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after repaired to Merrion-square. 
No challenge of any kind grew 
out of Tuesday’s proceedings. 
“On Wednesday morning, 
however, it was at length inti- 
mated to Mr. O’Connell, that Mr. 
D’Esterre intended to call upon 
him for a meeting. ' Twelve 
o'clock was fixed upon for the 
nomination of hour and place.— 
There was some overture made 
to enlarge the time, but Mr. 
O’Connell’s_ friend would not 
consent. We should mention 
that his friend was Major Mac 
Namara, of Doolen, in the county 
Clare, a Protestant gentleman at- 
tached to no party, and of the 
highest respectability. The friend 
of Mr. D’Esterre was Sir Edward 
Stanley. After some discussion, 
the parties fixed upon the ground 
which we have already intimated. 
It is about 12 miles from this 
city, and constitutes part of lord 
Ponsonby’s demesne. The hour 
appointed was half-past three 
o’clock. 
“At three precisely (we can 
speak confidently, for we now 
speak from personal knowledge), 
Mr. O'Connell, attended by his 
second, surgeon Macklin, and a 
number of friends, was on the 
ground. About four, Mr. D’Es- 
terre; attended only by surgeon 
Peele, Sir Edward Stanley (his 
second) Mr. Piers, and a Mr. 
D’Esterre of Limerick, appeared. 
There was some conversation be- 
tween the seconds as to position, 
mode of fire, &c. which, added to 
other sources of delay, occupied 
forty minutes. During this in- 
terval Mr. D’Esterre took occa- 
sion to say that his quarrel with 
Mr. O’Connell was not of a reli- 
.gious nature—to the Catholics, 
or their leaders, he said he had 
no animosity whatsoever. At 40 
minutes past four the combatants 
were on the ground. They both 
displayed the greatest coolness 
and courage. The friends of both 
parties retired, and the combat- 
ants having a pistol in each hand, 
with directions to discharge them 
at their discretion, prepared to 
fire. They levelled—and before 
the lapse of a second both shots 
were heard. Mr. D’Esterre’s was 
first, and missed—Mr. O’Con- 
nell’s followed instantaneously, 
and took effect in the thigh of his 
antagonist, about an inch below 
the hip. Mr. D’Esterre of course 
fell,and both the surgeons hasten- 
ed tohim. They found that the 
ball had ‘traversed the hip,’ and 
could not be found. There was 
an immense effusion of blood. — 
All parties prepared to move to- 
wards home, and arrived in town 
before eight o’clock. 
“It is said that Mr. D’Esterre’s 
wound is very dangerous— we sin- 
cerely hope, however, it will not 
prove mortal. The ball passed 
through both thighs. There was 
a violent hemorrhage of the blad- 
der last night, but it had ceased 
before morning. 
“We need not describe the 
emotions which burst forth all 
along the road and through town, 
when it was ascertained that Mr. 
O’Connell was safe.” 
Mr. D’Esterre died at five 
o’clock on the third. 
Basle, Feb. 3.—-The Duke of 
Holstein Eutin (late King of Swe- 
den) is determined to take a voy- 
age to the Holy Land. He has 
already obtained the’ necessary 
