While Major Hillas was thus laudably engaged, Mr. John Fenton, a neighbouring gentleman, came up, and interfered in a manner which appeared to him highly incorrect; an altercation arose, which ended in Mr. Fenton’s threatening to throw Major Hillas into the sea. He, however, continued his exertions from the 6th to the 8th December, on which day Mr. Fenton arrived with a party of yeomanry, and forced the property out of his hands. It was in vain that Major Hillas remonstrated; that he declared that his object was not salvage, and that he only endeavoured to save as much as possible from the wreck for the benefit of the owners. Being thus frustrated in his intentions, he made a journey to Scotland, where the owners of the vessel resided, in order to make them acquainted with all the circumstances of the business. On his return Mr. Fenton thought proper to send him a message, which the Major very properly declined accepting. An investigation as to the right of salvage afterwards took place, during the course of which Major Hillas complained that he had been most unhandsomely treated by Mr. Fenton, who had interfered unjustifiably; and by taking the mate out of his hands, secured to himself, in an unhandsome manner, the legal custody of the vessel. Four days after the close of the investigation, Mr. John Fenton delivered a message to Major Hillas from Mr. Thomas Fenton. Major Hillas accepted the challenge, and when on the ground addressed the crowd of bystanders, saying—“I am sorry the mistaken laws of honour oblige me to come here to defend myself, and I declare to God I have no animosity to man or woman on the face of the earth.” Major Hillas, in anticipation of a fatal result, had dressed himself in a full suit of mourning. On the first shot he fell dead. Mr. Fenton was afterwards tried for the capital offence, but was acquitted by the jury. BETWEEN P. DILLON, ESQ., AND B. KANE, ESQ. Dublin, Feb. 21, 1816. Yesterday evening a meeting took place near Merlin Park, between P. Dillon, Esq., of this town, and B. Kane, Esq., of ——, when the former received his adversary’s ball under the right breast, and instantly expired. These two gentlemen were close friends for many years. Mr. Dillon had fought several duels, in all of which Mr. Kane acted as his second. And it is remarkable that Mr. Dillon’s father lost his life in an affair of honour with the late Malachy Fallon, Esq., at the same age, and nearly on the same spot where his son fell. BETWEEN MR. ALLEY AND MR. ADOLPHUS. December 2, 1816. A dispute between Mr. Alley and Mr. Adolphus, which originated in the court of the Old Bailey, during a late trial, has at length been brought to a termination, and without any fatal result.