The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-24 00:00:00

GREECE.

The following is the address delivered by the I
President of the Chamber of Deputies, Monsieur
D. S. Bouduris, to the King of Greece, on the occasion
of the festival of January Vith (February fith), to
commemorate the 25th anniversary of the foundation '
of that kingdom :
Star.—lt is now 25 years since your Majesty, the
philhellenic snot a philhellenic sire, came to crown our sue
tees, after • long and sanguinary struggle, and was received
by our fathers with inexpressible asesadons That ganorstail
of men of great deeds baa since almost die:appeared, yet not
till after it had revived Greece, and left us, u an inheritance►
our liberty, with love and devotion to our King. Whilst we
mourn, sue, that all those men no longer mist to SWIOIII4
on this day your Majesty's throne, we, their sons, coma
ourselves with the thought that their heartfelt desires are being
daily nand. Your Midway, coeval with regenerated Growr
has acknowledged that daring the days of benders and sorrow
our religion, our language, sad our social institutions ham
been the main supports of our existence as a nation, and
assuredly in them rests, and through them will be snow
pliahed the future of the Hellenic nation. Hence, whatever
relates to our church has bees settled in such a manner es
to maintain our rights a• a state, together with our religious
unity with the other Christina of the East; oar language
daily becomes a more appropriate organ of mutat develop
went and morel education. Constitutional laws dearcevtrz •
nation, and conformable to the spirit of the Greek nos, are
the bade of your Majesty's government.
But the progress of the nation, as of the state, has been
equally marked in other respects ; liberal and well defined
laws regulate the mutual relations of your Majesty's sub
jest% and international treaties those of this kingdom with
other states. Political passions are appeased;
progreeme, and the navy that was destroyed, bysSIT
voted to our national struggle, now rivals the most
navies of Europe ; commerce prospers ; instruction is di=
by the public schools and colleges, and by the university the
bears your Majesty's name as its founder ; patriotic contd.
buttons foatering their development demonstrate the undying
feeling of nationality in the bosom of our widely-spend
countrymen ; but above all. Sire, under your Majsety's jot
and paternal ernardiauship in chime twenty-five yeas. older
has been established, and the naturally intelligent and intim.
trio= Greek people ia peacefully occupied is imprmagedr
moral and physical condition.
This people, Sire, proclaims this day, through the maths
and still more through the heart of its remanded*s
that your Majesty her never aimed at aught bat the
true interests of the nation • its grateful love do
notes the appreciation of your Naiades inure and em
lightened affection. History will relate year royal *tool
on all occasions when its exercise was called forth, sas
nation will ever recognise the unswerving constasey wee
which your Majesty has maintained, in hours of SPIN
trials, the dignity of your crown. Your Majesty's Wend.
able courage has, on those painful occasions, woltdif 16*
presented the fortitude of the nation and imputed is I
orafidence and strength. After the first critical peed d
our national regeneration, and the second period of if
organisation, we now enter mom abed*
on the third epoch of practical prepare, eneouridel °
sympathies of the enlightened world, 'hoes reprisoledne
we joyfully notice surrounding oe this auspicious day
i
Mejesty's throne. Sue, since the establishment of this
dour Greece has not seen a happier day than that on •
your Majesty brought to la die chosen partner of year
ties
and throne, august Queen, whom exalted virtues de
Greek hes had trying opportunities of approciadeit
and for whoa, as well es for their King, the reyrserateliver
of the nation an this day oda up to the Highest their mid
fervent prayers.
The following was the reply of his Majesty :
The King of Greece to the Address of the PresidoeS d °
Chamber of Deputies on the occasion cf the die dilly
Jeasetarilth February), 1938.
In accepting the good wishes yea
oddness' d elf
oa 7, I desire first of all to asperse the I hel
by the referesoe you make to any father's phil=solk.
DIGUIL I share your armor at not strips around ale._ew
those dithers of yours whom I fouled us my 'Tried ; lei Am
recolleetion of their heroism encourage us to latoorietee
wetly for the regeneration of our dew cionntrl• ds
enjoy that which is dearest to my Mart, by Nl*
moie and happy people dreareratigiog their lore W
I einnell mem elm* pearin iny afictiat Ihr
people thus by reettattlag to reeked Ile rebpara esdlb
ties, end by &Today all my energies to its aereloynal affil
progress.

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