eut. Finch's pistol going off was ENTIRELY ACCIDENTAL. A
reconciliation, therefore, immediately took place.'

February 17. 'Information was received at the public office, Marlborough
Street, on Saturday last, that a duel was about to take place yesterday,
in the fields contiguous to Chalk Farm, between Colonel Tucker and
Lieut. Nixon, the latter having challenged the former in public company,
for which and previous abuse the colonel inflicted severe chastisement
with a thick stick. Subsequent information was received that the
colonel's friends deemed it unnecessary for him to meet the challenger,
but that his remedy was to repeat the former chastisement when insulted.
It was further stated that a few half-pay officers, of inferior rank,
had leagued together for the purpose of procuring others to give a
challenge, and which it was the determination to put down by adopting
the colonel's plan.'

February. 'A captain in the army shook hands with a gallant
lieut.-colonel (who had distinguished himself in the Peninsula) at
one of the West End gaming houses, and Lieut. N--, who was present,
upbraided the colonel with the epithet of "poltroon." On a fit
opportunity the colonel inflicted summary justice upon the lieutenant
with a cane or horse-whip. This produced a challenge; but the colonel
was advised that he would degrade himself by combat with the challenger,
and he therefore declined it, but promised similar chastisement to that
inflicted. It was then stated that the colonel was bound to fight any
other person who would stand forth as the champion of Lieut. N--, to
which the colonel consented,--when a Lieut. J--n--e appeared as the
champion, and the meeting was appointed for Tuesday morning at Turnham
Green. The information of the police was renewed, and Thomas Foy
apprehended the parties at an inn near the spot, early in the morning.
They were consequently bound over to keep the peace. It appears,
however, that the lieutenant in this instance was not the champion of
the former, but had been challenged by the colonel.'

April. 'A meeting was to have taken place yesterday in consequence of a
dispute at play, between Captain R--n--s and Mr B--e--r, a gentleman of
fortune; but it was prevented by the interference of the police, and
the parties escaped. It took place, however, on the following day, on
Wimbledon Common, and after exchanging a single shot the matter was
adjusted.'

May. 'In consequence of a dispute at a gamin