their hosts, and with magnificent bouquets of flowers culled by the ladies of the house, drove back to Corfu, on one of those bright lovely evenings, neither too hot nor too cold, for which this island is celebrated in the spring of the year. Wednesday, 4th.-Rained all day; so that I the more rejoiced in our good fortune of yesterday. I received to-day some corrected details from Sir George Marcoran, by which it appears that more than a million sterling was paid to the Protectorate by the Ionians for military contributions, that is chiefly for the fortifications.* I must leave to other pens the description of our approaching final departure; both from want of space, and also from want of time. I am consoled for this abrupt termination by the conviction that the final departure of the English will not have anything satisfactory or gratifying to our national pride. The ominous words "Neutralization," "Fortifications," "Pensions," all forbid us to expect many expressions of sympathy or respect on the occasion. But enough of this subject. The wisest course for us Britons is to retire quietly from the country, where we are not at present appreciated. And on certain occasions, the most prudent course is to keep silence.† *Vide Appendix E. "Mais enfin coupons aux discours, Sur telles affaires toujours Le meilleur est de ne rien dire."-MOLIÈRE. The plan of movement is, that the military and civilians shall both depart on the 1st of June; the former for Malta, and the latter for Ancona; and that day will assuredly be a memorable one in the history both of England and of Greece. I can only hope that the present causes of estrangement will soon disappear, and that the friendly feelings between the English and the Greek races, which displayed themselves so conspicuously a year ago, will once more resume their sway, and become permanently established, to the benefit of civilization and of genuine enlightened Christianity. APPENDIX. E. In order to account for some difference from the text in this Appendix, it is necessary to state that after the author sent home the thirteenth Chapter of his second volume to be printed, Sir George Marcoran was enabled by some fresh information to prove that the total contributions of the Ionians to the Protectorate have exceeded a million sterling. Indeed, Sir George is disposed to put the amount at about 1,200,000/. But in this he includes sums supposed to have been spent by Sir Thomas Maitland; and for which his authority is the writings of a British statesman. But as I have no positive proof that Sir Thomas Maitland did raise any such contributions, I cannot contradict, without fuller evidence, the statements that I have inserted in my work. Omitting, therefore, the case of Sir T. Maitland, the conributions may be stated as follows: In 1834, the contribution was fixed at 35,0007. a year, and kept till end of 1843 (nine years and two months) In 1844 the Protectorate commuted the 35,000l. a year to one-fifth of the revenue, averaging 320,833 153,798 In 1850, contribution fixed at 25,000l. a year, Thus, even supposing that Sir Thomas Maitland never called upon the Ionians for any military contributions, they have yet paid more than a million sterling to the protecting Government. But how much of the million was spent on the fortifications, and how much on lodging-money and other military expenses, is still unexplained. The following documents confirm the author's statements of the above details. Translation of Act 24th of the second Parliament, passed on the 19th March, 1825. PREAMBLE. The fortifications of Corfu, being at present in a ruinous state, and those of the Island of Vido defective and imperfect, it is very important that their restoration by the necessary works, should secure them against a sudden attack. Considering the respected note of the Lord High Commissioner of the Protecting Sovereign, regarding the orders of |