Russia.

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Russia.

- - 1 THE CZAE AND THE DOUMA. 1 THE DOUMA MAKING A BOLD FIGHT. Bt. P.KTKBSHURO, May 22. The (V.ar has declined to receive Professor Mnrnnitzoir and the vice-presi-dents of the Douma. He directed that the a d ess shniil! ho furw.iiMod through the usual channels with an explanatory memorandum. Though surprised and angry, the Doom i resolved that oniv the substance of the nddre-s was ini orliiil, and that the manner of its presentation was net a matter of conseipien.-o. The Domna then immediately proceeded with the dUcus-non ot the dr-ilt of the Agrarian Bill for the partial expropriation ol prnato lands tu prices to be determined Etr. Those, with the lands belonging to the -St.-it.i-, Crown, monasteries, and chinches, will he convirted into a Stale reserve, 'he peasants obtaining allotment-- on long leases under the supervision ot the- local eommitee. The principle of expropriation will bo mainly apple d, and only the large private holdings will bo unculti- I vated by their owtiers. The Government consented witliin a month to reply to the mt -rpolation re- I garding the printing of (die ol'iieiul prnclamation inei ing the popi.lac-: to violf nee. The Council of the Empire’-- addiess was transmitted to the Cza; through U-e I ordinarv court ch-mm-lr. " i