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had 'advanced no new argument, and as time smut,'
always be a certain ratitity of gambling, Lotteries
were not more mischievous than unauthorised OA.
Sir M. W. RIDLEY remarked the gross useon.
sistency of setting up Saving Banks for the Frare,e
alluring people to venture their earnings in a Lotte‘.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT related an anecdote of tin
present High Sheriff of Dublin, who was a Lotter,
Office Keeper, and had been lately convicted is the
penalty of 501. fur illegal insurances, after a sirai'.4r
conviction for a similar offence last year; nere-4%,
standing which his license had been renewed. Th,e
were six other prosecutions against him.
The CHANCELLOR of die EXCHEQUER r,•4.
that if an Office Keeper in London had been
of such an offence, his license would not have has
renewed.

Sir JOHN NEWPORT replied, that the Ronc.r.
able Gentleman was Chancellor of the Irish as area
as of the English Exchequer—(hear, &ear).
nit
Mr. WILBERFORCE, in answer to the argument
that unauthorised gambling would exist if the Let.very did not, said that the latter was a national crime,
encouraging immorality at large, and not exciti
reprobation like a private vice. ere was to pin-A
of defending, this, which would not go also to defetil
any other crime, and he hoped to see the end of a
system so injurious and destructive of industry. Ile
sum gained by it amounted to so much as was stx-
ed ; but who could calculate its effects in demoialis.
ing the people, and what fruits of honest industry it
might entirely destroy ?
Mr. B. HOWARD contended that the mess
suspended the law of the land. There were ;tauten
winch declared all Lotteries public nuisances, and
subversive of the common
Mr. W. SMITH knew good
Mr. of raiting
revenue, but thought it could not justify every expe-
dient. He considered the encouragement of Sarrio
banks with one hand, while on the other the Lott,•77
Office-keepers were permitted, by every scheme a-id
mode of deceit, to induce the people to thirty arai
their little savings in the Lottery, was a solicisei is
Legislature, and as perfectly the act of a mime-
bank as any he had ever witnessed.
Mr. LYTTELTON briefly replied, that he beirld
there was very little propensity to gan.blit:t in f.ke
genius of the people, but that the price of a tixteett!l
tempted the people to purchase, and tho very Form
would form societies for that purpose. As the per.
port of the Lottery Bill was so little known, he woJ,i
move that it should be printed. The House the: e,
vided on the question, when the numbers were—f;:

the Resolutions 75—Against them S3—Nli:oritr
The House then resumed, and the Report was t;.
dered to be received to-morrow.

COMMITTEE OP SUPFLYIRISII FSTP!ATr.t.

The House, on the motion of Mr. PELL, resolved
a Committee of Supply.
The Irish Miscellaneous Estimates, toyelwr 074.
nance Estimates for Ireland, and the sti:ll2e for
died Militia of Ireland, were referred to it.
Mr. PEEL moved a Resolution for creating fee car
ing on the works of Dunmore Harbour.
Upon the Resolution being read by the CrAIRMAIr,
Sir JOHN NEWPORT made tome obst•reat:ons ea the :-.-
portance of this and dmihw measures kr the raNii:,:ion of tit
Channel and the Fast Coast of Ireland. lo or, week, du:7
last year, fifty or sixty, or even one hundred sail of vends, lue
put into Waterford Harbour from stress of wrath's, which.,
without the existence of such a retreat, might have ran grent
danger of being lost. The further extension of the Harbour of
Dunmore was a matter of great importance.

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Mr. PEEL allowed that it was desirable to extend the Har-
bour; but he thought it ought as sow as possible to be te-s-
-plesed on the present limited scale, wbi cumpletton, be ltd
beard from as intelligent engineer, would not at al itutrict
with its extension at a futon: opportunity.
The Resolution was :greed to.
A 111111 of 5,000 i. was voted for the works of ilowth

When the Resolution for granting 15,000 i. towards IP rne
tion or support of Fever Hospitals in Ireland was poi:ma, a
conversation took place between Sir 31. W. Rintar, Sir J.
soar, and Mr. I'xcs., as to the propriety of increasing the
and on the extent of private exertions for removing or ;
the contagion ; Mr. Prat statir.g, that &is sum was me ii . a 0
tion to 43,0001. already voted for a similar object, aLd ,:r !
Nara PORT condemning strongly the conduct of absent" , - -
tors, who made such grants necessary be withholding Lapse • s•
-
ritable contribution, to the support and relief of the
poor which it was their duty to advance. The Retolution n A
agreed to, as was that for 18,461!. for building Char:hes I
purchasing Glebes in Ireland. A sum of 15,6001. w.-.; •
wards making a Canal between Lake Allen and the HT
non • 9.07,00 e. fin the Ordnance Estiman ; and 141.
the Disembodied Militia. The House then mu:lat.:, 4...4
Report was ordered to be received on Wednesday.
LORD-JUSTICE-GENERAL OF SCOTLAND.

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Mr. BANKER moved that the Order of the f.r
House going Into a Committee on the Lordiartist.6:7.--
Scothcnd'i Office Regulation Dill be discharted, and ..he
mince postponed to this day three month.
Mr. J. I'. GRANT never heard any reason a.!!
(reducing this Mil, and there was now as little vs
for withdrawing it.
Mr. BANKER said the Finance Committee had mem
ed the abolition of the ofdee, and had preposetl this bill.
Mr. TIERNEY said he did not wish to get :id of it. 'r
was to be introduesd next year, which he did r.oe beltte.
would be, as the job was so abominable, that nobody co:Id :
to defend it—(/fear, hoar.)
After a few words tram Mr.llersrtsvoy,fro:n • '2
denied there were any duties attached to the conc.! -ek!•1.
to devolve an the President of the Court of fe.(.l-.1, :rd
the only office with duties which could devolve open hi!- '-
the present Justlce-Generil 'the Duke of Montrose; v;
Master of the Horse, (a 1ate,h,,11,,m Sir J. Newer:oat,:
J. P. Citta:iv, the motion was agreed to,
The Resolutions for grouting 80001. a tar to the l).11e of
Kent on his marriage, and GOOtd. a year of desert se •he
of Linangen, incase of her sirs tying his Roral ,sct
lo.onght up and agreed to ; and a Dill ordered to' be Lyeetirt

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in consequence.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed ef, wd at
Douse adjourned at Twelve &Clod.

Tranquillity has been restored at Winchester CV.
lege. About forty of the Gentlemen Commow:s
have been allowed to resign. There were only six on::
of 2110 who did not join in the revolt--the two scnie-.
and fair other College Prefects.
The difference between the Corntern Dowaget e:
Kniorrox, and the Earl of KiNsisrev. has.been act.
justed by arbitration, the result of witch is, that
' 9000/. is awarded for the injury done to the csatcs
since the death of the late Earl.
It has been hitherto considered a Prinsirk in
chanics, that " what is gained in Petra is lost :ft
Time ;" but by the recent construction of a Wl:v.
which will soon be publicly in motion, this principle
seems completely changed, as the power of a !441:1i
only twelve years of age will raise from it a Thoucaud
Pounds per Minute ; and whoever has a Share ia this
mpiial movement, must be convinced that the ft iction
of Poverty is effectually overcome, for the Wheel cots'
tains 107 Capital Prizes, including three of INV(1.
and the first 20 Prizes drawn on the Ktnes
DAY, when this Grand Lottery bes4iis, ssiil recr..le
1,1001. each in addition.