The Sun.
London, England, 1815-12-14 00:00:00

DUELLING IN IRELAND.

•
The folloWing is' the Letter respecting the late
Ilucilinti Fracas in Ireland, to which we alluded
in THE SON'of yesterday

TO THE EDITOR.
•
DuWin, .Dec. 9. 1815.
'Sic--I perceive that Mr. Lidwill has,, from himself, niade
the fidlowing addition to a statement which Mr..•Lid'xill and
I. under our respective.sigilatures, hound ourselves shim Id
be the'only pubHCation made upon the sti.b.lect of the aiTitie
between .Nlr. r eel and Mr. Lidnill.
" That after a long conference between Colonel Brown
and. Major Lidwill, about the boor of two n'etock (Noe; 29),
it was arranged between those Gentleme», that my making
,the following declaration should terminate the affair then
pending between Mr. Peel and nie':
That 1 'had great satisfaction in declarim; to Colonel
-Brown, that I Nvon!.d be glad the ,words Were obliterated
• from Mr..reells-rceollection.'

Ife;::: it incumbent on me, expressly to disdain' any under=
on my part,. that such an arrangement as thilt.WCll-
titinvd in the abuvr paragraph was made,. or that such a de-
claration could terminate theatfair lietwcen Mr. Peel and Mr.
Lid Will.

In the first place, itwas ag,reed:h.tween Major Lidwill and
" that nothing- which passed i❑ conversation, should be
considered as having passed, Indess reduced to writinc and.
siqucd by us revectiveiy,". whidh was not the case with the
arrangement ahiwe alluded

In the s. coed olace:, it was not,. in my.power- to close the,
affair Witty any tiling short of the following apology, whieii
.Mr. reel ';_!,ave tc me, as the only one, "he eras .ac-
eept;and. which I read to Major Lidwill • :
" !qt. Li.dwillsliselaims all intention of offering offence.to
" Mr. Peel by the to„nrosions pointed out by Colonel:Biuwti
" —he regrets that they •were eked' by hitu--:-and• tlie repa-
" ration requircel,-has no•besitation in•retractinq, them.",- •
. . I admit that 41ajor Lid Will and rwyself discussed the possi-
bility of terminating-the affair by an apology, witiean ear-
nest desire on both sides, that it might lead to accommoda-
tion ; but I considered that our mediation having failed, uo
trace of it remained.
•.1 very touch regret that after the precautions taken he Ma-
jor Lidwill and myself, there should remain the possindity of
a misconception on any point between us. The of this
letter is not to discuss that point, but to record, that the de-
claration now published by Mr. Lidwill, -never-could be con,
sidcred by Mr. Peel, or myself, as suthcient:to terminate the
affair bovecu them.

I am, Sir, your #edient Servant,
S. BROWN.

The. Lords of the Council met this day in
the' Council Chamber, to' hear and determine
Prize Appeals, for the.firM. time this season..
Yestcrd•ty a Court of Directors was held at the
East India Ilouse, when the follokving Cluntnit,-
clers took leave of the Court previous to departing
for their respective destinations, viz.
Capt. D. Mq....cod, Marquis of Huntly ; Captain .3. Patter-
son, Castle [Lindy; Captain .C. Locliner, Lady NlFiville;
CaPtain J. Dalrymple, Marquis of Ely; Captain J. Hine,
Ca-
balva ; Captain T. B. WilLinsun, Cumberland—for Boual.ly
and China.
Captain DONALDSON was sworn into the coin-
"mind .of the. ship Earl Balcarras, consigned to
China direct.:
• CAtiovA has sent the masterpieces of sculpture,
•fortnetly taken by the French from the Roman
State, to Antwerp, where they are.to remain for
the winter, in order to be .afterwards sent by sea
to Rome.

A fort•ery.has been discovered within' this day
or two in the city, which threatens the most se-
rivtis consequences to the authors The instill,
ment forged was an order to deliver up goods,
which were surrendered accordingly, to the great
toss of the parties relinquishing them. Tire whole
case will come before the public in the course Of
a few flays.. • • ,
A curious suit to
,annul a tliorce, forms gt pre-

sent,a subject of conversation at Paris. One Re-
vel, a pensioned Captain, was married.in 1503 to
Madlle. La Plaigne, a gill without fortune. This
La Plaigne had been at the boarding school of
MadAin Campan, whom Buonaparte patronised,
and with whom the Ex-Queen Fbirtensia, and
other Ladies of 'her age, had beet) educated.
Shortly after the marriage. of Revel,
.he
expectedly seized At night .by a warrant from the
Emperor, and thrown into prison,
.1-lis,wite was
then placed as a teacher in the honse of Madame
Murat, and Buonaparte, having thus opportuni-
ties of seeing her, took her under his oven imperial
protection,• and the husband was !tot restored to
liberty till he consented to a divorce. She had
Child, it is said, by, Buonaparte, lived for some
years in the rue Victoire, under the name of
dame St. Laurent, and was afterwards married to
a foreigner, so that she now bears the nam, of
thb: Countess of Luttcrliourg. Revel now Claim§
the setting aside of the diviace. . This cause was
to come on tot' trial on Ft iday !text (tO-itiorrow),
and presents this additional singu'arity, that to
the claim for the amou'inent of the divorce on the
ground of kts illegality, the husband jujus apOtfier
claim, that of divorce for a specific cause.

eTY for RE.I7OII7.IiNG 711(,
)STITUTES.

A "numerous As4t.l,ul,ilv met yec;erda,y,, in the
Gre..tt itoOtit Tavern', flu- the p:ur-
l""3s- )f torini:4, a tociety,.oit extended.plint,
rem(,vHg Poistitutes from the streets of the
Metrolis.
!Shortly after one o'clock, Dr. CoLLYETit; to
con!r fur the absence' ot the. Duke ot.KEi:.;%r., who
I‘,;k R) 11,v,, taco the Chair; read a leKer froui
Ira 11.0y,ti1-11:!Ifm:ss;c:s.presSing his regret at .find=
rug it imioss:ble tea xitend, a'iol recommending it
to the Reverend Du for co apply to the Duke of
Jussnx take is ill,ice. kiv read a secondletter
from the,ilo al Duke last Mentioned. who also LC=
meiited his it, ti) 'cotutilv with the request
which bad been made to him to preside on the
present occasion. Both Act,ters expressed the
utmost anxiety .to promote the object of the
Meeting.
Mr. 6heriff Belt. (having, on the motion of
Di. Collyer,. been called to the chair) opened the
business in a short but appropriate speech, in the
course of which he implored the indulgence 9f the
Meeting for his.. &frets, as he had been called
from his duty at the Old Bailey without a ow-
ment's.uotice, to occupy the situation which he
had then the honour to till.

The Rev. lAr. WATKINS read to the Meeting a
plan of the intended Society, and a Report of what
had already been accomplished by the individuals
associated for the purpose of reforming prosti-
tutes, under the denominations of, " The Guar-
dian Society," and " The Fund of Mercy."
'life Report detailed at cansiderable.length, the
miserable -Sittiatioil of the unfortunate ereatores
reduced to subsist on the wages of prostitution,
and developed the various arts by which unsus-
pecting fem des have been seduced to iufntnr. The
cases of- smile of the unhappy victims ,were set,
forth Stith mach eloquence, and the insufficiency
of the existing laws to inflict adequate punish-
ment, was lamented.. It stated great fortunes to
have been Made by the proprietors Of houses of
ill fame, and after describing some of the.enormi=
ties whieli had been practised in them, condemn-
ed the " diabolical avarice, and the infernal sen--
suality7. which were thus diselased-, and called for
the infliction cd more severe punishment on crimes
so atrocious. The success of 'the efforts already
made by those who had called tltis meeting, was
represented to have been very cousiderable. In
the course of three years, 191 prostitutes had
been 'taken out Of'the 'streets: Of these, thirty
had been placed in service, and up- to the pre-
sent period hail given their em;:loyers satisfac-
tion ; six had since been Married to apparent:-
ly steady -Mel, and were in somewhat comfort-
able circumstances ;•: some of these- had called.
on their friend§, the Members of the Ladies' Com-
mittee, to express their gratitude. for the efforts
which had, been made to snatch them froo the
misery which formerly encompassed them. Qne
had sent-51. to promote: the-object of the histitii-
; 32 had been restored to their friends:;, and
of 57 who had left the establishment, from re-
luctance:to conform. to-the moles laid-down for the
rcgldation of their conduct, those. who had,been
traced, it was found, with equal astonishment
and p;easure, bad not returned to their old lilac-
,tices, The plan for the ieiv Society, described
the contributions, which would constitute. a SO-
scriber, Life Governor, &c.;‘ and proposed that
the concerns of the Society should be managed
'by a Pat ron,Tresitlent, Vice-Presidents, and com-
mittee.

The Rev. JostatA MANN moved " That the re-
port and plan just read should be printed and cir-
culated, under the direction of a Coinniittee, and
that a Society should be formed." He introduced
his motion by.a speeetr, in which he set. forth the
importance of such a Society, and descanted :I
the evils arising out of the dc.gr.adation.of tine fe-
male'character.
The Rev.-T. CLAYTON seconded- the motion.—
Ile had fortnerly thought every effort of [his kind
horst- proVe nugatory. Ile briefly adverted to.the
'distinguished part which England had
,lately sus-
tainim. in politics ; but he contended, that by ins-
prOveThent in our morals, our greatness•might yet
be exteuded.. Morality furnished the -best basis
of anation, against which winds; and waves; and
tempests, would beat in vain—(applause). . •
The resolution was agreed to unanimously..
Dr. QOLL,YRR moved the -thanks of the Meeting
to the Dukes NI • Kent arid Sussex, for tire coun-
tenance which they bad been pleased to give.thi3
undertaking.
Al I•• FRESHFIELD seconded the motion, which.
was carried unanimously. , - •
The Rev. RoWLAND FIILt hailed with mach sa-
tisfaction the enthusiasm displayed on the present
occasion. He was a monster, stud. worse than a
monster, who did not respect the female charac-
ter---:-who would hetray it to guilt ; and be -could
not but lament that the character of the SC:4IM'
was, not held in equal horror with that of tine se-
duced. Hitherto tie had not done much in this bu-
siness,"but he should now -put II inlseif down as. a
Lite.govertior of this institution, and he worth!
ad Vise all otherold men to do the- same: He con-`
eluded by 'Driving the thankS of the Meeting to the
Lord Mayor, 'Aldermen, and Common Council,
and particularly to the Committee appointed by
the Cointoon Comicil to investigate the subject
under the discussion of the present-assembiy.
The Rev. Mr. HYATT seconded the motion.—
He expatiated tit) the good effects of such So-
cieties:: as that now about to he formcd,, which he
illusti:ated by reciting three cases'that had come
to 'his knowledge, since the present
.plau was
stiggest;.d. One great cause of the extended
prostitution which they deplored, he considered.
to he the want of ernplovinent for females. At
present tin re was hardly .an alternative be-
tween making a young woman a mere _servant,
and ,I)ringing her up as a lady. Many fathers of
families wrist leel indignant, when they considered'
this, anA saw a-great number of young' •nren oc,
envied in the metropolis with that which ,eouli
he. better done by females. He-had calcolated
that there were in London about' 2;500 shops in
the haberdasherY,linen-drapery, and hosioy line.
—upposing but two pen employed in_ each of
these, of that change.were effected ‘vhich be could
wish to see- brought about, . here would at once
be emPloyMent for 5000 TentaUs• had said
to a friend of ins wiln kept a Shop, ." Why do-you

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thits tOcite inen. '4%•!'•") 17;?•71.11. wilt!• .
1110.. gr, your ou4ihess ano
Icss l'hg• 31ts ; :'ti-a!"(1 if t
".,0 a 7il't-4.6)! the f-tir sex., it. was 74rrtte' La,;(es
to supply.t he refutation) tbat " tliey
answer t:he,pts-rnoSe, z 4: [,.sales did 11}, :op
‘vhere they Were 3ervel ny wonie-.." He biTed
this repret;eiitatioo wptild uut alwitys Lot-
t-cot. If the. far:T tt-aS :3tieh as it ItA(1 been stated
t(i hitny the were to bhine that
so many of their sex were out (if employment;
Anil they iiistt reniedy by. cOnti•ig to a
resolution anlonti; then`,tleuS, that WOhlt! not
deal for the futtire where they must he s,erNed by
with artiele;; which coold ',o:th more pro-
priety be served by tt worpaii.
The tieing 1111.0 eeti to;
The,i.;otib MAY(th retortie'd thauks for the h,j-
;tour which had been, conferre(i. on the 11.,,,Nt
Alayor, Aldermen, and (..'oinuCon Cgantil of the
City of L(Milon.

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The IleV. 17.. Wit.SoN moved • that the Lout
Nlayor should be na.yued President,- and !hat se-
veral Nohlemetk Gentlrtnen whoni he enu-
merated, should be. ciuse,uVice:Presidetiii of the
Society.
Mr. PUGH .seccncled the Motion, which was.
agieed

Letters were read Ironi the Bishop of Norwich
and Sir 'Thomas Baring. These expressed regret
that the writers of thetri conk( :not attend, and a
zealous desire.ro forward the interests of the So»l
The letter /if Sir. T, Baring announced a
donation of 201.
The Rev. moved the Thanks
of the Meeting to-the Secret-aries Of the Society,
Messrs. Watkiui,,,Atilley; and Coflyer.
The Rev. (4:f;.t.Arrot4 setaindM the motion ;
and eonteniplattng-the.various object i.vhio the
Society had in view,- thought the Avo,rds of the
Royal Ps+thitist *might be taken for, its noatto-:---.
" 1 will sing of justice. and mercy : to thee, ir.)•
lebrd, will 1 Sing.''

The motion %i;aB ttirried. •• •
Dr. COLLYEA kat! Ml'. Wp.TiiNs returned
thanks.. • •

Thanks were Subsetluently voted to Mr. Sheriff
Bell, the Lord Mayor, and the Ladies' Commit-
tee. These -Were Jickito%vledged by. Mr.
the LORD MAYOR, and. Dr. COLLYER., for the La-
dies, iii the tiStuilterntsi.A.counnitt.ee
; and, before-41,e asscmbly broke up, iE
IVZIS announced that the ntsfx.t. niect.ng would take
place in Nay ;in which inohth it wai, pr, pose cl,
the Society snbuld-, for the,futorc, holit_titeir
itiverary Ince