The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-06-03
INTERESTING FROM RUSSIA.
PROGRESS OF THE REFORM MOVEMENT


Correspondence of the Augsburger Agemeine Zeitung
ST.. PETERsBURGH, april "a, 1853.
Since the Easter holydays the journals of st.
Petersburgh have announced the fact that ten
more Gcvernmepts-among them some of the
largest and most populous-nave declared their
intention of appointing committees to act upon
the emancipation of the serfs. Most of the
Governments have acceded to the plan. TWEEN
ty-nine have already announced officially their
intention of doing 80, and these contain consid-
ersbly more than half the population Of the en-
tire empire. AS to the activity of the commit
tees, little is known, and probably but few of
them have yet commenced operations. On
them, and on the willingness and energy of the
Governors, depends the success of the under
taking.
POLISH FRONTIER, May 4, 1853
The Emperor has decreed that there shall
be no more recruiting for the army before 1860;
so that, if Russia skoald find herself compelled
to concentrate large force in the west, it will
have to be brought in a large proportion from
the east.
ST. PETERsBURGH, april 26, 1853.
1t is reported that Suwaroff, late Governor
General of the Baltic Provinces, has been ap.
pointed Viceroy of Poland, in the place of Prince
Gortshakof, and it is confidently expected that
PaDin, the Minister of Justice, will shortly be
replaced by some person more capable of sat
istyiug the people. They desire, among other
improvements, the establishment of trial by
jury-a thing that would present strange ap.
pearance in small Russian provincial town.
All improvements in the condition of Justice
depend far more, however, on the Minister of
Finance than on the Minister of Justice; for,
so long as the latter is denied the privilege of
giving the judges and their assistants adequate
salaries, no reforms will be of any avail.
The Emperor has decided to make his long
contemplated trip to Archangel. 1t is not
known what impels him to make this Journey
to the very furthest northern point of European
Russia, and we must be satisfied when we are
told it is because he wishes to become person
ally acquainted with that portion of his Empire.
In the mean time, the meeting of the Mos
COW Committee of Mobiles, on the emancipation
OF the serfs, is looked for with anxiety; for,
whatever takes place there will have q great
influence on the settlement of the whole matter.
As Moscow is the central point of the so-called
Progressive press, the deliberations will be fol-
lowed with care and solicitude. St. Petersburgh
Is always willing to assume the precedence over
Moscow, but IN such questions as this it feels
The undeniable Importance of Moscow, Kiev,
and Novgorod, which are the central points OF
Russian strength and sentiment.
Polish FRONTIER, May 2, 1858.
An extensive rebellion broke out AMONG the
peasantry in the latter part of April, which,
though, it did not assume dangerous charac.
ter, still bore for a time serious aspect
Sensible and effective measures were taken for
i.s suppression. The rebels were not imprison
ed, as in former times, but the leaders were
beaten with reds, while their followers, appre
hensive of receiving the same punishment, lief
in great haste, which they were permitted tc
do without opposition. The first outbreaks
occurred in the vicinity Of Georgenburgh