Star.
London, England, 1824-11-06 00:00:00

EDINBURG 11, NOV. 3.

THE LATE LATE FATAL DUEL BETWEEN MR. WESTALL
AND CAPTAIN GOURLEY.

We have been favoured with the particulars respect.
ing the above. Mr. WESTALL having been lately con-
nected with FISHER and Co. lace-manufacturers, Lon-
don, had been at the Doncaster Races, where Mr. W.
lost a bet with Captain Costa Lev of seventy guineas;
at the same Races, Captain G. lost a bet with a friend
of Mr; West/ad.'s. The parties very lately met toge-
ther at the Bull Inn here, when, after a most friendly
recognition. of each other, captain G. reminded Mr. W.
of the bet he had lost with him. Mr. WESTALL now in.
formed the Captain that he was authorized by his friend,
with whom Captain GOURLEY had lost a similar bet,
to set the one bet against the other, upon which Cap-
tain G. cane.' him a swindler; Mr. W. then called him
a liar. 'lle Captain then seized a poker, and aimed a
blow with it at Mr. WesTait.'s heal, but it descended
upon his shoulder with such torte as to break it in two.
Mr. W. was rendered insensible by the blow; but when
he recovered he went into the Coffee-room, where he
indulged in the most abusive language against Captain
GOURLEY. A challenge ensued, and Salisbury Craggy
was chosen as the place tar deciding the quarrel, as next
morning. At the time and place fixed, the patties, along
with Capt. D. as Capt, GourtLzv's second, and a Medical
Gentleman, appeared ; but Mr. J. who had been em-'
ployed to act as Mr. WES rALL's second, was absent, in
consequence of his attendance having been prevented
by the interposition of his father, who had come to the
knowledge of what was intended. In consequence of
that Gentleman's absence, it was arranged between the
parties, that they should adjourn to Not th Queen's-ferry,
in order to afford Mr. WESTALL an opportunity of en-
gaging another second. Captain G. and hi. friends ac-
cordingly repa'red to South Queen's-ferry, and were
about to push from the shore in a boat, when they ob-
served a carriage approaching, for which they waited.
This carriage contained Mr. WESTALL and Mr. P—s,
who had agreed to act as his second. They were re-
ceived into the boat, which conveyed the whole com-
pany across ; and on the heights above Queen's-ferry
this tragedy was completed.

DUEL PREVENTBD..—This morning, Capt. A. ROGER-
SON, accompanied by a friend, repaired to Kensington,
to meet H. MAGEE, Esq. to decide a dispute which
arose at a certain building in the vicinity of St. James's.
street, on Thursday night, or rather early on Friday
morning. The dispute was said to have arisen, over a
game at Rouge et Noir, but the more feasible con-
jecture was, that the little urchin Cupid had been play-
ing off his pranks on the hearts of the Gentlemen. A
previous notice of their intention having bees given, on
their arrival on the ground they found they had no oc-
ca.ion to draw their arms, unless they first laid two
peace-making personages hors de combat. In this dilemma
they withdrew, apparently for the purpose of carrying
into effect their intention, but finding the officers were
determined to follow, they separated, and thus the
matter for the present ended.

The Earl of Heanoway arrived at Rome on the
13th ultimo.

Mrs. LANs Fox has left Lowther Castle, on a visit to
the Earl of WISTMORLAND, at Apthorpe.
Dr. LIPSCOMBE, Bishop of Jamaica, and Dr. Cots-
alms, Bishop of Barbadoes, with several Clergymen attached to
their respective Sees, will sail for those islands in about a fortnight.
We are assured that the Columbus will not come up
the River until Tuesday next, which will be a fall spring tide, but
will lay at Margate Roads, or the Lower Hope, till then.
It is believed that the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE•
Russ intends shortly to pay off a certain portion of the outstanding
Exchequer Bills. The whole amount of these Securities at present
is 34 millions, of which four millions, it is said, are to be reduced.
A report to this effect was very confidently circulated yesterday,
and produced a favourable impression on the Funds, Cuil4(4s hav-
ing advanced to 961 4 for the Account, at which they closed. The
• present premium on Exchequer Bills is from 341*. to 565.