THE DISTURBANCES BY RUSSIAN STUDENTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume L, Issue 4864, 9 June 1890, Page 3

THE DIST URBA NCES BY RUSSIA N STUDENTS.

♦ Tho serious disturbances m Russian Universities (says the correspondent of the Daily News) have assumed unprecedented proporportions. Not only all tho universities, but oveo all the academics — namoly, those of modicino, surgery, technology, forestry, nndj tho School of MineB — havo joined the movoment commonced by tho Letroffskei Agricultural Academy, noar Moscow i and it is remarkable that this time ths number of students is far larger than it has been on any previous occasion. What the Russian students wish is roally not much. They only want the abolition of the new University Statutes, which were introduced Borne few years ago at the national Russian universities, except those at Darpat, Helsingfors, and whioh are equally unpopular among tho students and the professors. Tho latter were really alao (placed under tbe severe inspection of special university police. Thoy demand the ro.ostriblishmort of tho old statutes, which certainly did not grant them any remarkable privileges. The absolute retrogressive regime of the prosont is gradually creating a widespread spirit of disaffection among the educated classes of tbe people, quite apart from the more desperate motives whioh govorn tho notions of the violent revolutionary party. The of tho latter, however, profit)! largely from this growing discontent. Their ranks are, no doubt, frequently recruited from the more oitromo of the malcontents. Imporial uknses and Imperial measures are now disoussed with a recklesß outspokenness ond severely critioal candour m ciroles where formerly such subjects were oarefully and oiroumspeotly avoided. The numbors of military officers upon whom tho suspioion of political disaffection now rests is causing tho gravest anxiety. At headquarters a number of staff officers aro among the suspcot, and the soarohlng assiduity of tho secrot police recently brought to light a very serious stale of affairs, but the worst feature of thoie discoveries is tho absolute certainly expressed by the police that the revolations only provo that much more remains unrovotilod. According to advices from St. Petersburg, tho Czar had planned a hunting excursion m Poland somo tinio ago, but just befpro the journey his Majesty was requested by the Ministers of Bailway« and of the Interior to give up tho idea for tho present. The reason givon for this was that a peculiar attack had beon mado upon tho Imporial special (rain noar Wilna, to whioh place ft hrtfj rjiadp a trjal journey. Apoordi'.g to one vorsiop etonos were thrown at tho oarrjogo ; accord iog to another an attempt was made to throw the train off tho metals. At the Ministers' request tho excursion was postponed.