The Sun.
London, England, 1810-10-11 00:00:00

::iaiiPE: Oi.Raiii-;ii no iiiib.

,This mysterions'businrii, which has occtipio so
much public attention aod wOnder, has at Ithigth
.been developed, so. that thew hole plan of escape,
together with the methods Of obtaining it, akt uu
longer a secrete This ,discoverY has been made
by the voluntary confession
.of a prisoner in Cold-
bath-fields Prison, of the name of John Tocifiar,
who 'is undergoing •an imprisonment of two years
—and his confession, • toga her with other cor-:
toboratite tirctunstances, 4eaye no doubt on the
subj,:-ct. •

The deposition of Taylor stares, that he was a
sweeper in tlitt part of the prison where, ,11., berts
was confined, and he had the cleaning of Riibeits's
cell. When Roberts was last examined at Marl-
borough-street Police Otfice, he said it would be a
fortnight before he. was examined again, and after
interrogating :Taylor, and enjoining him by. a bribe
to secrecy, he asked if there was no- way by which
he could get his liberty by an 'escape ? Taylor
informed him that such depended in a great mea-
sure upon what friends he had without the wafts
of the prison. Roberts s,id he had plenty. of friends,
but they were of no use unless he had one in the
prison that he could depend upon, for if he did not
escape he was sore to die. Roberts suggested, that
it he could get the key of the gates, he could
make an impression, and get one made; and. Tay-
!or sometimes having the kejs to let out prisoners
occasionally, agreed to furnish him with the key of
the gates.

Tile gates through-which Roberts passed are locked
also with a padlock, as well' as the other lock.. On
the Sunday week preyious to the escape of Roberts,
Taylor got fhe key of the gates,. widen he cunt eyed
to Ri.berts, who made 'an impiesSion with it on a
piece or soap about two ineheS thick, in Taylor:s
presence; by striking it with a boot-jack. Taylor.
procured a padlock trout an empty cell, (,111 bc:iog
made to (Ten with one key), and this padlock he
gate to Rubeits,
.who put at into a parcel and' gave-
tt to him to be con ed by a trusty friend of 'Tay-
lor', (it servant in the prison) io'a iriend of Roberts's.
This was done, and on the *owing Fliday, Ro-
berts itin,Jitted Taylor that lie It id got ,the things in a
parcel, and be unbuttoned tits watsicort mid pro,.
dutch them, tv6pped in several sheets ut paper, and
its contents were •two hot& seven or eight
inches long, and a stuali file, Taylor asked Roberts
now be got the tl,ins in, as it was a • rol., never to
leave the prisoner alone, and he itiforffloo him that
a friend had brought it hitn.. This friend was a man
now in custody. • •
Roberts, accoMpanied by Taylor, found a con-
vententtpportunity to-try' the k-ys, and they %%etc
found to answer every purpose. Roberts imtuedi
ately wrote a letter to a triead, whose name it would
not be proper at present 40 mention, and whilst
faylur v. as go:,e to find his trusty triend,the servant
of the prison, hesaw the letter in tie hand of an-
other person who was- with Roberts, whose name'
also it is
.better at preSent 1., omit, and who answer-
ed lot the regular eelivery rat it, 'as 11,:tberts •alt.r-
wards told•Taylur. Tay for saw the said letter, and
it informed. the person who received it, that the
keys fitted; and that he, Robert,, should try_ to
escape on Monday night: This letter went safe, as
was.pioved by the. receipt of another. on Muoday
11%10, w inco wits brought to Roberts by a person,
wh,nu we have bt:toie stated • hoks a situatiun of
trust itt the prison, white be was•drinkinga the with
Taylor It was-thrSlerter whicn,proven total to the•
Adis 'family, and which planned' the hour of escape.
Rover's was particular in conbwting
then there' vial a probability of INC seal having been
broken, tut if so, he was a dead titan., lite seal was-.,
closely examined, and- Roberts was satisfied. Wit-
ness saw the letter, white, began " Dear Bob," and
stated that fifty men would lose theirlives rather
than Rohe' is should be hurt. The letter also stated
that a rope was ready, and advised nim not to leave
the lt,:ys behind. it concluded, 'that people would
lie in waiting to receive Roberts from t e o'clock
till tour. •

Ater this, Taylor 'inquired of Sink h,w ho escaped'
with' Roberts, if he c. a., wthing. to be true and
hiS and arrevAinvitig,rec,-rved every assurance
to I;iai cited, b nitornwii lino, that the to
1% as empty, and the two keys %ere tied behind
3 piece wood in a certain part of ,I he cell. Tity-
Jor in- truck(' Stnith how
,to get to Roberts after he
hati broken - into the empty cell, and assured him
that Roberts would re:, ar,u inn) atter they had
ed the prison, but.lre inust:time oft. his 6aoes ire go-
ins down the.pas,iage. Roberts gave kayior
note on Monday night, hen tie toll that
smith was to go with him, tool ne was tofreceivei
201. more of lioherts'N irit•nd (a man. now ur etis-
tOdy), as he, Taylor, mad refusest to take it for good
reasons until Roberts gor clear off. ' Robert, was
provided by Taylor with a pair of list shoes for the
e,cape, which took place at twelvto'clock.
l'iteie is another prisoner who co,roborates Taylor
in his depositions, and some papers bound in the
possession of Roberis's friend, now in custody, leave
no doubt whatever of this being the real statement
relative-. to the escape. fors discovery has been
made by a meritorious servant of the late Goverhor;
whose conduct entitles him to the greatest praise for
the zeal he has manifested in tracing the. ;.hrog
its origin.

respvEt to ihe watchmen, i-here are none
stationed at that part of the prison where the pri-
seuers-eseapeiL ald watchman alone is stationed
un the outside the prison, whose duly it is to walk
round it, so that the fliends of Rooerts we..re
watching him prevented a possibility of his clezec-

turn;

The.26th regiment, which distinguished itself at
the battle of Talavera, tinder the COM mand of Colonel
Maxwell, the nephew of the Duchess of Gordon,
is again fit for service, aud expert to leave their pre-
sent quarters this week, to join Loid Wellington,
This line corps, being originally called the Camero-
nians, is the crack regiment' tor the northern. youth
to commence their military career in.
We rejoice that in. consequence ot the recent de=
mand for Irish woollens, there are.now in the loom
great quantities of bro-d clotlis, which in texture,
fineness, and colour, promise to vie with. any ever
imported from Eogland..--(Cork Evening Post).