The Sun.
London, England, 1820-01-20 00:00:00

FOR TilE SUN.

CLUBS.
Ma. EbiTnit—l was gratified by rcad:ng
In several of the Daily Idlers, the measures this
have recently been adopted for the benefit of the
Poor in this Metropolis, during the inclement
weather. Permit me, Sir, to state, though with
drference to your judgment, that. if the Gentle-
men who arc Members of the various Clubs in
London would each come forward with the small
sum or one pound, a considerable addition would
be thereby wide to the Fund alietuly raised in the
City ; and 1 should hope no Edi:or of en English
Pryer would refuse to insert a List of the Sub-
scribers' names, tree "of expence. If you think
the above suggestions worthy of remark, you will
doubtless give ftem a place in your Journal.
I am, Sir, your humble S.trv4ry.
Jan. 19. A CLUB MEMBER.

FOR 'll-11i: SUN.

CONVEYANCERS.

Mn. EntTon—Giving every credit to the pro..
maters of the Bill before Parliament, respeceioe
these Gentlemen, and with every wish Or:it
something of ihe kind may be settled, I fear is
Will not pass into a Law. It is tot) general, anti
not sufficiently explanatory, nor does it desclibe
who is, or what ought to be a Co4veyancer, lu
one sense, it embraces too Innen, and in another
too little.. In a sweeping clause it proposes, that
none except Serjeaws at Law and Bairistets, At-
tornies and Solicitors, shall practice as Convey-
ancers. Now, Sir, it is well known that the
latter of these characters cannot do o ithoot the
former. 'ln the course of their business, which
is to prosecute and defend suits, to which
they are educated, and regularly admitted by
the Courts, they require assistance in Law, which
is neither their study nor profission. This
they require of those who confine their employ to
Common assurances of real and personal propeity,
and as they find these sufficient, it is nothing to
C.em, whether or not they are clothed with
the ordinary formalities. It is ability in Law
Learning they seek, and not a coif or " a gown,
which cannot give it. Many,men there are who
wear neither, but are deeply read in the science.
It is admitted, that the majority have too long
been of a contrary descrip7ion, which no formali-
ties can ever make otherwise. These should he
excluded, but hoW is the difficulty. They arose
on the fall of the ancient Scriveners, who wtqe a
legitimate corporation, and they assume the name
of Conveyancers without its competence. The
Scriveners, whose business was procuring and lend•
ing money, never went out of their depth, but
when they wanted the pen of a L twyer to draw
or settle their Deeds, they applied to into, as the
Attornies do at present, and did not trust them-
selves to do what they
,knew nothieg of; but for
some years their negociatic ns hate fallen into the
bands of pretenders, called
.money brokers, for
the convenience of occasionally slipping into the
Gazette, told doing abundant mischief.
These Quacks of modern times have been en-
conraged in their obtrusion, by the annual duties
imposed by Statute on the regular bred Attor-
nies, and •a Certificate of a Law Sociehy that they
are Members thereof, nut fur the pnipose of going
to the Bar, but to practice as Con'seyancets, with-
out any regard to their abili.ies. This is the source
of the error, to which correction should be de-
voted, and which would render the proposed Law
unnecessary. Stop he B,;ncher's and Stamp Office
Certificates against all Applicants but Attornies
and Solicitors, and the ohject ref this Bill will be
obtained. It will affect the Revenue very little ;
so little that it ought: to give way for a greater
good. Regulation is demanded ; hut while it se-
cotes legitimate practims from the iguorance and
intrusion of mere empities, let it not cut oil the
well-informed Lawyer, who, though neither a
Serjeant or a Barrister, is of undoubted service to
the sattornies and Solicitors at large,.
Should the Bill go into a Committee, many
amendments may be proposed. To this end, Sir, I
send you these thoughts, in addition to the many
you have obligingly published on the subject,
under the sig:ature of

AN OLD JJAIUUSTER.

SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.-Tili, mottlingmottlinga col-
siderable crowd of persons assemblcd on West-
minster Bridge ; the object of wit-action was an
untortnnrtte Pig that had strayed from the shore
at Millbank, and having got on a piece of ice,
where it sat with great composure, was (tart ied
down the River by the current. Several IVater•
men put oil and grimed the swinish navigator front
his perilous situation.
RickmansoN, -GoormucK, and Co. respect-
fully arrptatia the Public, tlaat the State Lotterl.,
rill finish drawing the 20th inst. The wheel
contains two Prizes of 20,0001. money, &c.—
Tickets and Shares, warranted undrawn, are on
sale by IltbnairDsoN, GOODLUCK, and
their Offices, Bank-bnildings, Cornbill, and Cha-
ring-cross ; Who sold last August, Nu. 710, a
l'lize of 3(3,0001. Consuls.

One reason why the present Lotery is so po-
pular, is the novelty of all the Prizes tieing paid
in Gold Bars or Bank Notes, at the option of the
linhiels. Saturday, the 29th inst. is the last day
of drawing, when the two of 20.0001. and all the
tither Capitals in the wheel, must be drawn, and
which ate proboWy now on sale at Bit fortmnote
Offices, No 4, Curnitill, and No. 9, Charing-cross,
who has shared and sold two Capitals in the ptk.-
sent Lottery, and seven in the list.
Dame Fortune appears to he always in goo.l
humour when SIVEMBIGHT tt,e dispensing of
her tavonis, as the great sales caused by his in—
genious Schemes amply pay hint as Contrautoi,
and the grand Capitals sold in Shares amongst the
Public make it beneficial to•adventurers. his
present Contract no less than six Prizes of
20,0001., besides other Capiti4s, have been shared
ahit distributed over vatiuns parts of the United
E-ingdorn ; and we anticipate (laving the pleasure
,o announce in a tew days, that the Two Grand
Twenty 'Phonsands, wi,h a further excess of
tiey Pt ties now in the wheel, have been disposed
of in like mantle], 11,,wever, a short time will
determine, as every Tickkt must be drawn next
Satorchiy, '29 1i first , and we observe .sith plea-
e that every Pr.zt now in the wheel is sterling
.I,rtiey. • '