The stories from Berlin are endless, and most of them
contra- dictory, but the following appear to be true. The first meeting was held on Thursday week, as arranged, a second on Monday, and a third on Wednesday. In the first two nothing was settled, but in the third it was agreed that Greece should be admitted, whenever the fate of provinces in her neighbourhood was in question. The
Bulgarian question has been taken first, upon Prince Bismarck's suggestion, but no way has been made with it ; and the general effect of the correspondents' letters and telegrams is exceedingly gloomy. The Times' correspondent is the least depressed, but even he reports on Thursday that there is a feeling of depression, and that Prince Bismarck stops discussion when it becomes heated. The real work is believed to be done in private conferences, and the Ambassadors come away from these conferences looking very serious. Altogether, the news from Berlin does not suggest the idea that much was settled by the Anglo-Russian Agreement, that the Congress will be short, or that the danger of a rupture is over.
