ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2930, 6 July 1878, Page 2

ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.

. The Vienna correspondent of the Daily Telegraph answers for the accuracy of the following particulars respecting the direct negotiations which, he says, are going on between London and St. Peters* buig, under the auspices of Prince Bis* marck. - Before going to a Congress England wishes to remove all possible chance of a misunderstanding, on the principal conditions of the treaty of peace. The two main points that form the subject of pending negotiations are .the new delimi* nations of Bulgaria and the proposed modifications in Asia Minor. . As regards the former, England objects to the extension of Bulgaria to the iEgean. Sea, and to the division of tk&x Ottoman Empire into three detained portions. In that she is warmly sup* ported by France, who is also strongly adverse to allowing Bulgaria a seaboard on the 2Egean. inspecting the alterations to be introduced in Asia Mi.aor, England is determined not to tolerate anything that is calculated to compromise her communications with India, and insists upon very material changes being made in the stipulations signed at San Stefano. There are other, points under discussion which, for very obvious reasons, lam requested not to mention. If an understanding is brought about be* tween England and Eussia on the questioDg now being discussed, the. Congress will meet; but if not, there will be no Congress atf all. I can also guarantee the following information as regards Austria's, position in the'question. Count Andrassy gave General Ignatieff to understand, as I told you at the time, that the treaty as a whole was unacceptable, and further pointed out,, certain clauses which' more directly affected the interests of Austria. Eussia has since proposed important concessions, doubtless in the hope of establishing a separate understanding; but Count Andrassy replied that, while taking note of Eussia's conciliatory disposition, he must defer any decision till the Congress assembled. Such is the exact state of affairs at present.