The Nevada journal., 1852-04-11
ARRIVAL OF THE OREGON
Per Gregorys Express.
Eleven Days Later From the Atlantic States.

The steamship Oregon, r. H. Pierson
commander, arrived in San Francisco
on Wednesday last, at IL o'clock, from
Panama. She brings 600 passengers
but no mail
By this arrival we have dates from
New York to the 5th ult, and from Lii
verpool to the 2lst February.
The Northerner with the mail. is due
at San Francisco to-day, with dates from
New York to the llth ult.
We are indebted to Gregory for San
Francisco papers, containing the news
brought by the Oregon.
Accounts from Acapulco represent the
passengers Of the North America, now
remaining there, as doing very well and
enjoying good health. About 400 pas
sengers are now there waiting for a
passage to San Francisco, and nearly all
are ont of money. Those who have the
means will be likely to secure passage
on the Northerner, the others will wait
the arrival of the Northern Light.
A meeting was held in Philadelphia
to protest against receiving the Popes
present of block of marble for the
Washington Monument
A grand demonstration was to come
off by Mr. Webster's friends at the Me-
tropolitan Hall, New York, on the even
ing of the 5th March. The call was
signed by names good for fifty millions
of capital
The Democratic State Convention of
Pennsylvania has recommended James
Buchanan as their choice for the Prcsi
dency.
A dinner was given in New York in
honor of the memory OF the late James
Fennimore Cooper, at which the Hon
Daniel Webster made speech,
A fire occurred at North Easton, Mass.
on the Sd March, in which u storehouse,
connected with the shovel factory of
Oliver Amer s. Son, was destroyed. Loss
estimated at $4,000.
A great demonstration has been made
in New York against the passage of the
Maine Liquor Law. Speeches were
made, and the challenge boldly thrown
out to point out zone man of genius from
the beginning of the world-one man
that ever contributed to the improve
ment or pleasure of mankind by poetry
science, philosophy, or arts, who did
not occasionally take his tcddy."
The Washington correspondent of the
N. Y. Herald says:
81 learn from undoubted authority
that the statements published as to the
actual sale of the Mariposa grant in
California, are not true. An agreement
of sale was made with Col. Benton. but
to this agreement is appended n codicil,
stating that it is subject to MIR. FIRE.
mont's approval or rejection, Mr. Post
must have been deceived, by having
been shown the agreement of sale with
cut the codicil | have seen letters from
MIR. Fremont in which he statos he will
not sell, and was on the eve of depar-
ture for London, to prevent any specu.
laiion being made out of pretended
sale Of his property. Mr.. Fendall, the
United States District Attorney here,
was Col. Bentons attorney in The mat
| ter
The principal feature OF the news from
Europe is the defeat and resignation of
the Russell ministry.
All sorts of rumors were ahoat at Lii
verpcol, prior to the sailing of the Ame-
rica, as to who would succeed Russell
as Premier. A coalition between Sir
James Graham and Lord Palmerston,
was confidently expected by many.
A despatch, dated House of Commons,
Feb. 20, to the Liverpool Journal, says /:
"When the Premier announced his re-
signation, the greatest astonishment was
felt; the members appeared to have been
in the dark, and no one was prepared
for what had so suddenly taken place.
All is hustle and wonder here. The
talk in the House is, that the Queen
will not have any thing to do with Pal-
merston, and that the Earl of Derby will
at once accept Office"
BELcIUM.-The Paris correspondent
of the London Morning Chrinicie says ::
at will be remembered that French
agents had been sent into Belgium, for
the purpose, if possible, of seducing the
army from its allegiance, and sowing the
seeds of discord and disaffection among
the people. If am we'll informed, re-
ports are daily submitted to Louis Ma
poleon of the proceedings of these agents
1t will be remembered that it WAS the
Catholic party, that in 1881, was the
principal means of separating Belgium
from Holland. 1t is that same party
| which 10 no,u ,,,nst oct;uo ~ rnk4:.r a., :.