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went up to him, called him rascal 
or scoundrel, and offered to strike 
him ; when England bid him stand 
off, or he would be obliged to knock 
him down, saying, at the same time, 
“© We have interrupted the company 
sufficiently here, and if you have 
any thing further to say to me, you 
know where I'am ‘to ‘be found.” 
A farther altercation ensued ; 
but his lordship, being at the other 
end of the stand, did not distinét- 
ly hear it, and then the parties re- 
tired. 
Lord Dartry, now lord Cremorne, 
‘and his lady, with a gentleman, 
were at the inn at the time the duel 
was fought: they went into~ the 
garden, and endeavoured to pre- 
vent the duel; there were several 
other persons colleéted in the gar- 
den.. Mr. Rowlls desired his lord- 
ship and others not to interfere ; 
and ona second attempt of his lord- 
ship to make peace, Mr. Rowlls 
said, if they did not retire, he must, 
though reluétantly, call them im- 
pertinent. Mr. England, at the 
same time, stepped forward, and 
took off his hat: he said, ‘* gentle- 
men, I have been cruelly treated ; I 
have been injured in my honour 
and charaéter; let there be repara- 
tion made, and I am ready to have 
done this moment.” Lady Dartry 
retired; his lordship stood in the 
bower of the garden, until he saw 
Mr. Rowlls fall. One or two wit- 
nesses were called, who proved noe 
thing material. A paper contain- 
ing the prisoner’s defence being 
read, the earl of Derby, marquis 
of Hertford, Mr. Whitbread, jun. 
col. Bishopp, and other gentlemen, 
were Called to his chara¢ter. They 
all spoke of him as a man of decent, 
gentlemanly deportment, who, in- 
stead of seeking quarrels, was stu- 
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dious to avoid them. He had been 
friendly to Englishmen whilst a- 
broad, and had rendered some ser- 
vices to the military at the siege of 
Newport. Mr. justice Rooke sum- 
med up the evidence, after which 
the jury retired for about three 
quarters of an hour, when they re« 
turned a verdiét, guilty of man- 
slaughter, ' The prisoner” having 
fled’ from the laws of. his’ country 
for twelve years, the court was dis- 
posed to shew no lenity. He was 
therefore sentenced to pay a fine of 
one shilling, and to be imprisoned 
in Newgate twelve months. 
cane, & In the king’s bench, came 
on the trial of Kyd Wake, 
indiéted for a misdemeanour in 
hissing and hooting the king as his 
majesty was going to the parlia- 
ment-house, ‘on the first day of the 
present session, and likewise cry- 
ing, ** down with George, no 
wan” &e5->: Mx: Stockddle, the 
bookseller, arid Mr. Walford, the 
linen draper, who acted as consta- 
bles on the day, were examined, 
and fully proved the faéts charged 
in the indiétment ; upon which 
the jury, without hesitation, found 
a verdiét, guilty. A great num- 
ber of persons attended onthe part 
of the prisoner; but as they could 
only speak to his general charac- 
ter, and not to the case in point, 
Mr. Erskine, the prisoner’s coun- 
sel, declined calling upon them, 
reserving their testimony to be 
offered in mitigation of punish- 
ment, on the first day of next term, 
when the prisoner will be brought 
up to the court of king’s bench to 
receive judgment. 
erst. lull. After the family were 
gone to bed, a very alarm- 
ing fire broke out in the habi- 
table part of Wressle Castle, which 
increased 
