Star.
London, England, 1826-06-01 00:00:00

TO THE PUBLIC.

AT the present moment, when so many articles neces-
sary to the comforts of the poseur classes are more or less
liable to taxation, it may surely be s qnestion whether sbe aboli-
tion of tamales, by which the State was a rather of nearly half a
million per annum, be, or be not, a wise measure ?

'Tis true, that, as they were formerly conducted, the slam
was fraught with some evil. !Laurances were allowed upon the
fate of numbers Armtek protracted drawings. ;it'd as the insuranees
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wisely most effectually prevented, by adopting. I:War
the present improved mode of deciding she Lottery ell in sue day.

As it is at present conducted, the Lottery is a voluntary tax,con-
tributed to only by those who can afford it, and collected without
trouble or expense; one, by which many branches of the Revenue
are considerably aided, and by means of which hundreds of petions
find employment. The wisdom of those who at this time resign
the income produced by it, and add to the number of the Unem-
ployed, may, as I have observed in a former Address, s'ttrely be
questioned.
Mr. Pitt. whose abiiity in matters of financial arrangement few
will question, and whose morality was proverbial, would not, I am
bold to say, have yielded to an outcry against a tax, the continuing
of which would have enabled him t let the labourer drink his
bumble beverage at a reduced price, or the industrious artisan to
pursue his occupation by a cheaper light. But we live in edger
times—in the age of improvement! To stake patrimonial estates
at Hazard or Fcarte in the purlieus of &. James's is merely amuse-
ment, but to purchase a Ticket in the Lottery, by means of which
a man may gain an estate at a trifling risk, is -immoral! nays
within a few hours of the time I write, were not many of our
Nubility and Senator,'' some of whom I dare say voted against
Lotteries, assembkd, betting thousands upon a Horse Race?
In saying so mach, it may be thought that I am somewhat pre-
sumptuous, or that I take a partial view of the case. It is, bow-
ever, my honest opinion, abstracted from personal considerations,
that the measure of abolishing Lotteries is an unwise one, and as
such I give it to that Publie of whom I have been for many years
the highly-favoured servant, and for whose patronage, though Lot-
teries cease, my gratitude will ever continue.

As one of the last Contractors, I have assisted in arranging a
Scheme, the approval of which by the Public is homily tWitliell by
the Increasing demand for Tickets and Shares. It contains, and for
the first time that a Scheme ever did, SIX Gra./ PRIZES of
THIRTY THOUSAND POUNDS, all Sterling Money. For
the Sale of Capitals of that amount my Offices have lung been
famed, for there were Sold ma ruts?, TIM LAW, and moat THAN
RALE of all that have ever been drawn. Fur the Sale of other
Capitals, my Offices are too well known. to make it requisite fur
nle to enumerate, or make any remark, beyond a general one, that
they are invariably successful, and of that the Public are fully
aware, by the continued preference I have received for many years.
This Lottery being, as Parliament has resolved,
TIIF: LAST THAI EVER WILL BE DRAWN,
Is to be decided all in One Day, Illth of JULY.

In a former Address I apprised the Public, that the price of
Tickets and Shares would rise after the 27th instant: it has risen,
is rising, and will continue to rise as the Drawing approaches.