Transcribed from the 4 July 1828 edition of The Newry Commercial Telegraph, by permission of The British Library: Fatal Duel at Liverpool.--On Saturday, a duel took place between C. Creagh, Esq. of Limerick, and William Smith, Esq. of Liverpool, on account of the latter Gentleman saying that the Ladies of Ireland drank to excess (of whiskey); both parties met near Liverpool, and having exchanged shots, Mr. Smith received his antagonist's ball in the abdomen, which we are sorry to announce proved fatal. ======================

Alison Kilpatrick wrote: > Transcribed from the 4 July 1828 edition of The Newry Commercial > Telegraph, by permission of The British Library: > > Fatal Duel at Liverpool.--On Saturday, a duel took place between C. > Creagh, Esq. of Limerick, and William Smith, Esq. of Liverpool, on > account of the latter Gentleman saying that the Ladies of Ireland drank > to excess (of whiskey); both parties met near Liverpool, and having > exchanged shots, Mr. Smith received his antagonist's ball in the > abdomen, which we are sorry to announce proved fatal. > > ====================== > > Hmmm...serves Mr Smith right for being so ungallant. It sounds as though both gentlemen were suffering from the same fault as the ladies if Ireland were accused of. ;) -- Anne Chambers, South Australia anne dot chambers at bigpond dot com