The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-28 00:00:00

TEE DANUBIAN PROVINCES,

The Bucharest Journal publishes different official
documents relative to the coup detat of Prince
Couze—his proclamation to the Roumanians, the
decree dissolving the Elective Assembly, the statute
explaining the enactments of the Convention of
1858, and the decrees on the press. The following
is the text of the proclamation
" Roumanians,--Six years will soon have elapsed
since the political existence of Roumania was
solemnly recognised and proclaimed in a treaty
between the Sublime Porte, our suzerain, and the
great Powers of Europe. This international act,
of the 18th of August, 1858, endowed our country
with liberal institutions the progressive develop-
ment of which would have assured our prosperity.
Roumania has nevertheless remained almost sta-
tionary. Whence arises the evil P Having been
raised to the throne by the unanimous votes of the
Elective Assemblies, 1 had a right to expect the co-
operation of those who imposed on me the glori-
ous but difficult task of reorganising the
country. In vain 'gave I given multiplied
proofs of the most scrupulous respect for Par-
liamentary privileges, and successively called all
parties to power; I have made numerous con-
cessions to the Assemblies, and have even spon
taneously relinquished certain sovereign preroga-
tives; but all to no purpose. The union of the sister
Principalities has been accomplished; the monastic
property, comprising one-fifth of the whole territory
has been restored to the national domains; but these
grand results, obtained by my Government, have
been forgotten. The interests and dignity of your
country, your wants and wishes, have been sacri-
ficed to evil passions. For his devotedness to the
national cause, the elected Chief of the Roumanians
has been rewarded with outrage and calumny, and:a
faeious oligarchy has unceasingly obstructed his
efforts for the public good. I resolved to make a
last appeal to the patriotism of the assembly. In
accordance with the great princikles of equality and
justice, I wished to see every Roumanian in a posi-
tion to obtain by his industry a portion of the soil ;
but the Assembly responded to:the law presented for
that purpose by a vote of censure on the Govern-
ment. Such a state of things could no longer be
endured. 1 therefore determined to call on you all
to judge between the Assembly and the elected or
Roumanians, and a now electoral law was presented
for assuring to the country a more complete and
truly national representation. This law the As-
sembly refused to discuss. I have consequently no
other alternative but to make an appeal to the na-
tion, to the citizens of all ranks and all fortunes.
" ALEXANDRE JEAN.

FATAL SCAFFOLD ACCIDENT.--Yesterday an
accident terminated fatally to George Pickering, aged le
years, residing in Little College-street, Westminster. It
appeared that the deceased was at work at the new build.
ings, near Chelsea llospital, and was ascending a ladder
with a saw on his head. When about 30 feet high, and in
the act of getting on the scaffold, the saw slipped off hia
head, when ho let go with both hands to catch the saw,
and fell to the ground with a most fearful crash, He was
at once removed to Sc. George's Hospital, and expired on
hie admission,