The Sun.
London, England, 1818-05-02 00:00:00

SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1818.

AXARTIN and Co. feel great pleasure. in bear-
ling testimony to the superior merits of the present
State Lottery, to commence drawing on the
KINGS BIRTH DAY, (4th June).
The Sheme is grounded on the approved Plan of the last Lot-
tery, as there are
_ . .

107 Capital Prizes,
3 Prizes of L. 20,000,
4 Prizes of L.3,ooo_and 1.2,000.
20 Prizes of 11,000, in addition, for the 20 First-drawn
Prizes, which will all be drawn in the first 20 Minutes. And
there are only 14,000 Tickets.
Adventurers who purchase heforethe First Day, have advan-
tages which no previous Lottery ever possessed. It will also
be seen, that there are
MORE CAPITAL PRIZES, and
4,000 1 ICKETS LESS, THAN LAST LOTTERY.
All the Prizes are Sterling Money.
Tickets and Shares are on Sale at MARTIN and Co.'s For-
tunate Offices, 8, Combat, and 120, Oxford-street, where
No. 12,086, entitled to Four Pipes of Port Wine, No. 15,542,
a Prize of 5001., were sold in 24 Shares in the Last Lottery,
and the Prizes of 20;0001, 10,0001., 2,0d01., &c. &c. in the
two preceding Contracts.

The following STATENIENT is respectfully submitted to
the Public by the PROPRIETORS of THE OBSERVER,
by which Statement, made upon the Affidavits of the De-
puty Publishers and the Twelve Pressmen, it clearly ap-
pears that the fair and A-din:try Sale of The Observer is
nearly Ekren Thousand, Weekly, and on frequent occa-
sions, when important events occupy -the Public mind, a
considerable number of extra Copies are printed :
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Office, du hereby make oath, and say, that the regular aver-
age sale of The Observer Newspaper is upwards of Ten Thou-
sand and Eight Hundred Copies, weekly, and that during
the last quarter, consisting of twelve weeks only, we have
published, and fairly sold, (with the exception, of Twenty-
eight. Copies presented to the Proprietors' friennsi and paid
the full amount over to the Proprietors for One Hundred and
Thirty Thousand Four Hundred and Ninety-three Stamped
Papers of The Observer, and these Deponents further make
oath, and each say, that frequently, on occasions ,when the
public mind has been excited by particular events, The Ob-
server, in addition to its regillar number, has printed and sold
from One to Seven Thousand extra Papers.
GEORGE GOODGER,
MATTHEW BROWN.

Sworn at the Mansion-House, Lon-
don, this it3th day of April, 1818,
before me, C. SMITH, Mayor
We, William Stephens, John Wynn, Robert Johnson, Sa-
mod Jennings, William Tuttoel,John Uenson,James Moore,
Thomas Cook. John Baxter, Thomas Hawiiins, Stephen
Hickson, and Charles Priest, the twelve Pressmen in The Ob-
server Printing-Other, do hereby make oath, and severally
say, that we have printed, (1, ring the last quarter, consisting
or twelve weeks only, One Hundred and Thirty Thousand
Four Hundred and Ninety-three Stamped Copies of The Ob-
server Newspaper, and that the regular and average number
of The Observer, as printed by us, is upwards of Ten Thou-
sand and Eight Hundred Copies, weekly, independent of
extra numbers, of which, when interesting events have taken
place, we have not 'lnfrequently printed from One to Seven
Thousand extra Papers.
William Stephens,
John Wynn,
Robert Johnson,
Samuel Jennings,
William Tend,
John Benson,'•
Sworn at the Mansion-House, Lon-
don, this 28th nay of April, 1818,
before me, C. SMITH, Mayor.

James Moore,
Thomas Cook,
John Baxter,
Thomas Hawkins,
Stephen Hickson,
Charles Priest.

PUBLICATIONS.

In a few Days will be published,
In Three Volumes, Moo. price ii. ts.
11AR 111 A G E; a NOVE L.
Printed for JOHN MURRAY, Albemarle-street. Lon-
don; and William Blackwood, Prince's-street, Edinburgh.

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OU' LORDS, FRIDAY, MAY 1.

The Cotton Manufacturers' Regulation Bill, the
Pardons under the Great Seal Bill, and several
private Bills, were brought up by Sir Robert
Peel, Mr. Brogden, Mr. Holme Sumner, Mr.Fitf-
lay, and others, and read a first time.
Eat! BEAUCHAMP moved the Order of the D.ty
for suspending the standing Orders, No. 185,186,
187, and 191, until atter the third reading of the
Eau•brink Drainage Bill. He made this motion
on the Report of the Committee, as the notices
required by these Standing Orders applied to that
Bill.

The Earl of OXFORD moved, as an amendment,
to appoint a Committee to inquire whether notices
had been regularly served on all the owners of
land whose interests might be affected by the
Bill.

The Earl of HARDWICKB observed, that from
the investigation which had already taken place,
it appeared that sufficient notice had been given,
and that no farther inquiry was necessary.
The amendment was negatived. After which
the Earl of Earl of OxFono opposed the original
motion, and the House divided—

Contents 24—Non -con tents 2.

[lt was understood that the Bill was read a 3d
time before strangers were re-admitted.]
Lord HOLLAND said, he had a petition to_pre-
sent relative to proceedings its Chancery. He had
no knowledge of the circumstances stated by the
Petitioners, but it was a principle with him, that
their Lordships' doors should always be open to
complaints of the people on every subject. The
Petition was from Abraham Doubled: y, of Not-
tingham, and John Dawson and his wife. The
Petitioners complained of having a cause in the
Court of Chancery for ten years, whereby they
had been put to vast trouble and expence, greatly
to their injury ; that they saw no prospect of any
termination to the proceedings in the Court of
Chancery ; and finding all their endeavours to obtain
a decision unavailing) they had resolved to peti-
tion their Lordships, confident that no Petition
would be rejected by that House which had for
its object the obtaining of justice. They there-
fore prayed, that their Lordships would be pleased
to grant such redress as the case required.
'l he. Loan CHANCELLOR said, he knew nothing
of the cause or proceedings to which this Petition
referred, but their Lordships might be assured
that he would not neglect to make a strict inquiry
-into it.

Lord HOLLAND presented a Petition from Thos.
John Waters against the punishment of death in
cases of forgery. The Petition stated, that the
individuals convicted of forgery were not in ge-
neral deployed, like those who committed other
crimes ; that for the most part it was the first
offence of the sufferer ; and concluded by praying
that a law might be enacted visiting forget y with
a punishment less than death.

Earl GREY presented a petition from the tan-
ners and manufacturers of leather of the city of
Durham and its vicinity, against the leather tax.

.Lord HOLLAND observed, that if the Noble Se-'
cretary of State had been in his place, he would
have proposed a day for' the second reading of the
privately stealing in Shops' Bill ; but as the Noble
Earl was absent, he should take another opportu-
nity for the notice he had intended to give.

'ie Earl of LAUDERDALE moved, that the no-
tice he had given of :a motion for an alteration in
the number of consents necessary in introducing
Bills relative to Scots Estates be-discharged.
The notice was accordingly discharged, and
was not rene►red by his Lordship.—Adjourned
till Monday.