New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-26
LONDON GOSSIP.
AN ENGLIsHMANS NOTES ON ENGLISH
TOPICS.


round the world and going round IL against
On. ann Tn the ballad of king John and the
Abao, Of Canterbury" IN which the abbot's shepherd
takes the place bis chief for the purpose OF answering
the ,ccusr yrants awkward questions, the King ASKS
In what space OF time he may ride the whole word
about" The shepherdihere are no such shepherds IN
these days replies that If he will rise with the sun ana
ride with the same" he will get rpund the world in the
space OF day. great deal OF margin must be allowed
TO rcedeval witt but this is very poor shot inneeu
One only rec0ects by virtue OF NJ jules Verne WIN
wrote a very agreeable novel IN which the hero WINS
wager by going round the world toward the anu
thus gaining day the eighty days allowed TO NM
Mr. Phieas Fogg gets back to the Reform Clno I'D soou
time after he thongDt had last his wager because nc
has the day in hand that he gained upon the Sun W
meeting that luminary. IL Lord ana Lazy no'o' W
not exactly follow the route OF NJ jules Nerie "eo
they at least 60 round the world In the same way anu
will experience the same phenomenon OF hnding 'ncn
v.tebes henind time They will visit by turns India
China Australia and Japan, and will fetch san Fran
cisco m time 70 cross American continent ana eo
pleasant time in the Eastern United States IN tne oS'
agreeable part OF the season
Ar last the forthcoming marriage OF Gladys Countess
fonsdaie with Me- Luke White. son OF Lord AnniiS' "
y,ung uan OF six and twenty In the Scots ouai"'' .
authoritat.vely announced Rumor has mateo 'nis pa
at least dozen times and runor has been over au
again given the lie and smten on both cheeks. ou'
a,,ho,yh ruuor was premature, she right In the
main At one time 1t was thought the beautui Oount
ess Gladys would become Duchess OF Portland ou' ~
seems that the young Duke is in no great hurry W cup
his ducai wings It Is not insuhcency OF income "o
keeps him single for he has at least $looooo per nn
nun a nice thing for a single or married mao. INC
Ipre NJ Portland has racehorses ut Matthew Daw-
so,s at Newmarket but although lot OF money was
nut down aud left there" over ATLANTA ior INC
Stewards Gun at Goodwood very little OF it belonged 10
the ducsi owner OF the animal
A an almost invaraDle rule very rich men know now
TO take care of their money. When say very rich
oeap neonls with more than fifty thousand sterling per
anuum No man with smaller income Is ever qui'o
comfortable He wants something more ana either
speculates or ganbes-much the same thhg-uo get ="
friend OF mine who had thirty Thousand year,
and now has three declares that he always mas anu
always win gamble the fun Of IT. As rule however
wa EN- TO be oliver Twists-always asking ior ino'c
until we are In the position OF Duke OF Pornd' OF
Bedford, Buceleucb Westminster OF peSohsn'e' anu
have got 1t all" When man has some huhuieus VI
thousands year and ducal coronet there Is ho'ns
for him TO wish except perhaps to win tue a.
the late Lord Derby and the present Duke OF Beaufort
, dasneratey hard to do but entirely without sue
cess, But il wonld be childish in such people to gamble
What have they gaini On the other hano they nave
everything to lose As determined gamoer sdio W W
the other morning Brighton over an untasted preak
fast 1t would be putting down their cheese 10 our
mouse"
There has been desperately high play at Brighton dur
ing the Sussex fortnight II Is called extending over
Goodwood Brighton and Iewes race mee'ihSs forin-
eriy the chief gamester at whose rooms Que could play
roulate ard hazard AFTER one jim Ad-
kins In whose every feature and gest
ure was engraved-ntegry and honor fet InS respect
able looking gentleman had been warned on Inc rr or
life by Jockey Club and before was porn was 'no
keeper OF the Stick shop notorious gamOnhgheh at
the corner OF Albemarlost. and Piccadiy held over
what IA s shop for umbrellas and sticks brushes ana
valises 1t was there Sdebotton lost 3l2ooo
{, Adkins, and gave him bills which lie subsequently
brought a successful action to recover ADKINS then n
grated 10 the French turf where he made money! and
then came back and ran roulette wheel ana hs1aru
table at Brighton, York and other places during rage
meetings Another wheel " aud is run by one
Coney an OK fighting and late saloon-keeper.
Why people endowed with money aud honor played
against such persons is difficult to understand but all
racing people did. sometimes winning and losing very
considerable SUMS
The new man who appeared at Brighton this year does
act exactly run bank for roulette hazard but often
takes bank bcccara when that agreeable game Is 10
tine fore At baccarat player has right 10 take
bank in turn but this rule is practically dead--etter
for very few care for the trouble OF dealing and the
chance of disastrous bank coupled with the sneers OF
hunters when the bank is not big enough Hence VIC
have reverted to the old old style Of gaming popular In
thu DAYS of Casanova and his far greater predecessor
John Law of Iaurston. In the last century IL was Tue
custom at IN Savoy and other watering
places for the had the most money to make
bank for faro, privilege reserved ut venice 10 tne
patricians ara In Germany generally assumed by the
Prnce-Bsnops. Guests at AK ard other places dined
at an ordinary and there were hardly any news
papers in those days. wanted to play at CARDS aer din
ner The question was put who would make DanK;
choice fell of course upon the who would put down
The most money Hence the matter fell Into the hands
of professional gamblers. who frequently carried all
THAR aVailable capital with them.
1t Is the same Gamblers royal noble and other
wise distinguished. love big bank 10 play against
and this preference Is all In favor Of persons who make
pursuit of gaming In the French eerces OF the first
rank like the Jockey Clab IL Is as impossible for pro
fesona to gain abundance as Is to play baccarat at
all In our best clubs But there crees at Nice and
clubs London at which the popular oanker Is oiteh
professional money lepder or neutrality-suspicious. noun
immense sums we're and lost at one OF the London
baccarat clubs by sam" Lewis, the well known
money-lender who If he saw several heavy puntrs
round the table would make bank OF as many thou
sands as they pleased The establishment ut which lie
regned has fallen into decay, and both ID Lon
don and Brighton the favorte dealer is one Jink Us
he is Familiarity called, speaking with an American ac-
cent and said once kept tiger in California
Hs face looks as N somebody In hob-nai boots had
trampled upon It, the is capital banker In fact
unite beau foucr, Directing to bit extra, and
dealing with consummate self possession, sometimes
losing his money but never his temper
At Brighton a few nights ago the Washers pfr sang
won lot of money OF him. taking away several thou
sands sterling losc them on the racecourse where
things gone very Grossly with hackers OF horses
There IA little fear but that Jinks will get back hs
money with interest. Those Americans who have been
admitted great Continental cercs can hardly im-
axine 10 what dingy spots men gamble away
their broad acres land their square miles OF purple
moor and sparkling trout-st-esm Moirissey's and
Cha,nberian's rooms in SewYork were In comparison
ripccy abodes Gamblers seem to he OF the opinion OF
yespassn ana to disregard dirt and unsayory odors-
Tonight. or Tomorrow at the latest everybody not
chained to the Parliamentary win turn northward to
say rouse The great festival falls this year on Sun