IRELAND.
Dr. Sanrin, the aged Bishop of Dromore, died on Saturday last, at Kingstown. Dromore is one of the suppressed sees, which will now be united with Down and Connor.
A painful accident happened to General Sir Edward Blakeney last week. On a visit to the Duke of Leinster, at Carton, he rode over to see Colonel White, at Woodlands ; and went into the stable to see a favourite horse which he had given to the Colonel some years ago. While he was patting the beast, it suddenly turned round and seized him by the jaw. It was with some exertion that the animal was made to relinquish its hold; and when the General was released, his face was found to be severely wounded, and he was much weakened by the loss of blood.
Robert Caldwell, a solicitor, was indicted before Baron Richards, in the Dublin Commission Court, on Monday, for a criminal assault on Anne Corbett, the wife of Edward Lestrange Corbett, a barrister. The evidence for the prosecution did not materially differ from the state- ment already given of Mr. Caldwell's attack on Mrs. Corbett (who is a young lady of considerable personal attractions) during a morning call; her resistance, her escape from the room, Mr. Corbett's approach at her screams, and the obstruction which the maid-servant, fearing bloodshed, offered to his pursuit of Mr. Caldwell. The cross-examination aimed at drawing from Mrs. Corbett and her servants the admission that Mr. Caldwell had visited her unknown to her husband, and that certain letters produced in court, alleged to have been received by the prisoner, had been written by her ; but with little success. A servant said that Mr. Caldwell had been at the house once, when her mistress desired her to tell Mr. Corbett that she was out; because she was going out, and if he knew that she was at home he would detain her. Witnesses of high character deposed to the general correctness of Mrs. Corbett's conduct. The defence was, that an objectionable connexion actually existed between Mrs. Corbett and the prisoner. Letters were put in as hers, addressed to Mr. Caldwell as "My dearest Mend"; speaking, apparently of the husband, as "King Richard" or "Mr. Lamb," and exhorting to caution because that person was suspicious. One letter suggested an assignation at a house which was to let. Witnesses also swore positively that they saw Mr. Caldwell and Mrs. Corbett walking to- gether on the 10th of March and on other occasions, which she bad denied; and a car-driver said that he had been engaged for six hours to drive them about. This man confessed to having been in prison for stealing and other misconduct. In his reply, the counsel for the prosecution dwelt on the fact that the allegations for the defence were utterly irre- concileable with Mrs. Corbett's whole conduct and character ; and he made mach of the nature of the defence as adding to the enormity of the crime. The Jury found Caldwell guilty, with a recommendation to mercy. Baron Richards—"Upon what ground, gentlemen ?" Fore- man—" Upon the ground of previous good character." Baron Rich- ards—" Oh, that is the only ground then."
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