The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-01-13 00:00:00

FATAL DUEL.

'lc/tetchy unionise:, between eight suit wine o'clock,
!reviewing Bailey, of the 08th Regitnent, mid Theodore
C'Callogham, met in a field over Chalk Term, to fight
a daft, aceustipsuied by Thomas Joseph Phelan, Eas• as
second to Meltwater, and Lieettenant Newboll,
..r llersaril•street, Soho, as second to the latter, is which
Lieut. Bailey received a wooed is his right side, which
pruvril fatal, as he lassewistsed about 'two boors, and
Mew expired. Mr. O'Callaghan and the two seconds were
afterwards takes into eastody, sod lirooght to the °Mee,
alien they asoirrweat to examinatioa before Mr. CONANT,
the sitting Magistrate, and the following particulars
transpire) :
Thomas Heel, a constable of Hampstead, mated, that
he was sent fur to Mr. Mamie house, in Ingrone•-lalirt
near Chalet Farm, where he took the Primmest into commie,
ti consequence of • geollesaar having been killed iu a dol.
Mr. Adam*, when ocealpies the bowie above alluded to,
atimoled, and stated, that Amu aim. o'clock that srsorniny,,
he waipsin his bed-room its the set of dressing himself, when
be WM the d:scharereof two pistols, which induce,' hien to
look ma sit hismindow, when he saw four getilleasen, two
fields of hi•itemessmest Chalk Florin, in the sir of fighting
• dual; and as-they did aot•seporate• disnerse, he was fear-
ful door it:outdate' &Wilt ; he in atom smelter finished dressing
himself with all peetable spied, and hurried off to the spot
to enilearour to prevent the shots bettor repeated. Just as
Ito arrived at the gate, and was in tlw act of getting over it,
leo pistols went uff. He simmerd vise of the Gentlemen',
who appeared to kite to have dieeitarterd one of the pistols,
to tries mend, who he concluded had received one of the
shuts. The three other Gentlemen, who art the Prisoners,
went up to him instantly, two of whims supported hint on
each side tir prevent his falling. Ou Isis 'pliant up to
them, one of theist said to him, they were all friends.—
He saw blood mining down the trousers of the deemed
profusely. The three Prisoners gave him their names mid
addresses: Melia slot see a pistol in the possension of the
deceamd,or say of the Prisoners. He invited the Prisoners
to conduct the dem:seed to liot house, which they accordingly
did, lie did Not ulteerve ail other poise.. in the field where
the partjes were, or near the spot. He observed to the
parties that it was an unfortnet•te affair; they ail agreed
that it was so. They inquired of him if tte•re was a
house near for the Prisoners to caution the deceased
to, they being fearfa I of patting him to inconvenience; how-
ever, there being no psublie• house near, they supported him
to his house, which was about 500 yards off. The accessed
appeared to him to hie in a dangeroits state; his trowseril
were open, his shirt hanging loose, and blood was rminiue
out any fast. A sturgeon was sent fur with all poseibte •
speed. The drceamd was laid on a sofa in his parlour, aid
while lie w:u lying there be called or desired Mr. Theodore
O'Callaghan to come to him, and held out his bawl to shake
hinds with hint, 'missed he bail behaved most honourable:
The deceased observed, that he was sensible that he was
dying, sad could nut live 'too:. After this lie called the
uthertwo Prisoners to him, shook hands with them, mid
Made similar observations to them, mud said he forgave them
•11. Mr. O'Callitglsso after this went off to Ilamp.traii to
get a euimb toe:until him fruits his house, butt in the mean
time 31r. Rudd, a Servo,. Hatoopoleatl, Relived in about
half an hoar from the time of the fatal shot, when Mr.
Rudd, after having examined the emend, said, it was im-
possible to reastive hint from where he WAS. The shut bad
entered ow his right aide, pouted through his intestines, said
hod overly passed flimsies on the left side, it only being
kept from oistradiug ant by the skin ; it was visible to the
eye. The shut hal tariii d a int it a piece of the cloth
of his coat and other garments. The oh...remotd observed
to him, that the qoarrel which hail helm the cause of the
deel was not mil:Oral, a groarrel of their but had
iprnag oat of a difference between two of their . amino!
friends, who were to have fought a duel yesterday, wad they
were to have beets their set-11mb. Upon recollection, he
would not be positive whether it was the deceased or Mr.
O'Callaghan who made this observation; he, however, on-
aerobia:4 that it was she Prisoner who shot the
deceased. He diJ out observe any pistols in the possession
of either of the parties, but he (mind twn pistols lying we
the table of his porton.; Dour of them owuril theta, but he
had tie donto ut lheir hi long no% to them. Thi were post-
dated in (lie office itt 40 ouloarkil state; they wvuc ues
large site. There were no pistols liscre In•core they came,
tofu hi: bona,. The deceased lived about I liiiiirs ur two
hours and a quarter. All the Prisoners pm,' ivi r) possible
attention to Ilse deceased donee the time he lived. He
rousursed with them all, particularly Mr Ph. Into. olio the
deceased told him had hetet bus second, Or his frirool, he
could not recollect which. lie braid hint request Mr.
Phelan to write to his father the full particulars of the.
whole affair, and who, he understood, lived at Limerick.
The deceased had some eneweleatiou with Mr. Phase
pwirately, every other presort having lift She r00m...-.
Mr. Phelan then wend of In Loma to procure more
surgical assistance. On his mhos' the &erased had expired.
• Mr. Neerhult Went in the *won time to inquire for lodgings
at Chalk Farm, or NI the neighbourhood: • Mr. O'Callaghan
went to Hampstead to provere a euerh. They ill appeared
anxious to do every thing fur the deceased, slid lid tot seem
inclined to abscond, bat very readily surrendereil.
The Prisoners were sot called aeon for any th•fence.
The Magistrate informed them that the law did not make
soy distiurtion in cafes ofmtirder, all being eisasidtred prin-
cipals. They must all, therefore, be detentes'.

It was suggested to die Magistrate that sure rustady was
all, 'mutuality, be woud.retiaire, to which he asersitsal, and it
yrs artist that they should be kept in the watcb-hunse till
the dreisioi, of the Coroner's inquest shall be ksiuwu—when,
it was suggested by the Magistrate, it was prohable he would
admit Mr Phelan to bail. lie regretted that the surgeon
had out attended.

The brig Pandora, which sided from Newfound-
land au the 23d ult. with oil, brings intelligence that
the ittlitilortants of St. John's were making every
possible exertion in re-building that town ; and io
order to prtvent such vs teosive ravers from•any
future calamity. like tloat which recently happened,
consideralole space is left between the IMAM'S that
erectiwg.

In all the states of Europe the-Levisktive Bodies
are rasher actually waseigililmg, or al tto worm.
hle ; mul as they daily iisolit by the example of the
British Parliament, they appear to improve in spirit
and iii political knowledge. It might be wished,
inderd,•lliat the French flood:els to) caned) would
really speak their speeches, Mori's' of reading them
in the hum uf pansplikts. It is ll 4tt tared 114 a
comic imident in a play where a 4111111 made Mignon
letter, and it appears to 4111 tiptally ludicrous wlwre
a man answers an argument in debate by a painpli-
let whic:i could have no reference to it. But we
understand that these pamphlets or printed
speeches are really read with as much spirit and
animation as if they were spoken, and that Mrs.
BARTI.rI herself does not throw more. action, atzi-
totioss, and expression, in her representative recite.
lion of " Collix's Ude on use Passions," than may
be veers in the French Chambers upon the 04311811411
of these recitations. Every thing outlet have its
begintriag and Mg regular stages of progress. We
presume that after having spoken two ur three ses-
sions from their pocket. these gentlemen will at
length have learned their lessons so well, as to be
enabled to speak without them. It is mid to he a
real comedy fur the Englishmen 411 Paris to are
these grown garcons, gnnniupt and looming at each
other from book rehearsing their passions and feel.
nig% sod playing, as if by gnostical notes, the emo-
tions of patriotism and loyalty.

THE TURr.

There WaA Windy a bet offered uu tic antuariirg
Races yesterday.

• DERBY.
9.1 to 1 apt Allekrrltn.
IL to 1 apt Broll.tt to Tille,
OAKS. •
5 to 1 apt Loo, sod 12 to I apt any other.
OATLAN Ds.
4 to 1 ow the Ae:ld apt Leigh.
There were so belt offered on the two Legere:

Kr. Clark ban mold his brown mit. by Smolensk.; out of
Morgiasa, by Curiauder, to H. Breton, Fag. of &woe, for
a large sum.
• alumoNo, JAN. 9.
• 111r.11'. Gilts bay mare, Fanny, s.yrs old, 12st: 91b. beat
Mr. T. Thompson% bay horse, Resolute, by klunkton, 5-yrs
old, 13st. (rods by the Owners), once round Richmond
Course. A hue racer