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fefsion, but men of sense and humanity applauded 

 him. 



Leaving you, Mr. Editor, to dispose of this little ) 

 story (which is a true one,) as you fhall best judgje 

 proper, and wifhing much succefs in your laudable 

 undertaking, I am, most sincerely, your humble servt. 



Narrator. 



ON CHANCES IN THE LOTTERT. 



For the Editor of the Bee. 



X. HE following result of calculations on the com- 

 parative chance in purchasing a whole ticket^ and 

 purchasing a ticket in Jfjares of different tickets in a lot- 

 tery, is at your service, for the use of youc readers, if 

 you think it worthy of insertion. 



In the present Irifli State Lottery, consisting of 

 40,000 tickets, there are, among others, one prize of 

 20,oool. one prize of 1 0,000 1. and two prizes of 5000I. 

 each. Therefore, with respect to these capital prizes, 



One whole ticket may gain - - £■ 20,000 



Two halfuoketi cannot gain more than - 157O00 



■Four quarter tickets cannot gain more than - I0,ooo 



In the, above respects, the ivbole ticket is decidedly preferable. 

 That one ticket gains - £. ao.ooo is as I to 39,999 



That t-wo /^^y tickets gain - 10,000 is as 2 30 39,999 



That /our quirter tickets gain - 5.000 is as 4 to 39,999 



Id this view, the chance of all is equal to one another, or in propor- 

 tion to the respective value of the prizes ; but 

 That one ticket gains £■ 20,000 is, as above, I to 39,999 



That I'^o /m^ tickets gain 15,000 is only as i to 799,980,000 '. 



That/o«r quarter tickets gain 10,000, is 



as I to - - 10^,650,667,399,990,000 !i! 



