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1--WE find the following gossip in re-
gard to fashionable family in New York,
in the Times OF Tuesday (; our readers who
are acquainted with life at Newport in the
summer, will readily recognize the initials
OF the prominent characters as those OF in
dviduals who have figured conspicuously
at the Ocean House, in this city, for sever
al years past -
We have been assured by parties who
ought TO be we'll informed in regard to the
circumstances of the recent affair of honor,
which was to have come off in Canada that
the staemen, given in yesterdays Times
contained several errors, calculated, if al
lowed to pass without correction, to.do. Sc
nous injustice to the parties concerned As
make perfectly fair and correct statement
of the facts, we present what we have rea-
son TO believe will be found reliable.
The principals in this affair were Mr.
George p. TIP, of this City, and Mr..
G. B. st, of Philadelphia, and the
meeting took place on the 18th inst. at Nj
agara Falls. The challenge came from
Ar. H-p, and the provocation TO it was
contained in a letter written by Mr.. st
10 Dir. Henry H--p, on Thursday, the
9th of October, in regard to an attack made
upon Mr.. 8. that day by Mr. H-p, Sc
nior. II seems that while walking near
Gramercy Park, Mr.. S. was accosted by
Mr.. H---p, who got out of his carriage,
and, coming up 10 him, struck him several
blows with his cane, as MIR. S. alleges,
without proyocation, but, according - the
statement of the other party,in chaa,sonent
for various annoyances to which members
of bis family have been subjected by Mr..
+. for some time past. In this letter to Mr..
Henry HI, Mr.. S. charged him wi;h
having skulked in the carriage during the
recsntre, and with falsehood in certain
statements he had made, and saying he
could not quarrel with man of grey hairs,
but inviting a challenge from him or any Of
his brothers. On Saturday morning, the
Tth, Mr.. Geo. p. LIP informed MIR. S.
that he intended TO assume his brothers
quarrel, upon which Mr.. s. declared his
readiness to receive visit from any friend
he might send him. Ii is alleged that Mr..
Edward f., who had consented to act as
the friend of Mr.. Geo. =. H--p, called
several times at the room Of Mr.. st,
but was repeatedly told that he was not in ;
and it was not until Wednesday, the llth,
that he succeeded in finding him, when he
met him in Broadway and made an appoint
ment to meet MIR. Il. J. B----n on his be-
half the next day at II o'clock. On Thurs
day Mr.. f.. called and delivered to Mr. b. a
sealed note, informing him that it was
challenge from Mr. Geo. Z. H--p TO Mr..
q. B. St, which was at once accept.
ed on behalf Of the latter. Mr. Il. then
proposed that the meeting should take place
near Niagara Falls, and that the prelimina-
ries should be at once arranged ; to which
Mr. b. replied that as his principal was the
challenged party, it was his right TO fix the
place and manner of meeting, which should
be done as soon as convenient. On Satur-
day, the l4th, Mr.. L. wrote, complaining
that 30 long a time as 48 hours should have
elapsed withou: anything definite being ar
ranged, which Dir. B. excused by saying
he had been compelled to wait until he
could hear from friends to whom he had ap-
piled in Philadelphia. Mr. Edward E., it is
stated, wrote in reply that as he was him
self compelled to 90 out of town that day,
he must decline any further. connection
with the affair. Mr.. B. wrote to MIR. Geo
p. H---p that Dir. St would be at
Niagara Fails, OH the Canada side, at q o.
clock on the 18th, to make arrangements for
hostile meeting.
On the 18th, Mr.. Robt. HIP, Jr.,
reached the Clifton House, and sent his
card to Mr.. Il. J. B--n, and was told in
reply that he had gone out riding. In walk
ing out soon after, Mr.. Robert H-p, Jr.,
met MIR. B---n in the garden, and said to
him "Mr. b., in consequence Of the de-
lay of yourself and your friend, Mr.. Edward
T.. has seen fit to decline having any fur
ther connection with tho affair; and am
here, therefore, as my brothers second, and
ain ready to make all necessary preliminary
arrangements with you, for a meeting."--
Mr.. B---n replied that he was expecting
some friends from Philadelphia, ia,--but said
he would walk with him to the Falls, and
show him the ground selected. Mr.. H--p
replied that this was not necessary, but
tina, after tho preliminares had been ar
ranged, they would drive together in two
carriages. from tho Clifton House. Mr.
Robert H---p, Jr left him and went to
the hotel. l.where he procured his pistols and
was on the ground at "a o'clock precisely,
where he found Mr.. B---n, bu, neither
his principal nor his Philadelphs friends,
who he said, had no, arrived. Mr., B--n