Project Gutenberg 2020-05-09 Public domain in the USA. 61 Holloway, Robert, active 1771-1808 A Letter to Sir Richard Ford and the Other Police Magistrates Upon the Prevalancy of Gaming, and the Infamous Practices of Common Informers Transcribed from the [1803] Vaughan Griffiths edition by David Price "A Letter to Sir Richard Ford and the Other Police Magistrates" by Holloway is a critical treatise written during the early 19th century. This work addresses the societal issues surrounding the prevalence of gambling and the corrupt practices employed by informers within the legal system. The author's aim is to bring attention to the injustices and moral decay associated with gaming, as well as the exploitation of legal authority by unscrupulous individuals. In this letter, Holloway outlines the rampant issue of gambling across society, drawing historical parallels from different cultures and emphasizing its destructive impact on individuals and families. He provides detailed accounts of the legal measures in place to curb gaming but argues that these laws are often ineffectively enforced, leading to a rise in fraud and extortion. Using vivid examples, the author exposes the manipulations of self-proclaimed informers who abuse their legal power to extort money from unsuspecting victims, ultimately calling on the magistrates to act with vigilance and integrity to restore justice and protect the community from such abuses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 30.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Gambling HV Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Law & Criminology Category: Politics 64986 2025-07-24T13:46:39.210836 text/html 60049 2020-05-09T05:11:53 text/html 65715 2025-07-24T13:46:41.235825 application/epub+zip 63572 2025-07-24T13:46:39.752835 application/epub+zip 62823 2025-07-24T13:46:39.498828 application/epub+zip 93954 2025-07-24T13:46:42.518815 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 84354 2025-07-24T13:46:40.961840 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 83997 2022-09-28T01:23:21.811894 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 55006 2025-07-24T13:46:39.085834 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 55231 2020-05-09T05:09:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18239 2025-07-24T13:46:42.648800 application/rdf+xml 10918 2025-07-24T13:46:39.574822 image/jpeg 2509 2025-07-24T13:46:39.541824 image/jpeg 21509 2020-05-09T05:13:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 57320 2020-05-09T05:13:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 59092 2025-07-24T13:46:39.219824 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog