21 DECEMBER 1861, Page 1
The Emperor of Russia is about, it is said, to
convoke the Diet of Finland, and to abolish the censorship. The effect of the latter change will depend entirely on the press law which follows it. An intelligent censorship, like that which now exists in Russia, is much more tolerable than press laws such as exist in France. The latter, in practice, punish a hasty remark by a decree of confiscation.
