their places on the bench, ordered the outer door, i.e. the door leading from the street into the court, to be locked, and the key to be deposited on the table in front of him. The weather being somewhat warm, and the place somewhat small and ill-ventilated, the windows were thrown open. I believe that there is no particular arrangement in the interior of this Hall for the placing of the prisoners in any particular position, so that our hero found but little difficulty in gradually getting near the window, as if for air. Without any warning he leapt from the window into the street ; some of the Blockade looked out after him, but dared not fire, for fear of hitting some innocent person, there being a great many about in the street ; some of them rushed out of the Hall, into the court ; but found the gate locked ! They returned for the key ; but when they got the outer door unlocked , our smuggler was safe away. He, doubtless, knew every inch of the road he meant to take, and doubtless, also, had plenty of assistance from the onlookers.
The same man, with another, who was nicknamed "Spinner," was taken prisoner, and was confined in No. 39, or Bopeep Tower. When smugglers were taken and in prison there was generally no difficulty in their friends obtaining permission to see them. This man's mother paid him a visit when he was thus in durance vile, and she managed to smuggle him a rope or line with which he succeeded in letting himself off -
