The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-07-01 00:00:00

TO THE PUBLIC.

In consespience of the publirations whick have recently
appessed with regard lu the new PrU.l4l 4444 in the Lottery
Dm, now pending in the House i.r commons, which are
said to ittieriere with. the Lilo :qv ,?I't he Nqhject and the Li-
berty of the Prem.., I ic.l it doe. to my character distinctly
and promptly to mate, tint I have hail no connexion, di.
rectly or indirectly, with the suggestion or origination of
nosy such clauses. I 01101, ftt loth.cd to. unworthy of that
patronage wills which you hire so long favoured my esti-
Vishment, if I sought try any means to prevent fair literati-
gation,'Oi the fullest discussion of the Contract schemes or
*anal condom of the Lottery.
I waist no tone laws fur my protection, either as a Lottery
Otriee-keeper or Cootractor, the old being -quite sufficieut
in my bumble opinion fur evere honest purpose; and slid
less do I wish the Secretary of the Lottery, or any other in.
theidual, should, as a respectable Journalist has stated,
"be erected into a Censor of She Prem." Whether that
description he mom% or whether the new Bill proposes
" to empower any passing stranger to seit.• any bill.st ickrr
or oilier persuu lie may think proper to deem an offender,"
it will be' for high authority to consider. lint I trust float
Parliament will never enact that the Secretary of the Lot-
tery, or any other iudividisal or individuals, ;ball he em-
powered to deprive me of flint right in a tee and fair ex-
pression of my opinion which lwlei:g4 to every 'British sub-
ject. If it were puouble fay - any nom tie set of men, so
to elude the honest vigilance of a Lottery Secretary, or
three Lords of the Treasury, as to obtain their ammo-
raceme in a disbotte74 or tricking calmest', thronAh which
the scheme, *lisle, • apparently attractive to the public,
the Coiitracturs might contrive to extract horn the lottery
wheel one half. or three-North, of the prize.money, fur their
own peculiar benefit to the prejudice of the piddle, it would
be tether extraordinary that hay individoal who saw into
like scheme should be prohibited (nun exposing it. As my
eimildidinient Isms b.•en Air a series of years at Ills• head of
the Witte. y, iu the dtepo•sl of ticks is and shares, it cannot of
colony be my interest to discountenance say lottery; hut if
such a scheme as I have mentioned should ever he alum-
-
ad, I should feel it my duty 10 express my tuppialifieil
die-
sppeubalioa. if the low pern•ilfed, and let me hope that
the prohibition to rxpucc• fraud never become pat
of the law of England. Upon these pointa, however, I leave
it to the puliticiaos so decide, as it wonld ill become me to
cuter at length into ally such discussion i but having been

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TI-11.: PI:ESS.

4.0 N DON,

SATURI)AY, JOLT 1, MO.

The Secret Committee of the House of Lords
continue their inquiries daily into the contents of
the green hag. but the depositions being very no.
mews'., amounting. as we tilidrnfiteld, to 11110111
than 70, no time has ■s yet been appointed for
making the Revort. It is believed that so soon as
the Report ►hall he laid open the table. reroan-
ineti.liiig.. as from the nature of the inquiry it
cannot fail to do, the institution of further pro-
credlints agaiwit her MaJtsee. a Bill of Divorce
and Degradation will be .brought into the House of
and rend a 6ist time. Time will then
he greeted to the QUEEN to procure such evi.
device as' her MAJCSTY'S law advisers may con-
crive'to be necessary. for refuting the calumnies
alleged against her. The most urgent business of
the country will then be expedited in Pediment,
soil both Mistime will adjourn for such time as
shall have been granted to the Queen's Counsel
for collecting and preparing evidence. 'This time
pill probably not he less than 'three mouths. so
that Parliament will probably meet again in Oct*.
her next. Such is the arrang►ment which. we
understind, is now contemplated. but which will
or c00n... be subject to such further alterations us
circutnstan•es may render expedient. Whether
the recess of Parliament be effected by a proroge.
lion or an adjournment, it will matter little. so far
as the suspension or the proceedings against the
QUEEN is ultimately concerned. 11* initiatory
forma alone will ho varied according as the proro-
gation or the at ournment may chance to be
adopted. _ _

untleroond that the Secret Committee re-
fused to receive the sealed letter. which, on the
first clily of the sitting, Messrs. lIIIOUGIIASI and
l)xxtt.►tr presented on heltalf of the QUERN. The
letter contained, it is said. evidence of a most ma-
terial and important character upon her MAJESTY'S
part, but the Committee cottcriai•tg it to be their
express duty to examine only the papers relented
to Parliament by the Crown. did not think them-
selves antlimiseel to receive any communication that
might be made to them save through the medium
of their Lordships' House. We are convinced that
in thus resolving. the Committee proceeded upon
strict form. and adhered to the usual practice of
Parliament. Should even the Crown itself desire
to extend the sphe►e of ingoiry submitted to the
Committee, the only constitutional Mode of doing
so would he to refer the addition■l papers or evi-
dence to the House of Lords, ■nd it would then
rest with their Lordships to determine whether such
ail.tirimial couttnuniention should be made to
the Committee or not. tier MAJESTY, therefore,
could not enjoy a right which does oot belong
even to the KING ; but had her MAJESTY any
evidence to offer to die Committee, she might have
trsiniinitterl it in the shape of Petition. or in a seal.
ed paper, accompanied Ily a Petition to the
itsilf. mid prayed their Lordships to refer it to the
Committee appointed to examine the documents
which had been cominniiicated from the Crown re.
luting to her lslet. It is a singular thing that
a Committee of the House of Lord. never have
any power of " sending Ins person", papers, and
records." although it is usually gemmed to terry
Committee appointed be the House of COlllllll/119.
The Committees of the Utilise of Lusts. therefore,
in all cases wherein they 'Meet require to examine
•' preset's, pmwrs, or records," must have recourse
to the authority of the [loose fur the attainnieut of
their object. •
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Sir JOHN NEWPORT lest night, in the House of
Commons, moved that it be an inst►uction to the
Committee tin the Irish Chancery Bill, to provide
that no 111 aster in Chancery in Ireland shall be
eligible to sit in the Douse of Coninions, which
vv.!' agreed to. The itailicial nature of this
office, and the constant attendance which is ne-
cessa►y for a faithful discharge of its ditties, ate
sufficieot grounds for the rinse' went of such a mea-
sure. The attention of Parliament would, doubt-
less. have long since- been directed to this subject, if
it could hive been kmagis ril. that soy gentleman
bolding the office of Master in Chancery in Ireland
smiler have thought it consistent with his duty to
the public end his sense of hm►bor, to offer himself
as a csodulate far a Wit in the [louse of Commis's,
Ile must have beets aware that it would be physi-
cally impossible for ham to discharge Ire judicial
foncti 000 is isi Dublin, sod his legislative duties in
Westminster. in a masses emulsible to the importance
of either. ' .1111 r. P.t.sts, however, seems to have
thought otherwise, wild lie has sassed Io i 000 self to
the citizens of Dublin as it catith.laie for the high
honour of represientorg them tes Psi liament.
du uut think it probable that Mr. ELLIS will

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