The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-02-11 00:00:00

AFFAIR OF HONOUR, NF: I,R DUBLIN.

THOMAS SPRING RICE, AND WALLER O'GRADY,
ESQRS.
(mom THE DUBLIN MORNING POST OF MONDAY.)
Yeiteralay morning., about eight o'clock, Mr. Ooodison
Chief Peace officer, of Codege-street Divisional Police
office. despatched a party of Prece-offis.ers to the neigh-
lhoorliood of Ball's-bridge, wills directions to disperse a
number of persons who it was underdond were to s'se'nble
there for the purpose of lighting dogs and littating. badgers.
When the Pe:ice-officers arrived at the place, their attention
was drawn to another scene which more honer:direly called
f r their interference. They perce'red 4 ; arti • *lientlemea
I in to adjoinin r field. some of whom were,.hunt to fight
a duel. lint officers immediately took the gentlemen, whom
they saw with pistols which were corke.l, in their hands,irto
custody. The principals, Thomas Spring Rice, esq. and W.
O'Orady, esq., to whom the seconds were about to liar d the
pistols, effected their escape. The seconds, namely,
Henry Baron Robecic and James Franks. E.g., were
brought to College-street Police-othee, „where they
were each held to bail, to keep the peace, themselves
in 5001. each, and two sureties in 2501.
The sureties for Mr. Franks were Joslge 11).y and Mr.
O'Briscoll ; the sureties for Baron Roheck, were Mr.
Catkin and Mr. O'Driscoll. the latter gentleman having
offered his service.; a second friend whom 134r0n Roheck
had sent for as bail not having at that time arrived at the
office.

SPARRING. AND ANOTHIIR MATCH lIETNEEN SPRING,
•N D LANDAN.—Purcell had a benefit at the rives Court
yelterday, which was nonsacramily swot's!, 111 *00114,104e0
of Its having been armour:m.(l that Langan as well as
Spring would be present.—Neither, lionever, attended.
Langan, it seems, could nut be spared from the Sarre?
Thane. Jrliere he is under an engagement to exhibit for
the remainder of the week. Sampson came on purpose
from liirniinghant to challenge either Langan or Hodson.
He sparred with the latter, who completely floored him ;
and as to Langan, whom lie nrxt challenged. it was answered
that he was matched to tight Spring again for 5001. This
great fight is expected to take place in the course of two
months. _ _

ReTam Baxwaits.--Balotrroat Tows HALL, Fan. 4.
This morning, at an early hour, the Court seas crowded tre
excess with common brewers, victuallers, &c. to hear the
decision relative to certain seizures of beer made on the
premises of Mr. Win. Bush, retail brewer, of the Bell Ina
Brewery, Warwick-lane, Newgate-street, London, and
Church-street, Brighton. The Magistrates on the liencts
were—Sir David Scott. and J. M. Capps. Esq. The sei-
zure was made under .12d lieu. 111. chap. 38, for 'telling
beer at a higher price that one penny halfpenny per quart,
his entry not being made as a COMMOIS Vaal! breunr, hut,
by mistake, as a dealer in beer. It was Audited un the
pert of the Excise, that the lull duty on the beer had been
paid by Mr. Bush as a retail common Gewer. 'The Ma-
gistrates, after a full hearing, convicted Mr. Bush in the
mitigated penalty of 121. 101. at the same time directing'
all the beer seized, amounting to 8.16 gallons, with the
casks, and various utensils, to he restored to Mr. Bush.
Notice of :pre tl, as to the penalty, was then given, and
Mr. Built entered into the usual recognizance fur !unseen-
tine the same.
At the late dinner given in Dundee, in honour of the birth of
Burns. the following mole :oie of thu poet was related by a
gettlemsn present. When in Glasgow, Burns dined with a
Mr. Barton, a dandy of those days, sod seproper in hie
language as was a dandy in his dress. His constant caper. -
sions ware, " D—u my eyes !"—" D—n roy blood !" Borns
wasfrequently requested to write this person's epitaph, but be
declined the tas'.. At length, Barton himself requester, the poet
to do him the favour so often asked and refused, whelk Duras
drew out • pencil, and wrote the following distich :
" Here cursing, swearing Barton lies ;
A beau, a buck, or d—n dy eyes I
Who in his lite did little good,
And his last words were " d—o my blood I"
Barton felt the satire, aad sat quiet for the rest of the ev.ning.
—(Thulee Adrerther.)
CORN EXCHANGE, W EDNRADAY, Fan. 11.-11 e quantities
of grain in general are good. Wheat, 3,2oo.—Barley,
6,loo.—Oats, 8.850 qrs.—Flonr, 4,400 sacks. The dull-
ness which was experienced in the wheat trade on Monday
still continues, and very few sales can be made this morn-
ing, but the factors do not appear disposed to submit to
further reductions. Barley is cleared off with tolerable
eagerness at the prices last quoted. Beans and Peas ate
heavy in disposal at last Monday's prices. Oar Ott bo‘e• s
purchase a ith great reluctance, and Monday's prices are
hardly obtained for this article.