▁local ▁authorities ▁in ▁the ▁major ▁cities . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁the ▁Revolution ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 8 4 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁ad vised ▁by ▁K ise le ff ▁to ▁call ▁for ▁new ▁Public ▁Assembly ▁elections . ▁The ▁elections ▁brought ▁a ▁new ▁Assembly ▁domin ated ▁by ▁polit icians ▁loyal ▁to ▁the ▁h ospod ar . ▁With ▁this ▁legisl ature , ▁Bib es cu ▁passed ▁several ▁important ▁laws , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁law ▁on ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁cler gy , ▁one ▁that ▁allowed ▁the ▁h ospod ar ▁to ▁appro ve ▁the ▁church ▁budget , ▁and ▁a ▁law ▁free ing ▁all ▁the ▁Gy ps y ▁slaves ▁who ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁authorities . ▁ ▁G he org he ▁Bib es cu ▁worked ▁for ▁better ▁relations ▁with ▁Mold avia ▁( the ▁other ▁Dan ub ian ▁Princi p ality ▁under ▁Russian ▁super vision ), ▁and , ▁starting ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁the ▁two ▁countries ▁established ▁a ▁custom s ▁union , ▁after ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁Mih ail ▁St urd za , ▁the ▁Mold av ian ▁h ospod ar . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁cul min ation ▁of ▁his ▁attempt ▁to ▁remove ▁Wal la chia ' s ▁trad ers ▁and ▁gu ild s ▁from ▁foreign ▁competition ▁( see ▁S udi ţ i ), ▁first ▁manif ested ▁in ▁his ▁project ▁to ▁increase ▁tax es ▁on ▁foreign ▁goods . ▁ ▁Bib es cu ▁also ▁convinced ▁the ▁Russian ▁government ▁to ▁allow ▁him ▁to ▁imp ose