The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-07 00:00:00

DENMARK.

The King of DENMARK opened on the 30th ult., at
Copenhagen, the session of the States, with a brief
speech. The passage relative to Schleswig-Holstein
was as follows :—" The war is not yet terminated—
it is only suspended. I hope, however, that the ne-
gotiations in progress will lead to the desired end,
provided my misled subjects do not meet with support
front a greater power." The speech adds that the
country can, without too much difficulty, support the
extraordinary charges which circumstances impose.

SWITZERLAND.

We read in the Neuvelliste Vaudois :

" Our readers will remember that in the month of
September of last year tLe Federal Council. ordered the
removal to the interior of the French refugees whoa ere
at Geneva. At the end of the same month, and at the
commencement cf October, thirty-two of these refugees
were sent by the Genovese authorities to the canton of
Vaud, to remain there. They were placed at Vivey,
and as they were without any means of existence,
appropriate measures were adopted for their main-
tenance. These gue'ts were not long in proving by
their conduct that they were but little worthy of the
hospitality which was generously accorded them. Their
incessant objections to the manner in which they were
fed, and their bad proceedings towards the persons with
whom they lodged, caused constant dissatisfaction. The
police had frequently to intervene in the altercations
and fights which took place between themselves, or
between them and citizens of Vivey, At length
suspicion was caused that they were not really
political refugees, as they were represented, and informa-
tion on the point was obtained from France, through
the intermediary of the Swiss consular agents. It
results from this that not one of these men is prose-
cuted or proscribed for political offences. Only one had
been accused of such offence, and it had been decided
that there was not sufficient ground to prosecute him.
Twelve of them now say that they are deserters, and
information respecting them has been demanded by the
authorities. As for the- twenty others who have made
an abusive use of the right of asylum in taking the title
of political refugees, and so living at the expense of the
public and of the country which gave them hospitality,
they have been guilty of a sort of swindling, and have
been sent from the canton of Vaud to France under the
escort cf gendarmerie."

GREECE.

The Osservatore Triestino of the 30th ult. has

news from Athens of the 22d. On the 18th the
Otho had left the Piraeus for Syra with Government
dispatches, and as Admiral PARKER had before notified
to the Greek Government that he would not allow
any Greek vessels to leave that port, a British
steamer gave chase to the Otho, and ordered her to
return, which she did after having demanded and re-
ceived the order in writing. On the 19th the
British Minister embarked on board the Bulldog,
farioidm
on
the Queen,ff day
yeeived a communication
M. Lormos, Minister of
Foreign
stating that, in consequence
of the attempt of the Otho to leave the port,
Admiral PARKER had felt the necessity of ordering
her and all other vessels of the Greek Government to
thAesaalinrae

the port of Salamina. At nine p.m., in fact, the Otho
and a Government cutter were taken from the port
by a British force and sent to Salamina. Two steamers
were also dispatched to Paros to take the corvette
Amelia, but, finding her unarmed, they only seized a
gun -boat. Another steamer was dispatched for the cor •
vette Ludovic. Meantime the Greek Government sent
orders not to offer any opposition to the measures of
the British Admiral. On the 20th, at
A.m., the
Austrian steamer Marianne, coming from Syra, ar-
rived at the Piraeus with dispatches from the Austrian

rJegation. The Austrian Chargé d'Affaires intended
keeping that ship there in consequence of the disturbed
state of affairs. On the 20th the King and Queen
of GREECE walked out in public to hear the military
music, and were greeted with loud cries of " Long
live the King and Queen ! France and Russia for
ever !" Similar demonstrations were made under
the windows of the French and Russian Ambassa-
dors. On the 21st it was known that three Greek
merchantmen, having attempted to leave the port, had
been prevented by four British steamers. It appears
to be the intention of the Greek Government to offer
a passive resistance to the British demands, until the
answers from the other powers have arrived.
We have received an extraordinary supplement of
the Athens Observer, containing a report of the sit-
ting of the Chamber of Deputies on the 18th ult.
The following is a succinct account cf the proceed.
ings : The President of the Assembly took the
chair in the presence of eighty deputies, who had as-
sembled in great haste, and announced to them the
alarming state of affairs in consequence of the unex-
pected demands of the British Government. He then
begged the Chamber to decide whether it would ex-
amine the question. M. KORPMOTAKIS expressed his
conviction that the Government would follow a
course calculated to maintain the dignity of the throne
and the nation, and the independence of the country.
(Applause.)—M. LoNnos, Minister of Foreign
Affairs, then addressed the Chamber. He regretted
that the rumours that had spread among the public
were founded in truth. The British Government re-
quired the execution without delay of demands which
former Governments had declared inadmissible, as
contrary to justice. This question, he stated, was
not yet solved, and, as the negotiations were still
pending, he could say 110 more. The Cabinet had,
however, neglected nothing, during the three days .
that had been considering the matter, in order to
conciliate the gratitude which the Greek nation owes
to a power which had been its benefactor, with its
rights and the dignity of the Throne and the country.
He hoped the representatives of the nation would
give their cordial support to the Cabinet.—M. Kon-
PIIIOTAKIS insisted upon further explanations from
Government.—M. RInG PALAMIDES did not think the
answer of the Minister calculated to tranquillise th-2
public. lie would, however, accept the reserve of

the Minister, on a promise that Government would
invite the President to convoke the Chamber as soon
as it was in its power to announce the result of the
negotiations.—M. ZARCOS insisted upon further ex-
planations.—The Minister of Foreign Affairs begged
the Chamber to allow him to remain silent on the
subject, and concluded by promising he would lay be-
fore the House all the documents relating to this
affair which circumstances would permit, in order to
obtain a speedy solution, consistent with the dignity
of the nation and the respect due to one of the great
protecting powers of Greece. (Applause.) The
House then adjourned.