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