London vie Bombay, 21st August.
A complete absence of enthusiasm is the most striking feature in the cements of the: Russian Press on the national Assembly project. There are no signs of rejoicing anywhere.
The high rental. qualification for town voters excludes the majority of the educated ' classes from the franchise, Only five thousand of the inhabitants 0 St. Petersburg are qualified to vole-——Reuter.
4,*The population of. St. Petersburg, according to the census of 1897, is Later.
There was rioting at Kishineff following the'publication of the project, and several thousand demonstrators were'dispersed by mounted police.—Reuter.
Kishinoff is the thirteenth largest town in Russia—Ep.
22nd August.
general: strike hus been proclaimed'at Warsaw owing to the indignation caused by the procediie at the proposed e'estions, which: trents the Poles'in the same way as Asiatic nomady.—Reuter! 2 sua PSE Lunidon, 23rd August.
There "are symptoms of general indignation in Russiv at the meagre character of thx constitutions! cone-sions, and widespread dissatisfiction aggravated by the unsatisfactory economical and: general condition if} the country.—Hzelusive service.
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