The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-30 00:00:00

JACOB LObfiX—

" That these resolutions be advertised in the Bolton Papers,
the Manchester Guardian,' the London ' Sun,' and the
Leeds Mercury.'"
(Signed) ROBERT HEYWOOD, Chairman 3
Bolton, 29th May, 1840.

" L?.di,-s and Gentlemen,—l have the honour to appear
before you to speak what may be called the epilogue to the
season, and to ask, in the usual terms of an epilogue, how
you like our plays?'
" The question, however, bas already been answered,
for we have enjoyed a larger share of public patronage
than we had ventured to expect. I do not mean that the
season has been largely profitable—l wish I did ; but our
receipts have exceeded those of any management for some
years past ; and, having safely piloted this national vessel
through a first voyage, I see no reason why our second,
backed by experience, should not be a prosperous one.
" In theatrical, as in domestic economy, good managers,
if they cannot increase their income, diminish their ex-
penditure ; and she is the best housewife who curtails su-
petfluities without trenching upon the comforts, or even
the elegancies of her establishment. To this task I hope
to prove equal.
" I cannot deny myself the gratification of alluding to
the chief feature of the closing season—the unexpected
re-appearance of the last surviving member of that gifted
family whose mental and personal endowments were so
long the admiration of all true lovers of the drama. For
Mr. Charles tremble's peat and gratuitous services I beg
thus publicly to offer hint our most cordial thanks.
.4 We cannot always command such first-rate talent, but
we have endeavoured, in the representation of plays, to
look to the production of an harmonious picture, rather
than to the prominence of individual figure.
" Poets, it is said, are born poets, and cannot be made so
by education. To be classical, Poeta nascitur, non fit.
But an actor, ladies and gentlemen, however " nascitur,"
is outfit until after arduous study and long practice.
I pray y on, then, support our national schools, that
they may produce you good actors ; for if you withhold
that support, in the vain expectation that actors will be
formed without it, you will resemble the Irishman who had
so great a fear of being drowned that he would never go
into the water till he could swim
" Until September next, Ladies and Gentlemen, in the
name of Mr. Mathews, myself, and the performers gene-
rally, I respectfully and gratefully bid you farewell."

DESPERATE ATTEMPT OF THE
PRISONER GOULD AND THE CONDEMNED
CONVICT BAILEY TO ESCAPE FROM
NEWGATE.

However extraordinary and incredible it may appear, it
is nevertheless certain that the prisoner Gould, who, it will
be remembered, was recently tried for the murder of Mr.
Templeman, who but a few days since was again com-
mitted from Bow-street Police-office, upon the charge of
having burglariously entered the house of that deceased
gentleman, together with the man Bailey, who is ordered
for execution on Monday next for attempted murder oil the
high seas, have made a most desperate attempt, in which
they nearly succeeded, to escape from the condemned cells
of Newgate. This occurrence took place on the night of
Sunday last ; but so profound a secret has it been kept by
the authorities of the prison, that it was by mere accident
our informant happened to elicit the fact, and with difficulty
succeeded in obtaining the following circumstances con-
nected with it:—
.

On Gould's recommittal to Newgate, and his arrival at
the prison, Mr. Cope, the Governor, being cognizant of
his desperate character, determined on placing him in the
most secure portion of the gaol, namely, in one of the con-
demned cells. Before proceeding further, it is here ne-
cessary to state, that since the new mode of prison discip-
line has been introduced, the condemned cells have been
removed from their old position, near the debtors' door,
to the further extremity of the prison, adjacent to NeW-
gate.street. The inmates of those cells have in the day
time the privilege of access to a spacious ward on the same
floor, the basement, the windows of which, as well as the
cells, look into a yard. Prior to Could's recommittal, the
convict Bailey, who had received sentence at the previous
Sessions, occupied one of these cells, and Gould was placed
in the other. It is usual in cases when convicts con-
demned to death are ordered for execution, that one of the
gaolers should keep a constant watch on them to prevent
the commission of suicide; but in the case of Bailey, who,
by the sentence, stands for execution on Monday next, no
special order havir.!_, been received by the Governor,
that regulation had not been adapted. In the day-
time, and at their meals, Gould and Bailey bad opportu-
nities of conversing together, and no doubt exists but the
theme of their discourse was the means by which their
escape could be effected, their attempt hating evidently
been preconcerted. On Sunday they attended divine scr-
vice in the chapel of the prison, and at the usual hour,
seven o'clock that evening, they were locked up in their
separate cells by the turnkey who had charge of them.
He saw nothing whatever in their appearance to excite
suspicion. The moment,, however, he quitted the place
the operations for the escfape must have been commenced
on the part of Gould, who 'it will be seen was the origin-
' ator or principal actor in the affair.
During the night of Sunday, which, from the torrents
of rain that fell, was peculiarly advantageous for such a
project, nothing particular was heard by the turnkeys of the
prison. About a quarter be tore six o'clock on the following
morning, Monday, the turnkeys in charge of the prisoners,
as was usual, went to their respective cells, for the pur-
pose of unlocking them, and on entering the yard, dis-
covered the iron gratings of the windows of their
cells removed from their position and lying on the pave-
ment, and the windows wide open. An alarm was instantly
given throughout the gaol, police were called in, and the
roofs of the various portions of the building strictly
searched, but no traces of the prisoners were there found,
and it was generally supposed they had effected their es-
cape. Subsequently, on the doors of the cells being
opened, both Gould and Bailey were found in one of them
in an exhausted condition. They were immediately ae-
cured with double irons, and removed to separate cells,
when a minute examination of the place, and the means
by which the escape had been attempted to be effected,
was instituted in the presence of the Sheriffa. They first
commenced in the cell occupied by the convict Bailey, but
saw nothing to lead them to a conclusion as to whether
he effected his escape without assistance, except by the
cell windows, which had been secured by bars which would
defy the power of any person on the inside to remove, and
which could only have been so by an extraordinary power
from without. Gould's iron grating, enclosing the
cell window, was forced out into the yard. By the
side of the cell door, which leads to a winding staircase
ascending to the roof, a quantity of brickwork, to the
extent of nine inches in depth, bad been removed
apparently by a piece of iron, which was subsequently
found in the cell, about five inches in length ; but it was
evident that Gould had relinquished this attempt, finding
the wall of such uncommon thickness as to resist his fur-
ther efforts. He then succeeded in removing the gratings
of his window, and on getting into the yard assisted
Bailey to do the same. On re-entering the yard a rope
was found, which had been constructed out of the rugs and
blankets of the prisoners' beds. At one end of this a piece
of the iron grating was found attached, which, no doubt,
had been used with a view to throw one end of the rope on
to the roof ; but the heavy rain having completely satur-
ated the blankets, it was presumed they had become so
heavy as to reader the project impracticable. There can
be no doubt but Gould's plan had been well matured.

A private Committee is appointed to investigate the
matter at Guildhall this day.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

PREFERMENTS.—The Rev. Robert Blunt, M. A.,
Vicar of Bisham, in Berkshire, to the Vicarage of Belton,
in Leicestershire, void by the death of the Rev. I. Eddows.
The Rev. William Burdett, B. A., of Queen's College,
Cambridge, to the Vicarage of North Melton, Devon.
Patron, the Earl of Morley.
The Rev. W. H. Charton, B. A., to the Rectory of St.
George with St. Paul, Stamford, on the presentation of the
Marquis of Exeter.
The Rev. Charles Augustus Thurinw, M. A., incum.
bent of St. John's, in Beverley, late Vicar of Sealby, has
been presented, by the Marquis of Chelmondeley, to the
Rectory of Mslpas, in Cheshire, worth 10001. a-year.
We understand that the Rev. Mr. Sharwood, the bro-
ther-in-law of the Rev. J. E. Riddle, of St. Philip's
Church, Leckhampton, has been appointed to be the suc-
cessor of the Rev. C. G. Davies, minister of St. Paul's
Church, in this town.—Cheltenham Chronicle.
The Rev. Charles Rodwell Roper, to the Rectory of
St. Olave, Exeter, vacant by the resignation of the Rev.
Richard Ilaync.
The Rev. John Brampston, Vicar of Great Baddow, to
the living of Witham, Essex, vacant by the death of the
Rev. J. Newman.

The Rev. James Cottle, M. A., Incumbent of St
James's, Taunton, to the Vicarage of St. Mary Magda-
lene, in the same town, vacant by the death of the Rev. 11
Bower.

The Rev. James Cox, 8.A., Incumbent of Tintwistle,
to the Incumbency of Trinity Church, Runcorn.
The Vicarage of Huddersfield has been presented to the
Rev. Josiah Bateman, ill. A., of Queen's College, Cam-
bridge, Vicar of Marlborough, nephew and son.in-law of
the Bishop of Calcutta.

The Rev. John Langfield, to the pelpctu d curacy of
St. John's Church, Holme Whalley, Lancashire, void by
the resignation of the Rev. R. N. Whitakor.

OBITUARY.
At Lyrniugton, the Rev. R. D. Mackintosh, 8.A., of
Catharine Hall, Cambridge, Curate of Childwall, Lanca-
shire, eldest sun of Dr. Mackintosh, of Liverpool.

The loss sustained at the Zoological Gardens,
in the Regent's-park, by the oxtensive mortality amongst the
monkeys has been nearly repaired from the additions made by
gift and purchase. The collection was never composed of more
than 21 species, and there are now 19 species, the individuals
of which are all in health and vigour.

SUN.—Bills of Exchange on Paris, it may be recol-
lected, were snore plentiful on last post-day, owing te
the supply received by the Great Western, and many of
which bills were no doubt drawn on the strength of re•
cent sales of American Securities in the French metro.
polis. This afternoon this source appeared to have
been dried up, and the rates in consequence had a ten-
dency to decline, being 25f. 50e. to 25f. 55c. OA
Hamburg's the quotation was steady at 13 9 to f, and.
on Amsterdam at 12 13 to k ; Antwerp was 12 11 ;
Rotterdam 12 ; and Frankfort 1493 to 3.
Until late this afternoon the market for public secu-
rities had a steady appearance, but some sales were
then effected, probably with a view to affect the
closing prices of the Funds, or materially influence their
value on the following day. It was stated, and we be-
lies e correctly, that the proceeds of these sales, amount-
ing to about 200,0001., were intended for investment Ai
City Bonds. For present transfer Consols declined from
923 to 92i 3, and for the July Account from 93! to 93
and 93;); ; Exchequer Bills were firm at a slight 40-
provement, viz , 245. to 275. premium ; and ladle
Bonds advanced to 2s. to Ls. premium ; Bank Stoek
was steady at i 761; ; the Reduced Three-and-a-Half
par Cents. fell from 100 - to 99Z-; and the New from
1013 to 101. This temporary reaction is attributable to
the approaching closing of the transfer books, prior to
which there is generally some fluctuation, owing to the
large number of sales and purchases.
There was but little disposition to do business in the
Foreign Securities this afternoon, the jobb, ra not being
very liberally supplied with the needful to carry ever
their accounts. Most of the Securities recovered, how-
ever, from the depression of the morning, and left off at
about yesterday's prices. The Active Spanish Bond.
rallied from 273 to 253. Portuguese New Five per
Cents. from 35 to 353, and Mexican from 31i to 32f.
Brazilian were steady at 763; Colombian at 26i, and
Dutch Two-and-Half per Cents. at 54k. Since the
13th instant Sp.tnish Bonds have fluctuated from 29e
to 07i ; Portuguese from 3-Q to 353 ; Colombian from
26 to 263 ; and Mexican from 30 to 323•
The Share Market was somewhat brisker to-day, but
not firm ; some of the Railways having declined, while
others improved. The more current prices paid were
for the Great Western 30 ; the New 14i ; the
London and Birmingham 57 ; the Quarter Shares
233 ; the New 26 ; and the South Western 13t
premium ; the Brighton shares realized 41 ; the Croy-
don Trunk 1 ; the South Eastern and Dover 13 ; the
North Midland 6, and the Birmingham and GloucestO
10 discount. London and Westminster Bank Shares
were at 4,i, and the Canada Company's 2} premium.
There were no arrivals this afternoon.