The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-14 00:00:00

ESCAPE OF A PRISONER.

On Friday morning considerable excitement pre-
vailed in the Middlesex House of Correction, Coldbath-
square, Clerkenwell, in consequence of the escape of one
of the prisoners, which occurred under the following ex-
traordinary and determined circumstances :—About
eight o'clock, the attention of several persons who were
passing was attracted to that part cf the:walls of the
prison which is close to the wheel connected with the
treadmill, upon seeing a man mount the parapet, and
who had on the convict dress. In less than a minute he
was observed to place on the outside of the
walla sort
of ladder, which he firmly attached to the stone coping
of the wall. This being done, he promptly descended
and dropped on the ground. The wall is about thirty
feet in height, and the ladder reached within seven feet
of the base. A 3 soon as he recovered himself from
the shock, he took off his jacket, which lie flung away,
and run by the side of the the dead wall towards the
factory of Mr. Cubitt with his utmost speed, and was
soon out of sight. Information was promptly communi-
cated by a boy to the authorities of the gaol, when Cap-
tain Chesterton, the governor, immediately dispatched
several officers in pursuit of him, but without effect.
Subsequently, a report of the recurrence was sent to
the office of the Secretary of State. It ap-
pears that the convict was engaged in the carpenter's
shop(which is at a short distance from the wall by which
he made his escape), where he had an opportunity of
making the machine with the assistance of which he
scaled the wall. This was composed of pieces of the
framework of a door, into three links, the ends of each
of which were connected together, so as to form a folding
ladder, and which it is supposed he must have been some
days preparing. Thu prisoner had chosen a time for the
exploit when the wardens were engaged in getting the
breakfast for the convicts. There are no day watchmen
on duty, these having been dispensed with lately. The
name of the prisoner is Abraham Granger. He is a
carpenter by trade, and on that account was placed in
the carpenters' shop. He is a native of Bolton, Lan-
cashire, and is about thirty-four years of age. At the
last January sessions of the Central Criminal Court, he
was convicted of uttering counterfeit coin, for which he
was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment in the
Middlesex House of Correction. He had been previously
employed at the Crystal Palace. His last place of resi-
dence wns in the neighbourhood of Whiteceapel. He is
about five fret seven inches in height, and rather stout.
His hair is of a brown colour, and his eyes of a greyish
cast. He has a fair complexion, and several scars about
his arms and body—the effects of scalds.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
DEATH OF CAPTAIN THE HON. DUDLEY PELHAM,
M.P.—ln another column is re•corded the death of this
Gallant Officer, late M.P. for Boston, in Lincolnshire.
He was second son of the late Lord Yarborough, en-
tered the navy in 1825, but had served afloat only twelve
years. He was in the Dartmouth frigate at Navarin,
was made a lieutenant in 1831, commander in 1836, and
captain in 1840.

Commander George Hall Deere (1848), on the retired
list of 1830, died at Boulogne on the Bth inst. He en-
tered the navy in March, 1799, and served afloat during
the war for 15 years. In the Phoenix, 36, he assisted ia
the capture, August 3, and Sept. 2, 1801, of the French
frigates Carriere, Succes, and Bravoure. He next
joined the Minerve, 48, Captain Jahleclßrenton, and was ,
a midshipman on board that vessel when she took the
ground under the batteries of Cherbourg, and was com-
pelled, after a sanguinary but ineffectual resistance of
several hours, to strike her colours, July 2, 1803. On
regaining his liberty in May, 1809, Mr. Dacre became
attached to the Cretan brig, Captain Charles F. Payne,
then in the Mediterranean, and on July 10 following.
having returned to Sheerness, he was officially promoted
to the rank of lieutenant. He was subsequently ap-
pointed, on the home station, July 12, 1809, to the Bea-
ver, 10; Jan. 14, 1811, to the Alexandria, 32; and April
26, 1814, to the Havoek, 12.
having been coppered and
Argus, 16, steam-sloop,
rigged in dock, at Portsmouth, was taken, into the basin
on Friday. She will be further prepared for com-
wsatileillarnbxe:
frigate, Captain Csohme mwai
will
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mission.
good,and st
opwrehensedniaosnrjht6eH4 defects made
paid advance, and sail with troops
Birkenhead steam troop-ship, Master.
Salmon, awrirtilvie
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supplied
Commodore Bruce, hasgLoy. so tue
swung
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thes er.
ebormol:pcd:sesi:Pee'and bent sails. oho will
mouth harbour this day, will be paid auvance on Tues-
ndHperro
tender,bably
sail on Wednesday for the coast of
the three-masted schooner-rigged
steamer the Tesz,;r, Lind
Africa.d3Yn
of the
onoPenelope's lieutenants, order the command of Mr. Leckie,
arrived from the river
en Saturday LIIOIIIiRET. She will sail with the Penelope.
Prince Regent, 90, Capt. Harris, will have her lower
yard across early in the week. As she was setting up
her bobstays she bnrsted the collars, and was obliged :o
fit new ones. The collars that gave way were those that
were in use during her last term cf service.
PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—A court-martial, comprising
Rear-Admiral Prescott, C. 8., President; Captains Chad',
C. 8., Henderson, C. 8., Harris, Blackwood, Lyster, and
Lord Edward Russell, assembled yesterday morning on
board her Majesty's ship Victory, in this harbour, to
try Mr. Jos. Keys, gunner, doing duty in this ordinary,
on two charges of taking indecent liberties with_2Bth three
children of other warrant officers, on the 12th and
ult. respectively. After hearing the whole of the evidence
(entirely unfit for publication) on both
.si.4es.., and pa-
tiently weighing the whole, which occurd.from nine
o'clock is the morning until five o'cl ka. night, the
Court found the prisoner guilty
on the fist charge, and
declared the second not proved. are was sentenced to
be dismissed from her Majesty's service, but on account
of his past meritorious services recommended by the
Court to the merciful consideration of the Lords of the
Admiralty.
e mates passed
The following actin, for Lieutenants at
on T
the Royal Naval College!__ uesday :—Messrs. Louis
Geceste, Henry Bedford Wooleonabe Frederick William
W
Wilson, H. B. Bacon' W. D. Hambury, H. N. Knox,
IL T.
C. G. Lindsey, Boger, C. R. Robson, A. K. Forde,
G. L. Beer, and Robert H. Boyd.
The following gentlemen passed for Naval Cadets at
the Naval College last week:—Messrs. J. M. Edwards,
B. H. Browne. A. L. Baynton, and H. R. Holmes.
Wind—E.N.E.; light breezes and cloudy.
APPOINTMENT.
WrooLWICII, APRIL 12.—Master Philip Charles Dur-
ham Bean (1E35), to the Fisgard flag-ship at Woolwich.
This gallant officer was wounded iu the Liffey during
he Burmese war, and had his services officially noticed
in the operations on the coast of China, as Master of the
Herald, 22, and the Druid, 44, for which he received a
medal. _

L;ghtning steam-vessel, Master. Commander Alen,
returned to ‘Voolvvieh on Friday afternoon from Banff,
to which port she had conveyed the remains of General
Sir Alexander Duff. She delivered the provisions she
bud on board for the 'locate on her paisage to Scotland.
Greenock, 10, steam-frigate, of 1,413 tons burden, and
565-hone power engines, fitted with a screw-propeller,
arrived at Greenhithe this afternoon, and will come up
to Woolwich to-morrow to have a series of experiments
made with her engines. She was designed by the Navy-
office, and built in Greenock in 1840.
Rattler strum-vessel, Commander Arthur Cumming,
hes been taken into dock to have er bottom examined.
A very tine young chimpanzee brought home in her
died on Friday last, from the effects of the cold easterly
winds which have prevailed sinco the arrival of the vessel
at this port.
Rear-Admiral . Eitzhardinge Berkeley, C. 8., one of
Sir Saldwia
the Lords ( th Admiralty; Captain