The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-04 00:00:00

GREECE.

ATHENS, July 23.—The Ministry is formed.
Mavrocordato, President and Foreign Affairs ;
Argyropulos, Finance ; Landor, Justice.
A manifesto, issued by Kalergis, indicates the
policy of the new Ministry. The Chambers will
shortly be convoked. New elections are expected.
Cases of cholera have taken place among the
English troops.

FR A_NCE.
The Moniteur of this (Friday) morning publishes

the following :
" BUCHAREST, July 29.—The complete evacua-
tion of Bucharest will take place the day after to-
morrow.
" Officers and soldiers that remain behind will
be treated as deserters.
" Baron Budberg leaves to-morrow for Fokschan.
"Russian troops are concentrating on the Sereth.
"The evacuation of Moldavia is not spoken of."
" Much attention," says the Moniteur, " has
lately been excited in Germany by a pamphlet pub-
lished under the title Preussen, and Russland'
(Prussia and Russia), and which is generally attri-
buted to a very high source. This pamphlet, which
is remarkable for the justness and firmness of the -
views which it expresses, concludes as follows
" The bonds of friendship which unite the Em-
peror of Russia to the King of Prussia have been
much talked ef. The following are the marks of friend-
ship which Prussia has received from Russia. In
1829, the Emperor Nicholas sacrificed Prussia to his
alliance with King Charles X., and proposed to secure to
France the frontiers of the Rhine if she would consent
to support her in the Eastern question. In 1848, when
Prussia endeavoured to support in Schleswig-Holstein
the cause of a state belonging to the Confederation and
the hereditary rights of a German Prince against Den-
mark, Russia threatened to take possession of her eastern
provinces, and endeavoured to make her declare war
against Sweden. In the question of the union, Russia
threatened Prussia to make war on her, and dictated to
her the most humiliating conditions in order to compel
her to abandon the position she had taken, and to give
satisfaction to Austria. In March, 1853, the Emperor
Nicholas invited the Emperor Napoleon to take at the
expense of Prussia an equivalent for the acquisitions
which Russia might make in the East."
Very little business done yesterday on the
Bourse. The 3 per Cents. closed at 70f. 95c. for
the end of the month ; the 4i per Cents. closed at
98f. 55c. ; and the New Loan at 70f. 75c. ; Orleans .
Railway' Shares, 1,165 f. ; Rouen, 1,003 f. 75c. ;
Havre, 567 f. 50c. ; Great Northern, 817 f. 50c. ;
Strasburg, 777f. 50c. ; New Shares, 617 f. 50c. ;
Paris and Lyons, 942 f. 50c. ; Lyons to the Medi
terranean, 842 f. 50c. ; Western of France, 635 E ;
Bordeaux and Cette, 605. ; Great Central of
France, 490 f. ; Lyons and Geneva, 502 f. 50c. ;
Bank of Credit Mobilier, 682 f. 500.

SPAIN.
Telegraphic advices from Madrid, to the 30th
ult., state that on the previous evening General
O'Donnell arrived at Madrid, and proceeded im-
mediately to the residence of Espartero.
The two Generals then presented themselves on
the balcony, whence Espartero addressed the mul-
titude. He then embraced O'Donnell.
In the evening they both went to the Palace,
where Espartero took the oaths as President of the
Council, in the presence of the Queen.
Madrid was tranquil, but the barricades re-
mained, and the people spoke of maintaining them
until Espartero had formed his Ministry.
General Dulce was advancing upon Madrid with
the troops which had followed O'Donnell.
Generals Blaser and Vista Hermosa were said to
have taken refuge at Gibraltar.
The Queen was still at Madrid, but it was be-
lieved that on the following day (the 31st) she
would set out for Portugal.
A private letter from Madrid of the 30th ult.,
proceeding from an official source, mentions that
every precaution was taken to get Queen Christina
out of Spain with secrecy and safety. Her destina-
tion for the present is, it appears, the Portuguese
frontier, the distance being much shorter than to
France, either by Burgos, Barcelona, or Saragossa.
The distance is not, however, the only objection. 0a
the direct route to Portugal there is not so much
cause for personal danger as in the great and ev
cited towns she would have to pass through on the
French line. We have as yet no account by tele-
graph of her Majesty's departure from Madrid
not the least difficult part of the operation, as there
are 400 or 500 determined ruffians of the Lavapies)
or the Calle de Toledo, on the look out for her ;
aud her life would not be worth an hour's purchas°
if she fell into their hands. This is not the onli
quarter whose anger that lady has to fear ; it seems
it is contemplated by those who are about to jot"
peach the late Ministers and theft' worst accora-
plices—not only for violation of the Constitution,
high treason, in fact, against the State, but of enor-
mous malversation of the public funds—to include
the Queen Mother in the latter charge. One of the
accusations brought against her is, that she drat
her large allowance as Queen Dowager during
eight years of her marriage, which she concealed'
This is not the first time that the subject has been
mooted of compelling Maria Christina to disgorge
a portion of her vast wealth. Some nine years a°,
a motion was made in the Chamber of Deputies cu•
Madrid, by a member of the Liberal party, for all
inquiry into the accounts of the royal patrimony
during the period of the regency of Maria Chrjaci
tina. Curious stories were told, and proof promise, _
if the inquiry were sanctioned, of the unaccouutabio
disappearance of an immense quantity of
jewelled
and gold and silver plate from the royal p etaa
The inquiry was of course refused. If an invs,..
gation now take place, it must produce curious alf
closures. We are informed that the well-knot
Salamanca has been arrested, and is likely to 7,
put on his trial ; and if Sartorius and his 0°
leagues be caught their misdeeds will also be
brought to light.
It appears that, while the combat was going (2,11
between the people and the troops in the streex;
not far from the Palace, nothing could be rs%
odious than the selfishness and ingratitude of Que'er
Isabella towards the wretched men who, what°
•
may have been their crimes, at all events refuse
her no personal gratification. She held on to the
until the moment of danger, and when that csi'r,
she turned upon them as if their conduct had beAes
always contrary to her wishes and comp3s°L;
She informed them, in the midst of the uproar, tw"
from her they could seek no protection or aYlre
pathy, that she would not aid them against tal
people, that she knew so much of Constitutioaot
Government as to be aware that she Was fors
responsible to any one ; and that as her Minis' do
had got into trouble and danger, they must rnanfp
to get out of it as well as they could. Base as
is there is no difficulty iu a Spanish Bourv"
capable of it. It is Ferdinand to the life.
The state of affairs in the city has not 31e:
ceased to be critical. The French hisGovernm
certainly apprehend that Espartero, with all .0
popularity and influence, will not succeed 41,
mastering the situation, and repressing ;,,at
evil passions which have exploded. They ,',,eat
that circumstances will be too strong for him, 'Too
the popular indignation against the Queen is „rig
strong, and that in such a state of public /n o
the more violent and energetic section of
Liberals, whose aim is the abdication of the Queiir,
if not the expulsion of the whole Bourbon fa
It
will prove itself too powerful even for him. )-sde
also apprehended that the moment the retrogr,e,
Moderados recover their presence of mind 11;4
will begin at their old work of intrigue,
oer-
hating the Queen quite as much as political ad
tir of
saries can, will force her to abdicate in fa. j.° vaeo
her child, and' establish a Regency with eot,
at the head. The great difficulty of the ra°ahea
however, is the ultra-Democratic party, Puidest
on as it is by the French refugees who . saes
Madrid and other parts of Spain. The barri° 01
were still standing on the 31st, and the attittladowe g.
many of the defenders was sufficiently wen &sir-
Under. such circumstances it shouldhn,
able that a sort of dictatorship b. !:`;the
tamed until such time as the worst element ux
revolution should be dissipated.

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