30 JUNE 1888, Page 3

Prince Ferdinand seems to have won his constitutional fight in

Bulgaria, the Ministry consenting to a compromise. The sentence of the court-martial on Major Popoff was confirmed, but he was exonerated from all penalties except the loss of civil and political rights. These also are to be restored to him in a few weeks, and he will then be gazetted to his former rank. The total effect of the affair has been to increase the Prince's popularity, and to diminish that of the Premier, M. Stambouloff, who is believed to have availed himself of Major Popoff's carelessness in keeping his accounts to degrade him from his position. That is a serious injury to the Principality if, as is reported, M. Stambouloff is the only Bulgarian states- man who is at once capable of governing, and bold enough to resist Russia.