The Sun.
London, England, 1833-12-05 00:00:00

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

The Mars, Rand, from Batavia, has arrived at Cowes;
sailed July 30, and St. Helena Oct. 5.
Arrivals at St, Helena.—The Eliza, Marshall, from
Singapore, October, and sailed for London; the Washing-
ton, Jefferson, from China.
Ships spoken with.—The Cze4ar, Surflen, from London
to Madras and Calcutta, Aug. 31, lat. 26, S., lung. 26.
W. ; the Madeline, from London to Batavia.

MEDITATED ESCAPE FROM NEWGATE.—
Yesterday morning a discovery was made in his Majesty's
gaol of Newgate, which can leave no doubt that an attempt
to escape was contemplated by the prisoners under sen-
tence of death, and woo were reprieved the other day by
his Majesty, at a Privy Council held at 13righton. The
prisoners, it appears, had been removed on the receipt of
the Recorder's warrant announcing his Majesty's p. easure,
..ii is usual in such cases, from the condemned cells to ano-
ther part of the prison, there to await the order from the
Sect etary
_of State for their shipment. Several af the
prisoners are well known desperate characters, some of
them returned transports, and the Sheriffs of London, to
guard against any mishap arising, or any advantage being
taken from the circumstance of the vacancy in the office
of Governor, in consequence of the death of the late Mr.
Wontner, directed a strict watch to be kept upon them,
and the result of that close observation was, the discovery
of some auspicious circumstances. Yesterday morning
Mr. Cope, the recently appointed Governor, was induced
to commence a .earch in ihat part of the prison .where the
teprieved convicts are confined, and on examining the beds
.ti several of the prisoners, which resemble in appearance
and material large door mats, it was oiscovered that in my
.if them had been pulled to pieces and plaited together, so
as to form very strung topes, sufficient to bear the aright
,f two or three persons at the same time. There was
also found concealed in the bedclothes a large quantity of
the tow or I emp of which the beds ate fabricated, in a
'tate of preparation for manufacturing into ropes. On this
discovery being made, the She'll& were immediately sent
for out of court, and an inve-tuation took place, which
..tided in several of the ringleaders being itnniediately
~laced in solitary confinement, and a further seal en direct-
ed. It was then fuutid that several of the bed-ru4s hr -
,reen cut up and rude ly tot rued into cloves, for the presumed
vurpose of saving ,he hands 01 the prisoners from injury
while scaling the wall, and descending outside by the
toots. Several kn4es wete found concealed in the hemp
:tow, and the jackets and caps of some of the pr''°""e
were discovered turned inswe out, and pre,n•ing an ap-
pearance of having teen used by persons who bast ascended
he chimney, in order to work their way hut.'l he sudden
discovery appealed much to astonish the convicts, and the
gre ttest excitement prevailed amongst them up to a late
!Jour last night. The Sheriffs have taken every precau-
tionary
measure
the ropes i
so e and he to m, a
work
ork escapeha we im
been
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while the others were asleep, though alt lie
otet7ible. effected It
by is seven thought
of
t1:78071r1..8 in the ward are believed to have known what, was
;:, progress. It is right to add that the Deputy Gdvs mar
nas been incapacitated from the discharge of his duties tor
several days, owing to severe indisposition,