The Sun.
London, England, 1802-12-31 00:00:00

having aof are in it. The extraordinary degree of
Edvour and credit whiCh he thus acquired in the
,Vizier's dominions, induced all descriptions of peo-
ple to repose in him such an implicit confidence, that
in times of public commotion they flocked to him
from all quarters to deposit their moveable property,
which, on the condition of paying him t z per
cent, on its full value, he engaged to secure, and
to return them on demand. This alone must have
been a source ofimmense profit in a country where,
for upwards of twenty years of his residence in
it, "-personal property was so often exposed to dan-
ger.

The vast riches which heat last accumulated by
these various and singular modes, he does not ap-
pear to have laid out with a very generous spirit.
He is said, indeed, to have been. hospitable to the
English Gentlemen who resided at Lucknow ; but
his table was little calculated to invite his acquaint-
ance to it, either by the elegance of the enter
rainment or the conviviality that presided at it.—
Very, few instances are known of his private bounty
and benevolence. He is said to have assisted his
family at Lyons, by occasionally remitting small
sums of money ; and by his will he has left them
25,0001. But the principal objed of his ambition,
and wish of his heart seems to have been terimass
immense treasures, in order to gratify himself by
the possession of them while he lived, and by be.
queathing almost- the %hole of them on his death,
to the support of pious institutions, and public
charities, to leave behind him the reputation of
a philanthropist. But every sensible reader will
judge of his title, to that name, not from the be_
quests of his will, but from the actions of his
life.

After having lived 25 years at Lucknow, .he
had attained, by regular succession, the rank of
Lieutenant-Colonel in the Company's service. At
the commencement of the war with Tippoo Sul-
taun, in 1790, he presented the Company, at his
private expence, with a number of fine horses,
sufficient to mount a troop of cavalry. He was
soon afterwards promoted to the rank of Colonel
in the Company's Army,- which objeft the pre-
sent of the horses was obviously designed to ob-
tain.

In 1796, when the Company's Officers received !.
brevet rank from His MAJESTY, MARTIN W 35 in-
eluded in the promotion of Colonels to the rank of
Majors-General. Some years before this period,
he had finished a spacious dwelling-house on the
banks of the Goomtee, in the building of which he
had been long employed. This curious edifice is
constructed intirely of stone, except the doors and
window. frames. The cielings of the different
apartiv are formed of eliptic arches, and the
floor Parade of stucco. The basement story, com-
prises two caves "o: recesses within the banks of
the river, and level with its surface when at its
lowest decrease. In these caves he generally lived
in the hot season, and continued in them until the
,commencement of the rairfy season, when the in-
crease of the river obliged him to remove. He
then ascended another story, to apartments itted
up in the manner of a grotto ; and, . when the far- .
ther rise of the river brought its surface on a level
with these, he proceeded up to the third story, or
ground-floor, which- overlooked the river when at
its greatest height. - On the next story above that,
a handsome saloon, raised on arcades, projecting
over -the river, formed his habitation in the spring
and winter seasons.

By this ingenious contrivance he preserteda mo-
derate and equal temperature in his house at all sea-
sons. In the attic story he had a museum, well
supplied with various curiosities, and over the
whole he erected an observatory, which he furnish-
ed with the best astronomical instruments.

Adjoining to the house there is a garden, not
laid out with taste, but well filled with a variety
of fine trees, shrubs, and flowers, together with
all sorts of vegetables.
In his artillery yard, 'which was situated at some
distance from his house, he erected a steam_engine,
which had been sent to -him from Englabd ; and:
here he used to amuse himself in making different
experiments with air-balloons-: After he had ex-
hibited to some acquaintances his first balloon, the
Vizier Assof-u&Dowriah requested he would pre-
pare one large enough to carry twenty men. Mar,
tin told his Highness that such an experiment would
be attended with considerable, hazard to the lives of
the men ; upon which the Vizier replied, " Give
yourself no concern' about that—be you so good as
to make a balloon." The experiment, however,
was never tried.

Besides his house at Lucknow, he had a beautiful
villa; about fifty miles from thence, situated on a
high bank of the Ganges, and surrounded by a do.
main, of almost eight miles in circumference, some-
what resembling an English park, Here he used
occasionally to retire in the hot season.

Tuesday night, about seven o'clock, as two
Gentlemen were walking .up SnoW.hill; they were
attacked near Cock-lane by a gang of pick-
pockets, who robbed one of them of his hat. Their
general method is this : one of the thieves pretends
to be insulted, and begins to fight, and while ap.
parently he aims a blow at a person'Fface, lie strikes
off his hat, which is caught up by an accomplice,
who runs away with it; or if the intended vitlim
of depredation is imprudent enough when insulted
(in order to fight the better) to:strip, one of the
villains says, " I'll take care of your coat and
waistcoat"—another " let me have your hat and
wig"—a third says, " off With your shirt"—in
little time his antagonist runs away, and:he is left
victorious, exulting in buff.; but upon inquiry none
of his cloaths are to be found.

Wednesday, between twelve,,and one o'clock, as
the Woodstocik waggon was coniing down Holborn,
near Field-lane, the driver not being able to stop
the horses, ran foul of a brewer's dray.. Endeavour-
ing to free himself from the danger, he was crushed
between the wheels, and was so much bruised as to
be taken to Saint Bartholomew's Hospital, without
any hopes of recovery.