At the last meeting of the Philoslav Committee of Moscow,
the strongest fears were expressed lest the Western Powers, and especially England, by protecting the South Slovenians, should take the lead of the Panslavic movement out of the hands of
Russia. The Secretary, M. Nilz-Popoff, after arguing strongly for the spontaneous character of the movement which binds Slays together, expressed a strong apprehension "lest the protecting mission of Russia among the Slays should pass to the Western Powers, and the Southern Slays owe their regeneration, not to Russia, but to some Western Cabinet." M. Nilz-Popoff sees, as clearly as Mr. Gladstone, that the influence of Russia does not depend on the love of her kinsmen, who detest her with cousin- like acerbity, but on their despair of finding any other protector. He may, however, dismiss his fears. With Mr. Disraeli as her Majesty's first adviser, no Christian will be attracted by any protection afforded him by Great Britain. The Slays will be snubbed as steadily in London as in Vienna.
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