Tirnova, Nov. 9, 11 P.M.—At a secret sitting of the Sobranje to-night, it was decided, after a debate of three hours, to elect Prince Waldemar as Prince of Bulgaria, the election to take place at to-morrow morning’s sitting, at ten o’clock, instead of at the afternoon meeting. M. Radoslavoff, the Prime Minister, will propose Prince Waldemar.

It has been resolved that the Sobranje shall elect his Royal Highness by acclamation.

After the election a deputation of five persons will be chosen to convey this decision to the Prince.

Prince Waldemar is the youngest son of the King of Denmark, and was born on the 27th of October, 1858. He was married to the Princess Marie of Orleans on the 22nd of October of last year.

Immediately after receiving the above telegram one of our representatives waited upon Madame de Novikoff to ask her what Russians would be likely to think of Prince Waldemar’s nomination to the throne of Bulgaria.

“Prince Waldemar is the brother-in-law of our Emperor,” said Mdme. de Novikoff. “Yes, that is true; but one can be a brother-in-law without having anything else in common.”

“Then do you think that the nomination will be opposed at St. Petersburg?”

“I know nothing, and I only speak for myself. Prince Waldemar personally may or may not be unobjectionable. But I should regard his accession to the throne of the principality as a grave misfortune on account of his wife.”

“What objection have Russians to the Princess Waldemar?”

“Personally no objection, but to her creed every objection. For Prince Waldemar’s wife is a Roman Catholic, and a Roman Catholic Princess on the throne of Bulgaria would of necessity mean that the Jesuit propaganda would be carried on under her patronage in every corner of Bulgaria. Nothing could be imagined more mischievous to the Slavs than to have another branch of the Slavonic race poisoned by the Roman propaganda, which is already doing mischief enough in Bosnia and the Herzegovina.”

“Then you regard the accession of Prince Waldemar as opposed to Russian interests?”

“I did not say that, and I have no authority to speak for Russia. I am quite sure it would be opposed to the interest of the Orthodox Slavs to have a Roman Catholic as Princess of an Orthodox Slavonic State. You little know the harm which the Roman propagandists are doing in these Balkan States.”