The Express.
London, England, 1857-08-18 00:00:00

FATAL DUEL.

We find the following in the Paris correspondence
of yesterday's /utirpendonre lhlge

" Every year at the time of the vacations several dads
take place between the pupil. of the Reboot of St. Cyr. This
year the duels have been more numerous than over, nearly
SO having taken place since January last. One of them,
which occurred at the close of last week, had a lamentable
lone, and originated in motives the most frivolous. A fart,
insignificant in itself, connected with thia duel, testiliee to
their frequency. When the aeon in it engaged a Awn- at
Verrill°, to take them to the ground, thoy mentioned a spot
little suited foe a drama of that kind. The coachman, well
versed in such matters, hearing what was being
said, observed, Pardon me, llessienre, but I think
you are choosing a bad place. I usually drive to
Moulins Hill on such erasion.' Thither accordingly they
went. The combatants and the witnesses were all minors,
The principals were M. L—, sou of a former prefect, and
M. de Mistier, eon of the colonel of the 14th Regiment of
the Line, an *Moor who greatly distinguished himself in the
Crimea, who is the friend of Marehsle Canrobert and
Pannier, and whom promotion to the grade of general of
belga& has been anwouseed In the Noxilettr.

"The duel came o 4 and young L---, mortally wounded,
waa taken to the hoepital of Versailles, where be died the
next day. On Sunday last his burial took place.
Nearly all the pupils at the school were pre-
sent at the obsequies. The sister of young
was about to Imes to be married, and her journey had
been delayed a month In order that this naketuaate young
man might be present. Hie mother, summoned by tele.
graphic despatch, hastened to Vensiles, but was too late to
receive his dying sigh.
" The pupils of the school show a certain amount of irri-
tation against Ni,grier,—unjustly, however, for that youth
ta in despair at the result of the duel, and bin military career
will be, if not altogether bet, very much retarded. There
la some question of bringing him before a council of war, or
mending him to his regiment. You are aware that every pupil
received at St. Cyr contracts a voluntary engagement, and is
then sant to the Khoo' with the grade of non-commissioned
emcee."

TSB CINCINNATI CHILD POISONING.

The Cincinnati Cbinnernal gives the following paniculars
of the horrible affair of the distribedion of poisoned losenme
to • number of children in the street, meat whom died, end
the rest were seriously ill:—" It appears that a drunken
vagabod, knows by the enbeiquet at- ' Rat Pear; and who
: has no stated plane of residence, pennon the vocation of
selling poiamed lounges manufactured for the destruction
of retain on the spree on Wednesday, sad, armed with his
sack full of lozenges sod some of the composition of which
they an made, wandered into Buckeye-street, and, getting
very drunk, was kicked oat of • coffee-home. As he stag-
gered along the street he scattered some of hie lozenges,
and pee some to two boys at their request, cautioning thew,
however, not to eat these. The children, with which
that street is crowded, naturally picked up the dangerous
• candy'—aa they teemed it—and ate of it. Ihe consequences
were sorb so might have been anticipated. Those who ate
many of them were made deathly sick ; and poor little John
&huh, who the children 'ay • teamed upon them,' fell e
victim to the • rat extenoinatur: The stories afloat about
large quantities of arsenic being found in the streets were
absurd. Rota what we have head, we think, all the com-
position that was found—except large quentitua of luseuges
—could be easily deposited on the surface of a dime. Teat
Peter: amen not to have confined his peculiar amusement
to Beckepsselleet. Ile also scattered his dangerous favours
in Fifteenth-attest, he Finlay-market, and in other localities.
Yesterday he also appeared in Broadway and scattered
some of his 'rat exterminator, in that street. He was
mite &ink, ban be was not seen in the performance of the
eats with be le 'barged, and was not therefore mo-
tioned. We Y the
however, that he will be taken into cus-
tody and that e full extent of the law will be tinted out to
him. The urgency and neessaity of summarily closing the
I cense dm animal so dangerous to the community is too
tenons le require comment. In cencluaker, we remark that
Assets ef 'illy ramin were dad in the neighbourhood of
Deelerpretettet, to the time of the discovery of the facts of
tea mem &me said the Meade of the murdered Mr. Horton,
Instigated by revenge, were killing off the Germain. Others
political causes of a most ridiculous nature, no that
:re=y know whether to be grave or laugh in con-
templating the whole affair. We are glad It has terminated
is results so much less serious the It presaked."

LIGHT GOLD Cots.—This morning was published
• return by the Baal of England of light gold coin with-
drawn year by year from circulation from May, 1842, to
Dec., 1866; together with its value, at 31. 17.. 1014. pr
ounce. The total number of ounces withdrawn during that
period le 4274,500110, the greatest quantity occurring in the
first three year; when the rmpeetive amount. were
2,067,108112, 657,436116, and 861,138.979. The total value
daring the whole period is 20,637,5861. 7e. 2d.
INAUGURATION OP THE O'CONNELL STATUE AT
LINVILICX.—Tbe Frcesisinie Altered contains a full report
ef the promedisp at tbs inangurstion of the O'Connell
Manse, which took place on Seturday at Limerick. Ammer*
the company prewar were the Earl of Dunraven. the Bishop
of Bombay, Maier °aria, Mr. O'Brien, M.P., and W.
Raabe, Esq. A proomelan was tangoed, which contained re-
preeseitatima of the different trades of the town, and pro-
ceeded to the Crescent, where dm statue was erected. The
status, which Is the work et Mr. Jams Hawn, was un-
veiled, and the meeting sdebeamd by Lard Denraven, Mr. '
O'Brien, end Mbar gentlemen. A great deal of estimate=
was seardasted on the oomeion.

THE 8181101'S AND THE 1117)14X pE{'otr.
The Hon. and }tight Rev. Dr. Montague NlMee.
Bishop of Carbide, has rimed an address to the olerpy of ki
diocese, in which he pays —" It might be of great Wvft,.
if you could call the attention of your Millg regal ion to (4
power of prayer at such season. It would help there to nth,
that prayer is no mere formal matter, but the directly 4„
pointed means for securing the help of God. Wl.n
think of the horrors end cruelties which have aceothe..,
this fearful mutiny, and when we recollect the nurel,eni
the mutineers and the time which must clap...3l*(o4ot*
reinforcements can arrive, I eon et re that you will fi ty,*
it is to a God of mercy that we must look." Dr. Hater",
Bishop of Salisbury, in his pastoral letter op the nee
subject says :—" The events now occurring in the East
upon us two duties—lot, to remember in our prayer, ea qt
brethren who are in peril; and 2nd, to strengthen the minims
of the church in the East, and in all parts of the trek.
The right rev. prelate recommends a collection througiend
hie diocese in aid of missionary operetions in India, Tle
Bishop of Norwich has followed the example of some of ke
brethern on the episcopal bench, and addressed a pashril
letter to his clergy on the subject of the disturbances in loft.
Ilia lordship says Reverend end dear brethren,—Th
terrible calamities hi India have *heady bereaved manse( (4z
homes, and filled all our hearts with deep anxiety force
countrymen and their families in that dioteut land. The
security of that greet empire is imperilled, and all the offer%
so greatly proepered by God, for the spread of the tioepet set
the social improvement of the people have received • grieross
check. Wo must look higher than human wisdom aft
strength, and higher than human sympathy, if Wo 'mkt
have guidance and deliverance in national disesters, or cam
furl and a sanctified result in domestic bereavement ; and I
trust that, in the private and family prayers of all who 0111
upon the name of the Lord, there has been special monist
of those who are celled to mourn, and of them who ass im-
peded to peril ; and that confession of 'bins deserving
irMmeet, has accompanied the earnest supplication for
to our national counsels, and succor to our country s arms,
But I have thought it well to recommend that in peke,
worship, before the Litany and the
prayer fur all Conetkims
Men,
of you invite your uns epecially to pray*
our fellow-countrymen in India, and that you also use the
Prayer for Towel of War and Tumults.-1 remain, revenue
end dear brethren, your faithful brother and servant le the
Lord, Jour T. Nall WICH."