The National Register.
London, England, 1820-08-21 00:00:00

STAFFORDSHIRE ASSIZES.

ChM. CON.—These Assizes wet e concluded by a trial
which excited a great deal ut Wriest amongst the most
respe•!talile people to that part of the country. It was an
uellell et' damages, brought by an eminent solicitor against
Iris apprentice, a young lellow, of very ettemistate appear-
ance, but good eelitcatiou and address, whose age is little
more than '2O, tor criminal conversation with the plaintitt's
damages vile laid at 10,0 01.
Sevei al witnesses weie called, who proved that the
plaintiff had always acted with attention to the defendant,
and had Intl oduced him to the must respectable society.
The plaintiff's attention to WS wife wig% also stated to be
such as it was the duty of a husband to pay to his wile.
The adulterous inlet course between the defendant and
the plaintiff's wife was also proved.
In the course of the trial, however, it came out that the
phiiitld hall come into Court with hands very far from
being clean; that he had taken advantage ot the youth of
a II:11141C Of his *le, whilst upon a visit at
his house, and seduced her under cireutuirtatices the most
resulting, and that his wife's age was Sts, while that of the
defendant was hilt t 0 yea's.
Air. Jervis couwurutrd upon the farts which made so
important a change in the appearances of things. He
contended that the Loy, whose rause lie load to tlefend,
should he considered hie seibieed, and not the seducer ;
that if wets rather inipiobable IIL• should be ma•ter of the
deep cows ivances by winch the atleviions td • 'minims
fay from her husband and
Inge', dud that the coodart
lo be looked upon as the
ins of which that husband
is aftliction. 'rlic learned
felled upon tile mischievous
'shawl to his w tie, lu Ilia
and observed, that litc
',mud of the action aboulti


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operate as a lesson upon all husbands who were tempted
to acts of infidelity by having the object of temptation
ander the same roof with them. Verdict for the plaintid
—Damages ONE SHILLING.

CORK, August 12.

DARING AND PARTLY SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT Or THE
CONVICTS TO BREAK OPEN THE DLPOT PRI.ON.
Yesterday evening, between the hours of five and sil
o'clock, a desperate, and in part a successful, attempt
was made by the convicts cmitined in the depot prison
to escape from thence, which has been attended with
fatal consequences to saute of the military on guard in
the prison. The following are the circumstances of this
daring etiort : _ . .

The number of convicts assembled in the depot from
various part of the country amounted to 133, who were
all collected in an open yard, with high surrounding
walls, into which they are sent every morning for air
and there left until evening. The door from the yard
to the passage is secured by a large padlock,and a chain
which does not suffer it to open wide, and here a turn-
key and two soldiers are placed, the latter of whom, as
the convicts pass in or out, stand with their bayonets
fixed and pointed. As usual, eight convicts were sus-
fered to come nut yesterday evening, and after having
supplied themselves with water, were returning, appv-
rently very quietly, when, on reaching the dot( through
which they were to pass into the inner yard, they affected
to stoop under the chain. but suddenly sprung upon the
two sentinels, and in a moment disarmed them, and
knocked down the turnkey. The rush from the inner
yard then became general, hut their anxiety and ellMds
in get out impeded rather than assisted them, as the
chant prevented a free egress. About thirty having got
out, they made for the guard house, where there was the
usual compliment of men (a serjeant s guard, deducting
the number of sentries who were on the ditkrent parts
of the prison.) litre a desperate scuffle ensued, in
which [navy wounds were inflicted, particularly on the
military, the surprise on them being so sudden. This
guard room was the may passage through which the
convicts could get to the outside yard next the great door
leading to the street, which was kept by 1111104 Arm-
strong, who came to the assistance of the guard, and
rendered powerful aid, being an able and courageous
man.

Lit the ineantimc,Mr. Murphy, the keeper of die depot,
alarmed by the noise, rushed tram his house armed with
a sword, and on coming to the door of the inner yard,
where the attempt began, and seeing the men rushing
forward, with equal courage and presence ot mind as-
sailed them, beat them back and secured the door. He
then ran to the guard room, where, and in the outer yard,
the conflict was desperate and terrible. Two of the
convicts were shot dead, several of the military stabbed
and otherwise cut and wounded, but the forum
succeeded in forcing open the door, the lock of
which they battered with their musqurts, many
of• which were broken its pieces, and sixteen of the
convicts escaped, who rushed in different directions
of the town, but accounts of the affair quickly followed
them, and six were quickly re-taken, the Sheriffs, Con-
stables, and Peace Officers being speedily on the alert.—
Eight therefore, are still at large, two of them stopped a
gentleman near Denroche's Cross, and forced him to
alight from his horse, which they mounted and rode off.
One of the military, a soldier of the 10th Veteran 13at•
Winn, died this morning of the wound he received—an
impiest sat on his body, when the jury returned a verdict
of NVillul Murder against the retaken convicts.

MOST AFIPECTING CALAMITY.—On Saturday week,
being market day at Carnarvon, when the farmers and
their domestice, trom Anglesey, were crossing the river
in great numbers, a most heart-rending calamity occur-
red, at a ferry recently established from Llanidan, across
to Plas Brunton, about a mile of Carnarvon. From
every information, it appears that the boat started with
about 23 passengers, besides a variety of articles, intended
for Carnarvon market. They had not proceeded quite
half way over, it blowing fresh, when the boatman hav-
ing climbed up the small inest to disentangle a rope
attached to the sail, unfortunately fell into the watet ;
in the rush to save him, the pressure proved too Brest for
the crazy bark to sustain, and in a moment separated
nearly in the centre, when, dreadful to relate, with the
exception of one individual, the whole were engulphed
in the waves! Their screams were heard for an instant
resounding tit the shore, but in the returning WeWC, they
were for ever hushed ! lu about an hour the undies of
four females were brought to Carnarvon, and all the
exertions of the medical gentlemen, aided by the utmost
sl ill and perseverance of Or. Mason, proved unavailing.
It is impossible to describe the consternation and an-
xiety expressed in the benevolent feelings of the iitha-
imams of Carnarvon; business was completely sus-
pended, and when it is considered that numbers front
Anglesea had previously arrised in town, and were
expecting to be followed by relatives and friends, the
scene was appalling, and totally out of our power to
describe in adequate terms. The only person saved was
Ilugh Wilt!am,,, of Hodowyr Issit, who fortunately clung
to the mast, and was picked up ne irk, exhausted, and
from whose testimony this accm int is chiefly taken.

The State Trials fir High Treason in Scotland
terminated at Ayr on NVednesday, when Thomas
NPliity withdrew his plea of Not Guilty, anti pleaded
Guilty, but the Lord Justice Clerk, in passing
sentence of death upon him, held out hopes of the
Royal clemency. His Lordship r:iinquished the
charges against the other three pri..oners, and they
were discharged.
Painter, from his late victory over Oliver is driv-
ing on a roaring train ; and Lobster-lane, is now
the source of attraction to all the sporting people at
Not w

low .
Inatome wrre to be taken awa
childien,aml fixed upon 4 end'
of the husband was Lit ti Illil Ii
folllld4tlolll of All those ealaiiiiii
complained in the depth ut hi
Counsel then severely animailvt
example held out by this has
treatment of his wife's relatioi
misfortune that loomed the gt q