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Show Ey Tolcuranh.J Difficulties for th Peaea Congroa to Cope vrlth. Herald's cable Dec. 31, London, 'M. Much speculation is indulged in as to what may be the action of the approaching Congrcis on the Black bea question. It is believed that the preliminary difficulties to bo encountered encoun-tered will be hard to overcomo, as it is almost certain that the Ilussian representative repre-sentative pt the beginning, for a precedent, pre-cedent, will announce formally as the fixed policy of his government that the abroeation of the clause in the treaty of Paris, regarding the armament of Ilussian vessels in tho Black Sea, is already an accomplished fact by the will of the Emperor of Ilussia, who cannot allow such an abrogation to be an open question. On the other hand, many suppose from Bismarck's last , diplomatic note, published in tho Ihral.d, that Prussia will refuse to meet tho accredited representatives of a French government which commissions commis-sions olliceis who have broken the parole. Another dillicully is anticipated antici-pated from protest against (humecting, (humect-ing, on the part, of Pru-.iia and ilussia, unless it is held on tho understanding that all matters Ibrei-u to the Paris treaty will bo excluded. The belief is ! Kenoral, that, the meeting will be dc-nyn dc-nyn Innp; beyond the nppointcd diiy. c |