1822.] 
“Since ‘1815 large sums ‘have been 
spent by the British government upon 
the Tonian Islands, in draining marshes, 
in the erection of new bridges, roads, 
houses, palaces, &c.; such as the great 
bridge of Argostoli, the butchers’ hall, 
the palace of the government at Corfa. 
These fabrics have cost the islands no- 
thing, and tend to their advantage or 
improvement, besides bringing money 
into the country. 
‘The taxes in the islands must be 
trifling, since the English government 
takes nothing from them; and the 
whole revenue is said to be employed 
in defraying the expenses of the inter- 
nal administration. The English go- 
vernment pays its own troops, and 
keeps them in barracks, which for the 
most part it has built. 
In the same manner, all the ex- 
penses of keeping old fortifications in 
order, or building new ones, are de- 
frayed by the government. The 
Tonians are not subject to any military 
service, conscription or recruiting. 
The English officers, civil as well as 
military, together with the well-paid 
troops, amounting to between 3,000 
and 6,000 men, put considerable sums 
into circulation. Many tradesmen in 
the towns, who were formerly poor, 
have in consequence acquired some 
property; but the merchants, sailors, 
&e. who form the greater part of the 
population, groan under the British 
commercial restraints. 
‘Corfu has gained much through the 
English in pleasantness and comfort; 
and the towns of the other islands 
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have also had their share of those im- 
provements. 
Eight engineers are now engaged 
on the survey of Corfu. Their la- 
bours, of which T have seen some, for 
their elegance and correctness do 
honour to British genius. This sur- 
vey is likewise conducted at the ex- 
pense of the English government; and 
it is afterwards to be extended to the 
other islands. 
It is to be wished that on this occa- 
sion the government would lay aside 
its proud indifference towards anti- 
quity, and undertake and encourage 
diggings on interesting spots. It 
might, at least, put a stop to the van- 
dalisim of its officers. 
At the conclusion of this letter, I 
must return my sincere thanks to the 
English residents and other officers in 
the lonian Islands, for their politeness 
and kindness to me personally. I 
must acknowledge that I have not 
suffered from them any of those muni- 
cipal vexations, which are so annoying 
to every stranger, but especially to the 
scientific traveller. It depended only 
on myself to profit by the kind assist- 
ance which the English authorities so 
often offered tome. Y must also ob- 
serve, that the being a Saxon was 
every where a recommendation among 
these authorities ; and I was often gra- 
tified by seeing their stern features 
relax, when they saw my country 
named in my passport. 
Dr. Miiller’s entire work is preparing for 
the next number of the Journal of Voyages 
and Travels. 
VARIETIES, LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL, 
Including Notices of Works in Hand, Domestic and Foreign. 
— 
DOCUMENT, very interesting 
& to the literary and typographical 
world, has been laid before Parliament 
within the month, indicating the actual 
sale, within the busy year 1821, of the 
various stamped London newspapers. 
The information was sought by motion, 
not for the purpose of prying into these 
concerns, but of exposing the fa- 
vouritism which disgraces. several 
Boards of Government, in misapplying 
the. public. money, by advertizing in 
ministerial papers of. little circulation, 
in preference, to others of large circn- 
lation, but of anti-ministerial politics. 
That the abuse in question has. existed. 
will, we have no doubt, appear in subse- 
quent discussions; forit is proyed that 
some of these papers have subsisted 
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solely on the patronage of certain 
Boards; not less than 7/1. or 81. per 
week, as we are informed, having been- 
paid to some papers, whose actual cir- 
culation has not been 100 copies, while 
the same amount in a year has not 
been expended in papers enjoying fifty 
times the circulation.. The Parlia- 
mentary Report gives. the amount. of . 
duty in the second column; but, we 
have preferred to give the separate 
sales, though a difficulty presents itself 
in the Parliamentary return, owing to 
two papers being supplied with stamps 
by the same stationerfor the same print- 
ing-oflice,—in. one. case no less than 
seven, and in another thee. , The Times 
made its,.own, separation from, the 
Evening Mail, and we have recognized 
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