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Association.
was
to
the object of the Addrefs finduce Her Majestip's Govenment to lorder discontinuance of the System of
Licensing here any
course it is most unolipfectionable
Heauses for Gaming
and right that all clapes of Her Majesty's
Subjects should fairly express their opinions
all points of
are entitled to
few are
fon social interest, and fin
claim for their opinion greater weight than the representatives of a body so generally respected as the Social frience Apociation.
As however in the document under
consideration it
was
stated that this
Goverment had actually put up to sale and sold to the highest bidder the monopoly
of gaming I felt that the publicity given
on
the point
to so complete a misstatement most calculated to prejudice an English
Public
justified and required refutation.
The mistake of the Committe
AV CUD
have
mareo ver
the less excusable, as they could not
into it had they
fallen
read with
more attention the correspondence laid before the House of Lords last June, and
to portions of which their Memorial widently. refers, thereby shewing that it had been before them.
As I do not feel authorized to hold any communication with parties in England in reference to transactions here unles
and Sunction of Your
the full knowledge
with
Grace, I therefore inclose the letter adcheped