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After much hesitation, caused, it is believed, by a struggle

between the more liberal and the reactionary members of the Administration, the Russian Emperor has appointed Prince Svietopolk-Mirski Minister of the Interior and of the Police. The successor of M. de Plehve is said to be a man of ability, and was popular at Wilna, where be was Governor ; but his programme, which we discuss elsewhere, will strike Englishmen as a little weak. It is practically a mere promise to govern leniently and avoid religious persecution. Russians are asking for more than that; and specially for a legal right to discuss the war freely.

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