Green’s Dictionary of Slang

jack surpass n.

a glass.

1856		H. Mayhew Great World of London I 5: Splodger, will you have a Jack-surpass of finger-and-thumb.
1861		(con. 1840s–50s) H. Mayhew London Labour and London Poor I 418/1: [as cit. 1856].
1877		J. Diprose London Life 74: [as cit. 1856].