The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-31 00:00:00

Among these conditions was that of his serene high-
ness's retention of his ducal dom iniiins ,n Ger-
many. It was felt th-sirab!e that tl ►e new King of
Greece should become naturalised as much as
possible to his new country ; that- he should be
henceforth as much of a Greek and as little of a
German, as was possible. On the raising of these
and some other conditions, the British Government
then proposed to offer the throne to the Prince of
Leiningen. With the fullest recognition of the great
merits of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha,
there was at the same time this constitutional diffi-
culty to be encountered in his case, that the Duke is
required, by the constitution of one or other of his
two duchies, to rcside in that duchy for a consider-
able period of the year. The choice of the Prince
of Leiningen also recommended itself on the ground
that he was free from any restriction of this sort.
Until, therefore, within the last three days, the ne-
gotiations were actually taking place with the
Prince of Leiningen, and with him alone. But this
prince, for the reasons which we stated yesterday,
declined the arduous responsibility which it was
proposed to throw upon him. There then became
no alternative but to resume negotiations with the
Duke of Saxe-Coburg. We understand, therefore,
that it has been wisely resolved to take Duke
Ernest at his own terms ; and on these the Duke is
consistently prepared to accept the throne of Greece,
with remainder to his nephew. We believe that
the Russian Government will offer no objection to
what, in all circumstances, is the best settlement of
the Greek throne that could be devised. Russia
has even a distinct object in the realisation of such
a choice. The Duke of Sixe-Coburg has long been
the consistent and vigorous opponent of Russian in-
tervention in Germany, and his presence in the Con-
federation has long been the mainstay of the Na-
tional and Liberal party—that is, the party who
oppose foreign meddling and interference, such as
Russia has so long exercised in Germany. Russia,
therefore, could desire, for the sake of her German
policy, nothing more than that the Duke of Saxe-
Coburg should go to Greece, where also his good
administration might be supposed to favour her
traditional policy of raising the condition of
the Hellenic people. At the same time, it is
scarcely necessary to rest the acquiescence
of Russia on such grounds as these, substantial as
they nevertheless are. Since the withdrawal of the
names of Prince Alfred and the Duke de Leuchten-
berg Russia has shown every disposition to agree
with France or England on the Greek question.
The concert of the British and French Governments,
now conclusively arrived at with the Duke of Saxe-
Coburg, really settles the discussion ; but we have
no duubt of the en tire harmony of the three Powers.
It now, therefore, remains for the Duke to obtain
the requisite alteration in the terms of the Gotha
constitution, which he and his council have autho-
rity to do. We incline to believe that this choice,
though arrived at late, is one of the best that could
have been made. Duke Ernest has commonly passed
for the ablest crowned head in Germany. His
abilities, equal, probably, to those of the late Prince
Consort, have taken a practical and administrative
turn. He is understood to express a desire to govern
the Greek kingdom with a view, not to showy de-
monstrations, but to solid and permanent improve-
ment, and to make his Administration conduct itself
with credit in the eyes of Europe. He has long
been known in Germany as an energetic reformer
of abuses. In Greece the field before him will be
almost illimitable. That the Greeks will cheerfully
receive him there can hardly be a doubt; and we
could call to mind no other man more likely to im-
press them with a sense of authority and good
counsel. We have no doubt that the meeting of
Parliament will be found to lend a formal and offi-
cial corroboration to this view of the Greek ques-
tion, and that the new King may, with little further
delay, commence his administration.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

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LIVERPOOL-JAN. 30.

At this day's market there was a small attendance of the
town and country trade, and wheat met a limited demand ;
holders, however, remained firm. Flour in fair request at
5d per barrel lower. Oats realised fully former prices, and
oatmeal 6d per load advance. Barley, beans, and peas re-
mained steady as last quoted. Indian corn was scarcely
asked for, and must be quoted Gd per qr cheaper on the
week.

WAKEFIELD-JAN. 30.

The wheat trade rules dull to-day, and factors generally
require last week's prices. Beans and barley steady. In
oats and shelling there was no alteration.
Averages for the week :
Wheat 1,703 qrs., at 49s 514
8ar1ey......... 318 ... 33s 64
peas
Oats 5O .. 20s Od
Rye —
Beans