The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-12 00:00:00

RUSSELL.

LORD,—On the 19th of June last, I addressed
p'ellr Lordship through the medium of " The Sun N, ews-
-11.7," with reference to the important subject of Law
Fora'., I intended immediately to have pursued the
114111 e, but in consequence of the demise of the Sovereign
f"8 induced to defer my intention. Since that period
vrel3h instances of the iniquity of the system have been de-
ri.e„.°l),e'L and I now hasten to call your attention to them,
44ittng the commencement of the present reign will be
ten, quished by an efficient alteration of the present sy s-
A casoccurred within my own knowledge a few
weeks .
att. 'lnce, in which two individuals, whose names were
lit 'fled to a Bill, were sued for 41. only balance thereof,
d:(144 expense of 41.f0r two writs. It is true the solicitor
reMit (as a favour) 11., leaving then 31. costs on a
debt f
• ° ; and I know of an action now in progress for
fo 41 which 41. expenses arc already incurred, and am in-
al.4°V by the solicitor they will be .51. more ere judgment
the ,tle obtained. Such, my Lord, arc two instances of
try tlisWraceful system which at this time exists in a coon-
-4,11. boasting of free institutions. I defy' the most bigotted
ilbytQOte of antiquated laws to support such a system upon
1t41.1 ing hike rational or argumentative grounds—such a
‘vorittnust be, in spite of contradiction, the admirer of the
house, the best friend of the lunatic asylum, and the
ltl "Ate of the prison. I submit, my Lord, that no such
pee4thened course of proceedings—no such enormous ex-
Ith• e iS necessary for the prosecution of an object, as that
Poy1:11.1'?Vr exists, which ought not to be the means of im-
",:;1"og all save those of the profession denominated
1.11.4-r° (certainly " legal" robbers.) It may be argued
~,t,arasueh laws arc known to exist, and that parties should
I,ll4r4ttit,:i_Bs,ttnsttheir operation. I reply, that as the sick
unwilling patient of the physician, so is the un-
i4ll, n•te or oppressed man the unwilling subject of the
)=hip conceive I have now substantiated the necessity
theet!' exists for an effectual " Law Reform"—established
vetwitia that the greatest difficulty and uncertainty. subsists
s°hem. Peet to the recovery of debts—the evil which must
kJ, 'Toes arise to the plaintiff from the loss not only of
the"t't but enormous costs, which too frequently drives
114 f•"%rtunate debtor to become the inmate of a gaol, and
1-er,4l°,'i.lY the recipients of the parish fund. I entreat your
sitintk 4TP to let this important subject engage the delibera-
Se:4 the Cabinet : sure I am a change is promptly and
N4t4ti'ely called for, and that it will be hailed by the
wh.4lajority of the people as a change worthy the age
thi
.leLh we live• I may have occasion again to revert to
eolu,-,°?•ject• for the present I may add that there exists a
14/ -n:n the City for the recovery of debts from 40s. to
CO expo-I,' of from Bs. to `)Os ; but the public are
wt. 4t, th • :e- •
of
eopr:ce of a tyrannical and vindictive creditor,
4041, „ -3' Put his debtor to the expense of 425. for a debt
I am, my Lord, your's respectfully,

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°II r Ijr"IcANE AT SAVANNAH.—The American
z4.114:1 N'eeiyed yesterday mention that a destructive bu.r.;
'''hva- "4 been . experienced in the middle of August .
i1t~.4414h, and
-.,eter other towns
ot . furnish a copious account. At Savannah, it ap-
t:4 ,tt n..
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e n ced on the Ilth, about noon, and continued.
wthell-ple daY with unabated fury. The destruction
eto
Atre bi- P.g Was very great, and numerous houses and stor
j 1 8 itt' dawn• Lives have in some instances been lost.
.11 th:*Q-tarY's the effects have been also felt severely, andd
'IN ; ''tollis the crops were very much injured by thewienx.,
I,t', tideli'e inundation of the waters. The devastation
n.
41•1' detost!t. John's, where the crops, it was said, were e
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