It appears by late intelligence from the Ionian Islands, that
Sir HowAnn Doroists, the Lord High Commissioner, has unruly subjects to deal with. He attempts to follow the example of Sir Tnosess INIAraresxn—" King Toni ;" but meets with indifferent success. The islanders, especially in Corfu, torment him with petitions for liberty of the press and a constitutional form of government ; which, on various pretences, he declines to forward to England • Enid in the meanwhile, according to the Times, en- deavours to soothe them in the fhllowing thshion-
" The Governor, on his part. was not idle on the occasion ; mn.l Ili, tactics were well adapted to the end in VIOW ; for lie had proceeded to make the tat of the islair I, in a steam-vessel trcighteml with turtle, venison, nod champagne, by the all of which he had succeeded, as was supposed, in turning some at the honest ' ulecton, from their purpose. In the other islands, however, a sundar rnovenient with that in Corfu was expected to take place ; and sick measures of prevention cannot, theretbre, be IIIRCI1 longer relied on."
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