he never played at
Hazard, or any game of chance, in any public place or club, nor been for
some years at all at any such place.

'From these circumstances, Mr Adolphus will see that there is no ground
for making use of the duke's name as an example of a person _KNOWN
SOMETIMES TO PLAY AT HAZARD, WHO MIGHT BE COMMITTED AS A ROGUE AND
VAGABOND_.'

_Mr Adolphus to Field-Marshal the Duke of Wellington_.

'Percy Street, 21st Sept., 1823.

'Mr Adolphus has the honour to acknowledge the receipt of a note from
his Grace the Duke of Wellington, and would have done so yesterday, but
was detained in court till a late hour in the evening. Mr Adolphus is
extremely sorry that any expression used by him should have occasioned
a moment's uneasiness to the Duke of Wellington. Mr Adolphus cannot deny
that the report in the "Chronicle" is accurate, so far as it recites his
mere words; but the scope of his argument, and the intended sense of his
expression, was, that if the Vagrant Act were to receive the extensive
construction contended for, the most illustrious subject of the realm
might be degraded to the condition of the most abject and worthless, for
an act in itself indifferent--and which, until the times had assumed a
character of affected rigour, was considered rather as a proof of good
society than as an offence against good order. Mr Adolphus is, however,
perfectly sensible that his illustration in his Grace's person was in
all respects improper, and, considering the matters to which his Grace
has adverted, peculiarly unfortunate Mr Adolphus feels with regret
that any public expression of his sentiments on this subject in the
newspapers would not abate, but much increase, the evil. Should an
opportunity ever present itself of doing it naturally and without
affectation, Mr Adolphus would most readily explain, in speaking at
the bar, the error he had committed; but it is very unlikely that there
should exist an occasion of which he can avail himself with a due regard
to delicacy. Mr Adolphus relies, however, on the Duke of Wellington's
exalted mind for credit to his assurance that he never meant to treat
his name but with the respect due to his Grace's exalted rank and
infinitely higher renown.'

_To Mr Adolphus_.

'Woolford, 23rd Sept., 1823.

'The Duke of Wellington presents his compliments to Mr Adolphus, and
assures Mr Adolphus that he is convinced that Mr Adolphus never intended
to reflect injuriously upon him. If th