The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-16 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARD3, Yu. lb.

La Prance of this evening says : " We believe we
are able to state that the Pontifical court has dis-
approved the conduct of the Nuncio, and that the
explanations offered by Mgr. Chigi to the Emperor
were consequent upon instructions received from
Rome.

TES LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET AND THE
Puaca Buxom& —(Froon our Carrespondeot)—The Canard
mail steamer Canada, after a polarised voyage, coos/quest
as the prevailing easterly winds, reached Cicada's° about
midnight on Tuesday. Her mews bed base ansiosaly
looked fat aver since Saturday, not that any fresh peace
rumours were espested, because the Pat trip of Mr. Blair
to Richmond and hie retina to Washington was leaked
epos as she end for the preset of peace overruns, but
that those would probably be some startling news from
Terry, Sherman, or Grant. The expeatants were madly
&appalled yeitenlay on the receipt at the Canada's news,
sosouneing that Mr. Linda sad Mr. Seward had left
Washington for Fortress Monroe. for the purpose of
sneoling Vice•Preaident Mimeos Judge Campbell, and
Mr. Hunter, who had reached that place from
Bielimoad au an unofficial peace minion. The effect
son the *Atom market was at once apparent, and
Mays hoiden appeared for a time to be inoapable of
reslising the exact state of &fain. As the anemias wore
en, however, the market, which was at Tad completely pa.
piped, began to show signs of returning vigour, but even
this alight and almost imperceptible improvement was soon
{cat, sad the market dread VW: Oat and dull—buyers
almost rotaliag to loch at cotton ails., a heavy decline as
the part of holders was submitted to. la mast asses Ibis
demand bad to be acceded to, sod prises were morally 21.
per lb. below the quotations of the previous day, while the
bucksaws done was very meagre.
Tax PROPOSIID ENCLOSURE or WIMBLEDON CON-
NOR—Lest Digit a crowded public meeting was held at
the Blow sed Garter Tavern, Putney, to further take into
cosideratias Hie lowan proposed by Bari Spoor*/ foe
the uelopiro of WinAladoorniarnon. Laid Love! pre

tided,— awl Nos the .be ropratail ate &beim
Wmel Itd Mated Oat tbe committee modeled
iseesim with lad efaiMer had bad as interview will bb
Ifflidship. sod bed peopmed a report timed. Aram
yistimp est the emend pule is the ye.
raslaralde, be celled spas the remeowy
ved tbe =tad this bay* bees dose
tbe .we adopted :--" tat
ietwealefablilte pub& sad LW mighbesdbood al W.
blebs, Putney iteoltemptas. sad Wesdowertb. will be
best
es Me whole at Wimbledon.
eammes aid -Math mina aye and esseekeed."
" That is at Min meethig the imyromosset, male•
tea, sod mempeeteet et Whet& , as sod
• be peovididir by priveMeestriindime. mil by • mall
rets ma bents rated at 301. low mom wad upwind'
• tbe peados of Palmy sad pods at Weediewailt.
Mem immix lb. iimeethato proximity to the damson
being mtedst blear robe Other rasoistiam. ieledieg
tie sopelstmob el meowiliert te telmtbe semeaty Mips
ter poomiliiii politios, were elm !even.

The situation at Wilmington, on the 30th ult.,
was unchanged.

The Confederates were still in :oree in the Federal
front.
General Grant whilst at Fort Fisher had an
interview with Admiral Porter and General Terry.
The guerillas continue active in Kentucky.
It is reported from St. Louis that there is disaf-
fection among several Confederate generals in the
i south-west.

The Maryland, Peawrylvania, and Massachusetts
legislatures have ratified the constitutional amend-
meet abolishing slavery. It has been also ratified
by the New York Assembly.
The Provost Marshal General has written a
statement that the large quota of troops demanded
from New York is correct.