The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-18 00:00:00

MALTA.

(From the Malta Times of Dec. 5.)
lONIAN ISLANDS.
His Excellency the Lord High Commissioner arrived in
Corfu from Zante on the 13th of November, accompanied
by his suite. Frequent shocks of earthquake continued to
be felt in Zante, but almost all slight ; when there hap-
pen) which is but seldom) stronger ones, they are suffi-
cient to overthrow those buildings, or parts of buildings,
which have been most injured. In the meantime every
one endeavours to repair the damage he has suffered, and
some with their own means, some by borrowing, and
others with the assistance afforded by Government, and
with the charity which the philanthropic have supplied,
and are still supplying, turn their attention to those la-
bours which arc most necessary for rendering their houses
habitable in the approaching winter season. Inexpressi.
bly provident was the measure adopted by Government of
deferring for some time to come the course of the judicial
causes of that island in civil affairs, to give every one free
opportunity of attending quietly to his own individual
wants. About three score carpenters and masons, who
se out from this a fee; days ago on purpose, arrived in
Zante very opportunely.
Oar accounts from Athens, Nov. 23, continue to give
the same details of misgovernment, of alienation of the
people from their Sovereign, the same determination on
the part of the latter to pursue the anti-national system,
and to refuse to liseen to the wishes of the Greeks in grant-
ing teem a constitution. All the endeavours of the British
Minister to induce King Otho to listen to proposals for
putting a stop to the slave trade, which is carried on to at►
incredible extent under the Greek flag, are useless, or
worse than useless. Indeed, it appears to be quite suffi-
cient for Sir Edmund Lyons to propose anything for the
benefit of the King and country to be met with a refusal.
A commission has been sitting at Athens to examine in-
to the case of the torture of the poor Maltese Agins, but,
although a report had been given, yet, being against the
monster 'Nines, it had not been communicated to the
British mission, but had been sent beck to the Commission
to be revised ! Does not this speak volumes?

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Hecate steam-frigate, Commander J. H. Ward,
took her departure on the 3d instant, with despatches for
Admiral Stopford; several military officers proceeded in
her to join the forces in Syria. She has on board a large
supply of Ordnance stores.
The Acheron steam-packet, Lieutenant Commander
Kennedy, arrived ou the 2d inst. from Gibraltar, with the
London mails of the 14th ult.
The Oriental steam mail ship proceeded on the Ist inst.
with mails for Gibraltar and England.
The City of Dublin steam mail ship proceeded on the
2d inst. with mails for the lonian Islands and Greece.

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The Magpie surveying cutter, Lieutenant Commander
Brock, arrived in port on the 2d instant from Athens; left
the 26:h ult.
The Beacon surveying ve.3sel, Lieutenant Commander
Graves, arrived yesterday from Athens ; left the 26th ult.
The Talbot, 26. Captain H. J. Codring ton, arrived at
Constantinople from Acre on the 21st ult. with about 100
Egyptian prisoners.
The Tyne, 26, Captain John Townsend, arrived at
Corfu on the 21st ult., trom Zante ; left on the 19th, and
was lying at Corfu on the 24th.
The Phoenix steam-frigate, Commander R. F. Stop-
ford, arrived at Gibraltar on the 21st ult. from Acre and
Malta, and took her departure again for England on the
following day.
The Apollo troop-ship arrived at Gibraltar on the 24th
ult., in 60 days from tante, 57 from Cephalonia, and 31
from Malta.
The Medea steam frigate arrived last evening, having
left Alexandria on the 27th ult. (12 hours after the French
steamer), but brings no further intelligence, other than,
we understand, a copy of the Convention.
All the ships except the Powerful and Carysfort are
gone to Marmorica-bay.
Commodore Napier has proceeded in the Prometheus
to communicate all that he had done to Admiral Stopford.