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Show ElHul'E, TUB CONGRES3. London, 5. The only reservation as to the Danube is that tbe river shall jnot be open duriug war as it is iu time of peace. The jurisdiction ol I the existing commission is to be extended ex-tended to Galatz. In the discussion as to the division of the Sandjak of Sophia, Russi a admitted ad-mitted that the Icbteman pass, with a strong line of defence, should be assigned to Rumelia, but the discussion of English demand, that Roumeha should receive five out of the seven districts into whicn the Sandjak of Sophia should be divided, became so warm that tbe representatives cf France, Italy and Germany intervened with a com-1 promise which contemplates nearly an t qual divimon between Roumeha aud Bulgaria. As the retention of tue Icuteman line for Ruumelia is the principal aim of England, the question will probably cause no lur tuer d.fficulty. A Berlin correspondent busts his supposition as to the probatile settle meut ol the Batoum question by Russia receiving B mourn on C0U'1i-tion C0U'1i-tion ot never fortilyiug under any pretense on Prince Bismarck's Bis-marck's utterances at Tuesday'a interview, and believes if the question is not settled privately, but is brought forward ut Saturday's silting, Bismarck Bis-marck will resolutely take Russia's part and declare that, while he should applaud any compromise, be cannot but consider binding the signatures ol Turkey and Englaud to the (mo Stetaoo treaty and the Anglo-Ruwiau agreement, respectively. Berlin, 5. Tne Greek question wug settled in the congress to-day. Tbt resoiiKioo passed tLiat the congress in vites tne porte to come to an under standing witu Greec lor the recutita liou of her frontiers and is of tbe opinion that the line should from the valley of Salambria on the.Kgean sea to the mouth of the Kaiamnp river, opposite Curlu. Iu the t ten of difficulties arising iu negotiating, the powers are ready to render their good offices as mediators. A Berlin dispatch stutes it is certain that the powers, by offering media tiou, mean that the invitation shall not mean a dead letter. Franco au' i Italy warmly supported tbe Greek J claioiB. I Lord Beaconsfield admitted tbat be :bad, with difficulty, beeu induced to accept even that moderate proposal, as the precise boundary iudicateu therein teeu.ed to limit tbe sovereign will ol the ports. He watt unable to au. uiie 10 any demands Amounting to a diviaiou of Turkey, Epirue anc rin-iditly uot beiug in a chronic state of itimrehy like Bosnia. Tne Greeks urc prok undly disappointed at thi-decioiuu thi-decioiuu of the congress. Tur key had privately declared she would Ko to war with Greece rather than cede the two provinces. tiatuiday's sitting, in which tht questions of Baloum and Armenia are to be ducussed, will virtually end th. cor-tre. The remaining proceedings, proceed-ings, principally formal, will probubN last llll Thursday. The financial queo liou aud that of the government i f Western Roumelia will be submit tei to the commission of amb.iiiador-resident amb.iiiador-resident in Berlin which met U alie-the alie-the disiolutiou of congress. Prmc Bismarck hag informed a correspondent correspon-dent tbat he thinks tbe czar will consent con-sent to destroy the fortifications ol Batoum. j AUSTRIAN CREDIT CEDED, j Vieuua, 5. The Auutrian govern ment has received the remaining 7,000,000 fljrini from the banker wno undertook to raine 30,000,000 iu toe mobilization. The uiubihzmoi of the additional troops begins ol .Saturday. Adhksleh has been definitely ccdti- j to Austria |