Star.
London, England, 1824-05-15 00:00:00

N. 5.

" Hyde Park corner, 'rip of Grosvenor-p!oce,
6th twenty minutes afto.r now.
41 Si! Henry Hordinge prcsutres there r sons.: mistake. Lien.
tcnont-Colonel W. will find him here till ten o'clock. It will be
inconvenient to Lord L to wait any lo'gtr.
Lientenont-eohnel Western."
The following answer waa received from Lieut.-Col.Western:
Ne. 6.—third 7th (.I:Leah! b..: 6th) Slay.
" Lieut.-Colonel Western begs leave to state, that Mr. !littler
and hinv.elf were waiting at the top of* Cirosvencr-place, livm two
minutes before nine till tarty-five minutes pas:.
" That stein 7 no s;gns of Sird Itnry and his friend. they then got
into the post-chaise again and ref'. rned to towii. Lieut.. Col. W.
will wait on Sir Ifenry by twelve o'clock.
" Sir Henry Ilarainge."
In cr.osequettee of this, Sir Henry rode to Colonel W.'s hotel in
the City, who had, on the receipt of Sir Henry's note of twenty
minutes after nine, hasten:d to Mr. 'littler, and shortly after twelve
..!'clock Colon( I W. appeared at Hyde l'aik-corner. The mi-utal-r-
-.tandiag as to the ::nsa of me%Aing was exploitted. and IV.
immediately returned for Mr. IL old the partie., tsar a finally as-
sembled at half after one o'clock.

Ilaving proceeded about four miles nut of town, the pistols were
loaded by the seconds, and a: the loin:v(1 p tir had been brought out
by Sir Henry, the choice of one of them wag 3tvgn to Col. Western.
The ground was measured by both the seconds-t-46 paces; the
principals took their posts, levelling their pistols at the same time
on thv word toeing given to fire. Lord L.'s shot appeared to pass
to the right of Mr. B.—Mr. B.'s pktf:l ntis-:ed fire.
Lord Londonderey requested that Mr. Under might have
another shot. This was declineti by Colonel Western on the part
of Alt. Batter.

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('.dented Western proposed that the principals should meet and
shake hands. Sir Ift.nry declared it to he impossible.
Colonel Western having conferred with Mr. Battier, informed
Sir Henry that Mr. Battier was satis:io.l.
. .

Sir Henry then directed the prit:ipals to advance, and informed
Cokinel R'rsten► in their precence, .r: r. Rattier had received
the satisfaction he wished to It-eve, and !:ad expressed h'imse:t
lie (Sir II.) had to make two obiervations upon the Lot pub-
Irti,,r of .l r.

In that letter there is an assertion personally refie,::ing upon Lord
Lnintankrry, that he had shelt• uu..itr has rank front
the consequences of an arbitrary act taw_:rds :klr. I;attier. That
assertion the present meeting sufficiently disproved. Colonel W.
ar;cl Mr. B. assented.

The next observation which Sir Henry was obliged to make to
Colonel Western was, that in the same fitter Mr. Battier as.crtesl,
that, alt tough Lord Londonderry denied having seen or peruted
a certain lever or letters conveying a censure upon the Officers of
the Tenth Hussars for their conduct towards Mr. Battier, he (Mr.
Battier) knew that Lord Londonderry had seen the papers. On
the part of Lord Londonderry, Sir lleory declared, that the asser-
tion contidned hi Mr. Battier's liter was false.
Mr. Battier a,ked if it was meant to make bins out a !Lir ? Sir

Henry ohserved co Colony Western, that Mr. Battier must have
been misinformed, but that he could not go tlify the expression, and
that Lord Londonderry was ready to maintain his assertion by re-
suming his ground.
Mr. Battier inquired if it wits intended to add fresh imuit ? If
such were the case we had better go on. . . .

Sir Henry could only repeat his former espression, that the asser-
tiqll W 44 fake, a..d that it was for Mr. llattt...r to take his course.
Mr. 13.ittier said lie referred it to W,...tern. Sir Henry
said they had better withdraw, and not be long, for fear of being
disi utbed.

They withdrew (Colonel Weetern and Mr. Battier) a few paces
for two or three minutes, and Colonel Western declared Mr.. Bat-
tier s.ai•fied, and that he did not intend to carry proceedings any fur-
ther. The parties proceeded to their carriagrs and reternedhi town.
"Q.eirter atter Gne o'Clpck,'May 7.
"Colonel Western has read this document, and admits that he can-
Mt' Slat(' that there h any part of it which is not accur..te.—Writ-
ten in his presence and read to him.
iSigncd)

" IL 11.1 It DINGY.."-
" May 10, 1824.
" I admit the general suhitance and teolr of thja statement to be
correct. (Signed) " C. M. T. WESTEItN."
(A true Copy) 11. HARDIN GE.
May 14, 1824.

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