At the end of his study the author gives the following table, which contains some data upon the relation between the price of grain and abundance of the crops, on the one hand, and criminality on the other. The figures in the second column have to do with the different kinds of theft. The law of May 18th, 1882, having considerably modified the penal code, the figures for the years 1882 and 1883 cannot be compared with those of preceding years. This is why they have been suppressed. ================+================+==============+=================== | New Cases to | Price of a | Ratio of Cereal Years. | 100,000 of the | “Pud” of Rye | Crop to Average of | Population. | in Kopecks. | 25 Years (= 100). ----------------+----------------+--------------+------------------- 1874 | 76 | 75 | 105 1875 | 77 | 73 | 90 1876 | 78 | 76 | 95 1877 | 86 | 80 | 103 1878 | 95 | 76 | 106 1879 | 90 | 86 | 93 1880 | 104 | 99 | 87 1881 | 103 | 129 | 105 average 1874-81 | 89 | 87 | -- 1884 | 45 | 90 | 108 1885 | 46 | 77 | 90 1886 | 44 | 74 | 100 1887 | 45 | 67 | 114 1888 | 43 | 65 | 108 1889 | 43 | 70 | 83 1890 | 46 | 68 | 97 1891 | 52 | 129 | 73 1892 | 52 | 89 | 87 1893 | 50 | 61 | 104 1894 | 50 | 50 | 121 average 1884-94 | 47 | 76 | -- ================+================+==============+=================== According to the author it may be doubted whether the years of poor harvests could cause an increase in the number of thefts in Russia. For the agricultural population is benefited by the high price of grain. However, it is proved by the figures given above that these years have an unfavorable effect upon criminality, which can be understood if we take into account the fact that most of the Russian peasants only raise grain for their own consumption, and that bad crops accordingly affect them seriously. XVII. H. MÜLLER.