THE BULGARIAN THRONE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1605, 9 July 1887, Page 3

THE BULGARIAN THRONE.

v --:_■. Sofia, Jnly V. Prince Ferdinand of Saxe Coburg has been elected by the Sobranje Prince of Bulgaria, and the Sobranje has adjourned pending the receipt of the Prince's reply to the announcement of fais election. Prince Ferdinand is a son of Prince Loufe Augustus, Duke of S&xo, the latter being cousin of Ernest ll*, of SaxeOobarg and Gotha. Prince Ferdinand vu bern at Vienna on February 26th, 1861, and he is an. Austrian Lieutenant, hli regiment being the 11th Hosiers. fits mother, who died In 1871, was a (daughter of the Fmperor of Brazil. Hit sympathies are supposed to be with AtutrU, and it is very possible that the choice 1 of the Sobranje will not meet with the approval of Russia. (Received July 8, 32.30 p.m.) IRISH CRIMES BILL. London, July 9. In the House of Commons last night Mr- Gladstone moved the rejection of the Irish Crimes Bill. He declared that the measure was unwarranted. It created new offices and placed the liberties of the people of Ireland at the mercy of the Government m perpetuity. Mr Balfour, Chief Secretary for Ireland, replied that the Bill was necessary as the forerunner of remedial measures. It was amply justified by the criminal statistics, and was intended to control the state of defiance to the law and terrorism now prevailing. The debate was adjourned until to-day. It is expected the division on Mr Gladstone's notion will be taken to-night. (special to fbess association.) GERMAN IX) AN. ' London, July 7The German loan of a hundred Bullion marks was subscribed seven fold.