The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-05 00:00:00

MOLDAVIA.

The following is the text of the proclamation of
the new Prince of Moldavia, on the occasion of his

accession :

" We, Alexander John 1., by the grace of God
and the national will, Prince of Moldavia, to all
persons whom it may concern, Feeting—The
nation, by its legal organ, the Elective Assembly,
has chosen us as Prince of Moldavia. In ascending
the throne, our first duty is to address our beloved
countrymen, to express to you the wishes which we
offer up for, your peace and happiness, and to
make known to you our wishes and intentions.
Before ascending the throne to which we have
been called by the confidence of the nation, we
took, in presence of the Assembly, an oath which
indicates the line of conduct we shall follow during
our reign. Our government will be, in the full sense
of the term, comformable to the convention of the
19th August, concluded between the Sublime Porte
and the Powers who guarantee the rights of our
country. We shall be a constitutional Prince,
respecting all the prerogatives of the Elective As-
sembly, and all our efforts shall be directed to the
development of our new institutions, recognised by
Europe, as well as to carrying into practice the re-
forms pointed out in the above mentioned. Imme-
diately after the election of our brother, the Prince
of Wallachia, we shall proceed to the establish-
ment of the central commission of Fokchany,
the mission of which will be to draw closer the ties
of those two branches of one nation. With the
simultaneous co-operation of that commission and
of the Elective Assembly, our Government will
hasten to make the organic laws called for by the
convention, and the result of which will be to in-

troduce among us those great principles which go-
vern modern states. In order that such reforms may
lead to that great and happy result, we entreat our
countrymen of all conditions to bury all past ran-
cour and hatred in oblivion. Let us allow peace
to reign among us ; let us love each other as
the sons of the same country ; let us re-establish
harmony among the different classes of society,
and we shall so acquire strength. It is only by
the Government and the people being united that
we shall raise up the country from the state of de-
cadence into which the misfortunes of the past have
thrown her. Our mission is a grand one, but diffi-
cult ; and it is only with the sincere co-operation
and support of our countrymen that we can accom-
plish it. We appeal to the patriotism, the zeal,
and the activity of the public functionaries, who
are the loyal organs of the Government in its rela-
tions with private individuals. It is necessary
that the laws which have fallen into abeyance,
and with them the strength of the Government,
Ilan reacquire all their authority. As the exe-
cutive power must for the future be marked by the
strictest legality, it . is necessary that it should be
strong and be respected by all. The honour, the
lives, and the fortunes of citizens must for the
future be fully protected, and they shall be placed
under the protection of the public authorities. The
Government will be always happy to reward the
merit, the devotedness, and the honourable ser-
vices of all functionaries of whatever grade they
may be ; it is also firmly resolved to punish, with
the full rigour of law, all who may neglect their
duties or commit abases. We give to all our
countrymen a fraternal greeting. May God pro-
tect the United Principalities !"

SPAIN.
The following telegram has been received :

" MADRID, Feb. 3,

" The law on the press has been presented to the
Chamber. The security required from the journals
varies from 3,000 to 6,000 piastres. _
" The agent of the Duke de Montpensier contra-
dicts the report of the departure of the Duke and
Duchess for a foreign country."