The Sun.
London, England, 1825-09-16 00:00:00

FATAL. DUEL.

( From ilic 2C.,ze Times.)
We lament to say that we have just received,
from Chester, the account of a fatal rencontre, in
which an amiable young Nobleman in that neigh-
bourhood is stated to have been concerned. The
following is our Correspondent's communica-
tion :

" CHESTER, SEPT. 13.—1 had intended a communication
of a very different kind, but a most dreadful event has hap-
pened at Eaton, and I shall but just have time to mention it
before.. post .hour. Mr.
Hall, which is a scene of dreadful confusion and dismay. The
Whole of the Grosvenor family are in the deepest affliction. I
have just gathered the following particulars, but the catastrophe
..i.kalat yet public :
" You'll recollect that, a short time since, a fracas took place
at a ball in this city, between the Master of the Ceremonies,
Lord Belgrave, and others, on the one part, and sonic Irish
Gentlemen on the other, which, it appears, has never been
arranged. About Saturday last three strange Irish Gentlemen
arrived at the hotel, with a splendid equipage and many ser-
vants ;_ but they were not declared, and a kind of mystery hung
ever them. On Monday they visited Eaton Hall, and were
freely admitted through the house, gardens, &c. In the gars
dens, meeting with the two Ladies Grey, one of the Gentlemen,
Who seemed rather inferior to tile others, grossly insulted the
Ladies, and they then retired, leaving their address with the
porter.
" Lord Belgrave sought them at the hotel, and one of them
-offered satisfaction. A meeting took place ; but, in consequence
•of something said by Lord Belgrave's opponent directly before
firing, Lord B. fired in the air, and the other declined 'firing.
It appears that afterwards a correspondence took place, and one
of them (a man of Irish title), challenged Lord B. who met
him this afternoon. The result is, that Lard B. is slightly
Wounded, and the Irish Nobleman is shot through the abdo-
men, and, the surgeons say, can't recover. I have only time
to say that it is connected with the city ball business.
" P.S.—I have just learnt that the two seconds are arrested;
and Lord Belgrave is in a more dangerous state than at first
supposed." •

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, SEPT. 15.

.PAII.ILEIT. v. TILE CONVICTION OF - BENNET, ESQ. AND

ANOTHER

• This was an appeal front the decision of the Magistrates of
Worship-street, who convicted the appellant in the penalty of
-201. under the statute of 17 Geo. 111., chap. 56, for having a
quantity of raw silk in his possession without being able to give
a satisfactory account of the manner in which he hack obtained
it. The above statute was passed in consequence of the dif.
'fic.ilty, amounting almost- to impossibility, of identifying raw
silk and other similar articles, when found in the possession of
parsons supposed to have received them with a knowledge of
•their having been stolen.
As soon as the Counsel for the prosecution had opened the
case, the Counsel on the other side took a technical objection to
'the form of the conviction; which, after considerable diarcus.
*ion, was overruled by the Bench.
Witnesses were then called, from whose testimony it ap-
peared that in consequence of information lodged with the
Magistrates of Worship-street, Vann and another officer of
.that Office, proceeded to the house of the appellant, who was
by trade a silk trimming-weaver, residing in Bethnal-green,
and upop searching his premises they discovered the silk and
bobbins now produced, consisting of an immense quantity of
•that commodity, of various colours and descriptions; some of
which were described to he in a different state of preparation
from that necessary for their being used in thQ manufacture
.of trimming. The names on the bobbins (it is usual for the
ownsrs to have their names stamped upon them) on which the
-silk was wound were burned out, and other circumstances of
suspicion attend the appellant's possession of it. While the
officers Were there, they detected a woman coining into the
house with some the same kind of silk in a cap in her pocket,
upon which, after giving some indirect account of the circum-
sttance, she admitted that she was going to raise money. 'Phis,
silk turned out to be part of that which had been given to her
to wind for her employer, Mr. Wilson.
A number of witnesses appearld ed for
silk at the appellant, somimes,e of
whom swore to their having so him different t
which they could not now identify ; others that they had dyed
silk for him, similar in colour to part of that now produced ; and
others that the silk produced was in a fit, state for being used in
. the manufacture of trimming. The latter witnesses, however,
were not themselves in that branch of the trade, and none of
them were produced at the police office, although the appellant
had had five days to prepare for his defence before he was con-
victAtd. He called no witnesses to character.
The Bench unanimously confirmed tl.e conviction, with costa.

ASTROLOGERS tell us, All Sublunary Beings
are influenced by the Planets, and that the Con-
junction next Month of the three great luminaries,
VENUS, MARS, and Juerre►t, in Gemini, por-
tends great Events, as each of the three Planets
will be in a Twin Sign and operate with double
force, or equal to Six. Gemini also being itt,a
Trine (or the best aspect) vt Rh the Ascendant of
Fortune, this may account for giving to Advec-
torers, for the first time in the Annals of Lot-
teries, Six Prizes of Twenty Thousand Pounds
each, in One Day—which, with many other Ca-
- pitals, &c., exceeding a Quarter of a Million, must
be All decided 18th Next Mouth (October.)