The Sun.
London, England, 1814-02-21 00:00:00

REX V. SMIRKE.

This was anindiettuent against the defendant for
presentingg—a loaded gun to a gentleman of the
name of Lloyd, but before any evidence was pro-,
duced, it was agreed, with the consent of the
Court, that a Juror should be withdrawn.

CATFIOLICS OF ENGLAND.—At a Meeting of the
English Roman Catholics, held on Friday, at the
Earl of SHREWSBURY'S, Stanhope-street, May-
fair, Lord CLIFFORD in the chair, a Petition to
Parliament was agreed to." It is couched in the
most temperate language, and will be presented
to the House of Lords by Earl GREY, and to the
Commons by the Right Hon. Wm. ELLIOTT. It
was reSolred, that together with the Petiton to
Parliament, an Address 'should be Made' to the'
British Public on the subject of the Petition.
MAYo ELnc-rtow.—CrosS Poll, Feb. 12.',—For
Mr. KIRWAN', 3765 ; for Mr. -BaOwsE, 3745.-7
Majority for Mr. KIRWAN, 20.
FATAL DUEL.-011 Saturday week; about five,
p. m. a meeting took place On the beach, at Sandy-,
mount, near Dublin; between Counsedor. HATCH-
ELL, seconded by Mr. F-T, and Mr. MoutEy,
of Molesworth-street, an attorney, seconded by
by Air:C-1% Mr. M. fired first - wi;hotit effect,
when his' fire was returned by Mr. H. and the ball
hit Mr. M:,on'the hip, took a direction through the
kidneys, andkilled him instantly.- The circumstarxes
which led to this unhappy event are as follow : In
the hall of the Four Courts, Mr. M; addresseclhim-
self to Mr. II requiring him to acknowledge 'that,
part of the report of a trial which took place in
. August last, which appeared in a public print ci
that Mouth, and in which 'hotly parties were, pro-
fessionaly.eancerned; " was a falsehood." Mr.
H. would *not comply with the requisition ;.upon
which Mr. M. called Mr. H. by a very opprobri-
ous name, which drew from Mr. H. a retort that
Mr. M. was -a liar. Mr. M. immediately struck
the Barrister, and a challenge ensued.
A most distresSing and tragic scene took place
yesterday in St. James's Park. A ntimber of men
and youths most incautiously and thoughtlessly
ventured on the upper end of the Canal, to slide
and skate, although, the renewal of the frost has
been of suet a short duration. SoOn after four
o'clock a youth fell in opposite the Stable-yard
Gate. Three others who were on the ice Went
to his assistance, the ice gave way with them,
and they were all precipitated into the water.—
They kept their heads aboVe water fOr some time;
which excited the attention of great numbers who
flocked from the Malls : the scene Was truly
distressing to hear women, girls, and boys scream-
ing and crying, Men shauting for help, &c. break-
ing down y the 'Jails that enclose the trees, to
break the ice, and throw to the sinking Men.—
Mrs. Crow, who keeps the Stable-yard Gate, sent
a;blanket and other things to throw to them. A
friend of theirs pulled off Ills coat and waistcoat,
anti walked in frith the remainder of his clothes
on, up to hiS chin in water, at the risk cf his life,
to assist them; three were got out, including
him who originally fell in. The fourth sunk in
the middle of the Canal, about half-past four
o'clock, to rise, no more, amidst the distress of a
'numerous assemblage of spectators, who were
not able to render him any assistance. He was
a yOung man of the
,name of Hepburn, whose
mother is aWidow woman, a dealer in, toys in
Milbank-street, Westminster.

STEALING COACH G LASSES ..".011,SattlI'day
the coach. house of THOMAS EVANCE, Esq, one-of
the Magistrates of Union-hall, was broken open
by some Villains, who stole two pair of • large
glasses from the.shariot.• The villains broke the
frames of the chariot, in getting the•glasses out,
an left the. fragments behind them. A few even-
lugs since, ar§o--, as' the carriage of P. BEOADLEY,
Esq. another of the Surrey Magistrates, waswait-
ing for the, family at Covent-garden theatre, sonic
villains, contrived to take out the glasses,- with
Okay escaped undetected, This offence hos
.of late become more prevalent, •and the difficulty
of] identifying the stolen property renders it' easy
fot the offenders to escape puuishwent.,