The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-17 00:00:00

IMBING ISC.APZ PROM TEI MODEL AMOY.

On Saturday afternoon; between two and Ouse
o'clock, • convict, sassed Hoary Edmonds, made his eager
from the Model Priem, Pentoaville, in a way that hag axe,
cited c maiderable surprise. The prisoner is an American by
Meth, bur he has been a reeident in this country many yeses,
sad once lived • respectable life as • commercial traveller.
He, however, fell into bed habit., committed various sots of
robbery at hotealys,, end in 1666 he was convicted at the Ches-
ter modes et Wahbg a tavern in that city, and esatanced to
six yam* purl servitude. He wee meat up to London to
arm • perlimet
time at the Model Priace, and was
honer tin sse e trade. Here his general conduit wee
op/41. maknolage may In tome way account for the &S-
-an no bevies such a watchful eye ever him ea other
gefireneree and so affording him the opportunity of
=a jacket and • peir of trousers out of -the sheet or
to he bed, by which he wee enabled we
beast ble imam It la Ostia that he was not tist
heel* sad on Saturday afternoon, the day being very
be was engaged with a few other convicts In perkevaier
some light duty in one of the gardens of the prism. By
some mass he managed to steal away to the south boundary
well of the gaol fronting the North Loudon H
weir. Having possessed himself of a rope he secured the
em of it to a piece of iron hoop, which be formed Into a
Noah, and which he succeeded In getting over the top of the
wall, some 26 feet or more in height. He then got two or
Wee garden rakes or hoes, which he placed against the
waft, and having divested himself of his mask aodacies
garb, and assumed his new dress, he mounted the and
apparently without much difficulty, reached the top. Here
occur, whet appears a remarkable part of the case. The
point when he got over is not more than 20 or 30
yards from the Celedonisn.read, and be had to drop
into • Aside road, along which persona are always passing sod
children pisying. lie was even by several persona when he
came above the wall, but being dressed in white be was
thought to be some bricklayer or ehitawasher employed in
the gaol. It seemed that be had some difficulty fa getting
the rope on to descend, and to maks short work of it he
dropped down a distance of perhaps fifteen or timely
feet, and falling on his bands Igo rated them, end they blel
freely. Fora moment arse be appeared to have been stunned
by the fall; he, however, hastily got up and walked down
the road by the side of the wall into the Caledonian-
road. He then hailed a cab, and telling the driver that
he had had some dispute with his meter, end had
got the wont of It, directed him to drive feet to-
wards Leedom. The driver states that be bad no
einspieon that the man, either by his dries or memoir, bad
out of prison. Aa they got purer town he directed
%Ta driver to proceed to Greek-street, Soho, and at a pawn-
beeker's be pledged tome false teeth which he worn for 7..,
payieg the cabman be. foe his trouble. Edmonds the de-
and nothing hie Linn heard of bias Alice. Within
=time otter he bad mated he wee missed by the officers
el the prison, and active members of the polio. were sent off
be all diesuiess in greet of biro, but up to yesterday after-
! aeon no trace bad ben bad of him. He is represented to be
U years of age, 6 feet S Melees In height, and of swarthy
ea:aphis ion.

MA REBTS

TEI TORSION CORN TRADE.
Mon the Kirk4aw Express )

The Parte Boar market darlog the week has lost all excite-
ment, and the movement has be -n somewhat retrograde,
especially in the four mark., to the extent of 2 trance per
167 kilos.. 48 francs per 167 kilos. (equal to 31e. ed. per
280 lbs. English) teing the current prim for the moth of
Nay. The general quotations bare remained conch the
same, vie., 44 to 49 franca (295. to 325. per 280 la.); but
sales were next to impossible without concessions. lo wheat,
deo, tte rates have become easier, offers being plentiful for
choice descriptioes at 25 f. 60 e. to 26 f. per seek of le Mot.
(400. 3d. pee qr.), the decline on the week befits la 6d. to
il. 3d. per qr. Rya marsh e 1 steady ; barley end nate rather
deem. The cancelment of the decree of the 30th Sept.
lad has reinstated the sliding-ecele. The country wheat
samktte show flacenetione, many places being 1 franc pm
beet. (2s. 3d. per qr.) de irer, while Beettwoot-ser-Serthe
seal a decline of fully 3.. per qr., there being a heavy sup-
ply. Bordeaux, also, and Mem, were 2e. 3d. per qr. lower,'
the east quality being offend at 19 francs per 80 biles.
(44e.), with every appearance of a sal further declice.
The same reaction hes alto appeared in Belgium. Tbs
sudden wadi= of demand at -.Antwerp had lefisenced
shest,s. 31. per qr. down. A like fall was also pronounced
on ems, and a decbre of le. per qr. on rye sod barley;
native wheat was quoted to 485., and rye to 28e. per qr.
Nosy Oh • Were sold for eerie; comprising Rowien and
Moist mete. Loomis. Cowart, sad Termierde, all came
2a is 4.. 6d. per or. lower for wheat.
The Dutch markets bad also lea recedieg. At Rotterdam
there was a decline equal to that at Antwerp in wheat, say
2e. to es. 64. per qr.; bat prior for white end real best
qualities were yet Ms. par qr.; while oat. at Amsterdam
were firm.
The Bavarian markets were all dearer, as well as those of
Switzerland, for wheat, with the sale exception of Romano- I
hero, where there was a trilling deflate.
Theta WY some calm in wheat at Bamberg, but little
change to prime, the ra.es Wag 46. e. to 635., eye to 37e.
Very tilan weather had been experienced in the neighbour-
hood of if, rite, and the crops generally ountinued to present
a favourable appearance. Arrivals were increasing, sod the
surplus was being stored for better markets. Rye had forth.
dad' and Gate improved, with a good demand. Wheat era
qu ded to 605.; oats on the spot, and for July delivery, at
dont 21s. 64. per qr.
A calm had followed firm markets at Cologne, Keels*.
berg, sod Kettle. Wheat at Oat laver plea was quoted
39.. 6d. to 46a. 61., barley to 24e., and oats to 21e. 3d.
per gnat v.
A very lei* dowsed for wheat had obtained in Dentlg,
about 4,40 D qrs. having been placed at 435. to 67e. 6d. per
qr.; Lot so there wee a calm with Wier rates.
The barqum bid arrived at Rif' to the number of 180, and
were its coorse of discharge. Vast& were rearm, and the
chief attention was to the lading of o de, about 14,000
qrs. being sold on contract at 17s. di., Court& rye 27e.
PT -
AuVactive trade bad been transacted at Petersburg in corn,
"we being worth 41e. 61. to 41s. ed. per qr.; Cutanka held
at 60a. ed.. oats to lea 64 per qr.. with buyers.
la Algeria, better supplies sad the very promising appar-
ent* of the mope him ...el wheat prime. A cargo of Ta.
games bard wheat bed lean placed at 28 fiance per 100
kilos. (equal to 61s. 6d. per qr.), and some mote wheat of
&Mann at the same peke. French &dyke% and the teal
vats of the place for ooneumptioe, were expected to keep
prices at about the present keel till the new crops were got
ie. At One hard wheat was quoted 30 'tabu per 100 Mho.
(equal to 665. pee qr.) la this irovince, sa well as in Con-
sheaths, the harvest wee promieing; but there were soot*
apprehensions of drought is the former locality.
Advice* from Carta* were also unfavourable as Napa.
drought, the heat of the seam having been extraordinary;
indeed, in the math public prayers were offered to avert the
calamity. At 8 et.o4er first quality flour was Belling at
41s. 61. per 280Ibe. The reareity of measly rather kept prices
down, hut it wee held to be • gramma that the ports re.
seised still closed egaisat feeeign corn.
Is New York, With the canals tee erred, them lad been a
dell time in cereal. and flour; bet the changes of value were
unimportant. Canada flour ruled at 6 dole. 40e. to 7 doh.
40c. (equal to 255. 4J. to 301. ed.) per bl , fanny sad extra
Ohio 6 dots 700. to 6 dole. 30c. (t Teel to 235. ed. to 265. 11d.)
per tr'., choice to 7 dole. 60c. (Ma 10d.) Garet e fancy to
. extra 6 doh. 40c. to 8 dole. (26e. 4d. to als. lid.), Miseouri
7to 9 dollar per Mt (28e. OJ. to 375.). Wheat was quiet,
and sees limited, about 4000 qrs. being plarsed to three
days. Writer. red to 1 dal 45r. per bushel (48e. 44. per qr.
of 480 lbe ), white Kentucky to 1 dd. 80e. (60a), Chicago
dialog 93c. (31e.). lituptuente from tbs Ist to the 26th
April 55, 810 Ws. Flour, 1,667 bushels whist.
Shipments from the United States ahem the first of Sep-
Mather kit year
To United Kingdom. Elsewhere.
Flom brie. 81,766 47,663

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K. •• • •bush. 343,797 ,
2.4519
Law wirier* from New York report loot hoprowed 6e.
pr Id., 2.4 wheat 10. to 2c. per bush. issinth sore Is. rid