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[Argus Special.] London, Tuesday. The Pope has left two wills. The first leaves three and a half million francs annually to his successor for the expenses of the Papacy. The second leaves his nephews legacies 6f three hundred thousand francs, and to the poor of Rome the remainder. [Per Press Agency.]. London, February 11. Earl Beaconsfield stated in the House of Lords that a difficulty had arisen regarding the entry of the British fleet into tiie 'Dardanelles. The intention to send the heet to Constantinople remains unchallenged. : * Prince Gortschakoff telegraphs : — " If the British fleet goes to -v'on-itantinbple we shall send pur army there." The Siam left' G-£*,lle on the 9th. Wellington; February 14. The Government ■ have decided to no longer withhold the increases to salaries of Oivil servants which were placed on last year's estimates and passed. The increases count from. the Ist J.uly last, and will ha paid in a lump sum. ; Sir George' Grey addresses the electors of Wellihgtoh to-night. • ' : •Inveroargii-l, February 14, An important meeting was held at Switzers.on featurday evening, it being attended, by nearly, all. the residents in the district, to consider' the rival routea of railway proposed under the District Railways Act. The meeting unanimously declared for the " V " line, on the understanding that the whole should be proceeded with simultaneously as one work-, ,and intimated their opposition to the line proposed tp run almost exclusively through Sir F. D. Bell's-, Messrs Larnach and Driver's estate, which was lately favoured by the Minister for Works.