Sandwich, Lord, plays hazard with Duke of Cumberland, 390 Sartines, Lieutenant of Police, authorises gaming in Paris, 245; his narrow escape of assassination, 246 Saxe, Madame, 22-24 Scott, General, a famous whist player, 117; his cute bet, 117; his generosity, 118; a careful liver, 118 Seaside resorts, French, gambling at, 314 _et seq._; Casino regulations, 315-17 Sefton, Lord, a heavy loser, 113 Selby, Jim, a coaching feat, 232, 233 Selle, Madame de, 246 Selwyn, George, 105, 106, 138 Sermons against gambling, 85 Serre, Madame de la, 246 Servants demoralised by gambling-houses, 96 Seymour, Lord Henry, 421-4 Shafto, Captain, 210 Shelley Hall, 33 Shepherd, John, 43 Shooting wagers, 221 Slaughter-houses, 40, 43 Smith, Mr. Justice, 134 Smith, Tippoo, 20, 117 Speculation, passion for, 1, 2; in France, 240 _et seq._ Spencer, Lord Robert, 115, 145 Spirit of play in eighteenth century, 38 Sporting Medley, 42 Stair, Lord, offends the French, 103 Stavordale, Lord, 115 Stilts, a journey on, 226 Stock Exchange, gambling on, 163-6 Stroud, 42 Sturt, Mrs. Mary, 57, 58 Subscription-houses, 40 Sue, Eugène, 421 Sully, rebukes Henri IV., 235, 236 Sulzbach, 21 Sussex, Duke of, a heavy loser to Col. Mellish, 171 Systems at Monte Carlo, 360-73; the martingale, 363, 364; the Labouchere, 364; Lord Rosslyn's, 366-9; a sensible method of play, 370, 371; none thoroughly reliable, 372, 373 Talbot, Mr., 109 Talleyrand announces the death of the Duc d'Enghien, 137 Tattersall, Mr., purchases Highflyer, 395; compared with O'Kelly, 395, 396; his shrewdness, 396, 397; befriended by Lord Grosvenor, 397; his business, 397, 398 Tempest, Sir Harry Vane, 413 Tetherington, 42 Thacker, Mr., wins penmaking contest, 229 Thanet, Lord, 97; at the Salon, 268 Thatched House Club, 28 "There he goes," 35 Thornhill, Mr. Cooper, 210 Thornton, Colonel, 415, 416, 417; a shooting wager, 221; a bitter-sweet compliment, 221; unpopular, 222; known as Lying Thornton, 222; his conceit, 222; his will disputed in England and France, 223 Thornton, Mrs., her race with Mr. Flint, 415; contest with Buckle, the jockey, 417 Thouvenère, Madame de, 245 Throw, a marvellous, 114 Thynne, Mr., a disgusted gambler, 115 Tips, 4 Townshend, 46, 50 Tradesmen, devotees of chance, 33 "Travelling Piquet," 208 Trente-et-quarante, 10; method of play, 343-5 Tripots, 236, 239, 251; ladies preside at, 245; clandestine keepers of, 246; temporarily prohibited, 246; edict against unlicensed, 248; a luxurious tripot, 253