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  I think duelling was outlawed in England about the 1830s, here are one or two items:
  
  
  DUEL:
  (under local news Feb 20th) Duel - on Saturday: A meeting took place between Lieu. MINSTERS of the Marines, belonging to HM Ship "Monarch" and Lieut. Christian LASCHEN of the "Latona" frigate, at Queenborough. When the former was shot dead through the head and the latter through the body with very little hopes of his recovery. The marine officer lies dead at an inn in Queenborough for the Coroner's Inquest and the Lieut of the Navy is sent on board the "Spanker" hospital ship at Sheerness. They were attended in this unfortunate business by a Marine officer and a surgeon's mate, as seconds, both of whom had absconded. The parties fought at 12 paces distance and fired at the same instant. Both fell the first shot. The cause of this unfortunate affair originated a few months since when they both belonged to the "Latona" frigate at Elsineur. Some words passed between them when playing at cards which occasioned a blow; but Captain SOTHERN of that ship by his well timed authority prevented the matter going further and may have been promised within his ship there would be quiet, and threatened to bring them both to a Court Martial if they did not keep the peace. - Since the arrival of the "Latona" at the Nore, the marine officer effected a change with an officer in the "Monarch" which was no sooner done than he received and accepted the Navy Lieut's challenge which was attended with the consequences already stated. (Kentish Gazette 20 Feb 1801 back page col.4)
  
  On Chatham Lines - Lieut. GAMBLE and Lieut. MOLLISON "recovering" from a duel.. (Kentish Gazette 13 Jan 1784 p.4 col.4)
  
  Margate: Thomas STEVENS Esq., killed in a duel buried Sept 24 1790 (St John Margate, from KFHS maillist)

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