The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-15
STISM IN GREECE.
Trial of the Bouivnrcs Ministry -Oniciais
Guiitv OF Bride Taking.


The trial Of the late Boulgarcs Ministry,
impeached OF the unconstitutional use OF the
royal prerOsAtive and their official signatures.
aud OF forciule Intervention ia tina election OF
Deputies, began on May /, and on the following
day was adjourned to the 18th of next Septem-
Der. Ihe object Of the al 1ournm. Mt A. stated
10y the President IN court was t. allow the de-
fence time 10 procure with sses whom the prose-
cutiun. IN ignorance OF the law md prevented
them from calling but, "a stated by tue same
authority elsewhere. was to render compliance
with the wishes Of the Government.
The proceedings are idteres ing. not only az a
Vindic ton OF constitutional liberty IN a State
where the struggles Of despotism and anarchy
form historic series, but also from the personal
reputation OF some OF the accused. Boulgares.
the eI Premier, Is the son of mat BOulgaTes
whom kutChuck llassein. On the petition Of the
HNuriots, Appointed In l-O2 ~ the nrst Governor
OF their island to suppress the assassins who
then held Tue people IN terror. Inc SON ffe-
queutly IA office under Ohio, directed the move
ment which resulted m the dethfOnement oil the
King, ana became President Of the Provisional
GnNctnment. ln the civil war which ensued he
was driven from power, and having under King
George again become Premier, he was forced TO
resign m April OF last We r. and now stands i'm
pcacheI WIKI his colleagues.
Gribas. the eX Minister for War, IL the son Of
homellut chief the cruelty OF whose bands
afflicted the Norea alter the murder of Capudis-
trias. aud who rose nrst At the head Of Ills wild
Achrndniau~ against me authority of King y no.
lie commenced ms march ON Athens, the inSur-
TectiOn Spreading Ms he moved, and the acl,inv
of the town seemed inevitable. AT Missolonghi
he died, and 50 oppprtune was the time n at
some attributed his death to poison. HIS son.
y
and obtained great influence; but, more Of u
soldier than statesman. he WAS unable to main
tain IL by constitutional meHns, aud finally. in
ooncett with kotonalos, turned hls artillery
against the bail ungs of his native place aud the
lives Of his countrNmen.
Triygeta. tue ex-Miuister OF the Navy as an
officcr OF the army, played an important part ia
the revolution and civil war. Nix olopOulos and
Balassopoulos, Ministers respectively for Justice
and Ecciesiastich Az airs, now IN ttll, have been
less Conspicuous. The former has for many
years followed the fortunes Of his father-in-iaw,
lare
been out once In once. All the accused are
men of Western education,
The sequsls II the late state trial for simon
iacal appointments to UishOprics nave not been
credtsble to either state or Church. balasso-
poulos and NikolopoulDs were found guilty Of
bribery and condemned to imprisonment. lhey
were accordingly placed IN the Jail set apart for
criminals OF their class. buiidiny leased to the
State at an enormous rent b. their former col
league, IriggetA wnen In ONCE and in when
NikOloppulOs had previously confined MIR.
Irkoupi, the late Ambassador in London, for
tue Greek press. Hut so 10 itnsume was the
place that II was found necessary for the
preservation Of their health ana life o remove
them back To the Military Hospital.
ON the conviction Of the tnres Bishops the
verdict was ohciallN animated 70 the synod II
Athens, aud n uInnVnt Com mission Of
1heulugians appointed to consider the matter
found that the Prelates had committed simony
and had consequently forfeited their sees Al
their FIRST sittiug tue Synod was not unanimo Gus
as To- the course to be pursued, four members
holding thtt tue condemned Bishops ought to
be deprived wnile the Archbishop Of Athens
considered that suspension Tor term would he
Il sufficient punishment. But sitting folio we'd
sitting one 10y one the Oisseuticnts were won
over 10 the opinion Of their Metropolitan, AMI
finally the Holy synod delivered It's e,islun to
the effect that simony Lad not ueen committe ed.
and TIA suspeL Sion Tor three years Is the ouly
punishment which the Church will iuhict. ] he
Government Cpmnls-loner refused 10 counter
sigu tins judgment, and without his signature
1t Is abortiye things are at deadlock, hut to-
day the scCul Z arm Is tho arm Of uOwer, and
the people are determined that at 40 time shall
the culprts enjoy the irult aud object Of their
crime