The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-10 00:00:00

the most intelligent among them will tell you that,
however willing they may prove themselves in the
hands of Russia for the promotion of her views in
the Levant, they only lend themselves, as interim.
until the time shall arrive for the realization of the
dream of a national Greek Empire.
Perhaps some deep political thinker sees, with
prophetic eye, the barrier which eventually will
have to be raised by the West to stop Russian ag-
gression in the East. It need be strong and stanch
to dam that Northern stream.
Greece has proved anything but a happy experi-
ment in the way of kingdom making, and has
incessantly given trouble to Europe as a hotbed for
political intrigue. To Rnc-ia it has proved no
barrier, but a very handy lever, and has been used
very successfully by that Power ever since its
establishment.

I believe that at the time of its creation it was
proposed by an eminent British diplomatist to in-
clude Thessaly and Epirus within its frontiers. This
point was, however, abandoned. The wonder is
whether its total abolishment has not since then
been advocated. The lonian question, which com-
menced by the mysterious disappearance of de-
spatches from the Colonial-office, has, like all
Eastern subjects, a hue of Oriental cloudiness about
it, and embraces a multitude of entangled conse-
quences and embarrassments which are alarming to
contemplate and difficult to enumerate, and leaves
the Grand Rajah question throughout the East, to
use a celebrated and much-quoted expression,
" still looming, in the distance."

The Terrible returned with Mr. Gladstone from
Athens and the Southern Islands on Christmas
morning. The High Commissioner Extraordinary
has taken ah9use here, which circumstance leads to
the belief that his stay will be protracted for some
months. We hear that the right hon. gentleman's
visit to Athens was also connected with the settle-
ment of the complicated affairs of the Greek loans,
which are in a sorry plight, and over which a com-
mission, formed of members of the contracting
Powers, has for some time been presiding, and that
he made it a part of his duty to inspect the finan-
cial labours of these gentlemen on that classic soil.
His return to Corfu has has not caused much sensa-
tion, and the only outward difference is the presence
of an extra sentry before one of the largest houses
in the principal suburb.

It is not known how soon Sir John Young leaves
Corfu. lam confidentially informed that he has
not sent in his resignation. That his recall is, how-
ever, daily expectcd, and that Mr. Gladstone will
remain here until the British Parliament meets, in
order to carry out the modifications which he has
recommeded.

It is said that Mr. 'Gladstone has recommended
the creation of two Houses, to meet for three months
every year. The Upper to be nominated by the
Protectorate, and the Lower .by popular election,
and that they are to sit simultaneously. ' This
would 'to a certain extent be the British Constitu-
tion in miniature. Whether such a system will
work satisfactorily may be considered very doubt-
ful, inasmuch as all the odium and responsibility
would fall on the Queen's nominees, and it is to be
apprehended that the popular representatives
would not work in union with them.