The Sun.
London, England, 1813-08-04 00:00:00

S7'IUPI'ING LIELDREN.

MARLBOROVG,4-STUEET,---An elderly miserable
looking xvornan was yesterday charged with hav-
ing stolen an unfinished frock from a child, on
Lisson-green, Paddington, This practice has ot•
late been carried on to a very great extent. The
children'were of hard-working parents, and one
of them was on her way to school on Momkty
morning, when the prisoner accosted her, pre-
tended to know her, and decoyed her out of the
sight of any-person, where she gave her a half-
penny to go back and buy sonic cherries.. The
child bad an nu-finished frock her hand, to
work upon at school', which the prisoner took
from her nut il she should return with the fruit, but
she anide oil with the frock, ,

Th`e next case adduced against the prisoner was
by the'pareins of a child between three and four
years old. The child was playing on Lisson-
green, when the prisoner acTosted her, andby the
same sort of stratagem of buying fruit, she de-
coyed'her away. The child was missed, but no
tidings could be had of her until she found. her
way home, literally stripped naked, with the ex-
ception of herchentise. The prisoner was lurk-
ing about the neighbourhood in the evening, when
she was identified by the child from whom she
had taken the 'frock ,•and she 'confessed
her guilt. Lyall, a constable, .searched the pri-
soner's lodgings in Mitchain-street, and found va-
rious 'utiler articles of children's apparel, whiCh
had, no doubt, been obtained in a similar manner,
and the offender was remanded till Saturday, to
Ore others an opportunity of identifying the pro-
perty so found.
GUILDHALL.—Four of the light fingered squad
were yesterday brought up; on ctiaiges of being
busy in the exercise of their calling, the preced-
ing evening, on London-bridge. Two .of them
were committed to Bridewell, the other two were
discharged.
A woman named Wood, charged a cheesemon-
ger named Maddox, with nearlreutting her' hand
from her arm. It appeared that-the complainant

went into the shop of the defendant, to make some
purchase, and while she was handling some bacon,
the defendant, who was .cutting the flitch, acci-
dentally slipped a large knife he had in his hand
across her arm, and inflicted a severe wound. The
man having said he was ready to make any com.
pcnsation in his power, the partieS retired to
.settle the matter in an amicable mantier; when no
doubt, a healing plaister was put to the wound,
which will prove a sovereign remedy.

HAMPSHIRE ASSIZES.

'MORE DETAILED IthrOßT UV Tilt INTOESTING

FOR 'WELLING.
Edward 31qiuire, .4ndrewl4n,. Joseph Gil-
'
christ,•and Daniel O'Brien, were 'chat ged with the
wilful murder of Lieutenant Blundell, in a duel, in
the Isle of Wight.
The. Rev. John Barwis is it Magistrate, residing
at Niton, in the 4sle. of Wight. On the Sth of
July about eight in the evening, was informed that
Mrs: White,, mother-in-law to Lieutenant Blun-
dell, the deceased, wished to see him ; he went to
her about dusk ; in consequence of what she said,
.he went to, the White Lion, and asked the land-
lord tor Mr. I.4l.;.•Guire, who dune to him, and. thi.y
walked, backward and forwatil near the inn. He
told Mr. M'Gpire, in consequence of information,
he must bind him to keep the peace. Mr. MiGuire
replied, he was a peaceable man, and that be had
been ill-used ; that Blundell bad raised a report
that he, had supplied INl‘Guire with eloatbs. Wit-
ness said he must do.his duty, if he persisted in
his intention of fighting, and requested him to go
to the Barracks immediately. He replied he should
he happy to oblige him, and be repeated his re-:
quest, and required his word and honour that he
would not fight Blundell ; 111‘Guire replied, I give
you my word and honour that I will not chal-
lenge Blundell; on which they. parted, and
M'Giiire went towards the Barracks, Witness
turned to the White Lion, and desired Blundell
might be brought to him ;. he Waited a consider-
able time, but he did not come; went to the,house
where he was, and sawillundell, with Lieutenants
Dillon and A. O'Brien. Mr. Blundell came
to him, and they had- some. conversation. Mr.
Blundell returned, and so, did the witness ; ad-
'dressing himself to the company, Lieut. Dillon
sitting at. the head of the table, 'be said he
feared they were there at no good ; that be was• a
Magistrate, and that he came to keep the peace ;'
that if there was any disposition 'to a duel, he
should bind them over. Mr. Blundell then took
the•lead in the conversation, and said, in certain
situations, Gentlemen in the army were obliged
to fight duels. Dillon observed, it, any Officer in
his regiment refused to fight, hesbould'feel it his
duty to inform the commanding ,Offieer.. The
rest, with the exception of Blundell, followed;
but did not say so much about it. Witness then
repeated that he would have no fighting, and asked
it there was no intermediate course ;, he was told
by Mr. Dillon, that fighting there must be, in
some situation. Aftw a little more conversation,
he retired, saying there should be no fighting ;
Mr. Dillon said to him, there should be no
fighting in your district." They were then eating
and drinking freely. Witness then went home,
The Judge'censured Mr,),iarwis for not acting
more promptly.
quite certain.. Mr. Dillon and
Mr. O'Brien were IA the Red Lion, When he

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sa them hefts: c the Coroner, reetsgai zed them
0' ilriear did not say much, b'u't what he said tie...
corded with Dillon. •
James Fitzgerald, private'in the .96th regiment
foot,' is servant;.to Gilchrist, was so on the 9th
of this month ; was in Parkhurst Barracks on that
' nsOrning. By order of his master, he 'took to
Newport•a box ; did not at-that time know its
contents,; went to. Mr. Webbla for a hat for hint,
and afterward went with his inaster to where the
duel was fought, at t!te back of Carisbrook Castle.
Mr. M`Guire was with his master. Soon after
they were there, Mr. Blundell and Mr. Hemmings
came to the spot; when they met they proceeded
to the back of the Castle; and Mr. [lemmings
measured Out the ground, taking either 12 or 13
paces. Hemmings asked Mr. Gilchrist for a pistol ;
Gilchrist answered; if you have it, it shall be
without my consent, and against my wishes,
that they should be rised on that day ; on
which Mr. Hemmings' was desired by Mr. Blun-
dell to get one of his own, and the pistol W;IS
produced and loaded. Mr.' Hemmings gave
the word, and both fired together. Mr. Blun-
dell stood his ground, and handed his pistol -to
Mr. Hemmings. Hemmings said the pistol was
burst, and 'Blundell was asked to borrow one Of
Gilchrist, as he wished to Bare another sho:. Then
Gilchrist and Hemmings went. to Blundell, and.
afterwards to M'Guire, but he did not hear what
passed.. 'After this they loaded M‘Guire's pistols,
and each took one. Hemmings gave the word—
they fired, and Mr. Blundell fell. • M'Guire, Gil-
christ, and Hemmings came up to hint. Blundell
said, " clear M'Guire,l um dying,. but I for-
give you from my heart and soul." Then Gil-
christ shook hands with him, and said, " Areyon
satisfied we have behaved as Gentlemen to-day ??'
He replied,• '"
Yes, my dear Gilchrist, die in
peace with you all." Witness was sent for a doc-
tor, whom he met coming out, and when he re-
turtles:- the parties were all gone.
Mr. Win. Dunlop is Surgeon of the 98th regi-
ment ; on the 9th inst. he was called on to attend
Mr. Blundell about one o'clock, at Newport ; he
was lying on hii back, his cloaths taken off, and
a medical gentleman attending.' The ball had en-
tered between the back bone and the shoulder
blade, awl passed through the lungs, and struck
the sixth rib on the left side, and lodged under
the arm-pit, .
T. Bayles, Captain and Adjutant at the Army
Depot, in the Isle of Wight, on the 9th, was in
company with the deceased, Blundell ; in conse-
quence of a letter, the witness waited on the de.
ceased, who told him he was mortally wounded ;
witness told hint he was sent by Gen. Taylor, to
inquire into the circumstances, and requested him
to inform bins who were the seconds ; lie replied,.
•Henniogs was his second, Gilchrist the other's; he
said that Mr.•M`Guire and lie
.had 'mad, an alterca-
tion, but that it was not his wish to meet Mr. M. ;
he would have settled it, but that be was in
a manner compelled ; he said several officers butt
been to him; their names were. O'Brien, Dillon,
and several others ; that he did not owe Mr.
M'Guire any animosity. It was between four and
five in the afternoon when he went down to Min-
den, lie understood on the same clay the duel took
place; there were several persons in the room
when he went there, but did not particularly
serve any one. He went to .Blundell for the pur-
pose of collecting the particulars; he told him it
was not his intention to have fought if lie could
have avoided it ; that he had the Adjutant-Gene-
neral's permission to go to London ; that he in-
tended to let the business pass over, and to have
got on the half-pay, and that he was going otf on
that day. O'Brien
.and Dillon told him, if he did "
not meet M‘Geire he should be discarded. , Wit-
ness could not learn how the dispute Originated.
Henry White was father-in-law to the deceased ;
saw hint on the 10th instant, and was told by hint
he had received a wound, which he supposed would
be mortal ; said he was sorry to see him in such a
situation ; that it was not his fault ; it was a taa,
licions business ; that he could tint help it, and
that he did not wish to tight ; that. O'Brien and
Dillon, and others had come down to the White
Lion the evening before, and he was obliged to do
it by the officers he had been converSing,With.
Mr. Dillon, in his defence, said, he was not
aware of being itnpliceted in this charge, till yes-
terday morning ; and front the shortness of the
not ire, he could not procure the witnesses he
could hare procured, if the time had been longer.
Mr. M'Guire said, he was a native of Ireland,
and a stranger to this country ; that he was chal-
lenged by the deceased, and as a Gentleman was
obliged to accept it.
Mr. Gilchrist said, be was a native of Scotland,
and that from the shortness of the time since the
transaction, he had not sufficient time to obtain
his witnesses to his character

Mr. O'Brien, who is a Rative of Ireland, said
there bad not been time to acquaint his connec-
tions with his situation.

. .
M'Guire received lt good character from Captain
Davis and the Rev. Mr. Barwis.—Mr. Duteb, the
surgeon, knows M'Guire ; he has borne a very
good character. Captain Raylts gave M'Guire a
favourable character. Lieutenant J. flusom, of
the 39th, had known Mr. Gilchrist,- since the year
18Q9 ; since that period he has borne the best pos-
sible character. Mr. Dunlop has known Gilchrist
since he has been at the Depbt ; his conduct and
character had been most gentlemanly. Gui/ty—
Death ; but respited till the 21st of August.