The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-19 00:00:00

TURKEY.

The Wanderer, of Vienna, states that the Austrian
government has informed the Pope's nuncio that it
has the moat sanguine expectation of coming to a
satisfactory understanding with Turkey respecting
the treatment of the Christians in the Ottoman do-
minions. It will be remembered that the alleged
persecutions of the revels has been put forward by
the Vienna cabinet much more prominently than the
Montenegrin affair as a ground of its differences with
Turkey.
Telegraphic accounts from Vienna of the 17th state,
on the other hand, that the Porte declines to give •
satisfactory pladge to Count Leisingen, and that the
regiments which had been halted were to resume
their march to the frontier.

THE UNITED STATES.
ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC.
LIVERPOOL, BArcan,►r MORNING.
The United States mail steam-chip Baltic, Captain
Comstock, arrived in the Mersey at one o'clock this
morning, with 70 passengers, 150,000 dollars in
specie on freight, and the canal semi-weekly mails
from New York.

The Baltic was detained in New York two days
beyond her appointed day of sailing, on account of
the adverse weather which prevailed.
The United States Senate was engaged in the die-
cusaios of the bill for confirming the grant for the
Pacific Railroad project.
The House of Representatives had under dismis-
sion a bill for regulating the silver coinage, by which
it was proposed to depreciate the silver min seven
per cent., and also to levy a seignorage of from one-
half to one per cent. on all coins in future; but this
proposition of the *signora(' was vehemently
ePrele arrival of the Empire City at New York
from Havannah, we have received intelligence from
the latter place to the 31st of January. The sugar
market was firm at previous prices. A great fire had
taken place at Cardenas, Cuba, on the 29th ult., by
which the Custom-house, the theatre, and a number
of sugar and molasses warehouses were burnt. The
bee was estimated at half a million of dollars.
When the Baltic left New York business was ac-
tive; money rather tighter; stocks were feverish and
uneasy, and quotations rather weaker.
The cotton market had a slightly downward ten-
dency, with an average amount of sales ; the receipts
at the southern ports continued large, and the quota-
tions at New York for New Orleans and Mobile,
mid. fair to fair, were 111 e. to 12a per lb.; and Upr
lands, of the same quality, lle. to 111 e.
The provision market was dull, and pork rather
cheaper, new prime being quoted 16c. to 1610. ;
new mess, 171,c. to 19c. Beef firmer, with little
alteration in previous currency.
The market for breadstuffs was quiet, without ma-
terial change. Western Canal flour was quoted
6 dole. 371 c. to 5 dots. 50c. per barrel, with a steady
demand ; Oenneseee prime wheat, 1 dol. 29e. to
1 dol. 30c. per 60 lbs ; Indian corn, round yellow,
68c. to 70c. per bushel, barely supported; Southern
white ditto, 66c. to 68c. per bushel; Indian corn
meal, 3 dots. 50c. to 3 dole. 62c. per barrel.
Freights were reported at nearly the same rates as
prevailed at the last steamer's departure, the asking
prices being—for flour, to Liverpool, 3s. 3d. to 38.6 d.
per barrel ; grain, to ditto, 101 d. to Ild. per bushel;
and cotton, Id. to 5-16 d. per lb.
Exchange on London was firm, with moderate
sales at 1091 to 110; on Paris, in fair request, at
5.121; Hamburg, 361 to 361; and Bremen, 791 to
79.1.