Star.
London, England, 1831-08-16 00:00:00

FATAL DUEL AT DOULOONL

bZATH 0? NIL ItlIZZLItlf 1100 D.
This fatal occurrence took place on Thursday, tie 11th
Instant. Mr. Bond met his adversary, a Belgian weer, of
the name of Esse, at 4 o'clock ht the morning. in the Neigh.
bourbood of epicure, which Is about a mile disnam from the
town of Boulogne. He was shot In the rob+, the ball
passing nearly through the body, and long near the
baek..booe, whom it was cut out, notwithstanding which,
Mr. Bond died in great agony at eleven o'clock on Thunday
morning, seem hours after the meeting.

SPORTS ON THR THAMES.
Yesterday there were no fewer than live matches on the
aver between Chelsea and Blackwell, and, as It may be
supposed, the amateurs were ponied which to honour with
their presence. The Funny Club wager was, however, the
most attractive, but the others did not fail of causing many
thousands to eangregate on the river and its banks.
Forme CLUB Gentlemen of the Funny
Club (one of the oldest and most respectable on the river)
yesterday afternoon gave their annual wherry, to be rowed
fee by seven par of oars, in two heats. About half past
foot o'clock the following men rowed the first heat, viz. H.
Gerrard, Whitehall, and W. Windsor, Westminster; .1.
Dodd, Hungerford, and R. Croker, Vauxhall; T. Janet,
Whitehall, and R. Evans, ditto G. Butcher, Whitehall,
end E. Emery, Hunswford ;J. Scott, Henget-ford, and J.
Crawley, ditto; G. Hill, Vauxhall, and R. Harris, Bank-
aide ; F. Godfrey, Strand.lane, and J. Howell, Westminster.
They started from Westminster-bridge to row round a boat
moored of Tassel's windmill. beyond Vauxhall, down the
Sauey shore, round the beacon near Waterloo-bridge, and
through the nano arch of Weetminster-bridge. It was an
intentsdng start, and the lead was gained shortly by God.
fray. The three first pair were only entitled to row the
locoed beet far the pries. In dm time they were " set a
talfrom Westminster to row to Climb College down
l"iddleosz short to the prise wherry at Westminster.
bridge. Godfrey wan gallantly led the others at, and
although they tried their hardest to go in advance them-
sakes, it was without success, and no nobly won the
constructed wherry by between 10 and 30 beats
Isopaelitadis t was the maiden effort of young Godfrey, and his
escceselas pined him many friends.
Sr. OLAIrR'S AND ST. Jones Renalea.—The tided
annual peas wham. given by the Inhabitants of the above
was rowed fee yesterday by six tree woman of
pkkLHerring-etairs. Messrs. Fogo and Molten were the
managers, and at an early part of the afternoon they placed
Robert Green, Thomas Babington, and Charles Box, to
tow from Pickle Hewing-stain, twice round a boat moored
of Chamberlain's Wharf, down round Kean's berge-road,
and hack to the place of starting, for the first beat, which
was won by Box, in nosequence of Green fouling Basing
-
too. For the ascend heat, Thomas Williams, James Mol-
ten, and Joseph Hammock, took their statism. Robert
Green m.mt in keeping a-bead all the way, sad the
way, and the wherry was awarded to him. A very sharp
contest took place fee the snood. prise. The men came in
omen and stem. It was, in truth, a dead heat between them.
The managers could not decide. A meeting will be called
to endeavour to come to moms arrangement. A tirade of
abase was levelled at the managers for nut calling the men
back in the third heat, when Babington did not start. MCI
placed in such situations would, indeed, find it difficult to
please every body.
Sr .101111 or WAPPING AND Sr. °zones's, EAST.
RROATTA.—A coat and badge, valued at 104 and the
vibes of U. 2f. lea. V. 11. 10s. and U. given by sub.
saiption, were yesterday contested for in five very lung
heats by the undermanimed apprentices of the above pa-
rishes t—T. Jones. Execution Dock; R. Atkinson, Wap-
ping New Stairs; James Hogan. ditto ; J. Kelsey, Wapping
Old Stairs; R. Durwood, Wapping New Stain; and 'Tine.
Wood, Union Stain. The match commenced about twelve,
and extended the whole way from the Hermitage to King
Edward's Stairs. Jones, who rowed instead of John Ash,
who was taken ill, woo the first heat; Wood the second.
They also beat the two men who were entitled to row with
them in the fourth heat; arid they, awarding to the terms
of the snatch, contested the fifth heat for tie livery and
badge. Joao obtained the lead and kept it throughout ;
Wood was several lengths astern of him. It was nearly
dark bake the last heat was over.
POPLAR COAT Ara BALMS free watermea's ap.
prentices rowed for a *=very and Badge given by the in.
habitants of Poplar and Its vicinity. Five heats were rowed
from Blackwell stairs, twice round in each heat. The con-
test was highly amusing, and the grand prise was ultimately
carried off by J. Egalton. W. Weiland came in second, R.
Pre-enian third, J. Payne fcenh, and J. Roberts and 11.
Vinton fifth and sixth.

CIitLIZA RISATT•TIPI Chelsea I,III,PTIMPTI yesterday
rowed for the stwen.h annual prize whtrry, and other prima
raised by the subscriptions of the residents of tip. Luke,
Chelsea. The men names are as follows : d liayleard sod
W Coates, W. Thomas, and W. C •le, T. Cblule. and T.
Cole. A. Taykr and C. Cole, A. (hats sad K COMP,
W. Weight and J. Cole. Alter three well-contested beats,
the wherry became the propiny of W. Weight sod J. Cole.

COURT or CIi•WCEItY, SATURDAY.—At the
thing of the Court. Mr. Thomas Perkin, Editor of the
Cheatham Corrector, presetted a prthion to the Loa
Chancellor, cenuplaining that he was completely ruined, being
obliged to I:bandein his mining concerns at Duck) on account
of hie inability to take an oath, inconsequence of his religious
maples, and answer a bill filed against him in the
Court of Chancery. The l.wd Chancellor attended most
courteously to his application, and asked air. Perkin
whether hr was either a quaker or a Moravian, as it
either case relief was provided P Mr. Pith in replied
that he was not ; whereupon his Loteldnp re comettleded him
to become tither the is. or She Whir But Mr. Perkin *bid
be could not sacrifice one principle for the sake of anmiter.
His lordship then said, " I will put a case to you, as I,
in many instance; have dune be fore. and big of yo
seriously to think upon it till Monday. If you are
called upon to give evidence in the e.t.a it a ti.urdei—y,a,
suppose you could prove the innocence of a Midi shout to
be tried for such a crime, bow would you Ifni if You
refused to give your testimony ? I have no:difficulty tit
saying that It would, in such cases. be your duty to rat y
the laws of matt, though, In your opistioa. in 'kiloton of t: e
laws of Gon, who world excuse you. as al. the blame would
be chargeable apes human legislation " Mr. Nam s: iii
he could give a complete answer to hie Lordship'. quer ito,
and would du so on lluadiy. His Lordship nodded *mew.