The Sun.
London, England, 1807-05-04 00:00:00

NEW ELECTION.

Sir WILLIAM LEMON and- EMAYNE offer
again for the County of Cornwall. The Hon.
EDWARD BOSCAWEN, son of :Lord FALMOUTH, and
`colonel Jo taw LEMON, are secure at Truro. Admiral
Sir CHARLES POOL and Mr. CHARLE LEMON,,SOII
of Sir WILLIAM, are Candidates for Penrhy.n. Mr.
TREvAknox has declined. Mr. SWAN has started
in opposition,- and it is suppoSed, that he and Mr.
LEMON will be returned. -Colonel O'CALLAGHAN
z...arld Mr. WENTWORTH will most probably succeed
to Tregony. The liew. Candidate for Bodmin, is
OGLANDER, a relative of Lady DE
lbtr‘,/sTANvilout. Mr. DAVIES GIDDY is the other
Candidate, plul there is no likelihood of an oppo-
sition.. Lord HAMILTON offers himself for Lis-
keard, in conjunaion with the Hon. Mr. ELLIOT.i
they are not likely to be opposed. At West Looe,
Mr. DANIELL, and his -late Colleague Mr. BUTLER,
are confident of success. •

We have authority to say, that Mr. ROBARTS
stands for the City of Worcester on his own inde-;
pendent interest; and that the paragraph in the Ob-
server of yesterday, which states he had formed a
coalition with Mr. ATTERSOLE, 15 wbqlly unfounded
and erroneous.

The Public have some reason to rejoice at the issue
of the duel between Sir F.BLTRDETT and Mr. PAULL,
as it will effe6tually prevent either of them from
staqizocr.

Our Yarmouth.Correspondent, under date Sahli.-
. day' afternoon, saYs--" There are five English and
three German passengers by the packet which an,
rtwed this morning : • tine of them left Leipsig a
fortnight, and states the, sitnation. of the French
army to be. critical and embarrassed-the centre
and right wing were in want of every thing. The
country was in a very disturbed- state, and over-run
by strong parties of -Prussian Insurgents,. who fie:
quentlycut off the French convoys.'
Yesterday morning his MarEsvi,_Princesses, Ay.
GUSTA, MARY, SOPHIA, and AMELLA, attended by
Ladies G. BULKELEY and C. B. WYNNE, Generals
GWYNNE, and FITZROY, Count MUNSTRR, and Ho-
_ nourable Mr. BULICELEY, rode to St. George's Chapel,
where a Sermon was preached by the 'Reverend Mi.
tus.t3v, from Ephesians, chap. 5, ver 16, and after-
wards rode to Frogmore to dinner, and returned to
the Palace at three o'clock. Her MAJESTY, and
Princess ELIZABZTH, after I.oving Divine Service
• periortneLl in the Palace, rode to Frogniore, to receive
his I`4Air.srY, &c.

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Will prikably fivl some curiosity re.
.-eeraisr, the *duel which took place on Saturday last
400twcen Sir. FHAN?IS BURDEIV and Mr. PAULL,
e to them the following particalarS :
The-dispute originated in an advertisement from
tiw: latter, -which stated, that Sir FRANCIS would
take the Chair at a dinner which was to be held at
the (;'own zindT Anchor on Friday last, the Baronet
Baying given no, anthority far Such an use of his
name. Mr. PAtir.t.,- on the contrary, altedged that
hfst'..did; and, as the other persevered itl the denial;
a liostile meaing :was considered as unavoidable.--i.
The let ter \ vjiieh Sir FRAktiS kteldressed to the Ele6.
tors Of West-Minster; inthiding
.his lett& to Mr.,
PAUL. on this' subject, which was read by Mr.‘
Jots BURDETT, the Baronet's brother, was in our
Paper of Saturday. - When the Meeting was over at
the Crown and Anchor on Friday night, Mr. PAULL
issued the following letter :

TO the Free and independent Eleaori of Westininster.
"e'en o'Clock, Friday Night.

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" CB•i4TLEMEN—The Letters that were read this night
from Sir FRANCIS BIIRDTLTT, t leave not time, nor haire I
inclination, to comment on. I assert .positively, that on
Sunday last, at Wimbledon, not only did Sir i aANCIS most
cheerfully consent to nominate me, as he had done last No-
vember (which was at a dinner at the Crown and Anchor),
but that he would also serve for Westminster, if chosen with
me. •

" On Monday, Sir FRANCIS and myself, dining at Col.
POO/ 1.1.1'5, received Mr. FAWKEs'S advertisement for
Yorkshire; and then, for the first time, he expressed his re-
4tet 'that had resolved to stand for est Minster. Yester-
day I she Wed the amended adVertisement to Sir FRANCIS,
fib ati TT (Which he now says he disapproves of), it then met'
With his highest appi-oval. I subsequently shewed it to col.
tiosVit ttt ; and in a few minutes afterwards I quitted the
house of Col. 130svi 'LTA, and joined Sir FRANCIS and Mr.
Bo nueT; in Bond-street, who both agreed, in conse-
quence of the consent to serve, that Sir FRANCIS'S Adver-
tisement should' be diScontinlted until it was known what
might he the event of this day'S dinner. 1V ithout any corn-
niunication with me. Mr. RURDErT entered the Crown and
Anchor., What occurred fie has undertaken to submit to the
Public, and on which I shalt make 'no further comment.
Anxious to stand well in your estimation, I subscribe myself,
" Gentlemen, your devoted Servant,
-" JAMES PAULL."

As, soon as Mr. PAULL had dispatched this letter
for publication, he set off for Wimbledon, where Sir
lettAtzcis BURDETT has a seat.. Mr. PAULL, accom-
panied by a Mr. COOPER, waited in the neighbour-
hood while the latter took a letter to Sir FitaNets,
expressing his sense of the Baronet's condud in
very forcible terms, but imputing that conduct to the
ill advisers of the latter. The Baronet wrote a let-
ter in answer- to Mr. PAULL, reminding him of
former friendships. To which Mr. PAULL replied,
that it was adding insult to injury ; and at two
o'clock on Saturday morning a meeting was agreed
upon, to take place at Coombe Wood, near King-
ston, at seven; the same morning. Between three
and four o'clock Sir FitANCIS left his house, sending
his coachman to Knightsbridge to Mr. GAWLEFI,
late .a Captain in the Guards, requesting him to
meet him at Kingston without delay, as he wanted
his assistance in an affair of honour. Mr. GAWLER
immediately repaired to him, and tOund him at King-
ston. The two parties assembled at the same
house, the one ,abova, the other below stain, but
no intercourse whatever took place between them.
At the hour appointed they were both upon the
ground ; Sir Fri.A:aeL; attended by Mr. GAWLER ns
his second, and Mr. PAULL by Mr. CooPEn as 'bis.
The seconds agreed to place them at the distance
of 1,2 paces, which were immediately measured ;
and it Was -farther agreed that they should fire by
signal.—No attempt of accommodation or expla-
nation was previously made upon the ground, the
dispute having been carried'to too great a length to
admit of an amicable adjustment, consistent with
etivcette! Every necessary preparation being made,
and the parties having received their pistols from
their seconds, they took their ground. They both
fired-at the same time, but without any other effed
than the loss of part of Mr. l'AuLL's left curl. Sir
FRANCIS BURDETT'S second then asked, Whether
Mr. PAULL was satisfied ?and was answered " no ;"
upon which they fired again, and both parties fell.—
Mr. PAULL was knocked head over heels. 'Sir
FRAVIS fell on his side. Upon examination 'it
was found, that the ball had struck the left leg of
Mr. l'AuLt., near the front, a little below the knee,
splintering the 'bone. It did not lodge in the leg,
but flew off, tearing away-the boot-top in its pas
sage,. and a slight splinter of the bone. The hoot-
top being stout, must have .deadened the force of
the ball, and probably saved the bone from 'being
quite broken.—The ,ball from Mr. P ALTLL'S pistol •
wounded his adversary in the right thigh. It passed
through, about the middle, on the inside, near to what'
is called the Pope's Eye, bot .with Out. injuring any
leading.vein or artery. Both wounds bled profusely,
particularly that of Sir FRANCIS. They were now
reconciled, and, pit into '.Mr. l'aurel's coach ; in
which as soon as they were seated they shook hands,
and, they expressed the greatest concern for each.
other. Sir FRANCIS declared, . that he had never
fired a pistol before. They drove first to. Piccadilly,
where Sir FRANCIS was set down, about twelve
o'clock, at his own house. Mr. PAULI. then drove
01) to his own house, in Charles-street, St. James's-
square, where he was immediately attended by
Surgeon' HUME. 'The affair soon transpired ; the
'houses of both parties were soon beset by their re-
*dive friends and partisans ; and a mob remained
the whole day in the streets, in front of
At'fitst it WAS Supposed that Mr. 'PAULL'S leg must
tlndergo amputation ; but we understand; that on'
examination it was foUnd to be only slightly splin-
tered, and it is hoped it will not be necessary to have
recourse to that operatinn. Mr. PAULL had no
sleep on Saturday night, but he ihewed no feverish
symptoms.. Report stated Sir FRANCIS BURDETT,
in a dangerous Way ; but the anxiety of his friends
Was relieved by the following bulletin, which was
exhibited, yesterday afternoon, by the Porter at the
door,: to all inquirers : • - _

1‘ It is the opinion. of Mr. CLT?a, that Sir F. Buttovrr
Pas no unfavourable syrnptom§ tiorn his wound.—Sunday,
three o'clock.?

In'consequence of the heat of the weather, it-was
last night thought that 'both.parties were in serious
danger, but no very alarming symptoms have yet
occurred. The result of this hostile meeting has
thus been injurious to the bodies, of both pdrties,
but has not.been in the least degree advantageous to
the charadter of either, ho far as the circumitanGes
attending the issue have yet transpired. It. is stated,
indeed, that the parties were recynciled—but whe-
ther its cunsetr...enee of an apology from either, is
trot known ; so that t'. to is still a positive repre-

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on the other. It is; we cOnceive, piatw cir, i.ec-
feeil'ndiffeience to the PUblic which party., 14
or which is wrong but if the evert shodld induce
them both to withdraw frOm 'political life, the ut
lie indeed will derive no small advantage from the
controversy that hai 'exposed them equally to datiget
and ridicule.