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Letters from Constantinople mention the efforts of M. ROUTE- NIEFF,
the Russian Ambassador, to recover his influence with the Porte. The question of English or Russian preeminence would be decided by the choice of a Foreign Minister by the Sultan ; Lord PONSONEW supporting REDSCHID PACHA, and M. BourE- NIEFF favouring ARIL EFFENDI.