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London, England, 1829-12-30 00:00:00

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TO CORRESPONDENTS.
ITANICOS to-morrow.

This morning M. CONTINI, the Italian Messenger,
arrived at the Foreign Office, from Corfu, with despatches
from the Honourable ROBERT GORDON, our Ambas-

sador at Constantinople; Sir PULTENEY MALCOLM,
Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean ; Mr. Dew-
x ma, our Resident at Greece ; and from Sir FREDERICK
ADAM, Lord High Commissioner of the lonian lalsi.

So many statements having appeared, at intervik, in,
the columns of our contemporaries, attributing with
great confidence increasing infirmities—and particularly

approaching blindness in one, if not both eyes, to the
Sov Easto a—it is with a satisfaction of no ordinary
nature, that we are empowered to give to all such state-
ments a decisive and unequivocal contradiction. The
KING has not for twenty years enjoyed better health,
nor shown it more conspicuously in his looks, than he
does at present. So far from being in the last stage of
cataract, his MAJESTY'S sight is still of that strength,
as to enable him to read every thing but the smallest

print without the aid of glasses ; he doss not revolve
them at cards : indeed, it is only when be takes a news-
paper, that his MAJESTY—and then not always—is in
the habit of putting on spectacles. In his pony-chaise,
which the KING uses much, his MAJESTY'S sight is
quite sufficient—unassisted—for all the purposes of
driving. It is now, also, more than a twelvemonth,
since he has had the slightest attack of gout, and his
general bodily health is even robust, considering his age.
His MAJESTY'S hands—which are known to be re-
markably handsome—are still as fresh and as smooth as
a boy's..

But what is more gratifying even than all the fore-
going, is the fact that at no period of his life, probably,
has the Kt so's judgment been sounder, or his intellect
clearer. He reads, not merely the newspapers of the
day, but every thing new—as it comes out whether in
politics, or miscellaneous literature. On State matters,
he determines for himself, often against the officious
prompting' and suggestions of people round him: and—
in spite of all that has been said, concerning his sub-
mission to a magi' Minister—it is well understood at
Windsor, that his MAJESTY was never KING or
ENGLAND, in the potential acceptation of the term,
more completely than at this moment. That he may
long continue so, is our sincere and fervent aspiration!
for—notwithstanding all that is said to his misrepre-
.
aintation and prejudice—when shall we, have a better?

*sides what is stated under our foreign bead, relyt
time to Prince LEOPOLD'S becoming king of Greece,
we think the report too important not
,to etdd,the fol-

•lowing version of it, from our City Correspendent,--.
and which appears to have been received by him from Paris:
is generally understood in the political circles
here, that Prince LaovoLp of Saxe Cobourg will be
King of Greece. He has a good deal of ready money
besides his annuity of .50,0001. a year. This will pre-
clude the necessity of a subsidy from the Powers, parties
to the treaty of the 6th July. However, at the departure
of the last advice from London, die Protocol taus not
signed, whatever the Allgenteine Zeitwsg may say."

We frankly confess that the repetition of this rumour
has greatly surprised us. But as the motives of our
surprise have been More than once expressed in the columns
of the STAB, we shall now merely supply a few hints
—founded upon personal observation made • in. Greece
itself, and which may not be altogether without their use.
to the entbiyo monarch. - •
Having frequently. 'stated that the people of Greece
were desirous of seeing a limited: Monarchy established
among them, and expressed our .own conviction of its
necessity, we 'Wail ourselves of this occasion• to observe,
that whoever may be destined to fill the new throne,
cannot hope to 'consolidate his power without possessing,
not merely very large disposable funds, but an auxiliary
corps, capable at once Of making the authority of the