The National Register.
London, England, 1818-07-05 00:00:00

IRELAND.

A curious case of breach of promise of marriage was
tried in the Court of Common Pleas, on Saturday, be-
fore Lord Nortlibury and a respectable city jury. The
p'aintitr was a widow lady, alcove 50 years of age, of
the name of Hawkins, and the defendant, a gentleman
of the name of Kelly, whose age was stated to be at
least (15. The ludy had been married early in
when she was very beautiful, to Mr. Blosset, and after
hislloceasc had married Mr. Hawkins. Subsequent to
the heath of the second husband, a long courtship took
pht:e between her and the present defendant, and a
marriage was agreed upon between them. He bor-
rowed $Ol. front Mrs. Hawkins tbr the purpose, as be
assured her, of purchasing the wedding clothes ; and
u ten 110 received the money set oft* to Limerick, and
there married a Mrs. Unmet. Upon the present action
being commenced, the aeftmdant wrote the plaintiff a
letter, in which he threatened, that if she went to law
Le would prove that she had permitted him to take the
greatest and grossest liberties with her. This letter
wis stated to be couched in toms so exceedingly.im-
proper, that the Counsel, to use the words of the noble
and learned judge, in his charge to the jury, " drupt
a curtain of decency upon it," and waved the reading in
court, but sent it up to the jury. No, proof of the
truth of the cllegations contained in this -letter were
given. The main defence was levity .cf conduct in the
lady ;.but nothing more was proved-it:an that she 'had
been married when very young' to her first husband,
who was then an elderly genthmien, and that her cha-
racter was freely spoken of, •'l..tough nothing injurious
to-her frame could be established. The damages were
laid at 1,0001.
The jury found..a verdict for the plaintiff, 2501. and
Custl.

DESTER.ITE ATTEMPT AT TUE CouNTY G tot,
Yesterday, about one o'clock, a number of prisoners,
ebieffy convicts, exceeding 190, made a sudden attack
on the keepers of the prison, for the purpose of effecting
their escape. flaying supplied themselves with a
..quantity of stones, which the unfinished state of the
yard affinded, they commenced this rash and desperate
aminpt at the door, when opened for the purpose of
•distributing clean linen, &c. ; they they. began an at-
tack on Mr. Murphy, the keeper, amthis assistants, by
a shower of stones, and succeeded in jamming the door
so as to prevent its being elose4 un them, by which
three of the men active ringleaders- gained the passage
leading to the inner yard, but were ulnamt inotantly
repulsed and secured by the e.etiyity of Garvan and
Lamb, two of Mr. Murphy's Principal assistants. For-
tunately, at this -moment. tl•e alarm was given to the
guard on duty, belonging to the 97th regiment, whose
timely efforts.• enabled Mr. Murphy to compel the pri-
soners to return to their wards, an to secure in irons
the meat active .in this mad enterprise. We cannot
omit noticing the coolness and stearliness evinced by
Mr. Murphy on this occasion, which prevented the
loss, probably, of many lives, victims to their own rush-
ass.--Cork .Iciventieer, June 16. •

SINGI'LI .FAca.—Mrs. Ann Davis, an old Lady,
who resided in a hence of her own at Wolverhampton,
died on IVednesday week. The huildinglead, for some
years, been in a very delapidated state, and during her
life, she bad been frequeutly urged to have it repaired,
for fear of accident, which she always refused, wing'
it tsoultl lust he►lime. A short time :ego, she apparently
.complied, and had nearly agreed to have it taken down
and rebuilt, but, reputing what she had done, she
broke off the negotiation, making her general remark,
that she knew it would la 4 her lime. The house fell
lb: Sunday last, and buried her remains under it.
A person, named Angles, has been arrested at a little
village four leagues from 14hodez, on suspieion of Hog
concerned •in the murder of l'ualdes; but he had not
been cesfmnttal with Ban when the lust accounts left
Misamiei, and Anne Benoit, haveiteen sent to
the prism of Mmetpellier. Anne Benoit wept ranch,
and in passing thrs.eigh that town continued to speak of
her dear Other& "I•he Mayor of All4i leaving been in-
formed that an attempt Lad been made to disinter the
bodies of .lausion, Bastide, and Colard, had their graves
•re-opened ; and finding tl•eir lsdies. as well as their
heads still there, he caused lime to be t:Arown into the
graves in his presence.
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It is steed in the eircign journals, that an ,:nhappy
matintan ha been seized in an attempt to ass, is, ;
eicate
the King of Denmark. The ltuettic approached hi.
l'ilajesty at the levee!, in a manner which alarmed the
Royal attendants; and on searching. him there were
some surgical instruments in his pocket.
Two of the American Genentls employed against the
ludians are said to enjoy the pras•ilect of fighting a dud,
should they escape die tomuhaisks of their brave hut
miserable enemies. General Jackson intends, under
what pretext we know not, to seize and wirtitiOn Pen-
Lieoln 'no. British ron.al G,:ueral, Mr. Baker, was
on the eve. if hi. return to Etrop.:, it was samara, cm
urgent husino.s.
The Hots. Cam Illiucan is appvinted to command
the Liff,7, a new tlig ttc at Chatham.

A I.DEIINIA.N Tlit)1111. l'ox DI NNEIt to
CELItIIIEtTE the 1/11EEDt11 of ELECTION, and the RE •
TURN of Alderman oneof the H E T A'l'l V ES
for this City in I'ARLIANIIe.N't, is FIXED for NIONDAY, the
f,th of July, et the London Tavetn, instead of %%refine tlay, the Rh
of July, as previously advertised. ROYCE CUMIIE, Esq. in
the Chair.
J. J. Smith, Esq. AM. Chas. Lu.:as, EA.
Nadi. Saunders, Esq. Edw. Gibbms, Esq.
Santl. Weddell, Esq. Rob liulrie, Esq.
Jas.lhntrdicu, Esq. David Peke, Esq.
swot. Wrighton, Esq. (Mo. Harker. Esq.
Jos. noxious', Esq. Jos. Thorp, FA.
I.O.; I Inlah, Eaq. Duppa, Esq.
Tho:. Wiltshire, Esq. RobL Slade, Esq.
Was. W. Cope. LA. Itotst. Vntis,
Thos. WadJ, Esq. Alflre.l Th"rp, Es].
John Locke, Esq. J. Nichnlgin.i:sq.
Chas. Manua, Esq. Jobe Jackson,
Jas. !bypath, Esq. Henry Itiseigton, Fsq.
Gen. Fitch, EA. Charles Voter, Esq.
Clarks Eckic, EA. John Satuniels, Esq.
Tickets, U. Is. each, to he IM ci the Strwartb only.

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Henry Jackson, Fat.
H.. Sanderson. E9th
Henry Bishop, Ls%
Win. Richardson, Esq.
kinbt. Barker, Esq.
Jas. Bridger, P.sq.
Jas. 04:114J1C.
R. Rankin, Esq.
John Widreo. Esq.
E4m. Rosalds, EN.
Yob. Thorp, E.N.
baud. Bishop, E.q.
Joseph Hartivy, F.M.
L. N. Simon, Esq.

SALMON, 01)Y, and Co. mast respectfully re-
turn their sincere thanks to Professional Gentlemen and the Public
fur the liberal encouragement they have received, and in consapience
of the many bungling imitations of their PATENT SE Lr - A Int r
N.l Tattsats, which are now daily advertised, sithout either
novelty. improvement, or utility, consider it their duty to CAPTION
the Public afzainst the impomitions of such false pretenders; the
PATENT SELF-AD.IUSTJNG TRUSSES, which require no
straps, nor cause any confinement to the body, are manufactured
ONLY by SALMON. tIDY, and Co. tcrt, Strand, LoN now, and
161. Palais PARIS: MSO have the honour to supply the
Army and Navy, the .Military and Naval Hospitals, the 'fransport
Service, Dock Yards and Ordnance. the Marine Infirmary. the Hon.
East India Company, the City of London 'Fruss Society, the Mary-
le•bone, Wivelicombe, Denbigh, and Bristol Infinnalies, Coe Mid
dlesex lla.pital, &e. fv.e.
N. H. Persons residing in the Country, rending the circumference
of the body in inches, just above the hips, may depend upon being
fitstel.
Sold by 11171'LER and s,)1411, ehemirts. st. SAckville-strect.
Dion.ix, and by one or wore Druggists in .eNery priueipal 'fowls
in En OLAlllit.