The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-22 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 22, 1853.

LATEST FROM THE CONTINENT.

TURKEY.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Ocr. 10.
Anthimos is elected Greek Patriarch, a dignity
which he once before enjoyed.

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, Ocr. 19.

The military Governor of Transylvania has for-
warded the following despatch to Vienna, under date
Hermannstadt, October 10 : " According to certain
information from the neighbouring Principalities
(Moldavia and Wallachia), contagious diseases (rift-
derpest uhd mil:brand) are making extensive pro-
geese among the draught oxen employed in the
service of the imperial Russian army, and arc of a
very malignant type. Serious danger thus threatens
Transylvania, and within these last few days the
diseases have made their appearance amongst the
cattle at Botzau, on which account I have found it
necessary to take special precautions on the fron-
tier."

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

ditod in that part of the country. This news,
which yesterday appealed to us very apocn phal,
has to-day acquired some degree of credibility .%
The Bourse was again very heavy. The Threes
declined lk., and, with the exception of Orleans,
Rouen, Strasbourg, and Western, which rose 2 fr. or
3 fr.; all the railways closed from 2 fr. 30c. to 5 fr.
lower.

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Mr. Marsh, United States Minister at Constanti-
nople, has been recalled, and replaced by Mr. Carroll
Spence.
The disposition of the Court of Teheran, and its
probable conduct in the event of a war between
Turkey and Russia, have been the subject of much
speculation and many contradictory assertions. A
fact is related in a recent letter from Constantinople
which tends to show that Persia is well disposed to-
wards her Moslem neighbour. Six thousand Persian
hones have just been bought for the Turkish army,
and delivered with the permission of the Persian go-
vernment.

The Journal de Ilaguenau says The rise in the
price of hops has beet unusually great during the
past week, being from 200 fr. to ?Mfr. the 50 kilo-1
grammes. Large quantities of hops arrive here
every day for sale from the neighbouring communes,
the reason assigned for the advance being that the
crop is unusually small in foreign countries."
the Unirers says :—" It is positively stated that
the difficulties which had arisen between the Holy
See and the Prussian government relative to the
measures recently prescribed for mixed marriages
have been smoothed down, and that the cabinet of
Berlin no longer insists on their withdrawal. We
dare not tnke upon ourselves to guarantee the exac-
titude of this statement, but we have reason to con-
sider it to bo at least very probable."

The Austria states from Bucharest that the con-
tinued want of water in the Selina mouth of the
auntie has induced the commercial body to take
measures for ascertaining whether some more eligi-
ble outlet cannot be found for the commerce of the
Danube. Lately, a Russian steamer came from
Odessa along the Kilia Channel. Now some hopes
are entertained of the navigability of the St. George's
Channel, which is nearer to Turkey than the &illus.
It is stated that Prince Gortecbakoff has received
information from the Governor of Odeon, that the
stream of this last channel has lately ac9uired a
depth of more than ten feet; and the Austrian Con-
sul reports that the depth is 13 English feet. Whe-
ther Prince Gortschakoff will allow the use of this
new channel is not yet known.
The Russian minister in Paris has contradicted in
the most absolute manner the statement that the
Emperor of Russia threatened a war of extermina-
tion against Turkey. Whatever his acts, the words
of the Emperor are peace.
The National Gazette of Berlin, adverting to an
announcement which appeared in the Vienna Wan-
derer based on letters from Onlatz, states that
though the Prussian officers employed as instructors
in the Turkish army have not been recalled, the re-
call will take place in the event of hostilities between
Russia and Turkey.