The Sun.
London, England, 1815-02-06 00:00:00

1 ATAL DUEL.

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In a country where every thing is made an ac"
rimonious party-question, and where personal out
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rage mingles with •
every public transaction, it s
not so shrprizing that such fatal results as we are
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about to record should occasionally occur, as that ,
they should-not happen.'oftener. As the same
spirit perivades- the *press,-'whielt embitters the •
state of Irelaud, we cannot answer for the aeon'
racy of the following short-account of a transaction,
extracted front thelon, and partial details with which i
it has filled several columns of the Dublin Pape"'
I.\lr. O'CosNELL, the leader of the agitators among
the Roman.Catholicks,' the chief man at the late i
Board, where intemperance of tongue was likelY t°
procure a person the honour of a chief place, baa
.it seems, in the debate at Capel-street on•the -2a i .
ult. denominuied the - Aldermen and Coin time
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Council of Dublin a " Beggarly Corporatiou.''''
This insult was taken up by MrD'EsTcang, one
of that body; who consequently wrote to 0'C0147
NELL for an explanation; which was refused. fie
wrote a second-letter„ which was returned vnreo
. by Mr. J. O'CONNELL, the brother of the Cowl'
senor. 'After further mutual- provocations, in
which the parties, parading the streets with their
friends, seethed to divide the city into two rival'
factions contending for supremacy, a Aleetig
took-place on the Ist inst. as thus described in
.the Dublin Correspondent of the 2d:
• " Yesterday evening a Meeting took place at
Bishop's Court, about 12 miles from town, hc'
tween,Counsellor O'Connell and J.N. D'Esierre,
I. Esq. the former was attended by Major Marivr.
['Mara; and the latter by Sir Edward Staley. TO
cause of disagreenient originated in some obser.
rations matte use of by Mr. O'Connell, at one L'il
the late Roman Catholic meetings, which reffectei
disrespectfully on the Corporation of .D“hlin. iNlri'
D'Esterre; as one of the Common Councilmen °'
the Guild of Merchants, and therefore a Meinber
of that•bmiy, called on..Mr.O'connill for, up el"- ,
planation,respecting the WordS attributeti,to biu''
.which he declined giving ; and after some Corres'
spondence on the , subject, a message from tb,l"
.former resulted. The parties, ys already state"'
proceeded to Bishop's Court, where every 11°.:
liminary matter .being adjusted, they took tbelic
ground.. .They fired, as we understand, ahnosk
the same moment, when Mr. O'Conneil's bhgt
took effect, by bitting,lllr. D'Esterre Maned:lay:lf
below the hip, and passing through, after infliS-.
ing a severe and painful,. but we are glad to. lear!';
not a dangerous ,wound. illr.'D'Esterre's hr.,
missed his adversary. It was late yesterday cvell..,
ing when the parties returned. 111 r. D'Esterrcd
, wound made his journey to town a distressingOd
tedious proceeding. A statement has appeat'edi 4
this transaction, giving it in a view, and atteo":o
with circumstances which good feeling, and ajt:l,
sense of public decorum should have suppress,..t
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thi(eirreare Stateo,`Withoutcolouring them I•c;t-,.
the fancy, in a manner that may lead to further
_mischief."

Unfortunately the favonrai 'ation el"
tertained of Mr. D'EsTcaßE's • have bee°
disappointed ; and we learn fro. i same -10.1“-
'nal of the 3d, that he died at two u lock on tb-
day. •
We fear that further quarrels are likely to ari9e
out .of this fatal business, which, however it Mai
:terminate in the Sister Country, will, we trust,

,serve as a lessOn in this, where to many Per'
sonalities have been indulged in, and it bss
late become the fashion with several of our NOG
Speakers ,to give too unbridled a•licence to th6if

tong lies.

It appears from the new French Almanack, tlißt
their Military Establishment is very large. Th:
list of Officers comprehends '2O Marshals, 33!'
Lieutenant Generals, and 617 Marechani ale
Camp.
The business of the divorce of the ArCIICIIICbeSS
MARIA LOUISA is not yet finished ; it is said that
the Sovereign of the Isle (of Elba makes dif6"
culties. • •

Mr. KEZaBLE, with improved health and ren?'
vated powers, is performing in Dublin to over'
flowing houses.
About 500 men, commanded by Major Towi"b•
lately serving in the 2d battalion of the 31st loot
(now disbandetij, embarked on Saturday mornig,
at Portsmouth to join (but regiment, now. serum;
in Sicily. The 53d regiment, under the conunant •
of-Colonel Sir GEORGF, BINGUAM, K. C. B. has
marched into eolwort Barracks from Alilsea, PC
garrison duty. •,, r
The-payment of the half-pay due to sea Officer;
on the 31st December last, will commence thil
day to Admirals
,and: Grptains ; to-morrow, t 9
Lieutcuants ; ant/ on Thursday, to Masters, ra-
sers,• and Stu geons.
The state of the Hackncy-ceaches has of late
called for the intervention of the police in Paris.
as well as in London ; and, in consequence aloeg
ordinance containing several useful regulations !a'
been published.
Yesterday, at St. James's, a young man, geivi.
teelly.dressed,, with mustachios on his lips, 1•11'4
having every appearance at a foreign Officer, en"
tered the Court; and made up to the colours which
are' fixed -to the standard-post in the centre; he
suddenly snatched Clem out. of the post, and stroe'‘
them, before the sentinel who was placed in charge
of them could possibly prevent it : he had a; r-Wec
or letter in his hand, and his object appe:Ared to .be
to have put ,it on the top of the flag, if he could
have succeeded. Lie appeared an entire strangcc
to the place, as he attempted to leave' it. by the
engine court, which is not a thoroughtlire.
sentinel having stopped hint so instantaLeouslY,
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did not appear whether his object was to steal time
flag, or to say he had struck, the English colours!