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DGELLING.

In The Cote*Mai Crefietd, a the 6th July, nearly two
columns ore occupied outlaw statemeed of Isi.arding•liorise
~,,ccer, between Mr. Syteener Thoosperm mad Mr. Charles
11 aid .lpi burp Morton. The hitter appears to have meted in
a hasty, iniprittletil manner, and, brio?, tired of his are,
accuriliug to his own coufession, he wished to get rid eg it in
an ilieseeirabf.• way. The following perogruphs of a. letter
from Mr. secoed we extract for the aniuscineult of our
readers. It appears that the stOt frightened lois materialist,
*tut oath* further has appeared nu the subject. It la a r.. 41
curiosityi and, in all similar eases it way serve as It cope for
friemb of the humane and fashionable practice of duel.
hug. Thearrangements for hurt Mg the bodies is rather an
itineration, as public fluters' honours sae invurinbl.. decreed
to the victual( of honour. .after mellibming 'tens, the
Gemleman thus
" Them tenes are by no mummy humiliating, the prondest
Potentate in Eserege, in aceedrug, would hare ens ['MN.' to
blush. Now, Sit, pernituie to ask, what eau be nier..e truly
noble in these gentlenitti, than to subdue the unworthy and
Immo, al suggestions of. false pride, and false honour, and
' tint! briug those rescntineuts tato mutual achnoirledzisients,
is bath other% ise mind cud in the death of one or both! This
being dime, both parties will have cense to cour,ratulais
themselves on the propriety of their conduct ; they is ill be
reinstated in the good opinion of thou particular friends;
and will obtains respectable estimation in the pubic mind.
Let me entreat you, Sir, with ardent and honest sincerity, to
co-operate with rile, in saving the limes of 'loose gentlemen,
and securing to musette' the honour of being the founders
of • new and rational mode of settling the differeeces *Melt
mew among yeaeg Well, and tibias so frequently terminate
is their Own destruction anal the rain of Os, ir bmilies. if yule
will not accede to thooaconiltioos, release thrum emrselres
' lota the bands of fate, sal so sit hes Ikeldles.lfmaavidsette,
lit, that as Mr. Morton is the challenger, the tight gicboosiug
the time, place, distance and weapons, rmiains in our choice.
lire propose to agree. verbally on the place and day ; the hour
to beat baJf past so, p. is.; pistols shall be the weapons' and
four paces the distaiwe. The pas ties shall stand face to dye,
with their coats and braces off. Mne can hove ne eMearcerce-
sorer ors the ground. Tine parties will answer " Yes" to the
questiee, " Are you ready ." and then discharge their platrils
after the command •• Fire," hoe been distinctly and Lastly
uttered. The right of rising the word" fire,' you end myself
will-determine., by some mode of chalice. It sill be accts.
eery fur us to be accompaoied by a Surgeon. *They are set-
dual willing to he engage% in such straws, mad 11 we cannot
get tme,we most tie pi .wided sith 2 tournispotessimedages,Le.
with such instruments as are requisite to extract belle tie
will stale verlwl arrangements for burying woe er both of
the Audits of our principals. SI sold only one be efolesded,
and the nomad is out mortal, the victim shall not be entitled
le another shot ; but the wounded party may take natuther,
e lispliszuel terms, provided the around does out disable the
arras The Forties may exchange their erapuns, et
each may use his arm.
" My duty is meetly done : it only remains nos fur me to
sanest to you; Air, that if you raunot remade Mr. Mor-
ten Oa Nraila to ear honourable mud soak-able terra*, and
yoide emenspeny him in the quality of a sirorol, you take
on yourself a weight of ie,lpumibihty, which good In incipke
cannot seslans ; and yen may fall mulct the implitatiou of
brier accessory to the perpetration et 'moiler in bow

" Should We. %loft.on persist to f. tiiue this milmppy af-
foie toe final crisis, and hare the great sidsfortiine 16111%.
ing, lie must, from the 1111.1111Cai of the catastrophe is Aids
his rashness may °cession, the must noses able beiug mu
creation : not all the mercy of heaven cam absolve his crime ;
the waited teals sod prayers of all the angel: of !Mao coo
can procure no rnpiation. If Heaven ha. bet a licit*
grate and kindness foe poser friewd.slse has already issoeil
her ~terse eommanding him to lisetes to the her of t‘erlAst.
Mg retribution : fur though his desire of res. lie: may tom
art as as e.lllllle to his comet. lice, yet what th.,, revroge is
',Waived, either b% the &Atli or mangling dm) t.vend, this
*ase will lose its efficacy, and leave the infatuated subicrt
of its operation awake t.) %ears of guilt and 'Worry.
" I am, Sir, soh much respect.
Your ohs-heat servant,

" I bare nn more to sly--let the world he jarlites between
Mr Morton rut mra4f..—be awl they have ott that ewM he
renown', fowl% an in need noon, who was wilhug it. meet Ins
disapprantetl, forlorn, sod (neon, either in ho.
romhat, or tared our disiom•ment to mato+, re-
esneilintioa. BILVESTICA TaomrsoN.-

The.Marqslis Ds LA Bowan a, who with an much
gallantry and address extricated his array Iron, 1:1.•
power of the Tyrant, is • Grandee of Spain. lie
is nephew of Deo VENIVIIA, CAR'. who command-
ed in Biseac last war; and his property, Much is
very lane, he. in Valenti' and !Majorca. lie was
intimately connected with the late Lord Mlouxi
Srtrarr. He isa matt of a highly-cultivated mind,
and distinguished himself very much in the war iu
the Pyrenees. lie is about At) years of age.
Monday, as a butcher's cart was standing in War-
wick-lanai Neagate-strect, a broad-wheeled wag-
gon, in pawing, caught the tail of it, and turned
the horse's head into a window, broke the swill to
pieces, and cut the horse in a dreadful manner ; a
master carpenter, and a master plumber, who were
standing by, provideutially saved themselves, the
former, by jumping in at his window, and the lat-
ter, by falling tuts a cellar. Neither of them re-
ceived the least injury, except from the fright.
Last week an inquest was taken before Mr.
JOIXICR. Coroner, on the body of KEMAII
w••, of tilitabridge, Gloncesteraliire, whose death
was occasioned by her taking a Large quantity of
sublimate of mercury. The bony was opened by
Mr. JECiall. of Berkley, and, from symptoms
previous to her death, and the appearances which
he observed upon dissection, he was of opinion
that the deceased died by poison, which poison
be was convinced to have been mercury. This opi-
nion was corroborated by the young woman's Own
confessiou. She was pregnant, cud with the inten-
tion to procure abortion, she was induced to take
the fatal don:. The Jury returned a verdict of
/dude se, and the body lids buried near the cross.
road, w Slimbridge-held. ()at Sunder se'nnight
no appropriate atmm Nat Bonsass, chap. vi. sod
last verse, was de!nered on the spot, by Mr. PIN-
DAR, Dissenting Minister, before several thousand
persons.

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