The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-10-21 00:00:00

noise the Offifern made in gaining admittance. Bishop
also produced some of the cards containing the calcula-
tion of ARUN...
lilacknian, Zing, and Herring, also produced differ-
ent things they had found. Soule of the cowers were
marked " n3oOnint," and others " evening ;" and two
of the cards round in the room in which the Roulette
tilde was sfituated. had these words written on therm in
a Frencli'hand, " Open from 'welts to twelve, without
intermission."

Mr. Campbell then gave an explanation of the man.
net' in which the game of Roulette was played, shelving
the advantages in favour of the keeper of the table.
Mr. ALimv professed his ignorance of the game, but
laughingly said he should, if lie were put into sorb
lottery as it appeared to be, stake his money on now:
her 25.
Hishop, in order to chew the manner in which the
hall (the settlement of which in a particular division;
was to decide the wager,) was thrown, rare it a cart
round the tilde; and after a few evolotions, to the
eninsernent and surprise of the spectators, it actually
settled on number 25, the number chosen by Mr. Alley.
There was a goo.' deal of laughter on wituessinz this
event, and Mr. Alley expressed a hope he might obwiti
a prise for his clients as easily as he had for himself.-
The case teethe informant having been gone through,
Mr. AtLZT addressed the worthy Magistrates for the
defendants. He commenced by adverting to those gee.
Herten who had been found in the house, but against
whom there was no proof of their having been engaged
in unlawful play. Many of these gentlemen, he said,
ware persons o(respectability. who bad merely gone to
the house as spectators, and with no intention whatever
of playing either at an nnlawful, or as it seemed to him,
from the ease with which be had become a wiouer, a
very unfair' arne.
Mr. Missoula. sald,lae might relieve himself from all
anxiety on these gentlemen's account, as there was ao
evidence against them.
The four prisons whose names have been mentioned,
Adam, Rushall, Ogle, and Auguste Williams were then
asked by Mr. Missoula. if they had any thing to say
for themselves; they deelleed saying any thing.
The Magistrates thee esetalte.l on the facts hetet

them ; and after a short deliberation, .
Mr. Missarta. addressed the defendanti,"llll
nonneed it to qe the opiuion of himself and his brother
Magistrates, that they had been roved to be guilty of
itlayisrg at au unlawful game; and, therefore, under die
provisions of the 3 Deo. IV., most be deetsied rogues
and vagabonds, within the latest and aterniag of tha said
Act.
Some discussion then took place as to the right of the
defendants to appeal against this judgment, and that
right was tally recognised.
The defendantswer• tiara committed to the Home of
Correction for one womb, aa rogues and vagabonds: the
terms of which conssitsuest subjects them to the labour
of the wheel.
There was no notice of ailed given; a elrenmstanee
which maybe 'method to • seggestionofttheirfA serum',
that thiSessions, in confirming drojetimenv of the Ma.
Kidnaps, might sentence thus took months' imprison.
went, and to a pnblic whimoing.
'lir. Mumma. expressed a oilmen hope that this ets
ample might have ausalstery egret
The ober defendants were discharged.
Mr. Campbell theft comp tatted of homer been sorioet-
ly assaulted by the porter of the boson is Sery.street on
the preceding night; and is cosirmaden of this state.
Men', pointed to a violent cossasims Mt his cheek.
Mr. Mmesnow. said, this mast be a matter ef a separatc
charge; the porter was not in costotinbet Might be ap-
prehended for the assault.
Qtrostr.ssuass.'4A-4)0 Satasdav, Mr. Joseph Cnotiveil,
of the Coach sod Horses, its Floodsteeet ; Mr. Daniel
Macdonald, of the Illso.Ancltoe. M -finr4..y,ets "'-
Isaac Hattie, of the Oeoch and Hersey! Is'Yovir-strere;
and Mr. Wm. Bose, of the Moro. klbse,in Uttlo.Omrge.
street; oil- itribe parish of IlL'ilrargavet'ic'Weaittroster,
Severalty appeared at this *See on ss ennesses, Wanner
informonons laid aralsst them by Jobe Timm.. a
*Simon informer, for alkroriog persons to be tippline in
Meir houses during Divine Serene, on the precediag
Sunday. They were severally convicted in the penalty
of lies.' and casts. Mr. Harris rare notice of appeal.

Wilansta.—The weather last week lies been eneom•
mooly tempestoons. On Sunday night the wind was
boisterous in the metropolis, without doing mach da-
mage here; bit on the coasts, especially those of Nor.
folk and Suffolk it was fatal to the shipping. Monday
was calm and fair, but cold. On Tnesday, about noon.
a heavy rain commenced, which continued with very lit-
tle intermission till the afternoon of Thursday. Be-
tween twelve and one o'clock to-day there feil some
showers of rain and hail which have seldom been es.
:?elled in violence. The quantity of rain fallen since
'Saturday last is I inch and 95 kandredtbs.
Strand, Oct. 19.