The following correspondence between the Marquis of Londo n d erry and Mr.

Henry Grattan, and the account of the duel to which it - appeared in the Morning Post yesterday. The following correspondence between the Marquis of Londonderry and Mr. Henry Grattan, and the account of the duel to which it - appeared in the Morning Post yesterday.

No. 1.

" Reform Club, Tuesday Evening,

" Mr. Henry Grattan presents his compliments to Lord Londonderry He has seen in the newspapers a speech attributed to his Lordship, nu extract from which (the Morning Advertiser and Globe) he takes the liberty of enclosing, He will be much obliged to Lord Londonderry if he will have the goodness say whether he meant to apply to him the strong terms of opprobrium therein. expressed.

4. To the Marquis of Londonderry, Holdernesse House, Park Lane."

No: .2ileldernesse House, 1 p.m., 12th June, " Lord Londonderry presents his compliments to Mr. H. Grattan, note, dated Tuesday evening, has only just reached him. Lord Londonderry read in his place in the House of Lords an extract from the reports of the newspapers of a speech of Mr. O'Connell's stated to have been made ate public meeting in Dublin, to address the Queen, in which accusations were made against that party to which Lord Londonderry is proud to belong. The paragraph Lord Londonderry cited is as follows (Mr. Grattan will see this. front the pages of the illorning Post annexed)- . air. Grattan had said that her Majesty's life would not be safe if the Tories came into power; and lie, Mr. O'Connell, declared solemnly he was convinced sirs would not live six mouths if that event took place.'

44 Also, Ile knew the Tory party were capable of every human baseness and ferocity.'

" Lord Londonderry at once admits, if these sentiments are accurately re- ported, accusing the Tory party of an intention of murdering time Queen, he i considers them as base and nflunous. It was to such accusations Lord Lon- donderry's epithets applied. " To II. Grattan, Esq., 3I.P., 21, Manchester Buildings."

No. 3.

" Reform Club, 12th June h89,

" Mr Henry Grattan presents his compliments to Lord Londonderry, Ile. has received aportion of a newspaper, mind a written extract by Lord London- derry, containing a speech of Mr. O'Connell's. He begs to say that he isnot accountable for any opinion and expressions in Mr. O'Connell's speeches. As Mr. Henry Grattan has not in any speech of iris alluded in any way to Lord Londonderry, lie must request that Lord Londonderry will distinctly say whether he intended that t he words 44 base " and "infamous" should apply. to him.

" To the Marquis of Londonderry, Holdernesse House."

No. 4.

" Iloldernesse House, 12th June.

" Sir—In reply to your letter, just received, I have only to say that, in. my letter of this morning, 1 distinctly explained the grounds on which I used time expressions of which you cotnplam. I am not prepared to unsay what I. then expressed ; and I can only retreat time purport of that explanation. Con- sidering the authority on which 1 spoke, I then avoided any personal allusions. I meant to repel so unfounded air accusation, and I can only adhere to the

purport of my former communication: tha4 HU I SiMuici be to affix upoir any individual the responsibility of having uttered such senthnents as those reported in the public accounts of the meeting to which I alluded, I mutt adhere to the minion I hare already expressed, as applying to any iudividud. who is prepare.. to avow such language.

" 1 have the honour to be, your obedient servant,

" VANE LONDONDERRY.

" To Henry Grattan, Esq., 3I.P., Manchester Buildings."

No. 5.

"21, nuplioster Buildings, "Thursday Morning, one tie:ock, 13t1lJune "Mr. Henry Grattan begs to inform Lord .Londonderry that, as he has never on any occasion alluded to him in any of his speeches, and as Lord Loa-. donderry declines to state that the offensive expressions' base and infamous'. were not intended to be applied to him, he must consider this to be an insult on Lord Londonderry's part as gross as it is unprovoked. He has, therefore, requested a friend of iris to communicate to Lurd Londonderry his sentiments on this subject.

"The Marquis of Londonderry-, Holdernesse House."

No. G.

" Titnrsiay Morning, Kith hue 1839.

" Sir—Mr. II. Grattan's letter to Lord Londonderry, of last night's date, has just been placed in my hands, and I have to request that you will state. from Lord Londonderry to Mr. II. Grattan that he has nothing to add which has not been already stated in his last letter to Mr. H. Grattan.

" The epithets complained of were applied, not to individuals, but to inju- rious accusations reported to have been publicly uttered against a political body ; and, since there is no disavowal on Mr. II. Grattan s part of the lan-

an uage d sentiments reported to have been used, Lord Londonderry regrets he cannot recede from the opinions he has already expressed. " I have the honour to be, your obedient servant,

" G. BENTINCR.

" J. J. Bodkin P.

, Esq., M.3'

" In consequence of this correspondence, a meeting was arranged, which took place yesterday (rfhursday) at Wimbledon Common, at three o'clock. The parties were placed at the usual distance ; and, our the signal being gives, Lord Londonderry received Mr. Grattan's fire, and then fired in the amr. Mr. Bodkin, on time part of Mr. Grattan, then expressed himself perfectly satisfied, and the affair terminated to the satisfaction of all parties."