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Show A Partial Understanding Be-1 tween Great Britain aud; Russia. New York, 22. A special from' London to the Times says: It is rumored that the British parliament1 will vote an extraordinary credit of ten million pounds for military exigencies. ex-igencies. Interviews of great import-ftnrn import-ftnrn havfl rscantlv taken nlace bo- tween Count Schouvalofl, the Russian ambassador, and Esrl Derby, in which the latter asked the former to put on paper the assurances in regard re-gard to Constantinople which were made verbally and somewhat vaguely. The ambassador telegraphed to his government for instructions, and received re-ceived a dispatch from the Russian foreign office empowering him to do so. Russia will propose a temporary occupation of Constantinople, undertaking under-taking to evacuate the Turkish capital on receiving indemnity for the expenses of the war and proper guarantees that the reforms proposed lor the administration of the Turkish provinces shall be faithfully carried into operation. Any proposition involving in-volving the sacrifice ol the Turkish maritime force in, the Black sea will bo rejected by Great Britain. The question of tho temporary occupation of Constantinople has been discussed at several cabinet councils already, without in auy instance coming to a decision. |