for his welfare here and hereafter. I have so contrived it that
you will see a person at the Prince's tomorrow, who will
interpret for you. In mentioning my fate to him, you will not
much serve your own interest by blackening my character and
memory. I subjoin the reward of my villainies and the correct
balance of the account. Count Edmond's regular bills I have not
received; his valet will give you them; the others are in a
pocket-book, which will be found on my corpse somewhere in the
wood of Boulogne.

`Signed, W. KINSBY.'


It appears, however, that the gentleman changed his mind and
did not commit suicide, but surrendered at the Insolvent Debtor's
Court to be dealt with according to law, which was a much wiser
resolution.

To the games of Faro, Hazard, Macao, Doodle-do, and Rouge et
Noir, more even than to horse-racing, many tradesmen, once
possessing good fortunes and great business, owed their
destruction. Thousands upon thousands have been ruined in the
vicinity of St James's. It was not confined to youths of fortune
only, but the decent and respectable tradesman, as well as the
dashing clerk of the merchant and banker, was ingulfed in its
vortes.

The proprietors of gaming houses were also concerned in
fraudulent insurances, and employed a number of clerks while the
lotteries were drawing, who conducted the business without risk,