It is understood that the Bulgarian Regents will summon the
Great Sobranje, in order to renew their powers ; and it is rumoured that they may make much larger proposals. They are tired, it is said, of Russian intrigues, which cannot be defeated without European assistance ; and they therefore pro- pose to declare the two Bnlgarias an independent Kingdom, probably under Prince Frederic of Saxe-Coburg. The Great Powers must then either ratify their act, or decide the fate of the Principality in Congress. The story does not look trne, though no doubt the Regents are under severe preserve. They have, however, gained strength from the execution of the mutineers, and can, if they please, continue governing. If the rumour has any foundation, it would indicate that the Army is restless under the want of a personal chief of the State,—quite a possibility. The impersonal government restrains ambitions too much.
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