, 1866-04-12
crimes, Of whose conviction thsre can he little

TIE CoNsTABLEs AND TuH uAMnLH1s.
Hardly day passes that the members of
the State constabulnEy here do not make de-
scent upon some of the gambling houses in
Boston. There arc about fifty or sf1ty OF
these dens IN tnis city, some resplendent with
The presence Of young female attendants, md
others with no furniture but that required for
rambling purposes and that Of the cheapest
klnd, some where there Is species of 1air-
ess about the gaming, aud others where
the robbery is undisgutsed. The Chief
Constable is determined, TO close up
these places, whatever may be the result Of
lis contest with the liquor shops; and be is
making very good progress toward suppress
ing them. The desccnts have to be surprises-
ot course, and the mode adopted Is COM
moply-thls: A constable who Is little known
enters gambling house, the door-keeper sup
rosing him TO be ben. on Play If b finds
utcs; Il be remalns that time 1t. Is a signal
that the game is worth catching, and the
rest Of The constables, 10 the mum.
her Of twenty or thirty, come in
with. rush: It the vigilanee Of the
door keeper gives the signal in time. they
find the door closed and bared against them,
and while they are forcing their way, the one
constable inside twho has been busy In identi-
flying the playcrs,) draws his rcvolve. and pre-
vents the captured men from throwing them
selves or their gaming implements out at the
windows. Tins the business requires no lit
tie pluck. The men taken are marched In
hanndcuffs 10 the lookup, there bailcd out for
house, who. next morning. pay their fines for
them-tcn dollars each. It is the humiliation
rather than tie amount Of the fine which pun
isAes them, but few, except the most harden
cd, are willing to venture in the way of danger
again very soon.
vAnIous MATTERS.
The upper branch Of tho Legislature Is
still debating tho resolutions introduced into
the lower House six wceks ago, apropos Of
the Presidents harangue Of February sd.
This extraordinary dilatoriness, In splte of
the fact that there are hardly dozen Dem
ocrnts in both branches, md absolutely no
Republicans who sustained the Presidents
discipline in the Legislature, and every men,
Der has what he considers an Improvement in
the wording Of the resolves, to be introduced
and debated os an amendment.
A bill has been introduced making 1t u
criminal offence 10 buy glass Of liquor, rs
well as to sell 1t; but it will hardly pass this
session.
Mr.. and 3Irs. Charles Kean arc playing ut
the Boston Theatre their. last engagement In
Amer1ca, Us they sail for Europe next week.
They are drawing small audiences. partly on
account Of the high prices, partly because
; tu1 PAo4c 81" SAouEu " lAeE0 IaSk autumn,
and partly because Of the very general disgust
y ith the manner In which this, our principal
theatre, has been managed, on q p:narions,
illIbe1nl, penny-Wise and pound-ioolish prin.
cipte. The engagements OF the managers for
the rest Of the season include two weeks OF
John f. Owens and six OF Maggie Mitchell.
The new Continental Theatre Is yet in an m
settled condition, and there are variety
Of projects dependent upon obtaining the lease
OF 1t. The Howard Athenaum the cosiest
and pleassntest, and IN past years the most
fashionable Of our theatres, has been for some
time running into disrepute, but has now
changed hands for tho better, and is to be
redeemed and devoted 10 first-class star en-
Engements, beginning next month with John
Brougham.
3, Thursday Last was our State Fast-a day
marked, rs OF old, By On entire suspension Of
business, but by very little church-g going, be-
Ing devoted on tho part Of the general popn-
lalion mainly TO bail playing, rides about the
streets, sud attendance at the theatres. The
churches were mostly opened, md the preach
era delivered to sparse congregations their
views upon national ethics.
Mr. Ralph Waldo Emerson Is to bcgin
View who appreciate him In this city next
week.
The next tNay) number OF the -4aaatic
Monthly will contain an article on Edwin
booth. being almost the first Instance on rec
ord In which one OF our monthlIes has opened
Its pages to dramatic criticism.
The North inser1e1n RerieDfor April, Issued
yesterday, Is one Of the most lively aud
readable numbers OF that stately quarterly
ever published Mr.. Paston's papcr on "The
New York Herald, Is full oi brilliant things.
and the very title OF james Russell Lowclps
political article, 1.-THE President on the
Stump" Is happy hit, REVERE.