The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-30 00:00:00

TALK OF PEACE NEGOTIATIONS IN
AMERICA.

With reference to the proposed negotiations, the
Riehnwnd Sentinel declares itself " willing and anxious
to make peace," and says :
" Those who find fault with this paper tread in the pm.
cies footsteps and follow precisely the example of Lincobe.
They would have peeve (at least, they say so), but only on
condition that before entering into the negotiations they be
allowed to prescribe all the terma They end Lincoln each
know that there can be peace on such conditions.
They know that freedom of discussion is essential to peace
negotiations to bringing about peace. But their whole
sole object appeals to be to trammel the administration—
so to trammel it that it will be utterly impossible in any
contingency, or on any terms whatever to open or anent to
peace negotiations. It is impossible to conceive that they
are actuated but by a single motive, and that they wish to
embarrass the administration and to bring it into disrepute,
wholly realise of the consequence resulting to the country.
It matters not bow long the war shall continue, provided
they can glut their hatreds and see their predictions of evil
fulfilled."

The Richmond Examiner recommenda an " armistice"
ea the followieg *sedition' :
"Let there be not only an ' armistice,' but • formal re.
armistice of all right and pretence to coerce those States,
and, of course, an entire withdrawal of all land and sea
forces which occupy any portion of our soil or blockade any
of our porta, and then the northern States will for the first
time be in a position to propose to us reconstruction of the
Union or • convention of states for the purpose of nego-
tiating that. It may safely be premised that such proposals
' would then be at least considered. At present one cannot
say what would be the result of that consideration ; but, in
short, let onr Northern brethren try us. With each • change
ie the existing relations no doebt there may come also a
I great change over men's minds."
The New York Herald is urging upon the Administra-
tion the advantages which would follow to the national
cause from the experiment of a peace commission to Rich-
mond, with authority to enter into arrangements with the
rebel leaders for an armistice of six months, and • con-
vention of representative@ from all States in the interval
to consult together upon the ways and means of pekoe.
The Washington correspondent of the New York World
gives currency to • rumour that President Lincoln has under
consideration the propriety of proposing an ermines with
the enemy as • political manmuvre.
The Patterson (New Jersey) Guardia,' of the 12th asserts
the following :
"This morning a very large and most influential delega-
tion of republicaos left New York for Washington for the
purpose of adrisiog Old Abe to declare an armistice for six
months, and meantime to call a convention of all the States,
on porno's to discuss and agree upon terms of peace. Those
gentlemen are not such as have been recognised as peace
men ; but they have come to the conclusion that the coun-
try generally are sick of the war, no matter from what
muse, whether it be the manner in which It has been con-
ducted or the object now declared to be in mew.'

At the Salford intermediate someone, held yester-
day, the chairman, referring to the calendar, said there were
70 prisoners, of whom 31 could neither read nor write.
Only three of the whole wore well educated, sod Una,
said the chairman, was " • most lamentable state of things,"
He " was afraid that we should bare to come to a compul-
sory eystem, to make the people who could afford it give
an education to their children suited to their condition in
Ida"

At the adjourned annual licensing sessions of
Liverpool, yesterday, the magistrates adopted what is called
for distinction the "open" within. There were 221 ep-
plicatioes, and is each aim the lionise was granted where
the applicant was of good character, rented suitable pre-
mimes, and had not previously held • license. It waa re-
marked during the discussion that the bench should not
allow " publicans to hold monopolies over other tradm-
men," and this observation seems to have ruled the decision
of the roagistmtes.

It was rumoured at Liverpool yesterday that a
clerk in one of the principal stock and sharebroking
offices in town had absconded with several hundred
pounds, and that he had been found drowned in the river.
Our eorrespooded made inquiries in the various quarters
where reliable information could be obtained, but doer-
tained nothing to substantiate the rumour.
UNct.stwitn Divtnasixt.—The unclaimed divi-
dend. banded over to the Commissioners for the Reduction
of the National Debt, and by them invested in the public
funds, amounted at the closed the last Scandal year to no
less than 2,879,9761. stock. There is also in the hands of
the commissitmers more than 6C0.001E. stock on which no
dividend has been claimed for upwards of ten years.
EXTRAORDINARY Lowozvrrr.—There are at pre-
med residing is the mine medics in Ofirdimuishire three
sisters, whore united egos fall but 17 years shod of three
centuries. The sisters have readied the respeetive ages
of 92, 94, and 97 years, and are cos and all in the enjoy
meat of good health and unimpaired faculties. Even the
oldest of the three is able at present to dispense with the
use of spectacle. in reading—a circumstance almost unpre.
cedisted at sack ripe age.