_The great anxiety of the Legislature to suppress these Evils, which are however encouraged by high sounding names, whose houses are opened for purposes odious and unlawful.--The civil Magistrate called upon to suppress such mischiefs.--The danger arising from such Seminaries.--The evil tendency of such examples to Servants and others.--A particular statement of the proceedings of a confederacy of Persons who have set up Gaming-Houses as regular Partnership-Concerns, and of the Evils resulting therefrom.--Of Lottery Insurers of the higher class.--Of Lottery Offices opened for Insurance.--Proposed Remedies.--Three Plans for drawing the Lottery so as to prevent all Insurance._ 133 CHAP. VII. ON THE COINAGE OF COUNTERFEIT MONEY. _The Causes of the enormous increase of this Evil of late years.--The different kinds of false coin detailed.--The process in fabricating each Species.--The immense profits arising therefrom.--The extensive Trade in sending base Coin to the Country.--Its universal circulation in the Metropolis.--The great grievance arising from it to Brewers, Distillers, Grocers, and all Retail Dealers, as well as to the Labouring Poor.--Counterfeit Foreign Money extremely productive to the Dealers.--A summary View of the Causes of the Mischief.--The Defects in the present Laws explained:--And a Detail of the Remedies proposed to be provided by the Legislature._ 171 CHAP. VIII. ON RIVER PLUNDER. _The magnitude of the Plunder of Merchandize and Naval Stores on the River Thames.--The wonderful extent and value of the Floating Property, laden and unladen, in the Port of London in the course of a year.--The modes heretofore pursued in committing depredations through the medium of various classes of Criminals, denominated River Pirates:--Night Plunderers:--Light Horsemen:--Heavy Horsemen:--Game Watermen:--Game Lightermen:--Mudlarks:--Game Officers of the Revenue:--And Copemen, or Receivers of Stolen Property.--The effects of the Marine Police Institution in checking these Depredations.--The advantages which have already resulted to Trade and the Revenue from this system partially tried.--The further benefits to be expected from Legislative Regulations, extending the System to the whole Trade of the River._ 213 CHAP. IX. ON PLUNDER IN THE DOCK-YARDS, &C.