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