The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-01 00:00:00

APPREHENSION OF ARISTOCRATIC GAMBLERS-

Samuel Hawkins, Long's Hotel; Charles Hall, Ste-
phen's Hotel ; George Smythe, Alfred Hay, David
Wynne, George Beverley, John Miller, George Hunter,
William Smith, John Jones, George Middleton, William
Richards, James Wilkinson, Samuel Brown, Michael
Bennett, George Webster, Alexander Jackson, Henry
Wilkins, James Parker, William Walker, James Whit-
taker, James William Wymsett, George Harris, Arthur
Pearson, William Pritchard, George Liley, and William
Brown, most of whose names were assumed, were
brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with being
found in a common gaming-house called the Cocoa-tree
Club, 64, St. James's-street, for an unlawful purpose.
Mr. Clarkson appeared for the defendants.
Superintendant S. O'Brien, C division, produced the
Commisioners' warrant authorising him to enter the
house, and stated that this morn ng he proceeded to 64,
St. James's-street, accompan i by Inspector Lester,
and two constables. On arriving at the house he found
the outside door open, and further on in the ball a light
door shut to, but not fastened. He passed through that
to the next door, which was stronger, and lined with
sheet iron, and covered with green baize. He gave I
orders to have that door forced open, which was done,
and very soon gave way. After that he came to
another door, also covered with green baize, but very
much stronger than any one he had passed through.
On examining that afterwards, he found it secured by
three bolts fastened to a strong iron stay in the centre,
and two chains. That door was opened soon after he
knocked by some person inside, and he then proceeded
up stairs, and in a room on the first floor found all the
defendants except one, the door-keeper. The room was
fitted up as a billiard-room. There were three tables,
and a rack with several cues in it. The defendants were
all searched, and large sums of money were found on
several of them. He sent them to the station, and after-
wards searched the house, and found no implement of
unlawful gaming. On the first floor was a strong iron
door, which would prevent access to any of the rooms
on the second floor from the windows of that part of the
house. That was all he had to state, with the excep-
tion that one of the defendants had not appeared to his
bail.
Mr. Clarkson having addressed the court, contending
there was no case against the defendants,
Mr. Hardwick said, although the case was one of
suspicion, no evidence had here been produced to esta-
blish the charge against the defendants. He should,
therefore, discharge them.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSAUS.-YESTERDAY.

The business of settling was resumed, and satisfactory
evidence was afforded that it proceeded more smoothly
than had been expected. In the course of the afternoon
a great deal of money changed hands.
Several absentees were spoken of, but, from their
position and prospects, favourable opinions are enter-
tained of most of them. _ _ _

At intervals there was a little betting on the Derby.
Gameless colt was backed for some money at 50, 45, and
40 to 1; and Acrobat, who had been in strong force at the
clubs, was in so much demand that he rapidly advanced
to 25 to 1 ; in one instance 1,000 to 50 was taken, but
the current price at the close was 25 to 1.
The events to be decided at Epsom on Thursday and
Friday next were not touched upon.

WORCESTER HANDICAP.
6to 1 agst Friday and Massaroni (taken).
DERBY.
6to 1 agst Mr. R. E. Cooper's Autocrat.
14 to 1 agst Lord Derby's Dervish (taken).
22 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's The Wild Huntsman
(taken).
25 to 1 agst Lord Derby's Acrobat (takenfreely).
30 to 1 agst Lord Derby's Boiardo (taken to 1000.
30 to 1 agst Mr. J. Adkins's Ruby (taken)4
1000 to 25 agst Mr. T. Taylor's colt, by Orlando,
darn by Don John out of Gameless
(taken).
1000 to 25 agst Mr. J. Bull's Corin (taken).
1000 to 20 agst Count Batthyany's Star of Surrey
(taken,.

THE DUBLIN EXHIBITION.—The scene which the
Exhibition building presented on Saturday was most
interesting. According to the official return, the
number of visitors was 23,116, being the largest attend-
ance by upwards of 4,000 that was ever in the building
in one day since the opening. The receipts were be-
tween 500/. and 6001. Notwithstanding the inconve-
nience necessarily arising from so great a crowd, the
visitors examined the various articles with a minuteness
and attention which, doubtless, derived much of their
interest from the fact that this magnificent collection
was on the eve of vanishinlk om their eyes. Towards
evening, the view obtained from the galleries of the im-
mense assemblage that thronged the central hall was of
a grand and striking character, and one which those who
witnessed it cannot easily forget. The closing cere-
monial took place yesterday (Monday) evening,
before the Lord Lieutenant and the Countess St. Ger-
mans, and in a few days more the public will be en-
lightened as to the success of the noble project in a
financial point of view. In the meanwhile, it is very
generally credited that the experiment has not disap-
pointed the anticipations of its promoters.