The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-05 00:00:00

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The Nerd publishes the following letter from

Athens :

" ATHENS, DEC. 23.
" Mr. Gladstone arrived here Idst Friday evening and
alighted at the British Embassy. You may easily imagine
how eagerly the arrival of this on so many grounds illus-
trious individual was expected, who has come to judge the
cause of a whole people. Mr. Gladstone has visited all the
lonian Islands, except Cerigo, and has been everywhere
received with enthusiasm and welcomed as the man who is
to procure for them the union dreamt of and desired by the
lonians. At Zante, however,, observing the pitch which
the excitement of the clergy and people had reached, Mr.
Gladstone informed them that he had come to hear their
grievances and not their wishes ; that annexation to Greece
is a phantom—an impossibility, and that all that was pos-
sible consisted in reforms to improve the actual condition of
the country. Mr.. Gladstone may be right in saying that
for such an event time persons, circumstances, and conse-
quences must be considered, and that it is madness not to
do so ; but what people under similar circumstances would
not raise a cry which is innate in the heart of man—inde-
pendence ? The lonians, however, are well aware that they
can never realise their wishes by force, but they have acted
wisely in taking advantage of this opportunity to make by
this manifestation an appeal to the whole of Europe. Their
cause now cannot fail to be pleaded and taken into consi-
deration in future events which must take place in the
East.

" This speech, happily for Mr. Gladstone, only arrived
here this evening, and was not made public till after his
departure. I cannot picture to you the sentiments of admi-
ration and veneration with which this tribune of Great
Britain was received. Here, also, if political etiquette had
allowed it, manifestations would have been made for the
annexation, for every Greek is aware that it is only by the
aggrandizement of his country that Greece can revive and
assume a serious importance in the future destinies of the
East.

" Mr. Gladstone was astonished at the progress Greece
has made, considering it has all been done within 30 years.
" On the 21st, the Queen's birthday, who enters her
40th year, Mr. Gladstone, with his wife and daughter,
attended a Te Deum in the Church of St. Irene, in the pre-
sence of their Majesties and the high dignitaries of State.
In the evening of this festival, a drawing-room having been
held in the morning, he dined at the Palace. and had a long
conversation with their Majesties.
" Mr. Gladstone, accompanied by Mr. Finlay, paid a
visit to the Senate, during the debate on the Bank. He
heard M. Chatziskos speak, and had all the men pointed
out to him who took part in the revolution. On the follow-
ing day he visited the Chamber of Deputies' during a de-
..bate on the Navy Estimates. I fear Mr. Gladstone will
leave with no very high opinion of our modern Demos-
theneses."

Le Nord devotes a leading article in support of
the annexation of the lonian Islands to Greece, and,
alluding to Mr. Gladstone's speech in Cephalonia,
says :

" Doubtless, if the lonian Islands are annexed to Greece.
that power will not yet have gathered together all her chil-
dren under the protection of her Crown Thessaly, Epirus,
and Crete will still remain subject to foreign rule, and be
kept so in virtue of that treaty which guarantees the terri-
torial integrity of Turkey. Doubtless, their populations
also will continue ardently to desire, like the lonians, union
with their brethren of free Greece. But what has this to do
with the enfranchisement of lonia? Because justice can-
not be rendered to all at once, is it not to be rendered to any?
Because Turkey cannot be reduced, is lonia, which is not
dependent upon it, to remain subject to a detested protecto-
rate ? The still enslaved,factions of Greece will, it is argued,
agitate with renewed vigour to obtain the desired annexa-
tion. If it is thus, what ought to have been done in IB3G
should have been either not to have restored Greece at all,
or to have restored her in her full integrity. What ought
to be done to-day would be to strike off Greece from the list
of Sovereign States ; for so long as she exists as such Thes-
saly, Epirus, and Candia will loudly clamour for annexa-
tion, and Turkey, who feels no compunction in enslaving
them, cannot possess them without anxiety and danger."

SP ORTIYG INTELLIGENCE.

The following is a complete
the CHESTER CUP, Run M
quarter. Weights publisl
declared Feb. 1.

List of the Nominations for

:ay 4. Dis., Two miles and a
hed about Jan. 20. Forfeits

Abron.. -4
Adelaide 3
Amsterdam .. 5
Ancient Briton 4
Appendix
Arsenal
Argosy, the 4
Aston 3
Australian Maid . 3
Aysgarth
Bankrupt 3
Barbarity
Barometer 3
Bastion
Belle
Bellona .. 4
Bevis
Bird in Hand 5
Birmingham 3
Blackthorn
Black Tommy
Blue Jacket 5
Bouquet 3
Borderer 5
Botany
Brewer, The 6
Broadbrim 3
Broadlands 4
Bumble, Bee
Burgomaster 3
Cagliostro 4
Cantine
Cawood
f by Chanticleer, out of

Age
Martha
Master Bagot
Matlas
Meadowdale
Meg. 3
Meg Merrilies
Melissa
Miss Digby
Miss Harkaway
Misty Morn
Mr. Sykes a
Mitraille 4
Molly Carew 3
Montague
Musjid
Mutineer
Nassau . 3
Nelly
Northumberland Duchess 3
Nosegay 3
Odd Trick 5
Old Point
Old Robert..
Olympias
Colt by Orlando out of
the Broom 3
Filly by Orlando, out of
Gaze
Palmister
Palm Leaf
Pan 3
Pandora 3
Paul Jones .. 3
Peeress
Pensioner
Petra
Physician
Physician, by Chanticleer 4
Pole Star
Polly Peachum 4
Portia 3
Precious Stone
Press Forward 3
Prince of Denmark 4
Prince of Orange 6
Princess Royal 4
Prioress 6
Production... 3
Queen Bdss
Queen Charlotte . 3
Queen of the East . 5
Queenstown
Rama Avis 3
Raspberry 3
Ravenstonedale
Rio 5
Riseber
Rocket
Rogerthorpe 6
Roman Candle 5
Ronconi 4
Rosabel
Royal Sovereign' ✓ 4
St. Clarence
Sampson
Sam Spode 4
Satinstone 4
Saunterer
Sci :bbler
Sedbury 4
Shafto 3
Shuffle
Simpleton
Sobersides 3
Solomon 3
Southampton 3
Special License..
Stapleton
Supple Jack. 4
Syria 3
Tapioca:.
Tattler
Telegram
Thornhill
Tiara
Timandra
Timon
Tomboy 3
Tournament 5
Trepan .. 3
Trovatore
Trumpeter 3
Tunstall Maid
Turned Loose .. 4
Underhand
Uralian -
Vanity
c by Vatican, out of Lady
Mary / 3
Vigo 3
Villikins
Wanderer 4
White Hart...,
Willie Wright 3
Wilton
Woman in Black 3
Wouverman,s
Wrestler .. 4
Yorkshire Grey

,
Ellersdale's dam
Christmas Pio 3
Clara Webster 3
Cock-a-doodle. doo.. 4
Commodore.
Compromise . 4
Conductor 4
,
Coroner
Dane, The 3
Daniel .
Defender ...
Dispute
Ditto
Dro7,lnda
Ducrow 5
Dutchman's Daughter
East Langton. 4
flclipse
Eleanor 3
Eranty Bounce 4
Enfield .. .
Fadladeen.
Far We 3t
Fashion 6
Faughshin 3
Fearful
F. M. The Duke of Duty 4
Fisherman 6
.
Fleet.
Flitch • 3
Colt by Flying Dutchman
out of Meanee
c by Flying Dutchman,

out of Gala .
Fright . 5
Gildermire 4
Gladiolus 3
Go-a-head
• 4
Gorsehill .
G ouvieux
Grand Secret 4
Grillade a
Griselda 3
Hal o'
Hamlet
Harefoot
Harraton
Harry Stanley 4
Heir at Law 3
Heiress
H erne 4
Highwayman . 3
Hobgoblin 5
Hydromel
Independence
Jealousy .
Jordan
Julia
Katharine Logio .. 6
King of the Gipsies 6
King of the Isles 5
King William
Knight of Kars
Laodamia
Lazy Lass 5
Leamington
Lifeboat 4
Little Agnes .. 3
Longrange
Lluxj-of Lorn 4
LOvett
Margery Daw 3
Marine.
Marionette
Marseillaise 3
Mr. Farrance did not name.