 | DOINGS IN GAMING HOUSES. The gaming table : its votaries and victims, in all times and countries,
especially in England and in France. Vol. 2 |  |
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.'
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.
| DOINGS IN GAMING HOUSES. The gaming table : its votaries and victims, in all times and countries,
especially in England and in France. Vol. 2 | |