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London, England, 1836-09-12 00:00:00

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nature of the interview can be well imagined ; it ended .
Major Masson calling upon Lieutenant Campbell to meet
in the field, an invitation which Lieutenant Campbell decline 11
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Major Masson then struck him twice, and told him if he ,this
persisted in his refusa, he would post him as a coward. at
threat having availed, it was agreed that they should mect.‘r.
Dover, which they did accordingly on Saturday lait. mat
White, of Newbury, was the second of Major Masson,
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Lieutenant March, a brother officer, was the second of 1„3
tenant Campbell. When the signal was given to fire,
teii::•kt Campbell discharged his pistol in the air; I,sP°e wards
Major MasOn dropped that which he held, advanced ten', re
Lieutenant Campbell, and told him that the respect ha bore
his father induced him to refrain from firing at ;lino'
that neither his ( Lieutenant Campbell's) death, Pr, fift/7.:-
such, could atone for the deep injury he had sustainer: or a
tc,oia
store his lost peace of mind. Major Masson then extol
solemn pledge from Lieutenant Campbell that he would t.
no communication with Madame Masson (who had accorqr,...--
nied him, Lieutenant Campbell, to Dever), until he had 0
twined a divorce, for which he said he should at once e°_ls
menee proceedings. Madame Masson is twenty-foie,
Major Masson about forty-five years of age.—Hampshile
kgraph. addinpf
Lag week, a handsome female, of genteel aPPecar‘f
ance, approaching her accouchement, took her place in on
the Cliest.Nr coaches from London, to go to Ireland, where .ncr
husband (rec?utly returned from Bourdeaux) awaited
.h
arrival. On her reaching Oxford, she complained of beinA
very unwell, whilst her ey treses were suffused in tears. The
,d
were three gentlemen in the coach with her. The disira
lady had not long passed Wolverhampton, when she was Lissa l
with the pains of labour. The gentlemen quitted the c0"4%,
and sent a young woman who happened to be passing at 1.. s
h
time, to her assistance, and with her care a fine boy was
ushered into the world. The .7oach was detained ""
alf,
hour, but the lady and her offspring were safely conveyed
a lodging-house between Wolverhampton; and Stafford.
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CAUTION TO BLACKSMITHS.—DY the Gen
Turnpike Act, 3 Geo. IV. c. 126, every bla.ciOmith or ot..
person occupying a blacksmith's shop situate near a turnin,
road, and having a window or windows fronting the .said ro,ate r
who shall not by good and closed shutters every evenioa_oi,
it becomes twilight, bar and prevent the light froin such 511orf
shining into or upon the said road, is liable to a peeelli.lch
t
40s. over and above any damage occasioned thereby, ssl b°
may be recovered before any justice of the Peace where
offence is committed.
UNFATHOMABLE WELLS IN PENsYLvANIISO'IOO
The Alleghany Magazine states that a well was dug, south
years since, in the great valley between the north andis
mountains in Franklin county and another, 30 or 40, r": oc-
tant, in Cumberland county, the bottom ,of which, a' f
depth of 36 feet in each, suddenly gave way, ,and a torrent;
water flowed up. A lead, with 50 fathoms of Ole* wag the
without finding any obstruction, and the wells re.ntaLte
same state at present. The presumption is, says
extendingthe write
that there is a subterranean lake in that quarter, he
under the base of the vast primitive ranges of mountk."lle
tween the Susquehannah and Pittsburgh'on the Ohio. the
ANTWERP, SEPT. 6.—Her Royal Highness
Duchess of Gloucester (travelling under the name of Couns
of Connaught) arrived here yesterday on her return fr°
Germany.
From the lists lately affixed to the church-doors' his
the overseers of Frome, it appears that there are 364 Per!:
there having votes for the borough, and 319 for the nas'ip
division of the county. To the borough votes there tire, 40
objections, made by different parties ; and about 42 new era
are preferred.—Bath Herald. ifot (I'
GOVERNORSHIP OF MALTA.—Sir H. F. he
verie, K. C. 8., is appointed to succeed Major-General te,
Hon. Sir F. Ponsonby as Governor of Malta. In lb° Ptrto
sent state of that island the office of Governor ought e 0" be
be a sinecure; and we hope the new Governor will egt
permitted, like the old one, to make a sinecure of it. P°that
of our Contemporaries stated incorrectly, a few days age' tv
Major-General Sir William Blakeney, K. C.B ', was to g,o,ai
Malta. He retains his command in Ireland, with the iew
rank of Lieutenant-General.—Morning Paper.
The produce of the duties of the Northern Lis,.(lll,„ts;
in the year ending June 30, was 38,0781. ; the expee"l;,-,05
23,2441., but adding 6,8751. super-expended in the prevw
expenditure, the surplus is reduced to 8,227/.—Scotsman.
In the Town-Council of Edinburgh on Tuesday
letter from Mr. Irving, clerk to the trustees for the cltY erre ;
ditors, was read, enclosing copies of memorials laid beoto
counsel respecting the right of the Duke of Buceleuchgei
build a harbour at Granton, with the opinion of 0911,1130
thereon. The counsel (Messrs. Hope, Rutherford, and Au
not
Anderson) are of opinion that the Duke of Buccleuch isre
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warranted in erecting a port at Granton, so as to interie4
with the port of Leith, and they recommend that an actio_f
declarator should be raised against him. On the motion
Treasurer Black, the documents were remitted to the pr.,„
vost's Committee, with power to confer the trustees before s'"'
further proceedings shall take place. : of
DrtunY-LANE.-....T. he renovation of the interior
Drury-lane has been commencod; but so much remains to be
done in this and other departments that it is very doubtful wile'
ther Mr. Bunn will be able to open his house until towards t"e
middle of October. It has been poblicly stated that Madame
Malibran has agreed to give twelve performances before Christt;
mas. If Mr. Bunn can offer this attraction, seconded by
dancing of Taglioni, he will be sure of tb-velve good audiences'
iTnhreehmeaurssiaclowf obremacosmhpeaorfatcivoeulrysetrkifinionavigf,asfd
provided Madame Malibran consents to car that a new part'
ill
singers and performers may beprepared against her arrlrs,.
in London. The opera of Rosamond ett 01°
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, by J. Bar" •
Mr. Bunt is •
• said to have purchased, will be resen'eu f°ma-
laterperiod of the season, and it is yet doubtful whea'er„ita
dame Malibran will be asked to undertake the chaarllacititheeerr 10111aLbi.°"11C
heroin
Abe. t e•
About seven o'clock on Thursday evening, %f el)
mendous collision took place between the Fly, Greren„don
steamer, and the Naiad, Woolwich steamer, near the ."°„-tho
Docks. The Fly was coming up, and Naiad going clevi"fi, 1
river, and, not observing each other, the two vessels re. -111:
and produced a violent concussion. The shouts of tho aloep
and the screams of the women were truly appalling, but, 'ad,
tunately no lives were lost. The Naiad was a good den' •
jured, but the Fly sustained little damage.
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The late rains will have the effect of lengthennl
the continuance of the autumnal foliage. Nothing forces tear
premature fall of the leaf so much, as an uninterrupted car
of scorching weather.
Mr. Cross, of Bloomfield, Somerset, has disceverepi
a method by which he can make twenty-four minerals9.o is
even crystalline quartz. The principal agent used by be his
galvanism. Mr. Cross says he uses water only to ma""„ths,
voltaic batteries, and that they will act for twelve nte'rest
without the aid of any acids. Tkis gentleman, wh°se g
discoveries will produce a complete revolution in science,
nds,
presses his firm conviction that at no distant period diar°,?„ge-
and almost every kind of mineral, will bt.* made by the
nuity of men.—Cambridge Chronicle. t.stret
A family from Weymouth arrived in Benne
fro.-
in this city, on Tuesday, and, on removing their luggage.hich
the carriage, a beautiful green lizard was discovered' - the,
made its escape, and ran for a considerable distance eutioe,
causeway. Unfortunately, on capturing the agile Cre:rived
it was killed. The above-mentioned family has just Arrived
ns'
from abroad. The lizard is in the possession of Mr- -hd
bwuarly,glaatdltyheshTollvireitetoCraonwynpselrsnonn,sLiso,bnodornn-asytrleiekte.
to
oVainlcsoptet i;,
inspect
—Bath Chronicle.
A few days since, as M. George Roscoe, a respSe:
.
table attorney, was visiting some friends near IlminsterrOviar
merset, he was mortally wounded in the following sil!0 the
manner. :—The house in which he slept being- alarmed' !Itia
night by a report of thieves, the servant came down wt acr:
large horse pistol, intending to shoot the depredators, Oa by
fortunately observing Mr. Roscoe, who had descent:let hitrs!
another staircase, and mistaking him for a robber, sbeure he.r,
through the heart. Mr. Roscoe immediately
exptier::t;vet;
was conveyed to his bed-room the vital spark
The Regatta at Pegwell Bay last Tuesday
off with great eclat.—Kentish Gazette. • vas
On Saturday night last, a prowling v1;-eat
caught in the act of carrying away a quantity of coed oleo
brick-yard on Carlton-road; on discover), he begged Ybave,
on plea that lie was going to watch the gardens j05t,3,..bt,.--"
and thaZ he wanted to warm himself with during the fdli
_Nottingham fie,le"
the
FE ARGUS O'CONNOR.—In consequence of ;
fusal of Messrs. Wood and Prothcroe's committee foal the
the above gentlemad to the dinner which takes places ivinr,.,
qe
30th of September, th' Radicals of Halifax intend g
him one on the 3d of Octoer-
DINNER TO
MESSRS.
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WOOD AND PROTi•
—The arrangements for the dinner
—.Leeds Times.
gsQ
to C. Wood.
Liberals of Halifax, on the 30th ins:: *
rroceeding!nave
M. P., and E. Protheroe, jun., Esq., arc
satisfactory manner.—Leeds Times. jg ad'
• ltens--
We learn that Feargus O'Connor, Esq., 11, reoro bdo
which is to beg ive:r
dressing the public at Elland on the 29th ; a larg, is frieu f
been provided for the occasion. The following day, b Infle:11
in that neighbourhood and from Huddersfield will acO e° 1:a11.!
him to the dinner to which he is invited by the IW
cals.—Leeds Times.
QpioSTISC:
BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON _AND v. tembe-1
CHRONICLE will, on Sunday next, the 16:11 of SO,. 004:
contain a beautiful Engraving of " The VoneaLsteWinneh
Cup ;" on Sunday, the 25th inst., " A Portrait oi t!'of Ocr;
of the Great St. Leger;" and on Sunday, the 2d,i-qicyr,4,le:
ber, an Engraving. of " The Heaton Park Cup." Yet',"
of " Bell's Life in London " will in future be Five,
No expense shall be spared, by extending the Sportlien'iine;6
General Intelligence of this Journal, to merit a cont owed'
of the unexampled popularity which it has heretofore ate_thirda
Bell's Life is a large twenty folio column Journal, ofliirnite-
of which is devoted to Sporting matters, with a verY poace.
number of Advertisements. The price, only rinoll's 06'
Can be had on Sundays 200 miles from London.--4--
Office, No. 170, Strand. 01
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As one of the many symptoms of the prole
present times, we May mention that one or t-
_ner 0
proprietors of houses in London, and who is the °"rnent 4 ,
more than fourteen hundred houses, has not at this
wine
single house unlet, an event which he has celebratequic**ooo
a sumptuous dinner entertainment to all the persons a'"
to his establishment.
BRUSSELS, SEPT. 10.--A letter from ner.iliinsest9oYtists
that after the autumnal reviews the Prince RoYolv.e will t
for the Rhenish Provinces, but it is not believed that copal
to France. It is affirmed that next year there %8111
at least 80,000 men in the environs of Magdeburg.