The National Register.
London, England, 1822-12-23 00:00:00

v. DEIGN N.

This was smcglier action founded on the same facts.
The Solicitor General said, the defendant in ore of these
causes bad consented, with a view to conciliation, to pa) 501.
and coats, which amounted to near 14101. It was necessary en
this occasion to make an art angement for putting an end to liti -
gation and dissentious in the palish. lie plopu.Al in the cause
where there had just been a nonsuit, that a juror should be
withdrawn, and that no further precucaings should take 'duo
in any of the causes standing for trial. After what had passel',
he had ticser expected to see the subject brucoght again into
Court.

The Lord Chief Justice— I should be glad to put •n end to
the dissentions in this parish. hot I have seen so much that I
quite despair of any tlsin,r being done.
Mr. Sell-lett—Your Lordship will give me credit for • dis-
position of she same sort. I withdraw the record in the c•osea
upon the piper, but leave the mailer open upon the last ease.

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GAMING HoUSICI.-111r. KING r. ULDFIELD, CABLES,
11114%1.TT, AND I'lll4l4l'S.
Mr. C. Phillips stated, that II is was an indictment against
the four defendants, for keeping a common gaming house. The
prosecution was instituted by Mr. ‘Vondrutle, • gentleman
studying the law. The prosecutor would state to the Jury that
be was unfortunately inveighd into this house in St. James's-
street, where he lost considerable sums of money, like many
others who ventured, regardless of the chances against them,
to play with gamesters. The fact of its being a gaining house
would be pros ed, and the only question would be whether
the defendants were acting as masters of the house,
—The witnesses would state that they saw the defendants
acting at the Rouge et Noir table as niastars. All the
players wore their hats. The defendants as masters and bankers
were without their bats. 011 one occasion a quareel ensued,
and one of the smarties, acting on a principle of honour, applied
to one of the defendants to borrow a pair of pistols. On that
occasion one of them said" If you lend pistols as the master of
the table, it is as over with yea." Mr. Phillips concluded by
remarking, that it was only, by the evideece of persons who
found ruin at these houses, that a Jury could expect evidence
of the fact.
John Woodruffe said be knew the house No 75, St, James's
street. He went there the latter end of July, 1821. Ile found
several east iron doors. It was enclosed like a prism He
went up to • front room. I* was about 11 o'clock at night.—
The room was fitted up in an elegant manner. lie bound 20
or 30 persons playing at Mug, et Noir. The players sit round
a table and let on which colour they like. Leery time they
made 31 the bank took all the money on the table. lie played
six or seven times, sad invariably lost. All four defendants
were present, acting as masters. They ft: NU% s appeared
without hats, giving. directions to the servants. Ile went in
one HIP alter the game was over. All tour rat round a table
counting the money. A arms alit was near them. 31r. Caries
said the play %NJ:, over, but he should he glad to see him to-
sorrow night. Ile once inlet fried in behalf of a gentleman.
sad Mr. Philips said, " We know bow to rectify mistakes
without your interference."
Cross-examined by Mr. Cerwood —He said he was a student
at law, of the Inner Temple. lie went to the gaining-house in
question six or sea en times. Ile bad brought ad adios, against
another ,arcing-Loose, and art indictment. lie was alarmed at
the prison-like appearance (011ie house—he had newer been in
the Fleet ; had not taken Cite benefit of the Insolvent Debtors'
Act ; had not compromised informations aLsaitist gaming Louses.
Wm Smith knew 75, St. Jones's-street. lie saw Mr.
Woodrofle there, and had been often there himself: Whilst be
was there he saw Rouge el 1•'.4. and hazard played. There
were always refreshments provided, wines, spirits, and other
articles. lie Raw the defendants Caries, Bennett, Oldliald,
and Phillips there. The witness wait there on the 2tl of
August, 1821, also the 4th mud the Gth of the same month.--
The player' were not always sober--the defendants were. On
one occasion he asked Bennett for the loan of a pair of pistols ;
he said, as the master cf the house, he could not lend them.
The witness on his cross-examination said, be was called
Gen. Smith. Ile bad been indicted fur a Gaud preferred
against him by the owner of a gambling house. having lost a

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