GAMING HOUSES.-The Magist...
The Times, 1824-08-13T00:00:00

GAMea.uG HoUSES.-The Magistrate, Mr. Roe, at Marl- borough-street,, was occupiet yesterday a considerable time in endeavouring to find out, amongst a host of narmes iurn- bled together, Abbott, Houldlsworrh, Scott, Haines, uuck, Watson, &tc. wvhich of the respectable parties was liabic te Mr. Tomlins, the co]leetor of the parishl of St. Jarmes, fbr the rates of two gaming-houses, Nos. .,and 6, King-street, St. James's, occupied by one or all of the above parties. MIr. Tomlins has more trouble with the ra-es of " hells" about this parish, than vith all the other inhahitants besides. A letter from Naples states, that Prinice Butero, in coII- junction with an English house, has commienced running a steam- packet between that city and Palermo. The voyage is mnade in from 21 to 26 hours. Travellers only arnd light wares are conveyed, A second boat is shortly expected from England. In a little time there will be steam boats plying ott the Tiber, as the Pope has given per- mission. The followiing story appears in the French papers, under the date of B4rcelona, July 29:--" On the N6th an English cor- vette appeated of* this pert, and shortly afterwards one of itS boats lantled a mystcrious sort of person, who was described to be a No- bleman, and who was accompanied by the Captain and sotme marines in their uniforms. The Lord was allowed to visit the Spanish Au- thorities; he afterwards visited the different coffee-houses of the town, and then returned. He was to return the nekt day, but the boat was not allowed to land - and after protestinF against this, the Nobleman returned to the corvette, which immediately sailed away. It is said that fourorfive persons, andamongthem an aide-de.camX of Mli na, went clandestinely on board this vessel, and departed witl ier. A smlilar attempt or visit was made at Tarragona somne time ago, but the people received the visiters with showers of 6tones. Bas the vessel which camne to B:rcelona the same that was at Tar- ragona ?" The Rlight Hon. William tVeaey Fitzgerald was canvass- ing the County Clare electors, resident in this city, on Wednesday. - Oublin Aforninlg Post. REPRESENtATION OF DUBL;N.-The Dublin Morning Post says-." The corporation are sadly at a loss for a Representative, now that Master Ellis is disqualihied by anact passed in the last session of Parliament. Allajor-Generil Torrens had been invited, but he declined the honour of' being the corporation Representative. From M!r. Saurin's retired and unambitioue habits, it is very doubt- ful whether lie will submit to the turmoil of a contested electien. Should he not come ftrward, the gentleman above designated as his substittite does not appear to uis Yery lilkely to succeed. There was sonme talk of l\lr. Robinbon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, being in-Aited to stand for Dublin upon the PoPULAR INTEREST ! We hope it was only talk. It would be the consummation of our disgrace, if the city of Dublin were delivered up in fetters to the Governmcnt." A New York paper of the beginning of July has the following account of a stonn which has just visited the town of Purtsrioath :-" On Wednesday, last week, a storm occurred at Pdrtsmouth, New Harnpshire, of unusual sublimity and grandeur. Tivo children were killed in a school-louse at Rye. One young man was killed in the garretofa house about a mile distant froir the sclsool-hbuar. There were70 chihlren in theschool-house, and more than half of themn were knocked down and many were atunned. On Saturday se'nnight there was a thunder shower at Picttton. T'he lightningr,truck the houscor a MIr. iShea, broke.the reach pole, cane t rough the roof, and killed MArs. Shea, who was walking the floor, with her child in her arms. The child was not hurt. A sithe was hanging dlirectly over her head when the lightning de. scended. 'ThUNt 2Rt-8ToRM.-0n Tuesday, the 3i1 insiari?, fRte eastern part of .Sufhlk was vi,sited by a vinlent hail-storm, attended wi i ac,snt tbnder; the violenei of whlicb was fully equal to that nr the 14tL ult. The stoem eame on In the afternoon; and an ob- server thusdescribes its appearance and eJect *'` Tlte elogd had the appearance of an itnoiense screen suspended, anid revolving in its course; Hail of a large slie first descended at St. Edmund's.hill. SeveWhuntedaties of sa re brokea at the Mount, thie man- -.ion ofITXrs, eoc'ylgte. T e iits demolished, and pigeons na Chlekotis Were kiled by the ice. It jiotetded in a north.east direction towards Vornham, Ai o ftom thence to Timwofvth doin. .cosltlterable damage in its pasasnge. The crops upon the fuke ot Norfolk's ftarm are dama.ged to the amount of 1,0001 Dr. Walton and Alr. liartisoh,bf ''iriiw6rtfiJ, lhave sttffered to the extent of se- verl hufidte3db. Mhe u,uant1tk oF ice which fell is atmost incredi- ble; in some places it was six feet deep, where It htd aceumulated. Next morning, on the level ground, it was four inches deepl. Sin- ISua as It tpiy appear, several tumbril lbads of ice were conveyed Slr H. Bunbury'e, and ;ther gentlemen'g seatr in the neighbour- heo al oneit day at f4olo. dt by tif ct' n are nearly cut to pieces. 'The tl of ice war, followed bv a deluge of rain. The sterns lested about half an hour, and its injurious efrec;S spread about four miles by one in extent." Another account say.." About four e'clock in the afternoon, Bury and its neighbourhood was visited with a most awfel btOrra of thuner,lightnin, hall,rnd raiti. It was most severely I felt a ot Mrrlgtonj Barton, Tlmworth, Livermore, Fornbam, and Troston. At some of theis villages tnany of the cottages were from one to two feet under wate; for the tspace of an hour, and the hal1- itones were drifted, in niany places, from one to two feet in depth, and congealed in the roads similar to snow in winter. hlr. Phillips, of Barton, had a large piece of turnips entirely washed away by the stonn,iuuFSa large peee of bank vaw carried away by the Rlood. Nearly lv sOres tjf~ barley, belonglng to Dir. WVeltott, of Titnworth, appeared as if hlf thrashed;* and damage tb the amount of 1,0002. w.as saidl to have been { ^ ' .~ .L, scorn on. thie esttgfte of lis (race the _, IVdfsofoll<Xat Forobam."Frea' V 'VaANBpoB'rArtoN.-(From the Dblin Freeman's *JoUfL)J-Werememberonce askingra Professional Gentlenian whlo hnd tnade several voyages to New South Wales, Witlh cOnviCtS under h3s charge, and wilo, ofcourse, had tie best nmeans of obtain- it a Itnevilee of their character, how the contingents from the dif- esh oret si 9t hp"empiretanked. 1 I have no hesitation (he said) tayin t the Irish convitts are decidedly the best, the Eng- Itah are _a oftep very innocent creatures, but the Scotch, of bot sexes, are veit;d : Ue accounted for this naturally enoah. The lawis dmniniiteria in:Scotland considerately sud iercitelly, anid tratrspbttation isS aisgned in thuat country to tfe wvrst description of criminals. The qlaks of people whp is Ensgland are sent without cticliutctiontao~t~any Dy,are pnb bel l i m otland by a slight l impisdntbontor 5mnalhfine etlish convicts areoften poor Iu ftArlte easallt,ttbe victaiis of te game laws, or petty depre- satinnKts *niph tbey hlve beeh driveni by want. With respect to thelih gaf in they are ofteansvwept off ean.maac, as it were, and it qestIon tbiaess .mrnr of them With crimiinals. T-qlv kiiris thoropkhlty:unitlefstocd in Xew Soutlf Wales. The richest elle:oiaivolonv.iaa his doors and rwiodows night and alay infaste enbamiidStltshnd Esglish convicts, some ofi whonm *iav besn 25 *3rl'4fijtii er1tiee Tbough a Scotchman anypglf, 1 t5t*ir Sslshte ,khtf,ce'of,^ Scoich convict; znsd all the other. stir- lUONS c1s wpisjetxcotverse have expressed the same Wh tt a ge,i shstiro this iA on the administration of the law-in I;ng- Jtattufind,1 aad,'.'.,1aitf6t ag thePoor. are concerned 'Therh*e a010o1 [SbCt$tr"shQt@ls trigagdr aR.which the law is adini6istereal n tt4p three kizdom i tlpua the character of -,he convicts from eagh. The