The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-29 00:00:00

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MOLDAVIA.

A Vienna journal gives the following account of
the sitting of the Moldavian Assembly of the 17th,
at which the election of Prince Alexandre Cousa
took place :—" The preparatory sitting on the pre-
ceding day was an agitated one. After violent discus-
sions the candidateship of Prince Gregoire Stourdza
was rejected by a majority of 35 to 19, and the pro-
position for placing Col. Cousa on the list voted
with acclamation. After reading a petition, nu-
merously signed, the deputy Gogoinitschano pro-
posed that the Assembly should vote-Ist, the
necessity of bringing about the union of the Prin-
cipalities ; and, 2dly, that the Prince who was to
be elected, on the following day, and the com-
mittee of Fokschany, should swear to use all theii
effortsto promote the union of the two countries
under a foreign Prince. These propositions, were
adopted by a large majority. On the following
day the members of the Assembly, after hearing
mass, went to their place of meeting. The sitting
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opened at 11, and on this occasion only the public
were admitted into the galleries. Four new secre-
taries, MM. Lascar Katargi. Cantacuzene, Milo,
and Prunkul (the last two belonging to the Con-
servative party), were appointed to draw up the
proces-verbal of the election of the Prince. There
were forty-nine deputies present. Prince Gre-
goire Stourdza, M. Balanesco-Rosetti, M. St.
Katargi, M. Panajotti, M. Balsch, and M. Istrati
did not attend. Each member, on his name
being called out, advanced to the president's
desk, and, with one hand on the Gospel, and the
other holding a crucifix, swore to elect the
Prince according to his free and unconstrained
will and without allowing himself to be influenced
by any improper interest. After this ceremony
the names were again called out, and, one after the
other, they all advanced, and with a loud voice
declared, I vote for Colonel Alexander 'Coma as
reigning Prince of Moldavia.' He was then pro-
claimed as such by the president, who, addressing
him by the title of His Highness,' offered his
congratulations and presented the new Prince to
the Assembly. At the same moment, a: salute of
cannon was fired to announce the fact to the people.
Prince Cousa then ascended the tribune, and
swore to maintain the constitution and to govern
for the welfare of the nation and of the united
principalities. Previously to this he had signed
a declaration to the effect that, in case the union

of the Principalities should take place, he would
abdicate in favour of a foreign prince. The Prince,
accompanied by the President and the Assembly,
next proceeded to the Throne-room, and ascending
a throne which had been prepared for the occasion,
received the congratulations of the municipality ;
the President then, according. to an ancient custom,
offered him bread and salt. The Provisional
Government next advanced and delivered the reins
of Government into his hands. The Prince, after
having received the congratulations of the consuls,
appeared in front of the palace, where he was re-
ceived with the most enthusiastic acclamations by
the crowd."