Star.
London, England, 1815-02-18 00:00:00

HREE PRIZES OF THIRTY THOUSAND POUNDS.
SWIFT andCO. return their sincere Thanks to
the Public for the distin fished Patronage they bare re.
ceved (particularly during the last ten Lottenes, for allot which
they Dave been Contractors) and hawing had the good fortune to
sell one or more nt the largest Capitals in almost *very Lottery.
they trust they shall continue to be honoured with the priefersaca
Cl the i'uhlic the present Lottery, which begins on the Rh April.
. The Schen con:ains Three Prises of 430,000, am ace. and
Tree of the Llauts will be sanded to 1000 Guineas each, which
will be paid tu Gobi. witlllll4 any deduction, as Won OS align.
Tickets and Shores are on sale, in great variety, at
SWIF and CO.'s OFFICES,

No. 11, POULTRY; .1.1:40. 31, ALDOAT I Hues-
No. I'2, CUARINO.CROSIII; 87ass-r.
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PARLMMENTARr PROC.EEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY
Counsel were folly beard respecting the bids cause of Robert
Phayre, Esq. v. the representadwes d Peree.—ledgment post-
rni.d till Wednesday.
On the Scots Appeal, !tines v. Downie, COOMMI Were partly
beard.—To proceed again en Monday. •

The;t• Loidshipithin adjourned fielbille doe dada. Edmore.
On the resuming of the House;
Mr. hymn, laspeoter-Gentrid, preledled at die. Dar an Ac-
feint of the quantities of Grain invoiced into, and exported
koes Great Britain. during she year this, specifying the different
species of Grain, and the excess of either, at different periods,
which were ordered to lie ott the fable.
The Earl of HALUJWICKR presented several Petklons on
the hajcct of the'Corn Laws, raying a speedy revision of the
saw; and among other places ftom the County of Chinbtidge.
the town and vicinity of Newmarket, Wiebeacii, mad Lynn.
The Noble Earl then presented a Pedtio• it, which. be observed,
of a different nature, and respecting which be felt it locum
f.at on him to say, that be neither agreed with the Pethlonen
a, to tbs expediency, in the sentiments'espreesed; nor with ' the
V.I.V/ which they had taken of the subject. He could not help
th:rking the time would arrive when the public would be uncle-
...sed upon the subject; and he was of opinion, that the kind of
Tax deprecated by the Petitioners was one properly modified
Jrcl regulated. and was in several points of view less exception-
:hie than most others. After a few words in the way of Mo.
t:adon, bib Lordship moved. that the Petition be teal; it was
&um Tborney,tn the We of Ely, in Cambridgeshire, against the
renewal of the Property Tax and complaining of its effect and
qeration, oppressive and injurious. The Petition was or-
dart' to lie on the table.

On the IDOIIOII of the Earl of LAUDERDALE, a varier,' of
Dectuneats, reopecriog the issue and another of Bank-notes la
circulation at differ= parkas, were ordered to be laid before
the House.

The Duke of NORFOLK preessited a few Petitions, some
upon the subject of the Corn Laws, and others relative to ibis
Prorerty Tax. One particularly, which he said was' very tut-
rne►ou+ly sifted, from the county of Dorset, against the renewal
of the Property Tax. Thews documents were severally ordered
to he on the table.

Lord GRENVILLE said, that with respect to the motion of
which be had given notice for that evening (for Accounts respect-
ing the number of British 1 recipe, and Fad. Tr•op• in are"
PaY, serrit,g upon the Continent of Europe), though be did not
think it would meet with moth opposition, yet, as be alibied to
make some obserrations on the oecadoa, and hoped for tbn
senor of a Noble Earl who was then prevented from aunts
is consequence of a melancholy sad much repined aced=
he should move to discharge the Order fee that evening, and
move that their Lordships be summoned relative to what he la-
tended to propose, as Tuesday evening next. This babe ruilla-
laxly done by the Noble Lord, Is was ordered to take plus se.
cordiniy.
The Earl of DARNLEY said, that for the same rides is that
stated by his Noble Friend, he was lode/aid to the ma
don far which be bad given node* (for osetsta
Documents), that events'. until Twiday tads and Mel'
proceeding the tie orders eras made.
lbs Marquis oefeeMsDOWNE said, that before the Hotta
"ohrodkturn, be wished to put a question to a Noble IMMO,
of State taw in his piece,. who, he doubted not, WWI hemiao
difficulty in giving such an exploitation as the Homo shod* tleo
sire. He understood that in Meer of rank In the Sritish
tee; (Sir James Downie), mussily receiving pay, or within a
very late period, receiving pay from this country, was undijtyd,
red now actually serving to the Expedition fitting out by the
Veleta Government in Spain, for the pewee of reducing' the
Parish Colonies is America to their He Wailed to
if it were so, whether it was inn to condom that
')scer in the rank and pay he then held soda the British Go-
ver:unent h It certainly appeared that until a lite period the
in question was se one of the Bridsh many. He had ao doubt
thlt his Majesty's Goveinramt could disavow sup kind of prd-
qttion in that expedition, were it only from contideratU-.n of
14eY. The Noble Marquis added, he understood Sir J. Downie
vita General Officer In the British service, and from the at-
*(4lll.l it appeared that, very lately at least, he bed received pay.
Larl BATHURST shoed,/ observed, that he did not know
153' :;;r lames Downie was employed la the expedition alluded
and he certainly was ant a °enema Officer in the British.
14 Marquis of LANSDOWNE said a few words in mph-
tattoo ; on which
isATHURST saidthe real fact was, that this was the list
lIMe he ever beard of the OMcer in %teflon being so employed.
line House then adjourned till Mooney. .
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HOUSE' it COMMONS.
I,...Petiti°^l Wart the Property lax were presented*oin Moe.
C'shire, Hereford, Kendal, lowa of Warwick, several from
41hridtushire,_ Lincobishire_ Halifax,. county- of Radaor*, wad
places, and ordered to lie oa the table.
rilotd LAsCELLES preeinted a Petition from' the Atrealle-
Secictyjn the'Coenty of York, preying the House to 1') cemdderation die state of tin; Corn 'Laws. lallerektabled
•.:P tab!e.
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• tal Petkilai was rgiasse text the CONOY •"?'ll'.

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