That is a yearly average of L500.' He had, however,
lost about L1000 during the previous year.
This Captain Alexander was asked how many hours he played before
dinner, and he answered--'From three to five hours'--adding,
however, that 'he HAD played ALL NIGHT.' Then the counsel said,
'I suppose you take but a slight dinner?' He replied:--
'Why, I generally make as good a dinner as I can get.' The
learned counsel continued:--
'A small boiled chicken and a glass of lemonade, perhaps?' This
seemed an offensive question, and the captain said,--
'I believe never, and (with increased earnestness of manner)
mind, I DENY THE LEMONADE ALTOGETHER; I never take lemonade.
(Laughter, in which the noble lords on the bench joined
involuntarily.)
Sir W. Ingilby entered into a description and practical
illustration of the trick of sauter la coupe with a pack of
cards, and it is said that the performance of the honourable
baronet elicited demonstrations of laughter, which the judge
suppressed, and even REPROBATED. Altogether, it must have been a
most interesting and exciting trial.
As before stated, Lord Denman was the presiding judge; there was
a special jury; the attorney-general, Sir W.
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