The Express.
London, England, 1852-11-23 00:00:00

GREECE.

A letter dated Athena, November 9, states that
the succession question was engrossing universal atm-
tion in Greece. The great powers learning that
King Otho had executed an act do famine, by which
his brother, the Prince Adalbert, had accepted the
succession for himself and children, were determined
to hinder the presentation, of the arrangement

by the King fur the ratification of the chamber;
According to Art. 39 of the Greek constitution, the
regulation of the succession to the throne belongs to
the King and chambers, acting in concert. It will
be remembered that a few days ago we had to report
an unusual activity amongst our government couriers
in the Mediterranean, and we stated that one of
them, arriving at Trieste and finding the packet gone,
engaged a special teat of the Austrian Lloyd's Com-
pel'', at an enormous price, wherewith to proceed at
once to the Pincus. From the letter quoted at the
commencement of this paragraph wo learn that the
courier was the bearer of despatches from the con-
gress of the powers guaranteeing the nationality of
Greece. The despatches were at once remi•ted to
the Greek government, and contained the accept-
ance of articles 3$ and 40 of the cotistitution, the
first concerning the regency of Queen Amelia in case
of the King's death during the minority of his sue-
crneor, and the second concerning the obligation of
the nest Greek king to embrace the Greek luith.
But the 30th article of the constitution attributing to
the King and chanlbcrs the power of choosing the
successor to the throne, the congress rejected; and
also intimated an intention to demignato the blle•
cosier to the throne of its own authority. The des-
patch in question further expressed a special desire
that the Greek government would take no steps for
bringing the matter before the chamfers, avoid all
manifestation of action in the matter, and send
at once a plenipotentiary to the London conference,
finally announcing that in case of disregard of these
wiabes, the representatives of the powers find instruc-
tions to protest. The British minister, Mr. Wyse,
gave 48 hours to the government to prepare its
reply to these despatches, the courier having orders,
ho said, not to remain longer at Athens.'The
ministers forthwith assembled at the palace, end
were deliberating on the answer to be returned to
this summons, when the tiring of cannon announced
that King Otho was entering the Piraeus. In un
instant all the city was in motion, and the reception
given to the sovereign was as brilliant as we described
it, more fully, four days ago. The next day, the
council of ministers was all day closeted with the
King. At 10 p.m. the reply demanded by Mr.
Wyatt was to be sent to the British legation, but,
from some secondary cause, it was midnight before
the Minister el Foreign Affairs could take it
thither as he had proposed. Mr. Wyse had not
deemed it proper to wait longer, and had sent off the
courier to London without the reply of the Greek
government, and consequently without its acceptance
of the proposition made to it by the conference. The
government, anxious for the result of this remarkable
display of promptitude, immediately bent off the
steamer Otho to I.outraki, where the courier was to
embark in the Lloyd's boat which was waiting for
him there, but the courier had made such good haste
that on the arrival of the Otho ho was gone, and had
already gained the open sea. In this emergency the
government had recourse to Admiral Desfussks, who,
by desire of the French minister, placed the Chaptal
steamer at its disposal. At three in the afternoon an
ensploye of the Greek Minister of Foreign
Affairs went on board the Chaptal, and
made with all haste for Trieste. On his arrival
the British courier, of course, was gone; and then,
pursuant to orders, the employe telegraphed to M.
Tricoupis, Greek minister at London, informing him
that he was nominated plenipotentiary at the con-
ferences of the three great powers, and that a reply
of the government to the despatch received, conform.
able to the will of the powers, would leave by the
French boat on the ith inst. This telegraphic mes-
sage would arrive in London before the courier.