§ MR. LABOUCHERE (Northampton)asked Mr. Attorney General, Whether he has observed that The Blackburn Evening Express (Primrose edition) offers to give away £10 in prizes each week to those who during the week have become possessors of the seven copies of that journal, and will send to its office the coupon printed in each copy; and, whether this is an infringement of the law against lotteries?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Sir RICHARD WEBSTER) (Isle of Wight)I have considered the advertisement in the paper which the hon. Member has been good enough to send me; and, in my opinion, the scheme therein proposed does infringe the law against lotteries.
§ MR. LABOUCHEREWill the hon. and learned Gentleman take action in the matter?
§ SIR RICHARD WEBSTERIt is not for me to take action; but I will take care that the attention of the proper authorities is called to the matter.