Star.
London, England, 1823-07-08 00:00:00

THE SPANISH CAUSE.

A Public Meeting was held it Reading on Tues-:
day last, for the purpose of considering the best mode
of raising a Subscription in aid of the Spaniards,
when Resolutions were unanimously passed in fur-
therance of that object.
Wednesday last a Public Meeting was held at
Edinburgh, in the Caledonian Theatre, for the pur-
pose of raising a subscription in aid of the Spanish
cause. Ina few minutes after the doors were opened
the house was completely filled. The Hon. Admiral
FLEMING having been called to the Chair, the Meet-
ing was eloquently addressed by the Hon. and gal-
lant Chairman ; Mr. FERGUSON, of Raith ; Mr. J. A.
MURRAY, Mr. JaPIPREY, Mr. PETER BROWN, Mr.
R. B. BLYTH, Mr. ATTON, of Inchdairnie ; Mr. Ax-
DREW SCOTT, Mr. GREENSHIELDS, Mr. SCOTT, Of
Parton; Mr. JAMES MeNCRIEFF, Mr. LEONARD HOR-
NER, Mr. COCKBURN, and Mr. CRAIG; and a series
of Resolutions, expressive of the abhorrence v ith
which the Meeting viewed the aggression of France,
and of sympathy with the Constitutionalists, having
been unanimously adopted, a handsome sum was
subscribed by the Gentlemen present, and the Meet-
ing separated.

Bow-Seamer.—Yesterday a Mr. Thompson appeared upon a
summons to shew cause why he neglected and refused to pay the
sum of 13s. for the hire of a c. stain hackney-coach for the !pace

of five hours and a quarter.
The coachman stated, that some time *sole was hired by the
defendant in Oxford-street, at 'half-past ten o clock at night, and
desired to drive to a particular corner of Golden-square. On ar-
riving there' he desired the coachman to wait one hour and a half,
at the end of which time he should return," but;' said ho, "if
I am detained longer, you must wait longer." Poor coachee
having no suspicion that a man of the respectable appearance of
the defendant would descend to anything like a trick, neglected
to watch which house he Went into, and he waited there until
three quarters paat three in the morning. lie afterwards met
him accidentally.
Mr. Tholnpsou in answer to this charge declared, that he re-
turned at the hour and a half,-and the coach was gone.
Coachman—Upon my oath, I never moved half-a-yard for five
hours and a quarter.
Sir R. Bruns told the defendant be must pay the whole de-
mand, together with full costs.
The whole amount was 19s. 6d. which Mr. Thompson paid
without saying another word, and was retiring with a low bow,
when another hackney coachman stepped forward,, and in that
style of delivery peculiar to his fraternity, said, " I has a little
bit of a claim upon this here Gentleman, please your Worship.—
He hired me exactly at half-past ten o'clock at night, on the =6th
of March last, to take him to Golden-square. It bloomed cruel
cold, and snowed most treetenthotis. When I got to one corner
of the square, says he to me, says he, wait here,' says Ire, "till
I return, whrch will be in one hour and a half,' says he. I waited,
please your Worship, till half-past two o'clock in the morning,
and then I drove home, for it was so cruel cold that my poor
hours and me was very nearfreeted. to death, and he paid me 7s.
in part, but he has never gid me the overplusk."
Mr. Thompson said, he paid the 7s. in satisfaction of the
whole demand.
Coachman—No, your Worship, it an't true. I couldn't be
such ails/ as that neither. s
Sir It. BlaNlt—Upon my word, Mr. Thompson, I would
advise you to retire and settle with this man,or a third claimant
may appear.
" Why, Dick Tucker has 'zacHy sich another charge agen
him," cried the second coachman, " and means to p.sll hist up
for it, your Worship!"
'Mr. T. instantly took his Worship's advice—paid the first
coachman (with costs) nineteen shillings and sixpence, and hur-
ried out of the office to compromise raatters.with the second.

AMERICAN DUELLING.—(From the Virginia Times).
Friday last, the 23d instant, being the second day of
the Spring Term of the Superior Court of Law for
New Kent County, was tried and determined, sit
several, presentments, found by the Grand Jury
ggaintat . Colonel Richard Graves. In each of those
indiciments the defendant was charged with a viola-
tion of the Act to suppress duelling. This case was
Tendered particularly interesting, since it contains the
decision of a case which was, during the last Session
of the Legislature, laid before that body, by Captain'
Archibald Lacy, with the view of removing Colonel
Graves from his seat. The several presentments
charged the said Richard Graves-Ist, with sending
a challenge to Archibald Lacy to fight a duel-2d,
to fight a duel with poison-3d, for sending a chal-
lenge to Archibald Lacy to fighthim the said Graves
a duel, in the following manner-.-that two cups
should be filled,' the one with pure water and the
other with deadly poison; and that two tickets should
be rolled up Ind put in a hat; and they, the said
Richard Graves and Archibald Lacy, should draw
,lots who should drink the cup of poison, &c.-4th,
for sending a challeng! to light a duel with knives,
itc.-sth, for challenging him to draw a lot fox a
eup of poison, which cup was to be drunk by the per-
son to whom the same fell by the said allotment.—
The evidence went to chew that Graves received a
challenge from Archibald Lacy to fight a fast fight,
two or three days before the meeting of the Legisla-
ture in 1821; Graves refused to accommodate him
at that time, on account of his public duties; but
pledged himself to give him (Lacy) an opportunity
of obtaining honourablesatisfaction immediately after
the rising of the Legislature. That Graves wrote a
note to Lacy on the 16th of March, to meet him at a
certain place to settle the difference. They met.
That Graves was disabled by an accident in one of
his legs and ancle. Lacy, whose bodily weight was
uwards of 200 lbs. Graves less than 1301bs. urged a
fistfight; when Graves proposed that they should
put an end to the difference by allotment in the fol-
lowing way—that two cups should be filled, the one
with pure water, and the other with deadly poison,
and set on a table covered with a cloth ; that two
tickets should be rolled up and put into a bat, the
one blank, the other marked P.; that be who drew
the blank should take his choice of the two cups, and
swallow its contents, and he who drew the letter P.
should be bound at the peril of his life and honour to
swallow the contents of the other cup. Lacy's an-
swer' to this proposition was, " I will not drink poi-
son to accommodate you, nor will I hazard my life
with you in any manner whatever r Graves' second
proposition was, " If Captain Lacy insists on a deci-
sion' by bodily exertion, be shall be accommodated,
under a pledge of honour that he will afterwards
meet Colonel Graves on equal ground, and lodge no
information, nor take adiantage of such honourable
proposition as be may make." To this proposition,
Lacy answered in,the negative, saying again he'
would hazard his life in no other way than fisSfsght !
Mere Graves, !UMW the influence of passion, said "I
am not, nor will be afraid of you ; and to prove it,
am willing to go into the woods alone, and put a
final end to the contest with knives." Those propo.,
*bias formed the basis of the six count laid in the
indictment, to which the defendant pleaded not guilty.
—Verdict, Not Guilty.

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