The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-14 00:00:00

THE PRINCIPALITIES.

The Constitutionnel has the following highly-
coloured account of the state of the Danubian
Principalities :
" Our letters from Jassy of the 30th ult. state
that the situation of things in Moldavia has become
more serious than ever. They announce, in fact
that a complete disorganisation of all the adminis-
tration is probable. Discontent is general ; pro-
tests against the electoral lists circulate in all dis-
tricts, and to them are added complaints from the
municipal authorities. The unpopularity of Prince
Vogorides has extended to t•.-e higher classes, and
the Government encounters a strong opposition
even amongst its own functionaries. We are
told that iu several districts, and especially at
Cacau, Teccoutche, and Dorohoio, the commissions
charged to revise the lists have refused to associate
themselves any longer with the- arbitrary policy of
the CaiMacan. At Bacau, all the members of the
Municipality protested against the conduct of the
Prefect and against the ministetial circulars ; and
as they have been suspended for this, they have
complained to the European commission. Some
of the deputy judges of the tribunal were charged
to replace them, bnt they have refused, and the
citizens generally approve of the refusal. At pre-
fent Becau is under the sole auihority of the prefect,
and the Government has sent a detachment of
lancers to th 6 place. A conflict between the sol-
diers and the people is apprehended. At Tee-
coutehe the commission has been suspended, for
having admitted complaints of electors struck out
of the lists ; and at Dorohoio, the Government, not
being able to count on the municipality or the
judge; has replaced them by men of bad character.
A protest has been signed at Jassy by 500 persons,
among whom are the principal clergy and boyards,
and it has been sent to Bucharest. Each district
also proposes to send a representative to Bucharest,
to protest, so that the European commission will
rtie:lc:lye Protests from the most honourable men in
country,the ltrY. Our letters from Bucharest state that
publication of the instructions relative to the
c.onvocatfon of the Divan had taken place, and as
~8;1 Ny'.eks are allowed to the electors to present
their observations, the opening of the Diet will pro-
bably take place towards the end of August.

SPAIN.
.nsMAgnneßltb, July 12.—0 n the 4th inst. the band of
?.ur
s in the province of Seville was attacked
by the troops who had been despatched in pursuit i
of t. A very sharp action took place, and the loss
Wan considerable on both sides ; but the insurgents
were nevertheless completely routed. According
to the statement of the Civil Governor of Cadiz,
the insurgents met with no sympathy from the
Population, and were only able to penetrate into
some thinly inhabited villages.
The Madrid journals of the 9th have arrived.
They publish long details about the insurgents
of Utrera, but they contain nothing that is not
known already, except that the Queen's troops,
though hotly pursuing the fugitives, who it is
known have gone in the direction of Gibraltar,
had not overtaken them. The dismissed Cap-
tain-General of Andalusia, General Aleson, had
published a proclamation announcing the de-
feat of the band at Benajon ; it calls them " a
horde of bandits," and says that they are " a
scandal to society and to the Casilian name."
At Malaga, a number of persons of advanced
opinions in politics had been arrest el, and
" some turbulent men" are stated to have left the
place ; it is added that the authorities had sent in
pursuit of them. At Seville some democrats had
b€en arrested, and a number of young men who
bad joined the insurgents of Utrera had been sen-
tenced by court-martial to hard labour if under 16
years old, and to be shot if above that age. At
Cadiz a noted democrat had been arrested, and
important papers were found on him. At Logrono
on the 28th ult. some Carlist cries had been raised,
but order had been restored. In the capital, the
rumours of disturbances had ceased.