The Sun.
London, England, 1835-01-15 00:00:00

riTuLl.:yen having peremptorily refused to make the slightest
retractation or Captain Cottingham was by him re-
ferred to Mr. Jacob, as his friend, who likewise having refused
to retract any expression used by Mr. IL, a meeting was fixed,
which took place this day at Dollymount, at twelve o'clock.
A shot having been exchanged, Captain Cottingham again
pressed for a retractation, which being still peremptorily re-
fused, the parties again fired without effect. On Mr. Jacob's
proceeding to load the pistols for a third shot, Captain Cot-
tingham walked his friend off the ground, and the affair thus
terminated—happily without bloodshed.

DUBLIN, JAN. 13.

(FROM OUR OWNCORRRSPONDRNT.)
The character of Irish contested elections, and of the party
at present agitating the country in favour of a Tory Ministry,
may be known by the principal occurrence of this day.
The Lord Mayor of the city of Dublin, Conservator of the
Peace, &c., &c., challenged Mr. Ruthven, candidate for the
representation of the city, to deadly combat, and the challenge
was accepted. They have fought ; and though two shots
were fired by each, I rejoice to say the event has terminated
otherwise than might have been anticipated from the furious
frenzy which originated the conflict.
As far as I have been able, amid the varied rumours afloat,
to collect information, the following are the leading facts which
led to this extraordinary encounter :—A placard had been
posted up in conspicuous parts of this city, signed Perrin—
the name of our present peace-preserving Chief Magistrate—
and stating, that Mr. Ruthven was not qualified by property to
be one of the representatives of Dublin. Mr. Ruthven took
occasion, after seeing the placard so signed, to say in effect,
" that whoever was the author of such a publication, he had
published a falsehood." lam informed by different persons,
that this is, in substance, the amount of the provocation which
induced the Lord Mayor to send a challenge. With this ex-
ception, the election for the city is proceeding with the greatest
order and good humour. The Conservatives are likely to
have a majority on this day's poll, owing to the following cir-
cumstances :—The Freemen voters are mostly in their favour,
and there is little difficulty or delay in receiving their votes ;
and O'Connell was to-day absent from the scene of struggle,
being engaged at Kilmainham, where the candidates for the
county have been put in nomination. But his presence to-
morrow and following days, will give a different turn to the
hopes of the faction. Another circumstance this day against
the Reform candidates, is the fact of their being served by
voluntary agents, so numerous as to impede each other's exer-
tions, while the opposite party have their men all well paid and
drilled for the occasion. It is well known that no other pre-
paration on the part of O'Connell and Ruthven has been made,
than appeals to public opinion through the newspapers ; while
on the other hand, their opponents have been canvassing, and
marshalling the electors in their favour for some days. The
hatred of Tory principles, however, and the spirit of Reform,
are becoming so prevalent, that no doubt is entertained of the
triumph of the latter.
In the mean time the country is doing its duty. Mr.
O'Loghlen, the ex-Solicitor-General, is returned for Dun-
garvan, and M. O'Connell for Tralee, notwithstanding the
efforts of a Beresford to supersede public opinion in the
former place, and a desperate Tory struggle in the latter.
I should have stated that since three o'clock the Reform
electors are gaining ground very fast,
i and diminishing the ma-
jority obtained by the Conservatives n the morning.