Advertisement, November, 1766.
Dame Fortune presents her respects to the public, and assures them that she has fixed her residence for the present at Corbett’s, State Lottery-office, opposite St. Dunstan’s-church, Fleet-street; and, to enable many families to partake of her favours, she has ordered not only the tickets to be sold at the lowest prices, but also that they be divided into shares at the following low rates, viz:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A sixty-fourth | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Thirty-second | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| Sixteenth | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| An eighth | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| A Fourth | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| A half | 6 | 0 | 0 |
By which may be gained from upwards of one hundred and fifty to upwards of five thousand guineas, at her said office No. 30.
A Number twice sold.
The lottery of 1766 was unfortunate to a lottery-office keeper. The ticket No. 20,99 was purchased in the alley for Pagen Hale, esq. of Hertfordshire; and the same number was also divided into shares at a lottery-office near Charing-cross, and some of the shares actually sold. The number purchased in the alley was the real number, but that divided by the office-keeper was done by mistake, for which he paid a proportionable sum.
During the lottery of 1767, the stockbrokers fell among thieves. Mr. Hugnes, a stock-broker, had his pocket picked in Jonathan’s coffee-house of fifty lottery tickets, the value of which (at the price then sold) was 800l. The same evening three other brokers had their pockets picked of their purses, one containing sixty-two guineas, another seven, and the third five. One of the pick-pockets was afterwards apprehended, on whom thirty-five of the tickets were found, and recovered; the other fifteen he said were carried to Holland by his accomplices.