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of Switzerland and Germany, *at -by o►der of Sir
T. Maitland, is his proetainutisos, considered
it a• abhorrent to the feeling. of a peaceable and
good petiole to offer up such prefers...lAM on
hoard an English frigate to COrruj whence he wit
ofteronrds banisl►ed to Zante. and was now *soder-
ing its an outcast in Italy. He did think that it
behoved his Mdirrely's Government to iimoilltie easels ,
an inquiry into the circumstances he had stated. as
•ould ascertain the truth of those statements;
but no inquiry in the lonian bland* could be
effectual while the Lord flitch Commissioner
retained the power which he now posarsted ;
for no units would dere to risk his displea-
sure by telling the truth. No mess hid tit
done so who had not been punished fat, it by
imprisonment. buoishment. or hanging. It hi. for.
mar motion for inquiry had been acceded to, Iligeh
of the obloquy sod disgrace which had fallen on
the English name and character would have been
avoided. He concluded by rooting the following
Reanhations:—.
Ist. That it appears by documents upon the Isble of
this House, that the lonise lelauda were, by • Treaty ►igned
a' Paris, am the bib of November, 1815, between the Courts
of Plealna, St. Petersbures, Lumium and Verbs, declared
to be • ~ale, free, sod isdepeotteut Male,' sod were
placed under tb. immediate sod exeloaive protrelioid of she
tiny of Great Britsin ; and that, by Article 0, of the mid
Treaty, ' His Britaaas• 111114rsty etiosimea Oust • parti.
. color Convention with the Goireeitmeal of the mid United
Stales shall settle, secarrdiog to the Mate remises% all
matters relative to the amino. moor of the hirtrestos slaw
existing, as well as to the supreme aid pay of the fMi.
bob garrisons, sad to the *amber of stem who Me to ...m-
-oues them to lime of pram. The said Coavesttioin shall also
niahlMh the relation, which are to lake slier bete erti the
armed force and the lunisn Govermweist."rhat b 7
Article lt, at the id mistime of the 7th chapter of the eon.
stitistiomal elt•rl of the U•ued States of the loots*. Islamis,
agreed to by the Legislative Assembly on the 2.1 of Nay,
11117, sad sanctioned by his M.•jesly, the -1‘ log of Great
Kellam, it Is settled 'that ■ll expense of q•arsevi*M the
regular troops of his 51-pity; the proterttag Soymeign,
' and, generally speaking, all military expense of every kind
to be incurred by the States (a. far as relates to the three
Maimed oleo obromolimmett), shell he paid out 6f Megrims!
treasury of the same.'
Bd. That it appears by returns on dig tattle of this
House (ride Pa►liamentary Paper, No. 87, of 18211) that Its
itxradoure of Great Britain fur the toilstimy emabbstiosnit
in the lonian Glands, automated to the sum of 145,023/. in
the year 1817; sod to 129045 f. in 1818, exclusive of the ex-
pense for transpewts, relief of troops. passage money, sod
other charges which have not been laid before the House.
.1341. That it Is expedient, i• the protest state 4 dm
invites of the United Kingdom, that this military expense
irseurred fur the lonian latitude, shall be psid from the revs.
sues of those Islands, and regulated agreeably to the shoo.
lotions of the Treaty of Paris, bib November, 1816, cod site
Convection of the United lonian &idea, agreed to uo the
2d May, 1917, and s•ietiosed by his Majesty.
" 41b.That so humble Addles* he prevented to his Majesty,
that he would be graciously pleased to direct an inquiry into
r the state of the Government of the 'maims Islands, the causes
of the general disaffection, and of the numerous arrests sod
bentsbments which have takers plate there; sod for what
reasons the lobabitaats were disarmed, and mama' law pro-
claimed.'

Mr. WILMOT said, the Hon. Member had taken.
by far the most considettible part of his speech
verhaties from documents which were &itemised last
Session, and had repeated seriatim the arguments
which he then urged, and u *lnch he supporter/
the motion which was then negatived.—(" Heare
hear, leer," from the Opposition.)--fir would re-
peat, that throats,. documents End the sums ergs-
merits had hero used on the former occeriens,
and he said, therefore, that it 4as not to he
etpected that he should go at length into topics
which had beta repeated owl di•esissed before,
and which had been satisfactorily refuted.—
(Hear.)—ln the first place he (tattered- with the
Hon. Member to the coastruetton of the reticle
irr. the Treaty of Paris relative to the foment
lalundS, and also of the article of the,Conatitu.
Coital Charter to• which he had referred, both of
which he (%ir. W.) maintained had been strictly
fulfilled. The Hon. Member had referred' to the
state of the Islands when under the Vetirefian Go-
vernment; he biped the Hun. Member woafti not
enotrtid tkot they enjoyed a greet., stave of
liberty under that• Government than et present
for it would be so endless task to go into •
historstal narrative to disprove that portal°
• The Constitution given to them when ander lii
Russian Government in 1903, wet out founded o
the representative system, end yet comp:mitts ward
made by the Kusstsn Governors that it was not fie
fur se turbulent and uneducated a people, and id
was accordingly ' changed in 1806. When milled
the dominion of the French, the Governinent wee
purely military. There was th.refore iio ground
for agreeing with the Hunotirehle Member, that
those islands fortnerly enjoyed a degree of liberty
which had since been taken from them, on
the contrary, it appeared that they possessed
move liberty now than at ally former period. Al-
though the nominal expense of the civil govern-
ment was increased, the Hon. Member could aliew
no increase of taxation on the inhabitants. He
challenged him to thew a single new ire that had
been imposed. If he referred to the duty on oil, it
was necessary to mention dud that tax was laid on
in exchange for several otherr, much more oppressive
and vexatious to the people, which were repealed.
It might be true, us the Hon. Member had stated,
that the total charge fir salaries and sitowstices to
the civil officers of the Government in ISIS
emnunted only to 68,000 dollars ; and p hut
in '1919 it wee 241,000 ; but he (Mr. Wilmot)
denied that the people paid one iota less in
tales at the former period. and the difference was
intercepted in its passage to the treasury by the
persons who farmed the taxer,. Under those cir.
eunestancts, he was justified in considering the dis-
position of the,revenue at present as infinitely more
advantageous than at the former period. for he
contrived that the introduction of-larger fixed sale.
• ries for services performed. instead rif .a system of
low salaries with an endless private appmpriation of
the revenue of the Woods, we. a more salutary
change than any that could have been adopted.
Theelterge for passage-moury, of which the Hon.
Member had said No much, would no Imager
exist, a brig having been built to convey Ste
Thomas Maitland to and fro. The Cunstitu.
banal Charter was got up with reference to the
existing condition of the people. and was the beat
adapted to the eitemmitances in which they
here placed. A system like ours would not work
either to their advantage or to our own. Rut if
that Charter were such as it hint been described by
the Hoc. Member, bow did it hoppers that it hail
lain us the table of that House. and hem parsed
without airy dissent eiren fray Ints ? No statue us

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