The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-10 00:00:00

GREECE.

ATHENS, DEC. 20, 1843.—1 n the National As
sembly warm and lenztliened debates took place
in the address to th Royal speech which tor-
t:lin:de(' by a great majority in favour of the de-
cision of the Committee appointed to draw it up.
On a division the opponents could muster only
11, while the number on the other side was 179.
The thllowing is the Address agreed to :
" The representatives of the nation, thankful to Heaven for
the appearance of your Majesty in the midst of the Assembly on
the Bth of November, fulfil a most grateful duty in expressing
to your 'Majesty the warmest sentiments of joy and gratitude.
" Interpreting the grave words of your Majesty as a happy
augury fur the future prosperity of Greece, they feel that the
bonds which. from the year 1833, have united the Greek nation
to your Majesty, became indissolulee from the moment when
the generous impulse of your paternal heart consummated the
national desire so unanimously expressed.
" The Hellenic nation, 0 King I during the whole period
of its holy struggle for independence, having consecrated by the
acts of its successive national assemblies the principles and
bases of the constitutional system, feel sincerely grateful for the
institutions which have been established from the commence-
ment of your Majesty's reign, in conformity with those prin-
ciples. But this gratitude became more profound from that
hour when your Majesty, complying with the wishp. of the
nation lately declared, was pleased to crown your acts by grant.
ing a representative government—a convention between the
nation and its king, which will consecrate for ever the rights of
the people and the privileges of the throne.
" Yes, Sire, this convention alone, this constitutional Go-
vernment alone, can give life aryi durability to the liberal de-
crees, published since your Majesty's accession to the throne,
which had nearly become ineffective from circumstances en-
tirely contrary to the good intentions of your Majesty and the
wishes of the nation—this alone can establish the political fabric
upon immovable foundations.
" The Assembly, participating the desire of your Majesty to
effect all that may secure the prosperity of the State, will be
most ready to 'make reciprocal concessions for such purpose,
and will employ its utmost endeavours, on the one hand, to
and, on the other haul, to insure the
adapt the fundamental laws of the Constitution to the real wants
the monarchy, consecrating on behalf of
the Hellenic people, and render them worthy the expectations
rights, so as to secure the interests of
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individuals, and the general happiness of the nation.
Your Majesty will be pleased to believe that, under all
peoplecir-
will be ready to acknowledge
that the representatives of the nation
" The Assembly will enter, devoutly upon its great work,
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animated with a spirit of rectitude and patriotism, and, &s-
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" In such manner the National Assembly, under Divine pro-
'Cittnesdtiittus tiitosnlatbhoensresabl yofyofinrmr ni‘elasjseasntyd stability.
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tection fulfilling its mission, ventures to hope that it may assure
for ever the happiness of Greece, in inseparable union with
the glory and splendour of your Majesty's throne."
The Committee appointed to draw up the Constitution are
proceeding rapidly with their work. It is understood that they
hove already agreed upon more than forty articles.
It has been reported in the German papers that the Em-
peror of Russia has declared he will Lever renew his relations
with Greece until those who took part in the revolution of the
311 of September are punished. The National Assembly, to
mark their indignant sense of this menace, passed a unanimous
vote, granting to all the officers and men who were in the
capital, and engaged is the movement, pecuniary privileges
andotherhiamvme
declined.unittes,which they, in a spirit of generous pa-
triotism,

FREE TRADE BANQUET AT GLAsGow..—We learn
from the Glasgow papers, that the arrangements for
the meeting on Wednesday (this day) have been
completed. Nearly all the tickets have been disposed
of. The Trades' Hall is to be thrown open fur in-
spection in the forenoon, and also to afford those who
may desire it an opportunity of meeting with Mr.
Cobden and the other members of the deputation from
Manchester.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
YORK. AUGUST MEETING, 1844.--WEDNESDAY.
Nominations for the Prince of Wales's Stakes of
.10 sovs. each, with 50 added, for two yrs old, 5 yrs, T.Y.C.
Mr. F. R. Price's Gothic—Mr. G. Mangle's The
Comical Boy—Mr. W. Cookson's The Punjaub—Mr.
Allen's Marcian—Mr. Osbaldeston's Secutor, and bl c
by Jerry, dam by Doctor Syntax—Mr. J. Shepherd's
Alaric—Lord Zetland's Sister to Co-heiress—Lord Eg-
linton's Bretwalda and Vaudeville—Mr. Stebbing's
Mainstay—Mr. J. Scott's Twig—Mr. Wilson's St.
Pancras—Sir W. M. Milner's Prescription—Mr. W. H.
Brook's Titania—Mr. Kitching's f by Voltaire, out of
Priscilla Tomboy's dam—Mr. M. Hornsey's Stittenham
—Mr. F. A. Milbank's f by Sheet Anchor, out of Sul-
tana—Mr. Dawson's Critn. Coll.—Mr. Smith's Alice
' Gray—Mr. J. Osborne's Fire Master—Mr. Stephenson's
Wynyard—Mr. L. Fox's f by Mercian, out of Flareaway
—Mr. Jaques's Vaudeville and Moulton—Mr. Edmon-
son's The Heiress—Mr. Hesseltine's the Helmsman and
Fitzallen (late Fielding)—Mr. H. Robinson's Minerva—
Mr. R. G. Walker's fby Voltaire, out of Adriana—Mr.
Wormald's Sister to Pedometer—Mr. Bell's Sowerby—.
Mr. Worthington's Lancashire Witch (late Dishonesty)—
Mr. Mostyn's Master Stepney and Pantasa.
Three yrs old Sweepstakes of 30 sovs. each, -10 ft for
yrs
3 old.
Mr. Smallwood's Prince Royal, Mr. Metcalfe's Spinster,
Mr. Teating's Corodino, Mr. J. Osborne's Mount Charles,
Mr. Jaques's King Dick, Mr. Wormald's Pedometer.
The Normanby Stakes of 50 sovs. each, 20 ft for 2 yrs old.
Mr. Bower's Albatross, Mr. Jaques's Playmate, Mr.,
V,l'ormald's Sister to Pedometer.
'YORK AUGUST MEETING, 1845.
The Filly sapling Stakes of 50 sovs. each, 20 ft for foals
of 1843, ,to run at two yrs old. Bst 41b each. One mile.
Mr. OsbOdeston's t by Stockport, out of the Mountain
Sylph's dam—Lord Chesterfield's Constantia Ada—
Mr. Hesseltine's b fby Hetman Platoff, out of Quid's dam.
The Colt Sapling Stakes of 50 sovs. each, '2O ft for foals

of 1843, &c.
Mr. Bell's Ilarpstring, Mr. Jaques's Spur, Mr. Mostyn's
c by Hetman Platoff, out of Miss Clifton.
The Knavesmira Stakes of 100 sovs. each, 30ft., for
3 yrs olds. Mile and three quarters.
Mr. Osbaldeston's hi c by Jerry, dam by Dr. Syntax ;
Major Yarburgh's Red Robin (allowed albs) ; Mr.
Jaques's Moulton (allowed albs) ; Mr. Hesseltine's
Helmsman (allowed albs).
'WARWICK SEPTEMBER MEETING, 1844.
THIRD DAY.
The Castle Park of 10 sovs. each, &c.
Mr. Bristow's Freystrop, 3 yrs ; Mr. Collins's Main-
stay,S3 yrs; Sir C. Cockerell's Aurungzebe, 4 yrs ; Lord
Geo. Bentinek's f by Bay Middleton, out of Monstrosity,
2 yrs.

A COMPLIMENT.—" FRENCH 11( OODEN SHOES AND
ENGLISHVi7oonEw HEADS."--A curious statist announces as a
fact, that more than half the population of France wear wooden
shoes. This is not so very remarkable when we know, on
Lord John Russell's authority, that considerably more than
the half of the population of England, the agricultural por-
tion, wear wooden heads."—Post (Agricultural paper).