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F..ISHIUM

The ItTarchionegs of HEAnrozr have, In Thqrs.
day evenin;,; last, her second granJ Rout this sc,t-
son, at her house 'in Stanhope-street,
which was attended by near 406 of first raiik
and fashion. Among the Company we ohsflrvzil
the following, viz.
Dukes—Orleans, Leinster.
Meteorites-I.nm, IYougtac.

.

Lialkeith, Kenmore,' Camd,M, an 4.

Aboyne.
Viszount Ranelagh.
Lords—Adair, 'Sapling, F. Spencer, G._Rerosford,
Put-
-
- and

chestier, Macdonald, Vilhers, Coley
Sire.—J. Kellc~ G Cornwall, awl 11. Da.liwood.

Generals--=Taylor and Thornton.
Caprain•—%Voodfor4, and J. P. li-resford.
)sirs--De Gray, Pierrepoint, Macdonald, Allen, Adger,
Muntgnmery, Robinson, Moore, Cuthbert, Leeson, Neville,
R. Walpole, T. M-thuen, R. Laurie, Staley, Walpole, F.
liammersley. P Methuen, Glover, Quin, Harvey, Lewis,
W. Stratintri, C. Craven, W. Craven, and Harryniore.
Decliews—Wancheiter, and Dowager Lzinster.
Marchtossemee—Downilsire and Waterford.

Countesses--Carliampron, MaceleAfield, Caniden, Antrim,
Ros..hcrry, Dowager Cork, Portarlington, Dalkeith, Kellum's., •
Mornington, Limerick, Uxbridge, 1.4.i0if4.-rl, wad Carlisle.
”icotrittoari.—Newask and Wer.tw ort i.

Baroness Crofton.
Latiee—Bilin lig, Asliburnham, F. Spencer, A. Bingham,
G. Seymour, M. Primrose, Allan, two liwresfords, Dor,:etts,
L. Stewart, Purchester, E. Talbot, A. Ckrpenter, F. BzrEs-
fords two Townsliends, Musgrave, C. Lennox, L. Curry, C.
Jenkinson, Huggerston, Perceval, C. Douglas, Tankusille,
G. I lowanl, C. Howard, and W. Russell.
Alistretatvi—lionfuy, Tuekned, St Ledger, DT Gray, 80.
Wilson, Cuthbert, Leeson, Methuen, Coleman, Cockerel!,
Clive, Stratford, Salton, Ktng, Baryon, E. N alpo e, R. Wal-
pole, and Howard.
:Viva—Maclean, Bouverle, Callander, two Ncrths, Mho,
two Croftons, two Ellerkers, Dcwglas, Fitzroy, Ciementr,,
Crofton, Cornwall, altd two Shelly's.

CountessWo n o NZ 0 w's Ball and Supper, on Thurs-
day evening, at her father's house in Harley street,
was attended by about 150 of the most fashionable
Visitors and Foreigners of distinction in London.
The Ball-room in the front of the house, was
lighted up in a very elegant manner. At 10 o'clock
the Ball was opened by Barcni Newav and Countess
Wo aoszuw, to the tune of Allan Ramsay ; follow-
ed by

Lord Grantham Miss Farquhar
General Caratoff Lady F. Haan.
Cai.tain Gregge Mi. Guinn.
Viscou:it Fitznacris Mist C. Jonline
Costal Pahien
Mr. Gumn
At 12 o'clock 100 sat down to a most sumptuous
supper, which was served up in the parlours. At one
o'clock the dance was resumed, and at four o'clock
the company departed with a great deal of reluc-
tance, but not without a confident hope of soon
meeiing again.
Among the company were noticed, Lord St. IL-lens, Lad:
liwykesiiure, Lady C. Jenkinson, Count d. Pont, Prince
Cistleeicala, Lord and Lady Malmesbury, Lord Fitzharris,
Ladies F. and C. Harris, Mita Knight, Lady Douglas, Ladr
Aidm, Mr. and Lady Charges, Miss Tate, Lady Grantham,
Mrs. Robinson, two Miss Farquhars, Miss Guminings, Baron
.Newby, General Caratoff, Genrrt l Craig, Mr. Deruff, Miss
Bancroft, Count ?alien, Lord Grantham, Miss C Jordine,
and Mr. Guinn.
Their MAJESTIES did not, yesterday, as some of
our cotemporaries predifted, visit the Royal F.xhi-
bition at Somerset-House. His MAJESTY left the
Queen's-House at eight o'clock in the morning, and,
on his arrival at NN indsor did not hunt, but soon
after took his usual ride in Windsor Great Park, at-
tended by Gen. Gwvsisie, the Equerry in waiting.
Her MAJESTY and the PRINCESSES, with their usual
attendants, left the Queen's-House about twelve
o'clock for Windsor.
The Duke of You: leaves town this morning
for Oatlands, where his Highness will remain till
Tuesday.
Mr. LEE, M. P. and family are returned from
Bath to their house in Jermyn-street.
Mr. COCKEREL L'S Music Party on Thursday
evening at Hyde Park Corner, . was both numerous
and fashionable. After the music '2OO persons sat
down to an elegant supper.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Btasnronc.
returned to town last night from White Knights.
The Duchess of GwiooNis Villa at Barnes, is un-
dergoing a thorough. ',repair, preparatory to her
Grace's return from Paris, front whence she is ex-
pected on the firseof May.
The christenhig of Mr. Sr. GEORGE CAUEFIELb's
infant daughtek tvill take place this afternoon at
his house in St. James's-square. The Marchioness
of 131. asaroan! and the Marquis of WATERFORD,
are announced as sponsors.
Lady GIBB‘S' 'Rout, and Mrs. CL ARKE'S Con-
cert, an Thursday night, were crowded with beauty
and fashion.
We are, sorry, to announce, that Lady M. NIEL-
BO RNE lips dangerously ill, at her house in Upper
ymour-street.
Mts;IBOONE'S Music, in Berkeley-square, oa
Monty next, will be attended by all the amateurs
in the Metropolis.
On Tuesday lest, di ?t1 after 49 hours illness of
the influenza, at her house in Baker-street, Mrs. '
DUNLOP e, universally regretted; she caught the dis-
order on Sunday morning, and in a fit of coughing
on Monday evening, burst a blood-vessel, and ex-
pired in a few hours after.
Sadler's Wells every night. boast a bumper. These
Wells are on inexhaustible source of amusement, and
present a constant overflow.
The Circus every night prelims a splendid circle,
AST Let's Amphitheatre, .ays popular, isun-
comrnonly\prodative this
A most curious carriage, rteid in town, the
property of Mr. Roainso a. It is of Irish menu-
fasture.
Lady MILDMnY gave a Children's Ball on Wed-
nesday evening at her house in Stanhope-street, May-
fair.
His Majesty has been pie t 4 appoint Ei.rii is-
STONE PIGGOTT, Esq. late At ' cal of the
Island of Tobago, to b.: his Aton~al tithe
Island of St. Vincent. ct.
He has also been pleased to appoint CSIA RE ES
GRANT, Esq. formerly Coliedor of the Customs in
Martinique, to be Colledor in this Island.
No trial of any interest took place yesterday at
Hicks's-Hall.
The Installation of the Knights of the Garter,
Bath, and Thistle, is fixed for the 19th of May.
It is reported the French Ambassador has been
heard to say the chief points in dispute have been
settled, and that only some inferior matters oT detail
remain to be explainocl, respecting which, it is sup-
posed, the next Courier will -bring satisfaeitiry and
final advices.
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11.43QUER.fbEs

ICCCTS TMEATRas HAY-MAIL:tr.
Public expOtation hl; cello's' been higher wrought
up, or more disappointed than in the amusements
of Thursday night. The deors of the temple of
pleasure were thrown open shout eleven, and before
midnight were assembled, not the motley disciples
of Aioasae, leading along the star-bespangled
nymphs of the laughter-losing godless, but an
actual funeral-procession • such crouds of black
dominos we have never before remembered to have
met. They moved like mile Alines, attending on
the obsequies of poor depart Warn. Not even
a one evening Mid 'ideller, nor noisy clapper of
one breeding. watchman broke the dull silence.
'Twits certainly a chaste assemblage—though not a
single N., was in the gmupe ; nor could we observe,
r(perhaps for the foreening reason) one solitary
zria-. On the other }gals there were very few
Naas, and not a single indecent figure, if we except
• brawny red-armed CyPrian, with pink sattin
trowsers, flinging her :rattle,: hulk along the
benches. There were a couple of Harlequin':, in-
deed, of whom one was so young, displaying a
beardless chin, and a very handsome dress, that
many followed him as a lady. The most remark-
able figures, and best supported characters, were
as follow : An old-fashioned Lady, furbished
up to modern modcs,l with the figures 1803
upon one side of her face, and 1776 on the other.
An exceeding good young /Yammer, or country
clown, without a mask, but his face well
stained and pninted ; he was easy, natural, and
clever. A well dressed, but most melancholy
Hatlart, asking every nymph he met, " if she
was Timone—then "to a nunnery go." Ano-
ther Hawks, stark-se-trim; mad, and indeed almost
stark-naked, kicking, ancing, prancing about,
and displaying one leg covered with a flesh-
coloured stocking, and one arm cased in a lady's
glove ; indeed, what this person's own idea could
have been, was not quite clear. A well-dressed
Hussar, and two beautiful Spanish Ladies, habited
in very correa costume, and exactly alike. Two or
three Fool:, who made many : and a Misehiefeeekee,
who, when cktelted, pointed to a label fixed on
bis huge cocked bat, denoting Nobody; he made
many praCtical hulls, for wherever there was a
crowd, you were sure to see Nobody The music
in the King's Concert Room, was excellent, aid
strew off most of the best dancers. There they
were less incommoded than in the Sale des Spate'-
s/a, where a box or two contained some musicians,
who 'tole too much and tnoloud,andpla‘yed too little.
About two in the morning, a pair of female voices
delighted the company in the Concert Room, by a
very sweet and well executed Duet : but as this
happened during high supper-time, few heard it.
The supper was laid on long rabies above stairs,
and, by a new regulation, none were admitted
even to enter the room, till they had paid their
seven shillings, on the upper lobby. We do not
believe there was much wine drank, as the gentle-
men continued. marvellous sober and taciturn, and
by four in thenorning even the very cl-urishs and
table-cloths *re carried off in baskets, and no
sign of hanquetting remained. Four hired hurdy-
girdy girls strolled about the floor, stenatiez cut
music ; and plea t of natural-looking, strapping
Chamber: wide, 'weft away all before them.
The regulation to enforce the wearing of some
charaderistic habit or domino, was very properly ob-
served with respell to the gentlemen ; nor did we
observed all night above two or three who hat/
eluded it. One of these persons sported his cloth
pantaloons and round hat, most perfeitly at his
ease.
Upon the whole, the male part of the company
were, like Master Stephen, in &n Jonson's comedy,
" lifelancivly and Getulananliis:" the females, fiee
and frolicsome. Indeed, to judge by the dis-
play of panting bosoms, which dazzled and de-
lighted, they were fair, but notforte. The Prince
of WA I. ts, though long expelted, and much ss :itched
for, wensnot there, nor any personage, that we
could discover, of sufficient consequence to compen-
sate for so great a deprivation. At half-past five
the house was nearly cleared, and the morning
being fine the outside fra,,ertzer: were regaled with
theradlingering looks of many tired Hoydens, and
some disappointed orange girls, who, with- their
stock on hands, slowly retired to their solitary cheat-

In France, where masquerades are so frequent,
cheap, and entertaining, dominos are to be met
with as in England, but not all of one colour,and that
colour so extremely sombre. Nor is it fair to make
these robts, which were instituted as vestmerts of

elegance and mantles of wit, cloaks for dulness,
and cover:lw, for &shah:7k.
An Infirmary for the C minty of Bedford is very
nearly compleated at Bedford, according to the
Will of the late Mr. WHITBREAD, who bequeathed
for that purpose the princely legacy of 8091.
It will be ready for the reception 0! patients in the
course of the summer.—At a numerous and re-
ix.ilable meeting of the Gentlemen of the Town
and County, held yesterday at the swan Inn,
Bedford, GODFREY THORNTON, Esq. High She-
rif, in the Chair, Dr. YEATS was unanimous!i
appointed Physician to this charitable Institution.—
Dr. YEATS addressed the Meeting in an appropri-
ate speech on the occasion, stating the origin of
such Charities, and delineating in animate language
the benevolent charaeter of the pious and munificent
founder of the Infirmary. _

In our account of the Mceting of the Literary
Fund. the Earl of Nlo Ina's second donation of eoi.
was omitted. His Lordship's health was proposed
by Lord PELH got, and drank with enthusiasm.

FRANCIS SITWELL and ALEXANDER ALLEN,
Esqrs. have been returned Members for Berwick.
The following was the State of the Poll at the
Baal close :
• Francis Sitwell, Esq. (Mr. Friend) - 349
MOM Allen (Mr. Ford) ce's friend) - - 318

Sir Jahn CaHinder, Bart.

-

- 306

A List of the Di accra r.s of the United Company
of Merchants of England, trading to the East-In-
d;es, for the year 1803.
Sir William Betriley, Bart.
J.l( lb Bausniuet, 14q.
Sir John Smith Borges, Bart.
Jois-ph Cottnii, F. 44.
Sir Lionel DareU, Bart.
William Devaynes, Este.
1 he khan. Win. Elphinstotte.
Simon Fraser, Esq.
Charier; Grant, Esq.
Juba nittiti(eason, Esq.
Will:arn Adair Itekrarin, Fog.
Su it pen Luil.ington, Bart.

Charles Mills, Esq.
Thomas Parry, .
Edward Parry, Esq.
R. Chick. Plowden, Esq.
Abraham Roberts, Esq.
John Roberts, Esq.
Ge' owe. Smith, Esq.
Robert Thornton, Esq.
Waliana Thornton, Esq.
Sfeany Toone, Lei.
lus s e Tram%
Esq
es Williams, Esq.

OLD 11/111.111-..
1"/III3Arg APRIL 22.
Before Mr.
.7utii.-e Haaan.
About a quarter before pne, Capt. At:mature
Was led into Court, supported by his friends, and
accompanied by Mr. Heaviside; he appeared ex-
tremely pale and weak, and far from having reco-
vered the effeds of his wound. The Court immedi-
ately indulged him with a chair.
Mr. Skelton, Clerk of the Arraigns, addressing
him, said, " James Macnamara, you stand charged
on the Coroner's Inquest, for that you on the 6th of
April, 1803, did, with force and arms, in the parish
of St. Pancras, in the county of Middlesex, on
Robert Montgomery, Esq. feloniously make an as-
sault, and a certain pistol, of the value of ten shil-
lings, charged and loaded with powder and a leaden
bullet, which you held in your right-hand, to, and
against the body of the said Robert Montgomery,
did feloniously sboot off and discharge, and did felo-
niously give with the leaden bullet so ac aforesaid
discharged by force of the gunpowder in the right
side of the body of the said Robert Montgomery
one mortal wound; so the Jurors aforesaid upon
their oaths say, that the said Robert Montgomery
in manner aforesaid you did feloniously kill and slay,
against the peace of our Lord the King, and against
the form of the statute."—The prisoner pleaded
Not Guilty.
Mr. KNAPP—" Gentlemen of the Jury, you have
been informed by the Officer of the Come of the na-
ture of the charge which is exhibited before you in
this occasion, and which you are called upon to try.
You find :hat it imputes to the Gentleman at the
bar, the offence of shooting with :t pistol another
Gentleman of the .name of Montgomery. II the
course of the very few fans I shill have the honour
of submitting, I shall carefully abstain from mak-
ing any observation.; that migiit in the least preju-
dice the minds of you, the Gentlemen of the Jury.
I feel that all cases when they come into a Court of
Justice, ought to be tried upon the evidence given
before the Jury, and on that only ; I feel in this
case what Ave are often sensible of, that much pre-
judice has been excited in consequence of what has
already appeared in.the public prints. One cannot
but feel the gr.!at impropriety of making' premature
observations on cases which are afterwards to be
tried by a Jury, but it is peculiarly improper to
pretend to detail the evidence given aaainst a person
accused ; a prthice which cannot frail to prejudice
those who are afterwards to pass on his trial. In
the course of the trials during the present Sessions, I
have had the good fortune to find that no such par-
tial observation could have the effect of influencing
the minds of the Jury. I am therefore confident
that in the present instance too they will consider
the oath they have taken, and try the merits of this
inquisition upon the evidence detailed to them.—
Gentlemen, the charge then that is made before
you on the inquisition, is that of Manslaughter only ;
and you full well know, what must give every one
of you satisfaetion, that it is a charge which does not
affeel the life of the prisoner ; but nevertheless, it is
a charge of very great importance to the interest of
society and the public. In proportion as the charge
is one of such extreme magnitude, so ought to be
the anxiety and attention of those who are to hear
it, and who are to judge of it. The circumstances
and facts of the case r will briefly state to you, for
I am not aware of any question of law that can
arise upon them ; and if I was aware of any, I should
feel it unnecessary in a Court constituted as this is to
venture my opinion, because you would have it better
stated to you by the Learned Judge, and I should
probably puke some mistake which might affect
the prisoner at the bar. The only question you have
to try is, whether the Gentleman who is stated in
the inquisition to have lost his life, log it by the
ad of the prisoner ; lost it in a rencontre which
took place between them at Primrose-hill ; and if
you are of opinion that the prisoner was the cause
of the death of the deceased, in consequence of the
pistol he fired at him in that rencontre, there can
be no question, but your verdict must find him
guilty of manslaughter. Both the prisoner at the
bar anct..the gentleman who has lost his life, are
persons most respedably conneded. The prisoner
is a gentleman of acknowledged bravery in the ser-
vice of his country, and eminent for those qualities
which deserved to be highly spoken of. The de-
ceased was a man whose charader, in those respeds,
was similar ; he was a man deserving the affedion
and regard of every one who knew him. I am only
the feeble instrument of the family of the deceased,
to lay before you the fats of the case, neither wish-
ing, nor being.instrated, to say any thing that may
operate in the least to the prejudice of the prisoner.
I only wish to discharge my duty to the public by
submitting the circumstances of the case to you ; the
&Ss lay in a small compass." The Learned Counsel
shortly stated the facts, Nvltich we shall more mi-
nutely describe in the language of the witnesses.
He adverted to the origin of the quarrel between the
prisoner and the deceased ; their subsequent meet-
ing at Primrose-hill, attended by their seconds and
surgeon, and the fatal result of that meeting ; having
done so, he thus proceeded—" I have abstained, ( kn-
tlemen, from stating these circumstances to you
with more force than [ have done ; I have abstained
from making any comment upon them, because I
have deemed it my province to leave you to draw
your own conclusions from the evidence itself; I
have performed my duty in laying the outlines of the
case before you. The prosecutoy (and God forbid.
he should do otherwise) entertains no wish, no isnxi-.1
ety, about the fate of this prosecution ; he only de-
sires me to submit the case to you, in order that you
may give that verdkt which j astice, and the peace
of society call upon you to give. And if your ver-
dill should have the effect of preventing the repeti-
tion of offences of this sort, it will be one of the
most beneficial trials that has ever taken place, be-
cause there is no offence that is mom injurious to
the happiness of social life, and the peace and tran-
quillity of the public. Gentlemen, I have nothing
further to add."
William Sloane, Esq. sworn—l was in Hyde-park
on Wednesday the 6th of April, between the hours
of four and five in the afternoon. I was on horse-
back, in company with Colonel Montgomery, the
deceased, and my brother Stephen Sloane. There
was a Newfoundland dog following Colonel Mont-
gomery ; there was another dog of the same
species following some gentlemen who were also
on horseback ; we were in that part of Hyde-
park between the bridge and the barrier; the
dogs began fighting ; Colonel Montgomery turned
round and jumped off his horse to separate them :
they were separated; I beard Colonel Montgomery

•
call out-.." Whose dog is this ?" Captain MAttlas
;Tiara antWeral "It is my dog ;" COL Montgomery
said, " If you do not call your dog off I shall knock
him down." Captain Macnamara replied, " Have
you the arrogance to say you will knock my dog
down ?" Col. Montgomery said, " I certainly shall,
if he falls on my dog." About this time Lord Bock-
horst came up, and some further convasation pass-
ed. I heard the word arrogance made use of rave;
ral times ; Captain Macnamara made use of it ; *e
all proceeded to Piccadilly; C9l. Montgomery and
Capt. Macnamara gave theirrframes to each other.
The prisoner said, he was Capt. Macnamara of the
Royal Navy ; Colonel Montgomery said, " It is not
my intention to quarrel with You, but if your dog
falls'on mine, I shall knock him dawn." Nook
leave of Col. Montgomery at the top of St. James's-
street, with the intention of going home. I saw
Mr. Macnamara's party turning back to go down
St. James's-street ; at that time I had got a little
way up Bond.street ; Col. Montgomery went down
St. James's-street with my brother; I afterward;
saw Mr. Macnaniara in Jerrnyn-street.' Colonel
Montgomery had proceeded as far as St. James's,
church ; they were about thirty yards .from the
church ; a person, I believe Captain Barry; went
from Mr. Macnamara to Col. Montgomery ; I did
not see him return again. Mr. Macnamara said,
" How can I prevent dogs from fighting who meet
in the open fields."—On his cross-examination he
said, " I saw the dogs begin to fight ; there was no
reason for supposing the sings were set on. Capt.
Macnamara was dressed as a gentleman, and had
the aptkearaace of one, and there could he no rea-
son for supposing be set his dog on the other. Co-
lonel Montgomery said, if he did not take his deg
off, he would knock him down; he did not say it
in the gentlest manner, as gentlemen are accustomed
to speak to each other; he said, if Captain Macna-
mara was offended with this expression he knew
where to find him ; he said tlsis subsequent to the
tins* when he knew Captain Macnamara was an offi-
cer of the Royal Navy.
Stephen Shaine, Esq. stated, that he was also in
Hyde-park when this affair commenced ; he saw
the dogs fighting, and heard the threats of the de-
ceased. Capt. Macnamara rode up and said, " If
you knock my dog down you must knock me down
afterwards." Col. Montgo.riery replied, " This pub-
lic place is not proper for the adjustment of a dis-
pute ; my name is Col. Montgomery, you know
where to find me." He added, Capt. Macnamara
could not suppose he meant offence by desiring him
to call off his dog, or by saying he would knock
him down. Capt. Macnamara said, he did not feel
himself offended at that ; but that if Col. Montgo-
mery did say any thing that was intended to affront
him, he would take it up with the greatest eager-
ness ; I recollect Capt. Macnamara using the term
" arrogant" several times. The rest of the witness's
evidence in chief corroborated the statement of
the former witness. On his cross-examination by
Mr. Garrow, he said he did not recollect Col. Mont-
gomery saying it might depend upon circumstances
whether he knocked Capt. Macnamara down.
Lord Buckhurst said, he was not present at the
first dispute about the dogs • he came up after-
wards, and heard Captain Macnamara say, that
the salty in which Colonel Montgomery had desired
him to call off his dog was arrogant, and not words
fit to be used from a gentleman to a gentleman;
Col. Montgomery said, " Do you feel yourself in-
jured ?" Capt. Macnamara replied " No ; not from
what you have said ; but if you say any thing that
shall affront me, I will take it up as soon as any
man in England. Col. Montgomery said, " It is
not my intention to have any quarrel with you, but
I shall adhere to what I said ; and if your dog at-
tacks mine I will knock him down." Capt. Macna-
mara said, he would as soon revenge an insult as
any man, and would fight Col. Montgomery as
well as any other man who offered him an injury.
Capt. Macnamara was shaking his stick, but it ap-
peared to be an involuntary action, the consequence
of his passion, and not intended as an insult.
Charles Smith said, he was in Hyde-park on the
6th of April, and saw the deceased, and three or
four other gentlemen, riding towards the harrier.
The two dogs began fighting before he came up ;
Col. Montgomery turned back, got off his horse,
stood over the dog, and said, " I will knock the
dog down." Caet. Macnamara rode up and said,
" If you knock the dog down, you must take the
consequences, or knock me down too." Col. Mont-
gomery said, " Why do you not call your dog off ?"
Capt. Macnamara replied, " I did not chuse to call
my dog off, and I will not be didated to by you
or any man." Col. Montgomery got on his horse
and said, " Well, Sir, if your dog fights mine, I
repeat to you, I will knock him down; and you shall
be very welcome to know where to find me ; as a
Centleman, you might have called your dog off ?"
apt. Macnamara, said, " No, Sir, I did not chuse
it ; I chased to let them fight, and I tell you again,
I will not be dictated to by you, or any man ;" he
added, " I ought to know now where to find you,
for what you have already said." At this time se-
veral gentlemen closed, and the witness did not hear
distindly what further passed.
Thomas Latch, servant to Mr. Dean, a stable-
keeper in Bond-street.--I was ordered to go with a
chaise to St. James's-street ; Capt. Barry came up in
a hackney-coach, and ordered me to follow him ; I
followed him to Bury-street ; as soon as I turned
the corner he stopt ; he pulled a case out of the
hackney-coach, anti put it in my chaise, and ordered
me to drive to Dover-street as fast as possible , he
' desired me to stop at No. 8 ; I stopt there ; I deli-
vered the case out to Capt. Barry, and he took it
into the house. Capt. Barry came out of the
house in four or five minutes ; first alone, and then
with Mr. Heaviside, bringing the case with him.
Capt. Barry and Mr. Heaviside got into the chaise,
and desired me to drive to Chalk-farm. Just before
I got there, a gentleman with one arm stopt us (this
gentleman was Sir W. Keir) ; I drew up, and Capt.
Barry got out and walked with the gentleman with
one arm ; in a short time Mr. Heaviside got out,
Sad walked with the others into the field. Diredly
afterwards a hackney-coach ca up ; no person
go': out; a gentleman asked OE. coachman where
his company was. The witness merely added, that
the deceased then got out of tisk hackney-coach, and
and they all went in the same dire&ion to the field ;
the witness did not see ant thing happen ; he went
to get a pint of beer. In about a quarter of an
hour, or twenty minutes afterwards, the gentleman
who came in the hackney-coach was brought down
to the house • the gentleman the witness had driven
got into the Three King's chaise, and went away. .
Daniel Farrow, past-boy, belonging to the 'three

•Mccadilly.—On Wednesday, the tint April.
a gentlenian came to me to get a chaise to go to
Chalk-farm ; I went with the chaise and a servant
in it. When I got to Chalk-fartn I saw a chaise at
Dean's, and three or four gentlemen standing toge-
ther opposite the window; they went together to the
field ; after they got there I heard a firing, but no
more than one report; there were two gentlemen
with pistols, and Mr. Heaviside, and the gentleman
with one hand ; Col. Montgomery, and Capt. Mac-
namara stood at three or four yards distance; I
saw Col. Montgomery fall ; I saw Mr. Heaviside
putting lint on him; the other gentleman saw Capt.
Macnamara was wounded ; then he went to Capt.
Macriamara and put lint on him too. I was ordered
to fetch the chaise ; I had Capt. Macnamara in my
chaise and brought him down to Chalk-farm, :nal
the hackney-coach Was sent for Col. Montgomery;
he was not dead ; I helped to carry him up stairs ;
I took Capt. Macnamara to Blake's Hotel in hr.
myn-street. It was almost dusk before he arrived
there.
James Harding, vintner, Jermyn-street.—l was at
Chalk-farm on Wednesday, April 6 ; I observed
the party, Captain Macnarnaza, Colonel Mon;;ome-
ry, and three other Gentlemen ascending Primrose-
hill. One of the parties desired the servant to bring
a case out of the chaise ; this opened my eyes to the
business. I stood about fifty yards distance from
them ; I saw them conversing together, and prepar-
ing the pistols ; one was discharged to see whether
they were in good condition ; the parties separated.
Colonel Montgomery fired, and Captain :Macnamara
fired, they stood face to face, both fired at the same
time; Colonel Montgomery fell, Captain Macna-
mara did not ; Colonel Montgomery was extended
on tthe ground, and shortly after Mr. Heaviside
opened his waistcoat, and looked at his wound, it
was on the right side ; Mr. Heaviside administered
relief to him, and then went to Captain Macnamara.
I think he said he Was wounded, and that he must
bleed him ; I assisted in carrying Colonel Montgo-
mery ; his eyes *ere fixed, and he was groaning ; I
saw the corpse afterwards on a bed in Chalk-farm.
Lord Buck-hurst deposed to his having seen the
corpse, and he proved its being that of Colonel
Montgomery.
This closed the evidence for the prosecution.
The prisoner was called upon for his defence. He
entreated the Court to indulge him with the permis-
sion of addressing the Jury sitting, as he felt much
pain and inconvenience from his wound.
His request was instantly complied with, and he
delivered himself in these words.

" GENTLEMEN Of THE JURY,
" I aiipear before you with the consolation that my charac-
ter has already been delivered, by the verdict of a Grand Jury,
from the shocking imputation of murder; and that although
the evidence against me was laid before them, without airy
explanation or evidence of the sensations which brought me
into my present unhappy situation, they made their own ins-
pression ; and no charge of criminal homicide was found
against me. I was delivered at once from the whole effect of
the indictment. I therefore row stand before von upon the
inquisition only, taken before the Coroner, upon the view of
the body, under circumstances extremely affecting to the minds
of those who were to deliberate on the transaction, and witb-
out the opportunity, which the benignity of the law affords
me at this moment, of repelling that inference of even rudders
resentment against the deceaied, which is the foundation of
this inquest of manslaughter.
" The origin of the diff:rence, as you see it in the evidence,
was insignificant : the hcat of two persons, each defending
an animal under his protection, was natural, and could not
hive led to any serious consequences. It was not the deceased's
defending his own dog, or his threatening to destroy mine,
that led to the fatal catastrophe: It was the defiance alone
which most unhappily accompanied what was said : words re-
ceive their interpretation from the avowed intention of the
speaker. The offence was forced upon me by the declaration,
that he invited me to be offended, and challengA me to vin-
dicate the offence by car.i;sg u,...-cn him for satisfaction. 'lf
' you are offended with what has passed, you know wlt"! To
' find mc.' These words, unfortunately repeated and reiter-
ated, have over and over again been considered by Criminal
Courts ofJustice as sufficient to support an indictment for a
challenge. These Judgments of Courts are founded upon the
universal understandings and feelings of mankind; and com-
mon candour must admit, that an Officer, however desirous
to avoid a quarrel, cannot refuse to understand what even the
grave Judges of the Law must interpret as a provocation and a
defiance. I declare, therefore, most solemnly, that I went
into the field from no resentment against the deceased : No-
thing, indeed, but insanity could have led me to expoi.e my"
own li such imminent peril, under the impulse of passion
from niadequate a cause as the evidence before von
exhibits, hen separated front the defiance which was
the fatal urea of mischief; and I could well have
overlook at too ,if. the world, in its present state,
could ha :overlooked it also. I went into the field,
therefore, si tno determination or desire to take the life of
ailha my oppon or to expose my own. I went there in hopes
of receiving e soothing satisfaCtion for what would other-
wise have ex me in the general feelings and opinions of
the world. The deceased was a man of popular manners, as I
have 'ward, and with a very general acquaintance. I, on the
other hand, was in a manner a strangcr in this great town,
having been devoted, from my infancy, to the duties of my
profttsiion in distant seas. If, under these circumstances, words,
which the deceased intended to be offensive, and which he re-
peatedly invited to be resented, had been passed by and su,..
mined to, they would have pasfed from mouth to mouth ;
have been even exaggerated at every repetition, and my honor
must have been lost.
"Gentlemen, lam a Captain in the •'t i Navy. My cha-
rades you can only hear from others; to maintain any
charaCter, in that station, 1 must be respe /led. When called
upon to lead others into honourable dangers, f liana not be
supposed to be a man who had sought safety by aglnisiuing to
tc
what custom has taught others to consider as a,l' ' a.
am not presuming to urge any thing against the I God,
or of this Land, I know that, in the eye of Reli n and
Reason, obedience to the Law, though against the geheral
feelings of the world, is the first duty, and ought to be the
rule of action : But, in putting a construction upon my ion-
item, so as to ascertain the quality of my actions, you will
Make allowances for my situation. It is impossible to define,
In terms the proper feelings of a Gentlemen, but their exist-
ent* hams supported this happy country for many ages, au:t
' dikilgktgaikia if they were lost. Gentleman, I will detain.
you no Icisar; I will bring before you many honourable per

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