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February 18; It is. denied that the. Russians are Jul-, vancing on Stajmboul or.Gallipolj. j r l^hree thpusand Chrisitians,h^e;bpwi. xappsapred m Thessaly. * ■ The Pripcess, Cha,rlpt^.e. was, marrieda^ Berlin yesterday., ', The. Conference of* the. signatory- * Powers : to, the Treaty of PAris^' is, aa- t ranged" to bp held at Bjidpn Ba.den,^ - The. British, scyiajlron. has wjthdra,wn f com, Ccais,tantinpple to Mudania,.onthe southern sliope-of the. sea of'Mjarmora. The Russiap. troops have occupied a ' redoubt vcitlijn thelin,es, of the defenpes. of. Consta,ntinople. The Roj r al marriage' took place at - Berlin, yesjberday* There were greaj; ' festivities. The Prince of Wales and Duie of Connaught had a w.arm reception. , . The Conpla^e , has met. Sixty-six-Cardinals w.ere. present. Later. The. European, situation is less threatening. It is expected that Germany w,ill exercise a t mpderating influence over. Russia. Earl Derby, m replying to a, question, said the Government had received no information tha ( t the Russiap troops ; had entered Constantinople ; but they had, received a despatch alluding to the possible Russian advance upon G.allipoli. The. Russians have evacuated; tlie redpujbt they had occupied within the lines, of defence of Constantinople, I February 20. lf\ to-iday's silting of' the German Parliament Bismarck said that G.er-. mpny w;ould not interfere between Russia, and, Turkey, bu.t is .willing to mediate. The President of- the Austrian Coun r , cil of Ministers said, that Austria re- . serves, her interest ip, Monarchy. She objects.to, shifting the- balance of power, ( Q' 4RGKJS," S^JBSfiIAL> Februp,ry 20. The. insurgents m, Thessaly have. ' beaten, the TurW ajt Yolp ; 600. h^ve. been killed* r . The Chapnel fleet hase bpen ordered! to Gallipoli. A nejv' fleet is forming. • Cardinal Pccci has been elected; P^ope. by the Conplave. He assupips thp.napie of Leo the 'thirteenth, Papers presented to. Parliament show; that Schpvalof. informed Derby m June of terms of peace, which are t identical Tsjith Russia's present, dei mapd&«