Star.
London, England, 1827-09-13 00:00:00

BRIGHTON, StIoTRICUR 12.

A Duel of a novel description was fought hem in.'
terday, between a young man (or rather lad) of the,
name of Sherwood, clerk to a solicitor; and another
timed Den, apprentice to the Xing's Apothecaries,'
Messrs. Banat and Blake. One of them is unfortunately
wounded, and it, therefore, ceases to be a laughing mat-
ter, which the people here are well disposed to make it.
One of the pasties bad, it items, applied some offensive
term to the other, which he could not btook ; and intent,
therefote, on avenging his insulted honour, he chal-
lenged him to single combat. The challenged hero
having the choice of weapons, elected to fight with
swords, but, being bnable to procure any, they got foils,
which they sharpened for the purpose, and so proceeded
to the grounds Immediately on their arrival, they
stripped and set-to, but were as instantly pounced upon
by three or four police men, who having intelligence
of the affair, were on the spot before them. Their in-
terposition, however, did not entirely prevent bloodshed,
for Mr. Den had received a wound, which glanced
Along the rib, a circumstance that alone prevented it
from being fatal. The two principals, seconds, and
four friends, who had accorrp 'flied them to see the
sport, were all forthwith conveyed by the officers
back to the town, and there, after having solaced their
valour with a breakfast, at a public-house, they were
taken before a Magistrate, by whom the principals
and seconds were bound over in heavy recognizances to
appear at the Assises, and the rest to be of good beha-
viour and keep the peace. It is said that several more
challenges were sent to others a the party, but not
accepted. None of the eight heroes are in a situation
of life to warrant their appeal to this mode of settling
their disputes; and when the battle was first spoken of
in the town, it was said that the heroes were all of a Oil
lower class than has proved to be the case. Some of
them had considerable difficulty, it is said, in getting
bail, and most of the party were in custody the whole
of the day. They are all mere lads. •

MOURNFUL CATASTROPHE.

In oar paper of yesterday, we briefly mentioned the
Melancholy accident which had befallen GiORGE MAX-.
Wm, Esq. of Currachan, who was unfortunately
drowned while bathing in the river Nitt.—Tbe follow.
log more ample detail of this calamity, is extracted from
the Donofrio aid Galloway Costlier :

DUMFRIES, Sae. Is.
" It is with feelings of the deepest grief sad regret—feelings in
which tie public warmly sympathise--that we record one of the
most melancholy accidents that has occurred here for a great num.
her of years. ()n Tuesday last. the 4th current, Deorge Walter
Maxwell, Esq. of Currachan, proceeded to bathe In the river
Nith, and entered the water from a riga of the ellnlanehamat
a hilt below Castle.elykra garden. Tbationnetildl letelle effeelall
o'clock, and as his friend, Mr. Kenn* Timbers, was die.
porting in the tide on the opposite it nrserally believed'
that the two young endows pest Be this as
k nay, more than one off age *tressed the hafts
reading stern which followed. Mr. firreregAls gotioullier els
thosgh he was himself preperabag to bad* ash{ pat.Jaalti
watching the maims of Mr. Maxwell, and sumarking to
Bair,' See how be labours." But as the tide by this timer
beton to turn, he had to contend against the ebbing Waitalli et
de Solway—waters which, when pent in a damsel of net Mae
than eighty yards broad, recede and ascend with a very tomileall
degree of rapidity. When at the middle of the river, or perhaps
lilted it, Mr. Max Well exclaimed, "Am I half way over?" Mr
hem distinctly overheard the question and as be feared he
groping, and wished to encourage bins, he immediately
'lts, yea, you are more than that; carry an. and there is
inn" A little while after. he inquired of Mr. Thorholo,
..
Indic to make through;' and when one of his pained%
mg teen straining hard to overtake him, neared and eon* Isis.
MI MS his body, be faintly articulated " Geed cher min heel
hit the last words be uttered, (or the avian% Irani halbia Or
lOW other cause, got upon his shoulders and the hack part of MO
head, sod by impeding his motions, and forting hint to swallow a
speediest water, occasioned a catastrophe which thousands deplore
as well as his relations. Once or twice he appeared to re-ass:mad, if we
any join from the apparent gurgling of the stream, but the dog by
lineal aad swimming about rendered it exceedingly difficult to tell
what took place; and though something &Gehl be 'Boned for pro.
visas (absentee', the strength of the torrent, and petbaps a sight
deemed trrpidatioo, we fear it may he said that he fell a Amine
to the misdirected fondness of a favourite render. Mr. Kam
loth Thorbutn, witnessed what had befallen his friend ; and
dreadfully agitated as his feelings were, be immediately called CIA
" A boat I-4 boat !" Mr. Swan was almost equally overcome,
btu he speedily undressed, leaped into the tide, and made for the
Tempter side of the river. A boat belonging to a sloop, which
was lying at hand, was pushed off at the same time; and if the water
bad been clear, what with the exertions of Mr. S. and the sailors, tie
body might have been recovered shortly after it disappeared; but
the tide was unusually thick and muddy; sod though the moot
penevering efforts continued to be made, and though the cries of
Mr. Mother's brought many to the spot—and among others the
limes. Pringle, who being expert swimmers repeatedly dined at
different places—all ended in deep, heart-fee, and bitter disappraltat-
lent. The alarm spread wider and wider, and was soon comma-
*Wed to this town; Mr. Blair, Mr. M'Gowan, Mr. Looksp,
hr. Watson, and others, exerted themselves to the utmost la the
nase of humanity; additional boats with nets were procured; and
hag Wore the labour of searching ended, several hundreds of oar
teenamin, including the whole medical faculty, were standing on
the embankment, most of whom witnessed, with tears is their eyes,
%hand and painful spectacle which followed. The tide bad now
Like about a foot and a half, and Mr. Swan having at last got a
ildaest of the body, it was raised, after considerable exertion, and
*nand to the gardener's lodge, at Castle-dykes, where a warm
Ilkod warm blankets bad been previously prepared. The whole
", larFactitioners were in lastant attendance, and foe the space of
*arty taro boors they persevered In the use of every means which
medical shill or humanity could suggest. But it was all in vain;
kWY had lain at least 50 minutes in the water; the vital spark
he„ led, and could not be festered. ' And thus perished Mr.
wan ilnwell, in the prime or rather morning of his days
cod amidst the fairest prospects of future usefulness; and it WW
1":,_ 1 link to the poignancy of the regret, which all maw aid
'mu bate expressed, that he should have bees dPIIII.II as the
of soot, in a epassna Mills Wader than it imllliolliillaas
lidtio the view of 'a
awl net masy 1
"114„....ke1c lats • His age was his fortune independan, hilelidita.
-;,-, his principles and dispositions borsouralte and
- deArft ; and we may state in addition diktat was frabb
Ltinstative of the once noble family of Pl. nod MIIIMIIb
j 2,1 his person, he was tall and remake* • dill. a
hedged tank as well as sudden, that' • ..
with faltering accents and streaming eye's. lit" 99,
lovely in death as he bad been In life. Upset ow 1
Cliw°
aided grief of his more immediate relations and ' we dare
bat and will not venture to intrude. The nwlit. nth-
liebv
~ if not properly timed, aggravates. fattier than alleviates
raa..: sod as there are thought, that tie too deep for tears, we
al" lt
htskrelan. titres to the healing band of time, and time heavenly
tsaalatwhich religion is ao well fitted to inaplre.—Mt. Mu-
wars Notre!, which tank plate yesterday, waalsore like a pubic
Ns a private
ceremony. His remains were interred in the family
'place at Tr
dewed i,. °queer eburch-yard, and the hearse was fol-
ios,. .'"''Carnallres most of which belonged to private gentle-
eaTiftirseeneterest sympathy. rather than an idle principle of
T' drew a great number of our
1r we townsmen 'to the streets •
Ina 99•stne
.....__e
anot recollect of a sile occurrence of a strictly'
; nd local do
nature that spread so deep a gloom over the town
unalries, since it was our fortune to become connected with it."

This is the anniversary of Gen. WoLiz being killed
it Quebec, 1759 ; and death of CHAS. JAS. Fox. 1806.
ELortmeNT —Dfterled from roe, DANIA. Barrow,
days since, a woman, who, for the last five years, has eon-
' "14 met and has generally been reputed to be my wife. The
ber dauppearatice is beyond the "cope e(-My divining.
always kind to me while we lived together, sod I was oc-
rialto her, She is a middling-sized woman, has black
a aystatkable Winning leer In her eye. No apprehenbivc
Gentled between us until she late cstastroph-.-
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