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lIVIRDPA I 4 DUEL.

Vita LINO •. at.eoetured otstxt.r.
• 7%istaorabig, shortly after 1 t o'cloek, the Court sat, and
William Canner, .11,nrk, sod Beaty Del easy, weft pert to the
law. the former indicted fur the *lli d. r of John Cul-
dough, Eat. and the latter for aiding tad aosieting is the
attadittal of the mid marder.
fir Jot, II B•aarsaieoN, as C,otcotel foe the Crows,
st:Asd the ease. He began by saggeming the Mondale
or-
e,ssity there wss for bringing Steward a proseeuthei hi the
pommel tustatice ;it va.i, he said, must midi-ell for tb,
sa-
trsfartiuu of the friends of ban who had fatten, at 'well as for
the ferimel, of him iiho survived; the preaeut ease acv not
that of a fair dart, in coosequesee of a preeiciii quarrel
quite the reverse—it was sere party in the country taking
away the life of a man who was beloved by an opposite
party, merely for the Tarpon. of preventnig the asceadarey
of that party in the country. 'f be private in toiriti of Mr.
Coleknagh's fiieud. convinced them that they would Le
deeply enhohle if they did not prosecute; they were coo
Timed that Mr. Coklungli was she was insulted, and that
the duel arose, oat in consequence of itjured hentasr, hot
fruni a prealetereniusition to convey the arbitrary views of a
party into effect, at the risk of the fife of sic or both of
the ',steeds. The dnel did not aria* in consequeece cf
soy t hint; that passed in a umencto of irritation, hat floor a
very distant cod stale rinse, and iii laying before them the
umstaitees,he wood; has e occasion to draw their attention
to a wry rensues periud indeed. He then west tutu a state-
meot of the diderent contested eleetims which had leer
within these few years in the twenty of Wexford. A party
had groou up io the county : it had taken root there,
lied, like a great Mee, extended its biaridos so cow-
"kitty as to emit a shadow over the entire county.—
Mr. Coleleogh, whose character lie pronouarrd a just
eslogiant, hod come forward to free hie wane conat - front
the bondage in which it was held; he put the ear .n the
breathe* of this great tree, awl lopped them off; he put the
axe to the rout, fort it stooped short, for alma it was email
that his 'seem nn the election was certain, his itrin was dr;
torgoined, sad upon the part id the priamosr, Alevel, it was
mowed. Fur flt.S tows, and for this alor.e, Me. Coleloagh
lust his life, and it was rearm /Hi for the mid euansy of 13evend
to hold op to the tilted Hine ions the euelswelsoh•apectsee
of their Reproirittative beim: railed to the her for the nom!?
of his fellow.earohdate, while in the art of to-emits% the our.
frages al his fellows Sir Jonahltarriartou theu wcat into a
statement of the Acts of the ease, which wise to be afterwards
prated. A gentleman of the name of l'itr'e Newton king
h, said, up tlie first day of the eleetioa, declared in the
presence, of Mr. Aleock, and bring, at the time, one of his
Committee, that if any inn *multi receive the vote of the tr-
uant of a gentleman who did not espouse themes. of the
candidate so I eteiVlag the rut* It was to be made ilk that
Candidate a personal weaver, aid he was to he personally
this principle, he said, was avowed and acrd on ;
for when the tenalds of Mrs. Chattily determined to assert
their iadepeistienee, mid to vote foe Mr. Coklnaitts, contrary
to the &tertian of Mrs. Chattily, Me. Coicloagh was then
called,. the ;eland, and there fueleiteal his life became he
would dot give up the voiles what had Mien su voleiloarily
gime to him. for /torah then went into a statement of many
ether facts, which ae Oxbow to aieLtioa, as they Amsted..
appear la endeeme.
lAltliain If Carroll was then called. Witness remembers
the lattr Leeetioa foe the County of Wexford. Mr. Alcor.O,
Mr Cole-lough, Celowt Rico, sad Mr. Shosidaa, wen the
Candidates. Witness was Agent fur Mr. Coleloneh-.was
present alien a duel was (might between lam and Mr. Ate
rock, in which Mr. Catelongh ftll.—A Mr. Percival was
seemed to A ',Lock, and Mr. H. Colelough to tbs deemed. Mr.
A 'trek wore spectacles; they appeared to be boom nionated
Heard Mt 11. Colclookh strougty remonstrate agshist hts wear-
ing them. The fiat remonstrance was in Arkaudrate House
while papering the pistols, and was addressed to Mr. literCe:
Val, Mr. King, and 31e. DareAfy. Mr. Pereetalstated, that fur
• his pass he bad no objection to the spectacles faint taken off,
list amid tint answer for it, and would commit 'Tr. Alcuek.
Mr. fang said lie did out bilievie Mr. Airsick woad take off
his aportarks, and pledged bb honour it was his Swirled
hcbcf Mr. Akock emit& not see f,tur yard,. Previous to
this it had been serial that there should be no spectacle:
Wall. After soave farther rtalerrlaliaa, Mr. Henry Col-
rknaila pat a stop to the discourse, by saying, that
Akuck should nOt wear spectacles, as, on a former
occasion, with Sir Julio Newport, hr had nut wore; them
While the pistols were loading, the prisoner, Dertaze, eat
bury scraping the bulls Ilse application to take off the
epretaeles was agaiu made, aft, r the ground wee measured,
food enough for Mr..llcoek to hear it, but I didn't hear tiny
molds immediately addressed to Mr. Alcoek. After the Emtstad
was measured, Mr. evreeral came up to Mr, 111. Colcluseh,
and told him hr believed Mt. Meork onahl Ong lobe off his
glasses. Sir. Henry Coleloug,h lamented it eery beach,
and imid aloud, If yon do Sot take tiff lha speetaelee,
1 a ithdraw the 1 have given that there shall la.
Ito prosecution • so if any thing nupleasant ocean., Mr At-
tack must staid tire prosecution." Mr. Alosek beard
this, but took no satire of It, except by bovine —Mr Per-
e-emit and Mr. Demme placed Mi. Akeek, aid Mr. Henry
Colelongh alone pored Mr. (ukkrnpL was limp ground.--s.
Mr. fercerel have Mr. Attack his root, and Mr: H Col-
(lough gave Mr. ireelrloargli his. Tina sere to tire after the
onc, two,"--and at 11 Pao" they were to See
before the pistols were given, Mr. Hereatty net epproveagef
the amovier in which Mr. Alerwk stood, made tom suer his
p..eitiost, this WA eller the ornusel was measured. He pet
s:de sneer to 31r. tolelengt,. and shook him by the arm.
After the ended* Lad been given to the parties a eon-
verration tuck place whin should give the tapas% which
ended in tooting tip a dollar, and Mr. 11. Cotelemeh having
won the teas, it was &Anvil dial he should Wee the signal.
The FO-Imetorr, lleirensy, during this convenintion, was stand-
s% twee Airefk, bet after it was arranged, he WI back autos,
Afroch's (roads. About two migiates etre the word was
inch; a heti one was prOlVßlOred,lbty niw et their arias, sod
whi.ii tan, they d. Mr. received the ball 'maw-
dandy antler his 'tea arne.he Cell hatantly on his back sad
eitoirtif. Mood friar hours Meth's the duel took place, wit-
• wens heard 4e. Gavial assert to Mr. Altos-k, that Mr.
reOclough dill am laterfrre witb Mrs. Cbamly's tessols,
owl if any ems was to bloats, it was lie, Mr. [Ural,
a.. 4 desiring Mr. Match to attach the quarrel its Ma.
. Colebrook was awarmighteil. 11e wort • Wass, but
Who. maw, observed him merle' spectacles.
Thse Witness, 9a has crow.evamiriation, mated, that if
the eiremarthiset afire simetates, w.th respect to which he
did ant a wits ra yea as spinet, was uocuometed, thought
it wee a fate ,10. t.
te. oared Cideloneti wite then railed. Hr stated, that
en Ito Ist day of etectsun be wee preatit no the Host-
erg., *ben r. Pierre Newtoa *mg, rho was Me. Akock's
pat neuter :limit, onto!, that it :toe m,e •ookl, doting that
.leraon, eat. to eiti A:ft wll4 truants, or separate
the twines: of the &wailers-de sad tenauts, he would tall him
yeemantly tie terrains kw hie angentlenamblee tiandort.—
Witgem isleu n neinlored the a' 11, May), the day cia which
the teal bovines, Imp or lied he sow Mr. Atiock that day i a
the Coint.boose. a,wt having heard that mine altercation
bad tolt-oi 14101•11. ihr :reams of Mrs. Chundy voting fur
Ole Cul,loagl ; fir 1,3.1 a eithecreation with Mr. Alcock on
the sahhict, during *lnch he pledged nine hip honverr, that
Mr. Culicksagh keel is, ,uthe eligloest degreeMorino's! ;
Inn that It any one had interfered, he ,tbc tl'itaess), was
Ile mom., sod hi was ready to atelier ft, it At eve maiden.
tho coaitometom' toile place, Mr. Ali tick bad light-
cutoured spectacles on, silver ; M also wore a
Lerner coat, with tetras tosttinis, a light-coloured waistcoat,
st.d a also, sieekelimie. Afterwastle on the grimed, 31r.
Alemb wore tro etas .es, hot they were not miniated in the
away canner as !lam ht wire a hen be spoke to Min in the
scorn-tiesse ; the sem-trees he were nu tho ground were
dark inanoteel, and he had thea on hiss a !dark widsecuat
and leretelhee, sod a Mack seelectotn '•
3I r. Edema-4e err •:..epnard, that on the morailig of the day
on whieli 31r. Colcitiogli wss shot, smile it the twenty of
Airs Chorale cause rots hat booth cot Mr. ("oklmigh's telly.
• Shortly aflr Ur Akteek and Me Hupa White ea,e,.. in, he.
LK 84 he :a.4e.r01, mat for sot the iceeelms, mei II e. 1.1-1 iird.,
a Greed of it, eieeassed, elm was then o• the Coo-

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Mr.flzarks Ogre woe agent fv; Mr. Cukktu,i'.li he wail
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stanoried ir. !he tolly.roont of the Varney of %airy ; sine.
teen of the tenants of Mrs. Chumly raise there on the
meriting of the day Mr. Colcicillh 000 killed, and offered
iltenlleleCe to his eotrrs. The witness asked whether they
entire therewith thew own fret will, or whether* they were
Mower/a le1111? 'I
hey said they came of their own free will ;
in consequence of which be pat them on the tally ; after-
wahls is die ttre.t, he Ward Mr. Aleeek scents Ile. Cid-
Arikgh of Irchavireg an unhauclstitne amnia* w ith the tr-
(Mats, in so bringing th, .ever to his sic:. Mr. lough
answered, " On my honour, I did not interfere with any gut-
tletuaris tenants, and those in purticutar." Mr. Alive* 1.4,
pin " Either you or your agents did, and by I will
make it personal with you in halt an hour, if they are not
r men up."
Mr. Dudley Colcluezh elated, that having beard of the
surrel, eurkasuared to reconelle rustier., and for that
purpose i,e you up to Mr. Aleock, who was iu the Conti-
borne Hell Oleb Colonel Pinot ; but Colonel Piggot, taking
Mr. Alcock away, said, " Come, none, there is nu use in
this, the business is fixed."
Mr. Josbna Sutton was at Lady Colclougli's house when
Mr. Pere mil came there to kaow whether Mr. Colelough
would give up tiro tenants and the 1100.er wae, that Mr. Col-
(dough did Dot iuterfcre' but would not give up the freehold-
er* who would rote for him On his cross-examination, ha
admitted that Mr. Femoral, mecoromnerd by Lard %%aeons,
came to Lady Colcloigh's, for the purpese of postponiug the
duel mitil after the election, but del not believe they Mete
from Mr. Akock.
Dr. Haswell proved that the spectacles Mr Akoek wore
et the dine of the duel were din'ereut from those he wore at
any other time.
'fhe cam beinr, here closed on the part of the Crown, Lord
Valentin was swam on the part of the Prisoners. Ilia Lord-
ship stated, that he was deputed by Mr. A leo( I.*Corninittee
to Carry a mesurge to :Ur. Colelough, Marlin+ message, M
cock being called in, acquiereed. The purport of the risessoge
was, that they conshlered Mr. Alcoa as the representa-
tive of a party ; that they would wish therefore- that
the busbies should be postponed until after the election,
and that if any loss of character resulted to %fe. Alcotk,
from withdrawing the challenge, they wouhl ta. r it on
tilt The answer given to hie Lordship by Mr.
Cole loughs friends was, that gime Mr. Aleock lied com-
mitted himself so far, lie must meet Mr. Coklough in half
an hour—Lord Valentia olso Mated that he was GM the
mound whet' the duel took plans, previous to which hr met
Mr. itagoal said having mitered into conversation
with him, Air M•Cord came. up and brought Mr Magma
Colc'iragli nom, saying, yam must nut speak to Lord Vales-
tie, lest any coucillatiou *mad take place.
mrel Valentia then underwent a lung rromemminatiou
by sr JONAhI B•110111110TON, but mating at aerial canto,
oat.
Mr. William Peretwai, the second of Mr. Alcock, stated,
that be went tlin e times to Mr. ColelongL'a, in order to me
him, and have the business settled, hut would not he al-
lowed to see him try his Mende. The proposal he bad to
make was, that Mr. Alearek did mot want both the rulers of
Mrs. Cloinily's truants, hut was willing they ‘i.hould poll for
Mr. C. iod Mr. A. When the Witness ormolu:OA Ibis pro-
pmal, Mr M'Cord tail, " We must have all or arms—Mr.
toitleugh's earrars A at the door, and they must go out."—
Timt and place were the.. bead, awl it ass agreed that wily
three friends at each eel.. ehoolil s.courpany them. Impl
Valentin, Mr. Dreereux, awl Mr King, were the dove that
theAVitatas took with him; sei eral Mimics:44 were, however,
on the gibund.
Mr. Clattert Anatin proved, that the effect of the glasses
which Mr. Akock ware on that day, 00 a defective eye, was,
that the ohjeet is made clearer, bat more dedncd, mid
that it is dinsiuished in saes and light. He did not think it
rendered the hitting a distant object men seems..
Mr. Pieice Xing was then produced, and identifier' .the
glasses, as 'being the same worn by Mr. Meta* at the time
attic dad. This be did by a small law oa one of them,
which be had taken particular notice of.
The evidence on the part of the Prienner was here closed,
and Caron StltTn commenced his rharg.. He stated to the
Jury what the hoe was, tamely, that if, in • premeditated
emltigensent, the life of a man was lost., the survivor ass
guilty of mutter.
The Jury retired, and in shout three minutes retained us
verdict e Nor GaiJfg, me to bulls.
The Court was instantly is an uproar. During the whale
of the day it was crowded to as excess. The Lira was not
over until half past Mae o'clock.