The Sun.
London, England, 1819-04-27 00:00:00

BURGESS' NEW SAUCE.

rirmE encomiums bestowed by the Nob-
lily and (3,4i11y upon the above NEW SAUCE, induces
the Proprietors, Messrs..JOHN BURGESS and SON, to offer
to thi Public at large a Caution against imitations, by-met-
tionintt-none eau be relied upotras.Gennine without each
tiottle-bein7 sealed under their Firm and Address, and also
each Label hating their Signature. -

The utility and convenience of this Sauce, being adapted
for all purposes, has caused a great demand for it, and its in-
crease of circulation bids fair to equal their much and long
esteemed ESSENCE of ANCHOVIES ; they respectfully so-
licit a trial from those who have'not used it, being confident
it will give satisfaction to the nicestpalatc.
Warehouse,No. 107 (corner.,,if the.Savoy:steps),

STRAND, Lim4on.

FOR THE SUN.

IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT.

A REPLY TO RUE.

MR. EDITOR—AI(bough your previous Jour-
nals have fully pointed out and established the
legal remerlieS for prevention or punishment of
Frauds by Debtorg, I may- be permitted to dis-
pute the conclusions, and reply to the animad-
versions of your Correspondent under the above

signature.
There are doubtless innocent prisoners for debt "
as well in the Fleet and Bench Plisons,
and the , Rules thereof, as also in other Prisons
of the kingdom. There are also those tsho have
acted fraudulently towards their Creditors, as
well as those who have suffered by the frauds of
others ; and there are Creditors who have prac
tised frauds upon their Debtors. The laws which
are in force for Relief of Debtors contemplate
cases of every description of debt ; • and if the
writer would examine the several provisions Of
the statutes, he would discover that protection
of which he affects to deplore the absence. lie
is much mistaken in his estimat'e of nine millions
of debt, as well as the proportion of dividends
which might have been realized under the•sta-
totes. A great number of schedules of debts
have arisen from tiegociable securities to which
vatioes parties were liable ; and many of such
debts have been incurred in partnership concerns.
Consequently the aggregate amount which ap-
pears in. the bulk of schedules has been swoilen
considerably beyond the amount of the debts bona
fide contracted by the several and respective in-
solvents.
As to specious appearance's, plausible • devices,
and respectable pretensions, they require only the
common vigilance of inquiry ; but if the Debtor
has acted with gross injustice towards a Creditor
in contracting a debt, or entering into an engage-
went, without any Oir prospect or probablemeans
of payment, or has improperly disposed of effects
which might have been applied in such payment,
such Debttar is not entitled to he discharged under
the Insolvent Acts : and as concerns the small pro-
portion of .dividends.compared with the amount
of scheduled debts, I would refer to the provi-
sional Assignee, and the Receiver of Insolvent?
estates under the appointment of the Court, for
that information which must satisfy the public;
the cause of disparity in proportion of debts and
amount of dividends arises from the negligence or
lukewarm indifference of the Creditors themselves.
And I think the evidence of the Officers referred
to may be as well relied on as the testimony of
gaol keepers, to whom the writer has referred for
evidence against the Debtors under their care,
and who have.no opportunity of repelling. such
evidence.
I cannot assent to withdraw the characteristic
of. Thnocence as applicable to ninny Debtors in
confinement, although 1 consent to say there are
others who,might be described by a very different
appellation. But viewirig the penal clauses of the
Insolvent Asct as Commissioners of Bankrupts do
the cases over which they have jurisdiction, I will
plainly pronounce to your Correspondent Rya,
that it is a maxim with me to consider every
Debtor an Innocent till he is preyed Guilty.
Temple, 1799 and 1819. CANDIDUS.

LONDON JOURNALS.

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.

[Morning Chronicle.]

Yestirday dispatches were received at the India
House from liotnbay, dated the 10th of Decem-
ber, at which time every thing was tranquil.

[Morning Post.]
We stated on Saturday that a conference had
taken place on the preceding day between the •
Chancellor of the Exchequer and a deputation of
the Bank Directors: This fact has given rise to
the most extravagant speculations and unfounded
assertionyn the part of the Or;Tsition. Papers,
anti ve.oatinot too cane_ caution titePuhlie,
• . .t
against the practices in which certain wiVeri
seem so fondly to indulge potl subjecs of this

description. Nothing certainly can !),_ more tit -
luSive or untrue than the statements thdt lause
lately been srlt forth in this respect.

We trust- tote fate of Pqrga is not ticelded ; or,
if it is, that it will receive the aid and protecroo,

of the Crown of Great Britain. We cannot for a
• ti•
moment suppose tlie 'heroic inthibitants` of this
celebrated place will be isb.trolotteti to their wee.;
'enetoies 'the Turks, not only front littroatte _
motives, bitt from mlitical consi(lerations, esped
daily so long Ili •Nve -ate disposed to retain the
lonian isles. But it there is a spark'of generous
sentiment and feeling left in the cottony. thogt

brave people should be as dear -to the Eng!ish
Nation as tthe Poles, or other sufferiug States,
who have been sacrificed at different- times, to
satisfy the ambition of some, or to procure the
indemnity of abler and more po..yertul7 nations.—
The people of Parga have strong claims to ttte
commiseration and protection of all the European
Powers, and if it is essential to retain the in,
fluence we have now throughout Greece and the
neighbouring Provinces, we cannot expect t 9
preserve it,. if we abandon Parga to the Turks,—
We think the .Public are indebted to Sir Charles
Monck for baying called the attention. of Parlia-
ment to this interesting people, and we hope they
will never•hstve cause to lament the confidence
they I►laced in the Government of Great Britain.
(Ibid)

The more we consider the Bill ncw before Parliament fur

imposing "-an Oath of Qualification" on the Electors in
Close Boroughs, the more forcibly do we feel its importance
and the necessity that it should pass into a law. We are
confirmed in this opinion by the concurrent testimony of all
the great Luminaries of the Law befire and since the Re-
volution. Among the !atter we shall content ou4Stet by
referring our Readers to the sentiments expressed on this
subject by that able statesman and profound Lawyer, the
late Lord Thurlowr They must clearly prove to reflecting
minds, that the practice of oceasinnality is adangerons inroad
on the Constitution of the Country, subversive of all moral
principle, and a violation of the rights of the real Electors in
Boroughs. On many occasions this Noble Lord expressed his
abhorrence of the practice ; and we venture, without any fear
of contradiction, to state that there is nut at present a Lawyer
who has a true knowledge of the Constitution who does not
feel equally indignant at the illegal and -corrupt practices
which this Bill is intended to prevent. The arguments
hitherto used against the right of " The Great Proprietors"
of Lands and Tenements in Close Boroughs, to convey them,
to' their friends and dependents, for the avowed purpose of
carrying an Election, are na mote founded on the fraudu-

lent nature of the transaction, than they are directed against
the few individuals,whme 'rights of voting are destroyed by
the introduction of strangers; or on the injury which is
done to the independent Candidates, whose prospects,
by these illegal. means, are too frequently defeated.—
But in a' higher point of view, the practice has been
considered by the Courts of Law, as a breach of that freedom
t►f election which the Commons of England have upon many
occasions shown a becoming jealousy. to support, and with.
out which representation can exist 'only in name. " The
right of voting is a solemn trust reposed in the individual by
the Public, to be exercised not for the private emolument of
'himself or his friend, but for the benefit of .the whole cou►-
niunity. He who has accepted a bribe is not disfranchised
because be has done-a fraudulent iet, to the injury of other
Voters, but because he has violated his trust, by putting his
conscience under the controul c,f another, and rendering him.
self incapable of making a Free Choice, Or exercising an
impartial judgment, on the merits'. of the *Candidates."—

The same reasoning applies to the disqualification of MIT-

Due Officers, Paupers, and others whom the Lacy preitune,.to
be incapable of actiftg as free agents, and baring a choice of
their own. .S 0 with regard to the fictitious ancy.raudulent
conveying- of freeholds in Boroooghs, in order to make
Voters immediceety Lefore an election, by which " the
Public sustains an- injury ,and the :Constitution itself a
wound." To pursue this subject farther at present is not
necessary, but before the second reading of this 'Bill oa
Thursday next, we shall again call the attention of our
Readers to it. In the mean time, we refer them to that able

Exposition of the Law of Election as relates to this subject,
by Mr. Sergeant Heywood, throughout which there breathes
so pure and constitutional a spirit and feelirrg, that every one
must rise from its perusal with increased information and -
unfeigned pleasure and delight.—(E,id.)

[The Times.]

During the late trial for conspiracy, the de-
fendant Kinnear sat behind his Counsel through-
out the trial, until the,Judge commenced his sum-
ming up, when he retired, and made his escape,
and neither be nor his convicted companions hive
since made their appearance.