The Sun.
London, England, 1826-10-25 00:00:00

CONFESSION OF A MURDER.

A few years back a gang of robbers infested the neighbourhood
of Astley and Bradford. They were a complete terror to the
ueighbourhood, but for a lung time they carried on their mid-
night plunder without being eaught. They bad regular agents
iu Meucheeter, Preston, &v., some of them cienthitted a violent
robbery at u reepectahle farmer's near Lincoln, where they got a
good booty, and returned to Autley, loaded with the fruits of their
dialemesty. HoWever, a chic was obtained, and me of them Was
hung at Lincoln: another, named " Thorp,", turned King's evi-
dence and got big acquittal.' But the chief ector in the robbery
was a man well known as a race-runner, named Isaac Usaiworth,
who got clear -
off, and has yet eviuled the hand of justice.—The
rest of , the gang were not intimidated by the fate of their com-
panion., but pursued ' their . unlawful avocations with renewed
vigour. Robberies took place in all parts of the county in which
either all or part Mr() .- concerned ; they committed three very
audacious robberies in the neighbourhood, and by the knowledge
and instruction of the yin:lies who were
,acquainted with their
circumstances, therseldem went away without a good booty.
The Parsonage-house at Chowbernt, two farit-houses belonging
to James Smith and AbramPollitt, near Tildesley, were visited
and robbed of nearly everything of any value. After these rob-
beries the strict eye of justice was on the look out : several of the
depredetors were taken into custody,- and all escaped the gallows
with the eeeeption of one man, - call Big Joe, who was executer!
at Lancaster a fast years back, the remainder being transported
beyond the seas for different periods:of time. Only. two were
left, and although another awful example had been set before
them yet they have not been as merciful AS their companions (as
yet nothing has been adduced against. them for murder) for taking
away human life. However, the two last, it seems, received no
check,—robbery after robbery slid they commit. At length one
was apprehended, named Thorp, and transported. at Salford fur
felony. Since . his conviction be writes to his friends in Astley,
saying that he and the other villain, named Hilton, were returning
about twelve months ago,from a public house at Redford, where
they had beets: stealing a pig,:which they bed in their pumic',
When. they met a poor man named Benjamin Partiugton, on a
bridge in Bedford, over . the ,I)uke'r Canal, and being afraid - lest
lie .would inform of them, they strangled him and then threw him
into the canal where he was Mund. Accident was considered at
that time to be the cause before the Jury at the inquest. Hilton
has made his escape out of Astley, and no clue has yet been obe
tzined of hint. Thorp declares that it has lain so heavy on hie
m;dri since he committed the murder, that lie has had liQcomfuyt
lam-41004 Express.

THE COLOSSV3 47,` ltifoDES.—Colonel Rottiers,
of Antwerp, on his late visit to Rhodes, composed au
essay on the place on which the ceJelgated Colossus
formerly stood. It has been hitherto supposed that
the Colossus stood upon two rocks which were at the
entrance of the port. The Colonel demonstrates that
this opinion is erroneous. He proves this in a very
simple manner. The statue, according to the most
authentic accounts, was sixty-two cubits in height :
now a man six feet high generally stepping out three
feet, how far would a man of sixty-two cubits step ?
rhe answer to this question puts an end to all further
dispute ; .f'or the distance between the legs of this statue
would be thirty-two cubits, which does not at all agree
with the distance between the two roan of the port'
'nitre is at Rhodes a second port adjoining the first ;
areordio,7 to the Colonel, it was at the entrance of
this tl
iat
' 1 tae Colossus. stood ; and his observation
views of thg remaig
sceoevili: to he the less liable to objection, as he has dis-
' there fragments of pedestals. Besides the
Order of Muhl, unh_Nw• t,l
poksh, he will also tatbClioallilevl:Pur7itetiebrys'
of antiquities connected with the
plonent to leltot,„ /r. ,i,
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„wile. istory of the Order.—Doncaster

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