“GREEN’S LOTTERY,

“On Saturday night, drew the prize of fifty dollars for the proprietor, he having declared to the audience the intention of giving them blanks, which he did to the satisfaction of the judges.  We have the best authority for stating the belief that his expositions will prove not only interesting, but highly beneficial, in opening the eyes of thousands to the frauds practised in the shape of fairness by the lottery managers.”

After which the editor received the following:—­

    Frederick, June 9th, 1848.

Dear Sir—­Will you oblige some of your readers by giving them an idea of “Green’s” manner of exposition of frauds, as practised by the lottery managers? and by so doing, no doubt but you will confer a favour on many of your subscribers.

Respectfully, B.
    A. M’Makin, Esq., Ed. American Courier, Philad.

EXPLANATION.

In obedience to the request of “B,” we have conversed with a gentleman who was one of a committee of the audience to superintend the drawing of “Green’s Lottery” on a recent occasion.  He says that the tickets were prepared and distributed precisely after the plan of the regular lottery managers, with the exception that Mr. Green announced to the audience that he had purposely reserved certain combinations of numbers, which he knew by calculation would draw for him the highest prize, and leave for them blanks only!—­Each individual in the audience held a ticket, with a different combination of numbers, such as they choose to select from the packages opened to them.  The numbers were placed in the wheel precisely in the usual way, the drawing conducted by the committee from the audience, and on the announcement of the drawn numbers it was discovered, sure enough, that the audience had received all blanks, and upon Mr. Green pointing to a package on the table reserved for himself, it was examined by the committee, and lo! there lay the ticket having the combination of numbers drawing the capital prize!—­ED. A.C.

Communicated to the American Courier from Washington, D.C.

Green’s great Consolidated Lottery drew in this city on the 22d inst.  The Reformed Gambler astonished a highly respectable audience at his complete exposition of the fraud practised by lottery speculators throughout our Union.  Mr. Green stated to the audience that though he wished them to understand the lottery system to be fraught with deception, he did not wish it to be understood that he was competent to make a clear and comprehensive exposition.  This was his fourth effort, and he had succeeded in three to the satisfaction of his audience.

He then stated that he would draw from the ternary combination of 42 numbers, and take therefore 8 drawn ballots, being equal to 15 in 75.  He then placed in R.H.  Gillet’s hand 42 tickets, which he declared contained the drawn numbers, where any 3 numbers should be upon a ticket.  Having explained satisfactorily his intentions, he requested Mr. J. Thaw to act as his commissioner, Mr. Thaw being well known as a gentleman of integrity.