... ?? I M . !, ?? I ?? ?? V- 14.1? THE POSITION OF RUSSIA.-There can be little doubt that the Russian Government has made up its mind to assent to all the main demands of England. Had it intended to remain obstinate in regard to any question deemed by the British Government of high importance, it is difficult to believe that it would have granted the conditions necessary for the assembling of a ...

... 'LETEOROLOGICAL REPORTS DAILY NEWS OFFICT1 Rea'dings this vorn2i? bky NEGRETTI AND ZAMBRA'S BAROMETER. TUE. 4, WED. 6. THUR 7 WV.S.W7. W. IXW. S.W.5 . : 1- 31-i- 3V - - 4 23O- 20- 2 - 2- . - Corrected to sea-level, and reduc~sed to 32' P. The black tines show tine hclqm6 of the baromneter at t a.Tm. on tbis a nd three previous mornings. The dotted lines inldisoto the extreme variatiuas ...

... NE BULGARIA, THE FETE OF ST. CYRILLUS AND d ST. METHODIUS t IFROM OUR SPECIAI, CORRESPONDENT.) c IiHILIPPOIOLIS, MAY 22. To-day is a general holiday here, in comnreruora- s tion of the snints whose names are mentioned above, I and who, a thousand years ago, are said to have I done great deeds for their country-Bulgiaria. I fear that within the last fewv hours I have fallen off greatly in the ...

... I LAT.EST TELEGRAMSI THE CONGRESS. THE FIFTH SITTING. (BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.) (FROM OUR SPEOAL COR0 SPONDENTO BERLIN, MolNI Arnrooif. The fifth sitting of the Congress is now being hold. It is generallythought thatthe sitting will be a diffioult one, and that the Bulgarian question will not be finished to-day. Among the conditions uponwhich Russia makes her acceptance of the Turkish ...

... I IRELAND AN THE VOLNTER FORCE. Yesterday a deputatioa from it tommittee ap- pointed in Dublin for the purpose of promnoting the for- mnation of a volunteer force in Ireland, waited upon Mr. Lowther the Chlef Secretary for Ireland, at the Irish Olaice, 6reat Queen-street, Woestaiuster, to present a memorial which has been siged by between 700 and 800 ilading oitizzenS of Dublin aild itt ...

... THE DERBY, EARLY PREPARATIONS, ghe hre (FEOM oult SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) rl~ sha 'the leaden slry overhanging London and the tk Tain drizzlinae slowly down at sevenl o'clock yester- lati day morning threatened a Derby Dlay after the inII fashion of those on which Daniel O'Rourke and di Yacatroni carried off the blue ribbon of the turf. sn ore dreary morning ever mocked the tra- bri ditional ...

... theofirst part of this oentury the Royal Family, s theirpatronage, made Ascot what it bas since I,0sc. George IV. aud his brother, the Sailor ,Lieg, wero both of them staunch supporters of tie estitg, vhich oven in their time had acquired the h f , of 'oyal, and the earlier records of g F1iog cbreniolo rmany a victory achieved by Y ?? to both those Sovereigns, whoso c1 ^(,oaurs werc c ynta ...

... .. - - AFRICGAN EXPLORATIONVS - . I the D l§ TANLEY'S 10'W vOrk), Thro~gl tile Dark Con- le tinent, hias been i5ssQd. The woVI, affOt'd8 a SPleti ddiigt into a hitherto aunklo~iagictd1 full of exciting adventure, ?? 0~~ g Valisable information. Wye quoto ?? efusge, t Show its interesting, character. ?? U 't 1ebg g isl~tnd, and meeting the King of K011h,11 'r Stanley r -I 'rho night ...

... EXTiAVAGANCE IN TEE CITY. EXTRAVAiiANUE 1N Ion wa s I AT the Court of Con moh Council Deputy Fry, ta) chairman of the General 1Purposes Commitnelt , brought up a report from that commitfee Oni reference to them on the 29th of Jane, 1876, ,>f e consider the nature of the contraets made with D different City tradesmen, and price paid for w done for the Corporation. Mr. Walter addressed thr l ...

... W11l) iFE IN A SOUTIHI-RNV COUIVTY. - n .,l[ l.- . . 1 .1- - - - - lx-BIRi)S OF1 T'lll CORN-FIELDS. I hk l llthorn hedge runs along some distance below the earth- X t he foot of the steepest part of the hill. It divides th 4 h onfrom) the ploughed land of the plain, which stretches tr flutc miles wide, across to another range opposite. A few stunted ~ e~o at itervals among the bushes, which ...

... HENLEY REGATTA, *; to-moirow night all the leading crews and clubs entered for this regatta mill have made their appearance on the scene of action. To a lover of rowing there is hardly a more interesting sight than the evening practice over the course during the last few days before the regatta. There is then more facility for studying the style of the various competitors than during the hutly ...

... THE CONGRESS. The Times observes that on all sides it seems assumed, and probably with good reason, that the Congress will secure a peaceful solution of the questions at issue. There can, at all events, be no doubt that this is the object which is profoundly desired by every one of the statesmen who will next week assemble in Berlin. It has become evident to them that a war would involve such ...