The Sun.
London, England, 1826-10-27 00:00:00

FRIDAY EVENING, 0-6101iElt 27, 182-6

The sth Number of the Quarterly series of the
British Critic, made its appearance on Tuesday, and
perhaps, upon the whole, it sustains the reputation of
the preceding Numbers. A very considerable chaive
both in form, tone, and character, has been introduced)
into this work since the period of'its cessation as a
monthly, and continuation as, a quarterly publication ;
and where the ground is so fully pre-occupied
by a rival of such undisputed superiority as
" The Quarterly," it is no small testimony to the
excellence of another work, professedly supported on
the same principles, that it obtains any thing like a
circulation. The British Critic is indeed somewhat
more limited in its design, and more decidedly exclu-
sive in its tenets, than its contemporary. Its church
principles have certainly become far more tolerant since
its change: and it has assumed in its literary, scien-
tific, and miscellaneous articles, a greater degree of
freedom from the trammels of a mere Review ; and
allowed, in conformity to the taste of the times, more
latitude for original discussion.
In glancing 'over the contents of the number now
before us, we are most particularly struck with an ar-
ticle on India, It evinces an extensive acquaintance
with the history and circumstances of our oriental pos-
sessions, and displays no inconsiderable depth or re-
flection, and soundness of political discussion.
A review of the memoirs of Major Cartwright, of
course, is not a little severe upon both the principles
and practices of that distinguished political character;
a tone of raillery and banter is kept up throughout,
with some wit, and considerable force, though without
any approach to asperity or rancour. It is remarked,
that his whole political life was one continued series
of unsuccessful attempts : he is compared to a squirrel
in a cage, twirling his wheel in perpetual gyrations,
without advancing one step onward towards his object ;
yet, all the while imagining, -with the most contented
self•complacency, that his progress was proportionate
to his bustle.

An article on the state and progress of Practical
Astronomy, will be perused with great interest by the
scientific reader, and gives a very complete view of the
principal labours of Astronomers in this country dur-
ing the last few years.,

COMMITTEE of GREEK BONDHOLDERS,

TO THE EDITOR.

Sts,--I feel greatly obliged by your ready insertion of my
letter of the 24th, and in troubling you with some additional facts,
I hope to be favoured with a similar indulgence.
It muss be evident to any one who reads attentively the report
of the Committee, that every circumstance which was likely to
lead to disappointment and prejudice, affecting myself, has been
studiously and pointedly noted, whilst the conduct of Mr. Spsnio-
lacki, however censurable, has either been totally kept book from
public view, or, if made at all the subject of reproof, has been so
mildly treated as to make it appear unworthy of animadversion; at
the same time where censure could nut be avoided, it has been,
expressed in such general terms that one and all the parties con-
cerned must be regarded as participators in the conduct com-
plained of.
I have before observed, that T consider Mr. Bowring to have
beau the (tamer of this report, end a futther Yttimatison 'OM with
the material parts of the article written by him in the WestoiZester
Review, confirms this impression.
Whether Mr. Rowring has any object to attain, and has in this
respect, to use his own phrase, " accommodated the means to the
end," I will not pretend to determine; but it is unquestionably
true, that since the transmission of the documents from Greece,
appointing Mr. Spaniolacki and Mr. Ricardo to take a new and
more important character than they had previously filled, Mr.
Bowing has bet me very familiar with the former gentleman, and
has even obtained his confidence, whilst with the latter he (Mr.
Bowring) has had frequent consultation,.
The report states, that " The inquiries of your Committee have
met with many obstructions and difficulties on every side, and
they have been altogether disappointed in finding that sincere co-
operation which might have led to a complete elucidation of past
transactions, and have given sufficient security for the future."-
When the full statement which I am occupied in preparing, shall
come before the public, I fillet it will be seen that there was no
backwardness on my part in giving to the Committee the fullest
apd most complete elucidation of every point within my know-
ledge. Throughout the whole of the investigation into which the
Committee thought proper to enter, (with the single exemption, so
'pointedly alluded to in the report, 'end which I will explain in my
next,) I supplied them with every document and paper they re-
quired. In one of their earliest resolutions the Committee state,
that " they are much gratified by the promptness with which Mr.
Luriottis has attended to their wishes," and so far as my co-opera-
tiou was necessary I gave it most unreservedly. On the other
hand, Mears. Ricardo refused to recognise the Committee, and
would not give either to them or to tne, any accounts, whilst Sir.
Spaniolaeki, who, according to the report, " did not deem it fit to
adept the 'recommendations of the Committee, in obtaining the
accounts from Mwssrs. Ricardo, nor in carrying into effoct their
recommendation as to the depositing iu the Rank of England sun-
dry bonds held for acconnt Af the Greek Government," also re-
Need tq itnetion the execution of those measures, which both the
Ootrunittee and myself thought essentially necessary for rxpeditine
the naval Steam armament, and even declined, thongh strongly
urged by the Committee, to sign an otttlit for an engineer to inspect
the machinery. When,thetefore, the Committee state that "they met n•ith obstriteitioett anti • difficoltiee en every side," I presume
they must refer to the accounts, the vouchers for which the report
Matte to have been " in ahnost all cases inaccessible."
If the Conunittee lad not before them all the, vouchers they re-
quired, it would have been but fair to have added that 1, at least,
bad done my utmost to obtain them ; and I regrit tweed.ing,ly
that the manner in 7hiO, ti teport 'has' been framed, reittlete. it
necielsioT for nit' io !rcuble yiet wifli any part my correspond-
ence with Slemis. thcarilo, in order to relieve myself front the im-
putation which might otherwise attach to me.

I will trouble you, however, with as few extracts as possible,
reserving the more full details for the statement I 1114VC pledge.d
myself to give.

After several Gilkey leOent, I addreised to 111csara. Ricardo, on
1 fad seOteMber, one from which I extract the following, rela-
ive to the account;

would
" lu my letter OfyesterallY I °llloit..te.dettn..ffZte,rge\tieat tx)innZY;/40boud
furnish roe with the brokers' notes' of 0
t, as well. of thefirst as of the
an "C"t4 aif tilt. '0J,14 C9-Yet.1"14)11 to send ,me, together with
icu:ce:llitt':ve ot4:icilltiltrv.
merits incliletlgai3itelGuytinizar:c
Theie r will thaw, yoo
and enable
I 1 11 he' ob.
cl,gioacvueoleltuais:ttayotrirattioireors-eseii:ens.sio.3niinfreo.riltosal4liplarotnhviewspa.talykle-i
PaYments, I ihall, of course, require the c"
you , ,t
liged'o !tertifeie. by, yo• earl,,:t coiOpliaoch teitit."LlPl4Bl t
tilt ..-tt 4..4' of October, I' aisit.ycrq.lo4l tilettl,aa., follows
23 lfll2—(T.
fl 444), !';:tekvilieltrcql `1"1" 23d oh., I
Dave4l t4nithiltwo--.Sinee the receipt of Ours, of the . ,
decree".odf ttwlstivadtroinati) Amssoe InhtiMri B,Pani°ll",,i:d 11;s curies of
y o Greece, , , fr.
the Coann4sion appointed by
J. Ricardo and 11 r, .
cOnjointly mitt
that Assembly, hy worn you,
~ ~
, "':,Parkiolecki, are 'noriiiihited,
Sic R litthieit, •t° .Ilitllille4ll the Recounts -relatitig to the two
loans. With ut your eeeoutos it ; :
- - 's im )oggible that I can render
thille' and I; belie 144'44" t° Messrs. Ricardo and SpaniolaCkt,' in
answer toR letter W 1,:.!, I received rekonsideration (row them yesterday, to that
preffect. On reconsideration inti3t, I think, perceive the im-
opriety of your refttsal to ftiriti,l, ti,,, accounts I have desired,
for even had the 'requisition ur r., y 00 v,romeiti ,iot reiulerzt tbeul
indispensable, 'still a 'rego.l I'.l. t A' o'' r'ePutation stunt' ought
posed that the holders td lave ' any
of Greek
on our part, It cannot he sup-
bowyie, to whoiili as well as to all

Europe, the Government very proien investigation
is observes this
is dile, will be satisfied with the examination of your own ac-
"punts by one of your 'own firm. The bond. of the first low;
and the scrip of the second, which you bought on account of tl e
Greek Government, amount to a very large rum, and the manner
in which the purchase.' were made, and tbr whole of that business
was conducted, will necessarily merit, as it cannot fail to excite,
the attention of the public ; nor can it but be felt that Mr. spa-
niolacki, even were he disposed to scrutinise your transactions, it
too little acquainted with the affairs of the Stock Exchange to be
able to investigate this part of your accounts. if your refusal had
originated with the receipt of the documents forwarded by the
Greek Government, 1 should have been the I,se surprised; but
when I Ball to mind that you pursued a similar line of conduit
previously ; when I remember that Mr. Spaniolacki urged Mr.
Orlando and myself. to mortgage the two frigates to you for
15,000/. with a power to sell them at your own discretion; and
that our refusal to do this was, fullowad by a protest from you
Against the sending out of an agent to America to extricate those
frigates from the labyrinth of difficulties in which they were in-
volved ; when, too, I recollect, that in violation of your contract,
yon stated your determination not to pay the instalments upon the
loan, and that this extraordinary announcenteut was quickly suc-
ceeded by the most urgent entreaties from you, that we should
-buy the scrip which you subsequently purchased ; when, I say,
I call to mind all these circtunstauces whit,44 no lei" than the
pertinacity with which you have cotitinditrAhe steam-vass/as un-
der the charge of Mr. Galloway, have born ail ialculated to injure,
and have most materially injured, the cause of Greece, I cannot
but conclude that your refusal to tender the accounts I have willed,
for, proceeds from other motive" than those you have thoughtfi
to mention.

" Again, therefore, I would urge you, no lees for your own
character's sake than as due to me of right, to furnish me with all
the information and accounts I have requested.
" I remain, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,
(Signed) `r AND. LUItIOTTIS."
I may, I think, permit myself to obaeria here, that if the com-
mittee experienced any difficulty in obtaining mounts or vouchers,
it would have been only an act of commoct justice to have dis-
tinguished my reitdinesa, to promote.their inquiry, from the con-
duct of those,.who not merely 'tvilltheld:lnfitemation, but opposed
theniselves to the reconimendations.of the committee.
I fed PrticUlarly._ desirous of n4ing the bondholders, andl
those whose sympathiee induce ttattrto take an interest in the
fate of Greece, acquainted WO an exjating circumstance, which
needs no:comnieut• &, , me, as if will [diffidently demonstrate the
spirit which 'animates the gentleman who are now called to act so
important a part in the affairs of my unhappy country. By the
merchant vessel Waterloo, a quantity of ammunition had been
shipped for Napoli di Romania, and the funbiving correspondence
hue passed with respect to the payment of the freight:--
" 29, Sackville-street, Oct. 10, 1626.
" Gentlemen,—This will be handed to you by Messrs. Long-
ridge, Barnett, and Hodgson, on board whose vessel =munition
has been shipped for the Greek Government, to ese amount of
9,599/. 14s. 6d. The freight, 9131 16c.,:tf4, I beg you will
pay, and also effect an insurance for the abet,* sum, for which
purpose I enclose you a bill of lading, which I reqnest you to
return. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,
"Messrs. I. and S. Ricardo." ,Signal) " AND.1.111110ITIS."

" 20, Sackvillo-strett, Oet. 11
m, 1826.
" Gentlemen—Messrs. Longridge and Cu. sent thismorning to
me to say, that on presenting the letter I gave them yesterday, re-
questing you to pay 131. 16s. 6d. for the freight ofgoode, per the
Waterloo, you expressed your wish that they should rail to-day, and
that on their calling again to-day you refused to make the pay-
ment. lam unwilling to believe that you will subject the Greek
Government (of which your Mr. I. Ricardo states that he is now
an accredited agent) to the loss and eXpences which this refusal, if
persisted in, must occasion, and I, therefore, request to be inform-
ed by the bearer, if I am to understand that you positively decline
to pay the freight in question.

"I am, gentlemen,.your obedient servant,
Csigued) "ANL),,
" hfestrs. I. and S. Ricardo."

ct
d-court O. 12, 18. cc Sir,-- W
We know nothing of thearnfor shipment,p.r
.Wairrko,2B nor
is it our intention to pay the freight in question. We Lava fur.;
thee to observe, that after all which hen transpired, we are very
much surprised that you should send orders on us far the payment
of money, when you know that we have no funds, and that if we
had, you In) longer poseess the right of disposing of them.
" NV...tare, Sit-, your obedient servant*, • '
"To Mr. A. Luriuttis." (Signed) "I. and S. RICARDO."

29, Sackville-street, Oct. 14. 18118.
" Gentlemes,—l regret exceedingly the unpleasant situation in
which I am placed with respect to the freight of the goods shipped
on board the Waterloo, for account of the Greek Government,
and I lament still more that any circumstances should have oecur-
red to delay the sailing of the vessel, as the Consequences must be,
in any event, prejildicial to Greece. In giving the orders for the
shipment of the goods, and arranging as to the freight, I did so as
the accredited agent of the Greek Government ; 'since then docu-
ments have been received from Greece, which you have, no doubt,
seen, in the public papers, under which Mr. Spaniolacki and Mr.
Jacob Ricardo claim now to be authorised to act on behalf of the
Greek' Government. I have no funds of the Government in my
hands, but on the Contrary am very largely iu *lrene* on its ac-
count. Messrs. Rieardo, independently of what they retain fur
other purposes, and of what may be, due from them upon the ba-
lance of their account, when it shall come to be adjto.ted, hold, or
ought to hold, 186,1/001. bonds, purchased by them fur the Greek
Government, and upon which the dividend reserved is in their
own hands.

" To them, therefore, I requested you to apply for the amount,
and I transidered that, under any eireutastances„ they multi find
no pretext fur refusing to pay it, inasmuch as if-thiy would sot
admit that I possessed any authority, still they might hare obtain.
ed the sanction of their Air. I. Ricardo arid of Mr. Spaniulacki to
the payment. ,They have, hoWeVer, positively refused, and Upon
them, therefore, lomat rot all the eoneequencesi. fur, thus situated,
you will readily perceive that I have no means of averting them,
and I must therefore leave you to adopt whatever course you think
best in thi very unpleasant situation in which this. Riost
refusal on the part of Macre. Ricardo has pieced yal).
" I am, gent-19111u'. so very 441i4tAt oervaut,
" AND. L,URIOTTI;,,
Longvnigo, Uatuet, anti Hodgson.~''

" 29, SackVille-itreet, Oct. 19.
" Gentlemen—Enclosed I forward you copies of two letters
I
have received relative to the freight of goode .1304443 g to' the
dr4k Government, and which have ).o;nabilipcti on board the
Waterloo fin. Nai3oli dl Romania. I Live written to Messrs.
Riegc/6 iegoestims them to, pay the freight, without which the
veliel, will not sail, and the . (lover/Aul,4 ti;l4st starer consi-
derable loss. My letters end their answer you, are of room an
quainted with, •e,,nd note the cominudieitiott Made to. gio by
Parrett, you have, I yrolerstand, *4'3,00* Mbar*, Ricardo
in
their=,refurial to Make the naTcAcnt.
"'The encluAcci Were will showto you the consequences which
wiii result from this conduct of the. Greek Gorernment,.of which
you now claim to be the deputies. , •
" I observe that the Committee appointed -by the Greek 1361-1
holders, intend to make their report on Monday, and 4 bequest
therefore to be distincily inforw4 0-(041' -4'41'443'; whether, if
Almrs. I. and s. 114041eipte authority to pay the freight in
,30604At' git.
" So fur 1111 Ty authority, is requisite,ltiessrC T. "and R Ricar di. have no justificatory ground of refusal;_ hotWeitit yoo amithem,
therefore, the responsibility' of this I,ntrt rest. I am, geu-
Omen, your obedient *savant,
(Signed.). " AND. LURIOTTIS,"
" Messrs. Jacob Ricardo and G. Spaniolacki."To
this'letter no answer has kill reittrnelt and Z slip now only
udd, that if I had had The irrmiMiate,.power_of paying this freight
out of my Owlnar have flOOO 10 .Withalli even ap-
plying to' Messrs. Ricardo on, the subjectl. • • ir, your nsoss
2,,
sackyilie.strect,
oct.
26.
.o,e,lie,nt.servaut,
AND. LURIOTTis.

• These lytteo cootalued• the usual notice tho the' vessel hail
cleared 'out, and that the 4unirrage-would coilinimiee,on the raj,
lowing day (the 10th). It will thus cease on the tifith, and the
owner of the vessel will he at liberty, to make thew ()barges which
be inAy onflidor 10eient to indemnify him foF.thit 491%4,4,
, .

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS-GuILDHALL-Ovr. 26.

!'LOOK V. JONES.

Th►s was an action brought by the plaintiff, who was an as~.
signet to the estate of a bank! upt named bring, to recover a
sum of 6267. which Dring had paid to the defendant about threw
week, previous to his (bring's) becoming a bankrupt, well-know
in that at that time he was in a state of insolvency, by these
means acting in a manner to defraud his other creditors. The
object of the present action was to recover the sum, in order that
a fair dividend might be made to all the creditors.

'The commission and bankruptcy having been proved, Firing
wag called on to give evidence; he admitted that, at the time he
paid the defendant, had all his debts been called in, he could not
bave met them in full, but denied having in any way contemplated
a bankruptcy.

The LORD ColEr JURTICE summed up, awl left it to the jury
to decide whether they eon*idered the bankrupt had contem-
plated a bankruptcy when he paid the money to the defendant.
The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 61161.