The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-01 00:00:00

THE CONFERENCES.

Le Nord of yesterday contains the following letter
from a!‘ Special Correspondent" at Paris :

The Moniteur in'orensd us yesterday that an armistice
had been determined upon by tie Plimip ,tentiarier, but
did not add dist file conditims of this armistice were fined.
Lords Clereedon and Cowley understood the armistice is
this sinse—that, ease in cannonading and =whitey, the
A lie would he free to undertake such strategic operations
as they pleased, and ti tranep at any number of troops
to the thootre of war they might jade
venient. The Ruse= Plenipotentiaries strongly mu.
batted this interpretation, sad were auisted by
Coast Baol. Toe French Plenipotentiaries, not hay.
lug the won d'ordre of the Emperor upon this die.-
tally, avoided delivering en opinion. It became necessary
to adjourn any decision upon ttis ar iele, as well is upee
that concerning the rectification of the Russian frontier'
cm the coast of Bessarabia.

A oomnalasioo, composed of Count Walewski, Count
Orloff, Count Boot, and Lord Clarendon, were charged
yesterday to arrange the difficulties upon this point,
and to fin the reduction of the prow verbal of the
first s;tting, to be tie ned by ail the plenipotentiaries. It
appean that an agreement has not been completely arrived
at, lines the second reunion of the Cr nineties, which well
to have been held tc-day he. been poet pooed till to.mc now.
Antther cause of this adjournmeat is said to be the 'weas-
el', of waiting for important despatches from St. Petersburg.

Another qntstion is yet in cue otdivi-
Bienii: against al:, the voice ot Count Welewski will decide.
England, it is said, is unwilling th►t Frince should have
this second vote.

The Journal des Debate is altogetlur wrong to to the
order in which the plenipotentiaries take their Butt The
fo lowing is th 3 exact order: To the right of Count
Walewski, Lord Clorrnion, Lard Covhey, Count Orloff,
Baron do Brenow, Marqu's de V liainarino, Count
Omar; to the felt, Baron de Bourciatney, Baron di
Hubner, Count do Buo', Arai Paths, Mehemet Bel.

The Austrian piruipotend.rits appear litt:e iatisfierl.
They have against them the Begh.b. tn. Piriesoutese, sad
°item the Russians. Austria Hum henelt somewhat eclipsed
I. the Conferences at Patio.

Loki Clarendon, it is said, mid leave Paris temporuily
oa &tor Jay for London, in order to concert with his col.
leagues is this ministry, returning to Peri' on Tuesday.
Bat the progress of the negotiations may produce arms in-
cident which may et aoge this intention.
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We find some gossip also from the same city, in
yesterday's Independence Belge :

It is impcssiblie to enumerate the invitations which the
plenipotentiaries, the Russians especially, have received.
They have aorrepted invitations to dinner extending over a
month. On Saturday they dine with Lad Cowley, on
Tuesday with N. de Hubner; the day Wore yesterday
(Tuesday) they met at the table of Princess Mathalde,
Generals Canrobeit, Banquet, sad Prince Napoleon, sad
after that there was a brilliant reunion. One of the two
&wean plenipotentiaries eccountering the brave General

MeWait, whcaa face it ,eeply mutilated by a IW,, ad•
droved him ht the most oedemas terms..

Prince Jerome Napoleon resumed his reoeptlons yester-
day, and will continue theca every Wednesday in March.
Yesterday there was an eztraordiaary gathering, loom-
Waned chiefly by the desire to see the plenipotentiaries.
One only of the number disappoieted pubic cer:osity—the
Grand Vizier, who was detained at home by indisposition.
It waa nurated yesterday erasing that Count Orloff
offered to his Majesty four magnificent horses from Ukraine.
accompanying the preterit with the moat flattering message
from hie sovereign. It was said also that some ladies at
M. de Welter/Ws soiree, opened the door of the sails la
which the Conferences are held, approached the redoubta-
ble table at which the destinies of Europe are being de.
eddied, and seizing of the pens within reach, and of
the paper reserved for dip!ovaatie correipondenor, wrote
in pension, "Le Psis La Pas!"

THE EAST.

MARSEILLES, FAIDAIY, FED. 29.

The Bimois has arrived with Constantinople letters
of Feb. 18. The resignation offered by Omer Pasha
has been refuted.

The destruction of Fort Alexander was completed
on Feb. 13. The aqueducts and all the basins are
likewise to be destroyed.

Letters from Kertch state that the Russian have
retired further off from our positions.
The Prim d'Orient announces that the sanitary
state of the army leaves nothing to be desired.
At Marseilles the fall in grain continues.
The bl.monthly tax on meat, published to-day.
establishes a rise of 6c. the kilogramme on beef, and
a fall on veal and mutton of be. and 9c.

MARSEILLES, SATURDAY.
The Sinai has arrived ; she left the Crimea on the
19th, and Constantinople on the 21st.
Her despatches were forwarded at 9 o'clock.
A correspondent at Constantinople writes that
letters have been received from 'rtflis, ansonncing
that General Williams is so dangerously ill that his
medical attendants despair of saving his life.
Exchange, 132.