The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-11 00:00:00

TURKEY.

Letters from Constantinople of the 21st ult. state
that Prince Mcnschikoff had been informed by the
Sultan, in answer to a demand for free access at all
times to his Majesty, that the Sultan would' receive
his visits with pleasure, but that business must be
' transacted through the ministers. The conference of
the prince with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, on
the 17th, lasted five hours. Only the question of the
holy places would be treated of before the arrival of
the English and French ambassadors.
The Trieste Gazette states that on the 12th ult.
the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs addressed a
note to the Ambassador of Prussia, informing him
that, as a token of his amity for the King of Prussia,
the Sultan had presented a piece of ground,4o,ooo foct
in extent, for the use of Europeans, protestants and
catholics, as a cemetery. The ground lies near the
imperial barracks, at Pere, on the left of the road
leading to Boujoukdi•re.
Letters from Jassy of the 28th ult. state that the
health of I'rince Ghika appeared to be re-established,
and hopes were entertained that he would shortly
resume the reins of government. All parties except
the Russians were of opinion that, in the actual state
of south-eastern Europe, the presence of a man hav-
ing the confidence of the people at the helm of
affairs was most important for Moldavia.

THE UNITED STATES
ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA.
LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.
By the arrival of the Royal Mail steam-ship
Canada, Captain Stone, we have advices from Ame-
rica of tour days later date than those brought by
the Hermann.
The Canada left Boston at noon on the 30th ult.,
and Halifax on the 2nd inst., and arrived in the
Mersey this forenoon, bringing 45 passengers, the
usual mails from the United States and the British
provinces, but no specie.
The United States Mail steamer Franklin arrived
out at New York on the 28th ult.
The Royal Mail steam-ship Niagara arrived at
Halifax on the 30th ult.
The screw steam-ship Andes, which sailed from
Liverpool for Boston and New York on the 22nd ult.,
was passed by the Canada on the 3rd inst.
Mrs. Beecher Stowe, the talented authoress of
"Uncle Tom's Cabin," whose visit to this country has
been for some time past the subject of much conver-
sation and anxious expectation, has at length reached
our shores, being one of the passengers brought from
Boston by the Canada.
Another personage well known to the literary
circles of England, Judge Haliburton, author of the
amusing and instructive " Sam Slick," has also arrived
by the same steamer.
A report that the expedition to Japan was to be
recalled prevailed prior to the sailing of the Canada.
The reason assigned for this determination on the
part of tho United States authorities was the disap-
proval of the project by the new cabinet.
A dreadful steam boat explosion had taken place
at Galveston. On the 23rd ult. the clipper steamer
Farmer blow up, with 56 persons on board; of that
number 36 were killed, and the remaining 20 fortu-
nately saved.
Havannah advice. state that General Santa Anna
was expected to arrive there on the 23rd ult. by the
British mail steamer from St. Thomas. lie would
make no stay at that port, but immediately proceed
on his way to Mexico.
There has been an arrival from California since
the receipt of our previous advice. from the United
States, and another large amount of gold, 2,000,000
dollars, received at New York. The operations at
the mines were of a favourable character. Commer-
cial affairs in California were generally in a healthy
state. The markets at San Francisco were somewhat
heavy, and had given away. Flour was quoted at
9 dohs.