The Sun.
London, England, 1826-11-14 00:00:00

AFFAIR OF HONOUR.

This morning a meeting took place in the Park, between
Colonel Westenra, seconded by Captain Lewis, and Lieu-
tenant Jackson, late of the Downshire Militia, attended
by Captain Hamilton, of the same regiment. At the first
fire Lieutenant, Jackson was wounded in the knee, when
the Itezties separated without any explanation.
`The above unpleasant affair and accident is the re-
sult of an article which appeared some time since in
the Evening Mail, written in the usual style of buf-
foonery congenial to that print, but in its nature ma-
lignant., and ealeulaled to produce the unpleasant re-
sink which it hat just done, and for which tendency
•we then condemned it. The article in the Mail
stated, that apologies harp been made by some Geri-
tlemen in Monaghan, friends of Lord Rossmore, to
others, friends of Col. Leslie. This caused a denial from
Lord Roitamore of the' statement, which drew upon his
Lordship, from the Mail, observations upon which he
grounded a prosecution for libel. To avert this conse-
quence, the Mail published an apology, which stated,
that it was mistaken in supposing there had been apolo-
gies. Lieut. Jackson, the friend of one of the parties,
was induced, in consequence, to write a letter, insinu-
ating that an apology had been made. This produced
from Col, Westenra, the friend of the gentleman alluded
to, a positive denial of the statement—which terminated
in the unpleasant occurrence of this morning. Here is a
ease of mischief affecting individuals, but the mischief
slorie.in a, more extended way to society by that same
Net,. the M,,il, is incalculable, and requires all the
Oren* of Lite Press to counteract it.—. Dublin Palrial of
Sala rday:

FAMINE AND FEVER.
iielj'hoilsirnatiobeetveuarn:Titthboeutoholoftep reverted to by the pub-
has been ex-
cited—much exertion mil, tliTel!.lYrinPathY
pact
with
the
exertions,
tout
th:rtitst4estbytimore than keeps
.n society,
. i 11, unha , a
great portion of apathy ;
compared withiP) 'the
urgency ,of the case. We have had many .
es
of ascertaining toe
state of things ; and are
are,pi tortumti
that arnong all the eloquent and
!the tir ar
Z"p7,l"id
instressettes to the public, and descriptions of the
of the poor, none have exaggerated, or perhaps given
an adequate idea of the real extent of tily,
Instances sometimes come home to- the breast, morY;
than general descriptions, and one, among many,
may be given, to represent hundreds of cues alokey lame,
Live. A. woman in fever, Mary Purcell, was lifted out of
wretched lodgings, in Elmsford-street, on Wednesday
evening last, and laid in the street after nightfall, by her re.
iativer ; the terror of infection and poverty dissolved the
ties of natural affection ! She was found in that situation
by the Officers of Health in Catherine's parish. Adtnis.
sum could nut be procured for her into an hospital. StraW
was purchased ; she was laid in an entry, and there died,
This is one instance among many; but -we are assured
that Catherine's parish is in a dreadful state, And requires
prompt exertions upon -the part of its inhabitants and the
'public, to arrest in tune the progress of a calamity; whichi
wilt require much greater future sat:liscca.
',MO$4 Patriot of SatUrday.