▁death ▁of ▁Corn el ius ▁Sm elt ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 , ▁Sir ▁William ▁Hill ary , ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁Sm elt ' s , ▁proposed ▁that ▁a ▁mem orial ▁be ▁built ▁in ▁his ▁honour . ▁A ▁meeting ▁was ▁called ▁at ▁the ▁Sen esch al ' s ▁Office , ▁Sen esch al ▁Lane , ▁Douglas , ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁August ▁ 1 8 3 5 , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁that ▁a ▁column ▁should ▁be ▁ere cted , ▁fin anced ▁partly ▁from ▁funds ▁then ▁being ▁held ▁in ▁Hol mes ' ▁Bank ▁and ▁intended ▁for ▁a ▁portrait ▁of ▁Sm elt . ▁A ▁further ▁£ 2 0 0 ▁was ▁raised , ▁and ▁John ▁Wel ch , ▁an ▁architect , ▁drew ▁up ▁two ▁designs , ▁one ▁for ▁an ▁ob el isk , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁a ▁Gre cian ▁Dor ic . ▁Following ▁deliber ation ▁the ▁Gre cian ▁Dor ic ▁design ▁was ▁decided ▁upon , ▁and ▁the ▁contract ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁John ▁Thomas , ▁the ▁consideration ▁being ▁£ 1 8 0 . ▁▁ ▁At ▁a ▁further ▁meeting ▁at ▁the ▁George ▁Inn ▁in ▁Cast let own ▁it ▁was ▁resolved ▁to ▁site ▁the ▁monument ▁at ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁and ▁Cast let own ▁Ro ads , ▁near ▁H ango ▁Hill , ▁and ▁space ▁was ▁set ▁aside ▁for ▁the ▁construction . ▁However ▁this ▁met ▁with ▁a ▁strong ▁ob jection ▁from ▁De em ster ▁John ▁Christian . ▁De em ster ▁Christian ▁suggested ▁the ▁monument ▁be ▁s ited ▁either ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁King ▁William ' s ▁College ▁or