The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-09 00:00:00

TILE lONIAN ISLANDS,

MAY 30.

On Friday last a circular intimation was sent to
the -principal lonian authorities inviting them to
attend on the following day the signature of a pro.
tocol between the Lord High Commissioner and
Mr. Laime, the Plenipotentiary of his Hellemic
Majesty, in full dress. Some curiosity was excited
as to what this protocol could contain, and curiosity
was disappointed in the result.
The protocol declared that the Lord High Com-
missioner and Mr. Laime had agreed on the follow-
ing points:—That the civil and military authority
of her Majesty should cease at twelve o'clock on the
23 June. That a commission should remain to
make delivery of the military establishments, &c.,
the president of which should be the chief of the
commissariat staff, with two others, to another
commission of Greek officials.

The assistant secretary of the Lord High Com-
missioner in like manner was to preside over a com-
mission to deliver the civil archives. The mode in
which the Lord High Commissioner was to leave
the island and embark on board the Marlborough,
with guard of honour, salutes, &c., was set out with
painful detail.
Next came the relief of the British by Greek
troops, lowering the British end hoisting the
Hellenic flag, on the fortresses. The British guards
are to be escorted off in charge of the Greek guards.
The hour fixed was twelve o'clock on the 2d of

June.
Such were the principal heads of the protocol,
which was read by Bit Henry Drummond Wolf, in
English, then in Greek by the secretary ot Mr.
Lain 36, and signed and sealed by the respective
parties.
The same ceremonial is to be observed as nearly
as possible in the southern islands,
A proclamation was then read in bath languages
declaratory of the day of cession.
Sir Henry Storks then read a farewell and flat-
tering speech to the Senate, landing that and all
previous Senates for their unqualified obedience to
his orders, and praising the lonian people for its
tranquillity and good behaviour under the surveil.
lance of a strict and inquisitorial police, v,
backed by
a strong military force.
A translation of this eulogistic adieu
Was read by
Sir Peter Brails.
The senior member of the Senate then read a reply
in the sense of the to quoque. The reading of the
tt
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le.ndsubayruam.,,
ptrraontosictolg
lworai sa
sae ips royal salute—" Sic
The ships in the harbour are the Marlborough,
121, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Smart, rear-
admiral of the blue, commander-in-chief of the
Mediterranean Station ; the Mesnee, 60, the
Galatea, 26, the Cossack, 20, the Magicienne, 16,
the Trident, 3, the Psyche, 2, the Himalaya and
Tamar troop-ships. The Orlando has left for the
southern islands, as also the Trident and Magicienne
to embark the detachments of St. Manra, Ithaca,
Cephalonia, Zante, and Cerigo to rendezvous at
Malta and thence proceed to their respective desti-
nations.
The death of Dirs. Wynne, wife of Colonel Wynne,
commanding the .Engineers, which occurred yester-
day, has thrown. a damp over the British com-
munity, among whom she was known for her bene-
volent disposition and charity, as universal as it was
unostentatious.
The King is expected here on the 7th to take
possession of the islands. Of course great enthu-
siasm will be shown by the mob, and proper respect
t when this excitement hat,
by the better class ; but
passed ~
away, and the stern reality of taxes, con
scriptioc, prostration of commerce, and want of
public security shall succeed the present status quo,
discontent will succeed and great embarrassment to
Greece.
The Maltese are to be conveyed to their country
by the vessels ot war. Above 60 have already,
applied for passages, end this very considerate mea-
sure is attributable to Vice-Admiral Smart, the
com-
mander in chief of the Mediterranean station. r The
merchants having ceased to import • since the dada.
ration of union, the most ordinary articles are not
to be obtained in the town.

THE NAVY.
The Salamis paddle-wheel despatch vessel, 830 tons,Xoi-,-
horse power, recently commissioned by Commander F.Z: ri
&rale for service as tender to the Channel Fleet, arrived'
at Sheerness from Blackwall on Monday evening, having
had a new cylinder supplied to her in the place of the one
which split ten days ago while at her moorings, and after
her trial trip. Having taken in coals on Tuesday, she was
again taken to Maplin Sands for trial of her machinery, in
charge of the principal officers of the Sheerness Steam Re-
serve, when the following results were obtained :—With
draught of water 4ft 10in forward—aft, 10ft 51n—pressure
of steam, 25—vacuum, 262—revolutions of engines, 33
a speed of 13 GB9 knots per hour was obtained at full
boiler power. At half boiler power the main speed was
11.371 knots. The vessel is fully rigged, with all the
necessary sea stores on board ; her armament is also com-
plete. She is fitted with patent paddle-wheels and Morgan's
feathering tloits. On trial the immersion of the upper
edge was 11 ft •!.,?in. The engine was stopped from the
time of moving the telegraph, in 12 sec—started ahcLd
in 30 sec—and astern in 33 tee. The tcmpetts:ure was taken
at 2 aud 4 o'clock. At 2 o'clock it was on deck Cl, in the
engine room 79, in the torward stokehole 94, and in the of ter
stokehole 91-1. At 4 o'clock p.m, the temperature We?
cu
deck GI, in the engine room SO, in the for ward srokehole
and in the after stokehole 93. The force of wind during
the trial was from 3to 4, and the sea was smooth. The trial
was pronounced to be in every respect satisfactory. After
the trial the vessel returned to her mooring in Sheerness
harbour to take in powder and await Admiralty orders.
The Pearl, 20, screw corvette, Capt. John Borlase, C. 8.,
was yesterday officially inspected at Spithead, and after-
wards steamed into Portsmouth harbour, where she will be
dismantled and paid out of commission.
The Colossus, 66, screw coastguard ship, Capt. Edward
Codd, was placed in No, 10 duck yesterday at Portsmouth,
to clean and repair her copper, Kingston valve, &c. The
Racoon, 22, screw corvette, Captain Count Gleichen, was
placed the same tide in No. 7 dock. Nes. 7 and 10 docks
at Portsmouth were thrown into one by the removal of the
caisson at the junction of the two docks which constitute
what is known as the Warrior dock. When used for sepa-
rate purposes, as in the present instance, the central caisson •
is kept in use,

iestet day was appointed for tLe triel of V.,3 turret ship
Rod al Sovereign at the measured mile in Stokes Bay, near
Portsmouth, but in consequence of the inability of the Con-
troller of the Navy to be present the trial has been postponed.
Capt. J. F. Bolton, 12th Regiment, F.R.G.S., and Com-
mander Colomb, R.N., are engaged, under directions from
the Government authorities, in carrying out a series of ex-
periments on the south coasts with a view to perfect a system
of telegraphy for naval and military purposes, which shall
be one system for use in lieu of the several and different
systems now in use. St. Catherine's Down, cn the south
side of the Isle of Wight, is the present scene of operations
where temporary stations are being erected from which
signals by day and by night will be sent across the channel,
a Government steamer affording the seaward means of
communication.