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ARCH 1:), 1,17.

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BETWEEN COLONEL GRANT AN!) MR. O'MEARA.

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STATEMENT OP CAPT. STANDEN AND LIEUT. FRENCH.

A meeting having taken place on Wednesday
afternoon at Shooter's-hill, between Lieut,-Col.
GRANT (18th 'Hussars), and. Mr. Cumtniisary
O'MEARA, we feel it incumbent upon us to state
to the Public the particulars of the transactiou—
both as it bas been marked during the Whole uro-
gress with most singular circumstances, and be-
cause Mr. O'MEARA and his friend, Al:ijor FOLEY,
have published a pamphlet upon this, subject,
which we have no hesitation i.t pronouncing to
contain the grossest this-statements.

It will is, needless to enter here into lung detail of the
origin and.pregress of the quarrel between these two Gentle-
men : it is slitticient to state, that a meeting was to have.
taken place in dune last, which Was prevented by the arrest
of Mr...O'Meara; and that subsequently (Mr. 04cleaia hav-
ing declined. in the - mean time to meet Colwiel Grant in
Vranoe), in the month of November last., a fresh challenge
was ftn-warded, through Captain Standen, to Mr. O'Meara's
friend, Major Foley,
.and is copy directly to that Gentle-
hum himself. This challenge these Gentlethen did nut
choose to regard as such, end instead of aceepting it, pub-
lished a Pamphlet, endeavouring to prove that it seas no
challenge, and that Colonel Grant had not called on Mr.
O'Meara to meet him in France. It would have been per-.
hips proper, it ter such conduct, to have treated Mr.
O'Meara with cue contempt which his :pusilaniinity and
known character deser,eil; but as, in a Supplement to his.
Pamphlet, he hai published some Certificates front Officer...
of known character, as to his respectability, Cohinel-Grant,
without inquiring how these certificates had been obtained,•
or whether they were merited, gladly, laid bo)d of the oppor-
tunity thus offered to treat him on a tooting of riaality, and
as it Gentleman; arc d on the 481 h of February inelcised a chal-
lenge from Boulogne to Captain Standen.. with a request to.
deliver it to Mr. O'Meara, and in order to avoid all possibi-;
y of iliterroptioo (is had before taken place), required him
to poiiikodt the necessity of naming a place of meeting out
of. England, as named in Colonel Grant's challenge. On the
following day Major Foley forwarded to Captain Standen Mr.
o"Meara's acceptance of that challenge, with a note front
himself, saying he would call and settle time and place on
the next day, air the meeting. .Upon the receipt of these
two communications, thinking that every thing was noesar-
ranged, nod that the place for meeting out of England was
agreed to, '(it' being perfectly clear that no place in England
could be'fixed.npnn shy Captain.Staisan, the Colonel having
obtained no leave of absence from his regiment),. Captain
Standen wrote to Colonel Grant, informing him that Mr..-
O'Meara had agreed to meet him according to the terms of
his challenge, and to- bold himself in readiness, as he would
communicate the price appointed by the next post. Judge
then of Captain Standen's astanishment on seeing Major Fo-
ley the next clan and being told by that Gentleman that Mr.
o'illeara cued not think of meeting Colonel Grant in France,
but be was still ready to meet him anywhere in England. On
receiVi4this must extraurdin,,ry message, Captain Standen
comniimicated Isis sentiments upon- it to Nl:nor Fialev,'.and
told him that he had. already written to Colonel Grant, say-
ing, that Mr. O'Meara had agreed to the meeting out of
'England. As it uppeared evident. to Captain Standen that
Mr. O'Meara and May. Foley were playing the slim: shuttling
genie which they had practised fur the last •six 'months,
(that is, always professing their willingness to meet Colonel
Grant, but, e.4het- using aecithmtal circumstances,,.nr &rat,-
ing t hem, where necessary, to avoid a meeting), Capt. Stan-
den deemed it expedient, Colonel Grant's friend, to ac-
cept this offer, and to fix them, if- possible, tcrthe meeting
in England.
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Coljne—lVrant arrived express in the neighbourhood of
London, on the morning
.of the 12th, uccoawaOrd by a
brother (Meer,- from Poulogne and a; Mr. O'Nfarit and
Majur Foley had promised Captain Standen -to hold them-
selves in readiness at it moment's warning', they were imme-
diately waitcd upan by Captain Standen and Mr. French, for
the purpose" of settling the place of meeting directly. It
will hardly he credited, that on arriving at Mr: O'Mearn's
house, and demanding from iii at Major Foley's address, which
114.1 never been procured, that Gentleman said, !hat he din
lot know where he heed, butt. believed somewhere through
fluchinghanelate. Nat exactly crediting this informatinn,
we followed another clue, and sacceeded in discovering Major
Fuley's house, not at Btichingham-gitte,, but in the New-
road Not finding Major Foley at home, we returned to
Mr. O'Nleara's, where we found hint, and the meeting was,
:tatted to take place in-two hours, when Mr. French was 19 •
COpthlet the party to an un-named spot, where Colonel Grant
• was waitinc them, as he was deermined to take every pre-'
caution against the Pulite. Major Foley was then likewise.
intntmed, that he was to look on Mr. French sis the second of
Colonel 1;1-ant, as, although captain Standen would be pre-
sent, yet Hirst ti should in noway interfere. This arrange-
ment Colonel Grant had made from motives of Consid.,ration

Capt. its, from the strong• provocittion ivetio;; .
.t It si,les, he t'id not foresee the ir,,sibility of the meeting
term:tilting., otherwise than fatally • to one of .the parties.
Ott their arrival on the ground,, ten paces were matke.l
out by Major• Folry. r Colonel Grant fired aod- missed—
*. O'Meara fired in thestir.—Upon Colonel .Urant's per-
ceiving this, he ex‘ainted—" 'Come, come, that won't ibt—
that won't ;" and !then addreSsing himself •to• his second,
him another pistol." Mr, French said, " 14e3V0
th:it to OW." lilr.-Frbuch then re-loaded his pistol, whet
Major Foley said--" Yoh cannot allow Colonel Grant to fire
twin, lifter Mr. O'Meara-has fired in the air." At the tame
time n third person, also a friend of Nlr..o'Mcara's, brtiught
a paper from Mr. O'Meara to Mnjor Foley, the purpcft of
which was, that Mr. O'Meata w mid out fire. Mr. French,
then observed to Major holey, on seeing this, " Sir, we can
hare Asnthing.ro do with your letters here-,-no such nonsense.
This is child's play; and I leave. ,nt4 accompanied nty friend
from Dottlogne'for this phrpose. lam nit ::JIA
insist, Sir, on your loading yoni pistol." - Mitt Foley 'then
locked up hispistols Ln their case. .14r. Frenvh, then turnio
to (toptain Standen, with his pistol loaded in his hand.: said,
t• you will rememt wr that rtell yon, in'the presence of Major
Foley, that though this is on acknowledgement of guilt On
the par; of Mr. O'Mvara,, yet Tani nut, nor is- ColMief Grant
sAisfied." Colonel Grant then lohlre,icel Mr. O'Meara, and
%aid-4." i sin not satiSfied. You are, Sir, the greatest Own rd,
blaAguard, and liar' in existence." Then turning-10 Mr.
French, said, " You see now - how thoroughly dunghill he is,
its I :always told you."
Nothing, 'however, could wove this mild-tempered Gentle-
man, "and he tamely walked ony carnja,g the names so
ht-
stowed atom; with him, • Uptin• the facts aboVe stated, it •is
unnecessary to make oily. comments—they speak tor them-
selves. hoc question only we may he permittvd to ask* was
it from ant hotiourable motive, or as the safest way to ter,ai-
nate this meetiotr, that Mr. O'Nleara was.ltithicett to fire hi's
pistol tie air ? This. question hest anstietts& by .recol-
lecting that this Gentleman has been publishing thet gr,risrst
falsehoods relative to Colonel Crant, and cirenlating them
wherever he thought he could' hunt-L. the, character of that
Officer Ity,so doing, with a degree of :meanness-and malignity
incrediltle ; by recollecting the almost insuperable difficulties
thrown in the way of this meeting, and still more, by recok
lect bag the more than Chtsistiantnecktieti with which, on the
field, and with a weariful in his hand, he allowed himself to
he called, Unresented, coward, blackguard, and liar:
At. FRENCH, Lieut. 13th Hussars.,
0. p. STANDEN, tieut. and Capt. od Guards.•

LAMENTABLi SUICIPS.—A Coroner's Inquest
Was yasterdaybeldrpn the hotly of►the Rev. DAvtn
I.Tootiss, who shot him salt a few days ago at hl5
lodgings in Botton-stice,t, Piccadilly. The de.
ceased was 66 years of age, and was married
thile rpontlins : had no children. The
deceased was in's very desponding state for some
lit• if 1 •
me pit,. Vqt,lCt--• At:sanity.

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THE GitAND DUKE NICHOLAS.

On Thursday, during the visit of the Grind
Duke Nicuot,As and suite to the PRINCE
GENT. at CRVltoti-house, Di'. CRUVIT9H, of the
Grand Duke's suite, who is a S'cotehman, but
who' ha% been in Russia since he %vas a boy, rg•;-
ceived2the honour of Knighthood ; he is now 4it
ILLIAM'CruartTON.

Previous to the. Grand Duke's departure yes-
terday,' tie made presents of rings, watche's„
brooches, &e.. to those who had been tippoinied
to attend Upon him ; he rely condesteridiugly ex•
presied himself obliged by their attentions to hint
during his visit to England, of which he speaks
very highly.
The Grand Duke only proceeded to IVoal wick
yestetday, to dine with Sir William Congt eve,
This morning his- Imperial Highness is to inspect
Woolwich, and to take an early dinner on boar.i
the RUSSidll trigate. After dining on board the
flaissiati.frigate this day, his I Highiteis
proceeds On to view the Deal lines, snit then ern-
barks on board the Royal yacht at Deal. He
proceeds by stay of:Brussels.
liatOn Nicholi did not leave till about two
o'clock, at which time all the servants, &e. left
in three Russian travelling calashes and an Eng-
lish carriage.
Mr. Glinker, one of. the Grand Duke's suite,
still remains in London, to accompany the Duke
of Devonshire.

AMERICA.

COTTON SIVPhIENTS.

New YORK, Fan. 1 —lt is a fact, not generally
known to the cotton shippers in America, that
oiling to the high prices for this article in Eu-
rope last year, immense speculations were pro- t
jected from Britain to the East Indies, and that
not less than 120 sail of extra ships, , rising 400
tons each,. (which tOhnage the British law re-
quires, to entitle vessels to go to India,) went
round the Cape of Good Elope, for the purpose of
bringing home. COMM frOm Calcutta, Bengal,
and Bombay j and supposing them to carry only
a partial cargo of 2000 bales each, the amotmt of
cotton' to be brought back by them will her
240,000 hales, weighing on the average, 250
pounds eraeh, or. 60,000,000 'pounds weight of
cotton. This calculation is independent .of what
may be brought by the East India Company's
ship's, and the extra ships employed in their sera
vice—and, large as the amount may seem to per=
sons generally unaeqUainted with the exports from
India to Linton and,Europe; it is 'far within the
quantity annually exported. And as the Eurn•
pearl prices held' out much greater eneatragement
than those of Canton, it is presumed the total im-
port from India to Britain this year, will at least
be doable the amount stated as probable, (fortn4
ing about one half of the anneal crop in India,)
which must unquestionably influence the price of
tilts commodity it) a very material degree, in the
early part of this year's market in Europe. The
value of Surat and Bengal cotton, in Novem-
ber last, was Is. IV; to Is. 61. per pound in
London i and of Ucorgia Uplitn:l, Is. 6tl. to
Is. Bd. per pound ; which shows that a consider-
able proportion of East India Cotton approitahes
very near to that of our grOwth, in point of
duality.

These facts and suggestions are avowedly given
for the purpuse of putting those prrions unac-
quainted with them on their guard ;' its the high
price prevailing nith us, is considered unwar-
rantable and thingernuti bythe most i-xperiericed
and best informed merchants, under the ruling
st,ita of blisines here mid ithrond.
LEditors friendly to the COmawcii4l interest; of Aim.
ric3, will do wcll to give this coonouoicatioo genes at pub-
licity.]

Literary Gazette and Journal of the Belles Lettrrs.
—The Eighth Number of this new Weekly
wiblished this thly, contains, among other in-
teresting ortielts-,-

Mad,,..ne de Stael and the lialian Literati--,Moderil Engl6ll
Poety—PilsiOgnomy—Dr. Spurrheint,—Spanish Painters—.
The Venetian fi orsellSlodern Itatian Sculpt nre-•-Nlr: 'Fred -
gold on the Composition of Colours for Female Dres.;—Tht-
the,se D'Angouleme—Discovery on Navigation—Aut.:pato:it
inprt;..4neettlation for the Plagne—Di,corcricsat Pompeii
—ltontc, Ac.--Itesiew of new Publications: Ittrohl the
Dan ailcis Ac.—The Drunta Nita: ncl, a Tragedy—Nle. Boot h
Ilan ua flptir.i-1.41, Molinare—Tin: floSiere,, at French Cootie
OiOra—t`oetry: Night—The. Flower of love—larra4 anit
Fashionable I titelligenee-....Anecdotes,
Mr. COLBU ON hits become the purchaser of
Lady MORGAN'S Work ON FRANCIS, for which
he hiss given a vet/ large sum. It may be ex.
.pected to appear early in April.
SUPeRIOR MenICAL Aovice..*—Drs. COOPER,
NIVROE,'.and .CO. of Charlotte-house, .oppoAte
the Rev. Rowland Hill's Chapel,,have established
Another Board. in Woodstock-street,
ford-atreet, adjoinilig New Bond-street, these' it
Physician and Surgeon, Members of the l‘toyal
College of London, of thirty years experience,
reside. That thonsands have been restored to
health by their united talents;, without confine.
went,- is intlisptitable, after hospitals had failed.
Eruptions tin the head, face, and body, ulcerated
throat, swellings in the neck, nodes on the shirt
bones, cancers, strictures, fistulas, paids in the
bead and limbs, and nervous debility, are diseases
which appear years after, ant often destroy domes-
tic happiness. 11/tsars. COOPCR, NIUNROC, and• Co.
are consulted daily at bosh houses, until nine at
night, where all the IV/embers of the Board alter.
nate!), attend. There are side doors at each
house, anti private rooms for females, who are
treated with the greatest delicacy. Advice gratis,
of Charlotte. House, Blackiriars, Tuesday, Thurs-
,day, and Sunday ; and at Woodstock-house,
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sundays, until
12 o'clock.

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lAi PERIA PARLIAMENT.

I.IOITSE OF LORDS, rnIDAY, MARCH 14.

The,Mmy and Navy Seduction Bill, and the
Tre...sonahle'Practices Bill were retbrued from the
Howse of Common.,, by Mc. Brogden and other
Members, with the. Amendments agived
The Silk Bounty lidl and the Annual Indem-
nity Bill woe brought up front the llonie of Cum-
mow:, by Mr. Welder' itful other Aiembers, 4114
read. a first ;hue.

My. Hightail presented Accoonts respetting t 1
National Debt, Which were ordered to lie on the
tulle

The Earl of DAtintatY presented a Petition from
Ildrast, complaining of the dent nests and scarcity
of grain, and praying the distilleriett might be
stopped. His Lordship skid, he did not mean now
to go again into the subject, but he leserveil to
himself the right of hrioging forward' rr motion
respectinv it at a 'future period, it he should deem
it advisable. Ile must, however, repeat what lie
bad ',vitae stated, that Ministers had incurred
Leavy responsitrilit y iu not stopping the distiller ies
earl in the seasom. In.having called the,atten-
tion of the [loose to this most important subject
he could not hilt regret that be.lntd nut b,id the
nisiftance of tiny of the Peers who more hme7
diately represented lood,md, whc) could have more
satisfactorily detailed the general situation of
that part of the ,Utrited Kingdom.
The Burl of .14Vaitroot. protested against the
doctrine nt respoosioility attaching to the Execu-
tive kloverninent, for not interfering with regard
ro.the subsistence of the people. If it, was thought
right that the Dis Merles should be stopped when
grain teached a ceitain price, let.it he so enactc,i,
by law ; hut nothing- could be inure unwise tai in
to leave it to the discretion, of the Executive Go--
vc because with the most. honest inten-
tions (as every Gosernment would act with such
intentions, whatever dilferenve crf opinion, there
might he upon other points) the Executive Go-
vernment was very liable upon such a subject to'
be misled. Ibvy would necesitoily have various
,are2nots from different whiners, in one part it
good harvest, and in another a bad one ;
could be more mischievous than to kayd it
to the Executive Government to strike a balance
between cOnfliCting and oppdsite interests-. - lie
thought that its only one instance within his re.
colleelioo had the distilleries been rightly stopped,
awl that. was in 1802, when one bad barVeSt ft.ll-
- allother. Ile was of optaiou that the us isest
course of policy was to leave the subsistence Of
the people entirely free, but as notice the cirenin-
stances of the eon utrya free It ade in grain could not
exist, the next best policy was to entet specific re-
gula thms, so that ail parties interested might at once
I v what was to toilow if 'certain, contingencies
look place. But the most unwise and mischievous
policy was to leave it to the discretion of the Ex-
ecutive Government to interfere with the subsist-
,ence of the people whenever they should deem it
expedient, ii stick a sysiem most necessarily be
productive' of more injto y than good. %Vitt) regard
to Ireland', lie :was aware that much distress ex-
burit was partial and local, and this formed
fo decided objection to a general measure, which
would, muter such cireinmtances, inevitably be
mischievous in its efl'ccla.
The Earl of DAttrutLev, while he agreed its the
ioneial principles-Stated-by the Noble Earl, still
thought that the information ought to be produced
upon which ter • had .come to the detettnimt-
tiori of isot stopping the Distilleries in Ireland,
under the eirctonstauees of ilktress which existed
in sheet country, certainly to a cottsiderable.extent.
The petition wits ordered, to lie on the table..
Adjourneti