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ALEXANDER III.
His Reign a Observation-Disclosures
in SuIlen Gloom.

ALtHANUtR III.
His Reign Observation-Disclosures;
in SuIlen Gloom.
London telegraph
lit was confidently anticipated that
when the curtain should have defni
lively fallen upon the dismal drama Of
Alexander Nicolaicvich's assassination
his son would earnestly address him
self to the task of eXtirpatng disallcc,
tion by large and generous measures of
reform, conceding TO his perpleXcd and
angered subjects, of his own free will
those liberties and privileges which
they had in vain sought TO cXtOrt from
the slaughtered czar by intimidation.
After awaiting patiently the fulfill
ment Of these anticipations for three
months, during which the internal
condition of Russia has gone from bad
to worse, Europe is regrctfully COM
PEELED to confess that the hopes it had
based upon Alexander HIS past have
been, one and all, doomed to disap-
pointment, and appear likely TO remain
SO. The first of its illusions, to the ef-
feet that the new car was bent upon
promptly granting a constitution to his
people, was rudely dispelled by the
manifesto in which he announced his
determination to continue the govern
ment of Russia upon autOcratic princi-
pies. Each successive imperial action
Of his majesty since the publication of
that ill-omened profession of political
faith has deepened the distrust it
awakened in the public mind, and aug
mcnted the apprehension that his reign
may prove even more calamitOus TO the
Russian nation and the ROnanOlT
dynasty than that of any car who has
occupied the throne during the last
ccntlHry and Il half.
Judging by the reports that reach us
from trustworthy Russian sources, as
from the leading continental capitalists,
by far the most injudicious measure
hitherto adopted by Alexander III.
has been the formal and conspicuous
transfer Of his confidence from so dis
Greet, upright, and popular counselor
as Lord MelikOff To so shiCty and un-
scrupllOus Il political adycnturer us
Nicholas Ignatiell. Tie appointment
Of this crafty statesman TO the chief
llleeVlon ol I'uSS'a'l a'l"rS Is Ju'l!
IcE''loc" US synonymous Wl'l' S'r'l' err,
reaction ~ nome "'n lc''iouS tI'L'I-
PRISE a',Io'lu' A"oci,'r "lI,'''''''c
error MS ocGll col.l'''''.cu ~ ''lc c"'ll
III Sl'rro'ululilG Ili''ScIi WIN narrow
minated men, ol Wllom l'oncuoilt3chcIl
IS lllc lype, ana WHO entertain II'c NJ
sciIS,lle peIlci t'laI otder ana content
hell can DE restored 10 lllc lillSslilll
people ny lllc exercise o' rl'Tlt'u
influence backed up ny inc
"hoir ciVI al'" h'iilG!Iy cN-
'cutlVc oi lllc state VI iiII MS a'lliS-
ci5 crcdIlel WIN liberal Views lllc
emperor mas ahfllptly lIdd''l IllhS'li'
tie mas dismissed Ah'ZjN ANA even
manifested jllcll marked laVoF towards
NkubcIcIl, the most brilliant ol nus gen
erals, That the cOllIlcror ol Tine lckNc5
has lett FuSSa, apparently Il dislp-
pointed man. Or the heroic courage
and imnoVaDIc steaulaSlhe5s ol pnr'
pose aScrlbcd to Alexander the care
yich, AlrNander the car Has shown no
sign. Trrr!Ilcd ny the mel'iulccS lil'lo-
Gently hurled at nm by unseen hal!dS,
he hides from ms people IN inc rel Ire,
mcnt OF aSmalI coIllltly-iIousc, llcuScd
in on every side, WITHIN and without
by delcnSr5 SO elaborate ana oppressive
that they themselves, lar more dlreGIly
Than the dangers 'lcy are intended 10
avert, cannot but render existence lrK-
some TO him. Meanwhile, 81 refers.
burg IS buried m a profound gloom ana
anarchy runs rloJ Ill lle PROVINCES
The army ana navy are FOUND TO be
alike dlsalIertcd ana lceliInS WIN con,
splrItofS' Al NaF'IoIl II'c So'u'erS oI