The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-29 00:00:00

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1856.

THE NEGOCIATIONS FOR PEACE.

TEE papers during the past week have been
busily discussing the possibilities and probabilities of
the proposed negotiations for peace, and various have
been the reports circulated with reference to the
intentions of Russia, and the proceedings of the Allies
with regard to the continuation of preparations for
the time when another campaign might be opened.
All this may be attributed to the absence of any other
topic of sufficient importance to command public
attention, and the necessity for saying something on
a subject which necessarily continues to excite a large
share of interest amongst all classes. It must,
however, be remembered, that for the present, at
least, all is conjecture ; and, though it is known that
a convention has been concluded between the res-
pective representatives of Austria and Russia to
accept the propositions of the former as the basis of
further negotiations for peace, we must wait until
the Western Powers are formally made parties to the
affair, before we can arrive at any reasonable conclusion
as to the probable result. On Thursday a telegraphic
despatch from Paris announced that an armistice had
been signed in London the day before. This was
truly going abroad to learn news of home. We must
bear in mind that the intelligence of the unconditional
acceptance by Russia of the Austrian proposals was
received by electric telegraph, which is not the official
mode of conveying the decisions of Courts, though
convenient for the sake of speed. The authorised
consent of the Russian Court would have to be
conveyed by special ambassador from St. Petersburg to
Vienna, whence it must be conveyed to London and
Paris, before any ulterior proceedings could take place,
so that several days must necessarily elapse, however
the transaction may be hastened, before any ulterior
proceedings can take place. Indeed, so far from an
armistice having been signed, it is said that the
preparations, particularly with reference to the Baltic
fleet, are being pressed with renewed vigour ; and
nothing Whatever has taken place to show the
slightest intention on the part of the Allies to cease
their exertions. This is much the wisest policy, for
however sincere the EMPEROR of Russia may be in
his pacific professions, it is better to be provided
against any contingency than to place reliance on
the sincerity of a government which has shown itself
so little deserving of confidence. We. are told that
orders have been sent from St. Petersburg to cease all
hostilities in the Crimea, intelligence which, if true,
amounts to nothing, as the season prevents any
military operations of importance. If Russia be
sincere in her professions, she will remove all obstacles
to a speedy settlement, by an unequivocal concession of
the very moderate terms demanded of her ; and until
this be done so as completely to satisfy all parties,
both England and France will be fully justified in
maintaining their belligerent attitude.