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for the use of such provoking language 
may be oflered and accepted, consist- 
ently with the most honourable feelings. 
Art. 10. —When a gentleman is the 
depositary of any public trust, it is 
more honourable to sacrifice his indi- 
vidual feclings than the general in- 
terests of society, 
Art. 11.—Professional gentlemen, 
on whose energies or talents the lives, 
fortunes, or reputation, of their clients 
may depend, can never justify their 
fighting ducls, without first making a 
full and timely surrender of their 
irusts. 
Art. 12.—A gentleman who values 
his own reputation very highly will not 
fighta duel with, or act as second to,a 
person who has been guilty of the 
. violence alluded to in Art. 3, or of any 
other offence against the public morals. 
“Arf. 13.-- No gentleman’ should 
accept the oflice of a second, without 
first receiving from his friend a written 
statement of the case, upon his honour, 
which should be ‘accessible to both the 
seconds, for facilitating an accommo- 
dation, and justifying the conduct of 
the principals, as well as that of the 
seconds, in the event of a fatal termi- 
nation to the quarre!. Every second 
should also insist upon receiving a 
written consent, to offer, or receive, 
such apology, submission, or explana- 
tion, as may be confidentially agreed 
upon between the principal and him- 
self, there being melancholy instances 
upon record, in which the principals 
have converted scconds into mere 
automatons, at theirown command, 
Art, 14.—The parties should never 
be allowed to fight at less than ten 
vards distance, to be always well 
defined by toe stones, for the advanced 
feet of the combatants; and, as dueling 
pistols will inflict a mortal wound at 
more than forty yards, very trivial 
differences may be terminated at that 
distance. 
Art. 15.—-The parties should i inva- 
viably salute each other at their meet- 
ing on the ground, and they should be 
emulous in Offering this evidence of 
civilization, remembering that they 
have, by the very act of meeting, made 
an acknowledgment of equality, anid 
evinced a perfect willingness to re- 
ceive, or ofler, the supposed necessary 
reparation. 
Art. 16,—The parties should present 
and fire together, upon thle making of 
a signal previously agreed upon “be- 
tween the seconds, or ‘Tosb their right 
to fire; and fring by word of command 
Proposed Code.of Honour. 
[Sept. 1, 
should be invariably avoided, as in 
such eases unnecessary danger is 
incurred, by permitting the eye to make 
a preparatory rest upon its object. 
Art. 17.—The signal should be a 
white handkerehief, or other very 
attractive object, placed upon” the 
ground exactly midway between the 
principals, that each may haye an 
equal view of it, and that one of the 
seconds may withdraw it athis pleasure 
by acord. 
Art, 18.—The seconds should mu- 
tually and zealously attempt a recon- 
ciliation after every discharge of pis- 
tols. This is always the indispensable 
duty of the second to bim whe has 
received the challenge, as well as of 
the surgeons, and other spectators of 
the duel. 
Art. 19.—The second of the party 
who has been challenged should inva+ 
riably have the appointment of the 
time and place of mecting. ‘The scene 
of action.should be as conyenient as 
possible to both the, combatants, espe- 
cially to surgical assistance, and all 
extravagant propositions should be 
carefully rejected, such as fighting 
across a table at handkerchiet’s length, 
or hand to hand, using swords, dag- 
gers, knives, rifles, blunderbusses, &c- 
Art. 20.—If a gentleman be urged 
or allowed to fight who is in liquor, or 
unprepared with a confidential second, 
or who has not had sufficient time to 
make a proper disposition of his pro- 
perty, and trusts, for the advantage of 
his family, constituents, clients, wards, 
or creditors, a suspicion of foul play 
must inevitably attach itself to all 
persons by whom it may be sanctioned, 
suggested, or even witnessed, acoae 
opposition. 
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For the Monthly Magazine. 
SKETCHES of DETACHED PARTS Of BG YPT, 
‘collected from the Works of different 
RECENT TRAVELLERS, FRENCH, ENG- 
‘LISH, and GERMAN. 
MONG. the memorable works, 
different in character, but marked 
by grand features, which appearin and 
belong to Egypt, is the island. of 
Elepii: anta. It was a treasure of sim- 
ple.and amusing beauties, out of view, 
and unknown, till the continued re- 
searches of philosophical Europeans 
traced and. pervaded it. Its merits 
will always charm in such a country 
as Lgypt, both nature and art haying 
employed immense resources to enrich 
it. From its fertility it acquired a 
title 
