The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-29 00:00:00

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THE SUN.
LONDON, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29, 1862.

Whether the Pattie be correct or not in its cata-
logue of the new Greek Ministry, presided over by
M. MATROCORDAT 0 as head of the Provisional Go-
vernment, it is worthy of note -what the names are
now put forward as those of the members of the new
Athenian Administration. According to our Paris
contemporary General MAVROMICHAELIS is to be
the new Minister of War; M. ZAIMIS at the head
of Foreign Affairs ; M. DELIGEORGIS of Justice; M.
CALIFRONAS of the Interior; M. DIAMANTOPOULOS
of Marine ; M. MARGHINAS of Public Instruction ;
M. COUMONDOUROS of Finance. Very probably
the list will have to be modified before long. But,
even as here given, looking down the names intro-
duced in this catalogue we are disposed readily
enough to regard it as a probable approximation
to the truth. Still while doing so we only
regard it as an approximation. What is perhaps
of more immediate consequence both with respect
to the fature position of affairs in Greece herself
and in Europe generally—there are those naval
movements on the part of Turkey, of France, and of
England towards the Pilaus ! And there are these
flying rumours as to the possible (it is difficult yet
to conjecture the probable successor) of OTHo as
Sovereign. W hoever that successor may eventually
prove to be—at the free choice, let us hope, of the
Greek people themselves—he will have a wholesome
warning before him in the melancholy record of
the thirty years' misgoverment of the Greek King-
dom since the October of 1832 a stripling Bavarian
Prince of seventeen was raised upon the buckler
of a successful war of emancipation for the Greek
race, as BASILEUS. " The report is current to-day"
says the Patrie, " that the two most lily ely candi-
dates for the throne of Greece are the Duke of
LEUCHTENBERG and Prince ALFRED of England.
It must, however, be understood, according to the
terms by which Greece was constituted in 1830,
the intervention of the Powers iaterested be-
comes necessary. We have reason to believe that
this intervention , exclusively diplomatic, has already
attracted the attention of some of the Governments
interested." Not only is this a circumstance that
may be regarded at once as probable, but as a thing
certain and assured. As to the Five Great Powers,
the very terms of the Constitution, formally
awarded by them nearly a whole generation since
to the Greek nationality, necessitate their diplo-
matic interposition, at the very least, in the adjust-
ment of affairs there at Athens, after the shock
of this abrupt, complete, and startling Revo-
lution. The Great Powers cannot possibly
remain quiescent under the circumstances. It is their
duty to interpose, at any rate so far—that is, diplo-
matically. They have no choice in the matter, in
truth—absolutely no alternative whatever. Their
interests constrain them, one and all, to participate
in the reconsolidation of the Greek nationality upon
a new basis, with a new King probably, certainly
not with the old one, and hardly with any short-
lived attempt at a Democratic form of Go-
vernment. Nevertheless, while recognising
this bounden duty, proportionately, of course,
to each of them, this absolutely bounden in duty on
the part of each to participate in this readjustment
of the affairs of Greece—it is earnestly desirable
that more care than ever were taken under similar
circumstances—should be now taken in regard to
this simultaneous action (diplomatica ly) of the
Five Great Powers, that there shall not be tolerated
by any of them for one instant ; throughout the
\ negotiations, the mere idea, the mere suspi-
i 6", the merest tendency towards any-
: tulisiinng
intervention like
thea old-world . barbarous brute-
- g system of an armed interference.
theNon-
poltcysttrhuagthnags been now
formally adopted and
and by England regard t o
the r proclaimed
foreign b y
poii c Franceies,
particularly in reference to
struggling
vindicatenationalities,
t h their
ir
to nationalities striving earnestly to
geographical unity and their political independence.
Let this policy of non-intervention be gently forced