The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-10-03 00:00:00

THE REVOLUTION IN GREECE.

The Greek Observer of the 15th instant, publishes the
following account of the bloodless revolution which took
place the night before in Athens :
" New Era—Constitutional Monarchy.—A wise revo-
lution, accomplished in one day, amidst the most perfect
order, without a single offensive cry being uttered, even
against the Bavarians, has renewed the claims of Greece
to the esteem and sympathy of nations and their govern-
ments. Everybody knows the unfortunate situation in
which Greece was placed. The Greeks had exhausted
every means in their power to induce government to adopt
a truly national policy. The parliaments of France and
England, and the London Conference, had vainly ac-
knowledged the many grievances of the Greek people: the
government obstinately persevered in its evil course. The
nation had no other alternative but to plunge itself into the
abyss opened by ten years' mistakes and incapacity, or to
extricate itself therefrom by a dangerous but inevitable
effort. For some time the movement was in progress of
preparation on different points of the country, that it
might be effected without any disorder. The hostile atti-
tude assumed by the government against those who sought
to enlighten it, the extraordinary disposition adopted
within the last few days with a view to assail the liberty
and the very lives of the citizens (a military tribunal had
been established) most devoted to the national interests,
should necessarily tend to hasten the manifestation of the
contemplated movement. Last night, at two o'clock a. m.,
a few musket shots fired in the air announced the assem-
bling of the people in the different quarters of Athens.
Soon afterwards, the inhabitants, accompanied by the en.
tire garrison, marched towards the square of the palace,
crying, ' The Constitution for ever ! On reaching the
place the entire garrison, the artillery, cavalry, and in.
tantry, drew up under the windows of the King, in front
of the palace, and the people having stationed themselves
in the rear, all in one voice demanded a constitution. The
King appeared at a low window, and assured the people
that he would take into consideration their demand and

that of the army, after consulting with his ministers,
council of state, and the representatives of the foreign
powers. But the commander, M. Calergi, having stepped

forward, made known to his Majesty that the ministry
was no longer recognised, and that the council of state
was already deliberating on the best course to be adopted
under existing circumstances. In fact, the council of
state was engaged in drawing up two documents. The
second was presented to the King by a deputation of
the council, composed of Messrs. Conduriotis, the Pre-
sident, G. Enian, A. P. Mavromichali, jun., Psyles and
.1 Anastasius Londos.

" While his Majesty was reading the propositions of the
council of state, the representatives of the foreign powers

' presented themselves at the palace, and were tad by the
commander that nobody could be admitted at that
moment, the King being in conference with the deputa-
tion of the council of state. The latter came out two
hours afterwards with the consent of the King. The new
ministry then repaired to the palace, where they held a
_ __long consultation with his Majesty, who shortly appeared
on the balcony, surrounded by his ministers and other
personages, and was received with acclamation by the
people. The cry of Long live the constitutional King,'
resounded together with that of ' The constitution for
ever.' The new ministers entered immediately on the
discharge of their functions.
" The military revolution was directed on the part of
the regular army, by the *Colonel of Cavalry (Demetri
Calergi) and on that of the irregular army by Colonel
Macryany. At three o'clock in the afternoon the garri-
son, after defiling before the Palace, re-entered their
quarters, preceded by their bands, amidst the acclama-
tions of the people. An hour afterward the city, in
which order had not been an instant disturbed, resumed
its customary aspect."

Letters from Bogota state the death of Robert Steuart
Esq., the British Minister at New Granada. Under the
administration of Lord Melbourne, he was a junior lord
of the treasury.

MADAME LAFFARGE.—The sale of the furniture, &c.
of the too celebrated chateau of Glandier has just taken
place, and it has revived the enjouement which all the
newspapers in Europe have recorded; The most trifling
articles seen in the late abode of Madame Lafarge have
fetched the highest prices. The wedding dress of Mdlle.
Marie Capelle sold for 800 f., and still excited envy ; the
prayer book she used at her wedding yielded fifty francs ;
a mere sketch of her face fetched twenty-five, some little
albums, a few soiled pages of verses addressed to her, and
other trifles, have attracted a crowd to the Glandier for a
whole fortnight.
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.—By a mercantile arrival (the
Isabella) at Ringsbridge, we have advices from the Cape
of Good Hope to the 26th of July. In the interval from
the previous dates, intelligence had been received from
Natal, which, under all circumstances, may be deemed of
considerable importance. The commissioner, M. Cloete,
had proceeded, as we mere previously informed, from Port
Natal to Mauritzburg, the principal village of the emigrant
Boers, in the interior, in order finally to make known the

resolutiin adopted by the British government to include
Port i\atal within the boundaries of our possessions in
Southern Africa, and to grant the farmers tenure of their
land, subject to that authority. Due notice had preceded
the commissioner, in order that the Boers might be pre-
pared for his arrival, but instead of receiving him in a
friendly manner, agreeably to their former piofessions of
submission to the colonial authority, he was subjected to the
grossest insults. The—eliullition partially subsided in' a few
days, but the Boers stillcontinued intractable on the points
submitted, and after being duly subjected_ to a great variety
of petty personal annoyances he found it necessary to return
to'Natal without fulfilling his mission. The importance
attached to this state of affairs may be judged of by the
fact, that immediately on the receipt of the intelligence at
Cape Town, his Excellency the Governor published a
proclamation intimating the determination of the govern-
ment to enforce the decree for the annexation of Natal,
and at the same time to despatch 200 men of the 45th
Regiment, with a proportionate number of artillery and
guns, to reinforce Major Smith at the port. Simultane-
ously with this movement two troops of the 7th Dragoon
Guards had been sent round to Algoa Bay, to be nearer
the frontier. With all this, however, it is not believed
that the Boers will again hazard open resistance to a mi-
litary force of adequate amount. There is, however, a
very general opinion entertained that the force at Natal
should have been long ago considerably strengthened,
and that the troops which lately advanced to Colesburg
should not have fallen back, but have remained on the
extreme verge of the. colony, until everything was settled,
and the Boers were reconciled to the change.