The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-17

mt descent of the Boston police, under the mar
shalship of Mr. Turkey, upon the gambling estab-
lshments of the Puritan city, resulted in the arrest
Of nearly hundred persons, Of a most mixed and
motley character. Merchants, brokers, agents of
religious book houses, actors and the like, includ-
ing all sorts Of professions, were handcutied and
marched to the Leverett street Jail, while the
implements of the illegal rade-faro tables, roulette
cloths, loaded dice, and nakes in the grass-were
conveyed to the marshaps Office, for the inspection
Of the curious. A. the police examination, Of
course, many of the offenders INDUCED themselves
with new names, though their faces were well
known to the admiring crowd Of spectators, and
the exposure will be lesson to the for the future
This system, however, of having grand police
avalanche, once in a while, is not original with
Marshal Turkey. 1t is that adopted in London and
Paris and with very beneficial effect. In London,
particularly, gambling houses cannot be maintained
for any long period. The police do their duty
there and invariably throw their nets with success,
bringing to the police market very rich hauls of
very strange fish, from noblemen down to livered
lacqueys. In this way, the gambling establish
ments are much rarer IN London, than even in the
small cities Of the United States Here. every city
is den of such establishments. New York city,
in spite of her places Of public amusement, which
always tend to destroy the gamblers trade, has
about eight hundred public gambling houses, siru-
ated in the NEST prominent parts of the metropolis.
Twenty or thirty of the most extensive ones, where
suppers and champagne are furnished gratis to vis
ters, are on Broadway, and do an immense BUSH
ness; which is always largely increased when
Congress has broken up, and the lovers of play,
including many ilustrious politicians, come TO the
al. - -.
centre of Boston, Providence. Hartford and Phila-
delphs, Baltimore, Washington and Albany, re-
ceives immense Populations fro n all these places,
and at certain seasons Of the year the business is
exceedingly brisk, being carried on night and day.
without intemission. During the sessions of Con-
srsss, the dull comes on, for two thirds OF
those In Washington, We presume, inclu-ing all
classes, politicians Office seekers, clerks, represent
tatives and senator's, are there intent on making
money change hands, at any and every hazard
Political economy teaches them in vain that the
whole system 10 one OF idleness. There is excite
men, in carrying it on, and carry it they will,
at the risk of reputation, wealth, and even Of life
itself
These truths are notorious that il is not neces
cary 10 enlarge upon them Everybody who moves
in society is perfectly aware o. the extent Of the
iniatuation which leads men to indulge their pro-
pensites for play, and the records of
continually giving evidences Of some Of the csrious
and even Grimm NJ Transactions to which ruch
state Of tn ngs must lead. The simple citizen may
ask, is there no Law to restrain such esiabshmsntsl
Certainly there il; but then Mayor Kngsland has
but Just finished his arrangements Tor the regua-
ton u the exterior of the city. IL has only been
ON the outside. He has taken the omnibuses uader
his care, and made them run on proper lines, and
with due observance to the city ordinances Pee
senty he will take the interior Of the metro polls
into consideration. Already he knows every gum
bling house in the CITY, AID he will probably pre-
pare for a general publication a; an early day No
one will be able to tell the hour Of bis approach.
His foot fall will be as light as suow bit his grasp
will be like that of iron. It will scarcely do for
him TO attempt the capture Of more than ten Or
twenty schools at time for hi. mes will glut the
police market The better method will be 70 select
some OF the grand establishments first, where our
first rate merchants quietly take few chances on
large scale, and then proceed by degrees, ,ill The
clerks end even the GRAND boys are brought up
into full public view. Some of those m rcln.ile
houses, which stpulste with their clerks that they
shall not attend the theatre and places Of ratoaal
amusement, may be astonished at the results of
some of the captures, which can be mace almost
any night in the week. and, in the end, may learn
10 study the pract cability Of giving yen,, in an
innocent way. to the natural love Of amusement,
and, We may say, necessary TO the health. physical
and moral, Of those who are engaged ia the active
business ct life
Within few years. agents have been sent from
this country, from Washington and other cities, to
London, to obtain from Co Mayne, the superin-
terdent Of police there, hints as to the best mode
Of carrying out a system Of metropolitan police,
active and efficient enough, not only to detec.
eross criminal offenders, but those who dlffuse
their poison in secret, narrow channels. The ar
rests made in Boston have been carried oft, pre-
cisely as similar ones are always made in London
Il takes but few efficient officers, AMI a few
minutes, TO sweep the largest hugesn stable. The
police become fishers Of men, and, after a fe y
seizures, so terrfy those who have any character