"In one of these, the _Lady_ who presides, has not yet lost her personal charms, nor those arts of seduction, and that address, for which her _well-informed_ countrymen are so _notorious_. She, however, outwitted herself some day since, by employing one of her mitred attendants to dispose of a watch set with diamonds. This right reverend Father in God turned pedlar, in his extreme zeal to execute the orders of his fair hostess, offered the bauble to a gentleman who, the evening before, had been present at this _splendid_ assemblage of Gallic Noblesse, and had seen the watch by the side of the lady herself. On finding that double the value was demanded for the trinket, he was at no loss to discover the _ways and means_ by which this gaudy display of independence, comfort, and hilarity, was supported."--(_Times, Feb. 27, 1793._) * * * * * "The Banking _Ladies_ in St. James Square, do not see themselves much obliged to the _Abbé de St. Farre_, and his brother, for introducing so many noble Emigrants to their houses. These people come with their crown pieces and half-guineas, and absolutely form a circle round the Faro tables, to the total exclusion of our English Lords and Ladies, who can scarcely get one _punt_ during a whole evening."--(_Times, March 14, 1793._) * * * * * "The play at the _Faro Banks_ is reduced to so low a standard, except where they _punt_ on _tick_, that a _rouleau_ of 20 guineas is quite a novelty."--(_Times, March 19, 1793._) * * * * * "A principal Faro Bank was broken twice last week--on Monday night at Mrs. Hobart's, and on Wednesday at Mrs. Concannon's. On the first night it lost 2000, and, on the last, 600 guineas. Lord C. S******* is one of the keenest _punters_ of the present day. Poor _Mazzinghi_, who deals the cards at Mrs. Sturt's Bank, was threatened on Tuesday night, by his Lordship, to have his bones broken, because he disputed the noble Lord's _intention of cocking a card_. The money was not deposited on the card in the regular manner, but the young Lord said he _intended_ to stake on the winning card, and therefore claimed it as if he had actually done so. Something was muttered about the _highway_, but it was impossible it could allude to the circumstance in question."--(_Times, April 29, 1793._) * * * * *