Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-06-14

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tween the Ministers of the three Powers, signed
at London on the 4th February, relative to the
throne of Greece, has been published in the
French papers, and will be found below. In the
House Of Lords, on the 3Oth April, the report
says:
The MARQUIS of Londonderry rose to ask the
noble Lord, the Secretary of State for Foreign At
fairs, whom he saw in his place, some questions
concerning the state of our relations with Greece.
He had lately returned from the continent, and
there it was stated that a prince of this country
was nominated by the allied powers to be the SOW
ereign of Greece. Ifthis were the case, he thought
that the British Parliament, and the country,
ought to be officially informed of that circum-
stance, and not left to get their IRON
foreigners. He had also been informed that a
proposition had been made to this prince to give
up his naturalized position in this country, and he
wished to ask the noble earl if that were the case;
and if such a proposition was made to the prince,
he wished to know whether it was accepted? If
it had been made, he must confess that il appear
ed to him not very iudicioas. The noble mar
quis also expressed his surprise that, after TWEEN
ty-two months, the papers relative to Greece were
not ready to be laid before their Lordships.
The Earl of Aberdeen said that he trusted he
should be able, in few days. TO lay on their lord
ships table all the papers connected with Greece.
The Marquis of Londonderry wished to know
if the Prince Leopold has been nominated King
of Greece, and i'll he had been asked to forego his
naturalized position in this country?
The Earl of Aberdeen had no objection to state
that the supposition of the noble marquis was cor.
rect with respect to Prince Leopold. He was the
person to whom the allied powers had offered the
Sovereignty of that country, and his royal highness
has accepted the offer. Some parts of the nego-
tons were not yet fully settled, bnt they were
not fundamental, & must speedily, be concluded.
The Duke of Wellington said, with respect to
one question put by the noble marquis, he beg
ged leave distinctly to answer in the negative
we understood this to apply to the naturaliza-
ton
The Marquis of Londonderry gave notice, that
if the papers respecting Greece were not produc-
ed very early in May, he would bring the subject
before Parliament.
Prince Leopold arrived on the 30th of April,
IN London, from Paris. Preparations were max
ing in Greece for his immediate reception, as he
was expected there in The beginning Of June.
THE Court Journal says that Prince Leopold
left France on account Of the illness Of the king;
and that he had expressed regret that it would be
necessary for him to be denaturalized. Ii will
! be seen above that the Duke of Wellington neg
atived this necessity on the floor of the House of
Lords.
The Russian negotiations at ConstantinopIe,
proceeded without interruption; those relative to
Greece are gradually drawing to a close.
- Protocol of the Conference held at the For
eign office, London, Feb. 4, 1880, Present -
The Plenipotentiaries of France, Great Britain
and Russia.
"The Conference having continued its DELHI
~erations, on the execution of the stipulations con-
tanned IN the Protocol No. 1, of this day, devOt-
ed its attention to the choice of the Sovereign to
be given to Greece. The Plenipotentiaries of the
three Courts considered that among the persons
who particularly recommended themselves to the
choice of the alliance by their personal q%ualifica-
ton, and by their situation i'll society. Prince
Leopold of SAKE Coburg presented to Greece, and
to all Europe, every possible guarantee; that
from the information collected hitherto, there
was every reason to think that the Greeks would
receive him with gratitude for their Sovereign.
Prince Leopold is not a member of the Royal
Family now %reigning in England; ne is not quail
flied to be called to Succeed to the Crown, con-
sequently the Prince of SAKE Cobourg is not
within the case of exclusion, which is provided
against in the Protocol of the 22d of March,
Husband of the Princess, daughter of the King.
he has been assimilated by an act of Parliament,
to the Royal Family in regard to honors; but it
has been acknowledged and confirmed by the ex-
plantations given by the Government of his Bri-
fannie Majesty, that Prince Leopold is not a
peer of the realm, that he has never had a
seat in Parliament, and that since the ~catastrO-
phe which dissolved the ties that bound him to
England, he has not exercised any public func-
ton there. In his pecuniary situation, created
BY the treaty of marriage, a treaty which is sa-
cred by its nature, and confirmed by an act
of Parliament. Prince Leopold finds himself
wholly Independent, whatever events may &C.
cur. The Plenipotentiary of France, those of
Great Britain and Russia, then declared that they
gave the votes of their Courts in favor of
Prince Leopold of SAKE Coburg, and they a.
greed to draw up jointly a note destined to offer
to him, upon the terms and conditions stated in
the Protocols Nos. l, 2, and {. of this date, the
Government of the new Greek State, with the IL
tie of Sovereign Prince of Greece, to be heredi-
tary to his descendants. The Protocols of this
day shall be communicated to Prince Leopold of
SAKE Coburg, and that Prince shall be invited to |