling up to Saturday, excepting Panama,
which declined five per cent., under the apprehension that
the recent accident on the road might result in some con-
siderable losses to the company. Today the decline was
general, on the rumours of the dismissal of the British
Minister to Washington. Money has been less active
,than during the previous week, and the supply in all cases
equal to the demand. The foreign orders for our stocks
remain very limited, and probably will not increase so
long as the rates of interest in England and on the conti-
nent remain as high as at present. Exchange firm ;
limited transactions on London, 109 t to 109 k ; Paris
5 17i to 5161. MARIE & KANZ.

Fiona : there was no change in our market previous
to the receipt of the advices per Asia, on the morning of
the 17th ult. Some orders haying come to hand by this
arrival, and the general tone of the European markets
being more favourable, holders advanced their preten-
sions, and succeeded in obtaining an advance of 15ic to
25c per brl on the better descriptions of good shipping
qualities, which has since been maintained. Western
Canal and State, common. 5 dols to 5 dots 50c per brl ;
good shipping, 5 dols 75e to 6 dots 50e ; Ohio, Indiana,
&c., 6 dols 75c to 7 dols ; Canada, 6 dols 25e to 7 dols 50c ;
Southern, 6 dols 50c to 7 dols 50c ; fancies and high
extras, 7 dols 50c to 9 dols and 10 dols 50e.

WHEAT is without change in price, with rather more
doing for export. Southern 165 c to 180.3 per 60 lbs ;
Genese and western, 155 c to 170 c; Canadian, 160 c to 175 c ;
Western red and mixed, 135 c to 160 c; Southern red, 150 c
to 165 c.

INDIAN CoRN must be quoted 3c to 4c per 561 b lower.
COTTON.—The market remained quiet and dull until
the receipt of the accounts per Asia, since which there
has been a better demand, but holders would be obliged
to make some concession to effect sales to any extent.
The sales are estimated at 7,000 bales, of which 4,000 are
in trcinsitu. Uplands—Very ordinary to middling, Sic to
101 c ; (ordinary, 92c ; low middling, 101 c; good middling,
llic.) Fair to good fair and good, Itic to 121 c and 121 e;
(middling fair, Ilic; fully fair, 12c.) 111obi'es, Louisianas,
&c.—Ordinary to middling, Sic to Ile ; (good ordinary,
103 c; low middling, 100; good middling, Ilic.) Fair to
goo 4 fair, 121 c to 134 c; (middling fair, 121 e ; fully fair,
13c.) Good and fine, none. The exports, &c., of cotton
since Ist September are as follows:

To Great Britain. Receipts. Stocks.
Total Exports, 2,443,000 1,560,000 3,234 000 ammo
Last Year, 1.728,000 1,163,000 2,406,000 372,000
Year before, 1,630,000 1,140,000 2,599,000 613,000
FREIGHTS are rather easier. To Liverpool, for cotton,
3.16 d to 7-32 d per lb ; flour, 2s to 2s 3d per brl ; grain,
5d to 6d per bush. To London, flour, 2s to 2s 3d per brl.
To Havre, cotton, ic per lb ; flour, 65c per brl.

EXCHANGE on England is in moderate demand at 1091
to 1091 and 110 per cent. Bills on France, 5.161 t to
PRovisiows.—Pork is irregular, with sales of 450 brls
at 19 dols to 19 dols 25c for mess, 15 dols to 15 dols 25c
for prime, 13 dols to 14 dols 50 c for rump mess, and 16
dols 50c to 16 dols 73c for western prime mess. Beef is
quiet at unchanged prices ; the sales are 280 brls. Beef
hams are steady, with sales of 110 brls at 14 dols to 17
dols. Bacon is in demand, and the market is bare of
stock. Cut meats aro firm, with sales of 130 casks at Sic
to 10c for hams, and 71c to 74c for shoulders, the lower
rate in bulk. Lard is easier, with sales of 200 tcs and
brls at 10c to 101 c. Butter is firm for good qualities.
Cheese is unchanged.