Star.
London, England, 1809-10-30 00:00:00

The fog on Saturday night and last night was so
thick, that the *drivers of coaches in many parts of
the town were obliged to walk at the heads of their
horses, in order to direct them. Indeed, most of the
mail and stage-coaches came into and left town pre-
ceded by out-riders carrying torches.
Saturday evening, about seven o'clock, as a porter
with a table and bedstead upon his knot, was going
along Norton Falgate, he ran foul of a post, by which
he fell backwards with his load upon him, when his
neck was dislocated, besides being much hurt. He was
taken to the Hospital. The accident was occasioned
by his not being able to see his way on account of
the fog.
The same evening, between eight and nine o'clock,
a gentleman in a one-horse chaise going along Gos-
well-street, came in contact with a waggon loaded
with grains, by which it was overturned and shattered
to pieces. The gentleman fortunately escaped with-
out receiving any hurt.
At two o'clock in the morning of the 10th instant,
the church of St. Peter, at Berlin, with its stately
tower, took fire, and threatened destruction to the
town ; but the prompt measures which were adopted
checked its progress, and only a few houses were
consumed, and the upper stories of 12 or 14, much
damaged. The tower of Frederick's Orphan Asylum
Church afterwards took fire, and was burnt down,
without any other damage to the edifice or the con-
tiguous houses.
EXTRAORDINARY DCEL.--Notwithstanding the
great number of duels which are continually occur-
ring, the history of late years does not present us
with such a singular rentontre as took place in France,
in the early part of the last century.

a The Duke de Richelieu was the cattse of an un-
precedented duel between two women, Madame De
fir-lignac and Madame De Neste, who disputed the
possession of him. The Duke had repeatedly refused
to see the former, but this was of no avail. Madame
De Polignac still loved her inconstant gallant with as
much ardour as ever, and was therefore jealous of all
the ladies who had succeeded her, not singly, bat it.
troops. Tortured by jealousy, she one day met Ma-
dame l:e Neste, and challenged ber to fight with pis-
tols in the Ileis de Boulogne. Madame de Nesle
eagerly accepted the challenge, being animated by
the same spirit as tier fair antagonist, and hoping
either to kilt her rival, and thus remain in undisturb-
ed possession of her lover, or to evince the strength of
her attachment, and the ardour of her passion, by an
hnnourdl-le death. The ladies met and fired at each
other. Ma lame De Ilesle f2ll, and her fair bosom
was coveted with blond.—" Come on," exclaimed
her anta:on;st, 44 I will teach you the consequen-
cFs of r thing a NvoTran like roe of her lover.—
If I had the perfidious creature in my power, 1
w0u1,.: tear u'ut her. heat, as I have blown out her
l.rac:s." A young man who he r.l the e/uel words,
he;:?:: to moderate her:cl(, aid not to exalt over
her unfcrtimate opponent, wlime cotw:ge, at least,
could al but connrand her respect. " Eience, yourq.
cried Madame Dc Pagni!c, " it does not
lrcome you to presume to give me ins,ructi:-.1,"
I%ladame Dc Nesle was not wounded in the breast, as
had at first benfeared, but very sl;Ahtly in the shoulder.
On coming to herself, some person asked her if the
lover, for whose sake she had fought, was worth her
exposing herself to such a risk for him ? 44 0 yes,"
replied she, " he deserves much better blood than
what circulates in my veins to he shed for him. He is
the most amiable man °idle whole Court. All the la•ties
lay snares 1;)r him ; but I hope, after this proof of love
which I have given, to obtain the exclusive possession
of his heart. I um under too great obligations to you,"
continued she," to conceal his name. It i. the Duke de
Richelieu ; yes, the Duke de Richelieu, the first-born
of the Cod of War aid the Goddess of love !"