The Sun.
London, England, 1802-05-01 00:00:00

[rniCE SIXPENCE.

I.WPERI/IL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF PEERS;

FRIDAY, AkRIL 30.
dOtinsel were heard in continuation retati'te to the
Scotch Appeali Rebecca Hog, rt.': Thwaites; and
HogiTo proceed again on Monday.
The Royal Assent was given by coMmission to
a numberof public. and private Atiis. Among the
fimnet were the Bank Restridion, the Malt and
Beer Duty, and the Assessed Takes Bills.

The Lords Commissioners were-The Lori
CHANCELLOR, ,LOrd WALsiNcibkm, and Lora

AUCKL AND.

The House was adjourned for some time dUring
pleasure, in order, to give their 'Lordships an oppor.
tunity- of attentling.a seleA Committee of Privilege
in the Prince's chamber, as we understand' (pursu,ani
to a former Motion of the Earl of RosLtri), in
-order ro consider the best mode of proceeding with.
respe,.!t to claims to-itish Peerzgcs, the eleetion
Irish Representative Peers, &c. ;—ancl after niak_
ing some progress therein their Lordships returned,,
and the House resumed„

The. Bills upon the Table were forWardeci in their'
respeftive stages—and spine private business dis.
posed of ;—after which their Lordshipi adjourned
till Monday.

HOUSE OF-COMMONS,

FRIDAY, Aff9l. 36.

Tilt 'Usher of the Biai:k- Rod sUriutioned the
House to the House of Peers to hear His Majesty's
CQinnlission read.

The. SrEAKE4 attended by several Members
went to the House of Peers, and on Itis'rettirn
formed the House. that the Royal Assent had lieen
given by Commission to the Servants' Tax Bbl
the Beer afid. Malt Duty Bill—the Grenada Loan
Bill, and several Private Bills.

Mr. M. A..TAYLOR brought UP a Bill to am,2n.l
the At called Mr.,Grenv ille's Ac}---which was rea
a first time, and orderel to be read a second time
on Monday.

Mr. LElcti brought up a Bill' to regulate the
Process .1 the Courts of King's Bench and Common
Pleas, iiYheland—which was read a first time, an,l
ordered to be read a second time on Thursday, and
to be 'printed.

Sir W. SCOTT moved to discharge the Order of
the Day for the further considtration of the Repott
of the Clergy Non-Residence.l3ill.—Ordered.

Sir W. SCOTT then moved, that the Report
should be taken into further consideration on Tues.:
day se'nnight.—Oidered. -
Lord BE r,c R. Av F: moved for leave to withdraw
tie Eleaion Treating Bill, and to, bring in another
instead.of it.—Leave given.

Lord BEL GRANTS then brought up a new Billy
which was read a first time, and ordered to be read
a second time on Monday, and to be printed.
Mr. ALEXANDER brought up the Report of the
Sugar Drawback Bill-, which was read and agreed
to, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time on
Monday.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER brought
up a Rill to enable His Majesty to settle certain
Annuities on their Royal Highnesses the DUKES of
SUSSEX and CAMBRIDGE, which was read a first
time, and ordered to be read a second time on Mon:
day.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR asked if it was usual to
make the Annuities payable during nis Majesty's
pleasure.

, The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER answered
n the affirmative.

LOTTERY.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER MOVed
•he Order of the Day for the House to resolve itself
nto a Committee of Ways and Means.

The SPEAKER having left the Chair, •
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, he had to state 'to the Committee, the Con:
tract that had been made for the Lottery for the
present year. One great objea he had -in view
in the plan: which he had intimated to the Contrae.
tors, was not only the benefit of the Public,.but also
such regulations as according to the best informa_
tion which he had been able to procure, would. pre.
"vent those mischiefs which had hitherto arisen
from the pra&ice of low insuring, a pratlice which
was at all times produClive.of the greatest evils,
and which would under the present circumstances
Hof the Country, if not checked, be produdive of
aggravated mischief. He had endeavoured to
procure the most accurate information of the-ex':.
tent of the evil, and if he Wai to state to the
House the sums which were annually paid for
low insuring, the number of Clerks employed in
the different Offices carrying on this baneful specieS
of gambling, and the number of persons employed
by those offices to frequent different public-houses,
for the purpose of drawing in the poor to' part with
that which ought to be employed for the support of
their families ; he was' confident that it would be
sufficient to induce the House to concur in any plan
to which there was no fundamental objeAion, which
would,tend to abolish such an evil. It was to lie
observed, that the inducement to insure, was in '
proportion to the benefit to be derived from it the
bargain was made between the insurer.and the Of.

Tice, on the chance of a ticket being drawn on •a
certain day•:. if. it Wits drawn, it was for the ad—
vantage of the insurer ; • if the contrary, it was for
the advantage of .the office. It' was obvious, that the
inducement to insure, must be in proportion to the
numb:- of days employed in the drawing,. as if the
drawing lasted forty days," taking ;he insurance at
a guinea, there was an advantage of forty guineas,
whilit, if the drawing lasted only eight days, there