The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-04-30 00:00:00

DUELLING: THE ARMY.

In the amended articles relating to duelling, jut issue
fr,orr the War-office by her Majesty's authority, " for the
purpose of more effectually discouraging and I,robib:ting
a practice which is a viol ttion of her Maje-ty's orderer
and a fl ,grant breach of the law of the land," we find tbat
" The-e articles declare hat it is suitable to the charac-
ter of honourable men to apologise and offer redress for
wrong or insult committed, arid equally so for the party
aggrieved to accept, frankly and cordially, explanations
and apologies for the same.
4. It such redress be refused to be given, or to be ac-
cepted, and the friends of the parties have failed to recon-
cile the differences, a reference should, in conformity
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the significa:ion of her Majesty's pleasure in the I-
th
article, be made to the commanding officer on the el;
who will use his best advice and influence to reconcile hti,,
parties ; arid the differences having been honore"
settled by the good offices and responsibility of the COrt"
manding officer, ought never to be revived by either Party'
or any other officer, or body of officers; if, however, t';
commanding officer fail to reconcile the parties, it Wu'
become his duty to take such measures as he may dal
necessary in order to pr event a duel, or to maintain good
order in her Majesty's service, and the person refusing"'
be reconciled will be liable to be brought to a court-mar-
tial, and, if convictezi, cashiered, or suffer such Other
punishment as the mut.: may award.
" All parties implicated in duelling are liable, on con-
viction before a general court-martial, to be cashiered.
Her Maj,stv's pleasure is expressed in the 107th
article, that officers, being the friends or seconds of the
parties, shall exert their influence to adjust a difference
on terms consistent with the honour of each of the parti res•
The failure in settling a difference being generally attn.
butable to excessive demands for reparation made by one
of the parties, the conduct of the seconds, by the 101
article, is made liable to be investigated as well as that 0
the principals, in all cases in which a dispute shall be
referred for the consideration of a general court-martiel•
" Personal differences between gentlemen living toge-
ther as brother officers can seldom fail to be honourablY
and promptly adjusted in the first instance by explanation
between their mutual friends ; the propriety of an earl!,
explanation ana i ont
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i3ointed out by Field-Martial the Duke of Wellington in
confirmingx
that Sir Henry Hardinge inserts the following extract Of
his grace's sentiments on this point :
" "Ile officers of the army should recollect that it it
meritorious in him who is in the wrong to acknowledge
and atone for his error, and that the momentary humilia-
tion which every man may feel upon making such an ac-
knowledgment is more than atoned tor by the subsequent
satisfaction which it affords him, and by avoiding a trial
and conviction of conduct unbecoming an officer.'
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