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!.irlered as his. This was a sample of an inde-
peinkiit Parliament chosen to represent en inde-
periiielit State. There was nothing worse ever
hesttl of, except a Scotch borough. But now
for the mariner of carrying this Constitution into
effi-ct. 'the Assembly was convoked 29d April ;
forty Members opened. The forms of swear-
' rig dirt not allow much time. of course, for pub-
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the Cou.titotion, is 32 pages folio, was put before
them; which they were required to subscribe next
mornitreo. s goon let they met. The- third ehty -of
thrit meetiug ;accomplished this great constiflational
tTratioa. Tliiey .bod tokeu oaths presitsualy mot to
divptgexhia 49uk place in the couroe•of these pro-
ceeJimr. Oa the sth May the Deputatiou sailed
for Eugland to announce the termivatinu of this
gloripu,sisbour, pod the Deputies figured sway in
London, tieing for some time the lions of the
day. Tins woo the leocastitution which. his Majesty's
Nwistera tooctiotied as fittiug the lonian Islands.
'rhe articles or it were so contrived that the .Lord
High Commissioner, alter at, • lting all the chief

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officers. of the institutious, had the 'rower reserved
to Imo of revising the judgiuroutss and revoking the
'osentruces of all the trilqmals. Ile way to have the
tight of beiug present at the sittiugs of the Senate,
mid this eireotustauce .would iccouut for his bed-
loom and sitting-room bring situated beat to the
.10011: of the assembly. Ile appointed also the Si-
ert-hey of the h'esinte, the Tieusurer.General, and
several other of holding considerable poaer
who were to he responsible to oo quo but himself.
There mien, feet soothing for the Selene-to do;
the l'reeideut copal stop all judiniel pteeeedier,s
nod reverse inilgentoti . being necouutoble only to
the Lord Milli Connunisiouce Nato .eppritiolost owl.
The whole Liurerietnent aunt hike that of, IV 1(001111
Pro-001,50, with die istleisoMme of Melding the
power through the ogeocy•of intermediate prams,
dependants on die chief auttiorny. lu 1819 serious
disturbalices took pirce at Santa Mourn; riot's and
arrests, bloodshed and executions there, were in
shocking abuinheuce. He had on a former occasion.
stated, that their disturbances were to be atirilosted
to the impositiou of oppressive taxes. The Under
Culunial.Secretiory had denied it, cud said that they
were fomented by some reports respecting the es-
Nblishuient of the notate. He now pledged him-
self to prove Ihr accoracy of the.statrinvots 'wheat
• had been .o resolutely drilled. Ile found from ditto-
ments for which lie would couch the truth, • dirt
the pea-entry of Santa &Lora •hail es.prescsi their
A% 01111g11e$11 to sited their blood for their country ahrl
the Constitution ; that they were willing to pay the
mutual coutiihutions, the tithes uud the customs,
tiut that they could lint ufford the high imposts
NV hid) were wade for a mole and canal, which
were to be wrought, and for which the country
had no need. Colonel Robinson, who held ten
places in the islands, win appointed to enforce the
• contribution. The appeal of the suffering people
was answered by the arrival of two transports, and
they immediately rushed to arms. For the blood
that weir shed. fur the esecutions, in. some instances
of priests iu their canonicals, were all to be mini-
, lusted to the officers of the Lord High Commis.
sioners. This was the way in which the British
name was stained by the misdeeds of officers
abroad, olielteredes long as possible by the defence
. .tof their friends or p limns at home. There
.were taxes paid un oil, wine, and grant, and others
were added ou hire, and honied cattle, to• Mike.
goal 30.90 dollars for •the construction of the
. works which be bad meritioued. The municipal+
officer was to make out the list of the contributors.
It-was afterwards (ossid that no less. than 45 sl
7 *WM were wholly incapable of coutributing their ,
weseosmeuts. Fur this injustice the Lord Hight
piCommissioom. •whp wits present when the Act'
passed for the 'surprise, was blameable. the
blouse ifseskl grente Coluthittee, or a Commission.
~olsould siApoutted,he would prove all that [mend,/
.111 there was an faith to he put is stalernesse
_the Gazelles, (kr 4) Any olkial signatures. He would
• state one or two facts to shew the manner of admit
sistering justice :—Valeriu Panne was suspended fro,
)lis office, cod denied the trial which
fries have a right to.deessud by the new constitution.
Alessandro Batagho held hoods in Corfu, which two
liuudred years before belonged to an abbey. lie
. wps deprived of them, and the case was submitted
to a tribunal connoting of two English. appointed
• by Sir T. Weigand, and two natives, involuted by
the Staple. The Engliell were referring the quest-
lion of right to the Lower Courts, the natives pro-.
psrsed refer it to the decisional* Sir I'. Maitland,
1019(4004at length agui cat the right of Batsglio,
wfirritto to a law of Venice of 14N, which dreier-
red that An property of tile church cunuot be alie-
laced. Frees this sentence be would admit no av-
oid,. though Baugh* was prepared to prove, that
. whey is me family took possession, the lauds were not
in a stite of cultivation. All the public documents
of tbe*tate were foil of professions or justice—all
the sets,. of the Governor were equally full of injus-
tice. T. bisitituid had been in India, and
ostght to have observed how carefully all the Go-
yerinne bed avoided meddling with the religions
. nffioirsof the people; instead of which, in May, 1880,
uppoiated tut Admjuistrator-General of all
church property, whether of laud or moveables.
this P.erSOlt Was the same ltobiusou, of the marines,
whom he (sad before utentioued as holding ten
• places. tic decided, that when the public officers
phoald (lava prude their returns respecting the pas.'
perty of the church, its religious usages and appose,
- grisliest, he (Sir Thomas Maitland) should ad*
juclicatp the cases arising out of them, fermi
which judgment there should be uo appeal,
lie as.tupati the entire superintendence of thi,
church affairs. If there were found less dim four
• venom ip • couveet, he Look upon himself the
power of ikitrOYittg it, and immediately after those
p•riAtrisry proceedings the disturbences commenced.
Ssro,ipeogo, our of ilie roost important and re-
• speetptsle meal iu the island, because he would not
.10111411/X le ssch !pumice! conduct, or tacitly col►-
sxttt of his country, was weaseled
mot ft the object pf epeeist persecution. He •ss •
*OO3 fittalt, his bpd at night. lois, wipers liken front .
Itigts pet tie brispd an English /note. and seta to
fTe iIPI/41914 ins ilVitgeeu on the island of Corfu ;
pod the Lippe apight judge of lite slisposisiou to
elemepcy op thos pert of ills Government, whes a
suegaorisi Ouch he prevented woe rejeci.td with
'corp. All refusfil 10 go into is Coen 01 Justice,
pa by denied gheir right to try him, and was fen-
-6494d to twelve years ippriffressettt. Sp that one
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