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hint to have redress. Aarehended,
that the Jury, would be of opinion, that if a _
had any very gross previous provocation, of the
nature he alluded to, such an assault as the present
would be rendered very excusable. He could not,
h 'server, enter into any evidence upon that point,
in this case, and therefore he must leave the matter
to their es- n understandings.
Lord Eccerfacreouost, in summing up the eei-
(.enc., observed, that if the Plaintiff had really been
the sedneer of the Defendant's wife, as was evidently
surmised by his Counsel, the liiws of the country
were open to him, and he might have recovered
damages horn a Jury, which they were in the habit
of administering with nu niggardly hand. They
were not, however, on the present occasion, to look
to conjectures. I hey had the evidence of a Surgeon,
that the wound given was a very severe one ; and
the other Witnesses also proved that the outrage
was veer daring and violent. It was a great dis-
turbance of a puhlie meeting, and was a 'degrada-
tion to a person who himseif was in the habit of
appearing in public. Wall these observations, he
should leave the matter to their determination ; and
had no doubt but the amount of the damages would
be a considerate ne, and such as, under simi.ar cir-
cumstances, they would wish to be given to them-
'elves; were any of them to have a similar claim left
to the determination of a Jury.
Verdift— Damages 1001 besides costs.
During the sitting of the Court, this day, the
Learned Judge received a letter from a party in a
cause now on the list, stating the circumstances re-
lating to that cause. His Lordship having remark-
ed to Mr. Garrow, the Counsel for the party, the
great improptiety of this proceeding. informed him,
he must be under the neees.ity of ordering the party
to b► attached ; and accordingly gave orders to that
effect.
FATAL DUEL.

(Prom The Albany Gaze:te )
The following circumstances, which preceded and
attended a Fatal Duel, which occurred on the I Oth
Lot' Oelober. at Niagara. may be depended on as
authentic :
Mr. Weekes, a Gentleman from Ireland, who has
praeised at the Bar of Upper Canada foe mate
years past, had the misfortune not to stand well
with the late Governor of that Province, and was at,
variance also with several otiers, the most respect-,
able Members of the Administration of Govern-
ment. On Monday, the 6th OQ. on the last day of
the anises for Nifgara. be took the opportunity,
in an argument from the Bar, to abuse, in terms of
very gross invective, the memory of the late Go-
vernor. and the 'charafters of several of his most re-
'peeked friends. This was passed over, by the Judge
on the Bench, without notice.
Mr. Dickson. also a Counsellor at Law. was en-
gaged in the same cause with Mr. Weekes, and
followed him, in support of the question before the
Court. Before concluding, however, • e thought it
his bounden duty, as a Gentleman and a Lawyer.
to inter his strongest protest against such declama-
tion, saying, "that he conceived it originated in
personal malice and malevolence, and that wen be
Judge on the Beach, he would not permit sends
language to pass without censure." Nothing fur-
ther passed in Court, nor was any thing further in-
tended at the time, as we believe. by either of the
parties. Unfortunately. Mr. Week's spent the fol-
lowing day and night, with a party. at a savers in
the country. Circumstances have led es to suppose
that his resentment against Mr. Dickson had been
roused by the coovemation of this party; perhaps,
acme hasty promise was then made to revenge the
afront. On Wednesday, a man calling himself
Major Hart. and who had been a principal person
es this party, was sent by Mr. Week.., with a
Vie. to Mr. Dickson. insisting on his making
MOB an apology as Mr. Weekes might dictate, and
6tat this should be read by him in open Court, or
at he should give him satisfaition in another way.
The first was perfeely inadmissible; bat Mr. Dick-
son, to prevent recurring to the alternative, which
he higblT disapproved, made, through a friend, a
proposition to Mr. Weekes, that it he would say in
obi Court, the language he made use of on the
former day was only to support the cause he was
engaged in, and had nothing personal against the
eharataers there alluded to ; that he, Mr. Dickson,
would. in the same open manner, declare his sorrow
for having misunderstood him. This being abso-
lutely refilled, they agreed to meet. As no Gen:
tleman, on our aide, could be found who would as.
sociate, as second. with Major Hart, whose charader
was suspected, he was set aside, and Mr. John
,MtKey went in his place. Digtor Kerr acconspa.
stied Mr. Dickson.—They met on the American
side of the river, near the fort of Niagara, at seven
'o'clock in the morning of Friday, the 10th Oe.
At the distance if about twenty yards they filed,
Dearly together. Mr. Weekes missed his aim; Mr.
Dickson's ball entering through Mr. Weekes's right
side waistcoat pocket, went quite through 'ais body.
He died about 12 o'clock the following morning ;
his body remained at the fort of Niagara, when, in
two days after. a Coroner's inquest was held. at
Which, this 14r. Hart, who, though not a second;
had accompanied Mr. Weekes to the field, was the
principal evidence. A verdialas been given by
this inquest, summoned on the spur of the occasion,
against the surviving principal, both the seconds,
and a young Gentleman, a pupil of Mr. Dickson,
who, from aft-Rion. had crossed the river with him. '
Wishing only to give a true statement of this me-
lancholy affair, we avoid observation or comment of
any kind.
There are sow growing in Rosier Beswices.
Esq. flower garden, at Pike-house, near Man-,
chester. a large number of carnatioas, July Ilowes),,i
and lupins of all specks, in as full perfeeion as if ut4
August, though exposed to the weather. It is more,
remat battle. as the coldest climate in England is sairjr
to be within half a mile of Blackstone-Edge. .„
The following melancholy accident happenedste i
Scarbro', on 'rhursday the 117th ultimo: as M • PTA
PA RICINg acne youth of eight years of age, the matt i
child of Mr. Wis. Pamir,,, Of that piece, wae,
corning out of a shop adjoinini to his father's house,:
wtiere he had bee* to purchafietorne trifle, he foal 4
the asisfortanitta fall fOrwafaid into the street, whet!,
a leaded wagg" poising it'ese tame moment.
r.l tie oheete.westi ore hit iii(4044444:4m,
alma stie epee.' -.. ' '." ''" '"" • .'
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