The New York herald., 1866-09-07

an advantage OF about two and twothirds per cent
which however is reduced at Homburg by tho dem,-
rtor TO tnst half this perccntare.
There people playing against the rouge dr01r hero
who having been wealthy have completely played
themselves out,n and now dapond upon what iule
money thoy beg borrow enable them 10 cratv
their passion for play An Englishman may bc seen alt
tng at the table every day who five years was the
possessor OF large fortune lie came here com
PLAYING, and In short time lost everything but honse
which he owned in London. Ha returned there sold his
property and came back here, and In few davs won
twenty thousand pounds His rends then endearored
10 persuade hm TO return 70 London and 20 place ms
money that he could always derive from II income
The destinations OF play however, were too great for hm
10 towithstand and now he Is completely cleaned out
VINO
The bank at rocs enor amo'nts 20 100, 600 francs,
and that at roulette 10 rs 600 francs Those not IN.
frequently 'broken by high players. when another one
OF the snmc sze s pnt up Last winter Russian came
here with two thousand francs; in a week ne had
several times broken the bank, and winner To the
amount of 500 900 francs He ambitious to swell
this 70 an even million, and in his attempt TO accomplish
this lost every franc, that the administration was
obliged 10 him hundred francs with which to get
away. Last summer celebrated woman Of the derni-
few days. She returned 10 Paris invested most Of II
In real estate, and came back to play with the
rest. Fortune was against her and she lost
Then she went to Paris acan so her property and her
jewels, and returning 20 Hombury lost everything
and wns Obliged to start again In life with only tho orsi
nal capital had In commencing Il, and which In tho
progress o years had decrorated considerably. Such
changes and fluctuations Of fortune form large portion
Of the daily gossp of tho place.
Is owned here by joint stock association and has vet
twenty-five years 10 run uni when the Prnssapa take
of this portion OF the Grand pncv or Hesse
hev ~ 10 treat the renewed Just before the
denth or the late Landgrave pr>I ion2s more and
therefore null and void The companv pays u the gov
ernment 200 900 forms, about $4,000 for the
privilege beside spending large amount in keeping up
the grounds
II Is said that thc'r expenses are three hon-
sand francs, siy hundred doihr From all this
an Idea may he formed OF what an immense income they
must derive from the Thousands who here every
wear ''or wool and 20 hack shorn.n The nnDra aver
age profits OF the bank said 10 bo about half million
of forms
Great quiet ard order prevails in the rooms Upon
entering tn visitors their hats giving them 10
veried servants, number o. whom IN waiting, who
take care Of them I'LL thev wanted No lond talking
IL permitted and little fcnltles which about
bets qnetiv settled by the super nendent OF the
game Occas onaliy some poor fellow who has
lost all but his brains, concluding that theae
will not bo Of much further To him,
dlsturbs the qriet progress Of the game for n
few minutes by blowing them ont with pistol but
snch httlc incidents these only add 10 tho stock OF
interesting gossip for few days, and the ball keeps
sp inning as hriskly ever.
Such s HomburV Its waters recommended
hichy persons afflicted with dyspepsa and Disorders
Of the liver Bn there other nduc than
re voters Homburg would not long continue TO attract
the ton thousand visitors who In good seasons annual
" come to H. The chance Of getting monev without
earning II Is the great moving principle winch brings
most of these and women rc--a principle which
tho arye majority hnd TO thc before they have
been here long although very good theory does not
work 20 we'll In practice.