The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-17 00:00:00

lIIOfI WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE.

THIS DAY—Morn. 50 min. aft. 12—Evening 12 min. aft. 1
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THE WEATHER--SuN OFFICE, JUNE 17.
THER3IO/IETEB, IN THI4 SHADE.
73 —highest sfnce noon yesterday.
55 —lowest this morning and during the night
65 —this day at noon.

BAROMNITE-29.97—falling.
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dining to rain—in fact, a sprinkling has begun.

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LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1856.

The English Government has submitted to the
castigation administered by Messrs. PIERCH and
Manor—has swallowed its leek with edifying
humility. Mr. DALLAS will be retained in Eng-
land, and there will be no suspension of diplo-
matic intercourse with the Cabinet of Washington.
Thus -far the electioneering dodge of General
PortoE. has turned out successfully. He has
grievously insulted Great Britain through her
Chosen' representative, and that fact will insure
him the votes of a large number of the restless
.and unquiet spirits that are to be found in every
country, but in Pectiliarly large proportions in the
United States of America. He may, however,
find that his gain will not be very considerable in
the long run—that he may lose a number of re-
spectable votes, exceeding the amount acquired by
the disreputable and dangerous proceeding. We
trust that the better class of citizens will make
this tardy reparation for the injury so wantonly
and. unnecessarily inflicted on a nation so closely
connected with themsol ves by ties of blood, religion,
language, and political institutions, and with
whom theyare engaged in extensive and mutually
profitable commercial transactions. We believe
a numerous and -respectable body of our
transatlantic brethren feel that the President—
even supposing he were fully warranted in all his
assumptions=-would have acted in a wiser and
more Statesman-like manner by freely and grace-
fully acCepting, the explanations so frankly and
hon9urably offered, and allowing the English Go-
vernment, of their own accord, to substitute a
. more acceptable representative, which, as we ex-
plained yesterday, would doubtless have been
effected the moment the difficulty had been re-
mOve& Mr. CAAMPTOZT would havereceivedanother
and.equally desirable appointment, and all parties
would have been fully , and completely satisfied.
If we . are not in error as to this feeling it must
very materially influence the forthcoming election,
The rejection of General PIERCE would be ac-
ceptpd man unequivocal mark of good-will towards
England. • "
. As 'to a war between the two great branches of
theAnglo•Sixon racy it would be a calamity of
no- erclinarY magnitude, one of the most serious,
indeed, that could fall on both nations. Any
Thisaiazi. .Gernaan war in which we could be
involved :would be of comparatively trivial impor-
tance to that, the worst evil that could befall us.
But, as we. have.
.repeatedly explained, an event
iwevery reepeet eo-deplorable would by no means
necessarily.-fillowTthe suspending of dipThmatic
relations, while, the friendly intercourse between
the citizens of either nation would reinain unin
terrupted. '^ We believe that a prompt'and decided
reselling the insult would "have- averted any
Posellale'danger of hostilities, wnd soon establishe I
011 r amicable relations on a firmer and more en-.
tliiag.:-basii, than over. There can be no real
frithiP'save. that which is founded on mutual
reepeet, "di where one side tamely submits to an
affront wantonly:inflicted. by the other, it is cal-
culated to prodS*-irritation
, and
weaken the feelin that materially to
ought to be promoted
and, strengthened by every means practicable.
that for. Mr. DA
We lined not
nahat
perso-
lly. , e enand hat
entertain_ high respect,
no person
could benarned under,whose auspices we
sueuld
mote'gracily See the negotiation on the Central'
Amerian•— question inaugurated. But -he is
,the. 'representative ,of the Cabinet that has
committed', an unwarranted aggression; and,
'until that' had been withdrawn, it was due to
our own hon Our and dignity that no further• in-
tereourse"Viottld he' maintained. ' The breach
Unquestionably soon have been repaired by
the good offices of friendly naticro, or•the retire-

meta from office of the. PIERCE-MARCY Cabinet.
In:either case thera would speedily be a renewal
ordiptonAtid intercourse and matters would rest
onA. piomutisf,a,etory footing.than ever.
4:Stb`'tife'original cause of the. complication,
the Xoreigiag, Dien
we
1' t Bill,need not say how
earnestly X.q" 4Pfecated its passing, and distinctly
peiAted Out its -Possible, nay, more, its probable,
contie4uenees. We 'showed that, if acted on
.without -.the permission of the authorities, it must
be regarded -as 3 Viola.tion .or internation law—it
mist inevitably embroil us with other States. But
it Was Germans, not Americans, Who were want-
The prevailing infitunce" desired that there