he was called; and his eccentricities used to amuse even the
croupiers. After losing a large fortune at this den of iniquity,

Mr Lumsden encountered every evil of poverty, and died in a
wretched lodging in the Rue St Marc.[144]

[144] Gronow, _Last Recollections._
GENERAL SCOTT, THE HONEST WINNER OF L200,000.

General Scott, the father-in-law of George Canning and the Duke
of Portland, was known to have won at White's L200,000, thanks

to his notorious sobriety and knowledge of the game of Whist.
The general possessed a great advantage over his companions by

avoiding those indulgences at the table which used to muddle
other men's brains. He confined himself to dining off something

like a boiled chicken, with toast and water; by such a regimen he
came to the Whist table with a clear head; and possessing as he

did a remarkable memory, with great coolness of judgment, he was
able honestly to win the enormous sum of L200,000.

RICHARD BENNET.
Richard Bennet had gone through every walk of a blackleg, from

being a billiard sharper at a table in Bell Alley until he became
a keeper or partner in all the `hells' in St James's. In each

stage of his journey he had contrived to have so much the better
of his competitors, that he was enabled to live well, to bring up

and educate a large legitimate family, and to gratify all his
passions and sensuality. But besides all this, he accumulated an

ample fortune, which this inveterate gamester did actually
possess when the terriers of justice overtook and hunted him into

the custody of the Marshal of the Court of Queen's Bench. Here
he was sentenced to be imprisoned a certain time, on distinct

indictments, for keeping different gaming houses, and was ordered
to be kept in custody until he had also paid fines to the amount,

we believe, of L4000. Bennet, however, after undergoing the
imprisonment, managed to get himself discharged without paying

the fines.
DENNIS O'KELLY.

Dennis O'Kelly was the Napoleon of the turf and the gaming
table. Ascot was his elysium. His horses occupied him by day

and the Hazard table by night. At the latter one night he was
seen repeatedly turning over a _QUIRE OF BANK NOTES_, and a

gentleman asked him what he was looking for, when he replied, `I
am looking for a _LITTLE ONE_.' The inquirer said he could

accommodate him, and desired to know for what sum. Dennis
O'Kelly answered, `I want a FIFTY, or something of _THAT SORT_,

just to set the _CASTER_. At this moment it was supposed he had
seven or eight _THOUSAND_ pounds in notes in his hand, but not

one for less than a _HUNDRED!_
Dennis O'Kelly always threw with great success; and when he held

the box he was seldom known to refuse throwing for _ANY SUM_
that the company chose to set him. He was always liberal in

_SETTING THE CASTER_, and preventing a stagnation of trade at
the _TABLE_, which, from the great property always about him, it

was his good fortune very frequently to deprive of its last
floating guinea, when the box of course became dormant for want

of a single adventurer.
It was his custom to carry a great number of bank notes in his

waistcoat pocket, twisted up together, with the greatest
indifference; and on one occasion, in his attendance at a Hazard

table at Windsor, during the races, being a _STANDING_ better
and every chair full, a person's hand was observed, by those on

the opposite side of the table, just in the act of drawing two
notes out of his pocket. The alarm was given, and the hand, from

the person behind, was instantlywithdrawn, and the notes left
sticking out. The company became clamorous for taking the

offender before a magistrate, and many attempted to secure him
for the purpose; but Captain Dennis O'Kelly very philosophically

seized him by the collar, kicked him down-stairs, and exultingly
exclaimed, `'Twas a _SUFFICIENT PUNISHMENT_ to be deprived of

the pleasure of keeping company with _JONTLEMEN_.'
A bet for a large sum was once proposed to this `Admirable

Crichton' of the turf and the gaming table, and accepted. The
proposer asked O'Kelly where lay his _ESTATES_ to answer for the

amount if he lost?' `My estates!' cried O'Kelly. `Oh, if that's
what you _MANE_, I've a _MAP_ of them here'--and opening his

pocket-book he exhibited bank notes to _TEN TIMES_ the sum in
question, and ultimately added the _INQUIRER'S_ contribution to

them.
Such was the wonderful son of Erin, `Captain' or `Colonel'

Dennis O'Kelly. One would like to know what ultimately became of
him.

DICK ENGLAND.
Jack Tether, Bob W--r, Tom H--ll, Captain O'Kelly, and others,

spent with Dick England a great part of the plunder of poor
Clutterbuck, a clerk of the Bank of England, who not only lost

his all, but robbed the Bank of an immense sum to pay his `debts
of honour.'

A Mr B--, a Yorkshire gentleman, proposed to his brother-in-law,
who was with him, to put down ten pounds each and try their luck

at the `Hell' kept by `the Clerks of the Minster,' in the Minster
Yard, next the Church. It was the race-week. There were about

thirteen Greeks there, Dick England at their head. Mr B-- put
down L10. England then called `Seven the main--if seven or

eleven is thrown next, the Caster wins.' Of course Dick intended
to win; but he blundered in his operation; he _LANDED_ at six

and the other did not answer his hopes. Yet, with matchless
effrontery, he swore he had called _SIX_ and not seven; and as

it was referred to the majority of the goodly company,
thirteen _HONEST GENTLEMEN_ gave it in Dick England's

favour, and with him divided the spoil.
A Mr D--, a gentleman of considerable landed property in the

North, proposed passing a few days at Scarborough. Dick England
saw his carriage enter the town, and contrived to get into his

company and go with him to the rooms. When the assembly was
over, he prevailed on Mr D-- to sup with him. After supper Mr

D-- was completely intoxicated, and every effort to make him play
was tried in vain.

This was, of course, very provoking; but still something must be
done, and a very clever scheme they hit upon to try and `do' this

`young man from the country.' Dick England and two of his
associates played for five minutes, and then each of them marked

a card as follows:--`D-- owes me one hundred guineas,' `D-- owes
me eighty guineas;' but Dick marked _HIS_ card--`I owe D--

thirty guineas.'
The next day, Mr D-- met Dick England on the cliff and apologized

for his excess the night before, hoping he had given no offence
`when drunk and incapable.' Having satisfied the gentleman on

this point, Dick England presented him with a thirty-guinea
note, which, in spite of contradiction, remonstrance, and denial

of any play having taken place, he forced on Mr D-- as his _FAIR
WINNING_--adding that he had paid hundreds to gentlemen in

liquor, who knew nothing of it till he had produced the account.
Of course Mr D-- could not help congratulating himself at having

fallen in with a perfect gentleman, as well as consoling himself
for any head-ache or other inconvenience resulting from his

night's potation. They parted with gushing civilities between
them.

Soon afterwards, however, two other gentlemen came up to Mr D--,
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