The Sun.
London, England, 1869-07-05 00:00:00

THAMES.

ME GAMBLING NUISANCE.—This day the usual gang
of juvenile gamblers were brought before Mr. Benson for
playing at pitch and toss on Sunday. Some were playing
at halfpence, and others were playing at " put," cribbage,
all fours, and a mongrel game called "all fives," in which
"every five" is counted.

Mr. Benson—ls it possible the spirit of illegal games is
carried on so far as to permit the infamous practice to be
carried on in the streets on the Sabbath morning ?
The pollee said it was, and that the gamblicg was ac-
companied with fighting, swearing, and blasphemy.
Tho boys said they were only looking on.

Mr. Benscn said the police saw some of the prisoners
with coins and others with cards in their hands. It was a
most infamous practice, and should and must be put a
stop to.
The parents of the boys vindicated them.

Mr. Benson—The parents are worse than their chiLlren.
In ninny cases out of tho small earnings of their children
they have given them money to go out 11,4 l ga. able with
other boys. The pereuts ought to he punished with their
suns. Mr. Benson 'hen read the new Act of Parliament,
a•:d Iho s!touhl have to sentenco boys three months'
imp kontnent ant hard labour bef re he could pet a stop
to this. flu sentenced three of the boys, who were and r
14 years of nge to six days'imprisontnent and hard labour.
If ally of the prisoners were ever dial-god with a similar
offuneo before him and it was mado out he should pass a
more severe sentence without regard to

NAVAL AND ORLI:LARY INI'L•LLIGLXCI

Rear-Admiral G. 'Wellesley hoisted his flag pro
tem. on Friday on board her Majesty's ship Excel-
lent at Portsmouth, under the customary salutes, as
Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's ships on the
North American Station. It was subs2Tl:ntly
transferred to the Revenge, and hauled down at
sunset, the Admiral going on leave.
The unarmoured plated screw ship Revenge, in
charge of Capt. Moriarty, Assistant Master Atten-
dant of Portsmouth, arrived at Spithead on Friday
afternoon from Plymouth. She went into Ports-
mouth harbour in the evening, and was on Satur-
day commissioned by Capt. R. IVells as temporary
flagship of Rear-Admiral G. 'Wellesley for the
Royal Alfred. A number of the officers and men
have already joined, and the Revenge will shortly
leave, returning with the officers and crew of the
Royal Alfred to be paid off.
The troopship Crocodile, Captain G. Watson,
arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from Hali-
fax with troops, comprising the 4th battalion of the
60th Rifles, under the command of Colonel R.
Hawley, and a battery of the Royal Artillery. She
will come into Portsmouth Harbour this morning,
when the troops will disembark and proceed to
Aldershott and Woolwich.

His Danish Majesty's screw steam corvette,
Thor, Capt. Smit, left Plymouth Sound on Satur-
day afternoon for the West Indies.;
The Duke of Cambridge, ai Field-Marshal Com-
manding-in-Chief, held a levee on Saturday after-
noon at the Horse Guards. Nearly 150 officers
attended.

Navigating Sub-Lieut. E. H. Cunningham was
tried by court-martial on Friday, in Hamoaze, for
playing cards with Mr. Ross, an invalid midship-
man, in the saloon after the lights had been reportad
out, he being officer of the watch at the time. Capt.
G. J. Napier presided, and Mr William Eastlake,
Deputy-Judge-Advocate of the Fleet, officiated.
The prisoner admitted his guilt, and was adjudged
to be severely reprimanded, and to be discharged
from his ship, the Himalaya.