The Sun.
London, England, 1840-02-17 00:00:00

GREECE.

A lett)r from Athens, wider date January 31, states
that the Greek Government, afraid to give offence to
Russia, was endeavouring to soften down or suppress the
evidence lately obtained connected with the-conspiracy de-
tected in that capital and in the lonian Islands.
Captain Douglas had arrived with despatches from the
Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, and had
an Audis-nee of the King. Those despatches explained the
cause of ti:': interruption of the communications between
the kingdom Greece and the lonian Islands, by order
of his Lordship, adding that the communications could not
be renewed until the Greek Government should have
taken energetic rneasuos to insure the future safety of both
States against the disaffected, and which the King said he
would order, but it was not sx.pected that anything would
be dote in the matter.
It appears that in addition to those of M. Capo d'lstrias
and of Count Roma of Zante, the papera of M. Nlustex-
ides had been seized by the Government of the lonian
Islands. This Mustexides had been a sort of Minister of
Publid Instruction under Capo d'lstrias, and had lately
been in England to endeavour to obtain from the Colonial-
office some advantages for the lonian Islands. He is de-
scribed as a well-known Russian agent. His brother had
not long since been appointed Consul of Russia at Salo-
nica, " with, probably, the view to forward the Russian
plot in Thessaly." Another alleged Russian agent, a Cor-
flotte of the name of Lisgaras, had lately been denounced
to the Governor of Syra by letters from Smyrna. He was
accordingly arrested, and his papers searched. These were
found to be most important, being from dig,nitarits of the
Greek Church at Censtantinople to the conspirators in
Athens and in the lonian Islandv, but Lisgaras himself was
suffered to escape on board a Russian man-of-war in the
Piraeus.

POLITICAL SUMMARY OF THE

MORNING JOURNALS.

The Morning Chronicle of th7s day observes, with
reference to Mr. Herrics's late factious motion in the
House of Commons :—" As part of the system of tactics
proclaimed by Lord Stanley, namely, to thwart and im-
pede by every possible moans the Government, it ought not
to be disregarded ; but the vote neither is a victory, nor
was it viewed as a contest for victory by many of the
usual supporters of Government. The only positive result
from the vote, is the inconvenience to which it subjects
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, of exhibiting an account
of the finances of the country long before the close of the
financ;al year."—The Morning Herald thus speaks of
Sir M. Wood's motion the other night respecting
the scaling of the writ of inquiry in the pending action of
Stoekdale v. Hansard.—" Ls extravagant absurdity as to
the supposed extent of the power of the Ilouse of Com-
mons to stop the proceedings of Courts of Justice, stag-
gered even Mr. Perpetual-Imprisonment' Attorney-Ge-
neral, and other workers of the new inquisition screw,
including O'Connell himself."—The Times, referring to
Prince Albert's Naturalization Bill and proposed patent
of precedence, expresses itself as follows:—" Was it un-
reasonable in the House of Lords to resist a demand so
supported ? Is it' oft:nsive', to say that the Ministerz, who
were afraid to divide on the question, dared not, in the
name of their Sovereign, ask the highest Court of Judica-
ture in the realm, to commit an act of injustice to gratify
her private fancy ? What is urged in favour of the
proposal, but the Queen's wishes? Who desires that law
and right ahculd give way to these ?"—Tne Morning Po,t,
remai king on the just panegyrics on her Majesty which
occasionally appear in the Liberal press, gives vent to its
spleen in the following terms :—" The Court newspapers
are doing more to bring the Court into contempt with the
country than could possibly be done by those who are most
hostile to the present ordering of Palace affairs. We
never at any titre saw such clumsy flittery, such sickening
silliness, as day by day, and week by week, the Court
papers display. It would be highly disrespectful to the
Sovereign to suppose that the awkward and blundering
nonsense to which we allude is anything but despised in
the highest quarter." .

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

DEA r,, FEB. 17.—Wind W.—Put back the outward-bound.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 16.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived the Blair,
Newby, from Calcutta ; Harmony, Douglas, Mauritius, sailed .
from the Cape of Good Hope the 13th December ; and Admit-
tance, tance, Smith, Charleston. Sailed the Mary Arm Webb, Lloyd,
for Calcutta ; Duan, Lovett, Canton ; Maypo, Manners,
Lima ;
Podi and Lavinia, Bahia ; Richard Watson, Leeds, Demerara ;
Alice, Anwel, Barbadoes; 10, Percy, La Guayra ; Vesper,
Johnstone, Mobile ; Chieftain, Patterson, Apalachicola ; Ge-
neral Washington, Marbury, New Orleans; Mozambique,
Stephens, Savannah ; Beverley, Brewer, ditto; Francis,
Brown, ditto; Robert, Hope, Africa; Pegasus, Spence, St.
John's, New Brunswick; Magnificent, 'Whitby, Savannah ;
Minstrel Boy, Moyes, Lima ; and Memnon, Gobben, Bombay.
PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 16.--A calm.—Sailed the Ontario,
Bradish, for New York.
FALMOUTH, FEB. 15.—Wind W.S.W., fresh breeze.—
Arrived the Emma, Chapman. from Rio Janeiro, sailed the
15th December ; and Elizabeth, Ovenstone, Odessa. Sailed
the Queen of the South, Carey, Pigeon, Hiscoek, Celerity,
Jones, and Lady Rebecca, Blyth, for St. ?Michael's ; Lynx,
the
WatOberon,son, TerceKjiodt, Rio JaneiraPolly
roWood, Cutting, ditto.
Off port.

ARRIVAL OF FRoST, VVIL
and Jones,AMS,A JriO
vNedEAT Po ILTSMOUTIL—Frest, Williams,
Portsmouth on Saturday morning early, in the Iskar steamer,
after a boisterous passage of 13 days from Cardiff, of
which time had been spent, from the severity of the weather,g
part
at Ilfracombe, Palstow, and St. lees. They arrived in ood
health, but in bad spirits : Frost, in particular, having anxi-
ously inquired if the Queen bad extended mercy to them on her
marriage. They were immediately transferred to the York
hulk, and placed in a .vard by themselves, which had been pre-
pared for the pu-pose, so that they may hold no communication
with their fellow-convicts ; and though they were immediately
clothed in convict apparel, they will not be sent on shore to
work without further instructions from the Secretary of State's
office. Under the usual regulation, however, of their letters
being unsealed, they will be permitted free communication with
their friends; but. no one, from idle curiosity, will be suffered
to intrude on them.

VENLOO, FEE. 11.-Strange as it may appear,
we are able positively to announce from this place that 111 r. V.
K., at the Hague, has received a letter from the Countess H.
D'O. (Henriette D'Orellremont), at Naples, declaring that
she will never again set her foot in the Hague.

Now ready, in 2 vols. post taco., with Portraits, 21s. bound,
A WINTER IN ICELAND
_ _ AND LAPLAND.

By the Hon. ARTHUR DILLON,
" The North of Europe presents much curious matter for in-
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'xpedition of visiting them in their remote and unfrequented
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and descriptive, are the result of a journey not less creditable
to his literary character than his courage. Of Iceland he gives
very full account, tracing the progress of the country from
the earliest records of the first piratical descent on the island
in the ninth century to the present time. The history is a
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strong features of a hardy clime and a daring spirit."—Atlas.
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street.

THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.
UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MADAME

YESTRIS.
THIS EVENING, FEB. 17.

Wtll Ibe repeated the Grand Allegorical and National Nlaseine,
in honour of her Majesty's Nuptials, entitled
THE FORTUNATE ISLES; OR, THE TRIUMPHS
OF BRITANNIA.
The Music composed and selected by Mr. H. R. Bishop.
After which,
THE BEGGAR'S OPERA.

Captain Macheath, Mr. W. Harrison ; Peachum, Mr. W.
Farren ; Lockit, Mr. Bartley ; Filch, Mr. Harley ; Mrs.
Peachum, Mrs. C. Jones ; Polly Peacham, Miss Rainforth ;
Lacy Lockit, Madame Vestris.
To couclude with the Comic Pantomime, called

HARLEQUIN AND THE AIERRIE DEVIL OF ED-
MONTON; OR THE GREAT BED OF WARE.

Dress Boles, 7s. ; Second Price, 3s. 6d. ; First and Second
Circles, be. ; Second Price, 2.3. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price,
2s._; Gallery, Is. _ _ _ _

Doors to be opened at half-past Six—the performances to
commence at Seven o'Clock.
Tickets and places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Notter,
at the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets
may be had upon application.
Private Boxes to be had solely of Mr. Andrews, bookseller,
167, New Bond-street.