GAMBLING.
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cline upon line and precept upon pre- cept," seem to avail nought with those who embark on the sea of death; for having once cast themselves upon its waters, its delusive allurements produce a species of insanity which sooner or later ends in ruin. Men of most ample independence, and of- ten of splendid wealth, too frequently aban- don all that is really respectable, for the association of rapacious sharpers and indi- gent adventurers, who possess no one rec ommendation of body or mind, but fraud ulrn! 1ex,erity in packing card, and ma nevre!ng dice-box."

 In the long catalogue of victims to such vicious associations, we find the following in Lnndon paper, which should serve as warning to all who venture in similar paths. IL is the case of MT Porter who possessed one of the best estates in the county of Northumberland, the fee of which in less than twelve nights he lost at hazard.

 The last night ofhis er,when he had just perfected the wicked work, and was stepping down stairs to throw himself into his carriage. which waited at the door of a well-known house, he suddenly went back into the room where his friends were as- sembled, and insisted that the one he had been play ,ng with, should give him one chance of recovery, or fight with him: his rational proposal was this-that his chaise the trinkets and loose money in his pocket his town house, plate and furniture, should be valued m a lump, and be thrown for a single cast. No persuasions could prevail on him to depart from the purpose he threw, and conducting the winner to the door, told tho coachman that was his mas- ter, and heroically marched forth, without house, home, or any creditable means of support.

 He retired to an obscure lodging in the cheapest part of the town, subsisting part y on charity, sometimes acting as the sub- slitute of d marker at the billiard or card table, & and occasionally as helper of a livery stable.

 In this miserable condition, with famine staring him in the face, exposed to the in- suits and taunts of those whom he had SUD- ported, he was recognised by an old friend who gave him ten guineas to purchase ne- cesSaries.

 He expended five guineas in procuring decent apparel; and with the other five he repaired to common gamling aouse and increased them to fifty; he went to Whites sat down with his former companions, and won E2O,OOO. Returning the next night, he lost it all, and subsisting many years in abject and sordid penury--died a ragged beggar at penny's lodging-house, in St. Giles's.

 Had he fractured his leg on quitting the gaming house with 10000 pounds, or been doomed by lettre to straw bread and wa ter, and shaved head for six months, in dark room, it might have brought him to his senses, and prevented so ignominious d relapse.

 MONKIES.

 After Dhuboy had been surrendered to Gen. Goddard, in l7SO, MT. Forbes was entrusted with the government. The ci- al