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CG-NH.767.019
25 Jul 1767:41 (570)
London, May 1. [48 lines] Paris, May 1. The spiritual
concert at the Thuilleries was interrupted by a tragical
event. An Englishman who was in company with some ladies in
one of the boxes, where three was a French officer talked
and sung and made so much noise, that the officer
represented to him that it was impossible to hear the
concert, and receiving an abusive answer, made a sign to him
to walk out. As the officer was going out of the box, the
Englishman gave him a box on the ear, and in sight of the
company, upon which the officer ran him through the body and
made his escape. the Englishman was immediately put under
proper care, but it is assured that his wound is not
dangerous. He is said to be a rich merchant of London. The
regard paid here to foreigners, may perhaps, occasion this
affair to be suppressed.
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