Star.
London, England, 1807-08-15 00:00:00

MARQUIS WELI.ESLEY.

No.lll
Si it—One of the principal charges brought forward
)gaintl the noble Marquis. is the large Cum of money
di(burfed under his adminiaration on the Palace at
Calcutra.
It may he necetTary to inform ycur Readers, that
previon. to this event taking place, with the excep-
tints f forts and bsrracks, there was not a tingle
building ere6ted by the ruling power, that fuppo-
ling the country was wre!led from us, woul4, at
the expiration of twenty years, denote that we had
ever polliffion of it ; and to prevent the potfibility
of any mt'lake, as they would naturally fuppofe the
Ensile' Protenant Church was built at the erpence
of the Britifh Government—l beg leave to acquaint
them, that the ground was aaually gtven for this
porno& by a native, and the Houle of Gun was con-
Ortified principally by the profits milli% from a lot-
tery.
The honfe in which the former Governors refided,
was the property of a native. Now, fuppofing for
a moment this native gentleman had been difpt.led to
Infrabit the dwelling Itimfelf (and thole who have
tefiled any time in- India have Peen them do more
extra •rdinary things), is there a Tingle inhabitant of
this ifland, however democratic his ideas may be,
that could defile to fee the Reprefentative ,of his
Sovereign in Btititb India, to whom 56 millions of
Anatic fubjeds are to 10..1 up for proteCtion, refitting
in a houfe !table to be ejelted agreeable to the caprice
of a native ? I think I may with great truth add—
they would not.
It may be alfo requifile to mention, that the pubic
(Aces fur the different Secretaries. Accomptants,
Mainly, Ike. were generally in like wanner held
in hr ufes the property of individUals, for which not
only heavy rents were paid. but, from the fpirit of
efpionage which 'prevails-in India among an native
inc,:s, they frequently obtained thereby informa-
tion it the political ads of the Government, previous
to their promulgation.
If I am not very much minaken, the late Mar.
goes Crdnwallis not only admitted the ablaute neeef-
fity of building a new Government Houle, but alfo
wade over to Marquis Welleney feveral plans for this
putpofe. I admit that a very confiderable favitig
might have been el:react', if the different public of
faces of the Government bad been continued where
they are-e, intlead f combining the molt important,
as at prefent, under the fame roof; but,• I believe,
if any of your Readers, acquainted with the general
principles of architalure, were to fee this grand Pa-
lace, as it is called, they would regret the too clofe
atter,•‘ion that was unfortunately paid to economy in
the building, the apartments on the ground floor
being at lead fix feet too long; which, if added to
the height, would have increafed the expence above
uue handl more than the (um now difburfed.
The economy sshich an individual may pradice,
may p, LEbly, in particular intlances, be injurious in
its effefts, when applied to an ad of a Government.
Shortly after the flail arrival of the late Marquis
Cot nwallis in India, an honorary drefs was fent to
him by a native Prince, which was received, and
put oar 14 his Lordlhip, under a royal Gime of 21
g..ns. Even bet• to ti a Ambaffador quitted Calcutta,
this very lame olds was put up to andion—pur. I
chafed by a native P. rtuguefe, and the puttee's paid
join the public trcafury. If hi, Lnrstlhip, with the
Britifh :-;enaie, had I-Indica to offer an indignity to a
94 ive Prince. they could not have done it more ef-
feflualls ? The art was considered by the natives
generally, in the lame light, as my countrymen
would have dine, it our late jufily elleemed Nelson
had tonal tly difpolid of the ;word ptefented to him
via, the Dukedom of Bronte, by his Sicilian Majelly.
PLAIN FACTS.

Another alarming animal, having fix legs, and a
heat like an owl, the back covered with thong bridles
like t!..it of a hedgehog, and the inferior or belly part
white. its legs are 'cry tharp—The poor patient's
torments were ton numerous to exprefs here ; but in
c2nfequence of taking Dr. Gardner's medicine, No.
74, Long Acre, this was voided, which may be Peen,
with hundreds more, the moll extraordinary ever
Peen, from human in this or any other country
—Medici.ies 61— to.. 6d.-44 at.. the box; the
guinea box coatains 3os. worth. The Dottor is con.
tithed four days in the week by the poor gratuitotifly
till one o'clock, Monday and Friday, Long Acre;
Tuefday and Saturday, Shoreditch.