The New York herald., 1879-11-22
Third-Mr. Labouchere was right. having been

1h"d-Mr. Labouchere was right, having been
attacked to challenge Mr. Lawson to a duel.
fo"rM-Mr Lawson was wrong and nconsis-
tent in having been the first to resort to physical
force and in then refusing to let Labouchere
meet him on equal terms. Having forced Mr..
Labouchere to challenge him he should not have
backed down and consulted the ladies of his
family. The report goes that Montagu Will
Jams advised Mr.. Lawson to fight, but he, after
consulting the ladies of his family, concluded
to decline, the penalties Of duelling in England
army officer, by fighting duel he loses his COM
mission, and can be tried for murder if he kills
his man, though he could evade the penalty by
going to France and getting French officer to
act as second. He could procure a process
bal if he kills his opponent thereby complying
with the forms of French law, suffering nomi-
nal punishment, such few days imprison-
ment, and escaping trial on his return to Eng
land, English law not permitting a man who
has been tried in other countries to be tried here
for the same offence.
IN THE GUILDHALL.
Mr.. Labouchere's case was again called Mt the
Guildhall Police Court this afternoon. 1t then
appeared that Sir Robert Garden, the sitting
magistrate, had been injured by cab near the
Royal Exchange. On taking his seat Sir
D<har sail f1,of 1a c1,,1ro 1,,x
would go on with the hearing of the case. In
view, however. of the probably heightened pro-
ceedings, consequent the recent refusal to
Mr.. Labouchere of a writ of mandamus the mag
istrate decided to adjourn the hearing till
Wednesday, the Sd of December.
THE BEEFsTEAK SOCIETY
tit may here be mentioned that Beefsteak
clubs have been innumerable since the days of
Queen Anne. There was dramatic Beefsteak
Club at London, over which jovial Peg Voting
ton presided. There was literary Beefsteak
Club in Ivy lane, which bent the knee to DR..
johnson. There was political Beefsteak Club
in Houndsditch, founded as q centre OF opposi-
ton to Sir Robert Walpole But Mr.
descendant of that ancient society whose
badge was the gridiron and whose laure-
ate the Spectator 'They call themselves
the Steaks" said Chetwood an annalist
of the stage, "and abhor the notion of being
thought club They originally held their
meetings in Covent Garden Theatre, in the
upper room called '"Thunder and Lightning;"
then in a room on level with the two-shilllng
gallery; next in apartment even with the
boxes, and afterward in lower room, where
they remained till the theatre was burned to
the ground, whereupon they removed to the
Bedford Coffee House and nailed upon the cell
ing their original gridiron, which had been saved
from the fire. They dressed themselves
in blue coats, with red cape and cuffs buttons
with the initials b. S.. and behind the Prcsi-
dents chair was placed the society's halbert.
To the Steaks Wilkes first sent copy of his
infamous Essay on Women" for which Lord
Sandwich, himself member of the society,"
moved in the House of Lords that Wilkes should
be taken into custody. Garrick was an honored
member Of the Steaks. though he did not affect
clubs. One night that he, had to play he stayed
there so long that the pit grew restless. ~
think, David said one of the managers when
ut last he reached the theatre, considering the
stake you and l have in this house you
might pay more attention to the business"
True" returned Garrick, "but was think
ing of my steak in the other house,"
1t would be hard to count the wits that gathered
in that dining room, a little Escurial in itself,
ornamented with gridrons. In 17S5 the Prince
of Wales was admitted, then the Dukes of
Clarence and Sussex, and then Charles, Duke
of Norfolk a famous gourmand, who would eat
his fish at neighboring tavern and join the
Steaks for his second course. And the books Of
the same year bear a now significant entry.
'.John Kemble" is written on one side, Eek
pelled for his mode of conduct" on the other