The Portland daily press., 1878-12-21
EUROPE.
Trouble With Russian University
Students.


LONDON, Dec. 19.-There is some mysterious
trouble in Russia between the government and
the medical Students, the purport OF which is
only partially Brought out By the kilograms. A
despatch from St. Petersburg of the llth stated
that one day sevrral hundred students assem-
bled before the Czarowitch's palace to present
a petition. The Czarowitch being at ZAfskoe,
Selo, the prefrct of p,lce hastened to the
palace, received the petition and ordered the
crowd dispersed, saying it was illegal to present
q petition in such manner
On the 14rh, the Agence Russo announced
that in consequences of illegal demonstrations
by the students of the school of mediciue, the
authorities had adOped certain preventive
measures for securing public order A st.
Petersburg despatch of the 18th said the stu
dents were working for the liberation OF their
colleagues arrested at Charkof, in connection
with the recent demonstrations caused by the
introduction of an obnoxious regulation in ref
erenCe to their studies.
The St. Petersburg Official Messenger equiv
alent to the Govern ment Gazette) on the 18th
published a communication from the govern
ment, giving the particulars of the agitation
among the students at the st. Petersburg Acad-
emy of Medicine, at the beginning OF this
month, caused by news from Charkof that the
lectures at the University in that town were
temporarily suspended 10 consequence of some
opposition on the part of the students, against
the new class regulations. The agitation ex-
tended over several days and reached its climax
on the 18th inst. In the afternoon of that day
the students deputed some of their colleagues
to explain to the rector that disturbances led to
an uncertainty as to whether any decision had
been made in regard to the petition presented
to the Czarowitch and to the fact that if such
decision had been made they had not been
made aware of its nature. The deputation was
further instructed to inform the rector that the
disturbances were partly owing to arrests made
on the night of the 10th inst. On the 18th inst,
the prefect of st. Petersburg, who happened
to be with the rector when the depItatiOn ar
rived, informed the students that their action
was illegal, and invited them to disperse. The
advice was not followed and half a squadron of
gendarmes was summoned and 142 students ar
rested. RumOr that the students were NAL.
treated, IS uDfounded, only two sustaining in
j1ries. All persons arrested were lodged in
the barracks of the life-guards of Moscow.
A Berlin despatch of the 18th, says that ac-
COZ ding to the Intelligence received there from
st. Petersburg, the agitation among the stu
dents continues. On the 18th inst meeting
was broken up by the COssacks, and 200 arrests
were made. The Oossacks used whips and sew
eral students were injured. The draw-brldge
over the river Neva was removed to prevent q
thousand students from crossing to the south
side. The lecture halls have been closed and
fresh disturbances are expected.
A s.. Petersburg despatch Of the 18th says
without are forbidden. The police are ordered
to act within the universities if requested to do
so by the rectors proclamation is copsnic-
unusly posted, forbiddlng the carrying of arms
in the st. Petersburg district except by author
izatIon. The prefrct of police promised to
bring an answer to the petition calling atten-
tion to the oppression of students, and re-
questiDg the liberation of their colleagues. ar
rested at Charkoff, but instead of any reply
bsing gwen. the st. Petersburg colleges we're
surrounded bv 1000 geniarmes.
Count Bismarck Rebuned.
A Berlin correspondent of the London Times
says Count Blsmarck's defeat 10 the tobacco
measure has created deep surprise and VOL
derment as to what the Chancellor will do to
counter the rebuff. The rejectioH of the scheme
by the government COMMITTEES does not amount
to parliamentary defeat, bat Bsmarck is so
accustomed to have his own way that it is be-
heved ne will not rest couteut with this over
throw of the projsct. Immediately on the
decision of the Committee brcom,ng known he
sent for NJ HObr-cht, munster of finance. 10
attend him at Friedrichs-Ruhe.
The Chancellor's health, previously unsatis.
the ueWs, on the earnest prOtestati0Ds of his
family he has abandoned the idea of visiting
the Emperor, as he Intended, before Christmas
The Ronmelian Commission.
The London Times denies anthorts lively that
the ROumelian commission has suspended its
labors until spring.
German Tobacco Commission.
German papers announce that the tobscco
inquiry commission has rejected the proposal
for monopoly BY vote of s to 3. 1t also de-
ciared in favor of duty according to weight on
inland tobacco, aud such customs duties on
foreign tobacco as would correspond to the pro-
portion between customs and excise This was
accented by the imperial taxation commission
of 1878.
The inquiry commission will recomm mend
this resolution to the Bundeqrath and Reich
stag. This decision gives entire Satisf action tn
the national liberal party.
Foreign Notes.
Sir 7. Mcclure (Libera) is elected to the
House of Commons for the county of London
derry, defeating Mr.. Alexander (Conservative)
by GIL votes.
Tue Porte will deliver an answer to Prince
Labanoff, Russian ambassador, concerning
de6nitive treaty Immediately.
Both houses of the Spanish Cortes have an
proved the copyright bill. The minister OF
finance read statement in which he said there
was no possible reason for a ministerial crisis.