The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-24 00:00:00

`— IMPOSTURE UN.IIASKI.D•
T" progress of Merit, although frequently
assailed, is not impeded by Envy and. Detraction. The
aggression of Ambuscade terminates in Defeat—and conscious
Rectitude ultimately triumphs in the attainment of the grand
Object—Public Approbation. The test of Experience is the
guarantee of Favour, and has Established NVA.RREN'S
BLACKING in general Estimation, of which there exists not
a stronger proof than the tacit acknowledgment of a host of
servile imitators, .who surreptitiously obtrude on the unwary a
spurious Preparation as the genuine Article, to the great dis.
appointment of the unguarded Purchaser, and manifest injury
of Warren, whose character and interest by this iniquitous
system are equally subject to detriment. .It becomes therefore
an indispensable duty to CAUTION the PUBLIC against the
manoeuvres of Unprincipled Venders, who, having no charac-
ter to lose, and stimulated by avarice in their nefarious pur-
suits, aim at the acquisition of money through any medium
than that of honour. The original unit matchless Blacking
bears on each Bottle a short direction, with the signature--
ILO BER T WA It It EN.
An others are Counterfeits ; and in many instances the im-
position labels are artfully interlined with a different Address,
in very small characters, between the more conspicuous ones of
" No. 30," and ‘* STRAND." It is earnestly recommended
to Shopkeepers and others who are deceived by base Fabrica-
tions of Warren's Blacking, to return the detected Trash to
the source whence it came, and expose the machinations of
rascality to merited obloquy.
Warren's Blacking is surprisingly brilliant : it excludes
damp, gives pliancy to the leather, retains its pristine virtue in
all climates, and, combining elegance with comfort, is an article
equally of indispensable fashion and utility. Sold by every
respectable Vender in Town and Country, in bottles, at 6d,
10d, 12d, and 111 d, each.

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EXTRAORDINARY COMMITMENT UNDER THE
NEW VAGRANT ACT.'

From the Bucks Chronicle.)
Between two and three weeks ago, James
Homer, of Rounds, and 'William Wood, of Oundle, both in
the county of Northampton, were committed to Aylesbury gaol
and to hard labour for a calendar month, on a charge of collect-
ing money under false pretences. The prisoners, it appears, I
are duly licensed preachers, and in the habit of preaching at the
places above mentioned, and in their vicinity, but at tie time
they were taken into custody were collecting money in the
town of Newport Pagnell, in thli county. The purpose for
which they were making this collection, it now turns out, so far
from being a false pretence, was that for which they had been
specially authorized and deputed by a certain religious party or
sect, who had erected a meeting-house at Rounds, the wholeex-
pen ce ofwhich they had been unahle,out of their own funds, to de-.
fray. The corm itment of th e prison ers, under thesecircuntstances,
has excited, wherever known, a great sensation ; and the Hon.
Robert Smith, one of the representatives of this county, is,
we understand, to submit the case to the adjourned Sessions.—
Ulterior measures, we are also informed, are about to be adopt.
ed by the friends of the prisoners, before the proper tribunal,
to obtain for them redress, and to repel the attack made,
through them, upon the civil and religious rights of the sub.
ject. The parties who deputed the prisoners to make the col.,
lection, which is charged on them as an offence, have forward-
ed to Mr. Smith a full detail of the circumstances, attested by
their respective signatures rind have transmitted to us 11
request to insert the following as a copy of their letter to Mr.
Smith :
" To the Hon. Robt. Smith, M.P., one of his Majesty's Justices
of the Peace for the County of Buckingham.
" We, the undersigned inhabitants of Raunds, in the county
of Northampton, most humbly and respectfully beg leave to
state, that James Horner, of Rounds, and William Wood, of
Oundle, are now confined in Aylesbury gaol, to which they were
a fortnight agO committed by the Rev. Mr. Lowndes, on the
information of the Rev. Mr. Marshall, under the new Vagrant
Act, charged with collectiog money under false pretences.'
" That the said James Horner and William Wood are duly
licensed to preach, abd as Ministers of a religious sect called
Baptist Revivalists, and in the constant habit of preaching at
Rounds and Oundle, and within a circuit of about eight miles
round the neighbourhood of those places.
" That the Society of Baptist Revivalists have recently
erected a meeting-house for while worship at Raunds, at an
expence (including the purchase of the ground) of 1401.; and •
t4at being unable to defray the whole-Of such expence, they.
authorised and deputed James Horner and William Wood to
solicit and collect pecuniary assistance front the public, in full
confidence, that whatever money might be so obtained would -
be faithfully accounted for to the Society by their two brethren.
" That while the said Homer and Vi rood were collecting
contributions in the town of Newport Pagnell, in 'a quiet and
orderly manner, they were taken into custody, committed to
prison, and the money they had collected, amounting to 61.
10s. 10fd., was taken from them, that they are now compelled
to workin the prison to the injury of their bodily health. -
" That the said Homer and Wood are persons of sober,
pious, and respectable habits, and bear an excellent character
in this neighbourhood.
" We therefore moat earnestly and respectfully implore you
to take the case of our suffering brethren into your considera-
tion, and, to use your kind 'exertion and interest to alleviate
their distress.
" Dated this 18th day of August, 182-1: • •
'Signed by CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS, Minister of
the Baptist Revivalists, and about 12 other persons.l