26 FEBRUARY 1887, Page 16

GAMBLING.

[TO TES EDITOR 01 THE SPECTATOR:]

SIR that gambling is not immoral in se, to Whately's argument that the winner gains his quid without giving his pro quo, you reply that be does give his pro quo in his promise to pay if loser. "He sells a chance for a chance." This makes gambling a barter. Is it not rather battle, and battle of a kind which is immoral in as ? For battle, being a mutual attempt of the parties to damage or destroy, stands in need, surely, of a justifying motive ; but in gambling, the one motive is desire to damage or destroy another for the single sake of making one's own gain out of his damage or destruction. Is not that immoral P—I am, Sir, dec.,