The Sun.
London, England, 1804-03-26 00:00:00

ON Saturday.morning a Foreign Gentlemin,
friend of the Prince DE CONDE'S, attended at the
Pub Bow-street, to give informationf that
a young Gentleinan, of the name of ETI E NNE
CA9, a relation of the- Pe INC c's, had received fc
letter from a Gentleman, whom he did not know,
calling him " a Cowatry' and challenging him to
fight with pistols on Saturday afternoon. The
writer acknowledged he was unknown to .the party
whom he was addressing, by name, hut stated, that
he would bc in the ride in St. James's Park, at five -.
o'clock on Saturday afternoon, mounted on a
bright bay horse; with a white handkerchief in his :
hand, and on their meeting; would adjourn to a
proper place to fight. The letter concluded. with
stating the writer's address to be " EDWARD STE.,
PHENSON, Esq. N-0. so, Great Ormond,oreet."—
In consequence of this information, warrants were
issued against the Challenger and Foreign young.
Gentleman. Rivett and Parker, the Officers,, were'
dispatched in pursuit of the challenger, anti Baker,
the Patrole, after the challenged, to his residence, at -.
Layttanstone, in Essex.
In the evening, ETIENNE Du CAs, attended by
his relation, and a ft iend, appeared before AAaorf
GRAHAI't, Esq. in the custody of B ,her,;
.but the -
ether parry had not arrived. The M4gistrate
covered- that the parties hal.a knowledge 1)f. each
other by sight, and the dispute was acknowledged •
to be about an amour. Mr. GRAHAM then proposed -
that Mr. Dv CAS should enter into a recognizance.,
not to break the peace, by being provoked to fight
by Mr. STEPHENSON, which was agreed to, and was
about to be taken by .the Clerk ; when In, a Lilipu..
tian Hero entered the Oflice, in the custody of Rivett,
to the no small amusement of every one present ;
even' the Magistrate could pot .resist laughing, foe er
the Challenger proved to.he,a mere child, onlyfour,-,
teen years of age, but dressed in the extreme of
fashion, with a very thick neckcloth, and his shirt .
collar up to his ears, and only about three feet two
inches hivh ; and on his being placed•by the side of
young Do. CAS, who iS about 17 years of age, and
near five feet eight inches high, he exhibited a most:
ludicrous appearance. Atter the Magistrate -had
recovered fr,'m his astonishmento he examined
Master -STE PH ENsON, as to the challenge sent to
Mr. Du CAS, which he denied to be written by,
him, but acknowledged it was sent by two elder
boys,. who were at Chigwell School with him,
and they signed his name by his consent. The
offence given by Mr. Du Cats was, that he had been•,
on a visit in the neighbourhood of Chigwell School,
and had paid some attention .to a Miss., i-lANsoN,
whom Master STEPHENSON was enamoured with,,
The Magistrate reprimanded Master S. and told:
him, if he did not make a very suffizient apology,,
to Mr. Du C4s, he would commit him to prison.--
This seemed te _have the desired effal upon him,
'and he aepeared sensible of his folly. He expreSsed
his so: ; but Mr. Det cAs very handsomely said,
there was no occasion, and gave him his hand, and,
forgave him.
Mr. GRAHAM said, he should send for Masters.
GEORGE LEATH, and JOSEPH HARRIS, who had
assisted in manufafturing the letter, and should licld
them to bail to keep the peace.