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London, England, 1821-06-08 00:00:00

ILLEGAL FEES IN !REF AND.

Mr. S. RICE withdrew his notice of motinn on the
subject of Illegal Fees received in the Irish Court of
Exchequer, as stated in the Ninth Report of the
.Commissioners of Inquiry, and moved that the House •
do resolve itself into a Committee, on Mondoy Wu-
night, on the said Report." On that day I.e. wou'4
enter fully into the subject, and hoped that this m.-
. tice would be considered as sufficient I'kuliamenta:y
notice to all parties.

TILE .10 NIA ISLES.
Mr. HUME then rose to bring forward his motion
on the subject of the conduct of the Government o:
these Islands; and, in Joi.lg this, he was Jesirous ;)f

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guarding himself from being misrepresented, and to
state, that in whatever observations he had to make
on the conduct of sirT. Maitland, the Lord High
Commissioner, he meant nothing towards him in his
..psivataindividual character, but only spoke of his
public conduct as Lord High Commissioner. The
Hon. Member then proceeded to detail the circum-
stances attendant on the original act of the lonian
Isles, in placing themselves under the protection of
Great Britain, still, however, considering themselves
as a flee State; and in this situa..ion were things when
Sir T. Maitland arrived in 1816. His arrival was
bailed with joy by the inhairitants, who teceived.him
as the harbinger of happiness and security ; they
looked towards him as the person who was to put an
end to all commotions and differences between indi-
viduals at home, and as their protector from insult
abroad. But what was Sir T. Maitland's first act?
why, to seize and remove several of the Senators,
and branding several of them as inapt and. corrupt,
though no inquiry was instituted into their conduct.;
and thus, at once, invading and disregarding the
Treaty of Paris, by which these States were consi-
dered to he free and independent, under our protec-
tion, and whose system of government was to con-
tinue. Flamboliari, one of the Senators thus branded
as inapt and corrupt, was afterwards restored to his
rank and employment ; but was now again degraded,
and at present in a dungeon. The Hon. Member
then proceeded to detail other acts of Sir T. Mait-
land's, which he stigmatized as oppressive; especially
his having suppressed the public press, and allowed
only a single press—namely, one at Corfu, to exist,
and wholly under his own controul. The Hon.
Member also commented on the style of splendour,
pomp. and pageantry which always accompanied
the Lord High Commissioner wherever he went.—
Although he had, in his letters to Lord Bathurst,
declared his detestation of pomp and parade, even
to a foible it would, on inquiry, be found that, in his
progress through these Islands, he was everywhere
received with fulsome addresses, triumphal arches,
fetes, and rejoicings; and in most instances it would
be found that those who were most forward in these
marks of adulation, were those who were advanced
to office and places of trust. But, in less than two
months after, the British Staff Officers even were
employed in arresting a number of the most eminent
inhabitants of Corfu, on a charge of conspiracy, plot,
and rebellion ; their papers were seized, and they
were thrown into prison ; and all this took place onl
the information of an individual named Ligonerci.
After they had been kept some time in confinement,
Sir,Thomas appointed a Commission to inquire into
their conduct, when the Commissioners reported the
whole to be a fabrication of this wretched individual,
who was sentenced to capital punishment. This
punishment was, however, commuted by Sir Thomas
Maitland into solitary imprisonment, for a term, in
one of the Islands; but, long before his term of im-
prisonment was expired, he was found at large in
the Island of Cephalonia, in the service of clerk or
secretary to a British Officer; whether he was still
alive or dead, he (Mr. Hume) could not say; but
this he must say, the whole was a circumstance of a
most suspicious nature. He would next advert to
the Constitution given by Sir T. Maitland to the
Islands ; and he must say it was altogether a farce,
and an imposition on the People; which was calcu-
lated to throw the whole power into the hands of the
Lord High Commissioner, and every act done was,
in fact, his act. The Senate and Assembly consisted
of forty individuals, composed of a Council of ten,
appointed by the High Commissioner ; of this Council
the Lord High Commissioner was President, making
eleven; the remaining twenty-nine Members were to
be elected by the People; but they must be taken
from fifty-eight names forwarded to the electors by
Sir T. Maitland and his Council. Could any system
of Representation be worse than this, or so bad ?
Yes, he begged pardon, the Constitution of a Scotch
Burgh was as bad—(A laugh).—The Legislature thus
formed were subjected to an oath of secrecy; and,
immediately on their assembling, they set about to,
compose a Constitution for the State ; this was soon
done. What sort of a Constitution such an Assembly
would promulgate might easily he imagined ; yet
that Constitution was sent to England, and approved
by this Government. By that Constitution the Lord
High Commissioner was Ptesident, and might always
be present, if he thought proper, to check discussion.
He could, by withholding his assent, annul any act
of the Senate; but be also appointed the Secretary
to the Senate; and it was indispensably necessary
that, to give validity to any act, the signature of the
Secretary should be attached to it. The Honourable
Member proceeded to detail the Constitution more
at length, and to contend that the whole of this free
Constitution, as it was called, was a mockery—the
Lord High Commissioner having the sole controul
by his intermediate agents, and therefore all the acts
of the Senate must be considered as his acts. The
lonians were, as might naturally be expected, dis-
gusted with this pretended free Constitution, and re-
fused to take their nominal share in the elections.—
The appointments were therefore filled up by the
Lord High Commissioner, as provided by the Con-
stitution. The Hon. Member then proceeded to take
a review of the conduct of the Government, and
contended that the late disturbances and insurrections
at Santa Maura and other places, were provoked by
the misconduct of those in power—the imposition
of excessive taxation for carrying on unnecessary
public works—by the employment of foreigners—
by giving extravagant salaries to those holding offi-
cial situations—and to a disregard of the petitions
and remonstrances of the People; and he who could
sanction such proceedings, was answerable for 'the
results, for the blood which had been spilt, for the
confiscations which had taken place, and for the
lives which had unfortunately been lost—(Hear).—
Taxes were imposed on oil, wine, grain, live cattle,
pigs, &c. amounting almost to confiscation ; and, in
addition to this tax it was determined that 3000 dol-
lars should be raised on persons of property. This
last, however, was not raised by the regular func-
tionaries, but by two individuals appointed by the
Lord High Commissioner, who were to assess dif-
ferent individuals as they thought fit. When the in-
-dividuals were called upon for their contributions,
they found them to be so sevete that they bad no
inclination to exert themselves to suppress the insur-
rection ; and in fact, forty-five persons were wholly
Wearable to pay the contribution at which they had
been taxed. A military force was sent, and some,

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among whom were two or three Priests,_ were hanged. made. No confiscation of the Church property had
On the return of the Commissioner, he annulled all ever been contemplated by Sir T. Maitland, whose
the orders of the Senate, a clear proof of their origi- only object had been to preserve it to the rightful
nal injustice. A Senator who had been superseded, owners. The Decree that had been ;Ted by the
applied,.as he had-a right, to be tried ; but the Lord Senate had been recalled by the Commissioner, and
Commissioner interposed and refused the trial; another had been substituted more conformable to
though he should have been the last man to refuse the Act of Parliament. He denied that genera - l rope-
inquiry. In the du
case of a native of Co, who bad far disturbancee or an armed rising, was to be justi
preferred a claim to Church property, the Tribunal, fled on the ground of issuing a Decree such as that
composed of two English and two native Judges, published by the Senate of the States. Mr. Martinengo
differed in opinion ; and the case came before the was certainly arrested, but he was so in common
Commissioner, as having the casting vote, who re. with many others ; and he contended that their arrests
fused all inquiry, though his two countrymeh thought were perfectly conformable to the Constitution of
it should have been granted. The attention paid to the lonian Islands. Sir Thomas Maitland had, by
the religious opinions of the natives in India, where that Constitution, the authority formerly given to
Sir T. Maitland had served for many years, formed a the Venetian High Polic n
e i those lencesslands
marked contrast to his conduct, as Commissioner of Martinengo being charged woff against the
the lonian Islands. By a fat of the Executive Conn- State, the Lord High Comm
ldissioner was
be alone
dthe
cif, there was an Administrator of all the Ecclesias. person before whom he cou possibly trie.—
tical revenues appointed, from whom there was to be But before that, the Lord High Commissioner con-
RO appeal. By a letter of the Commissioner, it was stilted the men best skilled in the law of the Islands ; ,
most positively declared that no time, not even five and they agreed that his was the only Ti ibunal be-
nundred years, could constitute a prescription in fa- fore which the individual ceuld be tried. The indi-
your of the occupant; and at the same time, in the victual himself never protested against the Tribunal;
teeth of the Charter, it was declared there was no but he claimed not to be tried until the answer to a
appeal to any Tribunal. A Resolution of the Senate Petition he had sent to the king of England should
enabled a Captain of Marines to abolish Convepts, arrive. If this had been granted to a man of high
and he was also to appoint Clergymen. By the same rank and great possessions like Mr. Martinengo, they
Resolution, all the private patronage of Churches could not have refused a similar indulgence to the
was taken away. The discontent that followed was meanest individual. Whatever inconvenience Mr.
theenevitible consequence of such proceedings. In Martinengo suffered by not entering on his defence,
the Island of Zante, Martinengo, one of the richest he brought upon himself. The Court was obliged
men in the Island, and of the age of 66, had been to hear evidence against him, and to proceed to sen-
seized in his bed by order of Sir F. Adam, and sent tence. Mr. Martinengo was allowed indulgences of,
to Corfu ; and when he demanded by what authority communications to les friends, until it was found that
he had been so proceeded against, no answer had he wished to exert his great influence in tampering-
been returned. On the return of Sir T. Maitland, the with the witnesses to be brought against him. Mr.'
proceedings had been revoked, though the individual Fatar was tiled with Mr. Martinengo; but he did not
in question was still detained from August to Novem- protest against the authority of the Court ; and he
bee and his only son was excluded from-all access to had seven or eight Counsel, one of whom spoke in
him. He(Mr. Hume) would not have brought forward his behalf, and the others examined the witnesses.
the present subject, but from regard to a numerous He denied the unhealthiness of the Island of Santa
population, exposed to every species of oppression. Maura, and read the Report of the Medical Inspector-
The unhappy man was sentenced to be degraded from General, which shewed a proportion of one sick per-
Nobility, to be imprisoned for twelve years, and to son to twenty-five and a half healthy persons. Serigo
pay all expenses. He understood that the Govern- was somewhat more healthy ; but then it was a bar-
ment had mitigated the sentence to three years' con• ren rock. He denied that Mr. Flamburiano had been
finement in which of the Islands he pleased. But he harshly dealt with. He was expelled the Senate, be-
(Mr. Hume) was certain that he would never remove cause he admitted a libel on that body to he in his
till his honour and character should be cleared. If hand-writing, which imputed venality and corny-
his Motion were agreed to, he believed many similar tion to the Senate. .He contended that the moderate
cases could be produced. Two individuals, who in- salaries granted to the different Officers of these
tended to transmit a Petition to the King, signed by Islands, were less than when they were allowed to
thirty-two individuals, were arrested. One of them, take fees of office. The Lord High Commissioner
of the name of Rossi, made his escape, but the other destroyed the monopoly in grain, until a famine came,
was sent to prison. Another Petition, signed by fifty when the merchants of the islands would net invest
persons, had been presented to Colonel Ross, and the their capital in purchases of grain, and then he was
consequence was, that they had all been arrested.— obliged to invest the iesources of Government in pur-
The monopoly of Corn in the lonian Islands still con- chases of torn from the shores of the Black Sea. Ile
tinued, though there existed not the smallest reason defended the character of Sir T. Maitland from
for such monopoly. Many complaints existed against charges of being corrupt, fond of parade, and open
the Commissioner, for breach of quarantine, and also to adulation. That gallant Officer needed no culo-
for the high duties on salt, which duties were col- gium- from him ; but he must expect to receive the
lected by foreigners. On the subject of the Police, a maliCious attacks of those who were envious of his
system of espionage was kept up, worthy of Bona- situation or of his glory.
parte. The sum of E 16,000 was paid to Inspectors Mr. BENNETT wanted an explanation why the
and Sub-Inspectors ; and Colonel Robinson was to Colonial Legislation Vas not allowed to alter and
have one-half per cent. on the collection of the whole improve the • Constitution of the lonian Islands, as
of the Revenue, and which per tentage amounted to was ecpressly stipulated by the Treaty of Paris?—
upwards of 21,000 dollarse the whole of the Revenue The Constitution given to them was much to the eye,
amounting to 455,000. He had been actuated by a something to the ear, but of no practical good to the
sense of public duty only in the statements he had people. It was like some of those Constitutions which
made, and the charges he had brought against Sir the French Government for twenty years was in the
Thomas Maitland. The Honourable Member con- habit of giving to the Nations they over-ran. The
eluded by moving an Address to his Majesty, to ap- Lord High Commissioner gave them a Representa-
point a Commission to proceed to the lonian Islands, tion fashioned on the model of his own beautiful little
to inquire into the state of the Government and con- family pocket Boroughs of Lauder and Dunbar.—
duct of Sir Thomas Maitland—the causes of the dis. This was on the model of Scotch Representation, not
affection that existed—and the numerous arrests that of English. The Lord High Commissioner was the
have taken place. grand Punchinello, that moved the puppets of the
Mr. GOULBURN said, that the present was the Senate of the whole lonian Islands. The Lord High
third time this subject had been discussed in the Commissioner invested a Captain of Marines to in-
House, and the Honourable Member had repeated quire into the Church property ; and he determined
statements which he (Mr. Goulburn) had repeatedly to deprive a native of property that had been in his
refuted, to the satisfaction of the House. As the Ho. family since the 14th century. Mr. Martinengo was
nourable Member had referred to the Treaty of Paris, put upon his trial, as being suspected of being sedi-
,it would have been well if he had stated the stipule- tious ; and he did not believe that there was a Court
Lions and limitations contained in that Treaty. Ile in this country, from the Court of King's Bench to
(Mr. Goulburn) denied that it was the object of the that of Pied Poudre, that would have put a man on
Treaty to give the lonian Islands the same Constitu- his trial on such a charge. Was it no severity of
tion that was enjoyed here. Such a supposition, con- punishment to sentence a man of 66 years of age to
soldering the state and condition of the lonians, was twelve years' imprisonment in a fortress in the centre
repugnant to common sense. It was too common to of the marshy Island of Santa Mama ? Ile had no
measure the Institutions of other countries by those doubt but that, if it were wanted, evidence might be
of our own. The Treaty of Paris had. a reference to produced to prove the Island of Walcheten the
the former state of the Islands, and to the protection healthiest spot on the face of the earth, though he
of a foreign Power. From the various changes that firmly believed that Santa Maura and the Island of
had taken place in the lonian Islands, it miglit be hi- Walcheren were on a par with respect to healthiness.
ferred, a priori, that they were not in a state to be He complained of the introduction of English and
left to their own government. That had been the Sicilian persons into power and authority over these
opinion of the lonians themselves, in the Memorial Islanders, for Government purposes. He would wish
addressed to the Emperor of Russia, in the year to know whether Gentlemen opposite would like Ha-
-1802, in which it was stated that there was no class noverians to rule over us rather than Englishmen,
of men in the Islands to whom their countrymen Scotchmen, or Irishmen? He was disposed to speak
were disposed to look up ; and that the Govern- civilly of the Lord High Commissioner; but he wished
ment must be formed by the protecting Power.— these Islanders not to be governed by One man, and
No names could have been selected better qualified that man's will being the law.
than the Council of Sir T. Maitland, to fulfil the ob- Mr.EVANS acknowledged the promptitude with
ject for which they had been selected. The mode of which the Colonial Office attended to the Petition of
election was not to be compared with that of this Mr. Martinengo, but he must say, that no man in
country, but with what had formerly taken place un- England, Scotland, or Ireland, could understand why
der the Russian Government. He admitted that the that Gentleman was tried. He condemned the giv.
powers of the Commissioner were large, but they ing power over the supposed Church Lands, as well
sunk into nothing if compared with what had been as the moveables of the Churches, and even the pic-
enjoyed by the Plenipotentiary of the former protect- tures of the Saints, to a Colonel of Marines. He
ing Power. Though the Honourable Gentleman had believed that the power of Sir T. Maitland was abso-
professed to abstain from all personal reflections on lute, if he had the power of arresting and imprison-
Sir T. Maitland, he had brought charges against him ing whom he pleased, and of bringing them to trial
for what had been done in his absence, and which, on when he pleased. He thought inquiry necessary, to
his return, he had revoked. But though he (Mr. justify the character of Sir T. Maitland.
Goulburn) vindicated Sir T. Maitland, he was far Mr. J. P. GRANT was not satisfied that any im-
from intending to censure the conduct of Sir F. putation rested against the Honourable Officer who
Adam ; as the conduct of that Officer could not pro- represented his Majesty in the lonian Islands. If it
perly have been different from what it was. Those mere otherwise, it would be the duty of that Officer's
who had heard the statements of the Honourable - friends to support the motion for an inquiry into the
Gentleman he would refer to the letter of Sir F. nature of his conduct. Sir T. Maitland was not re-
Adam laid yesterday on the table of the House. He ! sponsible for the species of Constitution under which
would again state to the House, that the cause of he was obliged to act, inasmuch as it had received
the disturbances in these islands was the fear of
(however faulty it might be) the sanction of Parlia-
the Militia being sent to the West Indies. It was ment and the King. No man could defend the spe-
,
not till an assassination had taken place that a Regi- cies of Act of Accusation under which Mr. Marti.
ment had been sent to the island of Santa Maura.— nengo was tried ; but as the law of Venice was the
After an insurrection so general, only four executions law of those Islands, it became not a matter of dis.
had taken place; and he believed the whole number cretion on the pair f Sir T. Maitland, though it was
of killed and wounded amounted only to from fifteen wrong in our Government to suffer these Islands to
to twenty, though no official return had or could be , remain under the authority of the Veueteuelew. Now,

after all which had been said of the judgment pro,
bounced on the individual who had been so often al•
luded to, what had been the conduct of the Lord
High Commissioner? He did not preside at the
trial; he had nothing to do with the sentence; ;Ha
after it was pronounced, he exerted all the power he
had to mitigate its severity; and to effect that object,
he suspended its execution, and referred the whole
proceeding to his Majesty, for his royal opinion__
Then with respect to the confiscation of the property
of individuals, it was property acquired by these
during the revolutions in the Gnvernrnent, and to
which those who held it had no title. But the pro„
perty did not, as had been represented, go into the
pockets of the Government, or of individuals, but
was appropriated to the building a new Church, and
endowing the Clergy ; and the day on which this
Church was opened was a holiday with the people.
Ile concluded by declaring his wish that the conduct
of Sir Thos. Maitland should be inquired into. The
more it was investigated, the more, he was convinced,
would it redound to the honour of that Officer.

Mr. BROUGHAM considered the object here eat
not inquiry into the conduct of Sir T. Maitland, but
an inquiry into the errors of the lonian Constitution.
The Honourable and Learned Gentleman then pro.
seeded to comment on and to condemn the system of
law as administered at present in these islands, by
which the Lord High Commissioner had all the power
of the Judge, without any of the responsibility. Ile
would again and again state, that his objectious were
not to the man, or to the case, but to the law under
which he acted—a law subversive of all justice_;
the sooner it was abrogated the better for the pm*,
who were suffering from its operation, and for the
honour of this country, by winch it was sanctioned.
Sir ROBERT WILSON was ready to acknow.

ledge that the charges against Sir Thomai M•A;tiand
were not made out ; enough, however, had been made
out to spew the necessity of inquiry into the system:
and he could not but consider that Sir T. Maidaud

himself ought to be anxious for such investigation.
Mr. MONEY thought much good would result
from a revision of the system of law at present Fe-
vailing in the lonian Islands; he, however, defended
Sir Thomas Maitland, who was only the agent of this
Government, and was bound by his duty to adminis-
ter the laws as he found them.

The Marquis of LONDONDERRY contended,
that no part of the charge made against the inns.
trious Officer whose name had been so frequendy
mentioned in the course of this discussion, had bees
made out. Tlie speech of the Hon. Mover of this
question had been so fully answered by his Has
Friend, the Secretary for the Colonial Department,
that any observations of his would but weaken hi
arguments ; he would, therefore, confine the few bb.
nervations he had to make to the speech of the Hos.
and Learned Gentleman opposite; and he must, it
reply to that Hon. Member's observations, remind
him that the lonians were not subjects of Great Bri.
fain; and, although we were bound to watch the
conduct of this State, any premature or precipitate
interference with their establishments would only tend
to create jealousy in the minds, not only of the lonians,
but of other States ; and, even allowing abuses to exist,
we could not prudently nor properly interfere until
it should appear that the power of redress did not
exist under the present system, if sought for by indi-
viduals having cause to complain; and lie submitted
no such case had, at present, been made oat.
Mr. LENNA RD supported the motion. Re con-
demned the system pursued towards the lonian Isles,
and contended that the Treaty of 1815 had beenbmken.
Sir I. COFFIN had known Sir T. Maitland for 33
years, and a more honourable, liberal, generotssOfli•
cer did not exist in his Majesty's service, and therefore
he would oppose the present motion—(/fear, hear).
Mr. HUME replied. He was ready to acknow.
ledge the justice of all which had been said respect•
ing the private character of Sir T. Maitland; butt
was of his public acts that he complained, and henow
contended that not one of the charges he had
brought forward against him had been refuted.
The House then divided—
For the Motion
Against it
Majority against the Motion - —79
Mr. CIIET WY ND moved fur leave to bring in a Bill tab .
cilitate the proceedings before Justices of the Peace and odes,
' at Sessions.—Leave was given.
The I lonourable Member then moved for leave to bring
iet
hit to facilitate the transmittal of Depositions, Ike. from Magis-
trates to General :•dons of Jail Delivery and Courts of Sodom
of the Peace.—!save was given.
The other Orders were then disposed of, and at nalfint
One the Douse adjourned.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1821.
THE FUNDS

PRICES OP STOCKS TUIS DAY AT Owe O'CLOCK:
Bank Stock 230-3 per Cent. Reduced7o/1
3 per Cent. Cons. shut-31/2 per Cent. 861/4
4 per Cent. 94% %-5 per Cent. shut
Long Anns. 191/4 1-16-India Bonds 495. s:fr..pn
Exch. Bills par 3s. pre.—Cons. for Acct. 77% i•

Last night, in the I-louse of Commons, Mr. Ht"
brought forward his Motion, relative to the Ws
Islands. The Honourable Member, in a long speeelli
enumerated the various acts of oppression under
which, he contended, the lonians laboured ; obse",
ing, that his statements were partly the result •
actual observation during a residence in the 140'4
and partly of the communications which be had 1►
ceived from them since that period. The speech cc*
chided with a Motion for a Commission to pro
to the lonian Islands, for the purpose of
into the conduct of Sir THOMAS MAITLAND, the High
Commissioner, and the general state of the Goer'
ment of the Island. The Motion was opposed bi
Mr. GOULBURN ; and after several other Gentleeo
had delivered their sentiments, most of whom eal°'
gized the character of the gallant General, the Hoot
divided :—Ayes, 27—Noes, 97. The Motion wah
therefore, negatived by 70.

Intelligence has been received from the Palo
Islands to the 9th of :%lay, at which time the puma

tranquillity prevailed. The accounts from Patras
are to the 3d o May. The PACHA of NEGROPONTZ
had arrived there with a Turkish force, and taken
entire possession of the town, after putting to death
or to flight the whole of the Greek population.—
Reinforcements of Turkish troops were arriving from
Ro neha and other provinces, against which the
Greeks had no means of defending themselves; but
their vessels were everywhere annoying the Turkish
trade.

The Paris Papers of Tuesday arrived this forenoon.
The Emperor and Empress of AUSIRIA arrived,
on the 24th of May, at their Palace of Schoenbrunn,
from Laybach. _

At Vienna there has appeared a Manifesto in
modern Greek, addressed to the Courts of Europe,
by PIERRE MA UROM FCHALY, who calls himself Gene-
ralissimo of the Spurt/ate :hacks, and the Friend of
his People, and by the Council of Messcniens, at
Katamata. 'Phis Manifesto is dated from the Spar-
'Lite camp, 25th March (6th April, old style), 1821.
The contents of this document are not given.
According to the accounts current at Vienna on
the 25th of May, the fury of the Turks at Constan-
tinople was such that the Foreign Ambassadors no
longer found themselves in safety in that capital.
—Lately, a great number of Greeks, of the lower
order, had been massacred before the Hotel of the
Russian Ambassador; and, on his refusal to deliver
to the populace a Greek family to whom he had
granted an asylum, the furious populace threatenea
to force the Ambassador's Hotel. M. Strogonoff
conducted himself on this occasion with equal dignity
and resolution. Accompanied by all the persons at-
tached to the Embassy, he appeared on the balcony
of the Ilotel, and declared, by means of his Inter-
preter, to the sanguinary multitude, that he wont.'
consider as a declaration of war against his Sovereign
the least attempt to offer viricnce, and that he would
instantly take the steps becoming him in such a situa-
tion. This vigorous conduct was not IA ithout its
elec. The Turks immediately abandoned their
sanguinary project.
An article from Constantinople, of the 2d of May.
says—" We are just beginning to experience a relief
from indiscriminate massacre; but legal murder still
desolates the Greek quarters, and threatens the total
destruction of their population. The Porte, however,
begii.s to be alarmed at its own measures; and the
execution of Prince Moaust„ who enjoyed in a high
degree the confidence of the People, has excited 'an
unexpected indignation. It was for the purpose of
recovering some slight degree of credit that the.Stm-
ne depo.ect the new Vizier, BENDULI, after ten days'
enjoyment of office, dining which he had committed
the most horrid atrocities."