The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-05 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE GREEK THRONE.
GOTHA, FEB. 4.

The Coburger Zeitung of to-day gives an official
confirmation to the news that the Duke of Saxe-
Coburg has definitely declined to become a candi-
date for the throne of Greece, and announces that
his Highness will himself make public a full account
of the negotiations which preceded this refusal.

Al HENS, FEB. 4.

The Nati anal Assembly has unanimously passed
resolutions decreeing the Throne to have been I or-
teitt d by 0, ho, bib Queen, and dynasty, and to havt,
become vacant.

Tne National Assembly also declared Prince
Alfred to have been elected King of the Greeks by
230,0110 vote-.

FRANCE.

PARIS, FEB. 4.

Thd debite on the Address in reply to the Em-
peror's Speech commenced to-day in the Curps

M. Plichon, who opened the debate, principally
spoke upon home affairs, and ,en-ured the Govern-
ment system in regard to the public press, and the
interference of the Administration in electoral

matters.
M. Kolb-Bernard delivered a speech upon foreign
questions, in which he drew attention to the dif-
ference between the policy of England and that of
France. M. Kolb-Bernard eulogzed the policy of
France in China, Cochin-China, and Japan. He
then touched upon the Eastern question, and said
that England was too powerful at Constantinople,
and endeavoured to maintain the status quo in
Turkey from purely selfish motives. He said that
England alone sympathized with the Druses after
the massacres of the Lebanon, and continued :
"England wishes to make the onerous gift of the
lonian Islands to Greece in order to insure to herself
dominion over the Hellenic Peninsula. England
remains the ally of the Sultan ; she places herself
as the shield of Turkey, and thus strengthens her
position. England has occupied Perim and covets
Lemnos and the Dardanelles."
M. Kolb-Bernard also said that he hoped Austria
would unite with France to bring to a solution the
Eastern question. "Russia," he said,—
" Wishes to conquer Constantinople, and at the
same time odiously oppresses Poland. She has also
just inaugurated man-hunting under the title of a
conscription. (Applause from several benches.)
Russia proclaims a liberal policy in the East,
aspires to the Protectorate of the Christians in the
East, endeavours to hasten the work of dismember-
ment of Turkey, and has becime an ally of Pied-
mont for this purpose. Tne policy of France in
the E .st is conservative. She must protect the in
terests of the Christians, and plate herself between
the cliff, rent ambitious parties whieli covet the pro
vinces of the Empire which is falling to pieces."
In reference to Italy, M. Kolb-Bernard said that
the policy of France in Italy weer to protect Catho-
licism. He maintained that Italy did not. wish for
unity, and believed it impossible to reconcile the
maintenance of the temporal power with the pre-
tensions of the domination of Piedmont. In con-
clusion, M. Kolb-Bernard expressed a hope that
France would return to her historical and tradi-
t onal policy
L' Opinion Nationale learns that M. Guyard
Delataine has presented to-day to the Chamber of
Deputies an aieendment relative to Poland, and
applauds the step thus taken as an initiative reflect-
ing honour alike on the deputy and on France i•.
whose name he speaks. It observes that the Prus-
sian Cabinet has only confirmed its anticipations by
issuing a proclamation against the insurgents, since
nothing else could be expected from a government
which makes Divine Right its ideal. It says
that King William has despatched one
of his aides-de camp and a superior officer
to Warsaw charged with a mission relative
to the affairs of Poland. He is at the same time
concentrating his forces on the Polish frontier, and
the Prussian railways are encumbered, it is said,
with soldiers directed towards Posnanie. It has
been thought that Austria was less hostile to the
insurrection ; but the Court of Vienna could not
isolate itself from Prussia and Russia, and it is
announced that the chef de police has published a
manifesto, threatening the penalties of the law
against recruiting agents for the Poles. It is
rumoured that the Russian Government was en-
deavouring to provoke an insurrection in Gallicia,
in order to force Austria to co-operate with her in
repressing the national outbreak. The movement
is constantly spreading. The insurgents are already
tolerably organised, and commanded by old officers
General Vysocki is said to have taken the direction
of the movement. General Cza3 kows, who has left
Turkey in haste, where he had joined the army, is
at the head of the bands which have penetrated
Volhynia.
A war of words is raging between the different
organs of the French press on the subject of Poland,
some observatioes of Le Constitutionnel having ex-
cited the anger of Union, suoport,,d b 3 Le Steele
and Le Pays, who accost' Le Constitutionnel of
Russian sympathies. Le Constitutionnel indig-
nantly declares that it is on account of its love
for Poland that it beholds these outbreaks witn
affixtion, and asks which are the truest friende
of Poland, those who encourage her to hopeiebs
attempts or those who strive to convince her that
such efforts only retard the era of pence and re-
generation which, according to Le Constitutionnel,
has already commenced.
Le Steele gives a list of the principal contribu-
tions to the thud for the distres-en cotton operatives,
and announces that the subscriptions received at its
own office for the purpose realised yesterday the
amount of 155,0001 r. lii the same j ,urnal csie. find
en interesting article from the pen of M. Ferdinand
de Lastegne, recommending the erection of a grand
central tne,eutn of the Industrial Ar similar in
design 10 our South Kensington Museum.
The Minister of Public Instruction has trans-
mitted to the Minister of the Interior the sum ot
200 tr. as a uew subscription from the Imperial
Lyceum of Rouen in favour of the Orphelimat of
the Prince Imperial.

The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Misses
Langley have arrived at Lambeth Palace from Addington
Park.

Her Highness the Princess Marie de Philippesco
and Sir Stephen Bartlett Lakeman have left the Bruns-
wick Hotel, Jermyn-street, for the Isle of Wight.
the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough and
family have arrived in St. James's-square from Blenheim
Palace, Oxon.

The Duchess of Beaufort cornea to town to-day
from Badminton,