DUEL PREVENTED.-On Tuesda...
The Times, 1824-08-19T00:00:00

DuIEL PREVENTrD.-On Tuesday evening, between five and six o'clock, as one of the local constables belonging to 'rurnham-green district was going on duty, he observed two private carriages and a hackney post-chaise draw up on the road within half a mile of the above place, from wllich there dcscended5 a party of gentlemen, five or six in numa- ber, who instantly struck olA the roat tsswardls a smnall cn- closure on the left. From the appearancSe of things, the constable judgedi that they wcre actuated by no good inten- tions, and thierefore made directly for the house of Mr. Farresh, one of the county imagistrates, which was close at hand. Mr. Farresh having hlard cnouglh to satisfy himn that there wvas mischief brewing, ordleredl his horse, and gal- lopped to the spot, closely followed by the constable and his man-servant. At the extremne cnd of the field, and entirely cencealed from public observation byan intervening shrub- bery, the persons describetl were assembledl, consisting of seven persons ; two of whom were principals, two seconlds, two respective friends, andl a surgeon. The pre- lirninaries wvere adjuste(d, and( the pistols were being deli- vvred, when Mr. Farresh leaped the littlefence, and in the King's name charged them on their peril to desist from hostilities; this interruption was, it would seemn, not only unexpected, but unwelcome to the combatants, oDe of whonm impatiently called for his pistol, antl said, that no person shoul(i interfere in his quarrel with impunity. Mr. Far- resh, with much urbanity, but with equal firmness, declare(d that could not be ; he came thEre as a ma- gistrate, whose duty it was to put a stop to all procced- ings whereby the lives and safety of His lMajesty's subjects wvere endangered. This reply, howeveYr, did notseemn to Iabate the gentleman's irritation, and walking to his friend, he said, " For God's sake, come away, a-id we can decide this business elsewbere ;" then turning to Mr. Farresh, bc said, " Sir, we are met hlere as gentlemen, to decide a privatc quarrel, and though you may prevent our fighting in this country, you cannot in another ; it is, therefore, useless to iliterfere." To this observation the magistrate made ric rply, except by gently dispossessing the seeonis of their fire-arms, and iiorming the agting parties that they mighti consider themselves under an arrest, bteggedl the favour ol their company at his own house,where they would get every possible satisfaction as to his right of interference. The party then quittedt the ground, accompanied bv the magistrate. his servant-, and the constable. 'On reachiing the house Mr. Farresh kindlly entreated them to take refreshment. ThiE .was, bowever, politely declined by all, ant the principals and seconds being bound over in heavy recognizances to keep I e. foroerEot t oeu-nttrbI East Inlia Company's service, andl I. It., Esq. The former was attenled by Captain D., of the Royal Waggon Train; the latter by Coronet G., half pay of the late 18th Light Dragoons. There is at present daily plying at the crossing befire Northumberlaadjhouse, in the Stran, and just below St. Xlartint's- lane, searer to Charing-cross, an ohl woman, ivell known about Peter-streer, Westminster, as the " AMoneeyloiding Beggar." She has appeared there for years wish her bireh-broom, Yh2ich is gene- rally a tolerably decent one. 8bte aLtends " business" from about rcn to Ibur o'clock. Atler that, she returns to her apartmeints in Duck.laie, 1trestilinsrer, walkingw leisurelv home by the Horse Guards, across thte Park, &c. The warfiire against reticules -as not extended to her broom, with which she walk., as it she had a fire-lock. She then partakes of a good dinner. After dlinner she atteuds to hier financial affairs, in which she is engaged to consider- able extent, chiefly in bil discounting ! She is deeply embarked in such affaiirs. One recenc transaction may illustrate tlena.ture of her concernr,. Slheadvanced to a small tra-desman Inear l'eter-street, 501. on a bill, to receive as remuneration twenly per cent. ! Part of' the money was afterwards paid, leaving, of course, a balance; and when that balance was proffared, shedenrandedl interest on the whole 501 as if no part of it had been paid; conentding that * it was her boll to have the interest on the .501. till l/lt asmount was returned !" anld, because the tradesnri urged that he oU lt onliv to pay the rate of interest.stipulatesl tor on the amlount remaining unpaid, blie for- sooth, lodged the affair in the ilaitid of her attorney, not tar front Trhornhaugh.street I An attorney theni apipeared on the other side; and, unwillisig to break an agremrtent, tendered the butmece, with the 20 per cent. on that only, which it was deeined right to accept. rthe "Money--lending Alendicant" tearing some proceedings under the still existing Usury Lures, which rtight have subjected her to tile penalty of' thrice the atinoust of' tIe urineipal. This shows what, with rigid parsimony, evena streetbeggar nimy accomplisih. AFFECTING INCtbENT.-JL3AtO%t0Rr JIn IA /' attendants at the Hlanover llarket were yesterday thrrownl into con. tusion tor awhile, by a womani apparently beating a young mnan, and exhibiting, botli by voice and gestttre, thie most frantic passion. fi turned out to be a verj a%ftcting scene, however; it was N MIrs. Dunn, who ad verised on thle3d inst. for the recovery of the boly o1 her son " wvho wasdrowned,on the Wednesday preceding, oflrPolar Islaln," beating * in the joy of' ter heart," this-very son, whol thad that moment made hi8 appearaoce, alive and well, vwhile sh;e was sit. ting in the market. It appeired that he lhad been wa-shed, or knock- ed, overboard, and swam t6 the shore, or was picked up by some other vessel, of whichi fact tdose on board the vessel, and his mother, were Jgnorant.-Patriot. IiISH RIOT iN NFw YOItK.-(From the Talional .4d. voceic of' July 22. )-" Oni Nonday afternoon, it being lhe tile an- nliversary of the Battle ol't'te Boyine, a tiunmber of l6s41 Protes- tants undertook t) celebrat the day ib this free counitry, which cares not a rmsh for King Vihliam, thE Battle of the Boyne, Vine. gar-hill, the Stuarts, or Pantige-ets- Thiey assembled at (reen- wich, Witli drum and fife, and dags, and grog, anid becwming turbu- lent and-lisordetly, they xcited the ire and indignarion ot the Irish L's4hoIiee.s-ivh,oistedtl-er~blem2ticut nlg :- btainsd a -drum ;and- fife, and formed an oppossion procesbion, ard the parties having contein contact, a furious. fight ensued, which resulted in hundry broken heads anti bloody roges, togetiler with many violent and re- vengeful expreaaionu. Cotalahiits were made against 33 rioters, irho were bound over to take thedr trial for riot and assault aid battery." GaLEENwicHt REGA.TTs.-01 'I'uesday, being the anni- versary of the birtk-da! of he Duchess of Keit, a new wtherrv, built expressly for the oceasi,n and sundry other prizes, were given by the inihabitants ofl iretcivil, to be rowed focr by six free young watermen of that town, in, f,i hcats; to start froni a boat mcored off'the western extremity of le town, to another, moored off the Crernper, Seamen's llospit4 shtip, thc distance being about 2 miles and a halt: The first heat's%t rowed by T. Watkins, T. Bass, and S. Weeks, and won-by the-fomaer; the second, by J. Parcenson, t. Anderson. anid J. Sroith, jnd won bv Anderson, after a bard struggle. The two succeediu 1n eats, wfldeb were for the minor prizes, -in mioney, ciused conideirable interest, from the ep-awess d by -tile yong watermen to gain both money und fame. I'he last aluid grand 11t, for the wlherry, between Wt 'atkins and Anderson, (the two best iren in the first' and secon(d heats), was one of the finestconteoted iitche5, both in skill, niawnevring, science, and strength; witnesisd for many years. Anderson, at starring, shot a-hunt, but ewa soon overtaken by NVatkins, who kept the leaJ, and won the X,hcrry by about a boat's length. Among,st the visiters assensbid on the occasion, were all the first larnabes of distinction residinion 3]1aekheattt, -Woolwici, and its nciuiaty; atrtcte4e eqially b3Jhe finepess of tie weather, as in com- d'liment to the Rd. .persooe whole bitthday was there, for the nrst time.f,hus celebrated. * - 'ltJNDEt.-Oas Friday)[ast, the 13tEI inst., at two o'clock precisely, a dreadful explosl0h1 took-place, near MIr. Spencer's, the Jittle white cottage, Phtlbe-plae4-- Holloway. The aitmily, on-being alarmed liya loud crash ruihed into the garden tO ascertain whence the.ho)se prorcetedl, ana ijtitsired of d tr. Hetry a gentleman of pro- petty residing in the neig uirho6d, 'whether he had been making useoffhre-arms for the purpose of destroying dogs, to which be re- plied in 'thb nega2ive; bat t nellaing ainost-powerlul efiluviumjof sulphur, they begau to exaniinb the spot ?'rom, which the smell pro- ceeded, -when they found, to their utter astonishmenit, a hard sub. stance, bclieyed to be tX thunderbolt; ofitbnut halffa yard iu circum- frrence, - In its course towards Br.Berry's back kitchen, it most severely wounded a little girl %vho was pasbin; anilkinan was struck blindt, and a poor-gairdener 'mue hurt; '1 he thunderbolt is ini Al. i errpy8 posaessien, -aind mnay tie seea on application to thAt gent.cnsan. - . . .. . At the Sligo assize8, a fian namied Johsi Broberte was Ibutid guilty of robbery, and recommended by the jurk to - merecy whianthle Jtsdge, in answer to the recommendaiion, said, -"He boulh be hanged in the gentlest vay posbible."-ffesftor -Lunlat$ary.