The Express.
London, England, 1858-09-23 00:00:00

VIE OUTBREAK AT PORTLAND.

The labs outbreak at Portland is fully described
in the column of the 2Vssee by "An Eye Within." This
gentleman writes

"I found =melt on Saturday, the 11th rot, at Wor
month, end, having taken a °erasers to visit Portland, I
learnt from the driver that. the ;Min the convice
setablialunsat than wen Monad to ery dissatisfied
state, and were eapeeted to strike for wages,' his belief
.=2g 11%1404W, 0.4311300 rdi Wald wad fed, they
*kra Me 12a. or lie., per mak. 'fawner,
havisgathes up ay quartets at Poetised, I man discovered
that a o,angerone conspiracy woreported to be ermaisel,and
expeetallehren oat on Monday, whin tarragon went to
their um/ weak a the stem marks, ant of which the
Dreamier is fanned. I ationralani that the rimerion
tones on the part Of the Mantles were about 200 civil
roads end leaden sad I6pWiellif4 Wracks, ea
the Verne-hil fratilloatice, in coarse of censtruollon, and
about half a nth from the rhea. On the other side the
enemy mustered 1,600 strong. To understand the position,
I aunt explain that the atom hos ban excavated for •
damn of shout 600 yards besamds from the 'prison,
end Mae lower then the level of the roma upon which
it stands, having at the meld face wham the work now
proceeds, steep Irregular walls of ask varying from
10 to 60 or 00 het high, in some pleas perpen-
dicular, at Mars gradually sloping, sad at others cat
into the kora of steps as the stone has been remond.
The querns an also manta into am, west, and
divisions by raked tramways, along which the aim is m-
end le the breakwater in waggons. The gemming
minks are also adjoined by free quarries, end the ridge
which anise the taineray of the am anima the
former. Oa Noway morning, hang pocketed • friendly
revolver, I took up • cominading view of the
Al shoat a quarter-peat Was o'clock a.m. the etm=ratimiThLt
be seen admating two abreast, fa parties of mins saw
Lem, eaccediag to the warthog aneammentse end oar
;party guarded -by two or mon warm la prepartion to
W naseran strength. The imam pored hum the
fasoa gale in reniar mar for perhaps ten mhatem,.......br
which Awe 1,011 et the mese forieliallie
env saw hod amagedad=inesedades hieing tainsd-W-the
variant the prim), easimeidel ht say
way andirt2=ifer their strength en nougat at Mama
of die work to be pettemed. The seanUsaidee
e thaesad many, wens, and the week' hid for
wa eked, em mad, ran sansaly a loud yell
and 30 ce
ws pa 40 manta rosbali
ued, jaapd cafrome retad
thr•
teerateepßk 7dirateng to their nomads to join there, end
pressing forward to the point of emantration. Net en
Mrs nerd appeared upon the paned, sod to all it mood
sit the authorities were taken empletely by ettyprhe • but
at the int rush the prearranged algae' pored ties ainery
lo retry, a picket of 12 Wankel' 'paw down this ale of
the many, rani in close ceder with lad bayoasts nag
the tramway fa abater time than 1 can describe It, anima
the band of conspirators, to their utter ailloaitherm and
dime . They halted, hesitated, sad then net
g the cold gleaming bayonet and the loaded
1 end were then driven tato • ocerugated iron shed
for 'alter ia am of rein, where the uargelli
them under peneetion of the guard. But in the mei°
dm the bugle was sounded, and mined men from
behind the rocks and oat of places of oondm7mait,and
before the min body of convicts had recovered fror their
=he wary What point was occupied, the cont-
inents the quarries cut off, a . moss
Ire seethikesd ftom side, and reserves bald
in nehmen es aria in erred violence on any part of the
wens. The east wee hismateasous ; the thrown-down pick
end shovel wow pad with deep and Mimi manes,. and
the . captured primers iambs& off to ociateenrat, All
ths dsp. pssd en troll apmentodie rashes of desperate Jaen
took bat the "womb of the warden and the trent of
the =We reporeed, wry tendency to violas", runty
Mrs mei apnired. Some of the convicts admit
plea to have been to rash from all outlying parts the
quarries, to essomilitraill fa the melee, an arm themselves
with the toins, ear es kaamers, plea ha., then over-
power end murder the garde, burn the prumun, plunder
tie village, end arks their amps to the mainland ba-
ba asessinem could earive; end I am quite convinced that
heel 74.4...6., allowed even a far minutes to oonesadate a
Met she al bloodshed would have mud.
Oa T all the comas appeared sulkily quiet, and
proceeded to work ss rad, bet without any of
Monty, was sarldwina the rom goat*/ wee end a
body of between 20 aad 1.1111. rib rushing from the
wean quarry tome& the osah•s. These were promptly
met by a body of "indeed& on the raised read between tut
quartile, and the same seem menet se on the previous
eay. The emainey then menned the dogged, sullen form
of mall ambits at • thee or individuals throwing down
shah tools and walking quietly int* the sheds and surrender-
lati themselves. TM coutiatied throughout the day, and
patially em Wednesday, who, the convicts apparently
so Lager babfltie to Tait the comasion that they wen
subsided.
.7r=litaviog Portland I wee allowed by the courtesy of
Coyish' Clay to bISPOO4 the prison, and I mon to the coo-
dolma that the rules sad regrations were such as mad
=the hart of the sickliest seetkosataliet, the meet
sympathiser with erica, or the most oventrained
phasitheya lerything ws al Clout and orderly se •
rent slam hore—the food uninceptionsble, the bread
eery irlooldan ato tat of a baker `fur
Lead*
ma table • the have al .wankthose et an
laborer • Mini twice sale day, a oohed eolatill=
the feigns, end dray ihetnetkika given to the rids.
rest ; two *whin ettiehat eltendenos, who e
vour to had &dr Weds lanai rilgla end a hares corn
at he; sad a veil maker blsplil ha tie doh or injured,
with tercio la alkaleme. Hare I saw the daglorms
Us , who had waled tits Old ptud4B4
A Wear holm halm They weettetreed ea
eadhUend ta may way, sad proterted no bike*.
w4eas their well-merited cardamon. The poternir
spared es err lobe aura out with vigorous
sal _Lane, hoes the highest to Me braiit
atherMr, Sad every ladalgasse assistant with the e
ptdis irellellopmed casviets."

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OP manna

Mon fie NINWOMAII Guardia* of this day )

A MON dastruetive fire occurred early yob*
morsieg. en the Trent Valley ire of railway, near 81/10/4
which will esetterly stop the tzars from that roe te
it Libman be aenea limo. At • short distance Abe
rob, and .beat • mile and a quarter from &riot* the*
erne the river Peak and the earl, which as that folfit
not nearly parallel with sash other. ANON tetiot
wooden viaduct, 160 yards In langtk, had bra
From 20,000 to 40,000 bet of timber were stied to
ocimenatice„ at • cost of surly &OM., which sae WM OW
adorably sweated, two years ago, by neoseery media
and additional crorbeares. The viaduct enema eke rive
end caul at • height of between 20 sad 30 beet, be‘•
raised embankmeet at either end; and although, &Isis
draws It append • complete pion of network, it re
constrooted with great solidity end on most iMo
principles.
The Are was first dirsvered between or and two Viler
in the rinsing, by the driver of the night mail bah be.
Tarawa.* flames being observed to issue free the
and apparently Lae umbedestk the newsy. Of:
arrival of the min train at Ander information wee WIMP
diataly gives, and two degree were promptly demaker
to the W. The wind at the time was blaring my
Mem train the eanth-west, sod long Wore the anted
at the rear, the dams had Baird rah an new
decoy from the Inflimenable ere of the rod well
that as the Agree chinos erred of sang the
bridge. The flames ran along the wood with bona
rapidity ; and the heat was so great the no am
could spprosek the spot, whilst the roes of no .eit
and devouring element wee truly tereg• Nabn
etimpillon of • flew male over the 004 ****/ IS
Barri& ode, the wide length of the mere shinilei,ift
eaveloped In flames, which rose to • treat halfddr asig 411 W
omen to rage as the work oldernotie• bresseev,
r the heirs hems bill baci thb river. Py I e
ewe imentewatruststeXimatitr4•l4
ite hike* le *yaw the linataieM
were svageniad la add dr, like tight-ropes, AWN
th=r =elairearleinat to Ugh:
is-
ai
belle no re ilro, soil the *idle wee
dlreelfr ; bat • hemp Ire* width hid- .ba
ble
et sareage wee received. peowdad OMB •
eelnfle
rewe et the gap, Ware the Meer was aware dillhOl ale
tweaned.
Aleiseeinosemehmee will be turodeacwi by 0110.**
the err dreg the nuts at the Treat Vast
with flesdkei and other plemoslalffe
ingftlinimerie for • time; and passavaw
i• peon& by libsoleighre ; Mew AM
Hue boos Llobbeld; or bee Writ alb
Item, rid the North lilaffordshrt rainy. Alla.
Debility, however, trains will be rem mob way to do
eons swam melded at Itaaaterring paiectilin bee
er
,eaA of It to the ether.
went sensed in o***-

mows to thoVl,;ea
Rados swam
_to bo
csal.""1"."
striNetiwr tbe
\Habib tiod s ' WY •
Bak as the calm. bed. se dr tramway of tito • 3
VsPilled ad die Inisa yen abolved ti
tb• Pols at bows" ow totromploo Odd' Is soot
tart tho Ittrootwo was itimikeslbests firs.