The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-21 00:00:00

The Cession of the lonian Islands.

A letter from Corfu in the Nord dated the 12th
of October narrates the proceedings in the lonian
Parliament, after the speech with which the Lord
High Commissioner opened the session. The lonian
Assembly has voted successively the following
decree and address :

The lonian As Dsembly, elected on
the invitation of the pro-
tecting Powers,
restoration
convoked in view of pronouncing on
the subject of the
faithfully their storation of the lonian people, manifest-
ing
itself to the ardentdeclarationsd esir e andand cvoontsetsa n t
passed will, andn a
con-
forming
seve-
ral preceding occasions by the free lonian Assemblies—
Decrees,—
That the islands of Corfu,. Cephalonia,o/slav Zante, Saint-
e, Ithaca, Cerigo, and
pxkins,du as well as their depen-
dencies, shall be united to the g
of Greece, so as to
single
form an integral part of it in perpetuity
indivisible State under the constitutional, formingi s
Ma-
jesty the King of the Hellenes, GOO. 1.,
and his successors.
Done in the Hall of the Assemby, Sept.
23, year of grace
1563.
ADDRESS OF THE lONIAN ASSEMBLY IN REPLY T
SPEECH OF THE LORD HIGH COMMISSIONER.
THB
Excellency,—
The lonian people, invited by her Majesty the
Queen
protectrice to pronounce formally on the subject or this
na-
tional restoration, have elected the representatives to Whom
they have confided the accomplishment of their will.
Iti
execution of that sacred mission, the Assembly, after having
heard the speech of your Excellency, has believed it to be
its indispensable duty to proceed to the issuing of a decree
consecrating the firm decision of the lonian representatic n.
By this decree the most gracious Sovereign, and the other
great protecting Powers of Greece, will be fully convinced
that the lonian people, having always sought its national
restoration, sanctions to- day the decisions and the conduct
of its free preceding assemblies, pronouncing for the cessa-
tion of the protectorate and for the entire and complete re •
union of the lonian Islands with the kingdom of Greece
under the constitutional sceptre of his Majesty the King of
the Hellenes, George 1., and his successors. The Assembly
reserves to itself to dellare its decision upon the proposi-
tions mentioned in the speech of your Excellency, as soon
as the Chambers shall have received the communication
which is to be presented to them. The Assembly is con-
vinced that the arrangements referred to in the speech of
your Excellency, and which will be taken by the European
Powers, will fully answer tho just and ardent hopes which
have been conceived by the lonian people since their recut
Convention concerning Greece and the Seven Islands.

In the midst of the unspeakable joy which fills all hearts
the Assembly ought to express the gratitude of the lonian
people to the august Sovereign of Great Britain for the deci-
sion which :she has deigned to take, and for the benevolent
disposition of her Majesty towards the Greek nation, The
Assembly ought equally to express the same sentiments in
regard to the other protecting Powers of Greece, for their
concurrence in the realisation of the wishes of the lonians
for national restoration, and for their goodwill to the Greeks
in general. Christian Europe, appreciating the services
which Greece has rendered to humanity, wili doubtless wish
to lend its assistance to the Grecian nation for its complete
restoration, in the interests of civilisation and for the ea-
complishment of the decrees of the Most High.
In receiving the preceding address, the Lord High
Commissioner replied to the Assembly as follows ;
Mr. President and Gentlemen,—

I will hasten to communicate to the Secretary of State of
her Majesty, to be submitted to the Sovereign protectrice
the desire which the lonian people expresses in your address
to see the cessation of the protectorate exercised over this
State by her Majesty, my august Sovereign, in order that
the lonian Islands may form in future part of the kingdom
of Greece, under the sceptre of his Majesty King George and
his successors. I will communicate without delay to the
Legislative Assembly, in the accustomed form, the detailed
arrangements which are necessary to complete this measure,
and I like to believe that in the interest of the country, you
will proceed to a prompt resolution upon the points which
will be submitted to your deliberations, I hope sincerely
that the vote which you have just pronounced will not fail
to assure the welfare and the prosperity of the lonian
people.

Te Deums, and thanks for the union obtained, ac-
clamations to his Majesty the King of the Hellenes,
solemn demonstrations in favour of the Queen of
Great Britain and the protecting Powers of Greece,
sumptuous illuminations—nothing has been omitted
during these last days to render as brilliant as pos-
Bible the manifestation of the public joy.

LONDON GAZETTE—yesterday.

WAR OFFICE, OCT. 17.

The Queen has been gracionily pleased to give orders
for the appointment of Lieutenant-Colonel Wm. Richard..
son, of the Bengal Staff Corps, Commandant of 44th Regi.
ment of Bengal Native Infantry, to be an Ordinary Mem.
ber of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Comp'.
nior.:of the most Honourable Order of the Bath.
CRO WN-OFFICE, OCT. 19.

MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT
PARLIAMENT.

Borough of Richmondir Roundell Palmer, Knt., her
OGuthn—era —SRio bert Porrett Collier, Esq., her
Majesty's
B o rou Attorney-
Borough
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Majesty's Solicitor-General.
OCTOBER 20.

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BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, OCT. 19.
The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Council for Trade have received from the Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her
majesty's Charge d'Affaires in Venezuela, enclosing copy
of a decree, dated the 12th September last, imposing an
additional duty of 25 per cents. on imports into that Repub..
lic, during a limited time, for the purpose of being applied
to the payment of a loan of 300,000 dots.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade have received, from the Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her
Majesty's Charge d'Affaires at Paris, containing an Im-
perial decree, dated the 7th October, fixing the duty on
pure copper or brass, rolled or beaten into bars or sheets,
as follows :—ln French vessels, or by land, 15f. per 100
kilos (decimes included).

ADMIRALTY, Om 14.
Royal Marine Artillery—First Lieutenant Henry Bos'.
cawen Savage to be Lieutenant and Quartermaster, vice
Halliday, promoted.