Which comes from the old and original Sale of the Queen's picture (_Qu._ the Guinea), the very next house to the George Inn, Coleman-street, London. There having been of late great discourse about offices, _and I cannot but say great reason to suspect their honesty_ (_some not designing any_), and others who knew not how to be honest, _being they wanted experience_, which business requires a regular method to be observed, occasions me to satisfy the world that the sale of the Queen's picture has been maintained this three quarters of a year, the payment every Saturday paid honourably and justly, which thousands can testify, and which is a plain demonstration of its continuance; _good payments being the only security_ in these cases. I have all along acquainted every single person concerned that I will maintain it as long _as it is possible_ to be preserved; _whenever it decays_, I have promised them all from the very beginning to summon all my purchasers together, and _to distribute what is left_ among them. This method I have taken; and I defy _any one to say it is unjust_, and I will surely perform it. Pray take good notice we begin this present Thursday to enter again, and shall continue until Saturday the 7th of June. On that day we shall also pay above 500_l._" One of the schemes which preceded the Bubbles of 1720 was an Insurance-office for Lottery-tickets, opened at Mercers'-hall; and 120,000_l._ was actually subscribed on the following terms: for every ninety-six tickets insured the proprietors agreed to allow to the Company (after the tickets were drawn) 16_s. per_ ticket, and 5 _per cent._ on such prizes as occurred to the ninety-six tickets, the Company returning the tickets, and in case the prizes did not amount to 288_l._ valuing the prizes at _par_; the Company to make up the money 3_l._ for every ticket. For every forty-eight tickets the proprietors agreed to allow 19_s. per_ ticket, and 5 _per cent._ on the prizes as above; the Company making up the tickets 144_l._ or 3_l. per_ ticket, and so on down to twelve tickets. The proprietors of the tickets to advance no money for this security; but, when drawn, to allow as above; the tickets to be deposited with the Company, and placed by them under seal in the Bank of England; if not called for in ninety days after the drawing, to be forfeited. We have at length reduced these schemes to a few honourable Insurance-offices for Lives and Property; and Benefit Societies have been sanctioned by the Legislature. CHAP. VI. THE RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL PASSIONS OF THE COMMUNITY ILLUSTRATED BY ANECDOTES OF POPULAR TUMULTS.