The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-23 00:00:00

GREECE.

ATHENS, Feb. 22.
M. Canires tendered his resignation the day be-
fore yesterday.
A new Ministry was thereupon formed by MM.
Bulgaris and Ruphos, and was sanctioned by the
National Assembly.
It was composed as follows:
Foreign Affairs
Interior .
Finance
War M. Artemis.
Justice ...

Popular demonstrations having, however, been
made yesterday against the Provisional Govern-
ment of MM. Bulgaria and Ruphos and their
Cabinet, both the former and the latter resigned.
There will in future be no Provisional Govern-
ment, and the Ministry will be formed by the
National Assembly itself.

Meetings of Learned Societies this Week.

MONDAY, Feb. 23.

ARCHITECTS—At 8 p.m. "On Artificial Stone, and the
Principles of its Production." By Mr. R. Kerr.
GEOGRAPHICAL-At 8± p.m. I. "On the Discharge of
Water from the Interior of Greenland through Springs
Underneath the Ice." By Dr. H. Rink, of Greenland.
2. "On Rupert Land." By Captain H. Synge, R.E.
ACTUARIES-At 7 p.m.

MEDICAL-At 8f p.m. "On the Diseases of the Osseous
System, and on Tumours, &e." By Mr. Thos. Bryant.
TUESDAY, Feb. 24.

CITIL ENGINEERS—At 8 p.m. 1. "On American Timber
Bridges." By J. R. Morse, C.E. 2. "On the Recon-

struction of the Dinting and Mottram Viaducts." By
W. Fairbairn, C.E.
ROYAL INSTITUTION—At 3 p.m. Professor Marshall,

" On Animal Mechanics."
ANTHROPOLOGICAL-At 7i p.m. Inaugural Address,
"On the Study of Anthropology." By the President,

Dr. James Hunt.
MEDICAL AND C HIRTJEGICAL—At 8 pm. 1. "On Two
Cases of Kelis." By Deputy Inspector-Gen. Langmore.

2. " On the Extent to which Human Life has been Pro-

longed or Abridged by 0 variotomy." By Dr. Robt. Lee.
ZOOLOGICAL—At 9 p.m. 1. "On a New Musk Rat from
British Columbia." By Mr. Lord. 2. "On a New
American Bat." By Mr. R. T. Tomes. 3. "On Hatch-
ing and Rearing Salmon and Trout by Artificial Means."
By Mr. Frank Buckland.
WEDNESDA.T, Feb. 25.

ARCHJEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION—At 8 p.m. 1. "On the
Recent Di covery of Ancient British Remains in the Isle
of Wight." By Rev. E. Kell. 2, "On Ancient Nielli."
By Mr. Syer uming.
ROYAL LITERATURE—At 4i p.m.

LONDON INSTITUTION—At 7 p.m. " Warm-Blooded VC!,
tebrata." By C. Carter Blake, Esq.
SOCIETY or ARTS-At 8 p.m. "On the Best Means for
Promoting the Growth and Improving the Quality of
Cotton." By Mr. John Cheetham.
THURSDAY, Feb. 26.

ROYAL SOCIETY-At 8i p.m. 1. "On the Effect of Tem-
perature on the Secretion of Urea." By Dr. Beecher.
2. "On Clinant Geometry." By Mr. A. J. Ellis. 3.
"On the Spectra of the Stara." By Mr. Huggins and
Dr. Miller.
ANTIQUARIES-At 8} p.m.
ROYAL INSTITUTION-At 3 p.m. Dr. Frankland, "On
Chemical Affinity."
ARTISTS AND AMATEURS-At 8 p.m.
FRIDAY, Feb. 27.

ROYAL INSTITUTION—At 8 p.m. "On the Ancient Lake

Habitations of Switzerland." By John Lubbock, Esq.,
F.R.S.

LONDON INSTITUTION—At 7 p.m. "Non-Metallic Ele-
ments." By Professor Field.
SATURDAY, Feb. 28.
BOTANIC—At 3 p.m.

ROYAL INSTITUTION—At 3 p.m. Professor Max Muller,
" On Languages."

Epigrammatic Epitaph !

" This corpse
Is Tommy Thorpe's. (First idea)."
Revised edition.
" Thorpe's
Corpse,"

qA. de Lamartime has commenced in La _France a
feuzlleton, which he entitles " Fior d'Aliza."

M. Gounod's "Faust" is " running" for a second
time in Paris.

There is a rumour that Mr. Panizzi, of the British
Museum, intends to resign.

The Paris house Didier is about to produce a
translation of the works of the late Prince Consort.

" Les Troyene"—the Homeric opera of M. Ber-
lioz—will possibly be given at the Theatre Lyrique, at
Paris.

Mr. Benedict's "Rose of Erin" (in Germany), at
home " The Lily of Killarney," has been produced at
Brunswick.
It is stated that an account of the battle of
IWaterloo has been found in the Duke of Wellington's
handwriting, and is to be published.

THE SO-CALLED dark ages of former days should
no longer continue to receive that appellation
Their importance in the history of the best portion of the
human race is now universally acknowledged. Much has
been done to illustrate them, and the elucidation which
they have received at the hands of modern writers has been
of the greatest historical importance. Many institutions en
essential use in a state of transition and preparation may
have afterwards lost their value and significance, but were
not the less needed as organs in the obscure and gradual
progress of change, which led through various stages from
the rudiments of European civilisation to an advanced con-
dition of social maturity. Chief among these were the mon-
astic orders and the Papal power—the one securing the
special education of the clergy; while the temporary sove-
reignty of the Popes protected their independence among
the secular dominions by which they were surrounded. The
writer the least prejudiced by any religious convictions has
done the amplest justice to the supreme importance of the
mission of Catholicism in the Middle Ages. It is Auguste
Comte who has indicated the Church as the cradle of mo-
dern civilised lite ; who has shown how favourable its prin-
ciple., were to human development; and who has acknow-
ledged with gratitude 'bat the source of social science is to
be found in the remote ages of history to which the desig-
nation of "dark" has been so constantly but so inappro-
priately applied.—London, Review.
44 Pompeii," says a Neapolitan correspondent of
the Athenceum, "has awakened a greater interest
than usual by a very important discovery recently made,
workmen a few days since were exacavating about 10 feet
beneath the soil in a little street behing the Postribolo'
ately brought to light, when sudd only they came on a mass
of coins and jewels. Orders were given to continue the
operation with the greatest precaution, and after two hours'
work the perfect form of a man was discovered petrified, in
the ashes stretched at full length. The flesh was dried up
but the skeleton was entire. Fearful of accident in taking
up these remains, Signor Fiorelli, the d.rector, ordered the
form of thi squondam citizen of Pompeii to he taken in plas-
ter; and the operation sw_ceeded completely, with the ex-
ception of two fragments of the arm and the leg, against
which lapilli, instead of ashes had come in contact. The
impression has been taken with remarkable precision,—the
hair, the moustaches, the folds of the garment, and even
the dress of the legs and feet, being perfect. It is a dis-
covery of the greatest importance in archmology, and great
merit is due to Signor Fiorelli for his vigilance and atten-
tion,