Bulgaria.

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Bulgaria.

Despatches from Sofia, August 12th, say all the garrisons in that town have fired ealuteß to announce the presence of Prince

IT&rdinttnd in Bulgaria ; but the French ■agents have been instructed to avoid all intercourse with the Prince and his Government, A vast multitude assembled at Rustchuk on the 13th to meet Ferdinand. Atthebanquotin the evening, M. NekiferofF, who was one of the leaders of tho conspiracy which resulted in the deposition of Prince Alexander, said, " We will cover the Balkans with corpses rather than allow our enemies to enter our country " At Tiernova, on August 14th, he was brilliantly received. The Sobranje -whs in session, and when the Prince entered he was greeted with prolonged cheering. The Metropolitan delivered an address and aclmani&tered the oath to the Prince, who thereupon signed the constitution. M. StoilofF then read the Prince's proclamation : " We, Ferdinand I, by the grace of God, and the will of Uic people, Prince of Bulgaria, announce to our wellrbeloved people that sve assume the government of the country. We will rule in accordance with the constitution, with the intent to promote it.-> glory, greatness and development. We will always- be leady to sacrifice our life for its happiness." The Prince thanked the people for the election, and the Regents and Ministers for their safe conduct ol aifaiis during a difficult crisis. Ho pays ati ibuto to the patriotism and bravery ot the peoples during the recent events and concludes : " Long live iree and independent Bulgaria. Tho Porte hns asked the Powers to ad\i.->e as to his course. Austria, England and Italy have notified tho Sultan that their agents will remain in Bulgaria, and continue relations with that Government. Russia insists that the commission of Ai tin, Turkish Ambassador to Bulgaria, be cancelled, and protests againsb Fetdinand's occupancy of the throne. The Gorman agent at Sofia has been instructed to continue administrative but not official relations with the new Government. The French arc instructed to discontinue relations altogether. Tho Russian circular to the Powers which appeared on August 24th is explicit onough, but in London it is not thought to denote any real purpone to take hostile steps against Ferdinand. M. Vulkovitch, the Bulgarian agent, handed the Poste a telegram from the new Prince, ex piecing hi 1 -, devotion to the Sultan, and asking permission to come to Constantinople to pay homage in peison. The Sultan could not accede to the proposition, and Ferdinand was telegraphed the disapproval of tho Poste of his entry into Bulgaria without the sanction of the Powers.