The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1874-03-20 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

DUEL BETWEEN SCHOOLBOYS. or:i1IXTILLOBBINABY REVELATiONS.  nodal Meeting of the Lindsey magistrates, .1 at Tilisooln. cm Saturdal, Gerald Maurice Burn, son of Mr. Burn, architect. London, was brought up an Ler'-reriand, charged with haring maliciously and feloc nionely shot at George Henry Satpura, eah of a farmer, at Lissingtcin, with latent to do him grievous bodily harm. The seconds, Alfred Daw. son and Walter Green. were charged with having counselled and abetted him. The boys are boarders at the academy of the Rev. J. J. Swift, of Lincoln, and fought the duel on the 7th inst. The depositions having been read over, the following additional evidence was taken :—Mr. C. Brook, surgeon, Said: On the afternoon of Saturday, the 7th inst., I was summoned to Mr. Swift's school, and fonnd a boy named Seagrave with a bullet wound in 'milt of the right leg, and three inches above the ankle, said to have been pro. &teed by a pistol bullet. There was only one orifice, and it was most probable that the bullet was still in the leg. The boy was pat under the influence of chloroform on the morning of the 9th inst., and  an operation was perfortneeto remove the bullet. It was found that the small bone of the leg was imaged by the ball. Several pieces of bone, a polies of the trousers,and a portion of the bullet, which had split on the bone, was found deep in the leg. The remainder of the bullet could not be found, and has probably altered its course, and run .'") down to the back of the ankle-joint. Nothing can be felt of it. This lea serious ease, and may continue so until the compound fracture of the bone is repaired and the bullet discovered. I saw George firave last night; he was then in an improving t -omWition. Hie foot and ankle were swollen, and .1 slightly inflamed. His symptoms are a feverish rendition of the system, which is improving. The • probability is that he will ,recover and get quite aound.  —William Seagrove, brother of the injured boy, said :••••I saw Burn coat the bullets. It was more 1 than s week before the duel occurred, and he cast them in the schoolroom. I don't know where he got the mould from. and I have seen him casting bullets on more than one occasion. He used to practise firing with a pistol at a poet in the school. yard, and the bullets used to make an indent in the wood. I °moot say what kind of wood the post was made of. My brother and Burn quarrelled about a caricature which the latter had sketched. Barn sold it would be best to settle all quarrels honourably. and offered to fight a duel with my brother, who is 12 years old. I said I would not agree to it, and hetherefore declined to fight. Burn said nothing further, but a week after again challenged him, saying that he would give him another chance for his honour. He accepted. and the dual was to be fought with, pistols, which were bought at a toy shop for 6d. Thu were loaded with powder and ball. I told Burn that if they happened to hit each other it would be serious, but he said he did not mind. There luis been one duel before amongst the schoolboys, Bums was present at that duel, and one of the boys had a narrow escape, as a boll passed ever his thumb and grazed his skin. Harry Staveley Banks, ten years old, said—l was not present at the duel. The ballet-mould formerly beleaged to Barn, and m now the property of Dawson. I have seen Burn oast bullets, and the last time would be about three weeks before the duel. I fought a duel with a boy named Dawson, and the pist, ds we used were similar to the one produced. They were loaded with powder and ball. Burn was present, and officiated as second for us both. He likewise dropped the handkerchief. The bullet passed over my thumb and grazed the skin. We emod thirteen paces apart. I called Dawson names, and he challenged me to fight a duel.. We fought the duel near to the village of Waahingborough, and there were only three present. When Da,wson challenged. I said I would fight him, and no one Incited me to do so. I have frequently seen Burn practise fixing with a pistol, an he used to aim at a wooden poet. Burn fought with my pistol. After a short consultation, the bench committed Burn for trial at the ensuing amazes. Dawson and Green were discharged.  Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales honoured the Opera Comique with a visit on Saturday evening. Suoc Irmo Suicine NEAR On Saturday a man, about sixty years old, committed suicide close to the church door of Kempaey, near Worcester. He had evidently fired a piatol into his month, for a discharged weapon was grasped in his right hand, and his head was feaifully shattered, portions of his nose and face being found all round the scene of the tragic event.. lisa GABISAT Worestsi.—The Broad ATTOW says it in expected that Sir Garnet Wobieley will be confirmed in his rank as Major-General, and amongst other well-earned rewards it ia thought that the appointment of Inspector-General of the Auxiliary Forces, vacated by the appointment of Lieutenant• General Sir James Lindsay to be Military Secretary, will be conferred upon him. In that ease the post of Assistant-Adjutant General at headquarters, which Sir Garnet filled prior to leaving for Africa, would meet a fitting occupant In Colonel Sir Archibald Alison.  The Bishop of Gibraltar died at Torquay on Money morning. The Dundee ship carpenters on landay struck for an advance of a halfpenny per hour. Father Ignatius (the Rev. J. L. Line) is on a "Mit to Liverpool, in connection with a series of mission " services.  The ship carpenters of North Shields have struck for the privilege of leaving work at noon on Baturdaye instead of four o'clock.  A. new cottage hospital, erected by subacription in memory of the late Marquis of Weatminster. was opened on Monday at Shaftesbury.  His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, accompanied by a numerous suite, honoured the Gaiety Theatre with his presence on Saturday evening. The Queen has, through General Sir J. Biddulph, K.C.8., forwarded her annual subscription AO to the NetiOnal liilebee4 institution.