THE GAMING AND AND CONSULTATION.

Observer, Volume 6, Issue 137, 28 April 1883, Page 88

THE GAMING AND AND CONSULTATION.

By " Ada ; ;Mjl^^^^^B

TO THE SClTOß.bEj^^^^^^^^^^J Sib, — Your article witK^^^^^^^^^^^^H Act I have read, and to^^K^^^^^^^^B agree with you. The "i^^^^^^^^^^H never have passed, had tobalisator clause, aad u|^^^^^^^H many who are stewards ol^^^^^^|^^^^^| ' their rotes were given fp?;^^^^^^^^^^^^^| | that this clause was mse^^^^^^^^^^^^^H the benefit their Clubs. the trouble of collecting^^^^^^^^^^^H realised from the tobalisl^^^^^^^^^^H themselves to any inconv^^^^^^^^^^^H the working of the totahs^^^^^^^^^^^l fair and equitable mode °^^^^^^^^^^^| i see how our moralists C!lt^^|^^^^^^^^| prevent gambling, accept t^^H^^^^^^^H nocent form of amusement, 1 sands of pounds are passe'<^^^^^^^^^^| is kept by the various Jocke^lH^^^^^^H before remarked, this fo?^^^^^^^^^H legalised, but if a person tak^^^^^^^^^H crown sweep on the raceco^^^^^^^^^H fine of £200. Now, sir, a^ r^H^^^^^^^H I also agree with your re "^^^^^^^^^H the road to fraud and robbei^|^^^^^^^H Act passing they were drav^^^^^^^^^H public could see for themselvfl^^^^^^^H any person obtained in his swi^^^^^^^^^H fairly drawn ; but now, sir,B^^^^H^^H drawn in a hole-and-corner &^^^^^^^^H cases it is a question if a t^^^^^^^^H place. However, the Act isifl^l^^^^^H remains (as you suggest) tQ^^H^^^^^H order to test the genuinenj^^^^^^^^^^H takings. , ' jfli^B^^^^^^| Having had some experience^^^^^^^^^| and as I think a newspaper '^^^^^^^^| advertisements, and through :^^^^^^^^^| sands of pounds are subscribe^^^^^^^^^H siblc, take such measures to f^^^^^^^^l sci'ibers, I would suggest as- f oll^^^^^^^^H Ist. That any newspaper m i^^^^fl^^^| have the privilege of appqint^^^^^^^^^H attend each, drawing. : 2nd. After the drawing is oH^^^^^^^l should have access to booksV^^^^^^^^f receive such information as t^^^^^^^^^l the number of members is corx^^^^^^^^^H 3rd. In the event of a nomifl^^^^^^^^fl pointed, the paper should tionist the names of his " comKn^H^^l^^H In. conclusion, I might ment^^^^^^^H j ducting my consultations I f ounc^^J^^^^^fl in selecting my commitee, and, "^^^^^^^| all on the one footing, I adopted in a £2000 consultation, 25 tieket^^^^^^J company or individual gave hh||^^^^|^^H attending the drawing; and i Q^H^^H^| £2000, 50 tickets. This I have well. The Press are at all ti^^^^^^f without tickets. Should "youTtnj^^H^^^B wish to attend at any time, you a:^^|^^^| not, I will at all times be plea^^^^^m you with names of committee, names and addresses of principal Ada Makxi^^^^^^| [We must certainly give " Ada^H|^^^H credit of experience, and we have E^^^^^Hjj hona fides. His letter is straigh^|^^^^^^H the point, and we could wish thaH^^H^^H the conduct of sweeps would he We have known of sweeps and ccj^^^^^^^l thousands of pounds, as to the dra^^|^^^| or the names of the prize-taker^^^^^^H privileged few knew anything ; u^^^^^^H its present state, actually connives l^^^^^Hj of swindle. We dislike all shams, ah^^^^^^f and Lotteries Act is one of the shait^^^^^^H because a few Pharisees think they that " there shall be no more cal^^^^^f These men, who hold up their ha^^^^^H horror at a harmless " shake in little half-crown sweep, are quite reai^^^^H palm off some worsted gewgaw, gingfl^^^H or a baby's night-dress upon any stroller in a church bazaar ; to set i^^^^H to draw the unsuspecting capitalist, aß^^H[ and becks and wreathed smiles," one chance " in a lottery for the Lord i^^^^H sell the fag-ends and refuse of the litt^^^^H by auction, and chuckle over the P^^^H their ingenuity. With them " the et^^^H the means." Gambling for the Lord'^^^H proper and pious duty ; for innocent a^^H| and pastime, or the indulging of th&^^^f speculation which is inherent in all com^^^f is a deadly sin, to be preached at,' denq^^^^^ prayed against. It is a curious illustraj^^^H ramifications of modern society that w^^^H very men are denouncing gamblicgi^^^H and aboveboard form, they are tH«^^^^| wearing clothes which have been dr^^^^^H a bazaar swindle, preaching in a pulp^^^^^H form, and under a roof which has b^^^^^H measure erected from funds, or to o^^^H from prospective funds, derived from^^^H source. With such an excellent exao^^H the churches, we do not see that a littleT^^^J on a race is the heinous thing that the B^^H pretend to think. As a matter of fact, s^^H rnoters of sweeps have told us that amo^^H subscribers they numbered a good man^^^B men, whose ten shillings or pound xa^^H come out of the offerings of the cong^^H These saintly subscribers were naturally^^H that everything should be " strictly confi^^B and that when they made " a haul?' th^n^^| should not be published. Even admifcwjH the sake of argument, that betting on a^^H sin (which we .do not admit by any meagSY^H it not be better that it should ;be[doneitt^H of day than in the dark. Secret^sm,'^hPß of sin. Clergymen arid all the|goo^%&o||i|a admit th,ig. But wha.t the Giaiiaing.- and^6i™j A«tjj«|fl|h0 i^is t ( to.' convert' a 'Kar nilea^ fjH _andj^^W|i^j^iaxation into; a: crimiM^^H to dcgr^^H