The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-03 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—Having in your impression of the 28th ult. in.
serted a letter concerning the Greek monasteries of Molde-
Wallachia, you will perhaps kindly allow me to add some
details upon a subject which has already called for the in-
terference of English diplomatists.
At the close of the year 1859 Prince Couza became Hospo-
dar of Moldo-Wallachia, and early in the following year we
find him with apparent goodwill proceeding to carry into
effect the regulations laid down by the 13;h protocol of the
Paris Conference for the regulation of the :differences exist-
ing with regard to the Greek monasteries. On the 22d of
January, 1860, the Minister of Public Worithip of Jail
addressed a note to the Representatives of the Holy Places,
requesting them to inform the Greek communities which
they represented that the respective Governments of Jess:,
and Bucharest had decided that "all the Greek communi-
ties to which any of the Roumain monasteries of the.' Princi-
palities are dedicated shall be invited to send delegates to
represent them to the Government of the United Print ipali-
ties. These delegates are to come provided with the acts
of the founders upon which the claims of the Greek co xn"
munities are based, and must be empowered to treat; of
everything that concerns the regulation of the dedicated
monasteries."

As the term of a year prescribed by the 13th protocol for
the arrangement by a commission of arbitrators, would ex-
pire in the following September, the Minister of Public
Worship requested the heads of the convents to hasten the
departure of the delegates. On the same day a similar note
was despatched by the Minister of Public Worship at
Bucharest to the representatives of the Holy Places. OA
the 25th of January, M. Negry, agent of the Principalities
at Constantinople, addressed a note to the Patriarchs an&
the Greek communities, praying them to hasten the de-
parture of the delegates. On the 10th of March, 1860, the
Greek communities informed M. Negry that their deputies
were ready to set out for Bucharest. On the 20th of June,
Prince Couxa published an ordinance, naming three com-
missioners on the part of the Principalities to treat with
the deputies of the Holy Places. On the 23d of June, the
Minister of Public Worship addressed a note to the depa"
ties of the Holy Places, appointing the 3d of July for the
first meeting of the commissioners.
So far everything seemed very straightforward. But orl.
the 4th of July, we, the representatives of the guaranteeing
Powers at Constantinople, addressing a note to the Sublime
Porte, in which after reciting the paragraph of the 13111
protocol, bearing reference to the Greek monasteries, they
add :

It appears from what wo have learned that the GO'
vernments of the two Principalities, without awaiting
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solution of the question in dispute after the mant tor
down in the protocol, have taken resolutions that falsify
the spirit of the arrangement agreed upon by the greBV
Powers. It is on that account that the undersigned pray
the Ottomaa Government to please remind the Govern'
ments of the Principalities, after whatever manner seeta4,
fitting, of their proper duty concerning this question, and
let them know the unanimous opinion of the reFesentl,,
tives of the five Powers at Constantinople in this regard.,
There can be no stronger condemnation ct;Prince Cowin
conduct than this immediate interference on the part of the
representatives of the great .Powers.—l remain, titr, Yt)la
obedient servant,

A LOVER OF FREb'DOM•

THE LORD CHANCELLOR is said to he emploYea
on a grand keheme for consolidating and amending bane
ruptcy law.

SIR E. B. LYTTON ON FOR.AIS OF GOVERNMENT.-'
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affliction that could befall my country the substitution l'`)
democracy, with all its faults, of a constitutional monarebl'
with all its merits ; because my countrymen would buVf
been accustomed to associate their elementary ideas 0,
liberty with republican institutions. So, being an Engles,4
man, I should regard it as the worst affliction that, catl'i
befall my countrymen, to substitute for constitutio;
monarchy a democratic republic, because all their hallo
of mind are formed on the notion that liberty, on the v/11011,
is safer, and the dignity of lite is higher, where the inety;_e
tions essential to the duration of constitutional monercii;
make the representatives of the public interests other t1',13,
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