The Sun.
London, England, 1825-07-06 00:00:00

DUEL

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Yesterday morning, when -Sir lt, BIRNIE
into the Public Office, Bow-street, it, was announced .that Con,
way, a Highgate Constable, had a, Gentleman in custody on a
charge of having been concerned in%tt duel, in which one of
the combatants had been mortally.younded. Conway soon
after made his appearance, accoinpanieilliY a Gentleman, whose
name we were informed was Gray.l. and who stated that a duel
had been fought, at Hornsey that everting, and one Gentle-
man wounded, and that he (Conwayytoiik the-defendant into
custody at a public house, to which the wounded man was
carried.
Sir B. BIRNIE asked Mr. Gray if- he had any observation
to make; and that Gentleman stated, that he- Was a Surgeon,
and that he was called upon to attend the wounded man in that
capacity. The person was badly but not nzortally wounded.
He had dressed the wound, and put the,ptitient -in, a: tolerably
fair way, and was leaving-the public-house 'when IF Was taken
into custody at the door:- -
Sir R. BIRNIE asked:Conway .by What authority he took
Mr. Gray into custody, and the constable said he -did so by
the direction of the Rev. Dr, Owen, the Ilagistrate. lie had
no warrant: Dr. Owen, as..he understood, had heard that a
duel had been fought and a man wounded, and lie ordered him
to go to the public-house where it was .said the 'wounded man
was lying, and to take into custody any person who 'had heen
concerned in the afrair:-., He there saw Mr. Giay,, and under-
stood that he came there with the wounded Man, and he there-
fore took him into custody.
Sir R. BIRNIE.—But why did you not take:the Gentleman
before Dr. Owen ? Where was the necessity for-draiiging him
four or five miles ?
Conway said, he intended to have done so-, but after he had
taken Mr. Gray into custody, a note was delivered to him from
Dr. Owen, in which the Dr. stated that he was going _to town
and should not. return until late, and desired him to take his
prisoner to Hatton-garden or some other Office, and if any
questions were asked, to say that he (Dr. Owen) was from
home. Conway handed the note to Sir R. Birnie, who having
read it, asked Conway if he belonged to the Bow-street estab-
lishment. The latter replied in the negative, and Sir Richard
said he thought not, and was glad of it. He should be sorry to
have such a blundering and bungling among his officers. He
then asked him if there was any one prepared to make a charge
against Mr. Gray, Conway said, not that he. knew of
Sir R. BIRNIE.—Have you any charge to make yourself?
Conway.—No, Sir, I merely acted under Dr. Owen's di-
rections.
Sir R. But NTE said Mr. Gray was discharged, and he was
sorry he had. been put to the inconvenience of being brought
there.
Mr. Gray wished to ask a question. Was a medical man
who was called to attend h person wounded in a duel legally
liable to arrest ? Because it would be exceedingly unpleasant
if he were to be subject to such results.
Sir R. BIRNIE said, it was perfectly clear that a medical
man going out with parties, though only in attendance to give
his aid in case of hurt, was liable to all the consequences that
the principals were subject to; but if he were merely called in
after the duel had been fought, it was equally clear that his
person was sacred.
Mr. Gray did not say in which of the two situations he stood,
nor was the question asked. We were unable to learn who the
duellists were, or what was the cause of quarrel.

LADY HOLLAND'S WILL.—The will of the
late Dame HARRIET HOLLAND, of Cranbury, Hants, and
of Piccadilly Terrace, Middlesex, relict of Sir Nathaniel Hol-
land, was registered in the Prerogative Court, on the 12th ult.
Probate under the sum of five hundred thousand pounds was
granted to the Right Honourable the Earl of Cardigan, the
nephew, the sole executor. The will, dated the 12th March.
1818, and most of the codicils (of which there are nine), are in
her Ladyship's own hand-writing, and duly executed. The le-
gacies are considerable ; amongst the principal are these—To
her sister, the Dowager Countess of Liverpool, 50,000/. ; the
Honourable Miss Brudenell, 50,000/. ; nephew and niece
Bishopp, 30,0001. each ; Lady Charlotte Rivers, 60,0001. the ,
interest for life, and principal to her children ; the Rev. Sir
Henry Rivers, 10,000/. ; the Rev. Thomas Penton, vicar of
Welton, 10,0001. These sums are all in stock of per cent.
consols. To the Duchess of Dorset (niece), her best diamond
necklace and cross, ear-rings, tiaro, and bandeau ; to Lady
Rivers, all the rest of her diamonds and trinkets. The Earl of
Cardigan is residuary legatee of the personal, and sole devisee
of the real estates.

The second Annual Meeting of the Porß'irnouth
and Portsea General Dispensary, was held on Wednatulay;
when it appeared that out of 773 persons admitted, 600 had
been discharged; relieved and cured, many of whom would,
but for the aid thus benevolently administered by the friends
and supporter's of this excellent xlsitriti,' have dragged out a
miserable existence, bui-densome and useless to them-
selves and the community.—The subscriptions and donations
for the past year amounted to 1811. 75. 9(1.