The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-13 00:00:00

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.

Under the direction of Mr. Payne.
THIS EVENING,
WM be performed THE HEIR AT LAW. Dr. Pangloss, Mr.
W. Shalders.
After which, A DAY IN FARIS.
To conclude wlt'a a new Ballet, introducing the Patriotic Dance,
, Les Allies," with a View of Sebastopol and the Malakhoff Tower

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke.
THIS EVENING,
he wonderful' y successful Equestrian Military Spectacle, by J.
. STocgost.F.a, Esq., called, The FALL of SEBASTOPOL ! The
Storming of the Malakhoff, &c. A numerous company 401
auxiliaries ! Mr. William Cooke's matchless stud of trained horses,
and a battle-field formed by both the ling and the stage !
After which the EQUESTRIAN SCENES in the CIRCLE, and
other Entertainments.

►tox.ogioo open from Eleven till For. Stage Manner, Mr. W.
West. Acting Manager, Mr. Nelson Lee. Equestrian Director,
Ur. W. Cooke, jun.

HIGFI WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.

Tura DAT—Morn. 1 min. aft. 2.—Evening 16 min. aft. 2
TO-Ifoßuow—Morn.s9 min. aft. 2—Evening 15 min. aft. 3

THE WE OTHER.-SUN OFFICE, Oct. 13.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.

63 -- highest since noon yesterday.
55 —.lowest this morning and during the night.
57—this day, at noon.

BAROMETER, 29'74.
Wnrn, W.N.W.—Fresh, with fine, cool, sunshiny
weather.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1855.

Her Majesty Queen AMALIA has at length suc-
ceeded in ejecting from office an obnoxious Minis-
ter. General KALERGI, Minister of War at Athens,
was so unfortunate as to excite the Royal displea-
sure, whether on public or private grounds it is
difficult to say ; but probably both were in some
degree conceived. As her MAJESTY has long been
celebrated as a Philo-Muscovite, desirous by every
means in her power of advancing the interests of
the head of her Church—the Greek Pope—it is
probable that the causes which led to the decided
animosity towards the unlucky Minister were
chiefly attributable to political feelings. He had
also defended the Royal honour on some occasion
when it had been impugned. And this, for some
reason, was a source of annoyance to her MAJESTY,
who, like our own MAwwonM, " likes to be
abused 1"

The exciting cause of this deadly, and inexor-
able hatred of the Minister, is, however, of com-
paratively trivial importance. That it was felt
in the utmost intensity by the QUEEN is certain,
and—

" Tantccne animis celestibus ir•cc,"

that she was willing to encounter any risk for the
gratification of her vengeance, is equally indisput-
able. When her mind was fixed on any point
there could not be much doubt that she would
speedily bias that of her Royal Consort in the same
direction. Accordingly, the ignominious dismissal
of General KALERGI was therefore urgently de-
manded of M. MAVROCORDATO. He, however,
hesitated. He was well aware of the value of the
services of his gallant colleague. He knew that
the removal would be extremely displeasing to
the Western Powers, who bad previously grave
cause of complaint respecting the Royal conduct,
and felt that without the assistance of his col-
league he could not carry on the Government
with credit to himself or advantage to the country.
He therefore declared that he must participate in
the fate of General KALERGI, and that his own
resignation should accompany that of the Minister
of War, if insisted on. We believe that diplo-
matic influence was not wanting to explain
and point out to the misguided Monarch
the danger which he would incur in adopting
such a coup d'etcst. But "the White Serjeant"
prevailed, and OTIIO dared not retrace his foot-
steps, although fully warned on the subject. The
consequence 13 a
Ministerial crisis at Athens—
" a storm in a washing-tub"--and there is no
knowing to what lengths the matter may proceed,
unless the KING, who owes his throne to France
and England, should have the manliness, ere it is
too late, to shake off the petticoat government,
and to rescue the Royal troisiemes from the firm
grasp of Queen AINIALIA.

It is needless to say that the Western Powers
havo no inclination to interfere in the
private squabbles and petty intrigues of
these " Brummagem" Courts, and that
their only object can be to enforce a strict neu-
trality, and to prevent King OTIIO and his con-
fidential advisers from injuring the great cause in
which they are now engaged. Without their
protection the Lilliputian King could not retain
his throne for a single week, and it is rather too
bad that he should, through any influence what-
soever, be induced to act against those to whom
he is indebted for his position. It may flatter
his vanity, or rather that of " his better half,"
for hers is the paramount influence, to think that
he can create a diversion in favour of his auto-
cratic friend by adding to the difficulties of
Turkey, but it would be a great piece of folly on
the part of the Allies were they to permit him to
do so. They have prevented the Great Northern
Bear from so doing,
and they cannot permit his
insignificant companion to create or foment dia.
turbances very injurious to the tranquillity of
Europe. He has already been let off very easily, and
as ho has chosen to set aside at his mere will and
pleasure everything bearing the semblance of
constitutional or representative Government, he
must personally bear the responsibility which,
through his misconduct can no lcnger rest on his
Ministers. On this
point our excellent and effi-
cient representative to the Court of Athens has
spoken distinctly and unequivocally. Mr. WYsE
has very judiciously not minced the matter with
King OrHo, but has clearly explained the pos-
sible consequences of the course on which he,

under the guidance of Queen AMALIA, has so
recklessly entered. He may rest assured
thit this is no mere brueum fulmen ; but
that as France and England have the power,
they will also have the will to visit the conse-
quences of any impropriety on the heads of the
guilty parties, no matter what may be their nomi-
nal rank. The Autocrat can no longer save his
tools from the consequences of their misdeeds.
Strong as he has been he has quite sufficient on
his hands on his own account to prevent any effec-
tual interference on behalf of the Royal puppet,
the strings whereof he has so long been pulling.
It requires but for France and England to
speak the word to deprive Ono of the
sceptre which he has wielded so inefficiently, and
at the same time so mischievously. It seems an
anomaly to couple these term; but we believe
that they are equally applicable to the Govern-
ment of King OTEIO. But little more and that
word will be spoken, and he and his ambitious
partner will have to deplore in obscurity the rest-
less and reckless perversity which induced them to
disregard the reasonable wishes of those to whom
they owe their present position, and who are just
as capable of depressing, " as they had previously
been of elevating," to rank and. distinction.

We trust that OTHO may not prove incor-
rigible, but that he will discover that discretion
is the better part of valour, and learn to bend to
the storm which he cannot venture to brave with
impunity.

Those who remember when the present King
of PRUSSIA was Crown Prince need not be told
that at that time he was described as English to
the backbone. What is he now ? In genera]
opinion, the most serviceable as well as the most
open friend of Russia, and consequently the most
flagrant and injurious enemy of England among
the so-called neutral Powers. So much depen-
dence is there to be placed on the friendly feelings
of a Prussian Crown Prince for this country being
carried with him to the throne, or at all events
cherished under the regal canopy ! Here we have
a monarch, of amiable feelings, too, as despots go,
en whose co-operation—we will not say sympathy
merely—his antecedents and credit for the most
ordinary consideration on his part for the best in-
terests of the kingdom he governs, led us to cal-
culate before the outbreak of hostilities, actually,
now that we are at war, frustrating the object of
that costly blockade to which we looked as the
most likely means of bringing the conflict to a speedy
and successful termination ! Yet for all this,
notwithstanding the ill-concealed sympathy of the
Prussian King with Russia—notwithstanding the
produce of the latter country, diverted by our
fleets from its customary channels, is daily and
hourly poured into Prussian ports to be trans-
mitted to the markets of the world, individuals
are to be found who contemplate with satisfaction
the prospect of a matrimonial alliance between the
Crcwn Princess of this country, and, not the
Crown Prince, but the son of the Crown Prince
of Prussia, as being likely to cement a fast and
and enduring alliance between the two countries !
A remove of one degree, it is seen, has insured a
treacherous neutral—a remove of two, forsooth,
is looked to to produce a fast friend, instead of,
as one would have logically inferred, a bitter

enemy !
In sober truth, an alliance with Prussia is not
at present worth having, and, if it were, a matri-
monial alliance would not cement it. The
dynasty of Hohenzollern is by no means one of
those on whose stability much reliance can be
placed. A splendid tyrant like the Great FRE-
DERICK is not more the sort of man to create a
dynasty than a vacillating good-natured CLICQUOT
is to subvert it. The tyranny of the one may
be grievous to the individual, but the lustre of
his genius emblazons the annals of his country
and fills his subjects with pride ; the tyranny of
the other, vastly more vexationv, has no redeem-
ing features to commend it, and is inevitably pro-
ductive of mingled chafing and contempt—a state
of feeling incompatible with security. The Prus-
sian people cannot see anything to admire, but a
great deal to despise in FREDERICK WILLIAM, and
a day's insurrection might terminate in a flight of
himself, and the remaining representatives of the
dynasty he is undermining—into Russia, to be
flannelled in his widowed sister's condolences:
Even wore the stability of the dynasty assured
beyond the reach of fate, the stability of the
friendly regard of the young Prince for this
country, as we have shown, cannot be so ; while
no indications we know of warrant the supposi-
tion that it has any permanent basis. A
love-sick youth, full of sentiment, is likely enough
to regard with kindly feelings the country of his
intended bride ; but that sort of state notoriously
don't last, and with its termination those kindly
feelings may cease also. In what instance has
this country reaped any advantage from the ma-
trimonial alliances of her Princes and Princesses
with the scions of royalty abroad ? Turn back
the page of history as far as we may, there is no
such instance to be found. Up to the present
hour, to what matrimonial or family alliance are
we indebted for aid in peace or war ? Is the
King of the BELGIANS to be found along-
side with the King of SARDINIA in the
muster-roll of the Allies ? IS the King of
HANOVER ? Have either of them ever furthered
our commercial interests a tittle, done us one good
deed, done anything less hostile to us than pocket-
ing a portion of our taxes ? Is there an English-
man living that counts ou them, and the Duke of
Saxa-Conuao to boot, for the paltriest conceivable
aid iu the present struggle ? Not one ! And
how many
are there who calculate on receiving,
as they believe we have received hitherto, nothing
but hindrance and injury at their hands !
Purely dynastic alliances never were good for
England, and have always been most injurious
when matrimonial. Whatever there ought to
be desirable in a Prussian alliance is to be had,
when it may be got, after a better fashion. The
mutual sentiments and interests of the two people
will go further than any reciprocation of Court
an enduring
Prince of Prussia
alliance between
ftahveomu.r to eThestasbolnisho
of the
may like England next to the Crown Princess
and her royal relatives ; but as for aught that
appears to the contrary he might quarrel with
them within a year of his marriage, it will be
quite as well if he returns to Prussia and enters
on and pursues such a wise and liberal career as
will not only convince us of his personal worthi-
ness to enter on so intimate au alliance with this
country, but also of his disposition and ability to
rule Prussia wisely, and thereby ensure the stabi-
lity of his dynasty by basing it on the broad and
enduring foundations of a people's happiness and
prosperity.