The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-26 00:00:00

GREECE.

SYKA, OCT. 11.—The King and Queen of Greece
have lately visited this town. They remained three days,
and the Mayor and Town Council gave a grand bad to
their Majesties. His Majesty has refused to sanction
the establishment of an English Bank at Athens, for
2,000,000 of drachms, unless it would restrain its ca-
pital to 500,000, People wonder what can be the
motive of such a refusal, so much against the interests of
Greece, and the wonder is increased, when no privi-
lege of issuing paper was required, as the bank was in-
tended to lend money on mortgage and to discount ac-
ceptances.
Torture is practised at Athens. A Greek (though
a Turkish subject) happened to be in a house
where a robbery for about four hundred dol-
lars was committed. He was accused, taken up
by the Captain of gendarmerie, and moat horrib y
tortured at different times to obtain a confession ; at
last, after suffering unheard-of cruelties, such as being
hung up by the 14s, an iron hoop screwed round h:s
forehead, wounds inflicted in his thighs and legs, &c.,
he managed to send a message to the Turkish Minis-
ter, who claimed him, and who has addressed a strong
official note to the Greek Government. The person
who superintended all this torture, and who ordered it,
is named Zeno, and he is the only person daily admitted
to an audience of the King, whereas his Greek ministers
are obliged to apply for a whole week together before
they can get an audience, howsoever urgent may be their
business !

FALL OF THE TiIIERS CABINET

(From the Conslitutionna.)
SPIRIT OF THE PARISIAN PRESS OF
FRIDAY.
The Cabinet of the Ist of March retires. This de-
termination was dictated by a sense of duty to the King
and to the country. A serious shfferenci' arose upon
the most important points of the speech from the
throne. In the circumstances by which we arc sur-
rounded, we must confess that the deep importance of
the consequences attached to the dejsiens which may
be come to explains the difference of opinion. A para-
graph in the speech from the throne is an entire sys-
tem of conduct—it is an engagement of the future.
The Ministry of the Ist of March was pledged by its
acts to a policy with which it desired that its atti-
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tude and its language before the chambers should
correspond. The power which is not responsible is
not, on the contrary, bound by the acts of its Ministers. The following
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•of consulting the Chambers as to the line of eon_ the difference between his Majesty Louis Philippe and
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duct to be observed, opinions should differ as to the M. 'riders :
mode of presentirg the question. It was the duty lam about to of
of the Cabinet to submit its ()Nil system ; this was also the immediate or hidden. "uses of the Ministerial
its right ; but the Crown, considering that it is not res- breaking up which has just taken place.
ponsible for what has taken place, could propose a less ‘, And first, as M.
significant speech, or one even in a different sense, and Thiers and favourable to the King, Louis Philippe.
this it has done. The Cabinet would in a manner have It is asserted that some time ago M. Thiers, having
pronounced a condemnation upon the measures which it called together MM. Chambollc, editor of the
had adopted, if it had presented itself to the Chain- Siecle, and Leos Faucher, editor of the Cowriet
bers without a system of action. It could not do so Franrai,e, showed them that it was all very well
and therefore resigned. Others may go before the talking about engaging France in a mortal conflict
Chambers without a system, or even with one of a with four EuroPean Powers of great magnitude,
contrary policy to that of the Ministry of the tat of but that her material means were completely insuf-
March. There must now be a new Cabinet, and it is ficient for such an attempt. It is said that they both
difficult to say how it will be composed. We are sure expressed great -c°ffl'it'en at having, through
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that the Ministers who have given in their resignation ranee, incited the Government to such extremities,