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