Riddell, who was under some apprehenson of his son's situation, opened it, and having read it, closed it without taking any notice of its contents more than providing in consequence of it, the assistance of several surgeons of the first ability. The meeting was fixed, they were both punctual, Mr. Riddell attended by Captain Topham, of the Horse Grenadiers, and Mr. Cunningham by Captain Cunningham, of the Sixty-ninth Regiment of Foot. Eight paces were first measured by the seconds, and then the contending parties took their ground. They tossed up for the first fire, and Mr. Riddell won. He then fired, and shot Mr. Cunningham under the right breast, the ball passing as is supposed through the ribs, and lodging on the left side near the back. The moment Cunningham received the shot, he reeled, but did not fall; he opened his waistcoat and declared he was mortally wounded. Mr. Riddell still remained on his ground, when Mr. Cunningham, after a pause of two minutes, declared he would not be taken off the field, till he had fired at his adversary; he then presented his pistol, and shot Mr. Riddell in the groin, when he immediately fell and was carried in a coach to Mr. Topham's, where he lingered until seven o'clock on Thursday morning, and then expired." After four hours' sitting, the coroner's jury brought in a verdict of manslaughter.

THIRTY-SECOND GENERATION.

Sir James-Milles Riddell (5), eldest son of Thomas31 (5), succeeded his grandfather. He was Justice of the Peace, and Doctor of Law for the County of Argyle. He married Mary, daughter of Sir Richard Brooke, Bart., of Newton Priory, County of Chester, and had issue, of whom hereafter. Sir James died at Strontian,* in 1861, and was succeeded by his son, of whom more hereafter.

Campbell-Drummond Riddell (1), second son of Thomas31 (5), was born Jan. 9, 1796; married in Ceylon, in April, 1830, Caroline-Stuart, daughter of the Hon. John-Rodney Stuart, by his wife, Lady Louisa Stafford, and had issue, of whom hereafter. He was Colonial Secretary of New South Wales. Died in Feb. 1859, aged 62 years.

Christiana-Drummond Riddell82 (1), eldest daughter of Thomas31 (5), of whom no particulars.

Mary-Milles-Geva Riddell (1), second daughter of Thomas (5), of whom no particulars.

Sarah-Burden Riddell (1), third daughter of Thomas (5), was married in 1835, to Maj. J. C. Young, of the Seventy-ninth Regiment.

* STRONTIAN. -The residence of Sir James-Milles Riddell, Baronet of Ardnamurchan, is surrounded by dressed and planted groves. The neat slated cottages of the village, substantialy built of granite, and sometimes adorned with parasitic plants, contrast strongly with some turf huts, with which they are intermingled, and indicate the neighborhood of a resident proprietor. These cottages were erected for the use of the miners employed in the celebrated Strontian Mines, and the huts previously in existence were purged from their offensiveness, and dressed into comparative beauty; a complete moral change was introduced into the village by Sir James Riddell and his lady; they insisted on cleanliness in and out of doors, and as the hand readily obeys the will, the girls soon caught the spirit of the lesson, and were not only neat and tidy themselves, but carried the same principle into their fathers' homes. About the date of the Revolution, the manufacture of straw plait was introduced by the proprietor, as means of useful employment for the females, and the improvement of the condition of the whole population. There are considerable lead mines on the estate, but I believe they are not worked at present. Strontian is 25 miles in length, by 10 miles in width, and comprises 40,099 acres, inhabited mostly by shepherds, miners, crofters, and farm hands.

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Eleanor-Frazer Riddell (1), fourth daughter of Thomas1 (5), of whom no particulars.

Margaret Riddell (1), fifth daughter of Thomas (5), of whom no particulars.

THIRTY-THIRD GENERATION.

Sir Thomas-Milles Riddell (6), eldest son of James32 (5), was born Dec. 25, 1822; succeeded his father as third Baronet, in 1861, and is Justice of the Peace, Magistrate, and Doctor of Law for the Counties of Argyle and Inverness; was formerly lieutenant of King's Dragon Guards, and captain of the Perth Militia. He married in 1851, Mary-Anna, daughter of John Hodgson, Esq., of St. Petersburgh. No issue. He has been in Parliament. His heir presumptive, his cousin, of whom hereafter. He is a gentleman of fine personal appearance. See portrait in this book. Residence, Strontian, Argyleshire, Scotland. He died in 1883.

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Richard-Brooke Riddell (3), second son of James (5), was born in 1825, and died in 1832.

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Mary-Brooke-Geva Riddell (2), daughter of James32 (5), died in the year 1823.

Mary-Augusta Riddell (3), a daughter of James (5), was married in 1852, to the Rev. H. Cunliffe, Vicar of Shifnal.

Lieut. Rodney-Stuart Riddell (1), a son of Campbell82 (1), was born in 1838, and is an officer in the Seventieth Foot Regiment. He is heir presumptive of Sir Thomas, his cousin.

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Thomas-Milles-Stratford Riddell (7), a son of Campbell (1), was born Jan. 22, 1832.

RIDDELLS OF ENFIELD, ENGLAND.
[KINGLASS BRANCH.]

Col. Andrew Riddell (1), was second son of George (2)*, of the family denominated Riddells of Kinglass, Scotland; he was appointed lieutenant of the Sixty-sixth Regiment of Foot, April 19, 1789; captain, Dec. 4, 1802; captain Fiftieth Foot, May 25, 1803; major by brevet, Dec. 10, 1807, and lieutenant-colonel, June 4, 1814. He was many years on the staff in different parts of England, as an Assistant Quartermaster General. He died at his seat at Enfield, Nov. 16, 1825, leaving issue.

SECOND GENERATION.

John-Rignald Riddell (1), a son of Andrew1 (1), was of Byculla House, Enfield, and Speacomb Place, Devon. He wrote the author of this book, just as he was to sail for the continent, and promised that, on his return home, where he could have access to his family papers, he would provide full records of his family, but for some unknown reason has made no reply to subsequent letters of inquiry.

*Andrew Riddell, the first of Enfield, was the second son of Capt. George Riddell, of Kinglass, and his wife Christiana, daughter of Andrew Patterson, and brother of James, the first of Ardnamurchan.