The Times of Thursday, quoting from the ex-Buss, gives an
account of the recent mutiny of the Guards at Peterhof. Four hundred men of the 1st Battalion of the Preobra- zhensky Regiment refused to disperse, and on being asked to
formulate their grievances, presented a list of nineteen. These were partly political, such as an amnesty for imprisoned comrades, permission to read the newspapers, and the abolition of punishment for political opinions; and partly concerned with the comfort of the men. Finally, they endorsed the Duma's proposals for agrarian reform, which shows the keen political interest that is growing up in the Army on other than Army questions. The men dispersed peaceably, and there were no signs of disorder; but the move- ment seems to be spreading, and a similar incident has taken place in the Semenofsky Regiment. The Government are dealing with the matter in their usual way. All gatherings among Guards regiments have been forbidden, and regiments which are supposed to be better affected are sent to act as ballast.
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