Star.
London, England, 1823-06-24 00:00:00

THE LOTTERY.

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The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, hi
a Committee of Ways and Means obseevei, that he
had already stated early intim Session,ehat it waste
his intention to propose, after the present year, 51y
wore Lottet y Resolutions. The' Re,olution, how.
ever, was liable in the present year to no objection,
since the House must see that it was very advisable
for a large class of persons dealing, in the article cd
tickets, that they should not he taken by surprise this
year, by so suddenly being depiived of part of their
means of subsistence and occupation. Ile moved
that the Commissioners for the Lottery should bets.
thorised to contract for one or more Lotteries in waif
to dispose of a quantity of Lottery tickets, not exceed.
ing 60,000 in number.
Mr. LEYCESTER thought, that as all had agreed
the Lottery was a moral pestilence, it was very ill.
judged of the Right Hon. Gentleman to propose its
contiutiance even for the present year.
Mr. RICA RDO said, he did not Ilse to oppose tie
Resolution, but merely to ask the Right lion. GeD.
tieman in how many Lotteries he intended to dispoa
of the tickets proposed now to be contracted for?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCII EQUER said,
it was not likely that 60,000 tickets coeld Le sold it
one or two Lotteries; it was intended, therefne, to
divide these tickets into three Lotteries for this year.
The Resolution was then agreed to.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER dm
moved a Resolution, that there be panted to his
Majesty a vote of supply of .C 11,700,000 of Ex.
chequer Bills for the service of the year 1823; which
was also agreed to.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQLTER gen
notice, that on Wednesday next he would recapito
late his financial statement.

At the request of Mr. GOULDURN, Sir ft PA,.
\Rt.L postponed his Amendment to the second reitri.
ing of this Bill till to•tuorrow.

LNGLIsIi CATHOLICS.
Lord NUGENT moved the Order of the Diy for
the Committee on the Test Regulation Bill*. The
Noble Lord stated, that he wished to unite the Ruman
Catholics with the great body of the people. A meet-
ing of the 'titian Catholics had approved of the Bill.
One object of the Bill was to procure the elective fan-
chise for the Catholics, and the other, to render rhea
eligible to the Magistracy. In the Committee he
should propose a new clause, the object of which
would be to repeal in part the 7th 'and Bth of King
William. His object in this Bill was to put the Ca-
tholics on the same footing as the Protestant Dis.
senters in this country. He had never disguise] from
the House that he considered this Bill as a part of the
measures for advancing the great principle of reli-
gious toleration.
Mr. PEEL said, the Noble Lord was aware that he
.was favourable to the general principle of the Ilill;
but be objected to the way in which the Noble Lard
proposed to carry that principle into execution. He
despaired of amending the Bill in a Committee, and
therefore he would oppose it on a third reading alto.
gether. On the subject of the elective franchise
there vas no difference between the Noble Lord
and him ; and he wished that he had brought in
a short Bill to give the Catholics that privilege.—
With respect to admission to Corporations, the Ca-
tholics of Ireland were subjected to the oath of Su-
premacy, which the Noble Lord wished to repeal,
and consequently he put the Catholics of England
on a better footing than the Catholics of Ireland. He
wished the Noble Lord would 'allow the oath of Su-
premacy to remain, and then the Catholics might be
allowed to enter Corporations. The Noble Lord bad
not mentioned the case of Scotland, in which Catho-
lics were excluded from (Zee by name.
Lord NUGENT said, he should meet that part 01
the subject by a particular clause.
Mr. W. BANK ES should oppose tiro Bill, biorri
it was, as the Noble Lord stated it, a direct wp
wards full Catholic emancipation.
Mr. BROUCHIA NI had hoped that the'ettire
might have been made practicable, and amended in
the Committee; for it was inconsistent to suppoa!
that the Catholics of England should be withootr•
vileges, which the people of Ireland, who were Ca.
tholics, enjoyed. As it was, however, he wished lot
Noble Friend would divide I is Bill, and bring in!
Bill to give them the elective franchise.
:sir. BA N KES, sen. objected to the principle of the EN. -
Mr. CANNING had understood that the Noble Lord 91411
divide his Bill; and he hoped he would confine his meant re•
specting the eligibility to Corporation offices to the same cari,l!
which the Irish Catholic was admitted to such privileges. •
Mr. WET il ER ELL opposed the Bill, al being a sup to bril!
about the perfect measure of Cathclic Emancipation. •
Lord NUGENT moved that it be an instruction tothe Cam
mittee mittee to divide the Bill into two parts.—Agreed to.
The House then swat into a ommittee, in which the
was divided into two Bills; and, on the suggestien of la
Sams, the Bills were ordered to be printed, and theft:lda
on the Bill for extending the elective franchise to be takinoit.
re-commitment.—The Quitman then reported MO* r
asked leave to sit again. -
f TNa other Orders were didpesed of, and the Heine laijologi
at 11aLr O'CLOEL.