The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-28 00:00:00

my mattress. As for the cord I had thought oft
-that before. -Oa the ist of. February I kept "
back, without their knowing, the sheets that I i
ought to have sent away to the wash, and
on the Ist of March I kept back the towels
which were as wide as the sheets and a little longer,
and by cutting these into strips I was able, on the
27th of March, to make my cord, fastening it with
sailor's knots. I let it down into the ditch to try
its length, and found it even longer than neces-
sary. The 28th and 29th I passed with great fear
of discovery, being more than usually persecuted
by the attentions of the -sentinel, $o that I could
not attempt my escape. I therefore pretended
during those two days to be ill, and did not rise
from my bed, for fear they might chance to
examine my straw mattress. They had ceased,
in my case, to examine the bars. At half-past
nine on the evening of the 29th, at the usual visit
from the capo custode I pretended to be asleep ;
but the moment they wore gone, and while they
were going the round of the other visits, and so
making some noise, I rapidly removed the iron bars
I had cut—made up two little bundles of neces-
sary clothing—fastened- the cord to one of the
remaining bars—let it down all its length—
hid the bars [ had removed in the stray, and
then lay still again till the second visit, at half
past one. I again pretended to be asleep, and
the instant they were gone I rose, and quite
calmly proceeded to let myself down by the
cord. When within six feet from the ground I
felt I could no longer sustain myself. I looked at
the depth below me, and let myself drop. A sort
of swoon came over me. I however moistened my
mouth with an orange I had had the precaution to
have upon me, and lay for some moments quiet, to
recover myself. I then dressed myself, and wan-
dered round and round the castle, seeking some
means to get out of the ditch, but I had so hurt my
foot in th fall that I could scarcely walk. I hoped
to escape from the ditch into the lake, but the en-
trance to the lake was barred by a grating. I then
endeavoured, with the help of two nails, to scale the
wall of the ditch, about 6 feet high, and had almost
reached the top when the foot I had hurt failed me,
and I fell to the bottom. Fortunately there had
lately been a little water in the ditch, and the soft
mud prevented the sentinels hearing the noise of
my fall.. I remained there in the dread of being
retaken till 5 in the morning, when the city gates
were opened, and then some people wont by. I
called to them, saying that the night before I had
been drunk and fallen into the ditch, and begged
them to help me out. Some refused, but at last
some bolder ones helped me, and I was dragged
out with much difficulty, as I could scarcely help my-
self. My hands were cut in many places. I was
very lame, and covered with the mud of the ditch
above the waist,yet in that condition I had to cross the
bridge within gun-shot of the castle. What happened
after that I must not tell. In eight days I was in
Switzerland, and able for the first time to attend to
my foot. What the Austrians would have done or
given to get me again you can imagine. Police
circular followed circular, and telegraphic despatch
followed telegraphic despatch. All letters were in-
discriminately stopped and opened at the Post-
office, and perquisitions made in every part of
Mantua, but this did not prevent the citizens from
openly rejoicing over my escape. We shall now
soon meet.
"May 20, 1856. "FnLICE ORSINI."

BEALTH OF LONDON DURING TUB
WEEK.

(From the Report of the Registrar-General. )

In the week that ended on Saturday, the deaths of
565 males and 476 females, in all 1,041, persons, were
registered in London. In the corresponding weeks of
the 10 years 1846.55 the average number of deaths was
988. If this is raised in a certain proportion for com-
parison with the deaths of last week which occurred in
an increased population, it becomes 1,087. The figures
show that the rate of mortality last week was slightly
below the average.
Zymotic or epidemic diseases produced in the aggre-
gate 233 deathe,whiie the corrected average of correspmd-
ing weeks in previous years is 242. Typhus continues to
be more fatal than any other epidemic, but the mortality
under any head in this class is not excessive. It was
stated in last return that the deaths from typhus bad
risen to 76 ; they have declined to 57. Of these 57
cases. 5 occurred in the Central division, 6 in the West-
ern, 12 in the Northern, 19 in the Eastern, and 15 on
the South side of the river. Five men died of typhus in
St. Luke's Workhouse (situated in Hoxton New Town)
between the 14th and 22d inst. inclusive. The regis-
trar, Mr. Angell, remarks that three of these were
brought in a dying state, and that the disease is "very
bar in the workhouse at present. A painter was found
dead on the 4th pf May, at 28, Norfolk-place, Shore-
ditch,—a house which, according to the coroner's jury,
who held an inquest on the body, contained at that time
26 persons. It is stated by the Registrar that this man's
wife and 6 children lay ill of fever in the same room, but
that they have since been removed. Nine ehildren and
7 adults died of small-pox ; 27 children and a person
about 30 years old, of measles ; 33 persons of scarlatina;
11 of diarrhoea, ; 23 of cancer ; 5 of hernia ; 3 of intus-
sasception ; 1 of spleen disease ; 2 of intemperance; 5
of delirium tremens ; an artist's
.colourman, aged 42
years, of colica pictonurn.
The widow of a tailor died in the Tailors' Asylum,
Haverstock-hill, and a labourer died in Lambeth, the
former at 91 years of age, the latter at 92, being the
two oldest perscps mentioned is the returns for the
week.

Last week the births of 859 boys and 895 girls, in all
1,754 children, were registered in London. In the ten
corresponding weeks of the year: 1846-55 the average
number was 1,442.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29•564 in. The
highest reading in the week was 29.94 in. on Tues-
day. The mean temperature of the week WM
53.1 dsg.,which is 0•9,1eg. below the average of the same
week in 33 years. The mean tempA-ature was below the
average on every day except Tuesday and Wed-
nesday, when it was slightly above the average.
The highest reading of the thermometer in the
week was 70 degrees, which occurred on Wednes-
day ; the lowest was 41 degrees, and it occurred
on the same day. The highest reading in the sun oc-
curred on Tuesday, and was 95 deg. The mean dew-
point temperature of the week was 45,8 deg., and the
difference between this and the mean air temperature
was 7,3 degs. The temperature of the water of the
Thames ranged from 52.7 degs., the lowest at the be-
ginning of the week, to 59.4 des., the highest at the
end ; and the mean was 55.edegs. The wind blew
generally from the south-west. Rain fell to the amount
of 1.08 in., of which 0.26 in. fell on Sunday (the 18th),
and 0.65 in. on Thursday. There were showers both cf
hail and rain on several days.