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jEws' MEETING, AT SAINT SALVADOR
Housn.—On Saturday evening, at six o'clock, a meeting of
the Jews was held, at the above place, at which the chief
topic of argument was, " the nature, authority, and extent
of the law." Mr. LEVY made a long speech on the occa-
sion, after which the meeting adjourned till Saturday
evening) 29th instant.

AGGREGATE MEETING or THE CATHO-
LICS OF IRRLAND.—A meeting, numerously attended, was
held on Wednesday last, in the Church
of St. Theresa,
Clarendon-street, Dublin, at which it was resolved to en-
trust the Catholic Petition to the Marquis of LaNsnowrlE
and Sir PnAricis Buansrr. An amendment was pro-
posed by Mr. LAWLESS, to the effect, that if their petitions
were rejected, the Catholics should make common cause,

INQUEST on the BODY of MR. GRAHAM.

(From the New York Gazette of Dec. 1.)
THE LATE DUEL.

The body of 111 r Graham was privately buried
in' St. Mark's Church-yard; but was on Thursday
taken up, and brought to the Alms' House, for the
purpose of holding a Coroner's Inquest upon it..
Mr. Barton is a son of the late celebrated Dr.
Barton, of Philadelphia. We understand he left
town on Thursday morning.
The Coroner's Inquest was hell yesterday at 12
o'clock precisely.
John T. Boyd was a friend and a distant connec-
tion of the deceased, and knew the body to be that
of William G. Grahatn. Heard of his death about
eleven o'clock on Wednesday, morning, and was in-
formed that he fell in a duel, and that the body had
been brought over to the French Tan Yards; he
went thither, and sought in vain for it ; was after-
wards told, that if he would be at a certain place in
Hudson-street, early in the evening, he would meet
a hearse, which was conveying his body; went, and
after some trouble, met a hearse 'above the place pf
Samuel Boyd; he accompanied the body to the
tavern on the Bloomingdale Road, where it was left
during the night.
Witness felt deeply on the subject, and wished to
have a funeral service performed, for which purpose
the Rev. Mr. Creighton was applied to; but the
circumstances of, his death being intimated to him,
he declined officiating, but said he would not op-
pose his being interred in the church-yard of St.
Mark's. The body was interred the next morning.
John L. Dillon, undertaker, was applied to by
Dr. Pennell, on Wednesday, to provide a coffin .and
shroud for a deceased friend, who had died in the
neighbourhood of the tavern of Mr. Richaud, on the
Bloomingdale-road. Was requested to go thither,
give Dr. Pennell's compliments, and request a room
for a corpse during the night. Mr. R. gave his con-
sent, but said he hopedlall was right. Witness was
instructed to go to the French Tan Yards early in
the evening, with a hearse for the body; was to
meet Dr. Pennell on his way, in his gig, but missed
him, and was shown to the French Tan Yards by a
stranger; inquired for a dead body, and was directed
to the house of a sick man, who was not dead; after-
wards found Dr. Pennell's gig, and went into the
right house, took the body, and conVeyeil it to the
house of Mr. R. He there saw Mr. Boyd and a
few others. Mr. boyd directed the arrangements
for the funeral ; requested him to go to Mr. Creigh-
ton, &c. Mr. B. said he wished to have every
thing done decently, and witness provided four car-
riages for the funeral, the next morning, by his
order.

Dr. Francis testified that, with Dr. Anderson, he
examined the body this morning ; there was no abra-
sion of the back or front part of the body, except
that on the right side of the anterior part, there was
a bole two inches in an oblique direction above the
navel. There was a great collection of blood in the
abdomen; the ilium and duodenum were cut through
and wounded; the ball passed out four inches from
the spine, on the back flap of the liver and mesen-
teric glands; the wound was undoubtedly the cause
of death; wounds of the intestines are generally fatal;
the large blood vessels had escaped.
An officer was sworn, who said he had made dili-
gent search to find Lewis Asbury, W. M'Leod, and
Dr. R. Pennell .(the two former having been the
supposed seconds, the latter surgeon on the occasion)
yesterday and this morning, but in vain.
The following. certificate from the Doctor to the
sexton was produced :—" I hereby certify that Wil-
liam Graham, aged 34 years, died on. the 25th
inst; vulnus, R. Pennell, New York, Nov. 29,
1827."

The Coroner said they had no evidence fixing the
blame on any one. There were two alternatives—=
to adjourn for • a week or less, and strive to obtain
more information, or to find that the deceased died
by a gun-shot wound, which is all that is proved.—
The room was then cleared, and we understand that

the. Jury have found a verdict, that he came to his
death by a gunshot wound, inflicted by some person
or persons unknown.—Coniierciai.

•
The Enquirer of yesterday contains the following letter,
written by Mr. Graham the night previous to the fatal
reneontre

" Eleven o'Clock.

" DEAR lll—What may be the result of the unhappy
rencontre which is to take place in the morning between
Mr. Barton and myself, cannot of course, be predicted by
me. In the supposition that it will befatal, I bid you fare-
well, in the -only language that is now left to me. lam
perfectly indifferent as to myself, but I trust most earnestly
that Mr. Barton (towards whom I have not the faintest
enmity of any kind) may escape. • I admit that lam in
the wrong-.--that by giving him a blow, I have forced him
into the condition of a challenger; and that by not doing
what he has, he would have blasted his charaCter as a gen-
tleman for ever. In common justice, lam bound thus to
absolve him from all suspicion of unbecoming conduct, re-
specting the challenge. The provocation, though slight,
was still a provocation, which I could not overlook. It is
ont of the question for me to explain, retract, or apologise.
I will not hear of any settlement Short of some abject and
craven submission from him.

" Mr. Barton is a talking man, who dwells very com-
placently on his own skill as a marksman ; on his experi-
ence as a duelist, and on his accuracy as a person of ton.
I pretend to none of these, and therefore must oppose the
most inflexible obstinacy. After be is perfretly satisfied, I
may, perhaps, apologise.—that is, in case I am fatally
wounded. It is needless for sue to say, I heartily detest
and despise this absurd mode of settling disputes, and salv-
ing the wounds of honour. But what can a poor devil do
except bow to the supremacy of custom

" God bless you,

,4 W. G. GRAHAM."

Mr. Graham's remains were again privatelyeinterred, a'
four o'clock yesterday afternoon, in St. Mark's Church.

yard.
It is not so much with the view of giving the causes
which led to the fatal meeting, or to exhibit the Valour and
weakness of the man, that we publish the above letter.—
We do it to Show that it was no political quarrel—no ren-
eontre growing out of his relationship with our paper—it
was wholly a private affair of his own, and with a friend
with whom we have seen him on terms of the most cordial
intercourse.

Mr. Graham was born in Catskil, and was a student at
law, with the late Barent Gardeneir. At a very early pe-
riod he threw himself upon the world, and with a Quix-
otic spirit, went to sea, and soon found himself in London
with Out money sr friends. Holding a ready and sprightly
pen, he wrote some article in a newspaper, which excited
the attention of a gentleman of fortune, who inquired for
the author, and found him a youth of 17. Pleased with
his appearance and address, lie took him home, and shortly
afterwards sent him to Cambridge, where he completed his
studies, and his patron dying (the late Mr. Purdon), left
him a handsome fortune.
With this property Mr. Graham travelled on the Con-
tinent, made himself master of the living, as he was of the
dead languages—was a close observer of every thing relat-
ing to politics, arts, science, and literature, and participated
in all the amusements and attractions of the most polished
Courts.

Returning to London, and finding his means decreasing,
he sold an annuity of 8001. sterling per annum for a sum
which he invested in some of the Joint Stock Companies,
and lost. He then attached himself to a newspaper, either
as a writer or Parliamentary reporter, and finally he left
England, and arrived in his native country as poor as when
he left it.

A short time after his arrival he engaged to assist us in,
our editorial labours, which be continued to do until the
day of his death.
Mr. Graham was in every respect an able writer;-fitil
of wit and repartee; his memory was exceedingly g*,'
and he rarely forgot anything that he had once learnei.
With the literature and the literary writers of the day lip
was perfectly familiar ; and the sound education he had
received gave him undoubted claims to the character of a'
ripe scholar. He was, however, deficient in judgment;
he saw things through false lights, and did not readily fore-:
go his opinions to adopt the opinions of others. He could
execute better than he could design ; he embodied the
thoughts of others in language at once chaste,
perspicuous.
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elegant, and
With the politics of the country and the divisions of party
he took but little interest, except to launch an occasional
sarcasm against these who opposed the side be professed to
take. It may be said he fell -a victim to what has been
called " Good Society."
.No man could entertain a. more sovereign eontempt for
the pretenders, whop without any
qualifications but wealth,'
presumed to telt the lead in the classification of distinct,

orders. Against such he directed the artillery of his able
pen, and the most caustic numbers of those articles on
Good Sobiety, published in the," Enquirer," were his
production.
Nevertheless, he was attached to the society of a class
known here as men of fashion, and probably wealth. Ac-
customed to fishionable society in Europe, having expended
his fortune with such, he could not, in this country, and
under different circumstances, forego their company. With
a home at once comfortable and respectable ; with means
to make any appearance ; with all the places of amusement
gratuitously open to him ; and employment which never
occupied more than two hours each day ; and with pros-
pects of the most satisfactory character, he nevertheless
clung to the society of young men of the tpn. lie was a
desirable table componion ; his wit was ready and spark-
ling ; his address easy and gentlemanly; his society of
course was courted, and he was a welcome guest at dinner
Indies, among the gay and convivial. It may be readily
imagined, that in a large city, where he was well known,
opportunities frequently occurred to bring him to the fes-
tive board. In this society, and probably excited by the
occasion, lie returned a blow, doubtless to some slight pro-
vocation, which has cost him his life. What a lesson does
this inculcate.

It is not our intention to write a homily on duelling.
We never believed that it settled any point of honour—
the
aggressor frequently is the victor ; and if victory
perches upon the injured, what gratification can it afford a
truly honourable, moral, feeling man to know, that he has
sent a fellow-creature to the grave, " unnannealed and
unanointed r • A man makes use of a contemptuous ex-
pression—he repeats it upon being called upon for an
explanation— a blow follows—a duel ensues, and chance or
skill sends one of the parties to the tomb..
If duels must be fought—if human blood must be shed
—and that the fiat of the Almighty be disregarded, let it,
at least, be for cause, and such a cause as shall show a deep
and deadly injury; but upon every paltry occasion to re-
sort to the pistol, under mistaken and ridiculous notions of
honour, is at once absurd and contemptuous, and should be
put down by some effectual expression of public opinion.
We have a word to say about what are called seconds.—
Why are gentlemen so willing to act when called upon ?
Why not take some steps to arrest duels predicated upon
trifling causes ? We leave them to answer the question ;,
we leave it to the laws.—New York Evening Post...

WINDSOR, DEC. 21.—His MAJESTY Stil
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continues daily occupied with public business at the Roya
Lodge, and frequently dispatches messengers to the different
Government Offices. Yesterday forenoon Lord GODE-
men . arrived at the Royal Lodge, and had an audience of
his MAJESTY. His Lordship partook of refreshments, and
left about two o'clock for London.

PRIVY COUNCIL.—A Privy Council sat at
the Castle on Saturday, at which his Excellency the LORD
LIEUTENANT presided. The LORD CRANCELLOR, Laid
PLUNKET, Mr. LAMB, Bishops of MEATH and KILDARE,
the MASTER of the ROLLS, the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, and
Dr. RADCLIFF attended.--Dublin Patriot.