On Sunday last, Prince Ferdinand took the oath to the
Con- stitution at Tirnova. His proclamation, read out to the Great Sobranje, ended with the expression, " Long live free and inde- pendent Bulgaria !" These words were taken rip by the whole assembly, and shouted with the utmost enthusiasts, amid a scene of great excitement. It is more than ever evident that the Bulgarian people are determined to vindicate their right to choose for themselves, since the Powers will not assist them. They have waited a year for the mandate of Europe at the greatest possible inconvenience to their country, which has been left without any definite form of government. In technically violating the Treaty of Berlin, they appear to us to have been in no sense acting unreasonably. Why should their internal affairs be indefinitely exposed to danger simply because it does not suit the Great Powers to put an end to the situation created by the action of Russia in causing, if not in actually directing, the abdication of Alexander ?
