Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-03-11
Arrival of the Crecent City.

The Crecent City, from Chagres, with
81, 100000 in gold, and l45 passengers, ar
rived on Sunday.
She reports 400 passengers at Panama,
unable to get passage to California, the high
rates of tickets causing many to return
home for fear oftheir funds being exhausted.
The agent sent with the passengers to pro-
cure means to send them on had deserted
them, causing much distress.
The steamer Hermann, for Bremen, which
sailed on Saturday, returned yesterday,
leaking, having struck going over the bar.
The church spire ofthe Unitarian church,
at Syracuse, blew down on Sunday, crush
ing the building into mass of ruins. The
adjoining dwelling was also crushed, but the
family escaped most tremendously.
Arrival Of the America.
New YoRK, March 5-noon.
The America arrived at Halifax this morn
ing. Sales of cotton for the week 4,300
bales. Spectators took 22,So0, and expor-
tiers 1860. Fair Uplands 5B1; Mobile
54d; Orleans SD. The market at Havre
was lower after advices from America, but
subsequently rallied. Corn flat and noni-
nal. Flour Western canal l9@22s;
Southern 22@23s Sd; sour l8@20s. Corn
Mixed 29s; yellow 29s Cd; white 32s.
The British Ministry is dissolved. Lord
Palmerston proposed all amendment to
Lord John Russel's bill for local militia
The Ministers Joined issue, and the vote
was 1876 to 1876 The event was unexpcct-
ed, as, on the previous night, the Ministry
was in telling majority on Lord Masses
motion on want of confidence in Lord Cla-
rendon; the vote was 1877 yeas TO 237 nays
All sorts of rumors are ailoat as to whom
would succeed Lord John Russell. A Goa
ltion between Sir ]. Graham and Lord Pal
merston is expected.
When the Premier announced his resig.
nation the greatest establishment was felt, ne
one was prepared for its so suddenly taking
place. 1t is talk of the House that the
Queen will not have Lord Palmerston, ant
that the Earl of Derby will at once accept
The Irish brigade all voted in the majority
and cheered Justify at the result.
The London Times says that it is posi-
bic the minister stopped to avoid the fota
blows on the Cafre question; if saved on tht
Caffre question, he would have been wreck
ed on the reform bill.
The Herald declares that Lord Derby i:
well prepared to take office. The event
though sudden, was unexpected.
The Post says the victory has nothing tt
do with Lord Palmerston; it was not par
ty but national question.
The opposition Peers met at Earl Der
by's, and agreed to offer the most determin
ed resistance to the Reform Bill on is sec
ond reading.
The Dublin Post mentions on unquestion
able authority that some Roman Catholic
clergy, who became unpopular, on accoun
of opposing the secret societies and theiI
inevitable results, have been served will
notice to desist; while the Catholic priest
are preaching against these combinations
some of the ables! and most Independent
PRESBYTERIAN minister have been distinguish
cd by loud and vehement aui nra;!ons agains
landed proprietors.
In the north of ireland formidable comb
nations exist against the payment of rent
and such is the state Of alarm among land
} lords that several have given up all notion
of enforcing payment.
The Australian gold diggings have in
creased one hundred fo.d IN yield.
Ii is still said that Louis Napoleon ha
designs on Belgium, and has also mad
peremptory demands on Switzerland, agains
which the Intervention OF Great Britain ha
been claimed-much alarm has been create
by the threatening attitude OF France agains
, Switzerland. The government demand
the suppression of all clubs ahd political as
sociatons, and a strict surveillance owe
newspapers, and the Punishment of all refu
gees from the Swiss territory.
The Daily News hints at some grea
movement which is to occur in Paris abou
22d February, and that orders had been civ
en- to various generals to be prepared.
The fear of the French invasion occupie
the minds of the populace, and is by n
means limited to the lower grades.
! The bill to disfranchise the borough of ST