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handled tlionsoni, or Ave millions, he would not
consent to it, as considering it as so mach thrown
away. Ilecotild not sit Joon' without .advcrtatig to
a circumstance of a dotuestie molter, and to which,
but for waist of opportunity, he had wished to draw
the attention of the House before the oprain4 ofthe
budget ; he meant the subject of lottery es a mat-
ter of Fieance. The wisest and best men hid c.cr
considered it as the worst mud niost mischievous
mode of extricting-revenue that ever was devised,
as tending to the eueourageinent of vice among
the people. It.. had ever been moldered the
wisest policy to rlneotorage industry amuse.... the
potpie as the lie.t KOtiree of revenue ; but when the
passion of gambling was Once excited, it was fotiorl
to end in their destruCtiou. Such were the fatal
and afflicting effects proilliced by lotteries, not as
depending on commoa fame, but as proved by the
retool of their own Committee. laid noon their
table during the best Session of Parliament, and
which displa3eil the consequences of this mea-
sure, endiog in the woe, misery, and tuiti of
multitudes, until all this fur the paltry guilt if three
hundred thousand pounds iir the disliurseinrsit of is
revenue of upwards of seventy millions. That
great Statesman, Mr. l'itt, bad long ago declared
thut Lotteries should be for ever abolished when-
ever the war should be brought to • a co:Minion ;
and yet the Cliencellur of the Exeliequer tame
ngaiu with his Lottery, though he most be await
that every 'anus' were utterly useless to prevorit the
evils attendant on it. Of those evils he took a
most.ettlicting view, particularly staßig the c.se
of a married amp in, who having to conseqiietice of
insurance pawned the principal part of her *nit-
sumer., and drisidong the reproaches of her husband,
was so struck with remorse et unexpectedly •inerting
with low forgiveness, instead of reproaches, that slur
alisolu.ely lust her senses, and us now the misera-
ble isitnate af a in liseenes such as this
could not tome the house to un absolute rejeetiein
of ro pernicious a measure, he could not but con-
sider their views and feelings far different indeed
from his ovens •
Mr. PONSONST wits surprised at what
had fallen front his honourable Friend; it seemed
as if ha mean to accuse Austria of having broken
faith,. if sock was his Honourable Friend's tii•
tog, he differed widely from him, he could not ad-
mit that Austria had broken faith with France,
nor the impheatiou that might' lot intruded to be
drawn from it, that France had observed good
faith with Austria ; France ,vaa the aggressor, the
violator of faith. (During the coarse-of ?hese oh-
serrations the at. Member Inas interrupted teitle•
cries of Hear ! hear ! from the Ministerial
Mr. WHITBREAD said, that lie was not prepared
to expect u lecture upon politics from his Ilion.
Friend : lie appealed to the House, whether lie had
declared any decided opinion upon the fitiestiou of
Austria, which he conaidertxl mutter for a futnre
day ?
NIT.. Castel's° thought that the discussion was
itteonveeictit at the proe.ent moment. lie timid
not but think that he would have deserted his
duty, if lu did not notice what had fallen from the
Ron. Getit.; but it had been hataileil with so much
more ability by the Right honourable Gentleman
opposite, thee lie was unpaid/pa bringing to it. it
was unnecessary for him to dwell upon the subject.
This country had not advised Austria to go to war,
neither had she ailvitied her to seek sakty to pence,
in tame sulnuieeitm and dastardly
The eye of the conqueror was upon her ; she adopt-
ed war, and. as be thom4lit, wisely, hot not in con-
sequence of any from this govertia rm.
Mr. WHITBREAD was happy to hear the compli-
meat to his Right lion. Friend, the first that had
been paid hitnity the Right lion. Gentleman since
he had entered that ilotp,e; it was perhaps to Ir;
Considered an ittilication that some trusty had been
ratified, to which the Right 11. m. Gentlemen were
parties.
Mr. PIRCETA.I. said, that the question, whether
there should be a lottery or not, was not now sah-
uutred
to the ; when it was, he hoped that
:railemen would torn in their minds, whether all
the iticonvenience which had been so eloquently
deso tilted that night, was not to attributer, to
insurance, mid not to the lottery itself, He pro-
posed to do away the insurance, by limitiog the
th•uwing to one day. The Rouse should consider
well, before it resolved to alashab one of.iti re-
sources.
Mr. Wttneaeoece said, that if his Right Ho-
nourable Friend had originally laid in his chino to
a future discussion, he would have been willing to
acquiesce ; however, as the subject was toroth', ed.
he would offer a few words upon it. Ilis Right
Honorable Friend seemed confident thaa.he would
put a stop to the evils of insuraticet but he
(Mr. W.) would beg to inculcate on his mind
some distrust of his success, In what so many had
• attempted with little success, lie thought it could
not be remedied ; it was impossible to Violate the
great moral principlts of the world, anvil by th•
applietttivil of paillations and ipillideations remedy
the evils that most result. lit &Ailed that it Seas
merely from insurance the evils arose, the system
of dividing tickets into small shares Was also in-
jurious. The tins 717 unit vice produced upon so-
ciety were not to be compensated lay any pee's-
'shay advantage. But even the pecuniary advent-
ta4e lie denied ; industry was ruined, and the
money that would be applied to munufailining
purposes, drawn into a less productive fund.
Sir T. TuaToe thought that illy grant of public
money to Austria war useless now. Ile &sap-
"proved of the nianner.iis which the loan seas ctis-
posed.
Mr. Ilusettsoe defended it.
Sir S. Rossi thy said, that he would not go at
lunge into the subject. lie wail surprise.' and ills-
appointed that the lottery should he again brought
in among the number of their resources as • matter
of eourse, without even any notice beitig taken of
the report of a Committee upon that It
hail [well said that the lottery was one of the axed
resources of the country; that it was adopted in
former administrations, and therefore might in this:
that it was adopted in former wlanuistrations, was
true; but, then, former administrations had not the
tame experienciraii the present of the evils resulting
Rom it. Theffenupe stood in the same situation with
.resPeef to this, as it was souse time ago with.re-
spect to the Shiest Trade, it was a source or mi-
sery •tel unsehief to the lower orders of society ;
it deetrayed industry, counteracted enter, and

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lhodgist toady unhappy victims to apt igoominious
death. Ili* light ;too, Friend proposed to abolisli
insurance; ii, his own opisiuwi.his Right /tom
Friend flattered himself very much, but tyro if he
did succeed, the evils produced by small share*
would he innumerable, so thit the merit to which
he aspired, Wall thnt of doing less miseli:ef, not of
doing ally good. Some would• still be driven to
rain, some to transportation, and bowie to suicide ;
but all would not be resiuued from such terrible
disasters. Ile 'Sir S. H.) had eisdestioured. some
tune, ago to call the atteadion of the House to the
criminal law ; the object of that WAS to prevent the
commisoion of crimes, but what were they now
about ? They were about to mike a law, whose opt..
ratio.s would be to ',support them. The evils en.
tonal by the Lottery were not merely confined to
the vice of gaining ; the evil was, the great nuns-
ber of iuslustrions agents it call: d into action, to
*edger, by advertisements and other means,
the dupes of this artifice into destruction. Those
evils existed to a greater. degree now than ever.—
Formerly, Lotterie. were confined to the metro-
polis, hut sins they found their may into the cairn-
try,, whore they brought with them s ,rent 111 WIS of
evil. lie was of °Minot' that the report would be
lunch better sad attended to at alb than attended
to in the way which his Right lion. Friend pro-
posed : Whir reguletion was adopted, ass iinpression
• would be made that something wits dune; the re-
meinbramis of the repeat would die away in at few
years, anal the.evds of Site Lottery world return.'
Mr. Yeagevsh arnd, that no new fact was
brought td. light by the Committee. Other Ad-
inirsistratious knew the disadvantages of the sestet's
u. well us.the present. When be ass a member of the Admiuistnition over which LeactSidniouth I pre.
sided, much had been done to rente:dy the client,
vs, uteges.
Mr. WIIIITSRF.AO said, that there tits one *ab-
ject upon which be would take the sense of the
Consinittee.• if he could then, if not, at some
other time. Mr. Wood 1•41 pa al by Government,
as Inspector .of Lotteries, 5501. a-year, for which
he did turduty. lie had nigteo inconsisteut evidence
Infere the Coaduittee, and he wished to know
whether he at as Still is, the pay of Government
lie would propose a Motion respecting the lottery
and him at u *awe day. ' .
Mr. Pi:act:vat said, there were no inconsistencieti
its the evidence of that gentleman in the different
accounts he had given. he had been speaking of
different thingi. tie considered that Mr. Wood
had a claim upon Covernment for part services
whirls . atithal him to the place he held.
Mr. W. SmITII reprobated the practices adopted
to seduce the poor as violatioos of all pnblie mo-
rals.
Sir J. NEW ecoRT objected, to it, mat as a financial
measare: it WUllt to tbaw from the people, by ra-
pine and fra id, t% hat never went 'luso the Exche-
quer at all.
After a few.. wore!: from Mr. flsetenToN and
i Mr. Secure. Paiteano, the several Resolutions
were agrer:l to, and the. report ordered to be re-
ceived on Monday next.
Mr. It...se brouglit up the American Trade Bill,
whirls was read a tirst time, and was ordered for a
Ipeeptsj rittSdlitgo. Q111401,43.* . -
The other Ordere of the Day were then disposed
Of, mail the (louse adjourned. " .

FOREIGN 11VTALLIGENC

NROM THE DiTin P.iI'F.RS.

DRESDEN, •►LII. i.
Count Von Zichig, the Austrian Envoy, left this
city to-cluy, with his whole legation.

LEIPZIG, APSII. 27.
The Government has .published the following
Proclamation
AVGCSTCS,
By the grace of God, uf&mony and t: araaw.
" Enrope knows, that Austria, without beim provoked,
tie any sufficient tiottivo has for ainuelime made such war-
like prepnia•tiiiis, asti placed' herielf in suchw surnacin.4 at-
titude, that her neighbours caimot neglect assuming u pas.
Sure of defence. Now has she, under the idle pretext of an.
ticipatio4 an attack, &dared war agaiiist the Emperor of
the l'reindi and K int Of Italy, and hos violated the territor.o
.a the eutifedeiatian at the Rhine, of which fns Imperial
and Royal Ilaiesty is the Protector. This unjust attack
obliges us to unite with our Iliostrious Prot...A:tor, aial 'ha
Princes our Allies, for our general defence. To-day has the
Court of Vienna. Wllhlillt ahy precious decimation it wart
caused its troops to &denser from tiallic la ate out Duchy of
Warsaw, who, iu their march, have disieilioted proclama-
tions, leading to alienate our sulijects, tin. inhabitants of this
Duchy, from their lawful Sovereign. Such are the measures
with whiett Austria has commenced.
" People of Saxony, your lore for us is known, as well as
that which we bear to you, and we are continent that you
kel in a lively meaner the insult Offered to our Hlustriuw
protector and to ortv allies • and that you *lll unite your
endeavours to ours to defer' d your tummy' from the fate
which It is einleavouicil to prevare for it. Reaveaoldiers !
take op arms, with conlideuee in Divine Provideuce, against
Austria; her injustice shall he punished by the invite-We
arm of this gnat Emmy* sae ally, which is already raised
to repel tbo enemy, and prepurit fur you the Witter/. la OMIT
ta establish finally a durabie peace, which is our wish, and
yours, and that of all nations."—(.lniskrurairs Rsyrd Courant,
4103 9.;
liy letters from Poland, we have received advice
of a siiii4uitiary battle, fought ois the 19th oft. be.
tweet the brave Poles and the Austrian army,
which was three times as strong as theirs : but the
issue of it is not yet known ; ire only know that
the 1500 Sasso* who had joined the army of l'riuce
Poniatowsky ti ught bravely, and did great iujiity
to the cattily by their artillery.—(Sonie Paper.)
MUNICH,
Yesterday tire Couriers arrived here front the
Reid-cptarters at Landshut—three to Ilia Majesty.
gad two to the Hereditary Prince, who bring a:t-
wice that the Imperial Gourds had arrived at Laud-
shut, and had been reviewed by the Emperor, who
immediately afterwards set out for 11-usseishurg,
where great events are expected -to take place.
The head-quarters of the Emperor will to-niore
row be at Nieitinarkt. A part of the troops of
Item have.entered Paisau. The corps under the
Archduke Charles has taken a prisit;im at Chum ;
butt as the corps of the Prince of Ponte Corm is
mareboig upon E4ra, it is not probable that the
Austrians will rNlndill there. hug.
Yesterday a Ititssisio Officer, who appears to lie
of rank, arrived lime, accompanied be a French
Adjutant, who ivta attend hint to the Emperor.—
Ile is Mae from the army of Prince Prosorowsky.
Lieutenant-Ceneral Baron Wrede has passed the
Inn. with diviflon, at Mirli!dorf. The 2,500
tuella the Imperial Guards, together with 1114i4)
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n &diets of the mine WPM who arAved on the g, alt .
at Augsburgh,, were dbe eext morning conveyed
forward in live hundred. waggons, and passed /60
Lech. The grenoditeijotirteen days before, were •
still in Madrid.
On the day of the Battle of Abensberg the Em.
pernr gave for the word. Baavery Barone .1-,(Retb
lerditur Courant, .111 w; 9.)
WAILIA'S, APRIL 17.
The Austrians have 'Creeds commenced hostili. .
ties against the Duchy pf Warsaw. 4)n The 15th
inst. the Archduke Ferdinand, transmitted to the
Polish Minister ut War, Prince Pintiatowski, it
printed declaration of war, dated Gallicia, the 14th
of April, together with a letter, in which lie in-
formed him, that twelve hours after the departure
of the messenger, who was the bearer of these, he
should advance into the Duchy uf. Warsaw. with
• tile Austrian army.
The etieihy lira taken possession of the frpniier
towni Noweiniasto, on this aide of the river Palmas.
on the direct road to Cracow, ten miles fruit hence.
After the receipt of the declaration of Iry hy •
Austria, en extraordinary couileil of abate and war
was held, at which the Prench Minister
De Serra, was present. Three hours iittekwaido
all the regiments of infantry and cleralrystatis.nied
here, with a strong train of artillery, had already
broken up to tumult swollen the i.neiny. In the
night oldie 13th, the Minister of lVar, Prince
iriatosrski, with his whole staff', set oat for the
army, in order to take the chief command. We
shortly expect to hear. that *corps of Polish troops.
in consequence of the Austrian declaration of war.
and the violation of the Polish territory, har,totered
G Lucia.
Seseral skirmishes hare already taken place Lea
twerp the Austrian and Polish advanced Hans, and
we dint), expect a general battle in the vicinity of
Noweiniasto.
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111031 THE POETOOtIESE PAPERS.
• CADIZ, APRIL 9.
We have lately received in Eta, port 15,000 urns-
keg, 15,000 p kes, and large quantities of other
warlike stores, sent lib by the generous and constant
English nation ; mid intelligence has aiso reached
us, that the ship Al‘rsirtis, which took his Excel-
lency Don Pedro Cevallist to Loudon, is speedily
to return with a considerable cargo of muskets and
other implements of war.—;Lisbon (.e. April 13.)
BADAJOZ, APRIL 7.
Private intelligence has been received, stating
that our army is perfectly concentrated, that its
advanced parties have reached Zaire, but that the
Commanding General continues in Lerina, where
he expects reinforcements from Accilalusia. We
therefore hope the eitemy will be considerably ties
at:acted in the conquest of a Province, protected
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by arespectable army, andif thea capital . which is •
a strong place, defended by a garrison and inha-
bitants filialy eletermitied to sacrifice etery thing
for the preservation of their precious and. prudence.
APRIL II).
With the greatest disgust we infirm you, that
Generals Urbino, La Pena' and Morino, have been
discoverld to be turitors, liming sold the army of
Andalusia. as well as that of Cuesto. It has been
diacovered that the agreement was made with some
Colonels of Freiseh cavalry ; but we are happy to
say, that every necessary preeauuou has been taken
to prevent its taking phioe.
The poet from Seville has not vet arrived ; but
it is false respecting the Junta having left that
place.
We hare nothing particularly new. The French
have retreatectfrom Telavera sad Lotion. We have
reason to believe that they got intelligence of 15,000
men having reunited with Gen.!ral Cursta, but we
have not yet received official accounts'of this. Gift.
Citesta.informs us, that his head-quarters ore at
•Mostaro, and he hopes soon to have an action with
the French. Our Paper is not published dittly.
Lists*, &NUL 14.
Letters from Elves state, that letters from Me-
' (bid have been received there, which contain in-
formation, that in consequence of en attempt made.
by the French to carry off the young men, with au
inteutinsi to compel them to serve in their snorer,
_the inhabitauts rose upon the garrison, ami.put it
to the sword. The same letters says that the French
head-quarters have been removed from Merida,
farther into the interior, in consequence of unplea-
sant news received from other parts of Snail'.
Letteis front Malaga advise that his Excellency
General finite arrived there the (ith of last mouth,
mud immediately pursued his march to Catalonia.
Qrdcrs have been given by the Supreme Junta of
Spai fur packets to he appointed to sail regularly
between Spain and Triest, iu order to facilitate the
communication and ititerenitrae with Austria.
His Excellency Marshal Beresford pat hims,ll* iu motion
Ors the 7th inst. at the head of oar troops, and the English
are also asbranciag tan all points ; they are as yet 'guarani of
the object of these inoveuienta, hut it mist soot: lie Icarian.
BiLladier Silveira a cites film Chavi s, that, in eoreviiiteare of
iutellisence received of the French having detached a
r ible tidy tram Oyorto to Penalich he immediately or-
dered his troops to mauls to Ahnilsoth, instead of Bata,
whither behest inteteled to much.
APRIL 15.
The Director General of Police in tine capital,
has given public notice, that all the inluthitaiits are
daily to deliver into fiis office, Correct bats of such
foreigner* as reside in their houses, on pain of being
considered as suspicious person., and dealt with
accordingly. tasuori, seam Iti.
A Gentleman has arrived hero, who left Porto lost
Friday, who reports that the French irmied Prod's-
mations (after three days plundering the inhabit-
ants, and ravishing the woineir), declaring, that
every protection should be riven to the pcople: the
Gclieruls there are, Soul', Laborde, 411,i L9',16°11.
Accounts have also been teceived INito Car:Joni:l,
that the Cleneral-in-Chief, ltedilitig. the Marquis
Liman, and Franenico Palafox, have formed a junc-
tion with an acing of sp,otio nee. suet are driving
every thing before titers. The regiments of Gooks
left Sneer cm, on Smutty list, for Alhandre, about
eight leagues tip the 'largos, since which
they have continued their mute towards Oporto.
• Gen. Lietevforil, at the boa of the Portuguese
troops, is advanciirg by the AMC flifECielllie I be-
lieve he is ut Saiitaren, or Tactic. fit ;er thought by
these inneemelits, that Grit. Wellireley had lauded
some troops on the roes?; some of ca-
',dry mere sato the river )4totertery. wl'it.ll it is ..IA
left England with Sir Arthur Wedinucy, but we are
RA certain that such is rite case.


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