The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-02-14 00:00:00

MR. RICE, M.P. AND SIR. W. O'GRADY.

Oa Saturday, the 7th instant, Mr. Rice attended the Claire of
Ring's Bench, and remained there during the hearing of the case
ilicyswit •r. faun Parabolic.' At aboitt three o erne. on
passing through the Hall, it was said, he was accosted by MG
O'Grady, that gentleman inquiring for a certain Noble Rani at
present in London. Mr. like said- he was well. Mr. O'Grady
then expnnaed himself respecting that Noble Lord in a manner
quite disagreeable to Mr. Rice, who, politely bowing, said ha
understood • and if the remark conveying a harsh opium of his
Noble Relative was intended as an taselt to hits, he knew the
course to tyke. On Saturday morning, at eight o'clock, the parties
proceeded to decide the quarrel. Dawn Robeck and .Ir. Franks
were the seconds; Mr. F. bring second to Mr. Rice. The nestaata
of the principals, with two surgeons of eminence, proceeded t• a
field all Sininiond's Court-avenue, on Donnybrook road. The
ground was measured, and the parties were about to receive the
signal for tiring, when the police appeared, who had no previous
knowledge whatever that a duel had been on lout. Their presence
thtre was for the purpose of preventing a violation of the Sabbath,
and in order to disperse the individuals who had on previous Gass
'ons assembled in that quarter for the purpose of hunting badgers
tile. It was the appearance of the carriages in that retired lane,
that dinovered the intended duel as the officers passed by. The
seconds, on the appearance of the police, were immediately appre-
hended; the principals effected their escape. The seconds were
bound over to keep the peace.
Col. Cutle, U.P. was afterwards requested by Mr. Rice to act
for him—by some means the I.:stistratt s heard of this, and caused
that gentleman to be bound over in ro less s penalty than 5,0001.
Hilton's Hotel was in vain searched for Mr. Rice. At eleven
o'clock on Sunday sonic of his friends were to have breakfasted
with him, and lie did not return. During the day, Mr. Sheriff
Perrin made the most diligent inquiries in all parts of the metro-
polis, but sought in vain fur the parties. In the evening the man-
sion of an exalted relative of Mr. O'Grady was visited by the Po-
lice; Mr. O'Grady was not there, neither was it known where be
was to be found.

The houses of 'trim friends of Mr. Rice, in Fitswilliam-street,
were visited by )Ir. tlabbnt, the Magistrate of College-street. and
by Mr. Farrell and Mr. Ijoutlisou, in the evening ;—the object of
their search was not to be touhil.

Up to a late hour last mi
ght no intelligence of Mr. Rice or Mr.
O'lirady had been received in any quarter accessible to us it is
supposed that they have gone to the country. Officers have been
stationed at Howth and Kingstown, with warrants to apprehend
then), in case they may feel irchned to decide this nutter in an-
other kingdom.—Dubliu
are happy to hare heard of the termination, honourably to
both parties, of the misunderstanding which unfortunately took
place between &distinguished senator and a young barrister, highly
connected. It is said that our gallant county reprementative. Co.
lonel T , and Captain W , agreed on a mutual ex.
planation, which ended in the retraction of certain expressions dis-
respectful towards a Noble Earl. The popularity of one of the
parties engaged in this affair, and the extraordinary nature of the
immediate origin which report tu.sigriud to it, were calculated to ex-
cite a great degree of interest in the public mind, with regard to
the result. And we feel great pic.isure in being enabled to set at
resist! further anxiety on the subject.—Dabliu l'rcemurd's Journal.

On Monday, as a respectable gentleman, labouring under
an aberration of mind, was passing along blethven-street, with a
double-barrelled gun in his hand, the dog by which he was ac-
companied was attacked by another animal, which so irritated the
gentleman, that he tired one of the barrels of his piece. Pan of
the contents slightly wounded three men who wcre in the street
and he was only prevented from tiring at a person who was about to
remonstrate Witil him, when he %.1% disarmed by Bailie Wright,
who had the unhappy man conveyed home.—Gl.4,ver /'taper.
Pitlding and No. 1, Cornhill, find' there are no
Schemes ru attractive as those which abound with Capital nista,
and the present contains Seven of 20,11001 in Money or 3_per Centa,
beidcs many others, whilst every blank on the First Day (Next
Thursday, Feb. 191, will be drawn again, or may receive back
101. per Ticket, after having had the chance of the: Two of 20,0001.
sterling, attached to the two first Prizes. Fielding and Co. have
been always successful in distributing Capitals at the commence..
mcnt of every New Year, as will be recollected by numerous
peniors who have had prizes of 21.004:11. 5,41001., 1,0001,
tke., in the last and previous years. In fact, no Ofiice can emu-
h ete with the lucky corner. No. I, Coenhill.
roo.r.aact.—An interesting match for the rum of 100 rove.
reigns, made at the Tun on Monday evening, took place on Thum
day, between Capt. Smith and Mr. Thelltuton. The distance was
ten miles over two miles of ground, each starting at different ends,
on the Ilarrow-road, and without training. The performance was
of a first-rate kind, as follows

scc.

min. sec.

Mr. Thtlluson's Ist
two miles -
Second ditto -
Third ditto -
Fourth ditto -
Fifth ditto -

13 3
11 31
12 4
12 1;
12 3

1:11 12
The race was an excellent one um
finding lie could not wit
lost on the time, as neither, it
distaocc in sixiy.two minutes.

Captain Smith's Ist
two miles . 12 0
Second ditto - 11 50
Third ditto . - 12 C
Fourth ditto - 12 *2O
Fifth ditto - - 14 2

22 2tt
til the last half mile, when Capt.
I, walked in. Much mune) was
was thought, cuuld perform thy