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SPECIMEN OF A QUASI GAMING HOUSE CIRCULAR.

`SIR, — I hope you will join with the rest of the parishioners in recommending what friends you can to my shops. They shall have good candles and fair play. Sir, we are a not gang of swindlers,

Like other Gaming Houses,

We are men of character.

Our Party is,

Tom Carlos — alias Pistol,

Ned Mogg, — from Charing Cross,

Union Clarke, — — — — — —

A Frenchman, — The best in the world at sleight of hand.

My poor Brother,

and

Melting Billy,

Your humble Servant.

To the Church-Wardens, Overseers, and each

respectable inhabitant in the Parish.'

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A card was enclosed, as follows: —

`* * * * * *
Gaming House Keeper,
and * * * * * * * * * to
The Honourable House of Commons
No. 7 and 8 * * * * * St, St James's.'

This circular was sent to Stockdale, the publisher, in 1820, who published it with the names in asterisks suppressed. It was evidently intended to expose some doings in high places.