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London, England, 1818-12-21 00:00:00

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roil THE SUN.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' ACT.

ANSt•ER TO tl-1/1 QUERIES OF SIMON.

Ma.
EDITOR,-.1 find under. my last 'Letter, in•
your Paper of the I7th instant, 1)04,a-dozer:
Queries, accompanied %% it h a signature ut Simon, of
the Six Cjer7cs' Chaneei-y • lane, and 'which r
am not inclined to blink, As Ile has expressed Ilia
opinion would be the case. It Occurs to me tie
has assmiltd a connection with a RESPECTABLB pg-
PARTICIENT With tt view to advocate the cause of
such as' have appeared' to the Public a DiSPLIAP4
to any professional pursuits, and, thet:eforel, tptist
be viewed m she light of an anon.ymous Writer,.
If lie is really attached to aoy Court of 4"..quity,
I should incline to believe it must be in thlt.situa.7
tinn;which could only make him familiar with
Li-
terro • •
My Answer to his everal Queries are• as fol,
low :

lst. tinder the OM Insolvent Acts it was not thought ne-
cessary that none but Attornies should assist' imprisoned
Debtors ; but it has resulted from experience, that persons
out of the Legal Profession,have done more injarg in practice
than th!.se who Le/on., to it.
.241. Persons assisting Insolvents are not incorrigible Rogues
and Vagabonds, because they havAsnot been admitted Attor-
nies, or been discharged from prison ; hot they may conduct
themselves improperly as dgents or Accountants, without
either of the requisites mentioned in the Query, and such
has peen the case with many or the insolvent Agents, as
can be satisfactorily proved.
3d. Admitted Attornies are not uniformly remarkable for
pure-virtue'or transeendant ability, and there have. been those
who disgraced their Profession by ignorant and dirty conduct.
But penalties await their misdeeds in a. summary. way, and
they are under the responsibility of an oath' to do their duty,
which is nut the case with dikents of the Insolird C,:urt, and
who are not sufficiently restrained by Rules or Regulations,
and responsible to an Legal Tribunal.
4th. Untloubtedly Attornies of eMinence and, reToctabi-
lity have been imprisoned for debt, and may, fur aught I
know, has, obtained the same relief as Debtors of anv other
description. The other part of this Query is given in to an-
swer to the third.

sth. The merit or qualification necessary in' my view for
assisting insuleent Debtors, is a conscientious di.fekarge (phut
(toll/.

tith. It has not keen intended to attack any particular indi-
viduals by the weapons of satire, which have kern applied
only to censure those uthu merit its-application, and that there
are those belonging to the' Insolvent Act cannot be deaied,
though it should come fiorn SOLOMON instead of St moN.

SCRUTATOR.

P. S. As the meeting of Parliament .s near A t
hand, I shotild hope that the real merits of tbe Jo.
solvent Act, and the conduct of Agents of the la.
solvent Court, will continue to receive public ,d 4
cussion,. and that none of your Cori espondents
will be intimidated,by the threats or ridicule of any
person who may feel that he merits any part of that
reproach which it i* neee,;sary to use in the Correction
ot illegitimate. Agency or unjust l'iitc;ice, that
has been curried on to such an alarming extent.

FOR THE SUN.

TriE LATE CONVICIIONS FOR PERJURY.

Ma. EDITOR,--The late Convictions tor Per-

juty, con-misted iti the Court of Exchequer upon
the 'Frial of some Government -Causes , itae given.
rise to thefollowing questions, which I will thank
any of your Correspondents (acquainted with the
facts) to answer,
Ist. Are not g.xcise Causes etlerally tried the Sittings after
Term, and by a Special Jury ?,
ed. Are not such Special lurymen summoned by a person
called the Summoning Officer
3d. Have not several of such Special Jurymen bees in the ,
habit of being summoned for many yea!, lone 7
4th. Do not,the maSor, or what part of such Special Jury—
men, generally attend. the Connrof Exch,quer the. Sittings
after every Term in expectation of being upon the .Jury.?
and does not the summoning • officer receive a p)-went hula
these regular attendlints

Stlf. Do not. some of these Special Jurymen or their sons,
or othet relations in general, hold situations under Govern-
ment, the Excise, or Customs ?

6111. Do not such Special Jurymen receive one guinea each
for every verdict they find for the Crown ?*
it h. Do such Special Jaryaten receive one farthing if they
find a verdict for the defendant against the Crown ?
ath. Donut the same Special Jurymen (or part of them)
sit as Jury in five or six Government Causes (more or less)
every day during the Sittings after Term, and consequently
upion their finding verdicts in ail the • said causes, against the
.ful•ject, at the suit of the Attorney-General, do they not
receive their respective guinas as before mentioned, amount-
ing to a large sum of money each Juryman in the course of
the year
ath. Are not verdicts, fur the most part, consequently given
for the Crown, coupled with the evidence of the principal
witnc..es, who are its general Officers of the Excise or
Customs—Common Informers and Mrsereants wiz', swear
falsely P and do they not also receive a Bonus for giving their
'evidlaice in case of a verdict fur the Crown and was not.
this-the case as to fhe witnesses who have been so lately con..
victed of pojaryl -
10,11. Since the evidence of such base and infamous cha-
racters are thus admitted, are not elifrnees of little use? and
have not several defendants (although inneuent the (1,--
pawls alledged against them) lately petitioned for a miti-
gation of penalties sooner than stand such an unequal
contest ?

ttla. Is it of any use for the Solicitor of the defendant to
attend the naming or reducing a Special Jury, in hopes of
obtaining a different Jury, inasmuch as the Special Jurymen
before siaten are constantly in Court, well knowing that if
any new or particular mums -are ktft ut ttie USA,
Solicit or such 7Jer.y0713-eddii9)t -.or Ceer wlcurf, whereupthi ttf.:
Crown still retain the old Special Jury ?
When I have received correct answers to these
questions, it will he an easy task to prove that the
system itself is bad, and ought to be altered, other-
wise the liberty of the subject will still be in
danger of unrionstitational violation, and atter the.
recent'con vies ions for perjury„ the Public have tt
right to expect an alttration i by being'.allowed
to impartial Jury, selected by the. parries tivrin-•
selves, not from -a book containing the names of a
few regular attendants, but from the names or all
those Who are qualified to sit as Special JuryniPii---4.
Jury independent of lite Crown—unbiassed awl
fflueneed by no pecuniary consideration whatever.
I an, Mr. Editor,
Your most obedient Servant,
Al:TORNArrqs.

ellincery-lane, Dec. 19. 18L8.

* We are assured, that the c.,ti Jurytneri receive One
'Guinn, each, %%nether the verdict is fur or acraitist the Crown.
:This -fact answer.. the tyve,•sub.equent Queries, and Italy
proves tliat‘aur Correspondent is nsign'aen. ," •..