Star.
London, England, 1823-10-01 00:00:00

PARTRIDGE PHOOTING.

Mr. WiMans Coke holds a bet with Lord Kennedy :hat he kills
more partridges in twos days, in England, than his Lordship in the
same time in Scotland. Friday, the 26th ult. was axed for the
first day. In the sporting circles, it is said that Mr. Coke is the
sturdiest walker, Lord Kennedy the better shot, and •hat Isis Lord•
ship will win by taking the second day at a distant interval ; whereas,
had the days been successive, the victory would have been on the
[side of Mr. Coke. We know the county in which Mr. Coke will
shoot. and we should very much doubt 'whether any part of Sea.
land rears so many birds. Mr. Coke is the best shot that has yet
'appeared in the Holkham battles, and we should imagine the finest
shots in the kingdom have assembled there. Lord Bury and Mr.
F. Buxton stand next to him.

The Lottery Mar t,g n the Stock Exchange, has
been much agitated during the last week; it appears
that the public demand forthe Tickets has been greater
than was anticipated, and very few of the Jobbers had
any to sell—the natural consequence was a sadden rise
of nearly Two Pounds per Ticket, to the great annoy-
ance of the Bears, who growled in concert. An abor-
tive attempt was made (by an anonymous letter in a
respectable Morning Paper) to check the increasing de-
mand ; but this honest effort failed is its intended ef-
fect, for the Market rose the next day, and there is little
doubt but that the Tickets,' which are now Sixteen
Guineas, to Twenty, if the great Prizes do not
gall TO-MORROW.
The Ten Thousand Pound Prize, fixed for the First
Drawn last Thursday, and which bad created so great
an interest, was Sold by J. and J. &manumit, at their
Old and Fortunate Offices, 37; Cornhill ; 11, Holborn;
and 38, Haymarket—The Number 8,428, was Shared
in One Eighth, and Fourteen Sixteenths, the fortunate
holders et-which may receive the value on demand.—
The Wheel still contains Three Prizes of Twenty Thou-
sand, One of Ten Thousand, and various other Capi-
tals.—The next day of Drawing To-sconaow.

DUEL.

Our Readers will recollect that about a fortnight ago
we copied from the Exeter Gazette a paragraph to the
following effect :••••" A lovely and fascinating young
Lady, of high connections, eloped from her family, who
reside a short distance from Exeter, a few days since,
with a married man, a Captain of Dragoons."
We are now enabled to lay before our readers a state-
ment of the subsequent occurrences relating to this de-
licate affair.— As soon as the elopement was dis Covered,
Mr. Robert M. one of the young Lady's brothers,
immediately followed the parties to the Continent, and
after proceeding to Paris, and thence as far south as
Lyons, and then back again to Paris, he there met with
Mr.De L. whom he immediately struck repeatedly with
his stick, observing, " Now, Sir, you know your re-
medy." Mr. De L feeling that this attack compelled
him to call on the brother to answer for the insult offered,
he did so, and a meeting in consequence took place in
the Bois de Boulogne; Mr. M. being attended by Mr.
E.G. W. and Mr. De L. by Lieut. A. of the Royal Navy.
It having been settled that both should fire at the same
time, and the usual signal being given, Mr. M. instantly
raised his arm, but perceiving that Mr. De L. had not
done the same, he immediately lowered it, exclaiming,
"We are to fire together, are we not?" To this the
seconds replied, " Yes, most certainly;" and a fresh
signal being given, both parties presented, and Mr. M.
fired, but missed. Mr. De L. then discharged Iris shot
in the air, declaring to his second, that although the
measure resorted to by Mr. M. had compelled bim to
demand satisfaction, yet, considering himself, as he ever
must, the original aggressor, he never intended to fire
at him, nor ever would. Here the seconds interfered,
and the matter necessarily ended.Galigaanta Mom