The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-10 00:00:00

DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES.

BUCHAREST, Sept. 29.—The telegraph has already
conveyed the results of tke renewed Moldavian
elections. Of the 90 members of the Moldavian
Divan, 84 are pledged to vote for the Union of the
Principalities under a foreign Prince, while four
of the remaining six are reported to have given in
their adhe ion to the majority subsequent ta their
election. From these data an idea of the feeling
of the country can be3formed, but it is necessary to
examine the returns of the votes given to each can-
didate, in order fully to appreciate the unanimity
of votes by which the elections were carried. For
this purpose we extract the following from the offi-
cial Gazette of Moldavia :
No. of
Voters. Voted.
For the clergy—Bishops Scriban and Mi-
clscou
For the Priests of the Diocese of Jassy
—The Archimandrite &lib in ...
For the Priests, Roman—Matkache
For the Priests, Horiche— Archiman-
drite Melehisedec
For the Great Boyards in the districts of
Jassy-Vornic Constantin Rolla . 3B 21
„ Vornic De metre Aficlescon
Dorohoi—Vornic MiehelKogalnitschatto ,50 50
Vornic Aga Jean Docan 5l 47
Roman—Vornic Logothete Georges
..Stourdza 26 •26
„ Vornic Logothete Coast
Stourdza
Tecoutche—Vornic Basile Stourijza 46 46
~ Pontelnik Alex. Tiriekiou 46 46
Galatz—Vornik LeAcar Catardijou
, Pontelnik Jean Jean Fotea 26 26
Faitchy—Spatar Sandou Miclescou
~ Vornik Nicolas Catardjiou 25 24
For the smaller Boyards :

At Dorohoi—Pitar Georges Masian 2l 21
At Niamtzo --Comisse Bosile Zaharis.
At ROM%rt—Vornic Ceinst. Hourmousaky 16 16
At Bakeou—Spathar Demetre Krakte
At Galati—Porteluitehel G. Varian lO 20
At Faltohy— Slouger N. Bossie 2O 20

Prince Stirbey contested Bucharest against two
nephews of the Caimacan, and was rejected—a con-
summation by no means desired or expected by-the
ex-klospodar, who has been obliged to content
himself with Crajova, for which town his brother
Bibesco has also been returned. The ex-Aga Prince
Demetri Ghika, one of the two members elected for
Bucharest, only gained his election by openly
pledging his "parole d'hor.neur" to vote for the
union of the Principalities under a foreign prince,
a circumstance pretty significant at Bucharest,
noted as it is for the moderation of its opinions.
At present we have the following fifteen returns
from the districts, which number seventeen in all :
Tergovischt—Predesco' (national party), Costesco (Ghika
or Caimacan's party).
Busco—Vornesco (national party), Pakleano ((Mika
party).
Fokshan—Robesco (Stirbey party), Margilomano (na-
tional party).
Ploieshti—Jean Cantacuzane (Ghika party), C. Philli-
pesco-vodavos (Stirbey party).
Vlaschka—Ratl. Lrkovari (Stirbey party), Taterano
(national party).
lbraila—Constantin Krezzulesco (leader of national
p trty), Greg. Phillipesco (national party).
Crajova—Stirbey, ex-hospodar; Bibesco, ex-hospodir•
Jalomitza—Jean Rosetti (Ghika party), Alex. Floresko
(Stirbey party). -
Ardjitch—Jean Bratiano (national party), Janesco (na-
tional party.)
Kimpolung - Etienne Golesco (national party), Rake-
riano (national party).
Mehedinz—lpschauo (national party), Kasanesco (na-
tional party).
Romanetz—Jano (national party), Vladoiano (national
party )•
Alto—Solomon (Ghika party), Vegliano (Ghika pirty),
Teleorman—G' Boutkulesco (national party), Eleodore
Laprcti (national party).
Runnik Vultscha—Ottoteliehano (Bibesco party), N.
Lrkovari (Stirbey party).
Of the small proprietors
'Bucharest—Bratiano (national party).
Vlaska—Radalesco (national party).

ANOTHER FEARFUL COZ,LIEBY EXPLO-
ar,)N NEAR BARNSLE,Y: •

AnOther of those fearful explosions, which are
gerterally so destructive fo human life, but not
ae,c om paniedby such results in the present instancce,
occurred in the main pit at Higham Common Col-
lieries, near Barnsley, the property of Messrs.
Charlesworth, at five minutes past two o'clock on
Wednesday morning last. The report was heard
for several miles around, and until noon hundreds
of people assembled from the neighbouring villagc-r,
anxious to learn the result, naturally expecting it
to be attended by fearful loss of life. It soon be
came known there were but two persons in the pit,
who were enuaged as " cupola" attendants, and
these were erawn out alive about 6 o'clock, for-
tunately being only slightly burnt. There were ten
valuable horses inside, all of which were killed.
Twenty sets of tools were generally employed dur-
ing the night shifts ; but on account of Wednesday
being appointed by proclamation for a solemn fast
and humiliation, the men working there did not
desc, nd the shalt on the previous in all
probability, it would have ben fatal to them. In
another mint, close by, there were several men
working the thin bed of coal, who heard the explo-
sion, bu,, luckily for them, there was no communi-
cation between Vie pits. The explosion wis
tremendous that it blew the plates and corves aw„y
from the immediate vicinity of the pit's mouth, a•ld
partly destroyed the conductors. It is supposed
that it wil take three weeks or a month to co-ii-
plate the repairs before work can again be co.n-
inenced. Mr...A.insWorth, the under steward, qu,,m-
tioned the two men, after they were drawn our, at
to whether they had been out of their way or could
account for the'explosion, but they eith, r could not
or would not say how it occurred. If this explo-
sion had occurred during midday, when all the
ha )ds were at work, it would have been almost
as serious as the late calamity at Lundbill.—Don,
easter Gazette.