Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-27

Thomas away. Tho next mornsng Thorn
as wife was missing, and WAS not seen
for two days. After the first day Battle
helm made his appearance. and Thomas
charged him with havtng enticed bis wife
away. Battlehe,m Indignantly denrd
the charge, and said ne meant to hold
Thomas responsible for his damaging az
cusatiun. They parted, and the next daY
the wife returned to her husband. Bat
tlebeim, however. demanded satisfaction
OF Thomas, ana The latter agreed TO meet
BIN in the evening, without seconds.
Their singular choice Of weapons WAS not
IN strict accordance with the code, bat it
was held that, while Thomas had only two
barrels loSded VITA shot. they were capa-
hle OF doing more damage than Sex bar
rels loaded with single balls, ami so il
proved At the first FIRE. distance thirty
PAGES, Thomas sent the full charge of
shot 4at0 Battleheim's face, and the latter
fell nortally wounded, after having fired
WlHiy second me.
Most readers OF English literature are
familiar with the story of the duel be-
tween Capt. COote and the Earl of War
fANfAs A@ttCh tf4-IAiAl fti hfth w. - =
and the duel was fought ut night IN Hyde
Park, in 1893. All the parties were intOXI-
Gated at the time. and the SIX cOmbatants
slashed at each other until COote was
killed. Lord Mohun and the Earl OF War
wick We're arrested ard charged with
murder, hnt were acquitted.
John Wilkes, the famous English poll
ticiau and writer, fought his first duel
after dark in the garden of an inn Near
London, with Lord Talbot, in 1861. IL
seems that Talbot, who was to he present
at the coronation Of George H. as Lord
Steward, had trained his horse to step
backward. SO that. at the ceremony, the
animal should face with his rider His
Majesty as be retired from Westminster
Hail Unfortunately. however, this par
ticul8r mode OF training had been too Sc
we're. and Idlhops horse entered the hall
tail first, despite every effort made by his
mortified rider to reverse his position.
This was too good a thing for the North
BritOR to let 90 unnoticed, and Wilkes
made the most of it in an amusing way.
which led to "A correspondence and a due,
as stated. After an exchange OF shots the
parties and tlcir friends repaired to the
inn, formally made up with each other.
ordered edibl and choice wines, and
made a night Of it.
One of the most noted dueIs of this char
acter was that IN which Richard Brlnsley
Sheridan (poet, dramati~t, orator and
statesman upon whom Providence had
shOwered so many gfS, was engaged at
an early period OF his eyentful life. Sner-
dan, as is we'll known to many, hen
about 20 years of ave. was peculiarly fond
of the society Of men and women Of taste
and learning. and soon gave proof that be
was inferior 10 none of hIs companions IN
wit and argument. At this age be had
recourse to his literary tai, nts flr pecuni-
airy EupnlipG and dirnf.fad a trofsd |1aaI of
his attention To the drama and It's liters-
ture; and 1t was during this time that he
saw and loved Miss Alicia Linley, lady
no less admirable for the elegant accom-
plishments Of her sex and the affecting
simplicity OF her CONVEX satiOR than for
the charms Of her person and the fascna-
ting powers Of her voice. She was the
principal performer in the oratoriOs at
Drury Lane Theatre. The strains which
she poured forth were the happiest cOmbi-
nations Of nature and art. Her accents
were SO melOdiOus and captivating, and
their passage to the cart so sudden and
irresistible, th listening envy would
have dropped her snakes, and sterB-eyed
Fury's self have melted at the sounds.
Her father, Mr.. Linley, the eminent COM
poser, was not at first prOpitious to the
Young mans passion. and Mr.. Sheridan
had many rivals to overcome in his at
tempts to gain the lady's affection. His
perseverance, however, increased with
the difficulties that pres anted themselves,
and his courage and resolution were dis
played in vindicatng Miss Lmley's repu-
tatlon from a calumniOus report which
had bISely been thrown out against it."
About this time (II72) Capt. Thomas
Mathews. a gentleman well known in the
fashionable circles of Bath england j
and a married man, pursued Miss Linley
with dishonorable purposes, to the great
distress and terror Of the young lady, who
acquainted Mr. Sheridan with her
troubles and soon afterward departed for
a convent in France, accompanied by her
honorable friend, with whom she married,
| however, upon their arrival at Calais
Capt. Mathews became actually furious
at this state of affairs, and caused "A para
graph to be placed IN one of the Bath pa
pers derOgatOry to the character of the
bride, and was challenged by Charles
Francis Sheridan, brother of Richard,
who had also been greatly in love " tia the
sweet singer Of Drury Lane. In few
days Mr. Sheridan returned to London
with his bride, and insisted on fighting
I Mathews himself. He thoreupOn sent a
challenge, which was accepted. and the
two rivals met, Mr.. Sheridan accompanied
by Mr.. Ewert, and Mathews by Capt
knight. They fought with swords in the
parlOr Of a public house in London by
lights held by Charles Sheridan until
Mathews was disarmed, and according
20 many authorities. among them Mr..
sheridan begged his life. Mr.. :. granted
the request upon the G RdItiOn that he
should sign retracuOn of the falsehOod
he had published (Which Mathews did J.
and then started for Bath to give the
apology the same newspaper nOtOFiety en-
joyed by the slanderous paragraph previ-
] Ouslv published by Capt. Mathews. This
so ncensed the latter that he repaired to
/ Bath and challenged Sheridan. who ac-
I copied. and a second Il ght took place at
KingsdOwn, four miles from B 9TH, before
daylight, Mr. Sheridan being attended bv
Mr.. Faumier and Capt. Mathews by Mr..
Barnett. This was most ferOci0us fight.
The combatant- first discharged their pis-
tolls without effect, and then went at each
other with swords, which were broken at
the first lunge. They then fought with the
broken parts, until each received many
wounds, Sheridan some very dangerous
ones. They at last fell to the ground and
fought until separated, Mr.. Sheridan be-
ing borne from the field with portion of
his antagonists weapon sticking through
an ear, his breast-bOne touched. his whole
body covered with wounds and blood and
his face nearly beaten to a jelly with the
hilt of Mathews sword. After recovering
from his injuries Mr.. Sheridan returned to
London and was remarked to his wife
D III Iutll Dit5tuCt anu W ilu tut CUilStiib VI
Mr.. and Mrs. Linley), Mrs. Sheridan
never again appearing as a public per-
former. Mr.. Sheridan was perhaps the
most matchlessly-endOw man who ever
lived. His magnificent and wonderful
genius and brilliant and commanding tai
ents and unrivaled powers of OratOrieal
excellence were only few of his distin-
gushing traits. he died partly from
the effects of enormous excuses; and it
was only by the tirmness and humanity
Of his physicians that Obdurate creditors
were prevented from dragging him from
his house to a death-bed in Jail. This was
in July, 1916.
CURIOSITIES OF A ROMAN
PRISON.
A Visit to the Dungeons in Which st.
Peter and st. Paul Were Confined.
Rome Letter IN Troy Times.