The Morning herald., 1876-06-16
Grantisnl i'm Greece.
,Dens Correspondent OF the London g
Times

.noos correspondent of the London
A'A' Times
MIN trial of the late Boulgares Ministry,
lno lneohed of the unconstitutional use Ofthe
mpeI1n,reroyatiye and their official signatures
W of rorcible intervention in the election OF
nsnnt;es, an began on May l, and on the fol.
"lpinr day was adjourned to the 2Sth of
oST w, TSeptcmber. The object of the adjourn
"tnt As stated by the president in court,
nt, as IN allow the defence time to procure
,neeses whom the prosecution, in igno-
.nnc 0oo' oC the law, had prevented them from
'I,jng, but. as stated by the same author
olscw here, was TO render compliance
stE tbn wishes of the Government
m The proceedings are interesting, not only
a publication OF constitutional liberty in
1 State where the struggles of despotism and
,n,rry form historic series, but also form
Flc personal reputation of some of the &C
nsed, Boulgares, the ex-Premier, is the
tan Of that Boulgares whom Kutchuck Has
[rr. on the petition of the Hydriots, ap-
foin,ed 1902 as the first Governor of their
sand to suppress the assassins who then
Fel the people in terror. The son, fire.
puentIy in Office under Ohio, directed the
novpnept which resulted in the detlrone-
npnt of the King, and became president Of
bhp Provisional Government. In the civil
ror which ensued he was driven from pow
h, and having under King George again
3ecome Premier, he was forced to resign in
hpr of last year, and now stands impeach-
ID with his colleagues.
Grba., the ex Minister for War, is the
hon Of Romeliot chief, the cruelty Of whose
bands afflicted the Morea after the murder
bfCapodistrias, and who rose first at the
head Of bis wild Acarnanans against the
Iulority of King Ohio. He commenced
tis march on Athens, the insurrcction
Ipreading as he moved, and the sacking of
he town seemed inevitable. At Mssolong-
hihe died, and so opportune was the time
&ha some attributed his death to poison.
Bis son, the present defendant, made his
Eay 70 Athens, and obtained great in1lu-
tncc, but, more of soldier than states
nan, he was unable to maintain it by con
dutonaI means, and finally, in concert
With Koronaos, turned his artillery againet
BE buildings ofhis native place and the lives
n his c0untrymen.
'rriggea, the cx Minister of the Navy, as
IN officer of the army, played an important
art in the revolution and civil war. Nix
plOpoulos and Bilassopoulos, Ministers re-
pectivey for Justice and Ecclesiastical At
airs, now in Jail, have been less conspicu
bus The former has for many years follow
u the fortunes of his father-inlaw, Boul-
Fares; the latter wealthy doctor, has been
but once in office. All the accused are men
u Western education.
The scquels of the late State trial for ST.
honacal appointments to Bshoprics have
ot been crcditable to either State or
.hurch. Balassopoulos and Nikolopoulos
ere found guilty of bribery and condemned
Imprisonment. They were accordingly
'aced in tlle Jail set apart for criminals OF
heir class, building leased to the State al
N enormous rent by their former colleague
rigetta, when in Office, and which Nikolo-
Ouos had previously confined Mr.. TrikOu
the late ambassador in London, for act
lg upon an evor-estimate of the freedom OF
lei Greek press. But so lOathsome was the
pace that it was found necessary for the
reservation Of their health and life to re
poye them back to the Military Hospital.
On the conviction Of the three bishops the
efdct was officially intimated to the Synod
Athens, and Government Commission
lheologians appointed to consider the
1at'er, found that the prclates had COM
lIt'el simony and had consequently forfeit
their sees. At their first sitting the Sy
ol was not unanimous as to the course to
pursued, four members holding that the
2l1emncd Bishops ought to be deprived, :,
'hc the Archbishop of Athens considered
nat suspension for term would be sutli-
Nn punishment. But sitting followed sit
FNg one by one the dissentients were won
yer TO the opinion of their Metropolitan,
ut finally the Holy Synod delivered its de-
f'on to the effect that simony had not been
fommlttcd, and that suspension for three
ears is the only punishment which the
kAurch will mfict. The Government Com
missioner refused to countcrsign this judg
f'eht, and without his signature it is abor-
iNe; things are at a deadlock, but to-day
lie secular arm is the arm of power, and
| he people are determined that at no time
aa,I !,I the culprits enjoy the fruit and object
Pi their crime.