The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-08 00:00:00

GREECE.

ATHENS, OCT. 20.—King Otho is luxuriating in what
he calls his victory over England—that is, in having
obliged Mavrocordato to resign the Ministry, by which
it has fallen into the hands- of Christides and his set,
who are complete creatures of his own. A number of
the Constitutional party determined on raising a public
subscription in order to purchase a house or a small
estate to be presented to Mavrocordato as a mark of
their esteem, and as a mark of national gratitude for his
long and valuable services to the Greek nation ; it was
announced through the public papers that a sum of
20,000 drachms was already- collected, and that all
those who wished to contribute their mite should
apply to Professor Negris, of the University, and
a M. Agellastos, a Sciot banker. The Govern-
ment took the alarm at such a decided step of
the national party." They wrote furious articles against
the subscription in their own paper, the Courrier Grec.
But not content with that, the treasurers were cited be-
fore the police court, ordered to give up the names of all
those who had subscribed (which, of course, they re-
fused), were threatened with prosecution, &c. ; they,
nothing daunted, declared that they would receive any
subscription offered them, and formally protested against
such illegal proceedings on the part of the Government.
Orders have been sent to all Governors, Heads of De-
partments, &c., and particularly to the gendarmerie, to
prevent any individual from subscribing ; and if a single
employe of the Government dare to subscribe, he will be
immediately dismissed.
I have, however, something stranger still to relate to
you of King Otho. The Mirarquo Tzinos (the man so
often accused of torture, &c., and against whom the
British mission has had to complain so often) was tried
yesterday for several illegal acts, such as having struck
the Editor of one of the papers in a cowardly manner ;
of having illegally tortured divers British and Turkish
subjects, &c. The trial is exciting the greatest in-
terest, and, from the immense number of witnesses, is
likely to last some days. However, what does King Otho
do on the first day of the trial? Ile invites Tzinos to dine
at Court. One of the Aides-de-Camp, thinking it might
be some mistake, determined (a bold thing, bye the by)
to ask his Majesty if he was aware of the circumstance
that the man was on his trial, it being against all rule and
nonsensical things." '
regulation that under such circumstances an employe
should be invited to Court. The King, however, replied
helwamas thoabrepytriteodinfororramfeywou"
thato setnhseica
has just
been published in the affair of the Alir^r
notwithstanding all Court intrigue the que lzmos, and
Judges found him
guilty, and he is sentenced Co 40 days' • A
he says he knows he shall have imprisonment ;
his Majesty's pardon. It
will be a dangerous experiment, as his M • ajesty will be
called his abettor in torturing
his subjects.

IMITATION OF THE LANDLORDS PLUNDZR-
ma THE POOR.-It has been found that for some time
past the retail shopkeepers in the lower parts of the
town, by whom the poor are principally supplied with
groceries, have been vending sugar containing a large
proportion of starch, or some such substance ; and that
this has been supplied to them by persons in the
town, having hitherto a character for respectability! who
have met with a large demand for it, by offeringd.it.
at a very cheap rate—four shillings a hundred-
weight byrc
i d
weight less, we believe, than it can be sup.
the wholesale dealers in Liverpool. The dullerat
a finer
ing ingredient, starch or potato flour, gi
appearance to the sugar, and many pers.otnhs,aavdeesbtliVadolbdy,
this and by the cheaper rate at which liam
shameful practice
have been induced to buy it.
told a sad tale with the grocers supplying
atter to the bottom,
has been carried on for some tirmille,isansdof course has
hart!
ticle. Being determined to sift thes
s and procured sam-
a party of them visited several shops as well for their own protection as that of the public,
p.
foundl e s sugaroftotheeoetso1d.n,0ld.n,o
tlh'iheeks e
it, were
however,tested and
r
that adulterated sugar is now
duty to mention the
people, and more especially
ai contain usually
starch.
that people,
sufferers, may be put upon
btheein
/ le Journal. [lt is sold in other towns.]
their gnard.—Car is
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PARIS RAILROADS.—The following. is an ac-
count of the traffic and receipts on the Paris railroads
for the last month:—St. Germaine, 95,127 passengers,
77,753, 90,221 f.;
t07,640f. receipts ! Versailles and St. Cloud, 104,313,
118,025 f.; Versailles and Meudon,
Corbel], 81,053, 113,351 f,