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have safely date."—lie ationid eenefede by stating that his reasons
for conceiving that Sir John hfurray's conduct was indefensible,
were--first, that there was no enemy nearer than Villatianea
distance of'3o miles) at the time that Sir John was embarking the
troops and destioying the omit secondly, that the enemy were not
in suffitient force io have justified the aNturlaning the siege of Tar-
ragona, in the manner that it was abandoned; and lastly, that Ge-
neral Capons was then in a position between our army and the
enemy, Under those circumstances, he did consider the embarka-
tion, in the manner it was conducted, as most discreditable to the
army, and io disgraceful as completely to wirreht lbw* exprts•
sinii4 in his dispatch which be had been called upon to substan-
tiate.
public part of the proceedings of the Court 'Werti h! were
closed by ACmiral Hellowell's reply, and the Court was wintediately
cloud. ►

DURLLING.

COLONEL. QUENTIN AND LIEUT.-COL. PALMF.It.

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We stated some time ago that Colonel Quentin had cross.
ed the water into France, with the avowed purpose of calling
out Lieut. Colonel Palmer. We have now to state that the
meeting has taken place, and that the following are the par-
ticulars, and the result of the meeting :—On Thursday, the
'ld inst. Lieut.-Col. Palmer returned to Paris from Bour-

deaux, where he had been on private business. On the day
of his arrival, understanding that Mr. Lawrell, brother-in-
. law to Colonel Quentin had several times called at his hotel,
to inquire for him, he made known to that gentleman his
being in town., Accordingly be was waited on.by M. Law-
rell, with a message. from that gentleman, which Colonel
Palmer, notwithstanding numerous letters he found on his
table from the most distinguished military characters in Eng-
land, Eat( St. Vincent and others, dissuading him from ac-
cepting any challenge on the score of the public duty which
he had so honorably fulfilled, instantly accepted. The parties
met, on the to day, near Paris.
Col. Quentin was attended by Mr. Lawrel!, as his second;
Lieut.-Col. Palmer, by Thomas Thompson, Esq. It was
settled by the seconds that they should fire at twelve paces,
Cul. Quentin only fired and missed. Lieut.-Col. Palmer
then discharged his pistpl in the air. Mr. Thompson asked
Mr. Lawrell if he was satisfied. Mr.. Lawrell answered that
he was perfectly satisfied. Col. Quentin expressed himself to
the same effect; and here The affair terminated.
The following is the letter of challenge from Colonel
Quentin to Lieut.-Col. Palmer:
Paris. Jan 3, 1845.
SlR,—The manlier in which yon hare reflected on my character,
not only during the proceedings tut the Court Martial, but since also,'
lus been such as to make it impossible but that you must have inten•
tiunally meant to give me cause to seek satisfaction at your hands,
and hare expected such a result. If Lam right in so judging I must
on my pact assure yen, that it has ever been my (fete' ruination not
to disappoint your expectations. Aware of your avowed intention
to proceed to France, and unwilling (most especially frmi my pecu-
liar situation) to transgress the laws, both civil and military, of the
Country in which I have found protection, I anxiously awaited, the
period of your departure. I have followed you to this country, and
I now call upon you as a soldier, a man of honour and a Gentian's'',
either to dinsvow the,gross ishinoations you have given to the wort',
a• to my want of yersoual courage, or by meeting me to give me ass
opportunity of p&uving how false Intl have been.
ii tiro your)uiluble servanr,
•
C, QUENTIN."

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MR. O'CONNELL AND MR. D'rSTERRE,

Ta consequence of an expression of contempt used by
Counsellor O'Connell against the Corporation of Dublin,
D'Esterre, a..11/41ember of that Body, thought proper to
ierent it. Accordinzlv, Thust.daY the `2!..Sb is it. ha