The New York herald., 1862-12-14


for the Throne OF Greece.
| A new cause for contention and trouble mas
arisen in Europe. The people Of Greece, hav-
ing driven away Ohio, their late King. are In
search of new ruler, and have turned their
attention upon Queen Victoria's second son,
Prince Alfred. We hear from Athens that the
English Minister at that place has declared no
will in no way influence the election to the
throne, and that Greece is perfectly fres 70
make her own choice. It is added" Prince
Alfred will surely be elected" And what
thon! Will England allow this scion Of her
royal house to take his seat upon the throne OF
Greece, or rather will the great Powers OF
Europe allow such q steps Be that as it may,
the young Prince is on his way to visit Athens.
| By the latest advices he was expected at Corfu,
where immense preparations have been made
| to receive his Highness. A warning from
Napoleon has ALREADY gone forth. Will England
take heed Of it, The newly founded organ Of the
Empress Eugenie, La France, in an article
upon the attitude of England with respect to
the candidature Of Prince Alfred to the throne
| of Greece, thus draws attention to the gravity
OF the situation. 1t Says
The great Western Powers have common interests in
the East which ought to unite and not TO divide then
evident that If one OF the Powers desired to obtain
preponderance TO the prejudice Of the other, the equi
brim oil their relations would bedisturbed aud shock
be given TO the principles on which their good under-
standing rests.
This means that France will never GLOW any
of the great Powers to alone assume the gov
ernmcnt of Greece. Russia will, of course,
| oppose alr encroachments Of England in that
| direction, who would truly command the Me-
diterranean were she mistress OF Greece.
! We shall soon hear the French press dis
coursing upon the benefits of joint pr0tecto-
rates, and making we'll defined threats against
the grasping propensities of England. Russia
will here side with France, as neither of these
Powers could allow England to take possession
| Of sunny Greece, with her millien and half
of population and as yet but scantily culti-
waited resources. A pretty quarrel seems
brewing, as England stands fair chance
of being snubbed now by her faithful ally"
References to his movements in Mexico will fall
upon deaf ears Greece is nearer at hand, and
were any one Of the great Powers to secure the
control of that nation the equilibrium of Europe
i
consent to Prince Alfred's becoming King OF
Greece, even though he we're duly elected by
| the people, the other nations of Europe and
especially Russia, would view such a proceed
| ing with a jealous eye. and her enmity to Eng
land become so inflamed as to cause her to lend
her aid and influence to Napoleon in his plans
for the abasement Of pe.fde Albion.
L of r. - g
the government Of Greece would be to make
Russia more than ever averse to any lessening
| of our power upon the seas. She would appre-
cate that, were we crippled, France and Eng
| land, with their immense aavies, would control
| the world and Russia's statesmen are far too
| wise not to foresee the effect Of any future
weakness of ours upon her own progress and
power. For all these and many other
reasons Russia will oppose the assumption by
Prince Alfred of the Grecian throne, while
France will do SO from sheer jealousy Of the
power of England, and from determination
| to oppose her grasping any portion Of Europe.
France is not unmindful Of 'Ac opposition she
has met from England in Syria, Italy, and m ore
lately in Mexico. She will now, in this matter
England, in the way of interference and counter
policy. Austria, WHO has always had her de-
signs upon the Danubian provinces, the Princi-
palities and Greece, to say nothing of Turkey,
will view with no more favor than France or
Russia, England's attempt to take possession of
Greece and she will surely oppose such mea-
sure to the full Of her power aud influence.
T,,rLav v,ho iooLc ,,non Graoco oc almost har
own, will likewise glance askance at Englands
occupation Of the throne of Greece. In fact, in
all parts of Europe England will meet with de-
termined opposition in this matter.
Will John Bulls doggedness be once more
evinced where his interests are so much at stake,
or will he give way quietly and tell the people
of Greece to look elsewhere for ruler? In any
of i'll will and jealousy in Europe, and
| to distract from our side of the Atlantic the
| too close attention of France and England.
\ Russia will as we stated above, be drawn
nearer to us by this Greek episode, and we
shall feel secure in her continued moral support
| and friendship This speck upon the horizon
may have great results in Europe. From lesser
Cahses qudtTeis duu W"io nafc dTiscn, anu at
this time the temper Of the great European
| Powers is particularly easy to rufle. Distress
and want are rife among their subjects, and
they all feel the necessity OF some great change,
Of some paramount excitement, to drown the
cries Of the people.
Weawait with curiosity the further develop
ments orthe Greek question.
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| The End Of the First Term Of Ma M ger
Grau.
Manager Grau concludes his season at the
Academy Of Music, tomorrow evening with q
grand complimentary benefit. rendered to him