Star.
London, England, 1827-11-02 00:00:00

BOW-STRF,HT.

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The arrival of Bend, ion. the Officer to wheinedicections were
given to take the patty into Melody who ellailliongod the baker to
meet him at 12 paces with pistols, was looked kir yesterday osolto-
Mg with some anxiety. and Sir R. Limon inure than once invoked
if the (biker bad returned. When la o'clock came without bring:
hag either Band or his prisoner, it was conjectured that the baker,
goaded, perhips,.by the taints of his adversary, had comeoted to
weed hint on his own terms, and that something fatal hid oeustrod,
Ilk arrival of the Officer, however, pet an end to the vatting milsa
Immures to which the delay had given rise; and havittigantemeni-
sed the result of his journey to Sir R. Drama, the worthy Nag*•
mete burst linos hearty laugh, which was urn emomesileated tour
bystanders, when Bond related the Allitrlogiesadmkee— •
-It appears that the iltippetva writer of the rhalleoge is is IA
Illonserbeid, who is clerk in a lead.mill et Houton, between wham
Ingttisit baker, whose name is 111•Alartnik a Wyatt /Oak _
Today evening last in the parlour of a public house to
were both accustomed tort sort in the evening to sip their 44 '
Pipe, and settle the affairsof the nation in the true East& &Wit
likgb words were exchanged by ibis parties, and there went theist
peseta who it appeats wire say. thing but peace makers. The
ilittker was known to bee mail of irascible temper; impatient of**.
C:tion, and patience was not amongst the virtues of hlsoPpglelle.
separated with a mutual declaration of dellance,ated ;Sesta of
4ottsre vengeance. As soon 4 they retired same of the einipany,
• Mare waggish than the re*, penned the challenge, which the baker
received in due form a abort time after be reached leutate. Si
&cloth in the morning.listob.smod twelve pees, in the field be-
isindthe lead-mill, were the conditions of the challeng*with which
the bolter was tkairod to comply, as be valued bin reputation Ai t
gentleman and a man of courage. The baker, akhorgla he had de
mind to bershot, was determined to Mew the party by Whom be
supposed be was challenged, that be was just as capable is lee wise
of writing a gentlemanly spittle, and be accordingly yardmen tie
nest morning. as sooro as the bour appointed for the duel h
,elapsed, and penned the following note, which is Certainly a fair
specimen, if not of the counter check quattehounei at letst of the
reply valiant :

" No. 1, Hyde-street, Holton, Octobee,3o.
0 Sac.-In feply to your vile and false accusations, I have only to
hay, that a man who could be..gailty of such ungentkmanly conduct"
.--of such mean falsehood--of perversion of 'every thing true and
honourable, as was exhibited by you last night.-44 beneath-the Ms-
tier of a *Maier and a Gentlemen. I therefore thmsr..,baek into
our teeth, to whom they justly belong, your foul and false ektisees.
Skis Is my apology. As for your later, I have left it in the .--.
".To Mr. Soenerfle.d. Your's, itc. A. lODIARMITL •
'The baker however, was not quite so careless of the challenge fl
the concluding part of Ms epistle would imply, for although*,
dang,er.whlch he apprehended might be supposed to have
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away with the hour which was appointed f& the meeting, b
to Bow street with the challenge in his hand, and a warrant to
arrest the writer was granted upon it, 'tinder the impression that
the duel was to take place on the following ationsieg. When Bond
called upon the satiposed challenger, he was 'rather surpfted when
ftiformed that be watt gone to the country, for the Mock of his
health, and sinew nothing whatever of the transaction. The baker,
however, Is by no means satisfied, as he declares that the warrwet
shall be put hi force wheavveithe party against whom It was image
returns taturro.

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Five refractory pauper. were brought from the workhouse of Si'
Clement Danes, charged by the master of the workhouse and the.
parish authorities with being extremely insolent, and refusing to
perform the work with which they were provided. Four of them
were bale, hearty, able-bodied men. The fifth was a hunchback ;
and on its bring remarked by Sr 11. Ethane that be slid not appear
capable of performing very heavy work, one of the officers observed,
Perhaps not, your Worship; yet, notwithstanding his appearance, it
was but this morning he stripped off his coat and offered to fight me."
One of the paupers, who acted the pats of 'spokesman for the
rest, laid that they were balletarved, mad that they were made to
work all day without any compensation- This they coasidered very
bard, because they knew it was the mann is other enarkhouses for
paupers to receive a proportion of their earnings at the end of the'
week, to purchase a little gin and laical, just. to keep the Me
6thent. The work at which they were employed was breaking
!atones in the church-yard adjoining the workh use; and as this was
consecrated ground, they objected to be set at work there, partico-
hely as they understood that they were in danger of the earth failing
.in, the place under which they worked, being' the vaults In which'
anti thousand coffins were placed.
The pubis Gentlemen in reply to this statement denied that
Aimee paupers who were made to Work were inadequately. fed. On'
working days they had each an allowiaie of six additional ounces of
Weed; making eighteen ounces a day. -They were allowed,besides;
six ounces of men, and three pints of beer each,- !Map was given
'them also, and three or foorrimes in the week theY were allowed
'pudding. „With respect to their complaint, that they were not
allowed a part of their earnings to provide tbettsselearwllk the lim-
iters they mentioned, the parish derived no benefit whatever irons
their labour, the stones being obtained merely to keep them em-
ployed, and with-an understanding that. they-Wile not to be paid
for-when broken..
Sr itscualln Etter; after commentlegen the butt and lad&
gloms behaviour of the paupers, and contrasting thelf thasion-Witki
the groups' of unfortUnate beingtwho were wandorfg about with.
oat food or shelter, ordered them to the House-of COrrection for one
,thouth, there to be kept to hard labour.
Al A RY- L A- BONN E.
Ali constables and others, his Majesty's officers of the peace,
kelagcomm anded to bring before await one of his I% keit y' • Justices,
the body of Mary PiMips • queer-looking little courtesan, who
lives its Dean-street, Lissol-green, Philip Webster did, yesterday,
'in pUrsuance thereof, place-her at the bar before Mr. Orneriest,
to answer to all such nutters and things as were then and there
,preferred agate* her byJr Dickinson, who lives in the lonic street.
Mr. dohs Rithinatte stated, that at soon as daylight disappears,
lead oftqa at now day, there is a girl placed at the door of each
ljouse,..ffiti. 3, and a, in Dein-strree, to affurcevery man who
'fieeked fe- VW, and that *the presence of a modeet.fernale I. no
raiseM triton their importunity ; for as Tueseley sight, as be welked '
by No. 3, in the company of his wife, the prisoner accosted timid,