The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-30 00:00:00

EX-KING OTHO.

The Paris correspondent of the Times writes :---
I am informed that overtures were made, though
in an unofficial form, to the French Government to
support King Otho on the throne of Greece. This
was when the news of the disaster which has be-
fallen him was first known here, before his flight
to Corfu, and before we learnt that the movement
was so general and so decisive. It is not said what
was the nature of the support asked for, whether
moral or material ; but whatever it may be my in-
formant states that the answer given was peremp-
tory. Otho, even if he still held out in some
corner of what was only till the other day his
kingdom, had nothing to expect from Franca
in the way of support or sympathy. The party
who pleaded his cause was told that France
had other matters of more importance than
the restoration of a Sovereign driven forth by his
people to attend to, and that the Greeks were at
liberty to choose whom they thought proper. From
other quarters I also hear that the French Govern-
ment is resolved to act with the Protecting Powers
in this affair. Of the unanimous character of the
movement there is no doubt. It appears that the
King and Queen, hearing what had taken place in
the
that
Western Greece, left Messenia on board the Amalie,
and touched
ew o n
here
h 23d t net far from the Piraeus•
they
were visited by the
Minister of War. Probably acting on his advice,
It was
they proceeded to Salamis, and the same night
were joined by three other vessels of war. On the
following day, as is already known, they had a visit
from the foreign Ministers, who were on board a
French frigate, and were accompanied by an Eng-
lish and an Austrian ship. Meantime, information
was communicated to the King that the General
who had put down the insurrection of Nauplia had
a corps amounting, we are told, to 2,000 men, under
his er4ers, and that it was at the King's disposal.
The ' 'tzal proposed taking up a position near
Athe. ,insttbe insurgents, in order to intercept
their cow.aunications. We do not know whetber
the King accepted the offer, but the next thing
heard of him was that he addressed a proclamation
to the people, reminding them of their allegiance;
w bile a counter proclamation was issued by the Pro'
visional Government explaining the causes of On
insurrection, and calling upon them to support it'
If at aey moment the Queen, who, as usual, tocX
the chief management of affairs into her hands'
thought that there was a chance of putting demon
the movement, she and her consort must soon bean
been undeceived, for the next news we hear of them
is their arrival at Corfu on the 27th, and after a
short stay their departure for Venice.
The difficulty now is as to Otho's successor.
Various candidates are spoken of :—The Duke
Leuchtenberg, Greek by religion, but Russian;
nephew of Otho, but the Greeks will not hear of
Bavarian—" they would," a Greek remarked to•dal
in my hearing, " take the first man they met en
the Boulevards rather than again have a member
of that or any other German family;" a son
I,of
Victor Emmanuel, but he is a Catholic, and the
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60th Article of the Constitution requires t-0
successor of Otho to be of the Orthodox faith, and'
moreover, Austria and Russia would object. A °43
of Queen Victoria is mentioned, but this, I suppose:
is, on political and religious grounds, completely 011'
of the question. A native Greek, Prince Ypsilanti'
is pointed at, but he is said to have Russian ten:
dencies, and some of his countrymen believe that 7
native Greek raised to the throne would be drivel'
from it in four months. But whoever be the Man
it is undeniable that the Greek people can hardly
have a worse ruler than the one they have just cant
out from among them.
SHIPPING—THIS DAY°

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH)
GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning.
Arrived, Oct. 29—Persia, from Demerara.
DEAL, Thursday Morning.
Passed—Time, for Punta Arenas ; Louisa, for Cape of
Good Hope; Australia, for New York ; Claudia, for St.
Kitts ; Token, for Lagos ; Fedune Minde, for Swansea
all from London.

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MURDER BY A FARMER AT GOOLE.--Mr. George
Smith, an extensive farmer under the Earl of Beverley, at
Goole Grange, near Goole, has been committed for trial,
charged with the murder of Thomas Duckles, whom 116
shot a few days ago. The prisoner, who is only 30 years of
age, was the employer of the deceased, who was an old and
respected labourer on the farm. The circumstances of t
fhor
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case are very painful. Mr. Smith had, it appears, been
some time addicted to excessive drinking, and it was when
suffering from an attack of delirium, tremens that be took
the life of his servant.

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