Although the rigours of prison life in the Holy City are not very great, the Chinese confined there seem to have less liking for residence there than they evince for lodgings in in Gaol. Escapes are frequently attempted, and not seldom prove successful. On the 19th instant a daring attempt to get free was made by three "lifers? in the Macao Gxol, by way of the roof of the Leal Senado, which building adio the Gaol. One man got clear away; anal less nimble, fell to the ground break both legs and sundry ribs; while the third was re-captured in the street. It is believed that the stof of warders is insufficient for the purpose of taking proper note of the movements of the prisoners.
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