New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-16

directly lessons the income Of the city and the
State The city authorities. therefore. posted
notices. thanking citizens and strangers for then
good behavior on the day Of trial. and assuring
the high and honorsd guests tha, all arrange
meufs are made for the speedy restoration Of
beauty and order To-day-the frsi brgh: re
throughout since last esday-workmen have
been busy with shoyels land ,ucb shoyels flat
tened spoons with crooked STICKS SIX feet long
for handles.) and carts. filing up cul!les and
clearing away rubbish. The fine avenue d. 70
Llchtenihal vas full OF Vel dressed promena-
ders IN the afternoon hundreds sal a, Weber's
dlnner-tables Toward nigh; the space n ;roni
OF the Conversation Hall and its grand por;ico
were gay ~Iihthe costumes Of all nations. though
the French mode and rs limitations were pre-
dominant The French language 100, pure
Partisan. provincial Sirasburgh, German dialect
and English patois. Is almost As prevalent a.
French fashion IN dress and IN certain conven-
,oualltles When II was fully dark. the Conyer-
satlon Hall was crowded The main room i
very large and fitted UP with splendid effect.
Large chandeliers OF cut glass depend from rs
richy painted lofty ceiling, mirrors on the walls
repeat the briancy. 4 band OF music is
stationed in the gallery at one end TO relieve the
embarrassment, OF dull takers. and helghten the
general cheerfulness. Quleter rooms, more
plainly furnished, are thrown open to every one
who chooses to enter. In two Of them and also
IN the great hall are Roulette and Rouge ct Noir
tables These tables are each presided over by
four plainly dressed. excessively respectable
calm. clean-shayed gentlemen. observed one
OF them who carried the oke SO far as 10 wear
gray halr and white neckcloth They look like
our men Of the counting-room. or even Of Wall
81. only more placid. The tables are covered
with green cloth, and there Is no os;entatIous
rafting of com. Pretty piles OF silver and gold
lie IN front # these gentlemen. from which
sometimes they take little portion and cast II
over. piece by piece. to where the winner sits
in easy graceful parabole> When they draw IN
lost money they rake It IN softly and gently with
their taper-handled rakes They never laugh and
never scowl | should say that n their vocation
they had brought a subducd elegance 81, man.
ner~ to rs ulfimatum | saw men-among them
one Of your above Beeckors women, one
very pretty woman-gray- haired men and Young
fellows. and. m two instances at Wlosbaden,
children gaming at the tables have no, seen
much deep play at the tour different times, how
ever. when have stood by the tables here and at
Wie>haden. there has been one or more who
PLAYED only with gold. As the night wears the
PLAY Is said 10 deepen saw one man take
nearly hundred gold pieces NJ Rons' = N''r'
h. was very calm, rarely lost, and appeared 10
play by system " InfqIbi 1ii,s for riw'.ng' ut
these games are published and for sale the book
sbou, here and elsewhere, said 10 be written
by old aamester, who. like old witches and gold
OWNERS do not get rlch by their knowledge
THIS idea of getting blind luck into harness Is.
however. a vory common one with gamblers
The tables here are said TO be managed 10y W
Benazet. Frenchman, who was formerly largely
interested ii the gaming houses of Paris For
the ,rcias,re pririege IN this business, he pays TO
the Gor,ynmenf (sald 10 be paternaD of Baden
about $4,000 yearly $4,000 florns) Besides
this. he agrees 70 spend very much larger sum
IN adding to the attractions of the place-as IN
stance his costly establishment OF the Hall
Still further, he uust pay the large expenses OF
c,oup,ers, bankers and attendants. Yet VI. Be
nazet's lease Is supposed to be very profitable to
him At Homburg, waterlng-place nine mites
from Frankfort on-the Maine. and at WIesbaden,
French lesseS pay large rent to Government
and make money When the Revolutlonlsts
were m power. three years ago, among other acts
destructive OF coed order, religion, etc. they
broke up the gaming at liomburg. The patemal
and pIous Prince, however on the full recovery
Of his divine right of rule, restored the conserya
i've institution 1t Is supposed BY many that
these gaming establishments and others at other
German springs are owned by one company OF
which Messrs Chaber Benazet Co. are the
directors The rules and regulations, printed IN
French and German, are posted IN the rooms
here. and signed by Grand Ducal authority
translate portion Of them
The tables are TO De opened yearly ne l., Of
Nav and closed on the Isl OF October. Bet"ee
these dates. playing commence dSiS al - $50,
4 VI and continues ull II o'clock, 7 VI Bni on
The ahbath and religious holidays II snail no oegn
til after div!Ee service. On DAYS "heh Dtis are
gwen three tunes a wees It may continue til md
night
sColntrvrnen LAM enfs comCStcs. laOorer, ANA
all such persons. are not admitted 10 play
At Ro,lefte. the out1aps stake on numbers lst"o
francs on single chances. halt-cro~n -iars8thn
,take on numbers SIX LOUIS d or single chances
four u ousanc irancsS
AT Ronrs Il Nor tie prescribed ,sinuHn,a stake i
| a halfcrown the rsaruapra, sir thousand francs
general law exists M the very States that
draw ND these rules iorolddng Their own sub
leci, to gamble, under severe penalties IT,
however. one OF these sub .ects wishes TO play
and does not care 70 pass over the boundary 70
some neichborng state. which he can do in an
hours ride on the railroad. he has ony TO engage
tie services Of certain Prcfs'seTs De J>''' who
are always IN attendance and understand the
game. who clam 20 have reduced 10 toa science,
and assure their employers Of success
On one side of he Conversation Hal are
! bookstore. reading -roem and 'heater the wing
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