Lord George Loftus and Lord Harley fought a duel at
Boulogne on Tuesday. Shots were exchanged, without effect; and the parties re- turned to Dover on the evening of the same day.
Mr. W. IL Reed, Lord George's friend, sent the following letter to the newspapers, explaining the cause of the duel, and the manner in which it terminated-
" In reference to the hostile meeting which took place at Boulogne last Tuesday, between Lord George Loftus and Lord Harley, I have to state, that- immediately after an exchange of shots, Mr. Hallett, on the part of Lord Harley, suggested to me that there was no necessity for the allitir to go further, in, as Lord George's second,. would retract the expressions used by Lord George towards Lord Harley.
" To explain the cause of these expressions, it is necessary for me to state, that on a recent occasion Lord Harley had presented himself to the notice of
ord.6.e-drge'L6ttui, nedlicalClahned ais aequaiiitanee; of which ICrrd George lems no recollection whatever. e Lord llailey,baa stated that his "hitrodiation to Lord George Loftus had been at the iustance,of 'his brother, Lord Loftus; and it was on the faith of the truth of this sfatement-tlitit I, as Lord George's second, retreated the ex, Iresdcums in question." ,
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