Star.
London, England, 1826-05-16 00:00:00

SUPERIOR BOOK FOR YOUTH OF BOTH SEXES.
This day was published, in Ittno. price 6s. 6d. the Fourteenth
Edition, enlarged by the Author,
KEEPER'S TRAVELS IN SEARCH OF HIS
MASTER.

" Ah me ! one moment from thy sight,
That thus my truant eye should stray !"
London : Printed for Baldwin, Cradock, Kid Joy.

BIM'S FAREWELL!!!-TO THE PUBLIC.

TN addressing you, " my best Friends," for the last
TN
time, as Contractor, I do feel various sensations not to be de.
scribed ; inexpressible gratitude for years of unboundedpreference
and favours bestowed for a long series of years—not merely on
myself, but on my late Father. We have, it is true, as Dispensers
of the favours of the Blind Goddess, been most eminently successful
in distributing an unprecedented List of Capitals, amounting in the
aggregate to many millions ; and as Lotteries increased in number,
my fame for the distribution of its wealth increased also ; it is,
therefore, with the sincerest regret I announce that the Legislature
has come to what I consider a very unwise decision—viz. to abolish
Lotteries. And for what reason? only to please a few persons
who have not examined their merits, but have confounded illegal
transactions with the legitimate. I may be considered to take a
partial view of the case; but where a system has gone. on without
intermission ever since the reign of Queen Anne, and brought
annually nearly Half a Million into the Treasury, I cannot but
agree with an eminent writer, who says—" Surely the present is
not the best period for experiments;" and it would, in my humble
opinion, have been more wise to have done away with several ob-
noxious and paltry Taxes (vexatious in their collection) than to
annihilate the Lottery, which, let it be well borne in mind, is a
voluntary Tax ' • and by its continuance, not only might those ob-
noxious Taxes be removed, but hundreds of persons kept in em-
ployment who must now be discharged ; and is this a time to add
to the number of those who want support? It is, however, useless
repine—the Government have decided that it shall be so—and all
that can be now done is to make the most of the short time allowed
before the systedi is abolished. As one of the last Contractors, I
bave arranged, with my colleagues, such a Scheme as must, I think,
give universal satisfaction : it contains the very unprecedented
number of SIX Grand Prizes of £30,800, Money (no former
Lottery ever contained more thin Four)—and my fame for the sale
of £30,000 Prizes is proverbial—l sold the first, the last, and snore
'has half of all that have ever been drawn! No Blanks—all
Sterling Money—and all to be decided in One Day, 18th JULY,
being the very Last Drawing of all.
Tickets and Shares are on Sale at my Offices, where Schemes
any bq bar), gratis. The Price will rise considerably on Monday,
27th inst.—l have the honour to be.
Your devoted Servant,
T. BISH, Stock-Broker.
4, Cornhill, and 9, Charing-Cross, London.
rin In the Drawing which took place on Wednesday, the 3d inst.
I sold
1,533 . . Class B . . £21,000
5,925 . . Class A . . £21,000
And Four Minor Capitals.

THE BOAR OF THE CAPE;
OR, THE FORTUNATE EMBELLISHMENT.
THERE is a wild boar at the Cape.of Good Hope,
With whom if by choice or by chance you should cope,
Take care of your legs, for these first are his prey,
Aware without legs that you can't run away !*
Inclin'd on a settler this prowler to feed,
The stranger was put to his uttermost speed
The wild waste athwart, but the boar faster ran,
And nearer stiU drew to the terrified man—
Exhausted who fell, and awaited his doom;
A horrible death in vitality's tomb!
instinctively taught first to maim, and then slay,
The resolute savage now rush'd on his prey;
tut suddenly staid his ferocious pursuits,
Subdued by his shade in the settler's bright Bouts.
Some observing Ilottentots now raise the cry,
" Save legs, sate !ilea, up massa, and fly !"
When rous'd from his stupor, and conscious of grace,
The settler now wing'd o'er the desart his pace,
The boar in his rear, but of wealth all unstrung,
And following in. fancy the friend of its young !
And thus was the curious adventure susin'd,
Till harbour and safety the party soon gained :
When receding fast from the dwellings of man,
The boar to his haunts unmolestedlp ran.
"'Twas WAntunt's Jar Btacaisa that ended the strife,"
•
The settler exclaim'd, " and has saved thus my life!"
And WARRIDI'S JILT BLACKING now hail'd as the cause
Of safety, was shouted with rapt'rous applr use !
The circumstance soon even to Cape Town was spread,
Each fact multitudinous evidence backing ' •
And now, say the settlers," Both danger and dread
To shun, use the splendour of WAKRILN'S Jar BLACKING."
It is a singular fact, that this ferocious animal uniformly
breaks the legs before taking the life of its victim.
Thts Easy Shining and Brilliant BLACKING Prepared by