The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-31 00:00:00

AY IRISH PRISON.

The following statement, which would be Were-
able were it not voulted by the highest authority, occurs in
the 27th annul repast of the I Otani of Irish
Prisms, signed Corry Connellan au Felton Harvey:
la • lorkiswell, owtainly better circvmstanced than the
melority, sad situated, not in a remote locality, bat in •
large and populous to were mofised, oa one occasion, •
considerable number of prisoners, under various thereat.
One (dais body, a male, having diecovered a arnics between
the door of his osU end the frame, wee enabled during the
night to forte back the outer bolt, which the keeper had
foiled to secure with a padlock, and finding that the other
doors were similarly unfastened, he proceeded to liberate wens ,
of his fellow-rimers of both uses. Such, however wee their
confidence in the supinenwe of the keeper, that they decided
not to make their float escape, but to leave the bridewell for
• few hours, and to return again before morning, wad-
ing the Interval in the oomuussion of robberies; no suspi-
cion of which could attach to them during their presumed
confinement.

" These expeditions were repeated without detection, fa
one of which having killed a ram, they brought back the
carcase, burying • pottion of it in the briciewell garden
(where it wag afterwards found, as indicated by the confes-
sion of one of the party), and supping upon the remainder,
which wee cooked by the female, in one of the day-rooms.
" Even this proceeding felled to awaken the torpor
of the keeper, bat the matter having been revealed, se
stated above, and some of the gang having, la
spite of this Information, oontrived to effect their
=rowing to darkness and severe weather, though the
ag was surrounded by the constabulary, we called
upon the high sheriff, in whom the power of appointment
and removal was vested at that period, to dismiss an officer
couvicted of such gross and disgraceful Incapacity. He was
accordingly displaced forthwith ; but, on the resignation of
hie 1140011 NOT. shortly afterwards, he was re-appointed, sad
coat:bud to till the offioe, until, having been arrested for
debt, sod having abandoned the bridewoll to the sole charge
of a &mak mama, with whom hit had for some tiros car-
ried ma an improper intercourse, circumstances socidentally
discovered by one of the I General, who found the
trimmers clamouring for food, WOO of which had been Weed
ea the day of his visit, the delinquent wee at length ejected."

THE WOOL SALES.

The following report is from Messrs. Dutton and
Hineken :

We have MOM had to record a more favourable result of
colonial wool miles, or one more encouraging to the grower
of wool in our several colonies, than the present series. That
the great depression which took place in prices last May and
June wee not founded on any decreased oonsumpdon of
woollen fabrics, or over-production of the raw material, bet
solely by a momentary general feeling of alarm connected
with the political state of Europe, has been clearly evinced
on this oocasios. Although by the cessation of war the chief
male of the depression in the price of wool was removed,
there was still much to have retarded the full and perfect re-
covery of our market, were not the manufacturing reeds of
England and of the Continent in • most sound and flourish-
ing °audition. Prices had ruled exceedingly low at the
German wool fairs, and many of the English and French
buyers had laid in a very large supply at very cheap rates ;
and, in the face of this, the quantity announced for sale-
-00,161 bales—wan larger than had ever before been offered at
one series. The sales, however, opened with much spirit, at
an advance of lid. on all descriptions, with the exception of
Cape, which were only about id. higher; and with each suc-
ceeding sale confidence appeared to Increase, so that in the
come of • few days wools were no longer obtainable
at the opening rates. The moot striking advance
in pries has been on bombing wools—no Is.. than
4d per lb. on all Forts; whilst on superior fine combing docks
of Sydney, Port Philip, and especially Van Dlemen's Laed,•
a much greater advanced rate has been estahltithed. Clothing
descriptions are 3d. dearer. From the fleece competition
which took place amongst the French combers for the extra-
fine combing—even up to 3s. 6d. per lb.—it I. very evident
them wools averment's' for the production of • fabric of large
oonenasidon, and that they posse.. peculiar properties, not
featly met with in wools of other countries. Our home
spinners were likewise very extensive buyere, and, in addi-
ties to low and middle, took an unusually large quantity of
the dare qualities—indeed It it long since so much spirit has
bees observable in the Bradford trade. During so long a
period se rte maks, It could not be attendee than that here
and doers • arm in favour of buyers was to be met with ;
such additional tendency to ceder rates was, however, but of
short duration, and the termination of the sake firmly team
blithe* the rise above quoted. Wools In grease have not,
however, realised quite the saws per (maltase advance. The
Van Dlemen's Land wools chow great improvement in every
respect ; and while those of Port Phillip, Adelaide, and New
Zeeland were equal to the preceding year, it is with much
regret that we have to report a very decided deterioration in
the Sydoey flocks; iadependently of the quidity being much
Werke, we never remember them so tuoity and burry; and
mhos the flea-masters renovate the breed, end take more
paths be preserving the fleece freer moils and burr, they
will ewe to connoted the high position amongst colonial
wool which they have always formerly done. The Moreton
Bey wools are likewise more faulty this reason, many being
fall Monad seeds. Cape wool gradually advanced with the
1770 f the Wee,and the dieing prices may be quoted
24. higher than last series, Amongst the wools of
this oatenv were wend very superior Boca, showing pro-
positivo improvematit, and that the Cape Is capable of teen.
petits' with Mantis in the production of fir eflothieg wool.
Lamb wool has been in good demand, at an advance varying
from Slel. to 3d. per lb. The relatively much higher rates
that tansy of the Isatthemton have realised this se compared
with het lemon is attributable to their being free been mite
end of better length; some have, however, been sheen ON
arty, end the of the maple has precluded the ob-
terement of the high rates the fineness of the wool would
otherwise have warranted. Poet Phillip and Vaa Dismal's
Lend skin steel hen been le exceedingly limited (parlay,
ale plea haw tiled high. Although probably 6.000 to
Now bra my have been held over from these and previous
Wm, the roar ankle season's wool being mach is.. this
it wee this Sae last year, leaves little doubt that the dip of
ISM on atrial will find • clear meta; and that present
primp will be saisteistd.