The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-04 00:00:00

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From Kent and Sussex very large quantities of new
Hops continue to arrive almost daily. Hence the
show on offer is a good one. The demand, however, is
by no means active, vet prices are supported. The duty
is called 130,0001. New Hops :—Sussex pockets, 61 iis
to 7110 s ; East Kent, ditto, 61 185 to 71 lOs ; Mid Kent,
ditto, SI to 101; Farnham, 101 to 101 105.

COLONIAL
S cwt.—The market for West India has been moderately
active, but prices have been rather easier in some in-
stances. Sales of the week up to yesterday inclusive
about, 1,250 hhds and trcs. At auction Barbadoes
brought 55s to 55s 6d for low yellow, and 58s Gd to 59s
for good mid to good. Refined Standard Lumps have
been firm at 74s 6d to 75s per cwt East India. There
have been large sales of Bengal, 11,352 bales, and
prices have receded a little; low to fine white 59s to
67s 6d, fine brown 51s to 51s Gd, and damp and washed
48s to 50s; 4,624 bags Mauritius mostly sold at 39s to
65. s for low brown to yellow and white; 6,518 bags Ma-
nilla brought 15s to 19s for yellow, and 14s to 14s 6d for
brown, but only part sold; 172 bags Madras sold at
41s 6d to 51s per cwt.
FOEEIGN.-2,013 bags Java were taken in at 15s 6d
to 23s for yellow, and 14s 6d to 15s for brown; 100
cases 153 chests Bahia sold at 18s to 25s 6d for low to
good greyish yellow, and 16s to 17s 6d for brown.
COFFEE.—The market generally has been in favour
of buyers. At auction Jamaica has realised 90s 6d to
99s 6d for the mid and fine sorts. Ceylon, 3,290 bags,
has not been freely taken, only part selling at 68s to
69s ; and 92s 6d for Plantation sorts, being lower rates.
Mochas has also been cheaper. There have been 2,754
bags 2,668 mats Manilla offered, but nearly all has been
taken in or sold rather cheaper, ord to good ord 38s to 455,
for fine ord 46s to 48s, and some parcels as high as
65s ; 1,140 bales Costa Rica, went at 49s Gd to 566 for
part only ; and 1,198 bales foreign East India realised 4ls
to 4ls Gd for good ord yellowish Singapore Java, Su-
matra being taken in at 245.
Rux.—This article has been firm.
SPICES.—There has been a fail business in Pepper ;

Sumatra lid to 2id, and Malabar, 3i-id to :31d per lb
Pimento is dearer.
Ricx.—Bengal has been in good demand, mid 1410
At lls and fine at lls 6d to 12,6 6d.
SALTPETRE.—CaIeutta, has been sold at 26s to 265 6d
for 3} refraction, and at 24s to 27s for 181 to 241b5
fraction.
COCOA.—There is a fair demand, and good to fine red
Trinidad realised 45s to 47s per cwt.
TOBACCO.—The market has been tolerably good late 1'
and on the average prices have been maintained.
DRYsALTERY.—Indigo has been firm, although wd
supplies are expected. The sales begin on Tuesday, an
12,950 chests are declared. Cochineal has found readi
burrs, at full rates.
rEA.—The quotations are steady, but the market is
quiet. The Stock in London, on the Ist instant, We
30,000,000 lbs, and the deliveries this year have been
26,700,000 lbs. Congou, ord to good ord 10d to 10#d
per lb.
TILLovv.—P.Y.C. is 41s to 41s 6d for old, and 4153 d
to 41s 6d for new.

HAYMARKET THEATRE.
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A new farce was produced here last night under
title of Thimble Rig. It is founded on very slenclerd
materials, the whole plot turning on the terror 101,
anxiety of an unfortunate grocer (I3uckstone), vvP°
has borrowed 101. to lend his brother on his emir'
tion to India—a fact which he studiously conceals froll
his wife, of whom he stands in great awe as regardsP
money matters. The creditor, however, becomes press:
ing, and actually sends a bailiff into the house to
take possession of the goods. The unwelcome of6'
cial, however, turns out a very jolly sort of fello'
and knowing the grocer's circumstance: plays jot,:
his hands to preserve the secret of the debt from
dreaded spouse. Among other expedient., he pr°:,
poses that Ginger (such is the name of the lucklm
husband) should accomptny him on a thimble'
rigging expedition, in order to earn the money
requisition. But ere the plan can be accomplish e"
the wife begins to suspect the bailiff, who btse
hitherto passed himself off as a friend of
brother to whom the money was lent, he having'
on the strength of the prospect of their future
doings, got considerably uproarious. The husband
sent out for a constable to turn the unruly bailiff out,
and instead of accomplishing the errand, rushes illt°
the river in despair, but is dragged out without fill;
ther injury. The scene of confusion is wound up
the arrival of,the brother, who is in a position to I*
the debt, and relieve poor Ginger from all his C°?:,
jugal apprehensions. There is very little varlet,' IL
the plot, nor was the dialogue or the acting enough
compensate for the defect. The audience were, to!:
ever, tickled at the beginning with the original
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of the piece, and their good humour lasted to the ell
It was undeniably successful.

ADELPHI.
A pretty little operetta with the title of The fil.%,
and the Goose has been produced here. Its origin
French—Le Panier Fleuri being the parent stockr
has not suffered by grafting, and an increase of vigil
has been attained by the transplanting. The plot is situ.;
ple as the burthen of an old ballad. A pretty
named Angelique, is the landlady of the Fox and
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Goose. She is pursued by lovers of all classes 030
complexions, genera, and species—among whfof
figure in the foreground Robichon, a sergenn'lle
police, and Michel, an cld rentier. Now
regulation is that all cabarets must be
at eight o'clock ; to evade this, Angelique
courages the sergeant's hope of a return of his 04
sion. The same plan is used with Michel, for t
purpose of securing her lease. An Irish hussar,
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O'Donoghue—the widow's husband, returns
promptu from the wars. His jealousies have, nr„
former occasions, had the effect of disgusting her
tomers. The widow, however, by counter assigle
tions, contrives to secure her admirers in opp°sll,o
rooms, and obtains by her blandishments both tb"e
written permission to keep her house free frorna,the
police surveillance, and also her lease. -iv
Irish hussar, by fomenting a quarrel between
rival candidates for his wife's favours, sells the 11.,
of his sword for 501., the sum necessary to r°o
lease him from his military service. However, Ile
the lease and the permit is gained, the truth is u,cl
covered. The hussar claims hi 3 merry moiety,;lo,
the brace of admirers take their cove. I"fij
Fitzwilliam acted archly, sang charmingly, this
imparted a point to the music which in reality it
not possess. She is our best singer of vaudevill
Bedfbrd's huge comedy and buffo supremacy it j
capital ; and Hudson's brogue whilst speaking, ,er,
its absence when singing, were quite in charac'o
Mr. Cowell evinces much promise—he has exnelle•
means—with industry, perseverance, and a deterlT;
nation never to sacrifice propriety oecharacter for Oil
purpose of eliciting unworthy applause, a career
open to him which will lead to professional lei
nence. The operetta was laughed at, and applO'
throughout.

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DARING ATTEMPT TO Bit—
OUT OF GAOL.
A Well
On the night of Thursday last, a bold an- nti
planned attempt to break out of the Derby Cou'sd
Gaol took place, which, from the promptitude
of
vigilance of the Governor, and particular)f
Mr. Sims, jun., as well as the officers °I tot
prison, was successfully frustrated. It appears,
three of the prisoners (whose names we for
to publish, as they remain to be tried for varJ
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offences) had for some time previously been in e°
es
munication with each other during the period wand
they Ni ere in school and in the exercising yard, cif
had contrived to arrange a plan of escape from 1",
cells, in the first place by forcing the bolt which lo
cures the door, and afterwards, if they were able°,
obtain access to the outer wall, of which they ci°o
sidered themselves certain, as they had determine' to
seize the turnkeys who might be in their will, tbe
scale the wall by means of a rope prepared for
purpose.
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The way in which this plan was discovered vrito
follows :—Three weeks since the officers of the pr"ot
found that the quantity of oakum which was given ;to
to these three prisoners to pick was not returned--35,
it was deficient in weight—and this exciting theirs
picion, they determined to watch their movements, 'O4
to make an examination of the cells, when they feto,
pieces of rope hidden with the view of being instruol.`o,
tal in effecting the contemplated descent. No n0,t,,61
however, was taken of this, nor was the sme"ibe
attention paid to so strong a circumstance in ,
hearing of the three prisoners, as, with the coneue
rence of the Visiting Justices, who were made :be
quainted with what had been going forwards froto
commencement, it was determined to suffer the nalle
to attempt their escape, all parties being preparec,re,
act as occasion might direct. The prisoners W'3,o,
therefore, closely watched, and, from what fl%-to
spired, it was found that they had agree(' /5,
attempt their escape from gaol on the night of Ville
day last. On that evening they accordingly e();
menced operations about seven o'clock, and it ;ii•
discovered that, during the afternoon, they bad e"0,
trived to bend the bolt of their cells in such a 131/lot
ner as to render its removal from the proper place :0
particularly difficult. They were visited about 0150
o clock by the two turnkeys, whose duty it is t(1.
round the prison to ascertain if all is safe, and
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prisoners are in their beds. Mr. Sims, junq RAY
stationed himself in the passage leading to these c""tiln
as early as seven o'clock, and remained there .0.130,0
one of the cell-doors was forced, during which tier
frequently heard the prisoners call to each °Lot
and arrange their movements. This took place roe
a quarter to eleven o'clock, when one 01, 0
prisoners succeeded in effecting an entrance loot
his cell into the passage. lie first went to the ", ot
leading from the passage, aid found it fast, o%d
the top of the stairs Mr. Sims, jun., met him, !id
cast upon his face the glare of a lantern 11,''00
he had with him, and immediately stopped ,o,
further progress by throwing him down the slat,
Two of the officers of the prison were with '"-A,
Sims at the time, who secured the prisoner. d,
rope, made from the oakum to which we have all11"ti,
was found in one of the cells, with which the Poo
soners would have endeavoured to have scaled „ce
outer boundary wall of the prison, had they
ceeded in getting so far. It is most probable,..i.d
ever, that had they attempted this, they would
found the task far tdo difficult for them to accompli of
'We may be permitted to add, that the detectinlio
this attempt to force the prison, and the means to
to secure the prisoners, reflect great credit 0,.d11,0
vigilance and discretion of the Governor and oruiso
of the prison, and will go very far to prevent such
attempt being repeated.—Derby Reporter.

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TIIE MAILS.—SOUTIIAAIPTON OCT, 3.—The itQl;
West India mail-packet the Dee left the river at 4 A'dip
this day, with the South American and West l'lnse
mails ; she was detained here since yesterday in e„.°l-ilie
quence of the mails from London not arriving untti„or
12 o'clock train last night. The Dee has 108 Pass
gers, 100 bottles of quicksilver, and 6,2241. in 113°-,,10
The Oriental Company's steam-ship Oriental.
Soy, left the docks this day at 4 o'clock for Alexanso
carrying out the East India and China mails, *lB°The
passengers and a very full cargo of bale goods- 00
Peninsular Company's steam-packet Royal Tar, CllPitort
Evans, left the docks at 3 o'clock this day for Gibrli;ibe
with the Peninsular and Mediterranean mails. COr
Royal Tar has 131 passengers, including 99 men,' iooli
sinting of Sappers and Miners, for Gibraltar. This ";ise'
has been extremely full for the last two days, in Vking9
quence of the vast numbers of passengers cnanr""
together with their friends to see them off.
Mits. NisBETT.--It is said that the gentlenr 101
high rank in the Customs, to whom this celebrated; td,
accomplished actress is reported to be about to be 013joe
and in consequence of which she will not again reictsact4
her professional duties, is Sir William Boothby,
the Receiver-General of her M • ty' Customs, tii'ecl'
tleman possessed of considerable .t. ne; i
dition to the emoluments arisingefprormivatheisfeorthecial
tion. If the report be correct, though her loss t.oiltbs
stage, of whiah she was so great an ornament, 106„a
much regretted, the public will doubtless be glad t° spa
she has made so good an exchange for the anxieties
labours of a professional life.