The unanimity of the Russian " intellectuals " in desiring
a revolution bas received a remarkable illustration from the action of a Congress of barristers in St. Petersburg. Repre- sentatives attended from all parts of the Empire, and on April 12th passed resolutions affirming the necessity for a representative body, with control over the Budget, and legislative power. The new Parliament is to be elected by universal suffrage, and to exercise general supervision over the Administration. General Trepoff, as Governor-General of St. Petersburg and Head of the Police of the Empire, forbade the Congress to pass resolutions, and ordered its members to disperse, threatening them with arrest; but they went on unconcerned, relying, it would seem, either on their influence at Court, or upon the immense extent of the societies which all through Russia are affiliated to the St. Petersburg Bar. The threats had not been carried out when the Congress broke up, perhaps because General Trepoff could not get final sanction, perhaps also because he, like every one else, is waiting for the result of the naval engage- ment. It is known that victory by land is not to be expected.
