The Sun.
London, England, 1826-11-13 00:00:00

lad ra conversation sed to me yesterday, relative to a conveation he bad had
wi h Mr. Burton. Lcannot express the surprise which this corn-
mtinication has occasioned me, but I think it right to make you
finis acquainted with what Mr. Burton has said, and I request
that you will give me the most full and frank explanation upon
thils subject, which, at present, I can only regard as a malicious
Calimmy, alike calculated to injure your reputation and my own..
(Signed) AND. LVRIOTTIS.
MM. Pigott, Andrews, and Wilks.
Messrs. Pigott & Co. returned me the subjoined answer :
Throgroorton-street, Nov. 6.
Sir—We have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter of the lit instant,. with a copy ,of Mr. Lee's letter, to-you
respecting theconversation between him and Mr. Burton on the
subject of discount. We beg, in answer, to say, that Mr. Burton
is not quite correct in:sayingite has seen our ledger, by which it
appeared we: had allowed ;you five per, cent. discount on all sales
made to you excepting , tit .:last. In the rfirst place, Mr. 'Burton
did not see our ledger at all ; he was merely told by one Mr.
O'Neill, that we had animal five per.eent..diacount on the ship-
'Meta in 1824; and mi othet.We have the honour, &c.
(Signed) PIGOU, ANDREWS, and WILES.'
P.S. Since writing the above, we have seen Mr. Burton upon
the subject of your letter to us, and we beg leaVe to enclose you a
:note from him.

This letter was accompanied by one addressed by Mr.
Burton to Messrs. Pigou and Co., in which, after stating
that his conversation with Mr. Lee had been misunder-
stood, he coneludes as follows :—" I find this morning, on
your authority, that 5 per cent. discount was only allowed
on: the first shipment, for, prompt payment ;" and in a
postscript, he adds, " I think this will be satisfactory to
Mr. Luriuttis; but I am. perfectly prepared to make any
further explanation he may require." Considering the
letter of Messrs. Pigott and. Co. (though it was an answer
to Mr. Burton's representation) unsatisfactory, as it re-
spected the point. to which Messrs. Ricardo were directing
their' inquiries, I immediately, upon the receipt of it, ad-
dressed to them the following letter :

29, Sackville-street, Nov. 7.

GentleMer---I hie just now received yOur favotir of yesterday's
date; in which you observe that Mr. Burton is not quite correct
in what he said ; but the latter part'of your letter appears to me
to Le expressed in such terms as to make the fact itself to which
his conversation had reference doubtful. 1 must, •therefore, re-
quest tim• favour °f lout informing me whether you have ever
allowed discount upon the sales you have made to the Greek Go-
vernment, except upon the gnupowder shipped per the Genii in
lb 4 ? Whether you, were paid for, that shipment by Messrs.
LOUgli'nen and Co. ? and whether you have ever had any private
understanding with. the Deputies, or have 'ever allowed them any
disconnt or eolumission upon any one of the transactions you have
had with thentor with the Greek Government ? lam the more
anxious to have your distinct:answer to these queries, and particu-
larly to the last, because I ani told that Messrs, Ricardo have had
the hardihood to assert (what I declare to be totally false) that I
have received front you and from other merchants with whom as
a Deputy I have had dealings, some discount or privatiallowance
upon the purchases. Your early reply will greatly oblige, •
(Signed) ANDa. LURIOTTIt4.
Should you see Mr. Burton again, you may inform him
that
,his conduct last Pritlay has rendered any explanation bolo
bile superfluous.
in answer 'to the foregoing ietter, I yesterday received
the following :

London, Nov. 10.

reply to your letter of the 7th inat., in Which pm tee
Tient our informing you whether' we have everalluived tiimetinnt
upon gunpowder supplied the Greek Government;eicept that per
the Genii in 1824, .

We distinctly beg leave to state, we allowed discount only On the
first shipment-6f gunpoWder per the- Oenii, in -I fik4,',and were .
paid for -it by Messrs. Loughran and Co., by directions from you
by letter, a copy:of which • is enclosed; that we rim!, have, had.
any private understanding with
:.gyp; ,Deputies, or have allowed
them any discount
,youunissioll,omon any of the transactions
(which hive been confined to shipmehts of gunpowder) we have
had with thew or the fireek,Governinent, excepting the discount
on the first shipinent as before.inentiened.
We have the tonour to be, &c.
• (Signed) 'PIMA), ANDREWS, and WILKS.
And. I.nriottis, Req.; Ste.
• lt will not, 1 trust, be supposed from the preceding letter,
that the Deputies put into their pockets the diseotint sl
lowed. by •Messrs: Pigott and Co. ' Every farthing of That
disOunt was regularly deducted from the gross amount of
the gunpowder, and appears so deducted in the accounts
rendered by the Deputies to the Greek Government.
have now travelled- through, and I trust that I have
satisfactorily disproved, the charges urged against me. by
Messrs. Rieardo,- and I can assure thole gentlemen and
the public, that so fur from' its being,my intention to spritH
this country at present, it- is` my determination not only to-1
remain here, but to do all that lies in my power to compel
Messrs. Ricardo to give accniate atcotint 'of the momes
they have expended, and to call hack the attention of the
bondholders to those points which are of easential import-
anee to them, and to my country., .1 have already attended
the COnmittee, :and a:public Meeting.- Messrs. Ricardo
have declined to favour either the one body or the other
with their presence, or with that 'information which it was
tbttir duty to have afforded, And I new:tell:them that I
am' ready,: at, my own oxpenee, to copyene another Meeting,
to'meet themou well as Mr. Bowring,- itnd -all other par-
tiei, face to face, and to let the public decide upon the con-
duct of those who have taken part in Greek affairs. I have
a very imperfect knowledge pf the English language,
but i will attend such a meeting with an interpreter, and
I pledge myself to answer every' estion that may be
proposed to me. I remain, Sir, your most obedient servant,
9, Sackville-street, Nev. 11. AND. Louorris.