Part 28

Cumberland, Duke of, 39, 137; institutes Ascot Meeting, 390; a born gambler, 390; his cruelty, 390; good-natured when racing, 391; a fortunate loss, 391; match with Duke of Grafton, 391; his horse Eclipse, 391

"Curse of Scotland," origin of the name, 137, 138

Dale, Thomas, rides a donkey-race, 211

Damer, Mr., makes the acquaintance of Dick England, 69; ruined at tennis, 70; his tragic end, 70

Darlington, Lord, 107, 169; a match with Col. Mellish, 174, 175

Dartmoor, gambling at, 50

Davies, a bookmaker, his betting, 385

Davis, Scrope, 228, 229

Dayrolle, Mr., 108

Death, as a subject for wagers, 105, 209; a duel with, 157

Decency, sense of, lost by gamblers, 158

Deer, used in place of carriage-horses, 206

Delessert, M., the means of closing Parisian gaming-houses, 272

Demidoff, Madame, robbed by a countess, 269

Dennisthorpe, Mr., 195

Derby, Lord, a patron of cock-fighting, 195, 200

Desmarest, French minister, 240

Desmoulins, Camille, 256

"Devil's Drawing-room," the, 257

Devonshire, Duchess of, 59; and "Old Nick," 60; scandal about, 60-62

Devonshire, Duke of, and Fox, 28

Devonshire Club, formerly Crockford's, 97

Dickinson, old Jack, an honest tipster, 377, 378

"Dispatches," 78

Dorchester, Lord, 70

Doulah, Asoph ud, Nawab of Oude, his sword practice, 187; his barber's aerial punishment, 190; his love of cock-fighting, 193

Drummond and Greville, Messrs., open a betting-house, 99

Dwyer, cigar-shop and betting-house keeper, 101; bolts with large sum, 102

Earl, William, 91; his "Athenæum" swindle, 92; transported, 93

Eclipse, the greatest horse of all time, 391-4

Edgecumbe, Dick, 106

Égalité, Philippe, a royal shop-man, 255; a follower of the Turf, 418

Elwes, Mr., 13; succeeds to a fortune, 14; a gambler at heart, 14; quixotic, 14; a member of Arthur's, 15; plays for two days and nights, 15; his avarice, 15, 16; and Lord Abingdon, 16; and the clergyman, 16, 17; elected to Parliament, 17; his admiration for Pitt, 17; his last bout, 18

Elwes, Sir Harvey, a miser, 13

_Émigrés_, 45; passion for gaming among, 49 _et seq._; a cause of irritation, 54

Ems, a gambling resort, 310; a Spaniard's method at, 310; Russians at, 311

England, Dick, and the young tradesman, 68, 69; and Mr. Damer, 69-72; shoots Rolles, a young brewer, 73; flies to the Continent, 73; ends his days in London, 73

English, Buck, tried for murder, 217; member of Parliament, 217; his death, 217

English view of gambling, 163; and Sunday racing, 425, 426

Entragues, d', and Casanova, 21-24

E.O., fraudulent, 47; method of play, 55

Estates lost at play, 33

Este, Cardinal d', and the Cardinal de Medici, 238

"Excessive" gambling, definition of, 126

Execution, betting at an, 209

Exeter Mail beaten by a pony, 226

Existence, a strange, 267

Faro, invented by a Venetian, 52; introduced into France, 52; prohibited in France, 53; finds its way to England, 53; Fox's favourite game, 53; method of play, 53; crusade against, 57

Fawkener, Sir Everard, 106

Female assistants to sharpers, 95

Fénelon, M. de, his match with Duc de Lauzun, 419

Fenwick, Mr., 195

Ferguson, Sir Rowland, his opinion of Col. Mellish, 178

Field Club, The, 135

Fishmonger's Hall, 97

FitzJames, Marquis de, 209, 419

Fitzpatrick, General, 115

Flint, Mr., his race with Mr. Thornton, 415, 416; assaults Col. Thornton, 416, 417; commits suicide, 417

Foley, Lord, 401

Fonteneille, Madame de, 246

Foote, Sam, 66

Fortune, image of, kept by Roman emperors, 5; aid of, invoked by fetishes, 5; sometimes favours non-gamblers, 159

Foubert, a celebrated French riding-master, 386

Fouché, gaming-houses licensed by, 250; punishes interference, 250

Fox, Charles James, and Casanova, 26; a member of Brooks's, 26; White's, 105; unsuccessful gambler, 26; and Duke of Devonshire, 28; and Sir John Lade, 28, 29; borrows from waiters at Brooks's, 28; fond of horse-racing, 29, 400, 401; ruined at twenty-five, 115

Frascati's, a noted gaming-house, 266; an inveterate player at, 268; fêtes at, 269; dramatic incident at closing of, 274

French Jockey Club, 421 _et seq._

Galeries de Bois, 257

Game-cock, gentleman attacked by, 201; fox killed by, 202; in a naval action, 202, 203; awarded a medal, 203

Games, unlawful, 132, 133

Gaming-houses, suppressed, 99; officials, 40, 41

Gaming-tables kept by ladies, 48, 52, 245

Gancière, la Baronne de, 245

Garcia, his winnings at Homburg, 304; a card scandal, 304-7; sentenced to imprisonment, 307; his death, 307

Geese and turkey race, 206

Geneva, gambling at, 311

Genlis, Comte de, 209

George I. and the Turf, 389; George II. gambles, 39; George IV. rides to Brighton and back, 210, 211

George, Prince of Denmark, and horse-racing, 389

Germany, gaming in, 282 _et seq._

Gevres, Duc de, 239

Gilliver, Joe, fights cocks for Georges III. and IV., 201; his great-nephew's success, 201

Gillray, his caricatures of female gamblers, 56

Giraudin, Madame de, 420

Glasgow, Lord, his love of enormous wagers, 382, 383

Grafton, Duke of, 39

Grafton Mews, No. 13, 45

Graham's Club, 122

Gramont, Count de, his shrewd decision, 237

Granville, Lord, 97

Greville, Mr., 108, 385

Grieves, Mr. Mackenzie, 426

Groom-porter, the, 39, 86

Grosvenor, Lord, and Tattersall, 397

Gully and the Game Chicken, match between, 177

Gwynne, Nell, 387

Halton, Mr., 195

Hambletonian v. Diamond, a great race, 411-13

Hamilton, Captain, 65

Hamilton, Duke of, 195

Hammond, Mr. John, his successes on the Turf, 373

Harvey, Mr., a midshipman gambler, 111

Hastings, Marquis of, his large bets, 384; ruined, and early death, 385

Hawke, Hon. Martin, fights Col. Mellish, 176; a marvellous pistol shot, 176; duel with Baron Smieten, 177; patron of pugilists, 177

Hawkins, Sir Henry, his decision in Park Club appeal, 131 _et seq._

Hawley, Sir Joseph, a heavy better, 384

Hazard, a popular game, 74; made illegal, 75; method of play, 76-78; privilege of players, 78, 79; a lucky throw, 79; drunk men best players, 79; rules now forgotten, 81; French hazard, 82; runs of luck, 82

Heligoland, gaming-house on island of, 311

Hells, 40, 86 _et seq._; defenders of, 42; West-End, 84; principal proprietors of, 85; source of profits, 86, 87; a prospectus, 88; precautions with visitors, 96

Henri IX. addicted to gaming, 235

Hertford, Lord, 39

Hesse, ex-Elector of, 287

Highflyer, a famous horse, 394-6

Hoca, brought to France by Italians, 238; play punishable by death, 239

Hodgson, Dr. William, 409-10

Hodsock Priory, 179

Holdernesse, Lord, 39

Holford, Mr., 195

Homburg, gaming at, started by brothers Blanc, 298; hours of play, etc., 299; a flood at, 299; the Kursaal, 300; the Landgraf, 300; Garcia at, 303 _et seq._; scenes at close of Kursaal, 307-10

Hook, Theodore, his epitaph on Lord de Ros, 123

Hughes, Mr. Ball, 97

Humbug, method of play, 66, 67

Humphries, Mr., horsewhips Duke of Bedford, 150

Hunter, Henry, 224

Huntingdon, Lord, 39

Ingham, Sir J., his decision _re_ baccarat, 129, 130

Insurance, fraudulent, 48; speculative, made illegal, 49

Invalids, gambling, 155

"Ivories," 79

James II., a lover of field sports, 388

Jeffries, Mr. John, 108

Jehu, Sir John, 28

Justiniani introduces faro into France, 52

Kelly, J.D., 90

Kenyon, Lord, scathing remarks by, 56

Kerridge, Thomas, 33

Kildare, Lady, 108

King's Place, a raid in, 44

La Belle, a popular French game, 245

Lade, Councillor, an eccentric supporter of the Turf, 405; his meanness, 406-8

Lade, Sir John, taught a lesson by Fox, 28, 29; bets with "Old Q.," 211

Ladies of fashion, keep faro-banks, 48; gaming-tables, 52; on trial, 57 _et seq._; extravagances of, 59

"La Faucheuse," 313; played at Ostend, 317; forbidden in France, 317, 318

La fille Chevalier, 258

Lansdowne, Marchioness of, 180

Lauzun, Duc de, 209, 419

Law, John, kills a peer in a duel and escapes to Holland, 240; outlawed, 240; studies finance, 240; interview with Louis XIV., 240; threatened by Desmarest, 240; trusted by Duke of Orleans, 241; puts schemes in operation, 241; created Comte de Tankerville, 242; presented with freedom of Edinburgh, 242; anecdotes, 242, 243; his downfall, 244

Leaping wagers, 218, 219, 220, 227

Leeson, Major, 403; vanquishes the blacksmith, 404; his Turf career, 404, 405

Lennox, Lieut.-General, 224

"Le Wellington des Joueurs," 113

Lewis, Mr. George, 125

Lewis, Mr. Sam, a frequenter of Monte Carlo, 329

Liddell, Sir H.G., 195

Lloyd, pedestrian, runs a race backwards, 231

Loftus, Mr., cockpit owner, 197

Long sittings, 19, 20, 21-24, 62, 115

Lonsdale, Lord, 196

Lookup, Mr., 63; and Lord Chesterfield, 64; becomes saltpetre manufacturer, 65; privateering ventures, 66; dies at his favourite game, 66

Losers ready to fight, 25

"Lottery," a game favoured by ladies, 55

Louis XIV., 237; issues edict against play, 239

"Louse Pigott," an unpleasant Turf character, 408; charged with disloyalty, 409, 410

Lowther, Colonel, 195; at Cock Pit Royal, 196

Luttrell, Lady Elizabeth, 57, 58

Luynes, Duchesse de, and Talleyrand, 137

Macao, introduced by French _émigrés_, 121

MacGregor and his militia regiment, 141

Maisons de bouillotte, 270; de jeu, 245

Malcolm, Sir John, 20, 21

Manning, Mr., his novel leap, 220

March, Lord, 105

Martindale, Henry, 57-59

Martine, Colonel, engineer to Asoph ud Doulah, 188

Massena entertains Col. Mellish, 179

Mazarin, Cardinal, introduces games of chance, 237; always ready to bet, 237

Medici, Cardinal de, 238

Medley, Sporting, 42

Meggot, Mr., 13, 14

Mellish, Mr. Charles, 167

Mellish, Colonel Henry, his boyhood, 167; enters army, 168; his accomplishments, 168-70; appearance and mode of dress, 170; his horses, 170, 171; his big stakes, 171; and the Turf, 173-5; sells his estate, 176; Duke of Wellington's compliment, 178; befriended by Prince Regent, 179; settles at Hodsock Priory and marries, 180; his early death, 180

Methodists, 85

Methods, 4

Merry, Mr. James, 375

Mexborough, Lord, 195

Mills, Pemberton, ties up Brummell, 112

Milton, Lord, 70

Miranda, Signor, cheated by Garcia and Calzado, 305, 306

Monaco, 9; gambling at, 319 _et seq._; the Grimaldis, 320; the army, 321; improvements due to M. Blanc, 322; Casino brings prosperity, 322; old Prince's consideration, 323; a visit to, fifty years ago, 324, 325

Monte Carlo, in 1864, 326; early frequenters, 327; development of, 328, 329; patrons, 329 _et seq._; regulations as to dress, 330; hotels, restaurants, etc. in the 'eighties, 332; the "Cercle Privé," 334, 335; the bank, its gains and losses, 335-7; mistaken ideas about the gaming-rooms, 337, 338; systems of old players, 339; superstitions, 339-43; trente-et-quarante, 343-5; a successful swindle at, 346-8; roulette, 348-52; the croupiers, 354, 355; annual profits, 357; the Casino employés, 357, 358; the _viatique_, 358, 359; playing for a living, 359; systems of play, 360-73

Montfort, Lord, 108, 109

Monville, M. de, 252

Moral Betting Club, circulars issued by a, 101

Mordaunt, Colonel John, devoted to cards from youth, 180, 181; leaves for India, 182; ignorance of writing, 182, 183; Hindoo and Persian scholar, 183; his method of calculation, 184; meets with Asoph ud Doulah, 186; aide-de-camp to the Nawab, 187; saves Zoffany's head, 188; his hospitality, 191; excellent pistol shot, 192; wounded in a duel, 192; his love of cock-fighting, 195; his early death, 193

Morny, Duc de, 425

Morocco-men, 48

Mount Coffee-House, Mr. Elwes a member of, 17

"Multipliers," 1, 2; statute against, 2

Mundy's Coffee-House, 41

Mytton, Jack, played best when drunk, 80; punishes foul play, 80; presence of mind, 80; often plucked when young, 81

Napoleon, a poor card-player, 11; encourages horse-racing, 420

Napoleon III. and the institution of the Grand Prix, 425

Nash, Beau, does penance, 30, 31; rides upon a cow, 31; his advice to a giddy youth, 31; and Duke of Bedford, 31, 32; and the young peer, 32; a bet on the life of, 108

Naylor, Mr., his big win at the Derby, 375

"Neptune," 117

Newcastle, Duke of, 52

Nivernois, Duc de, 50; and the Rev. Mr. Bentinck, 51, 52

Normandie, M. de, 422

North-country gambler, a, 12, 13

Northumberland, Duke of, 15; patron of cock-fighting, 195

Nugent, Mr., 103, 104

O'Birne, Mr., his generous offer, 111

O'Burne, Mr., 57, 58

Ogden, Mr., 9

O'Kelly, Colonel Andrew, and his uncle's parrot, 148, 149

O'Kelly, Colonel Dennis, 42; his military rank, 141; sometimes known as Count, 141; and Catherine Hayes, 142; his racing successes, 142; hospitable, yet mean, 142; a true-bred Milesian, 143; not a fighting-man, 143; and the Jockey Club, 143; the black-legged fraternity, 144; and the sporting aristocracy, 145; his attachment for Ascot, 145; his small note, 146; and the pickpocket, 146, 147; the map of his estates, 147; his wonderful parrot, 147; becomes owner of Eclipse, 393

"Old Nick," 59; and the Duchess of Devonshire, 60; vouches for a friend's respectability, 60

One leg, twelve hours' stand on, 230

Onslow, Lord, and Major Baggs, 83

Onslow, Mr. George (Cocking George), out-ranger of Windsor Forest, 195

Orford, Lord, his geese and turkey race, 206; drives deer in place of horses in his phaeton, 206; chased by hounds, 207

Orléans, Duc d', anecdote of, 252

Orleans, Duke of, Regent, 241; duped by Law, 241

Osbaldiston, Squire, 232

Ostend, gambling at, 312; single tableau baccarat at, 313

Oyster-houses, gambling in, 95

Packer, Colonel, 138

Palais Royal, tripots in, 251, 253; Venternière and his black-mailers, 251, 252; its history, 254-6; queer characters, 256; "the Devil's Drawing-room," 257; facilities for dissipation, 258; the gaming-rooms, 258 _et seq._; the stakes, 261; a fortunate cook, 262; the mad colonel, 263; passe-dix and craps, 263; famous gaming-houses, 265; Marshal Blücher games at, 265; falls on evil days, 271; the end of gaming at, 272-4; present condition of, 275; schemes to revivify, 277

Panton, Colonel, 140

Panton, Mr., 117

Paper, a lucky bit of, 160-2

Parasol, an expensive, 301, 302

Pari Mutuel, the, 427-32

Paris, gambling in, 235 _et seq._; present-day, 278-81; anecdotes, 279-81

Park Club, high play at baccarat at, 124; proceedings against, 124 _et seq._; rules of, 126, 127; proprietor and committee fined, 130

Parrot, a wonderful, 147-9

Passe-dix, method of play, 263

Pearson, Prof. Karl, his roulette experiments, 351

Peterborough, Earl of, 180

Petersham, Lady Catherine, 108

Pharo, or pharaoh, 53

_Pharaon, le_, 53

Philosopher's stone, 2

Piazza, Covent Garden, 42

Pierse, Billy ("T' au'd un"), his idea of making a fortune on the Turf, 381; his opinion of Sir John Byng, 381; on friendly terms with Duke of Cleveland, 381, 382

Pigot, Mr. William, and "Old Q.," 212

Poland, Mr., 125

Polhill, Captain, 232

Pond, Miss, rides a thousand miles, 207

Pond, Mr., publisher of _Racing Calendar_, 207

"Posting," 172

Potter, Paul, game-cock feeder to Lord Derby, 200

_Pour et contre_, 53

Pratt, Mr. Edward, 119; his wonderful memory, 119; silence a hobby, 120; whist his sole earthly aim, 121

Prisoners of war, gambling among, 50; strange sleeping conditions, 50; an amusing rebuke, 254

Private gambling, evils of, 136

Prussia, King of, gambles at Aix-la-Chapelle, 284; his generosity, 285

Public tables offer best chance, 10

Pur Plomb Club, 75

Queensberry, Duke of ("Old Q."), rides a mule race, 211; sends letter by cricket ball, 211; an eating contest, bet with Mr. William Pigot, 212; and Count O'Taafe, 213; his shrewdness, 410; his presence of mind, 411

Racing games, 75

Racing Plomb Club, 75

Radcliffe, Mr. J.B., 234

Raggett, 20

Raids, 44, 46

Raindrop race, the, 204

Rebuke, an amusing, 254

Regent, Prince, wins large sum from Mellish, 171; befriends him, 179

Restaurants in Palais Royal: Méot's, 275; Beauvilliers', Rivarol Champcenetz at, 275; Véry's, Danton at, 276; Venua, frequented by Girondins and Robespierre, 276; Fevrier's, a tragedy at, 276; Véfour's, 277; "Les Trois Frères Provençaux," 277; Café Corazza, 277

Revolution, gambling during the, 249 _et seq._

Revolutionary playing-cards, 253, 254

Ricardo, Mr. Albert, 422, 423

Richmond, Duke of, 227

Rigby, Mr. Richard, squanders his fortune, 149; rescues Duke of Bedford, 150; appointed Paymaster-General, 151; loses his post, and in difficulties, 151; assisted by Thomas Rumbold, 151; his kindness to a stranger, 152

Rivers, Lord, a dashing player, 113

"Rivett, General," 44

Riviera, prosperity of, due to M. Blanc, 328

Robespierre, 276

Roche, Captain, 67

Rolles, a brewer, shot by England, 73

Ros, Lord de, and the _Satirist_ newspaper, 122; amusing evidence at trial, 122; dies in disgrace, 123

Rosebery, Lord, on chances of the Turf, 374

Rosslyn, Lord, his system, 366-9

Roulette, chances of, 9; method of play, 348-51; Prof. Karl Pearson's experiments, 351; a new form of, 281

Rowlandson, 20

Roxburgh Club, 20

Royal edict against play, 239

Rumbold, Thomas, waiter at White's and Governor of Madras, 151

Runs, extraordinary, 9, 82

Russell, Mr. Charles, 125

Sack race, a, 210

St. Amaranthe, Madame de, keeps a luxurious tripot, 253

St. Ann's parish officers' warning, 43

St. Fargeau, Lepelletier de, murder of, 276

St. Germain, a new form of roulette at, 281

St. James's Palace, 38

St. Louis, Chevaliers of, as croupiers, 249

Sainte Doubeuville, la Marquise de, 245

Salisbury, Lord and Lady, their amusing experience at Monte Carlo, 330, 331

Salon des Étrangers, a favourite resort of Marshal Blücher, 266; a pensioner, 267; a run of luck, 267; heavy losers, 268

Sandwich, Lord, plays hazard with Duke of Cumberland, 390

Sartines, Lieutenant of Police, authorises gaming in Paris, 245; his narrow escape of assassination, 246

Saxe, Madame, 22-24

Scott, General, a famous whist player, 117; his cute bet, 117; his generosity, 118; a careful liver, 118

Seaside resorts, French, gambling at, 314 _et seq._; Casino regulations, 315-17

Sefton, Lord, a heavy loser, 113

Selby, Jim, a coaching feat, 232, 233

Selle, Madame de, 246

Selwyn, George, 105, 106, 138

Sermons against gambling, 85

Serre, Madame de la, 246

Servants demoralised by gambling-houses, 96

Seymour, Lord Henry, 421-4

Shafto, Captain, 210

Shelley Hall, 33

Shepherd, John, 43

Shooting wagers, 221

Slaughter-houses, 40, 43

Smith, Mr. Justice, 134

Smith, Tippoo, 20, 117

Speculation, passion for, 1, 2; in France, 240 _et seq._

Spencer, Lord Robert, 115, 145

Spirit of play in eighteenth century, 38

Sporting Medley, 42

Stair, Lord, offends the French, 103

Stavordale, Lord, 115

Stilts, a journey on, 226

Stock Exchange, gambling on, 163-6

Stroud, 42

Sturt, Mrs. Mary, 57, 58

Subscription-houses, 40

Sue, Eugène, 421

Sully, rebukes Henri IV., 235, 236

Sulzbach, 21

Sussex, Duke of, a heavy loser to Col. Mellish, 171

Systems at Monte Carlo, 360-73; the martingale, 363, 364; the Labouchere, 364; Lord Rosslyn's, 366-9; a sensible method of play, 370, 371; none thoroughly reliable, 372, 373

Talbot, Mr., 109

Talleyrand announces the death of the Duc d'Enghien, 137

Tattersall, Mr., purchases Highflyer, 395; compared with O'Kelly, 395, 396; his shrewdness, 396, 397; befriended by Lord Grosvenor, 397; his business, 397, 398

Tempest, Sir Harry Vane, 413

Tetherington, 42

Thacker, Mr., wins penmaking contest, 229

Thanet, Lord, 97; at the Salon, 268

Thatched House Club, 28

"There he goes," 35

Thornhill, Mr. Cooper, 210

Thornton, Colonel, 415, 416, 417; a shooting wager, 221; a bitter-sweet compliment, 221; unpopular, 222; known as Lying Thornton, 222; his conceit, 222; his will disputed in England and France, 223

Thornton, Mrs., her race with Mr. Flint, 415; contest with Buckle, the jockey, 417

Thouvenère, Madame de, 245

Throw, a marvellous, 114

Thynne, Mr., a disgusted gambler, 115

Tips, 4

Townshend, 46, 50

Tradesmen, devotees of chance, 33

"Travelling Piquet," 208

Trente-et-quarante, 10; method of play, 343-5

Tripots, 236, 239, 251; ladies preside at, 245; clandestine keepers of, 246; temporarily prohibited, 246; edict against unlicensed, 248; a luxurious tripot, 253

Turf, the, difficulty of making money on, 374 _et seq._; some great wins, 375; sporting journalists and tipsters, 376; philanthropic tipsters' circulars, 376, 377; an honest tipster, 377, 378; three classes of racing-men, 378; bookmakers and their chances of profit, 378, 379; betting must be systematic, 379; Ascot unfortunate for backers, 379, 380; recent changes in method of speculation, 382; Charles II. founder of the English Turf, 386; the Whip run for at Newmarket, 388; royal supporters of, 386-9; Duke of Cumberland patron of, 390; early race meetings, 398 _et seq._; eccentric races, 400; matches, 411-7

Turf, the French, 417 _et seq._; Hugh Meynell, 418; Comte de Lauraguais, 418, 419; Philippe Égalité, 418; Comte d'Artois, 418; unedifying races, 419; Jockey Club founded, 421; steeplechasing, 423; the Duc d'Orléans, 423; enters on a new era, 424; the Grand Prix, 425; Plaisanterie, 427; T. Wilde and Jack Moore, 427; Pari Mutuel, 427-32

Tying-up, 31, 32

Ude, M. Eustache, cook at Crockford's, 97

Uxbridge, Lord, 81

"Valois Collier," 256

Vandéreux, M. Fernand, 75

Venternière, blackmailer, 251, 252

Véron, Doctor Louis, 278

Vincent, Sir Francis, 268

Voltaire and John Law, 242

Wade, General, and the poor officer, 153, 154

Wager, a vague, 109; a curious, 110

Wagers, eccentric, 103 _et seq._, 108, 116, 197, 204-14, 220, 224-31, 233

Walpole, Horace, on Mr. Damer's death, 70; and White's coat of arms, 106; on Parisian gaming-houses, 239

Warburton, Sir P., 195

Ward, Mr., 20

Warthall Hall, 33

Waterloo, revival of gaming after, 111, 112

Wattier's Club, a gambling resort, 121; its proprietor, 122; frequented by Byron and Beau Brummell, 122

Waugh, Captain, and the goose, 192

Weare, 88

Wellington, not a player, 11; a member of Crockford's, 11; and Mr. Adolphus, 11

Whalley, Thomas (Jerusalem Whalley), jumps a carrier's cart, 214; his extravagance, 215; Jerusalem and back, 216; publishes _Memoirs_, 217

Wharton, Mr., 195