The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-06-26 00:00:00

FATAL DUEL.

/LILIMINT, JV!'t 7. i
A meeting took place this morning, at the: ['ark
of Dunmore, ba:ween Lieutenant O'B. stationed
there (Ts the recruiting service. and G. B Esq. of this
ety ; the former was attended by Major C. the Lat-
ta,. by a Mr. F. As soon as the combatants entered
the field. an amicable settlement was proposed by
Major C. (who, since his residence in this tow has
been remarkable fur his moderation and firm less,)
but Mr. F. would not listen to any pacific terms ;
the other gentlemen took their ground, and on the
first fire Lieutenant 0115. shot Mr. B. through the
ad, who instantly expired. The seconds with the
L.,•ut•nant have fled. Mr. B. is universally re-
gretted—he was an affeEtionate friend, and kind be-
nefaßor to the poor of this city. 'I he dispute that
led e.' this melancholy catastrophe, originated at the
1 barbarous game of cock fighting.

The Earl of RADNOR is expelled in town, this
day, from his seat at Longford Castle.
The Honourable Captain PAOLI' arrived at
Uxbridge House, yesterday, from Portsmouth.
Joists HRICON, Esq. of the Southern Department.
of the l'ost.ol;fire, in Ireland, will shortly lead to
the Hymeneal Altar the lovely Miss Foarascue,
sister to the Lady of Luse WM I Ts, Esq.
Mr. Thom is to peiforin Octavian, at the Hay-
market Theatre, no Saturday night ; and Mr. EL-
LIS rots appears in the same charafter, at Bath, on
the same night.
WILLIAM H. Home, Esq. M. P. for the scainty
of Wicklow, has been detained in Ireland by some
domestic concerns, but is expelled over every hour.
Miss Sums, of Covent-garden Theatre, performs
this welt at the Newcastle Theatre ; she was to
commence her engagement on Tuesday last, in the
lVdout Cheerly, and, on Wednesday, to perform
yine Shore.
The Eat' of Deltas' and Lord SrattLav arrived
at nine o'clock, on Wednesday evening, at their
house in Grosvenor-square, from Knowsley, Lan-
cashire. Their Lordships intended to have been at
the dinner at Willis's Rooms, but they were both de-
tained on the road. The Noble Earl was detained
at Stratford-upon-Avon, by one of the wheels of
his carriage taking fire, and Lori STAN Lar's car-
riage broke down two miles and a half on the other
side of Oxford. at five o'clock in the morning. His
Lordship had to walk to Oxford, and was detained
four hours till the carriage was repaired. As soon
as their Lordships arrived in town, they sent a letter
to Earl CHOLMONDELZ,, to aeqiiiiint him of the
cause of their not being present at Willis's Rooms.
A match of pigeon shooting, for fifty guineas,
took place on Tuesday, on Finc'dey Common, be-
tween Messrs. Mossrots and CoLtasow, celebrated
shots, which was decided in favour of the latter.
The match was well coot( Bred, as CoLLtscia's suc-
cess depended on killing the last bird. Thole were
several minor matches, which concluded the sports
of the day.
Time was. when, in a Lottery of fifty or sixty
thousand Tickets, the highest Prise was 20,04,01. ;
time is. when, with only twosty thousand tickets,
there are in the tVheel grans Prises of 30,0001.,
an,OClOl., 10,00')k, with others. There are a few
Tickets and Shares left, but those who do not apply
to Castes, 8, ChatiOrCTOSS, will find. OA Tuesday,
the 14th.of next month, that tilts, is passed.