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A BALLOON DUEL, took place in Paris, in May, 1908. NJ. de Grandpre and M. de Pique having quwrelled about Mad'lle Tireyit, a celebrated dancer at the Academic; chal- lenge ensueo;--it was agreed ti.at they should fight a. the end ol \ month, in sepe- rate balloons Accordingly, on the 3d of May they met in the Place Louis XV., ad- joining the Tnllerles, where their respective balloons were ready to receive them. Each, attended by second, asceutled his car, loaded with blunderbusses. A great multi tude attended, hearing of the balloons, but little dreaming of then purpose; the Parish ans merely looked for the novelty of ball. loon race. At nine o'clock the cords were cut, and the balloons ascended majeslically, amidst the shouts of the spectators. When they had ascended to the height of about nine hundred yards, (keeping a. the distance of about eighty yatds apart, as nearly as could be judged,) M. de Pique fired his piece, Intellectually. Almost immediately after the fire was returned by NJ. Grandpre, and pene. tra,ed his adversary's balloon --the conse- quence of which was its rapid descent and M de Pique and his second being both dashed 10 pieces on house top, over which their balloon fell. The victorious Grand- pre- then mounted aloft in the grandest style, and descended safe, with his. second, about seven leagues from the spot of ascension.

 The house near which these unfortunates fell, was the one in which Cossean lived many years, and in the near neighborhood of the spot on which the i'll fated Eronaut, Madame Blanchard, was dashed 10 atoms many years since.