The Sun.
London, England, 1815-12-07 00:00:00

PEDESTRIANISM.--MAIDSTONE, DEC. 6.

TUFFEE AND Son--=-(3d day)—TUFFEE was Ore•
vented, by the inclemency of the weather, from
starting until a quarter before -six o'clock this
morning, after vvhich it continued fine, and nume-
rous spectators were on the ground. When TUF-
FEE brelkfliSted, At eight o'clock, he had perform=
ed nine miles : the son then started, and by 20
minutes after nine, he cozapleted li‘;e. miles. At
one o'clock they. had accomplished 32 miles, and
it nine o'clock at night' they finished their third
day's task With GO miles.

The following notice was yesterday posted at
LLOYD'S Coffee-house :—" The NeWrry, FORREST,
bound from St. t'etershurgh to. Liverpool, has
been run away with by the Captain, and is ar-
rived at New York."--Query. What encourage-
ment will the Govonment of the United States
give to this wholesale rirate and traitor
From a recent survey ()title houses in the town
of Liverpool, made fnijthe purpose of compiling a
new Directory, it appears that a very great dimi-
nution in the number of empty houses has taken
place since the last survey in 1813. The compa-
rative numbers are as follow :

The empty houses in Liverpool and its environs}l422
amounted in 1813 (reckoning front houses only t 0....
According to the survey in 1815, they ar.% .... 731

More front houses occupied in 1815 than )813 . . 641
This number, on the, usual scale of 5 persons
to a house, adds to the population 3800 persons,
exclusive of the back-houses, which have increas.,
eel in wore than an equal proportion..
Anti-Atli ition has no smell with it ; it reme-
dies the defects of bad tanning and preserves lea-
ther from the ill effects of bad blacking, at the
same time that boots and shoes, when blackened
twice or three times after being rubbed with the
Anti-Attrition, they will appear wore beautiful,
%rill last one-third longer than they otherwise
would do, and onehalf-crown box of the Compo-
sition, Which is sold at No 40, Charing-Cross, is
quite sufficient to render three pair of boots, or
six pair Qi shoes colupletely water-provf.

S [IN ItE VIE W.

(No. CVIII.)

THE lONIAN ISLES.

Travels 41 the lonian Isles, in Albania, Thessaly, and
Greece,. in 1312 and 1813,,&c.'&.c. .By HENRY HOLLAND,
M. D. F. R. S. &c. &c. Quarto, il!nstrated by a Map and
Twelve Engraving:, price I. 3i. Longman, Hurst, Rees,.
Orme, and Browns.

We have taken up this Volume hastily at the
present moment on account of its immediate in-
terest and if me do not enter into a detailed re-
view of its contents, •but merely :limit our-

selves to a few extracts to-day, we hope tine
slight departure from our usual custom, will rather
he ,pleasing than otluerwise to ()or Readers.

" The rapid decay of the eastern Empire, and
the active policy of the Venetians, during the period
of the Crusades, threw the lonian Islands, together
with various portions of the adjoining continent
into the 'hands of this en:erprizing people, dur-
ing the thirteenth cent►try. Some parts of those
acquisitions were afterwards permanently taken,
and others occupied for a time by the Tullis,
when that nation was in the height of conquest
and military power ; but they did not lon,
tain any of the lonian Isles ; and the dominion,
of the Venetians continued in this sea, with
little interruption, Int more than 300 years. In
later times, the political situation of the Isles has,
been much more fluctuating The sueCesses of
the French In Italy, in the campaign of 179'7;
gave them, by the treaty of Campo Fortnio, this
possession, together with others of the Venetian.
colonies. The various events succeeding in the
Mediterranean, rendered the situation of the Isles

for two of three years very'precarious and dis 4
turbek; and it was not till March 1801, that 6.
settled form was given to their Government, by
a treaty between Russia and the Porte, tinder the
.name of " The Republic of the Seven Isles."
The integrity of this Republic, consisting of the
Isles of Corfu, Cephalonia, Zante, Santa Manta,
Ithaco,,.Cerigo, andiPaxo,was further made ars.
article between England and France in the Treaty
of Amiens: The small commonwealth, so con-
stituted, had a population of about 200,000 souls;
allied, indeed, by origin, language, and habits,
but so divided from their insular situation, that
they could have no political efficiency, even under
circumstances more favourable than the present
condition of European politics and warfare.
" At the head of the Republic, the Govern
meat of which wks fixed at Corfu, svas.placed the
Prince Commuto, a Zantiote Nobleman, whose
rank and integrity recommended him to a situa-
tion, which 'he filled with honour and ,propriety.
Tbe Prince, now advanced in years, resides at
present in Zante, where his estates are situated,
and maintains in private life the respect which
formerly was given to his public situation.

" The renewal of the war did not directly
affect the lonian Isles, but they could not long
escape, in a contest which successively involved
every part of Europe. The naval forces of Rus.
sia, with a few land troops, afforded them pro-
tection during the wnr, which terminated in the
Treaty of"Tilsit ; but by the terms of this Treaty
they were consigned over to the French Empire,
and immediately garrisoned by French troops.
" The Government establiShed in Corfu affect-
ed to give a certain degree Mt legislative freedom
to the peopte, and to restore various usages of the
ancient Greeks. The reckoning by Olympiads
was to be renewed ; 91ympic games were to he
celebrated at each period of four years ; and iron
medals to' be distributed as prizes. These pro-
jects had a migirty aspect in the columns of the
Moniteur, but this was all ; and it they were de-
signed to influence the minds of the Continental
Greeks, their effect was speedily lost in the train
of succeeding events.

" Ea►ly in 1810, a small English expeditioni
left Sicily, under the command of General Os-
wald, -destined to act against the loniat! Isles.
"-Zante, Cephalonia, Ithaca, and Cerigo, were
taken almost without opposition.' In Santft
Maura, the French garrison made a longer resiSt-
ance, but was finally compelled to surrender.

Corfu, and the small a<ljoining Isle of Paxo, alone
remained, the French power ; the garrison of
'l^- the former, being much stronger than the whole
disposable fo-rce in the captured Isles, and our

only offensive means, therefore, being a maritime
blockade.
In this state the affairs of the lonian Ivies
continued from 1810 to the late pence ; two
islands being subject to the French, under the im•

mediate command of General Denzelot ; the re,
tnaining five, which contain a population of near-
ly 140,0(40 souls, being under the protection of
the F.,nglish, with the tale of '' The Liberated

lonian Isles." At the time I am now writing
(1815), it is still uncertain how this little cons-

minity will be disposed of, under the internal ar-
rangements of the great Powers of Europe. An

independence, under the common guarantee of
England, Russia, France, and Austria, would

prObably, on the whole, be the condition most
favourable to the interests of the people:

. " While the Islands continued under British
government, considerable, perhaps too great, de•

ference was paid to their ancient institutions.
" TlieNenetian laws were maintained, And
their execution committed in each isle to four of

.
the principal inhabitants, with a president, or
capo del goCerno, which office was always filled by
the chief English Military-Officer in the Island.
" Corlu being possessed by the French, the
seat of the general government, civil and
tarp, was established at Zante and hither were

bronght nll appcids from the otlver Isles, with
tnrther reference to our authorities in Sicily, to

which the coin:nan►l «•a4 still snhordinate.
" At the `time I was .in tie lonian Isles;MajOr-
General Airey held this command, and SO fulfilled
its duties as to merit and obtain tl►e attachment of
the population committed to his.charge : he was
succeeded. it► the splint; of 1813 by Genet- AI Camp-
bell, who has remained in the Islands since this

period. •
. '-"rlie English government, short as was its
duration, has certainly 1 eel\ beneficial to the wel-
fare of the Isles: their commerce has experienced •
some increase ; and the revenues, which were
formerly abused to party pnrpons., have, during
this time, been devoted to the internal improve.,
meta of the country, the repair of the fort:ilk-a—
titins, and the construction and -iMprovement of
roads, The police of the towns, in the different
Isles,
.has also been amended : assassinations, as
I have- before mentioned, rendered very uncom-
•rnon ; and the influence of factious parties much
repressed. These evils may possibly again occur ;
but it is something to have shewn the possibility
and advantage of their removal.
The British garriSon at Zante, when l•waS
there, consisted of a few companies of the 35th
regiment, companies of the- Corsican Rangers,
and Calabrese Corps, and the Greek Light In-

fantrv.
• " The 35th bail remained in the islands since
they ,were taken from the French ; a tine regi-
went', and ()Ile that, from its long Continliance in
the Mediterranean, bad acquired much adaptation
to eke manners of.the South of .Enrope.. Most of
the children of the soldiers. spoke Italian fluently;
and many of. the: younger ones the. Greek dialect
01 the Zanteott s.
• " The situation of this . regiment in Zante was
easy, and even luxurious; the climate fine; pro-
isions, wine, fret, &c. extremely cheap ; and
Much good-will existing between the soldiers and
the natives. Their only extra service was:the
easy one,of bearing a part in the religions proces-
sions of the :Greek Chinch. Besides the band of
tiie regiment, two files of English soldiers might
generally be seen with these processions; each
man carrying in his hand a lighted taper, and ful-
filling their parts with propriety and decency of
Planner. The contrast was striking in such cases
between the open and full countenance. of. the
and the more contracted, darker,
art broader visages of the Greek religious lune-
t The Officers of the regiment partook
in the •same• coniTo: ts as the men, complaining
chiefly of .the want of promotion,. 1%60 was a
consequence of their easy and unvarying life.—
Ti:ey, had not, however, much intimate society
‘ritik the native families of Zatite ;- the difference
of manners precluding, in:. a :great degree, any
airs in:erzoni:se than that of general civility.
" Tie Greek'regi.inent'afforded a singular spec-
thclii.at the time I' first Visited Zante. Nearly a
thonsand men, drawn chiefly front the Morea and
Albania, many of them from the district of the
snlcivnt Laecdemon, were assembled together in
their native dresses, somewhat sueli as I shall
I.vreatter describe, in -speaking .of the Albanian
soldiers. They were marshalled and disciplined
according to our tactics ; and though not speak-
ipga word of English, received the word of com-
mand in:this unknown language. Their Officers,
tl)rce-fourthsof whom were Albanians or Mo-
riotes, the remainder English, were already ha-,
14red in..a superb dress, 'copied in various parts
frinknaincient enstume. The. men did not receive
their uniform till some time afterwards, nor did
their appearancegain much by the intermiXture it
afforded between the English and thelr own na-
tional dress. It is true, indeed, that red was the
military garb of the Splirtans in old times, but the
reSenabhmce went brie farther than to the colour
of the ill-made jackets, which came out trine
England for this modern Greek regiment. The
discipline of the: men, when I saw them, was
little :advanced, and there *seemed a singular in-
'Apt *ntide to acquire it ; their appearance and move-
. ments were in all respects curiously rnde.and
uu-
- comb. The hand had made greater advances than
their conntrv,maniin the ranks, and already 'per-
formed our English airs with sone degree of skill.
The progress m the regiment was certainly mitelt
retar•!ed by its vicinity to the Morea, whiCh eaSily
enalded those to desert who became weary of the
service, and of a more colt ect discipline than was
Recor,!ant with their former habits. Such deser-
LWIS frequently occurred, and though the ranks
were tnneh replealished from the same source, yet
the effect was obviously adverse to the Welfare of
the J eginient . Soon after this. time, Achmet
suceessOr to Veli Pasha in the Morea; did
something,, thOugln from other,motivcs, to'cheek
this evil, by executing eleven men who had' de-
serted flout 'Lune, and been taken by bis soldiers
in the Morea. Still it 'was thought desirable, on
various accounts, to transfer the Greek regiment to
Sicily ; and they sailed frointhelsles with that des-
. tination in February., 1.813. It was supposed
that there might be 'much reluctance to this_ mea-
stirea but the men were
,embarked without Mi.-
eultyi and even testified' sonic enthusiasm on the

-occasion.
It has since been attempted to raise another
Greek regintent on, the.same tooting; awl had the
• vvarcoutiniied, this‘ would !hive been
There was certainly some national policy in the
1 measure; connecting a 3 more' intimmtiv with
• a people and conztry, which of late have again
been brought within the compass of European
politics ; and to .which future tents may give
much grcater importance in the ILdalice ut Etno-
pean poAcrs..'

luesdal afternoon as Mr. L,17,7V1.1Y, of Woodstrcet, Clicars'ide, Was returning home from PiA-
tiey Heath in a one horse chaise., he was. acci-'
&wally turned overnear Vaukball turnpike ;, the,
Vehicle eoitting in contact with a gentlelllall'6 cart,
Dir• L. was thrown iii the road, by which his arm'
was broke, and he was otherwise much bruised:
Monday evening, as a young man was walking'
on. the curb-stone in the 'New-road, St. George's
iii the%East, by some means he fell into the ken-
'lTcl,when when. vvlicels- of a waggon which was
pa,,i!,g- arctic time 'sent over his body. Ille-Avas:
Convey,i to the London 110 pilal wiihont hoi;cs
of rice

LA‘V. INTEMAGENtr:

COURT OF CIIANCERii, Dt:c. C.

:I,ANDESTINE MARRIAGE.
THO:NiAs WA-nE„ Esq. the nett Friend of AtiivE
WADE, a Minor and a tl'ard of Chancery, v.
CHARLES HENRY" BASELEY, Esq. SIMoN MARIE,
MARY-JULIA MARIE, hiS Wife, MATTHEW BAR-
ROW, and MARGARET RAIIIsKy.
LEACH stated, this was the petition 01 the
paternal mule of the infant ; it was caused by
Chat les Henry Baseley, Esq. having carried, off a
ward of that Court to Scotland, and .having
married her, had petitioned his Lordship, ask-
ing for an order- to go before the Master,
to have 'settlements executed. This young
Lady was only eighteen years of age, and had
a fortune of 6,0001. per annum. On the 4th of
August, 1814, she was a ward of the Court of
Chancery of Durham ; she was then under the pro-
tection of Mr. and Mrs: 13rotighton, at Weymouth,
Mrs. B. being her father's sister. On that day
Baseley appeared, and presented Mr. Brmightou
letter of introduCtion from a person of the name
Of flurlock,,with whom Mr. Broughton had had
some money transactions, relative to this,young
lady's fortune. Baseley represented himself as
being the son of a clergyman of high church pre-
ferment,
,and possessing a large fortune, that he
himself wn a wan of fortune, amid entitled' to
a Baronetcy, which he intended immediatelY
to claim; he spoke of noble families, as if they
were his most intimate friends, and by the

assistance of Barrow and RatnSyr, two servants,
carried the young lady oti on the 12th of
August. lie Weill d3WII to the country on 'im-
pose to carry her off, for he was indiscreet enough
to mention it on the road as lie was going down :
—his sister accompanied him to Weymouth in a
carriage, with a pair of- horses and an outrider in
a superb livery. It bad . since beep proved that
the carriage and horses were hired at a livery-
istable for the purpose ; and that, the servant was
a helper in a stable, dressed for the occasion.—
Baseley's father was a clergyman ; hut his cha-
racter was tainted by being implicated in a great
public inquiry—church dignities he had none, and
instead of being a man of fortune, Was a picture-
dealer ; and Baseley himself was nothing at all.
After the elopement, the
.young Lady was car-
ried round the coutory, and at last lodged, on the
15th, in house in Umoo-street,l4orough, belong-.
,big to a person of the name of. Gi ay, who was in-
duced to receive her, on the recommendation of
Mr. Wise, a pawnbroker • during which time
banns otattarriai4e were puhltshed at St.,SaViour's
Church. Au advertisement appnring, Offering a
reward fur the recovery of the young lady, Gray.
got frightened, and made them remove trout his
house. She was next carried to the house of
a relative of Baseley's, at Kensington, who,-to
say the least, had a very Suspicious 'character.—
Oil the 25th of August, the young lady was dis-
covered, and the young lady rezovered. Ott
the preceding day a bill had been filed in that
Court, which made her a ward of it. On the•
16th of November, Mr. Wade -petitioned his
Lordship for an injunction to restrain Base-
ley and his sister frinn, having any ityterconrse
with the young lady. The injunction was
granted and personally served on Baseley. by
Mrt•Broiightrin ; lie expressed great indignation,
and treated the authority of the Court most con-
aemptuously, declaring, let the consequence be
what it would, he was cleterniined'urhave p6S-
session of the young lady. The• next step t hat.
Baseley took was on ,the 3d, Dec. to corrupt a ser-
vant to deliver her at letter, in the face of the in-
junction knowing that 'Vickery- the .Baw-street
officer,-had-been very active in recovering the lady,
be offered him one thousand pounds tolrot him in
possession of her person. Vickery; like a trusty
officer, refused the prOposal with indignation,
and informed Mr. Bronghton of the, circum-
stance. In. April, the Inuit's of marriage were
again published, in St. Mary-le-bonne Church,
by whont it was impossible to know, but it
was for his Lordship to draw the conclusion
whether it was not at the instigation of. Base-
ley. After this Mr. Broughton thought pro-
per .to. .reinove his family to ltyegate. At the
time of the first elopement, there was a GOverness
of- the name of Marie, who behaved ,extremely
well on that occasion. She was then resident in
a family of the first respectability. In the month
of May she wrote to Mrs. Broughton, to- ask her
leave to visit her at Ryegate. The request was
granted, and she arrived at Mr. Broughton's, ac-.
companied by her husband, who went away on
the, following day, saying he was coming to
London ; but the fact was, he went to meet
Baseley,.who was waiting on the road for him.
I:l4ey concerted matters so well, that, on the 23d
of May, Baseley carried this unfortunate Lady oil'
for the second time, and took her to Gretna
Green, accompanied by Madame Marie and her
hug)aucl. They ware married there, if be was
permitted to call such a ceremony a marriage.—
They then proceeded. to Edinburgh, where he
understood the ceremony was again performed
in an Episcopal Church. What was the conduct
of Baseley to this unfortunate lady, from the
12th to the 25th of August, when she first eloped
with him, would be best appreciated by the de—
claration of his mother, and of Gray, at whose
_house theyavere in'the Borough. Perhaps all the
relief his Lordship could now give her wits to se-
cure her property against her husband and fa-
ultily. But his. Lordship had another duty to
perform, one which he owed to the public anti
other wards of that CoUrt. .There never was a
more,tmprincipled case brought before that Court.
was not the conduct of -Baseley alone,
but of his father, mother, and
.sister, for they
were his.accompliees. There were other persons
also implicated ; alui if his Lordship did not direct
that they should be prosecuted for' a consyiracy,
Mr. Wade, the paternal uncle of the infant, prayed
that they might be visited by flee vindictive au-
thority of the Court. He felt that he had done
his duty by laying this case before the Court, and
he had no doubt but his Lordship would do his
duty by marking the atrocity of this transaction
.
in such a way, that it '‘vould tend to the security
of' futitre wards, who depended'upon the parentaf,
protectiotl•of his Lotalsbip.
Mr. BELL. followed on the same side.
Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY appeared for Mr. Dough-

ton, the guardian of the person of the infant. -;
lie' Said fie Would' riot takenp his Lot d;hip's
by addreSsing him On the• part tif his client,. as.
there was not even a shadow of negligence im-
puted to lihn.
Mr: SitanwEtt. followed otv the same side, Mitt
Said it Was not necessary for him to—derend.the.
conduct of his client.is his Lordship had e:ipres!-
tal his approval of it, by ordering hilubis costs to
be paid out of the unfortunate younglady's estate.
Mr. HART, Counsel for the defendant, Scruten,
said, that no blame was attached to his client, but
he was requested by him to beg that his Lord-
ship would remove feonr his mind the ithpression
which an affidavit that had been made imputed to
him, that of using improper loguage, and being'
in the habitual custom of swearing.
Sir A. PIGGOTT, Counsel for the defendant,
13ase1ey, then addressed the Court at considerable
length.
Air. HORN followed on the same side; and Mr.
LEACH replied.
The LORD CHANCELLOR.--" The affidavit of
the second instant, points out other persons that
arc implicated in this matter, without mentioning
their names. Now I must have theta before me,
before 1 can pass judgment on those two that do
appear. It is agreed on all hands that the matter
before Me is-a contempt of Court. 1 must pro-
'r teed as my predecessors have always done before
ine : 1 must bear in my recollection
that 1 ant
acting as guardian in one of his Majesty's Courts
of Justice. There is a case reported in which I
was Counsel, where
.Lord Loughborough order-
ed
a person to be imprisoned fora similar con-
tempt, and to be close in prison, and directed the
Attornev-Cieneral to prosecute him. I then held
that office, and he-was in the pillory. 111
were only called upon to do my duty to this un-
fortunate young lady as a' iiarent, and she luqd
falkni a victim to the love- of lucre of Baseley's
family, the feelings of 'a father might, perhapS,
me forget justice ; but I have greater duties
to pet form, of higher importance to the commu-
nity. If 1 should find,, on a Lull investigation,
which I shall go through with temper, that this
WaS a conspiracy formed iii London, to get
hold
of her property, by getting possession of her,
person,
.I will not hesitate to 'direct the Attorney-
General to prosecute. 'the panics concerned for a
conspiracy. I -will not take this step,'without 1
ant convinced the case was so': let the two per-
sons who are in a:tend:ince attend again on Mou-
day ; I will name between this and then, those
I other persons whoSe attendance will' be neces-,

sary."
The Court was crowded at an early hour; se-
veral ladies were present.

COURT OF KING'S .131.:Ncti, DEc. G.

SPSC-LIL JL IY..

Gissox uel sus II AIME.

This cause was tried befo.re a Special Jury. It
was an action by the Cook of the Lady. Canin- •
ton. 141:ist India ship, for assattiting pl-aintiti On
the 12th of November, Nl2, in IVbich the defen- •
dant had pleaded that the nsanit was given as
moderate chlistisetnent to pia:Serve the discipline
of the ship, the plaintiff being guilty Of neglect or
duty. It appeared by the testimony of two ‘vit-
nesses Unit the Cilptain coming on deck, Ow a fire
in the Captai;n's 'citddy, or coAing-place, which
was against the rules 0;" the ship, ttp,u) %vhich
he
sent t'or the plaintiff, the Cook, and orlered the
Boatswain's Mate to puni4h the rascal severely:
The lioatsAain's Mate accordingly gave him ,chat
is called " a starting," ,which is a beating with a
rope. The heating' was very violent, and much
lacerated the plaintiff's back. By the evidence
of John AbrantS, 0 black seaman, it appeared that-
he was the person who had lighted the fire after
the Conk had left the Cuddy, and that he also got
a a starting" for the offence.
Mr. ATTO4NEN-GENERAL for the defendant,
in a forcible address to 'the Jnry, cohtended
for the great importance and necessity of pre:
serving the necessary discipline en ship-board,
for want of which many a tall ship had gone
to the bottom. Ile then called -the late Chief
Mate of the Lady Carrington, who proved that.
it was the strict order in all the Company's ships
that fire and light should be extinguished at Hine
o'clock ; he saw this- fire blazing at near ten. It
was the Cook's duty to see the fire extinguished.
Lord ELLENBoRouGii summed up the.evidence,
and left it to the Jury to say whether the plaintiff
had been negligent or tint. lf, in their opinion,
lie bad, they -Would fiad for the defendant. If
not, for the plaintiff, with such damages as they
thought the case merited,;--Verdict for the de-
fendant.