The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-02

nprouHn' fruitful source OF qunrrcls. An
election In those days was usually followed aa
matter OF course by somo dozen or two of
duels. The elder ARur had challenged Flood.
They fought md Agar was eighty wounded.
Agar recommended the quarrel upon new
grounds. and another duel came oil. II racy
description u which is given in letter Of Mr..
Scrousr Bushc. cousin Of tho alter Chief
Justice OF that namC and Of Mr.. Grattau:
Tho quarrel was about rohinr hut N5nr refused all
c..,l.Ht.n ant Vas rNdruas determined tv rW his
aog u'c linc nj agmek,ct u,dgc ana thru resting the
ou,tc 60 .rut,nin he 900, xxx u.,v drew l. or ,le
!, VI .n'. w'rp Aver wwl and ms.gL lie then took M
tlo.d thcn lto.'ntri Boo. ri.io which he had n,d all
Agar through the heart I.iitbrcast Was toward lin
Mr. Aear heins leli handcl ilc expired IN lew mo
mrs have ound The verdict sptuaily that he came TO
i-dcah 10y pistol bullet without ever mentioning Mr.
Fiuud name
Nothing could be more polished than this
mode Of putting country gentleman ont u tho
world. aud even tho dciicacy OF the Coroncrs
finds duo praise. Some thirty years ago. when
tho Grand Jury OF Galway. for the frat limo in
the memory Of man. brought in true bill
against a Mr. Kelly Tor murdorirg nciehbor
ina duol. gloom oyerspread the island for many
days. and there were many mo old Irish gen
tlcmcn who never recovered from the shock. \
Judge Of tho Queens bench. Judge Fletcher
murder. said: Gentlemen. it is my business
TO lay down the law to you. and will. The law
says that the killing Of Il man IN duel is muir
dor, and am bound 10 tell you it 10 murder;
therefore. in tho discharge Of my duty. / tell
you So; but tell you. at the same Time "a fairer
du'l than this ! never heard of in The whole
coorso ~ my life" On one OCCASION Hamilton
Rowan. the celebrated Irish patriot. in dofcnce
of whom Curran made his greatest spcoch. and
who was the great grandfather OF the Countess
OF Dulcrin. carried message TO the Lord
Chancellor. Lord Clare from tho Hon. Samuel
Butler. barrlstcr whom he had offended by a
rough remark in ono 81 his judgments ana IL
was not until after consultation with military
friend. Col. Murray, that Lord Gar, declined
Rowan was u spieudid fellow. At the age OF
scvcnty-iyo he posted over to London to de-
mand an apology or meeting from tho late sir
Robert Peel for some words used In debate
Tho quarrel was spoiled 10y ono Of those cx-
plantations OF which Sir Lucius O'Triggcr had
such horror.
A duel between Alcock and Colclough. which
took place In tho presence 81 twenty or thirty
magistrates, was preceded by u livoy argument
as 20 whether. as one u the combatants was near
sighted. both or neither should wear spectaclos
This was settled by a toss aud the upshot was
that pair was borrowed from an elderly spcc-
who cried out: why. with these things ON my
nose. could not sec TO shoot my own father"
He was MORALLY wounded. and his antagonist
went mad.
The two sessions previous to the Union were
particularly rich in dueis. 4 Mr. John Ryder,
gentleman Of gtca; hospitality who lived in
Upper Bagot street then suburb of tie city aud
who had a private box near the Speakers chair
in the old Irish House OF Commons. and. during
tho session passed. most OF his evenings there
says In II private letter that ho himself was
present at twcnty-ouo duels. and saw nineteen
combatants either killed or wounded. o. those
ducls Grcttan. rs they say In Ireland. took
hls share" putting in a hall dozen. among
them the remarkable one with Mr.. Cory. Chan
color Of the EXchcquer afi creat-granl,ather
II Mr.. Montague Cory. Lord BeaconsAel1's
private secretary Mr. Ryder was present
Writing o! ii. Lord Howdcn says:
Ny father was second 10 Mr. Cory The drcl ws,to
le iorthi ~ oelucN in TIE morning aud a'l Dublin
sand pcr.on. as-eut,d o. -s 500 fuu per.ln Whuin
cone ~, AID fofi.i an. rros,i,n. SIS aih@r. w.a VA,
w nan i4e ,, NE 'n a. Ter ~ ~ ei s ,"a ne.
'tt WA ihc -lsAirs rD,r, uut Pos. .n~'sencc icing
quoted aud III lrs1 cutosi'y awaAeurd. be remained
Mih r most aniabe abues Auon al the ditch uuu all
was over
Cory was wounded at the frs, IRE. Yet ,hcY
went ca covering each other with their second
i'Tt''' ~" "ieH'"i- ~ ''' w ''' i4i'' "t'Nit ~
was arranged mat both should hre at a signal
when they iii and missed.
AUer the ta'al passage OF the Union Graitan
followed with sad ana heavy step. the hearse
"i ms country 70 aho'her IaHd me tree was
too old 20 bear transplantlug Still nj times the
old nre shonc forth and startled the House into
rapture NheA' spe"NinG OF FOX OF Whom ne
was passionate adm'rer' lie used the express
SION negligent grandeur OF ms mind the
House rose 10 hlih' as the IN Of O4o DfuF rose
20 hean'
similar eYoct was produced by George
Smythe. aiterwarl Lord siranglord tho friend
and companion Of Dlsrael in his wild oats
vtgary OF Young Englandlsm. when. following
Roebuck. who had pronounced with species
%! patroni1ing air a strong ealogium on sir
/ Robert Peel for his kce trade measures. he
said: Tho honorable gentleman seemed TO me.
all through his eulosium. 70 De- saying within
/ himself. | would be Alexander Of Tamworth
Peel IL may DO remembered was member for