The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-09 00:00:00

WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

Major-General Broke': The will of
Major-
General Horatio George Broke, of Gloucester-
place, Hyde-park, was proved in London on the
28th of September last by his executors ; the per-
sonalty being sworn under £12,000. He devises
his land and farms in Suffolk to his son Horace
Broke, subject to an annuity of £l2O to his relict ;
and to her he leaves an immediate legacy of £2,000,
and all the furniture, plate, and other household
effects absolutely ; and further bequeaths to her for
her life the life interest arising from the residue of
-plae
his estates, real and personal, and on her decease
to devolve to his said son absolutely. The testator
has left small annuities for the lives of three widows.
The will bears date the 11th of June, 1860.
Baron Samuel--A special probate of the will of
Baron Denis Moses Samuel, a Baron of the king
residing at 26, Sussexplace
-
park, was granted on. the 28th of Septem-
ber dom of Portugal, residing at Susses
Regent's-ber last by tills
e London Con. rt ot Probate to Barone
Amelia de Sainz.lel, the widow. The deceased
Commander of the. Order of the Rose of the F was
•
of Brazil. The will was executed in the -,m I)! re
English
form, and bears date 'Lae Ist
try of July, 1859 The
personal property sworn to in this country was was es-
timated at £300,000; there are also investments in
foreign securities, in Greece, Ti rkeY) Brazii, and
other kingdoms, besides East India stock and landed
estates. To his wife he has secured
in this property during her life, and a large interest
two sons until they respectively annuities. to his
25. His daughter, who has attain the age of
has amply provided for. The recently.. married, he
residuary legatee, and takes wife is appointed the
and profits of the real estate a portion. of the rents
is devised to his eldest son. forr, life. The freehold
lega-
cies to his clerks and servants.l here are some
is engraved the royal arms The plate, on which
the possession of his of Portugal, he leaves in
eldest. son and his wife, and on her decease to his
in the family. Thesuccessors, to be always retained
royal license to take baron had also obtained the
being maintained • the name of De Vahl, property
in the family

The further accounts from New York this morn-
ing show that the transactions in stocks were more active
than ever. In the discount market and the rate of ex
change there was no alteration. Purchases of wheat for
exportation were being made on a large setae, and at im-
proyiug prim.

ESCAPE OF THREE PRISONERS FROM.

HULL GAOL.

On Friday night or early on Saturday morning
three prisoners, who were awaiting their trial at
the sessions, very cleverly effected their escape from
the Hull Borough Gaol. Their names are Robed
Kershaw, Wm. Hy. Gillsor, and George Smith.-
Kershaw is 22 years of age, 1,..nd was in custody for
uttering base coin ; Smith is 21 years of age, and
was similarly charged ; and Gillson, who is 19
years of age, and by trade a butcher, was charged
with breaking into a slaughter-house and stealing
a quantity of tallow. During the night they were
confined in a large room in the sessions ward of
the prison, with another man named Clarke,
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also in custody for stealing tallow. The room is
ono storey high, and not being used for felons, it
was not so strongly guarded as the cells in the
other parts of the gaol. Since the escape of the con-
vict Foster, a few months ago, the governor (Capt.
Neill) has had the windows of the sessions ward
cells made more secure by the addition of three cross-
bars to the windows. This judicious step, how-
ever, does not appear to have at all disheartened'
the three prisoners, whose oscape we are now nar-
rating. By some means or other they became pos-
sessed of a pocket-knife used in that part of the
prison where mats are manufactured. This knife
must have been passed from one prisoner to another
until it reached one of the three who escaped. This
knife they converted into a kind of saw, or file, and
they succeeded in cutting through a perpendicular
bar about one inch in diameter. They also cut
through one of the cross bars, which is about an
inch and three eighths broad by three quarters of
an inch thick. In order to prevent discovery
during the progress of the saw, the aperture made
in the bar was carefully filled up with moistened
bread and soot. The inspector of the prison, we
are informed, examined the bars of this particular
cell a day or two ago, and he was then unable to see
anything to excite his suspicion. On Friday night
the four prisoners were locked up in the room, and
no doubt very shortly after the turnkey had gone
his round the operations of the night were com-
menced. After the bars had been cut through the
three fellows by an extraordinary effort, appear
to have wrenched the bars from their sockets.
The aperture Mils made for their egress was
about 111 by 9 inches. The prisoners seem
to have possessed themselves of bits of rope,
which they had pur2oined from various parts
of the prison, and by cuti-ing up the bed rug, they
had a long rope at their disposal. While this rope
was in course of preparation it must, order to
elude the vigilance of the prison officials, l ve been
secreted in the mattress or up the chimney. The
sash weight of the window had been taken aavaY•
and was affixed to the bottom of the rope. With
the aid of the rope the three prisoners managed to
descend into the yard, leaving the fourth occupant
of the cell (the man Clarke) still in his bed. Upon:
getting into the prison yard they were still faced
by the boundary wall, which is 27 feet in height.
The place chosen for the escape into the street
was near a coal heap, which gives an eleva-
tion of several feet from the ground. They also
appear to have got a pole from some part of the
gaol, which they reared against the wall, and the
distance to ascend to the top of the wall was com-
paratively little. Once upon the top of the wall
the descent was easy, and one prisoner safely over
would no doubt lend a helping hand to his com-
panions. The prisoners, after having scaled the
boundary wall, got over a second one 9ft high, and
they were then clear of the gaol, and in Manor-
house-street. The escape was discovered by the
turnkey about half-past five o'clock on Saturday
morning. At that time Clarke was in bed, and he
most positively denied any knowledge of what had.
taken place.
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COUNTRY MARKETS.

COLCHESIEIt—OcT. 6.

More samples of wheat were brought into market
to-day, with a slow trade, and prices were barely at late
currencies. Barley in good demand, and sold at fully
late rates. Beans none at market. New peas were selling
readily.
Wheat, white s4s to 68s Beans, Mazagan..4os to 42s
red 44s to 60s Middle & small 44s to 50a
Barley 4os to 44s White peas 44s to 48s
Oats 26s to 28s I Grey, . 4OO to 44s

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