AFFAIRS OF HONOUR.-[From ...
The Times, 1824-08-05T00:00:00

AFFAIRS OF HONOUIt.-LFrom an evening paper.]- Yesterday 'morning a meeting wok place within about a quarter of a mile of Kensington. The principals were Alaior C_ for- me-rly of the 17tn Light Dragoons, and a French gentleman, named Froissart. The former was attended by Captain P-, the latter by F. S- Esq. An ineffictual attempt was made by their re_ spective friends to bring about an amicable conclusion, but the de. termnined hostility of the Frenchman bore down al argument, and the pistols were delivered accordingly. The first Efre, which was bar sienal, proved hasniless, but the second brought M. Frois5art to the earth, badly wounded in the abdomren. A surgeon was on the ground, and attempted to extract the ball, but without effect, as the unfortu- nate gentleman bled profu&elT, ancl seemed in great tortLEre being placed in a coach, he was brourht on to the White Hart, Kensington, where the wound wasdressed,nd restoratives beingadmiunistered,jit was judged expedient to continue the journey to tewa. The Major and his friend remained with him the cntire time, and hM. Frois. sart expressed in unequivocal terms, a sense of his own impro- priery, in resisttng an honourable accommodstion, and alsoadmit_ ted that the business was conducted in an impartial and gentLe. manlike manner; at the same time repeatediv exch%aging for. giyeness with his antagonist. His recovery is considered verypre. carious, fever being likely to follow, from the irritatdon of the wound. 7Ve could learn, that the quarrel took place at Ronen, frorm wlhence Al. Froissart followed the Mlajor, who knew not of his de_ sign until meetin iz iLondon.-Another duel took place on !Mon.. day morning on Ciapham-common, between Lieutenant Vi'illiams and Mir. Gill. The quarrel arose at billiards. The parties met, and fired by signal, when Lieutenant WNitlliams received Air. Gill's shot in the right shoulder. The party was conveyed offthe ground in a hackney-coach, and we have sixce heard is out of dangel, the ball having been extracted. LivaFPooOL, Aug. 2.-A raost unfortunate accident took place here yesterday, at about half pasct three o'clock in the after. noon. It appears that a boy was left in c.arge of theboiler of the D)zke of Bridgcwarer ('tean_-packet), whilst the vessel was lying alongside the pier, waiting for passengers, and in consequence otf want of attention to the steam, the boiler burst. A voung woman. of the name of Slater, and a man of the name of Jones were st3lded so cIreadfully, as only to survive for a few bours. 'Ihe clothes of the former were literally tera off her back, and she was taken in a coach to the Infirmary, suffering tbe most excruciating pain. Four other individuals have received considerable injury, but are not in a dangerous state. It was a most fortunate circumstance that so few persons had gone on board the boat at the time, or the accident would have bcen much more dreadful in its consequences. On Tuesday, two latds employed to collate tlie printed sheets in the warehouse of Alessrs. Spottiswoode, New-street.square, having quarrelled, agreed to decide the difference by a pugilistic corn bat. Afier a round or two, one of the fistic heroes cailed "Hold, enough I" and the orher was consequently proclaimed the victor, with the reiterated aecdamations of his juvenile companions. The other looked m-acb chagrined, and in about half an hour afterwards, stealing behind the conqueror, plunged a large clasp-knife into his bellv. The poor boy immediately fell, crying our that he was mnur. dered, whilst the treacherous perpetrator endeavoured to make hig exit during the confusion ; this, however, was prevented. The wounded boy was sent off to St. Bartholomew's Pospital, and the other to the Compter, until the surgeon's report is ascerrained. Yesterday, a child nearly three years of age got its foot into the water-plug-hole of the street, nearly opposite Holy-well. lane, Shoreditcb, znd notwithstanding the exertions of the neigh. bours and bve-standers to extricate the Little innocent with that cau- tion and eare which its perilous situation required, they were unable to eftect it until they first dug up the pa.vement, and had th: plug split with a chisel, when the child's foot was released without: anyapparent injury. On ya onday afnu ernoon, the wvife of a man named Simp~ kins, a gun-muaker, living in White Horse-court. Rosemary-lane, had an affray with some women living in the sanmecourt. The lius- band accidentally coming home, took the part of his wife, when lie was attacketd by four women, who knocked him down, and beat and kicked him in such a violent manner, that aftet 'ingering in great misery, he died yesterday rorning at a quarter before five o'clock. In the evening of ,Thursday week, the peaceofficers ar.4 rested two fellows, named Marshall and Scott, who were supposed to be tdeeply implicated in the late murder at Stobsmuir; and, orL Saturday, a third person, named Why-te, was imprisoned. The prieonera have been committed for triaL Marshall had been in. dicted, bat outlawed fer not appearing, at the last autumn Circuit, at implicated along with Wallsce, in robbing Lord Duncan's ser. vant of a fowling-piece---Dandee Adres-tisem-. A letter from Frankfort says-" An extraordinary act of suicide wvas committed at Mlunich on the 5th ult. Mr. Anthonr Weiss, the architect ernployed in building the New Court Theatre, threw himself from a high scaffolding that surroutnded the building (at the stage end), and was killed upon the spo!." Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held at the bouse of Mr. Smith, the King's Head, Lambeth, before Charles Jemmett, Esq., Coroner for the county of Surrey, on the body of John Norris, who was drowned on Sunday last. John ILloyd stated, that he was one of the seven persons, including the deceased and two watermen, who went down from Lambeth to Woolviel on Sunxday; and, returning off Deptifbrd, on shifting thesail ot the wherry some of the party rose-the boat was upset, and all on board turned into the river. Prorept assistance, however, saved all excepting the deceased. The jury, aeter lamenting that inexpernerced persons going on the river, were but too prone to rise pending the shifting of a sail, return- ed a verdict of " Accidental Death." An inquest Was held yesterday at the M1fiddlesex Hospita, on the body of Mr. Robe.rt Stevens, bricklayer residing at the west end ofthe town. Henry King, a labourer in tbe employ of the de- ceased, deposed that the deceased was ernployed to repair the house No. 42, Afarylebone-lane, when witness was on the top of the house with ahe deceased, who was giving directions to witness as to the re- pairs they were about to makre. While they were standing on a. scaffolding, the wal:-plate gave wvay, and auiking the deceased, he was precipitated from the top of the house, which was three stories high. The deceased fell with extreme violence on the pavement,- having struck against the p3tlogs several times in tbe fall. He was assisted by some individuals who were passing by and carried to the hospital; but he was quite dead before he arrive3. He has left a wit'e and family to lament his loss, and was only 38 years of age. Verdict, Accidental deat7i Yesterday afternoon an iqquisition was held before .1. W. Unwin, Esq. at the Town-house, Mile-end Old Town, on the body of James &ockbill, a lad who came by his death at Lay_ ton, in the parish of Walthamatow, on AMonday morning last, aboat six o'clock. The unfortunate father of the boy, it appeared, is X carman, in the employ of Al essrs. Bovill, of Blilford-lane, Strand, and the deceased was in the habit of accomanying him with the team. Yesterday morning theyleft the wharf, and proceeded t Walthamstow wvith a load of corn. On arriving at the cross adex at Layton, tbe fore-horse turned round, and the second one trod on the lad's foot, which instantly threw him down, in the presence of his unhapyy father, under the wlieel, and his leg waws crushed tca atoms. The distracted fther seized his son, and placed intn on the bank by the road-side, and in an agora of gAief' inplored assistance. Dr. Colins promptly atedetld, shen whe wag removed to the house of Mir. Thorn, a victualler, of La-ton. it was here found necessary to prepare for amputation, but. ih e sttun dion afforded no convenience for snch an operation, nq 6te unfortu- nate youth was conveyed to the london hospital;: tit on ariving at the gates the vital spark was extinctu Whadaucists eds prefenth crcumnstance the more dittressing 2 tlat he. d`eCests father aboat seven months singe bWd the htcry of l his eldest son being breught home a corpsg ocessiGned by a similar occurrence. Verdict-AccdenttddaO. d X kN (Advetiseent.]-ThCCoraatti er.ai ook, No. 'S.,is thils naay published:. it is occupied wholly wsitb hte discusn8oisof that i_. portant questinn, " the Erassof Indi" mLupton P.elfe, .Comn biU-la:ehard and fSon, Pgadilly; Sheirood, Jones, gad C:, J'aseroater..row; price 4,g