Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-01-19

"nod Crockford's bank is at his service TO
So, tho full amount.-supposing 1t were
lso OO0J of what he is understood to De cer-
tain of succeeding to- In this way, many
vonng noblemen plunge themselves over
head. .and-ears in what are called debts oi
honor. before they succeed to expectancies;
and consequently, when they do succeed
they. are, in point Of fact,as poor as they were
before. Some years ago Lord Ce~' PAID
down 100000, on his coming OF age, TOT
debts of honor he had contracted at Crock
ford's."
"Some idea may be formed of the extent
Of Crockford's establishment, ana OF the
style in which it is kept up, when mentloh
that no fewer than SO servants are constantly
employed in it. There is one set OF waMers
/ for the day, and another for the night. Ihey
are decorated in the richest livery' ana i've ~
excellent style. They are amazingly poite
| IN those who use the place; in other words,
they perfectly understand their business
| They contribute their quota, with the splen,
| dor Of the place, the sumptuous suppers, ana
| the delicious, wines, to help on the hats on
their way to ruin.
! "I,ittle does the unlucky wight OF pig
| con, think when he first enters the pande
monium. and is dazzled with the magnhcehee
around him. that all the splendor he witness
es is kept up at his expense and the expense
of other simpletons like himself.
"Tbe hour at which the hazard room Is
thrown open is eleven o'clock, and the oice
HI are in immediate requisition. Crockford MIN
! seIf at that moment takes his station IN cor
ner of the room, before little desk; from
that he never stirs till the playing Is over
He acts on such occasions as his own CLERK.
1 No person belonging to the establishment is
allowed, in any circumstances, or uhaer uny
nretext. to enter the room while the gamblers
are at werk. There is Mr.. Page, who acts
as INSPECTOR, or groom-portcr, whhe .He
games are going on in the hazard room; put
he ia in The confidence of most OF the noble
men and gentlemen who frequent that part OF
the house, and though paid for his services
some say, at the princely rate OF fifty guineas
per week-he can hardly be said to De one
of Crockfords servants.
aIn Crockford's very large sums are played
for with cards, but it is at the hazard table,
when the game is French hazaru' ina. ..e
work of plnnder is carried on on the most eX'
tensive scale. There, to use the gambling
pbraseology, the pigeon is plucked.' And to
get the Aat prevailed on to throw down the
cards. and repair to the hazard room, Is Inc
preatthough concealed object of those IN the
Interest Of the house. A few hours, most
nrobablv. will do the work in the latter place
The stakes are unusually high; he loses, per-
hans. fourth part of his fortune in less than
an hour: he tables another fourth-he loses
again. He becomes desperate; in the deliri,
um, or madness, (for that IS the proper word)
ot tho moment. he determines on riskIng MS
all ot one throw. The dice turn up-his oil
ia lost: he who few hours before was rich
man: is now a beggar. The sums when
vounp. thouph,less noblen,en lose at Crock
ford's in one night are sometimes incredibly
large. n,,olod
in few hours. 10 the tune of go, O,OOW-the
stakes we're 100000. It's only three years
since Lord c., the grandson OF an ageo
noble Earl, lost 3O,000t. in one night. The
winner was noble MARQUIS, OF sporting no.
,oriety, who, according to report, was at 'ha'
time, if not now, part proprietor OF the Is,
tablishment. Losses Of 50ON., 7,OOW, anc
1O.OOOl,- in one night, are by no means un'
common when rich fat is caught"
Speaking Of the presumed connection OF
certain "greek" Marquis with Crockfofo
house, our author observes
! at is said that the Marquis OF Herttord mas
from first to last. in the course oil MS iIe,"o'
upwards Of l,500,000l, how 1t has been speh
for il is understood to have.been, for th'
most part, spent-is pretty generally KNOW
to the public He now plays but seldom
hardy ever unless there is a pigeon to b'
plucked." .-:,, .
On .splucking" there are few sensibie're
marks;- Il,
When a well-feathered pigeon IS IN tn
wjnd'-such is the gambling house pllraseolo
rpv-the flat-catchers of Crockiord'S are al
on the alert Sometimes they will keep thel
Ieyes on him for year or two before the
eypect they can fix their talons on him. In
public appearance Of no young nobleman, 10
manv wears past has excited SO much inter
est at Croc ckford's as that Of the Duke OF Buc
in cleuch. The immense wealth into the pos
u session of which they knew he would com
ls when of age, was too tempting prize TO o
overlooked Every effort was accordingly
p made to decoy him into the great hell OF .
IN Jamess; but it would not do. lie neve
: eyinced the least disposition for play. III
taste, though often varying, was always OF
posed to gambling. AT one time Is 's
buying old books; at another for collectln
ne curious ancient vases and other antiqultle
be then il changes to fine furniture. No matte
ub what direction it takes so long as 1t keeps o.
ire of the way Of gambling. His prlncely 'ortuI
m can enable him to crafty any other tast
in whatever it may be, without injur'ng his tar
10. ily; but few weeks in the hazard room
- Crockford would, in all probability, see him
at beggsr." . ..
ng ------------- oo
be IsMoRyALrrY.-Man, at the age OF 70, :
n ltains not a particle of the matter IN which J
Ter mind was invested when he was born. Ne