The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-21 00:00:00

A POLITICAL FRACAS.

The saw menhir he fleederbuid, Mr. Digby
r, baying lees eseesd of eibeseety in his political
by his eetegiell, Mr. Tonvieir, cluing the late
, wide permed weenier were indignantly re-
Mr. NOMA resisted to the 'median of writing
dembsee if die within lee he hie vision ea to Mr.
•• per, end Aldred Illillinis Om Mr. Pollock,
Omer, Mr. Otter, Mr. Pelee, sod Mr. Campbell
, which letters he prellered, in some instances at i
Wilt without the cement of the writers. Thereupon XL
Ihrgereff we. vey Whom% and in a speech delivered
vaporet deedeleed he aceneed Mr. Cern=
of from personal resentment,
a party to this intim on his political in
sad entered at MN into the grounds on wriSit
wind at die oadnies. This speech was reported in the
fileifiatoesinfiesse Of July 10 ; and on the same day the
esernireen tar the York Anises was opened. Mr. Coup-
le& Peeler ea Monday following addressed a letter to Mr.
lispnfiest, dessanding to know whether the report of this
speesh was correct, and Mr. Seymour sent a reply, which
lee net bees published ; its purport, however, may be
Ctiehem the subsequent correspondence. Mr. Dears-
ntm, bra of the northern bar, on Wednesday, the 14th,
wrote to Mr. Seymour, as from Mr. C. Foster, preen** is
be their mutual friend, and requesting him " to STRIPE
lie umgestilled regret that in a moment of great digester I
sal eallsewet he (Mr. Seymour) was betrayed into 118.
111111M1111111 Mid matter of which his better judgment dis-
approved." Mr. Seymour replied—complying with the
request of Mr. Dearsley, and expressing hi. " re-
gret that under great excitement he felt compelled
to make observations and introduce matters relating to Mr.
Foster, which his cooler judgment and the subsequent pe-
rusal of his letter satisfied him had beenbetter omitted."
Mr. Dearsley rejoined, that on the part of Mr. C. Fodor
he was satisfied with this apology, and in one of the
York papers of Saturday this correspondence was
published by 11r. C. Foster (omitting, however,
Mr. Seymour's reply to his first letter). It was
imagined that with this publication would end " this
war of words," but Monday brought Mr. Seymour
and Mr. Foster to an interview with each other, and it
would appear that some difference had occurred as to
whether Mr. Seymour's letter was to be deemed an apology.
The parties met in the robing-room at York Castle, and
after some words Mr. Foster, who had a cans in his hand,
struck Mr. Seymour three or four smart blows across
the shoulders. Mr. Seymour resented this violence, and
a ~ set-to" commenced, in the course of which both
the " learned gentlemen " came to the ground. Mr.
Knowles, Q.C.,and other barrister' who were present, then
Interposed, and ultimately the belligerents were separated.
Mr. Knowles, as ono of the Commissioners of Amuse, felt
it his duty to apprise the judges—Lord Campbell and
Mr. Justice Wightman—and they summoned Mr. C. Foster
and Mr. Seymour before them in their private room. The
farts being there stated, the learned judges required Mr.
Foster and Mr. Seymour to enter into their own recogni-
sances, in 6001. each, to keep the pewee and be of good
behaveur to each other foe the next six months. The
learned gentlemen were also admonished on the great
impropriety of their conduct. Thus the matter at present
stands.