The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-11-01 00:00:00

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plaints having been made at this office against many
of the Licenscsi Victuallers in that parish who ander
games to be played in their houses, they have cow to
the determination to prevent games being played ie
the public-houses within their jurisdiction, and large
printed hand-bills are widely disseminated, cantionieg
publicans against the practice, and expressing their
resolution to suppress all such games, by inflicting
the extent of the law on all publicans who hereafter
offend.

It having been stated to the Magistrates that Mr,
Almond, a respectable licensed victualler in Marp•le.
bone-lase, was in the habit of setting bagatelle to ►s

played in his house, they sent au officer, requesting
Mr. Almon's attendance, when he was told by the M.

gistrates that unless he forthwith withheld that gams
to be played, that his license would he forfeited.
Mr. Almond said, he only suffered the game of ba-
gatelle to be played in the house, at which be permitted
no betting, and the board was used by a party of
gentlemen who had subscribed among themselves, and
it cost 20 guineas. He thought it very hard that hi
should be prevented in suffering them to use it.
The Magistrate persisted in this determination, sti
Mr. Almond left the office.

UMON-HALL.—The office was crowded at an su
hour by the friends and relatives of 19 males tel
females who composed a part of a " Cock and Hee
Club," kept at the Pitt's Head public-house,in tirasge
road, Bermondsey, which had been cleared of the psi:
soners on the night before.
It appeared that the above club had been ineftsi-
ence for a considerable time, and was competed vf
males and females. The former were moody ilex].
labouring young men, the litter were chiefly serves;
girls out of place and prostitutes of the lowest order.
They assembled for the purpose of playing at a game
called the Alligator, and on each night the rale was
that there should be a raffle for some trinket, and the
whole ended with a dance. The consequences of seek
an association for the purpose of gambling and drink-
ing need scarcely be stated : not a night passed with-
out some riot or scene of debauchery. The noisier,
had become so intolerable from general scenes of lien-
timusnetts at the latest hours that complaints were made
by the inhabitants to the parish officers. An infonuto
tion was accordingly laid against the house, sad a
number of the Officers from this office proceeded to
the house, on Monday night between ten and eleven
o'clock, and gained an entrance to the tap-room, where
the members of the club were so intent on theirarnaw-
' meats that the entrance of the police was not lime&
ately perceived. Most of the prisoners were gambliee
for trumpery articles of jewelry, whilst a lumber of
females were dancing to the music of a misectbi:
hurdy-gurdy. The whole of the party surrendered
without making the resistance that was anticipated,
and were all shut tip in the watch-house for the night.
When placed before the Magistrates in the morning
they exhibited a most motley groqp. The females (to
the number of 12) were varied in their attire; some
of them were the lowest prostitutes, and presented
a roost wretched appearance ; several of them were
servantsoutof place, who weredeeked out is the most
gaudy style for the elanoo, In left-off' Aglow, will
withered artificial flowers.
The prostitutes were doomed by the Magistrates to
hard labour in the House of Correction for one moth
each. Those of the servant girls who produced friends
to become responsible for their future good behavior,
were delivered ep to them. Those of the men who
could not bring forward persons to speak to their cha-
racters, were also sent to hard labour in Bridewellss
rogues and vagabonds. Those mechanics who proved
that they got their livelihoods honestly were liberated
on their producing friends who answered for their fat
ture good behaviour.
The landlord of the house, (a young man) declared
that he had only been in the house a forteight,
and was utterly ignorant that the game of the " Alli-
gator" was illegal, and that he would take the most
effectual means of preventing the repetition of ally
thingof the nature complained of.
The Magistrate (J. HOOGSOY, ESil.) was induced.
by the good character given to the publican by the pa•
rish officers, to look over the offence, but declared that
the Magistrates of that district had come to a determi-
nation to suppress every kind of gaming in their dir
trict, whether carried on by persons of high or low
station in life, and they would inflicttheutmost punish-
ment on all those detected in such pracdcee after the
ings which had been given.

MARRIED.
On the 31st ult.. at St. Pancras Church, John Dent, EM.
to Miss Jane Maddison.
Last week, at Stowford, Mr. Dodge. aged 71, titilisa
Levis, aged 20.
On the 29th ult., at St. George's Church. 11100•10"1,
Mr. Hamblin, o f the Theatre Royal, Rath. to Miss Elisabeth,
Blanchard, daughter of Mr. Blanchard, of the ThestselPT4
Covent-garden.
At }fishery, on the filth ult., Joseph Bedner,loll
to Elizabeth Coltman, widow, aged 60.. The loving 0040
set off immediately to Tutbury Statutes, where they kept
their wedding, and spent their evening with the grestest
conviviality.

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At Markethill, aged 104 fears, Mr. Mathew Meer"'
land, who retained the use of leis faculties till the latest Pe.
Hod of his life.
At his residence. Glassuevimroad, at the advaneed age
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96, John Ball, formerly qg Drogheda, Esq.
At Bridge-road. Lambeth. on the 35th ult., Sophia, wife
of David Allen, Esq.. Deputy Commissary-Gesend "
Majesty's Forces. and of Portobello, near Edinburgh.
Ou the 13th tilt., at his house in Great Denmark-Wok
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On Friday, 96th ult.. at her house in Wereoldh4lsaill_
Cassander Agnes, Lady Hamilton. widow of Sir J. Haw
ton, Bart.. and the mother of Sir Charles Hamilton,"
Vice-Admiral and Governor of Newfoundland, gad lar
Hamilton, Hart., Rear-Admiral and K.C.B.
On the 27th ult., at his house in St. Giles' 'Mr
s. Notaki,l,
Dr. Rigby, in the 74th year of his age. He bad bella
dent in that city since 1701
to Campbell County. Virginia. on the 17th May, Zt
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marle. sear Buckingham (70t0.,... in the year 1700.
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