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handbills thereon -- Parliamentary Committee on the lottery -- Report and evidence.
By the 47 Geo. III. sess. 2, c. 9, July 25, 1807, another lottery was legalized. £700,000 was given in prizes, and a profit resulted of £308,888 18_s._ 5_d._ And here we may note the method of starting a lottery, which is taken from a newspaper cutting of February 15, 1807.