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Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 555, 11 February 1878, Page 2

The statement contained in our issue of Saturday last that the Russians liad entered Constantinople has been treated with considerable incredulity. But it should be borne in mind that the Russian diplomatist, General pretty plainly indicated., at the commencement of hostilities, thai the object ,of the nation whom he represented would be to plant her standard within the walls of' the capital of the Ottoman Empire, in order, whatever other object it might have J)£d in view, thatit might insult the Mussulman, and, from such vantage ground, dictate instead 'of being compelled to I abide by the decision of the Powers. | The first information of the occupation of Constannople required con? formation, for very many reasons, and that had only been partially affordedIt is quite true that the news was trans, mitted through two independent sources Evening News' special correspondent gnd Reuter—but the Agentgeneral of Jsew J2Je#land had forwarded us not a word about amjlit is earned scarcely possible that a» &yent mena,cing jthe fights and privileges of the British nation would

have been overlooked by him, or that he would neglect to apprise the Colony: of the occurrence. A telegram received late this afternoon, and to which we refer our readersj sheds more light upon the matter; and, although, from the first-intimation of the event, we believed it to be correct, yet there were certain difficulties with which the accomplishment of the entry of Constantinople was surrounded, and which enshrouded the matter in doubt in the minds of many. We think that, even in the absence of intelligence of the event from the AuentGenerax, there can be little question now i but that it has occurred.