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London, England, 1803-06-25 00:00:00

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Mr. KINNAIRI) moved, that the name of
Charles Dundee, Esq. might be added to the Com-
mittee fur carrying the Bill into effect.
Mr. I. H. BROWNE said, he was sorry to oh-
jel to the name of a person for whom he enter-
tained so high a respea ; but, in the first place, he
had not been a member of the Committee, to wl:oct
the subjeet was originally referred; and, in the next„
it had been thought right to limit the number of the.
Committee on the Bill.
Me. KINNAI RD said, that as to the first objec-
tion hi saw no reason why the Committee, to carry
the Bill into die& should be confined to those sby
were on the original Committee; and as to limiting
the neither, that would be extremely imprudent,
there were several gentlemea at present appointe4
who from their ()diced situations would be unable
to attend. He could not nem any gentleman who
would be mere aaive in attending the Committee
than the one whom he had mentioned. It was not
out of disrespect to any of the Members "f the
Committee that he wished he had proposed Mr.
Dundas. He was desired to persist in the motion,
and certainly sheuld do so.
The question was put, and canted in the affite
mative.
A clause was added to the Bill, that the proceed..
ings of the Committee should, within limited periods,
be reported to both Houses of Parliament.
The Report was ordered to be read a third time
on fvlenday.
Theyoor-House Bill was read a third time.
Mr. I. H. EROWNE gave notke, that he should,
on Monday, move a sum of money to his Majesty
in consequence of the Third Report of the Committee
on the Northern Survey.
The Report of the East India Shipping was re-
ceived, and the Bill was committed for elonday.
The Tanning Trader's Bill was read *bird time,
and passed.
A Message from the Lords informed the House,
their Lordships had agreed to the Bribery Oath
Bill.
The Report of the Committee on the Assessed
Taxes, was received, and Bills ordered on the re-
solutions.
The Field-Officers Bill was read a second time.
The SECRETARY at WAR postponed, till
Tuesday, the Report of the Militia Pay Bill.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
moved, that there should be laid before the House
an Account of the Amount of Exchequer Bills,
made out in pursuance of an Ad of the last Parlia-
ment for raising 5,000,0001. for the Service of the
year 1803.

LOTTERY.
The Order of the Day was moved for the House
to resolve itself into a Committee of Ways and
Means, and the Speaker left the Chair.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER.
said, he had to state to the Committee the terms on
which lie had contraded fur Il' C !twee Lotteries for the
present year. He should observe, -hat it had beers
thought expedient, under the present circurnstences,
to reduce the sum to be paid for prizes, and Aso
to reduce the number of tickets. The number of
tickets last year were 90,000, with a power to in-
crease that number to 100,000. The number this
year was 70,000, with a power to increase it to
80,000. The sum paid fur prizes last year was
900,0001. ; the sum to be paid in the present year
was 700,000 1. The contract had been made for
three Lotteries, for the service of Great Britain and
Ireland, the profit upon which would be 550,0001.;
a sum which, under all circumstances, was deemed
sufficient. He found that, with reference to former
Lotteries, it exceeded the average profits upon an
that had been contraded for, for Great Britain and
Ireland, during the last twelve years. The bidding,
on 70,0'J0 tickets, was at 151. ss. ; but the parties
wished the number might be increased to 80,000 ;
upon that the bidding vas 131. 3s. Id. yielding a
profit exceeding 37,0,000 L Whatever difference of
opinion might prevail, as to raising part of the Sup-
ply by means of Lotteries, there could be no doubt
with regard to the expediency of guarding against
low insurance. The measures adopted last year
had the effect of discouraging all insurances, and of
preventing almost entirely that species which it was
necessary to guard against. It had been found that
the limited period allowed last year, for drawing
the Lottery, had been attended with hurry and con-
fusion ; it was therefore proposed, that the time of
drawing should be extended ten days, a period which
would not be attended with any inconvenience. All
the other arrangements were similar to those of last
year. He concluded by moving, that there should
be raised, for the Lotteries of the present year, a
sum of 1,052,0001. of which 701,2451, should be
for England, and 350,7551. for Ireland.
Mr. BASING COY spoke against the motion.
He conceived Lotteries a criminal mode of raising
Supplies ; the evil areas of them were not only visi-
ble in the metropolis, but in every tow, in the king-
dom, and extended to every class of society.
The CH ANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
declared, that if he thought, the measure would
have any of those vicious tot immoral consequences,
he should not have proposed it; The arguments
now offered had been frequently: dinaused before,
and the same answer uniformly gfritom these. In
all opulent countries like this, there was a tossiencv
to extrasagast cxpences ; and if Government did
not Wee advantages of that direction, lime eosild
be no doubt but they would take some other move
mischievous. The great evil of low insurances was,
he believed, done away by the mode of drawing
adopted lan,year, which by cutting up the mischiefs
of low insurance, must at least have taken away
more than 9-lochs. of the mischiefs so justly corn-
t=esoE For the last thirty Trap, the ;Radice of
was discontinued only fur one year, and
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