The Sun.
London, England, 1818-12-09 00:00:00

LORD RANELAGH AND MR. ADOLPHUS.

The following is a pretty accurate account of
an occurrence that took place between Lord RA-
NELAGH and 'Mr. ADoLptws, the day after the
inetnorable trial at Hicks's-hall, in which 'his
LOrdship was convicted, and fined 501. fur an
assault :

Air. Apor.inws, who was sitting alone in his chambers in
the Temple, bear a tap at the door of his study. He desired
the person to walk in, and was immediately honoured with
the presence of Lord Renelagb ; who, upon being very cis•ily
asked to take a chair, told him that he had a few words to
say to him.

Mr. Anomins having repeated his request that his Lord-
ship would be seated,

Lord RANELAGII said, " Sir, you were talking of me for
two hours yesterday, and it is only fair that you should hear
me tell my mind for a little while; I came to you for that

purpose."
Mr. ADOLPHUS observed, that he had not spoken to, or of
his Lordship quite so long.

" Perhaps not, Sir," said his Lordship, " but I come to tell
you, that you yesterday proved yourself a coward, a liar, and
a scoundrel. Your clients are all pcijured. My servants
told the truth, and you knew it."

Mr. ADOLPHUS very coolly asked his Lordship, whether his
object in using such words was to provoke him to fight a duel'
Lord RANELAGH replied in the affirmative.
Mr. ADOLPHUS said, " he always considered that when a
man thought himself injured, and entertained an idea of
seeking honourable redress, the usual course was to do so by
written.communication, or through the medium of a friend.
In no instance had he ever known that a man came to abuse
another, under pretence of provoking him to go to the
ground."
Its Lordship was of opinion, that there was another mode
of demanding redress besides the two alluded to by Mr. Adol-
phus, and thought that resorted to by him unexceptionable.
Mr. ADOLPHUS made his Lordship acquainted with a fact of
which his Lordship seemed to have had nu idea; namely, that
his Lordship was under the roof of him, to whom he addressed
these epithets. He said he did not know whether he should
be tool enough to send his Lordship the intimatio❑ he seemed
to expect, or whether he should move the Court for a cri-
minal information against him ; the latter was the more pro-
bable course of the two ; but in the business he should be
wholly guided by his frieuds, to whom he should mention
this very ceremonious transaction. In case he should think
it more expedient to do the latter, he presumed his Lor..ship
would not deny the words be had just used.
" Certainly not," said Lord Ranelagh ; " and for fear you
should forget them, I'll repeat that you are a coward, a liar,
and a scoundrel !"

In the commencement of the conversation, Mr. ADOLPHUS
said, he had heen induced, trout his respect to the rants of the
defendant, to omit phrases that might have been more closely
adapted to the subject of his speech than those he had usetL
His Lordship retired without being in the slightest deg►ee
ruffled, and seemed perfectly satisfied at the pint he had taken
in this business.

Mr. ADocrisus sat down to finish the business which his
Lordship's visit had interrupted; and then mentioned the cir-
cumstance tp some of his friends, who advised him to adopt the
course he had before deemed most worthy of selection. He
preferred a bill on Monday night against his Lordship for bay-
ing endeavoured to provoitc him to fight a duel. The bill was
found by the Grand Jury, Mr. Adolphus immediately directed
his solicitor to move the case, by certiorari, to the King's
Bench. This was accordingly done, and notice to that effect
was served upon Lord Ranelagh's solicitor.