40. When the striker gives warning, saying I do not see, adversary, or the company, have a right to be judges, or the marker, in case of any dispute.
41. If the striker holes, or, &c. either of his ad versary's defending balls, it is at his adversary's op tion to place the said ball en either of the proper spots, if they are both vacant. 4.2. Whoever touches both balls with mace or cue, makes a foul stroke. He cannot therefore reckon any points made by the said stroke, if it is discovered by the opponent, and proved to be so by the and the marker ; but if it is not discovered, else marker is obliged to reckon all the points made by the stroke. But if the said stroke is proved to be foul, then it is at his enemy's option either to break the balls, or to make him return to his proper spot. 43. If the striker makes a foul stroke, and holes his own ball, or force: it over the table, &c. he loses two points for each of his own balls so holed or forced over the table ; and it is at his adversary's option to part the balls.
44. If the striker moves the ball, it must be put back to the proper place it was moved from.
45. Blowing on any of the balls when running is deemed foul, (Sec art. 4.2.) 4.6..If the striker, by
blowing on his own ball, should put it out of its proper course, especially when running near a hole, he loses two points ; and it is•deemed foul, (See art. 42.) 47. Stopping a ball with stick or otherwise after the stroke, is deemed foul, (See art. 42.) 4S. Playing with both feet off the floor, without permission from his adversary, is deemed foul, (See art. 4-2.) 49. Playing upon a ball when running, is deem ed foul, (See art. 4.2.) 50. Whoever retains his adversary's cue or mace, when playing, loses two points ; besides it is foul, (See art. 42.) 51. Whoever gets the first twenty points, each fort being regular ly taken is four points, wins the game. 52. When four parties play a double match, lie who plays be fore his turn loses two points. N. B. The rest of the necessary rules are the same as the rules, &c. of the White Winning Game. See Hoyle's Games, and the Dictionnaire des Jeux in the Encyclopedie Methoclique. Some account of the principles of the game of billiards may be seen in the Dictionnaire des Jeux 2ilathematignes ; Journal de Phycique, xlv. 45 ; Observations par Rozier, xl. 19 ; and Dr Young's Natural Philosophy, vol. i. p. 81.