The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-23 00:00:00

SUPPRESSION OF GAMBLING-HOUSES.

Yesterday, at the Marlborough-street Pollee
Court, Abraham Levy Goodman, charged as the keeper of a
gambling-Moue., No. 2A, Coventry-street, and Charlet. W.
Stewart, door-lieeper, with thirteen other persona found in
the house when the police made an entry, were brought
before Mr. Bingham fur final examination. 'The defendant..
were remanded from the previous examination, in order to
give time to Mr. Bingham to consider his judgment, the
proceedings Icing under a new act of parliament.
Mr. Lewis, of Ely-place, was for the defendants
Mr. Bingham said—The defendants Goodman and Stewart
were brought to this court on the 15th of July, charged with
keeping end using a room far the purpose of unlawful
gaming. it appeared that the room in 'question was an
Inner apartment, after mooing through a shop, over the door
of which was the inscription " Abraham Goodman, licensed
dealer in tobacco." That for the last two months, during
which the shop had Leen watched, little tobacco or none
bad hewn sold, and that no stock of tobacco was
found when the plies entered on the 15th. At
half-pset one that morning a policeman topped at the
shop door. Goodman's son came oat through the door of
the inner apartment into the shop, and eecing the police
through the window, ir.etead of advancing to open the door.
retreated to the inner apartment. The shop door waft forced
by the pollee, who, proceeding to the inner apartment. found
there fifteen persons, some of there smoking cigars they had
brought with them, and Goodman with a dice-Lox and dire
in hie heed. a backgammon board being before him. Several
pairs of dice were found in the apartment and adjoining
shop, together pith some dirty cards. A table in the apart-
ment was covered with three cloths, one of them nailed on to
it, and a curtain prevented any view from the shop into the
apartment. The prisons areembled had entered in the coons
of the three or four hours which preceded the visit of the
pollee. and none of them had purchased in the
shop any tok.cco or cigars. One of the visitors
who had frequented the place brought a stranger with
him, who visa not admitted till the introducer vouched
him se a friend. Three of the fifteen persons taken
into custody were called as witnesses under the act t 7 & IS
Viet., c. 38, which has recently come into operation. Two of
theta said they had arrived only half-an•hour before the
entrance of the police, and that during that time nothing was
played but Lail:gammon, which is not an unlawful game.
The third refused to be examined, and preferred to unbolt to
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the penalty of • recusant witzess. By 8& 9 Viet., 'c. 199,
where any dire, tables, or other instruments of gaming, are
found in any house suspected to be need as a common gamine-
house, it shall be evidence, until the contrary be made to ap-
r, that each house is used as a common gaming-house.
/slow dies having Leen found in Goedrusn'a house, suspected
to be used as a common gaming-house, has he made the con-
trary of that suspicion appear 1 Assuming that backgammon
wee played for half-an hour or thereabouts out of the three
or four hours during which the company was aesembled,
that circumstance seems to rue to confirm rather
than to negative the inference which the statute
peremptorily compels • thagiel rate to draw front
the finding of dice in a suspected house. It I. difficult to
conceive how 15 persona could play backgammon with ono
board, while it is obvious that two persons might Le so em-
ployed as n blind for ten or twelve ether., engaged at an un-
lawful genie upon a table well muffled with a triple covering.
And that the house was not unjustly suspected sufficiently
appears from the shop-front announcing a bu•inetke not con-
ducted in cotes[: from the retreat of the eon into an inner
room on the eight of the police ; from the =Orel table, ae
well an the dice found in that room ; from the heaitation to ad-
mit a stranger till vouched for by • friend, and from the re•
fusel, even under penalty, of the mad respeeteila of the per-
eons apprehended to give evidence. The punishment for the
offence of keeping a common gaining house is a floe not ex-
I reeding 6001., or imprisonment not exceeding one year, at the
discretion of the magistrates. As Goodman is here for the
first time, and as the company ',ambled in his house consis-
ted not of minor., apprentices, or servants, who are tier fre-
quently tempted by the facilities of such a house to make
free with their employers' properly, but was compared of
veteran idlers, who, perhaps, might be left to compass each
others rain without much loss to society, a fins of 501. mly
will, as a commencement, be imposed on Goodman, end lie.
on Stewart who acted as door-keeper. In delimit of pay-
ment, Goodman to be imprieoued six weeks, Stewart tea days.
Goodman said there were several backgammon boards in
his house when the police entered.
Mr. Lewis said the decision would be appealed against, end
it would Le fur the magistrate to fix the amount of bail.
Bail for Goodman was fixed at two Paretic" in 100/. each.
The other defendant. were discharged.

OFFER BY AUCTION OF BRANKSEA CASTLE AND
ISLANTI.-0110 Of the large rooms at the Auction Mart MRS
yesterday filled on occasion of the sale, by Messrs. Driver, of
the princely property in Doreetehire, lately belonging to
Colonel Waugh. The conditions of sale having br.a read,
Mr. Driver entered into a minute description of 13rankrea
Castle and bland, with the clays and pottery works bteught
into eperatien by Colonel Waugh, the fanning land, Ae. A
voluminous printed description of the property, nicely ides-
tested in celeero, was banded about the room, and from this
production, with notes and comnieute, Mr. Driver succeeded
In engaging the attention of hie auditory for nearly two
hours. The sale wax opened at one o'clock, and bet wean two
and three the biddinge commenced. After a brief paw*,
25,0001. was bid, and the ewe was advaue,sl upon by various
parries, at the rate of I,ooof. each Liddintr, until 100 0001. was
bid for the property. A monientery pause followed, as if breath-
ing limn were necessary, when the contending partite renewed
and maiutaieed the competition, until the hammer fell lima
the biddintref 119,000/. Till this period many persona in
the room believed that a bons fide purchaser had been ob-
tained, andthat some affluent nobleman or merchant hail be-
come the proprietor of Brenkeea Castle and blond. but in a
moment or two Mr. Driver thanked the couip.inv for their
attendance, and announced that the property Lad been
bought in.
RAILWAYS.—If is stated that amicable arrange-
ment' hare been resumed between the Eastern Counties and
Blackwell Railways, by which the public and proprietors
will be benefited. A new railway called the Devon Volley
Railway is proposed for the county of Kier... Ariauge-
manta ace being made for the coustruel ion of the long pro-
jected railway extension from ilungerford westward. The
first turf of the Vale of Clwyd Railway is to be turned en
the 7th of August. The foundation stone of the dock, at
Silloth Bay is to be laid on the 4th of August ; the jetty of
1,000 feet is already completed.
BANKS. The Carlisle City and District Bank
have just declared a dividend of 5 per cent., and a bonus at
per cent. for the half year. The profits during the past
Fear were 6,6391., and 1,0821. will be added to the reserve
fund, which amounts to 19.31.11. The Clydesdale Banking
Company have declared a dividend of 7 per cent. The mane
for the year were 70,0301.. and 10,0001. is to Le added to the
rut, which amounts to 130,0001. A petition has been signed
for presentation to parliament by 1,000 merchants and traders
of Glasgow. against the existing bank monopoly in Glasgow.
The Perth Banking Company declared a dividend of 201. on
etch chars over and above the bonus at their meeting on the
13th inst.

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ROYAL OARDENS, CREMORNE.—We observe that
Mr. T. B. Simpson announces his annual benefit for this day
(Thwaday). The services of the most eminent artistes in
every dew talent hanebeen secured, so u to render this annie
verssry festival one of unprecedented stirAct)P. Mr.
MTolinin, supported by other eminent and daring horsemen,
the Italian Brothers, the popular fsiry ballet, entitled " The
Slystiebranch," en afternoon priori...moo in the Marionette
theatre, with a burlesque by Hop Vamp, and the Infant
I=', are in the programme of the entertainments. The
will be opened at two o'clock, and from that hour
until the display of fireworks every exertion will ha made to
enhance the I...lemurs of this popular reeort. There can be
no doubt that Mr. Simpson will be weU suppotted on this
occasion.

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