Star.
London, England, 1807-08-28 00:00:00

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LEWES, istA;usr 26.

The volunteering from the Royal chefhire militia,
Rationed in barracks here, commenced the beginning
'f the prefcnt week, in the firtt intlance, with not
mush fpirit ; the men having in general a desire to
enter into the 35,h regiment, a regiment not named
to receive them. However, (ince that time, 231 have
turned nut ; out of which number 196 fine fellows
have entered the 38th, Lieutenant General Sir
Gsosos LUDLOW'S regiment. The quota for the
Chethire regiment is, it found within a given lime,
282, which, no doubt, will be completed in a few
days.

SHREWSBURY", AUGUST as.
.Imimrlimomme
Sunday laft Lieutenant Colonel CHATTOR, Infpec.
ting Field Officer of this Diane, infpeeled the Ella.
mere, Ofweflry, and Dudlifton companies if the
Shropfhire Volunteers, together with the Artillery
detachment belonging to that regiment, commanded
by Colonel Kvsarron Powas.c, when he was pleafed
to exprefs his approbation of their fteadinets and
foldier.like appearance, and the manner in which
they went through their different manoeuvres, confi.
del ing the diladvantages they had laboured under in
not having met together for Come months.
A recruit belonging to the 53d regiment, now
quartered in this town, while bathing in the river
Severn, on Saturday laft, was feized with the cramp,
and intlautly funk. A boy, lets than himfelf, ob.
renting hi% perilous fituation, fwatn to his affirlance,
caught him by the arm, and dragged him to the
&ore. He was taken to the regimental hofpital, pp-
parently lifelefs, where Surgeon EMERY attended,
who, atter nerfevering for two hours and a half in
the method recommended by the Royal Humane
Society, fuccetded in reboring animation. It is but
juflice to add, that Mr. Remarry, of the Harp, at
whole bottle the apparatus is kept, attended with it
the whole of the time, and ufed every exertion iu his
power for the boy's recovery.

As a fublitute for raffling. Leo parties are now
formed at the Watering-place Libraries. The game,
is fimple and eafy, and affords much diverlion. The
cards are dealt to any number of fubfcribers, and
Pont clears the board. To diverfify the game, fome•
times inferior prizes are affixed to the Ace, King.
and Q2een, and the relpedive lifts; in which cafe
Pam, for the moment, lofes his dignity, and is merely
regarded in his proper degree of rank only, that of
a knave.

I Tuefday evening lag, two thoughtlefs young vo-
lunteers, returning from drill in the Mews, fired off
their muikets on their entrance into Caftle.areet ;
the confequence was, that the horfes in a coal wag-
gon, palling at the moment, took fright, and ran
furioutly again( the (hop window of Mr. Palmer,
cutler, in that ttreet, which they almoft demolithed ;
and two ladies, who were unfortunately dole by the
(hop, were fo feverely cut and bruited, that they were
conveyed home, almotL without hopes of recovery.
On Tuefday evening, as a Gentleman was driving
his curriels, with two Ladies, on the Hammerftnith
Road, one of them requelted that the might he en-
trutted with the reins• which being complied with,
the horfes took (tight, aad ran agatnit a c' !e•t then
coming along, when, by the (hock, the Gm 'emu'
and ore of the Ladies were thrown out, but did not
' fuliain any ferious injury. The other Lady, in at
tempting to jump out, unfortunately got entangled
between the (haft and the harnefs, and was dra, ge
in the molt diftretfing manner, bruited and cnvesed
with blood, as far as Kenfington, where they were
(topped. After the Lady ;yid been extricated fom
her.perilous fituation, (he was conveyed to a C,n•ie.
man's houfe, where furgical afflitance being imme-
diately prncured. every neceffary attention was paid
to her. We are happy to Rate, the bruifes the re•
cu red are not confidered dangerous.

NIAR(Z.SIS WELLESLEY.

No. V.

Fltx—My Lord Huwick having exprefted a parti-
tr with for the Ed i India Budget being brought
• ard, t o prove, I fuppofe, that the Company are
pletely wined by the rnifconduet of Marquis
Ilefley, I (hall devote this and the next Letter to
lubjtet of Indian Finance, and I hope in fuch
.guage as will be intelligible even to your Printer's
f4il.

To trace the Indian Debt from its origin, and
rough its progreffive Rate, would folely tend to,
(plc: your Readers, without anfwering any ellen-
-1 plod. I (hall therefore take it up at the peliod of
of Marquis Wellefley in India, when the
,ngal Debts amounted to about five millions, fix
inched thonfand pounds flerling.
Three different rates of intereß were payable on
's amount, viz.—Six, eight, and twelve per Cent.
the late Marquis Cornwallis the merit is slue for
. _

• introdation of regularity in this Department; a
Liver;cal regifler was formed, and the bonds, or
crnies;ry n ter. of the Government, paid off agree-
tule to priority of date, which is continued (with the
exception of the Sinking Fond) to the prefent time.
The debt at twelve per Cent. (now I believe corn-
fletcly paid off) was incurred during the Admini-
aiation of Lord Teignmouth, who was compelled to
tile meafure, by the large fums required for the Ma-
nilla Expedition, though it did not take place.
The proportion of the debt at the different rates of
intereft was newly, viz.

At fix per Ccnt. fit hundred thoufand -
Eight—Four millions two hundred thoufand -
Twelve—Eight hundred shoufand •

LAOO,OOO
4,200,C 7.0
Soo,oco

Five millions, fix hundred thouland

44 ADOPOO

- -
And of the above fum I believe tht following to
be nearly accurate, viz.
To Britilh fubjeda, three millions fix hundred
thoufand 3,6c0400
Other Chriftians five hundred thoufand sco,ooo
Natives generally, one million feven hundred thoufand t ,yoo,coo

£•s,6
On the arrival of Marquis Wellefley in India, the
greateß fum dne to any individual was to a native,
who folely pofrefred at that period about 270,0001. of
the Britilh India Debt, at the rates of inteta before
fpecified.
It is pretty generally known in this country that
the expences of the State are greater in time of war
than of profound peace ; and I believe even molt of
our own Statefmen are fufficiently acquainted with
India, to know, that for every fighting man there
mull be at haft three Camp Followers ; part of
whom, loch as men to provide fodder for horfes and
cattle, with people attached to markets, &c. mutt
be paid by the Government, and confequently that
an immenfe furn of ready money was indifpenfably
requifite, previous to the army taking the field againft
the late Tirpoo Sultaun.
Many of them may poffibly alto know from ex•
perience, that a debt bearing an entered of eight,
ten, and twelve per Cent. will accumulate much
faller than at the legal interett of this country. Bnt
to render the fuhjeft intelligible to the meanell cape•
city, I beg leave to afk every landholder, whether
his Steward has been enabled, without railing the
rants on his eßate or borrowing money, to make the
fame remittances fierce the commencement of the
war, as previous to the French Revolution ?
The Britith Government in India were compelled
to make ufe cf the money, otherwife intended for
commercial purples, to the extra expences atten-
dant on the war with "Fippoo Sultaun, the expedition
to Egypt, and the late war with the Mathattah
States, and to increafe the debt for the purpofe of
fending remittances or inveflments to this country.
If it be admitted that the furplus Revenue of India
was not equal to them: • war charges,and the remit.
tance; and that no blame attaches to Marquis Wel.
lellty for the war with Tippoo Sultaun or the Expe-
dition to Egypt, he will folely be liable to cenfure
for obeying the orders of the Court of Direaors,
which would only he effeacd by borrowing money
on the molt favourable terms, for the purpole before
Rated, viz. of fending an inveßment or remittances
to this country. PLAIN FACTS.

Wednefday, as a veteran failor was returning from
Somerfet Houle, down Fleet-firect, where he had
been receiving the reward of many years let vice,
amounting to upwards of 1301. a gang of pickpoc-
kets, who had, no doubt, been apprized of the old
man's wealth, bullied him, and one of them was feen
to take his property. The thief had not time to
convey it to his companions before he was appre-
hended, when he was fearched, and the pocket-book,
vith the whole of its contents, were found. Vetter-
day the prifoner, whofe name is Charles Walton,
was brought before Sir M. BLOXAM at Guildhall,
when one of the City Officers informed the Magill
trate, that the profecutor had been prevailed_upon
to go with the prifoner'; friends for the purpofe of
peg vetting lattice, and he could not be found ; " but,"
laid the Officer, " as I have his property in my prof-
fellion, I have no doubt, if your Worfhip commits
the prifoner for examination to morrow, he will then
appear." The Magilirate, after defiring the Officer
not to give up, on any pretence, the pocket-bock,
committed the prifoner till the profecutor comes for-
ward.

Notwithfianding every precaution has been taken
to prevent an affemblage of perfons, at the fuppofed
houfe, at the corner of Bridge-fireet, Black-
fliars, on Wednefday night an immenfe number col-
before it, in confequence of a young man
declaiing that he faw a gholl afcend the Itaircafe.
The Police Officers endeavoured to perfuade the
crowd to difperfe, but, in return, they received the
moll opprobrious epithets, and were compelled, after
they had been feverely beaten, to retire. A journey-
man paltry cook on Ludgate-hill, was charged yef-
terday at Guildhall, by one of the Officers, with
being extremely aslive in the riot; but it app:Aring
that he did nothing more than join in the acclama-
tions of the crowd, at the retreat of tb,e Officers, and
receiving a good chara6ter from his matter, he was,
alter a reprimand, difcharged.
Lail Tuefday evening, as Mr. John Cowl, Ex
nifeman, of Ducking Pond lane, Whitechapel, was
~;thing in Scot's Pond, in Bethnal Green, he funk
i..t a clay hole, and not being able to extr►cate him.
:,.1;; was drowned.

HON•D'Y'•DO AND GOOD•BYE.

One day Good-bye met How•d'y'-do,
Ton clofe to shun faluting;
But loon the rival fillers flew
From killing to difputing.
Away ! lays How-d'y'-do, your mein
Appals my chearful nature ;
Na name fo fad as your's is ken
In Sorrow's nomenclature:
Wlsene'cr I give one funibine hour.
Your cl,.ud comes o'er to fliade it;
Whene'er I plant one bofom flower,
Your mildew drops to fade i:.
Ere How d'y'-do has tun'd each tongue
To " Hope's delightful mnfOre,"
Good-bye in Friendthip's ear has rung
The knell of parting ph:afore.
From forrows paft my chemic !kill
Draws (miles of confolation,
While you from prefent joys diftill
The tears of feparation.
Good-bye replied, " Your ftatement's true,
And well your caufe you've pleaded;
But pray who'd think of How-d'y'-do,
Unlcfs Goodbye preceded ?
Without my prior influence
Could your's have ever flourith'd ?
And can your band one hour difpenfe
But thofe my tears have nourilh'di
How oft, if at the Court of Love,
Concealment be the falhion,
When How-d'y'-do has fail'd to move,
Good-bye reveals the paffion.
How oft, when Cupid's fires decline,
As ev'ry heart remembers,
One ugh of mine, and only mine
• Revives the dying embers.
Go bid the timid Lover chute.
And I'll reign my charter,
If he for ten kind How-d'y'-do's
One kind Good-bye would barter.
From Love and Friendlhip's kindred Goatee
We both derive exiftence,
And they would both lore half their force
Without our joint affiftance.
'Tis well the world our merit knows,
Since time, there's no denying,
One half in How.d'y'doing goes,
And t'other in Good bycing !"