—— Brigadier-General Evans and Captain 338 Dickson, April 8, 1836 —— M. Armand Carrel and M. Émile De 339 Girardin, July, 1836 —— The Honourable Grantley Berkeley and 340 William Maginn, LL.D, August 4, 1836 —— Mr. Harring and a Polish officer, May 341 11, 1837 —— Mr. Anderson and Mr. Jones, August 342 1837 —— Mr. Cilley and Mr. Graves, November 343 1837 —— Sir John Milley Doyle and Dr. Lovell, 344 March 1838 —— Mr. Pigot and Mr. Carroll, April 27, 345 1838 —— Mr. Rushout and Mr. Borthwick, May 8, 346 1838 —— M. Calmel and M. Luard, May 1838 346 —— Lord Castlereagh and M. Gerard De 347 Melcy, June 16, 1838 —— Mr. Mirfin and Mr. Eliot, August 22, 349 1838 —— The Marquis of Londonderry and Mr. 355 Grattan, January 13, 1839 —— Lord Powerscourt and Mr. Roebuck, 357 February 28, 1839 —— Lord George Loftus and Lord Harley, 358 December 10, 1839 —— Lord William Paget and Mr. Fiske, 359 December 20, 1839 —— Mr. Wynn and Mr. Brown, In a 359 Stage-Coach, May 17, 1840 —— M. Throuet and M. Paulin Prué, June, 360 1840 —— Mr. Antonio Garbonia and Mr. Kechoff, 361 July 4, 1840 —— The Earl of Cardigan and Captain 361 Harvey Garnett Phipps Tuckett, September 12, 1840 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HISTORY OF DUELLING. ------- CHAPTER I DUELS IN GREAT BRITAIN. IN the beginning of this work an account has been given of various traditional trials by combat and judicial ordeals, marked with a similar character of brutality and superstition to that which distinguished similar meetings in France and other countries; and it has also been observed, that it appears evident that personal combats were brought into vogue in England by the followers of William the Conqueror. But the barbarous practice of trial by battle was modified in our island by various circumstances, and was chiefly applied to three special cases—The decision of causes in a military Court of Chivalry; Appeals of felony; and civil cases upon issue joined in a writ of right. This last ordeal, until the reign of Henry II, was the only mode of decision.