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Where social mirth, from pride and envy free, 



Beguiled the time beneath the spreading tree. 



While different parties loiter'd in the shade, 



The happy hosts their well-pleas'd guests survey'd, 



And many a gambol frolick'd o'er the ground, 



And many a cheerful song and jest went round, 



And still as each repeated pleasure tir'd, 



Succeeding joys the mirthful band inspired. 



Such were thy charms, dear village ! charms like these, 



With sweet succession made the tropic please : 



Made us to meet its fervours with a smile, 



And less regret the joys of Albion's isle : 



These round thy bowers their cheerful influence shed; 



These were thy charms — but all these charms are fled ! 



I shall make no extracts concerning Baroche, having already 

 fully described it during the English government, when flourish- 

 ing and happy: under the Mahrattas Mr. Cruso thus writes. The 

 present Amul or governor for Mahdajee Sindia, named Gopal 

 Row, is a young man of mean capacity, not liked by the inhabi- 

 tants. The dewan a low insignificant being, called Tattea. The 

 mudjemoodar, named Lullabhy is a banian of considerable fortune 

 who held that post under the nabob Mozuz Caun, previous to the 

 English conquest, and filled it during the whole of their govern- 

 ment; when his local knowledge and intrigue in the revenue 

 department made him useful to the Company's collectors, and 

 gave him great consequence in the purgunna. He has contrived 

 to hold the same situation under the Mahratta government; but 

 is no longer a friend to his former employers, and ungratefully 

 acts on all occasions in opposition to the English interest. The 

 dessoy, Dowlat Roy, succeeded to that station on his father's 



