The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-30 00:00:00

AFFAIRS OF GREECE.

We take the following letter from the Levant
Herald:—

"ATHENS, Dec. 10.—The engrossing topic of the di ty
here just now is the lonian question. It supplies a rem ly
handle to the Opposition, creates an uneasy feeling in t; ie
public mind, and is a source of much anxiety to the Govern-
ment. The most restless of our newspaper prints are full of
acrimonious attacks against England upon the subject; call
that andro u the
those journals seemed to open fire simultaneously, as if on a
given signal, but there are peculiarities of style in their
unanimous invectives which have not failed to be remarked,
and their tone is far too bitter to come from the pens of
lt
to the French
hee forts
AI . D yth
i
Hellenes, who owe to England so fresh and deep a debt o f
gratitude for the gift of their excellent young Ring. The
question; however, has undeniably assumed an importan t
aspect in the eyes of the people, and a warm controversy is
being carried on as to which of the Powers it was that origi-
natedddn diplomatic
linsistedrmhLota
utlahiytt eiysc poherfaao:pe
thepnoost
upon
sl
addressedafb
the
Seveno
rr ot
aht
Islesd
h demolitioneraes etcairtficanas m
gloaom rut
hsea
despatchat
it was England who
first 7t
if egpulations as a sine
qua non in the cession of the Islands, while others, on the
contrary, support the English papers in maintaining that
it was Autnria, backed by Turkey, and countenanced by the
other three Powers, that demanded these conditions, and
that Earl Russell only assented to and signed the treaty
which embraced them, in order to ensure the Union being
carried into effect ; for I presume it is generally known that
a refusal from any single one of the five contracting Powers
would have rendered this historic act of national amalga-
tion impracticable.

but they resign the
help feeling surprisd and
thhainrdker csoncdaitnionnost,
" The actual text of the Treaty is now before the pe üblic.
with the reflection that it is better to secure themselves Union
without the forts, than to run the risk of jeopardising the
n
Union on account of the ios. This is the tone of a re-
cent correspondence from Corfu, which states that the
lonians are determined to have the Union at any price, but
vTehzee dc coolest
e itsst
that they are loth to cede what is required, and cling to the
hope that they may yet be relieved from the humiliating
terms which the Treaty, in its present shape, exacts. The
King, it is said, has forwarded to the Powers a dignified
and spirited protest. The Minister, in acquainting the
Assembly with the Treaty, remarked that during the
war of Greek independence protocols were signed which
placed Greece under the suzerainty of the Sultan, and
treated the unhappy nation almost as if it were an enemy,
but the decrees of Providence annulled the provi-
sions of protocols, and Greece was eventually recog-
nized in her entire independence, M. Tricoupi, the Greek
envoy to London, will commit himself to nothing without
specific instructions from his Government, although his
adhesion, to be sure, io not absolutely necessary, except
for the final act of cession. The President of the sus-
pended lonian Parliament, M. Padovas, has published a
sort; of protest, in which a perceptible vein of sarcasm
mingles with his remonstrances. Thanking England and
the other Powers for their friendly counsels as to the
necessity of demolishing the forts, on account of the
heavy :expense of keeping them up, and garrisoning
them (£200,000) per annum and 12,000 men, he submits
that thes,Hellenes,would of themselves have discerned this
necessity, and dealt with their national property in a suit-
able manner, without requiring to have had the wor k
of destruction imposed upon them as a compulsory proceed-
ing. Col. Wynne, of the British Engineers, who has bee n
summoned from Corfu to London on the subject of the+ a 3
fortresses, is said to have expressed an opinion that, as ni.•
gards the fort of Lido, a partial destruction of the defene43s
will suffice instead of a complete dismantlement. A commis-
sion of the lonian Chambers is expected here daily in order
to take counsel on this subject with their fellow-Hellenes of
the capital.
" The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Delianis, has assumed
ad interim the portfolio of the Minister of War, Satolenski,
who is unfortunately suffering from serious illness. The
King's Aide-do-Camp, Botzaris, has given in his resignation
as a representative, which has been accepted by the Assem-
bly. The Government continues its process of weeding out
and changing the subordinate staff of the different Sub-pre-
fectures. The Assembly, on the proposal of the Govern-
ment, has decided that no Consuls or Vice-Consuls shall
continue, for the future, to be salaried officers, with the
exception of those in the Ottoman Empire ; and all the Con-
sulates have been lowered a step. These measures are dic-
tated by the dire necessity of retrenchment, in addition to
the other measures to which I alluded in my last letter.
"The Commission' entrusted with the drawing up of the
to
new constitution having completed its
task,
is about
submit the text to the members. The
depint y
laboursEmbiricos until
proposed that the Assembly should suspende its
the Union should be accomplished,
and th lonian rueful t rs
should be among them to take
part- in the the
fundamental laws, or to allow their salaries as represents_of
fives (about 80,000 drachmas a month) to remain undrawn
•
s •
for the benefit of the national exchequer, but this
do
disin-
terested proposal was
Patieru-tilL clamouredChiel of T he
appointment of a Cornwallde re.nae_the National
Guard is in contemplation. Li z 8 has laid before
al based on the ancient
the Assembly a proposal, from the laws of the
Athenian Republic, to exclude pn@ic service all
debtors to the Treasury abovethe sum of 2,000 drachmas,
and his motion
will shortly come on for discussion.
of
I am sorry to say,
" The smallpox,has not yet-le-CZ.
oil wiinter is
The chill approach beginning to be sensibly
felt. Basisest endeavours are being made to promote the
cultivation of cotton; but brigandage impedes this, aocord-
.__ to the opposition prints, in the provinces of Yalta and
xluerophee, under the garb even of the National Guard. The
National Bank of Greece has convened a general meeting
of its shareholders, to be held in Athens on the 231 of
February, 1861. A new Marine Assurance Company and '
anew Discount Company have been started in the FllO3/3."

A Year's Changes in the Corporation.

During the changes in the Con.
elected Alderman for
elected to
W. Connell,
potation have
L S' H• Waterlow, Esq, has been
0 c
es:
euitarygrmeee a,drr.:,
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...o
1-1, or i v.- -;
Al
stead Barnesdg a
oft eh has
is Ward.r. been
17i.
manifb°llril Ward, in the room of the late W. Cubitt, Esq.,
.„, ' • ; and A. Lusk, Esq., in the room of the late J.
I 3:
hllci I:CPCohmhe re:a
op'
nEWsqa. Ward, Mr.
Council,l hd le rr in an
Wa Alderman
h. ofe
deceased. Bassishaw—Mr• F. Carritt, for Mr. A. Brad-
bury, deceased. Bridge—Mr. G. Pay, since deceased
was elected in the room of the late Mr. Low. Broad-street
—Mr. D. Sims, chosen in the place of S. H. Wate How,
Esq., elected Alderman of Langbourn. Dowgate—M r. T.
White, in place of Mr. Deputy Harker, deceased. Farring..
don Without—Mr. J. Figgins, in the room 01 Mr. C. E,
Butler, who became disqualified. Aldersgate—Mr. F. A
H. France, for Mr. T. Woodward, disqualified. Aldga-te—
Mr. R. B. Whiteside, for A. Lusk, Esq., elected Alderman,
iAras.l
ndudec
Arc sive
B.g asr
it.
J.
Hudson.l .
cWardoa e
AMwldargs.
has a
unsuccessful.
0 ne.
us
there Pup ceacrt ese ser
sds
aei . • wt
wlalioi_
Farringdon Within—Mr• J. Tylor was elected in lien of
Mr. Charles Young, deceased.
The changes which took place on Monday last •were
Mr. W.
, May
retired. uc
c e elduSi\eirr.--it.'l:::
ne elected, t ed,
members, Mr. F risainrc.e
J.
.w
C.
Dhoata.svAbilserea. anDaa member bi et r.
B foraro
aci
wt el tort
'toe:
Bishopsgate, Mr. T. S. Richards was elected, vice IA --
Geddes, who withdrew from the representation. 1„.
Mr. Pay. Castle Baynurd has a fresh meinb ti 7, I.„`
street there are two new representatives, viz., Colcrntn,
Rigby and Mr, E. hart, Mr. Roberts, oxi, 1\1"
A.
members, having become disqualified ; , - of the late
Harding, late member, being unsueeeti6t ''
Warwick, Mr. G. Buttetill, and Mr. }C', Cos,
Mr. 8.. E.
elected for Farringden Within, Mr•,
.t\i'. Cox, have been
retired, and Mr. A. Tyler and mr. j Lauchlan having
Morris not being
successful. In rortsoken, Mr. T. J.
Wriodley has
so
wbiethen-
moepbuty
in Mr.
Jl.v
Walker,
who Fuccecds Mr. G.
,eilreeewte.d tQouteheennchaentheasattt
new
Rayment, resigned.meri In *Tower, Mr.
J. liorthway has tbe gown vac cant bythc retirement of M.
Deputy Turnbull. m
re,t', who retired in. Vintry Ward.
It will be scan the place ot Mr. T 1..
-,n that the late Wardteotes have resulted in
he return of it; ,
-Lew members to the Court of Comm on
Councils—city press. C. Robinson' has been elected in
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