Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-05-07
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Prom tie BAH. Gazette, Of .sbrH2s
VERY LATE FpnN Exc -

ASoSbSu LVhuoh papers 70 the z3d n
March, and Liverpool OF The Gath, both iOch
sive.
THE CATHOLIC QUESTION.
On the 18th ult Mr.. Peel moved the md
Of the day for the second reading of tbe cs.s
Ole Relief Bill. A long and animated d..
ensued, part OF which was not heard bv IA.
reporters, on account of the noise which M
vailed In the House. On the 18th, after IA.
presenting OF multitude Of petitions pro ~
con, Mr.. Peel moved The order Of the dav 3.
resuDaing The debate. After several memb,n
bao addressed the House
The gallery was cleared, and the house d;ri
ded, when their appeared,
Ayes, 353 Noes, I73, Majority, 1870.
The bin was read second time, and o,a..
ed,o be committed on MONDAY. The otb..
orders of the day we're then disposed Of, ~
the house adjourned at quarter past three .
clock.
On the following day, Mr.. Peel having n,
we'd the order Of be day for the second res8;,,
OF the election fFsneiise bill, several honorsb.I
members having spoken for and agains, n.
bill, Mr. Huskisson defended the characte, 4
the 40s. freeholders. II the measures bee,
ths house solely inflicted Inconvenience, or j
ven II Il inflicted hardship and injury. PROVIDED
1t tell short OF actual injustice and the yiola ,io
Of legal rights, the confidence he placed in ,h.I
governmsnt, who were taking steps 10 paoyl
ireland. would have hindered him from 1ff..J
ing opposition TO the bill But he could pol
comprsmise the rights of the people, nnd 70,
sent 10 violation Of property. lfhe had happen
ed TO be member OF his Najssty's gogss
ment, he might have seen reason 20 be sstSSea
or the indispensable necessity OF such an Al,
rangemsnt. The course which he though, \.
should then have adopted was this, --he shoQI
have endeavoFed to prevail on1hose who WI.
anxious tor the measure to make il prospee.
i've: il would have been daily in the Case 4
! their satisfying him OF the absolute necessity d
| this measure to secure the success of the ethe,
! that he should have consented TO il in its Pre-
! sent state. He should not have yielded till III.
! inseperable connection between the two uess
ures had been demonstrated to him He bad |
lived too long in public, and mixed too much n
its affairs, not to know, thai IN such oompRl
cated state OF things there may have existed
some oYerruiing necessity TO which minstef
! we're forced to yield. Having, therefore, I'd
| means of knowing whether this necessity exis,S
ed. and, on the ether hand. being NEST snxioa,I
TO do noshing which might, by possibility, seen|
to evince desire TO delay or impede the oih !
er great measure, he fell it proper, under Ls|
great difficulty, to abstain fsom voting at al
Hear and laugh) His resolution, he hoped
would have no effect upon others liiesr') Mr.
INVilSu at SUITE kE1lEiH 10 Nnal NC CaiVI
ed MIR. Husksson's extraordinary speech;s|
! and Mr.. c. Grant. Lord l.. Cover, and otles /
! honorable members made observations on tie '
/ same speech Mr.. Peel replied generally; Nh
Huskisson explained, amidst cries of 'sSpos,
spoke9' and the house divided, when the g
/ eond reading was carried by 223 to Is; Mw
| lily 207.
DUH. IN HIGH LIFE.
A duel took place on Saturday. the sis
March at Bstterses fields. in the vicinity n
! Chaplain Common, between tho Duke of We
lington--"the tonqueror of a greater conquer
! or than either Alexander or Cesar, the sH
warrior of his day, the victor of shundred 5S
ties, the Prime Minister o! Great B,itsd'~
and the Earl Of Winshesea and EottinghaT.
The meeting took place at 8 O'Clock in u
! nor0Ing. Abe weather being fine. the DH
and Sir Henry Harding rode on horseback
/ the place of meeting. where, they were jo'na
| by DR. tiume, tie Duke OF Wellinglons phys
clan. Lord W ncheisea arrived ia coach I'D
four, accompanied by Lord Falmouth Preis
in lries being arranged between Lord Falfnaa
| and SIR Henry Harding, the latter produeeSs
! pair of pistols, and loaded them in the prese1
of the parties; he then handed them TO Le
/ Winchelsea, who examined them, and too
| returned them. Sir Henry handed opc to sea
oil The combssnts and measured the GROUNDS
greed on, twelve PAGES Lord Winchelsear e
measured the ground, and the Dnke and Lod
Winchelsea took their stations and were lnIOr
/ med by Sir Henry there was nothing further .
/ be done till he used the expression fire. lie
seconds then retired, and Sir II. HardDge gave
the word"fre " The Duke of Weliingtoh iu'
med'stely discharged his pistol. The bail sFacs
the lapel OF Lord Winshelsea's coat % lhe
left side. Lord WincheIssa then fred his pF
toll IN the air; the seconds then reioined Thea
principals, and the following msmorandua
being handed BY Lord Fa mouth to Sir Henri
tIardInge was accepted by Sip ii. as reparsied
to the Duke of Wellington.
.'fdrch 81, lS2Q.--i1aving given the Duke q
Wellington the usual satisfaction Tor the sfiroa
he conceived himself to have received from ne |
through my public letter of Monday last, having
thus placed myself In different situation IRON
that IN which stood when his Gsace eomma'
nics.ed with me, through Sir Henry Hsndhse
and Lord Falmouth, on the subject OF that Ne
ter. before the meeting took plase, DO no
now hesitate to declare. of my own accord, lpa'
in apology, tegret having unadvsibly puo
lished an opinion which the Noble Duke s's'eN
in his memorandum of yesterday, to have enS'
ged him with disgFacetul and criminal mou's
| in certain transaction which took place nea.
| a year ago. l also declare, that / shat Css'
| this expression of regret to be inserted IN
Standard newspaper, as the same chsn'
through which the letter in question was CIV
to ths public.
The Duke Of Wellington was mobbed,
leaving the House of Lords, on the night o., ~,
20th March Several hund7ed persons, OF y
No Popery party surrounded him, u',s"
the diseordant yells, and the most spPro@s"sr,
ePi,hets They followed him TO his res"'n
In Downing street, where they were SCI "
by large body Of the police, and dispose