The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-24 00:00:00

A tin ET'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMP HIT RE AT RE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke.
Great attraction and powerful Novelties for the Easter Holidays.
THIS EVENING, APRIL 24,
Will be presented the new grand Nautical and Equestrian spec.
tack, embodying n,vel and extraordinary effects (written by Er.
Nelson Lee), entitled A TALE OF THE SPANISH WAR ; or,
The Horse of the Wreck. Th.; horses expressly trained by Mt. W.
COWL..
Followed try an entire change of the Scenes of the CIRCLE, intro-
ducing Miss Kate Cooke, Miss Emily Cooke, Mr. Alfred Cooke, and
the most talented Equestrian ant Gymnastic Artistes in Europe.
Concluding with a popular FARCE.
Box-oface open from Eleven till Four. Stags Manager, Mr. W.
West.

tiIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Ton, DAY —Morning 0 min.after 0 j 'Evening 16 rain.aft. 12
U-Afou.ow—Morning 39 min.aftor 12 t Evening 1 min.aft. 1

THE WEATHER.--S Ormcn, APRIL 23.
TFIERMOMETER,' IN THE SHADE.
54 —highest since noon yesterday.
42 —lowest this morning and during the night.
51—this day at neon.
BAROMETER, 30—risen half an inch since yesterday.
WIND, N.E.—Strong gale, with large scudding clouds.
APRIL 24.
44 highest since coon yesterday.
37—lowest this morning and during the night.
48—this day, at noon.
BAROIIRTER. 30'40—another great rise sines last night.
WIND, N.N.E. to N.E.—Fresh breeze, with cold,
cloudy weather, and occasional sunshine.' Some slight
snow fell during.the morning.

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LONDON, MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1854.

The attention of the people of England should
on no account be diverted from the extraordinary
policy which has for some time past, and is still
at this moment, being pursued by the Athenian
Government. The geographical position of Greece
renders its conduct peculiarly important at this
juncture, when there is open war, not only be-
tween Russia and Turkey, but between the North-
ern AUTOCRAT and the Sublime Porte aided both
on land. and on sea by the armaments despatched
to his assistance by the French and English
Sovereigns. But for its position geographically,
Greece, as one of the lesser Powers of -Europe,
would, at a juncture like the present, be, all
things re membered, scarcely worth one moment's
passing consideration. But for this one solid and
sufficient reason, king OTTIO might, in ask-
ing what attitude he should assume in
the general conflict, really and truly, be not loss
than King BOAIBA himself, simply ridiculous !
And everybody remembers—everybody who hap-
pened to glance at that delightful " skit" in the
pages of that contemporary of ours whom Mr.
THACKERAY delights to call " the venerable Mr.
PIINC11"--everybody remembers surely how a
question of that kind from his MAJESTY of Naples
was recently met in the London Charivari. What
attitude King BOMBA should assume ? " Mercy
on us," said Punch, " we would earnestly recom-
mend his MAJESTY to get under the bed as soon
as possible ; but, at any rate, to get out of the
way I" Now, it would be precisely the same in
regard to Greece and its faineant Monarch, but
for the one reason, the one simple but substantial
reason already given, that of the situation of
Greece geographically.
It must be remembered, moreover, that the
Greek kingdom lies under extraordinary obliga-
tions to the great Powers of Christendom. It is
indebted to those Powers, in fact, for its very
existence- Indebted —recollect this—not to
Russia alone, but equally also to the rest of those
other chief States of Europe who, together with
Russia, guaranteed its independence. This, by
the way, would seem to have been altogether
overlooked by the reigning Hellenic Sovereign.
Insomuch so, that we find, him openly setting at
defiance both France and E Ing and—identifying
with his own the cause that of the
Russian CZA.R
—assuming a hostile position, not only to the
Sublime Porte, but also to the allies of Turkey,
those allies the recognised champions of the sacred
interests of civilisation. Lord Joux RUSSELL has
said it. Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE has said
it. And the former has said it, remember, in his
capacity as Leader of the British House of Cora_
mon nd the latter in his capacity as the British
ambassador at Constantinople.
On Friday evening we took occasion to refer to
the circular in which her MAJESTY'S re presentative
at the Court of the SULTAN, addressing himself to
the various English Consuls in the Levant, repro-
hended the Greek insurrection as a movement
which " operates only in favour of Russia, while
it has not even the merit of being spontaneous"
.---the circular in which this was said being
dated on the 29th of March from Constantinople.
At the same time we directed particular attention
to the coincidence which a week afterwards ren-
dered the 6th of April somewhat noticeable. We
pointed out how it camepass, curiously enough, that
on that memorable 6th of April Lord JOHN RUSSELL
declared in so many. words " that there were
numerous PROOFS of the KING and QUEEN of Greece
having given the greatest encouragement to the
insurrectionists"—entreating the public while we
quoted that startling assertiou that it was a formal I