Subscription For The Gree...
The Times, 1824-08-27T00:00:00

[From the Globe and ?raveilcr,l We hear often enough of the princely munificence of Englishmen residing in the East, and their means are sufficientlv abundant to admit of their subscribing their hundreds and even thousands to ob- jects of pleasuret, of vanity, and of the most abject subserviency to men in power. If a pictute or a stiatue is to be voted-a masquerade, a ball, or a dinner, to be given in hononr of a man in authority at home, sufficient funds are mstantly collected, and the utmost profu- sion marks everv step that is taken towards effecting the obiect in view; but whern the distressed and exiled Highlanders of Suther- land were in the utmost misery, and sought relief fromrl their coun- trynpen in India, the greatest exertions thcn made could only collect three indhiiduals at a public meeting one of whom was the chair- man,and the other two Englishmen, almost every Scotsman in India withholding his presence, his name, and his purse, because it was understood to be unpalatable to a certain Scotch interest that then directed the patronage of LIdia. *Vhlen the subscription for the struggling Greeks was announced at Calcutta, the same back- wardness appeared, because, as we understand, the known sen- timents of Lord Amherst and Alr. Adam were adverse to any thing that could give eountenanee or encouragement to the very namne of liberty. The following state of the subscrip- tion (hardly 1,0001. for this wealthy communitv, not equal to onc week'ssallaryofthe Governor.Gencral.ormorethat a month's sa- laryof many ofihe Members of the Cou neil) is the best proof that can be offered oi the truth of our first position. WVe copy the list from a late Calcutta paper, with the comments of the onl' liberal Editor left in the country. The new Bishop of Calcutta, Dr. Hebher, who had but recently arrived from E:ngland, has all his English and clas1ic feelings, no doubt, fresh upon him; and it is pleasing to see hiis name at the head, thiough it stands alone, unsupported by that of onie single inidivi(lual, either in the civil or military service of his iMajesty or the East lntlia Company ; the members of the two houses of business named being free merclants and M1l r. Calvin and Mtr. Palmer partners in other and similar esvabilishments. If Lord Amherst's or Mr. Adam's name had been at thte head of the list, nearly every man in India would have contributed his share towards the fund. Such is the-state of public spirit ar.d independence in our East Indian Empire! BOOI; OF SUBSCRIPTItONS IN .Ll OF TliE GRSEKS. Captain Nizolo Chiefala having been ctmnissionedl by the Pro- vinclal Government of (Greece to receive the voluntary subscriptions of the friends of the Greek caulse in the East Indies. begs leave re- spectfullv to invite their attention to the subject, and solicit theiraid. Subscriptions are requested to be forwarded to the addrees of Messrs. Alexander and Co., who have kindly consented to act as treasurers. The names of subscribers will be recorded among those of the he- roes and benefactors of the Greek nation, in the Pantheons of Tri- nalira -1nr A rh-ne Total . . 8.146 In our last, we submitted to our readers a list of subscribers to a fund being raised here in aid of the Greeks. It was our intention at the time to have commented upon this benevolent proceedinz, btit somie unforeseen circumstances intervened to prevent us. It was withi much pleasure that we saw at the top of the list the name of the Lorn Bishop of Calcutta, which we doubt not will have great weight in the way of example. Thie cause is one which imperatively calls upon every Christian who can affbrd it to stand forward in its stip. port. It had been hopetd that a public meeting might have been con- vened. As none of the kading charaters of our society, however, have as yet signed a requisition for such a purpose, a few friends of the Greek nationi inz despair hatve resolved at any rate to forward their contributions,in aid of his struggling country-men through Cap- t3in Nicolo Chiefala, of whom we have hatl the pleasure more than once to make honourable mention. Since we commenced these ob- servations, the letter oft " A Subscriber" has been handed to us. We most heartily second its good owishes, and trust that, though no public meeting has been called, ihe Greeks will be no suf- ferers in the endl by such apparent indifferene on the part of the Calcutta public, since a disposition Inpears to be afloat to raise contributions for them without that formality. *W'e shall be extremely happy to be made in any way instritmental in the good work, anct we invite such of our readers, and the cotnmunity in ge- neral, to whom such a mtode of transmitting thearnount of subscrip- tion may be agreeable, to make us the organ of' conveving the same to Captain Chiefala, whose generous artlour and persvecrance in the cause of patriotism and humatnitv is entitled to the Warmest praise. WVehave receivetl the following list of additional subscriptions in aid of tlte Greeks:- X Iis Lordship's flrst subscriptioii, givesl in Engiasnd, was 1001. SUerllng.-lnd. Gaz. SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE GREEKS IN INDIA.