The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-29 00:00:00

THE• AFFAIRS OF GREECE.

The Greek journals publish the following note,
addressed collectively, on the 13th of December,
to the Provisional Government, by the Ministers
of Great Britain, France, and Russia :

The undersigned Ministers of Great Britain, France, and
Russia have the honour to inform M. Bulgaria of the agree-
ment adopted on the 4th instant by the three courts and
signed on the same day by their plenipotentiaries.
Great Britain, France, and Russia declare themselves
boned by this agreement that no member of the imperial
and royal families reigning over the three protective states
can accept or wear the crown of Greece.
Consequently, neither his Royal Highness Prince Alfred,
member of the royal family of England, nor his Imperial
Highness Prince Romanoffsky, Duke of Lenchtenbetg,
member of the imperial family of Runts, can accept the
crown of Greece if offered to them by the Greek people.

The undersigned take advantage of this opportunity to
express to M. Bulgaria the assurance of their metes/a.

P. ScAsurr.
BLOUDOPT.
P. Bonars.

Athens, Dec. 12.

The Press of Vienna says :—" Count de Rech-
berg has replied to Earl Russell's circular on the Greek
question, in which the right of nations to depose their
kings was proclaimed. In his reply the Count develops
very conservative views. He says that the British note has
filled him with astooishmant, since consequences might be
deduced from it which, although witbost danger to England
in her iosulated position, would be exceedingly serious for
governments placed in a leas favourable position. Such re.
volutionary propositions might, be thinks, lead to the most
critical conflicts, and no ose would be more menaced by
them than Austria and the Porte." _

A Berlin letter has the following :—" The Prus-
sian official journal has repeatedly demanded, within the
last few days, that the opposition functionaries should re-
ceive a correction. Those who are members of the Cham-
ber are especially pointed out for the rigour of the govern-
ment. The number of these functionaries in the present
Chamber is 116, of which 89 are law functionaries and 27
administrative. It is rather difficult to reach the former,
but the latter might be placed on the retired list. The
Chamber also includes 19 ministers, 15 barristers, 14 pro-
(moors, and 14 municipal functionaries who are indirectly
dependent on the government."
The usual Christmas course of lectures at the
Royal Institution was commenced on Saturday afternoon.
For many years put it had been the custom of Professor
Faraday to deliver these lectures to a juvenile audience, bat
the state of his health prevented him from doing so last
year, and we understand that it continues to prevent him
this Christmas. His accustomed place was occupied on
Saturday by Dr. Frankland, who has selected for the subject
of the usual course of six lectures, "Air and Water."
Sir J. Knatchbull issued en address to the
electors of East Kent, on Saturday, in which he says
"My honourable opponent alleges that he has received
courteous reception at your hand& Allow me to enure
you that at least en equally courteous reception has bees
extended to me in all the districts ; and for my reception I
have to return you my most sincere thinks. In addition
to that, lam able to inform you that the canvass of my
friends, made oa rep behalf, has been most satisfactory to
them and temyself. The continuance of the exertions yea
are now making will, I feel oonfident, result is my being
placed at the bead of the poll on the Bth January by a
longs InakeitY."