Star. — London, England, 1815-09-25 00:00:00

ncon. but , yer's He he And to tes , in and ,idsated. - by Iho has There sent by persons ind in Iced or over. spirits. ' the general The it SU 'nitrous, were tol. as he , too, ippy to the pe. of re. that the • • *RS •• nou• PEDESIRM,V. 1 • 7;00 • efh: ";. .1 0 '.• • 1111//1/ - 11, 4 _ • • • • !low . . • • ' -- • •-; • 4 " - A r•' V 4 .1 .1A1VP 11 4111114*41...111... •- • •-• The a bove cat will be repeated every day, until the end o ;,,,itch. THIRTEENTH DAY. The effects of the refreshing showers, whicb fd et Fr-day alight, were peculiarly favourable to thi I..:,.iiirs f Wilson, although, in the course of hi walk, lie WAi completely soaked. Some little incon To' ..n• - e %v.'s felt trorn the darkness of the night, bu .1 treat degree, counteracted by• tore] .hi. a nd !le his task, as we stated, at alvar Mt past two. He was then conveyed to Mr. Dyer' t.ok A‘A bath, and was put to bed. H remained .n sound sleep till eight o'clock, when h p ,,Tt.:ok of a hearty breakfast of eggs, bread an witi coffee. and et nine was brought down t ti'" sr ;ding post in a sedan - chair, drawn on wl.eeh nrc , mike he accomplished in sixteen minute s r,: a half, the second.in sixteen minutes, the third i fitiren minutes and a half, the fourth in fifteen. an t. r fi'th in tiiiirteen minutes and a halt. From th statenrnt, it will be seen, that his vigour is unabatu Ej t'rit'e o'clock he had finished ten miles, and pr ccded to refresh. He washed his feet, put on a pal of socks, and clean shoes. Burin,: this opera • non he declared that PROVIDENCE had been extreme] indulgent to him, th•it inste id of diminishing; Ir strength had incteased, and that both in health an spirits he telt the fullest lon6dence in the perfo mance tit his task. At this period be was visited by Mr. ti Clerk of the Magistrates °Utile County. who asks shat arranements had been made for his remise , tin Sunday ? Mr. Stephenson assured him that ever teeteion should be pasd to the wishes of the Prates, and that Wilson should not walk on 0 Heath. Mr. Bicknell then. complained of .' mist relentation which had been made in some o: tl ?ail papers, of a communication %hick n.. 41 Wet place between him and Mr. Dyer.. rice real stx of the case was, that a warrant had been debarred k.an by the Magistrates for the apprehension of WI on, but from feelings of humanity he abstained ten paing it into the hands of constables, and nuclide !) to do until that night at ten o'clock, and I ...,ought it would not be executed till twelve. H knreeer, had added to Mr. Dyer, that should at not take place, or any serious disturbance occur, ihnald he under the necessity of breaking through 1 Inienti.in, and of having the warrant immediately p execution. Both Wilson and his friends, Mr. SI and Mr. Mace, who were present, ackno Aged the gentlemanly manner in which Mr. Bic aril had . cted, and assured him that Wilson shoo oe off the ground at the specified time, minicab meive o'clock. Mi. Bicknell then adverted to the necessity in 1 O aking some arrangements fpr his future walk; at sus ward tie should not again appear ors the RCA Mr. bi..plienson said-44 Mr. Dyer .was then maki vplication to the Magistrates on this point, a • :nice ti.eir permission might be obtained for his e • nuance. The wishes of die Magistrates should L 7. Audi.. usi y attended to." Wilson now took an opportunity of stating, tl o.:Fct he had is view, tit nnderuking the ardut ;bout which be bad commenced, was to raise a hi !and by which be could set up in business, and by i:idustry lay the foundation for comfort ,in :veilin g of his days. I. Mr. Bicknell declared that it was not his busir it .c inquire ii.t his motives ; all be had to do WIN rertuim a public duty, and in doing so had been m indulgent than some might have expected, or his leis would have !Auctioned. WiLron now took his lunch, which consisted r 7gs and wine, and a piece of plumb cake, sent Rymer, a Lady- in the neighbourhood, who , ken particularly attentive to his csantotts. TI *ne several ether artkin of refreshment sent ✓ KN. Ellis, Mr. Smith. and other respectable pert " the Heath. • • At halt p..st twelve he was again on foot, and ; h e "Ole course of his labours newer locked 441 kerl bilter. The succeeding fi ve miles - he acci :fished each in fifteen minutes, or a few seconds s 'vtr did we witness mere ardour or higher !pi M e 'tint which had fallen for some time in ' 7 ' 3 roine. had discontinued, and the air in grill :.4.1 never been nitre favourable for his task. ' .auwd by winch he was attended, although noi qeat its on the former days, was yet very numer 1p 441 hunt the dust being laid, their attentions v : lot so ialtsozne as before. Several Gentlemen Amid the pedestrian on horseback, inswing him a r g ents and ex-ressed, as well they might, their ,rise at hi s unabated ardour and activity. Bets, • vere eery generally made, and we were happl 4.. e 2 hlrk, that several msents were made to the :•estriau. In tie coarse of die week, several anonymous 11 " 'gums were sent to Wilson, to Mr. Dyer, 1 ') the C niimittee who superintend his operatic t io :f..srate suggesti ng the best diet to use, others the l ard, and others the most judicious mode of l iment. There was one LO9 oomplAining that pair ply perfor. fell 10. .e lble- Ilw l(► WIl. trom 'tied he He, any he his put , Ste :now•. Dick. lookl at , bis i as it xAth. `w4 and con , be that Jot's little bib the siness is to , more hi• or. 4 of tasks which *4K had undertaken had not bap pee- - I toeletecl within• the natoral will be rootlet fed, that the undertaking is in petrol in fifty ilia. ,1 in twenty.four hours that he did not commence li; :Abours tilt six o'clock onsthe morning of his starting Ind that. the twenty-fhur hours, in fairness, did not xpire till six o'clock on the ensuing morning. Tht , full amount of his task, therefore, as well as the Mim i , sf his agreement, have hitherto been in every respect ACC nmplivhed. At a quarter before two he gnislied.hit five miles, making the fifteenth of the whole task for the day. 'aay.ng once in his perambulation since he had beeu fait drank .a ham of sago and wine. Thrughout his w.mlk he was erected with encouraging cheers and the warmest expressions of hope and confi.tence in .11s success. During the period which he now re. vit lined in the house (about fifteen Minutes) he bathed his loins in cold Water, and swallowed a raw egg.— Betting even in all quarters, barring accidents and interruption. Several gentlemen, who came down purposely to examine his condition, were. se satisfied id his success that they returned to town to hedge and make new bets. Various were the inquiries which were made id' the curse of the day as to the place to which Wil son was to be removed on Sunday, but all were fruit. less. The distance was known to be great, and every preparation was made for the comfort and conve• nielice of therpedesttian, under the direction of Mr. J. Dyer, who is determined to secure fair play both t•► Wilson and the pnblic. In fact, nothing can be more unobjectionable in all respects than the arrange menus for this match. At twenty minutes after three he had done his twenty miles, and by within twenty minutes to five, had completed his twenty-fifth mile. He then litad his dinner, of wh►ch he eat most heart►ly. He did not stop more than fifteen minutes, and the next five miles he performed in as good dme as any of his fur -1 mer heats. On Friday we noticed that Mr. Dyer, accompanied by a surveyor, went in search of an appropriate spot on which to perform his labour on Sunday, and his arrangements were completely made. In the course of Saturday evening, however, notice was sent to the Hare and Billet that the Magistrates had discovered these arrangements, and given notice that they would interrupt the match. Thence it became necessary to seek new ground. In the interim Wilson pursued his course with un remitting ardour till eleven o'clock, by which - time he had done flrty.two miles. At this time, how. ever, he sheJaed a little fatigue, and rested about five and forty ni;.iutes on the bed, after which he again went forth. and by half past two iaished his aim kw. dred andiftieth male. During the last two hours and a half of his jour. ney, trom the innitiatioe which had bete elven in the morning by Mr. 8.ck.1.11, apprehetislobs were entertained ef some interruption, and Mr. Whittle, the pristsmarer of the Bed, on Shooter's Hill, who had volenteered a post' chrse and to@ to carry our hero to any spot that might be appointed; kept his horses in readiness to move him at a monnnt's warn ing. This, howiveri plowed unnee , seirry, as no per. sun whatever appeased it) ne , lest him; and At the cniiclusioil of his woo k he was, as usual, conducted to Mr. Dyer's house, where the customary attention was paid to bts enneon. Some time pievioas to this, Mr. Dyer had returned from his ',fond journey in sears h OS' an eppropriate of ground, but had not fixed upon sisy certain spot ; and, alter some consultation, it was determined that Wilstin shou.J be carried in the morning. at an early hour, into Surrey, where an eligible place on the main road should be chosen. The neighbourhood of Croydon was at fist nante.i.ed but as It was feared it the precise spot was known, that some interference would take place, the final decision was' postponed till the morning. FOUR I'EEN rH DAY. • Yesterday mot nit g, as early as six o'clock, in put suance of the reselotron of the preieding night, Mr. Der, who had sat up on purpose, awoke Wilson from his olomhers, and prepared bins for the conti. satiation of his arduous exertions. Notwithstanding the trifling-portion of rest she unfortunate man had enjoyed, he was in good spirits, and took hie seat in one of Itowlinson's stage-coaches, which was engaged for his conveyance, in the full confidence ef success. He was accompanied by Mt J Dyer, •Mr. Yates, and 0411.0 r two othei per rats of respectability, whose presence was considered necessary, lest any dispute should hereafter arise as to the actual performance of the prescribed distance. The morning was peculiarly unpropitious, the rain fell in drizzling showers, and the roads were Ex tremely heavy. Tire road list taken was through Lewisham and Southend to Beckenham, in surrey. After leaving Beckenham, it was thought wise to permit Wilson to walk on the road, till a good piece of ground could be chosen, and he performed two miles in this way by regular measurement. This ground, which was situated near Wickliam-wond, was found so unfavourable, that it was deemed pru dent to remove him, and a mile was measured on the higher pan of % the road which runs into Wi,:kharn. I This, however, was also found too heavy, and it be. came necessary to make a second shift, and at last a half mile , heat was measured along the road, in front of Lord Owydir's Park. The rain now poured down in torrents, and every thing wore a cheerless aspect. A small marques was pitched an the road, at one end of the course, and the refreshments which were brought down by Mr. Whit tle, in a post-chaise, were lodged beneath it. By this time poor Wilson, wbo declared, if the rain had been ever so heavy, he should not have been in commoded on his old ground on Blackheath, was completely wet through. The w.:ter dropped from him in torrents, and be was deprived even of the prospect of a dry place, in which to change his ap parel. His friends, consisting of Mr. J. Dyer and his two brothers, Mr. Stephenson, Mr. Mase, and se veral other gentlemen, shared his hardship, and en. deavourcd to keep up his spirits. Indeed their tart tions• were almost unnecessary, for we Dever saw a man evince more fortitude, or a more anxious desire to complete his undertaking. While things were in this state, chance afforded that which Mr. Dyer's en deavours had failed of procuring, namely, the solacs of a comfortable cottage with a good fire. Poor Wilson, in one of his perambulations, felt the: necessity of some assistance, and looking_ wistfully toward the lodge at the gate of Lord Gwydir's Park, be asked a splicuitur it it way, Nimble the inmates :013• sur- and and ions ; best I. • % receiva Mat bdt foi a ? A trial was etorisetended, and he entered. He was suet at the Ants, by themaster and mistreis of the house' s . as sged couple, who invited him in ; With the utmost kindness, seated him by a idolising fire. aid Proferred , heir assistanee.in any way in which it could be use id. It h heedless to say, the offer was gratefully u c epted, and on the arrival of Mr. Dyer the requi site arrangements were made for making this a re. or resting post. The marquee was abandoned, end the hospitality of the venerable coitagers WAS enjoyed with the fullest confidence of a hearty wel • come: At this time the hour of twe.ve had arrived, ind pocir Wilson. from the impediments which 1w had encountered, and the time which had been taken up in measuring the ground, which was done by Mr. Mase, with uiegular chain, had gone but serum miles. The last ground chosen, however, he consi dered extremely good, and proceeded with new vigour, 'finishing four other miles amidst a chilling shower within 68 minute:. Our hero now began to feel the want of those, grateful nourishment. which he had been wont to re ceive from his kind female - friends on Blackheath. The provisions brought &wit Were, of course, cult, and these, although excellent o! their kind, afforded but a bad repast to a man drenched to the skin with rain. Upon entering the bulge to rarest), however, he was most agreeablysurprized at the appearance of a pair of excellent boiled fowls, with an appropriate accompaniment of pickled pork, of Which he was heartily pressed to p;irtake. Much entreaty was rot ,necessary—he sat down to dinner, and proved that he felt as welcome as he really appeared to be. A glass of Madeira wine followed, and he again welt forth, but will fei.lings more buoyant than he Ltd enjoyed halt .tii li fir before, to buffet the ;till ;As( fairing s!ioncr. By 1141t.past five he had complet,d his eighteenth mile. Ile tiii-rs washed his feet; in which operation he was kindly asii.,ted by Mr. Dyll, while Islas. llyi.r, who had arrived in a post-chaise, endeavoured to keep up the renewed spirits which he seemed to have acquired. He spoke with perfect confidence of finishing his &try miles in good time, and only lamented that the Magistracy of the county of Kent had taken such pains to mar the happy pros pects which the I ulfilment of his task would afford Soon after five the rain abated, and afforded an additional suurce of comfort in one respect, althqugh it was attended with inconvenience in another, for the report of his presence having been spread abroad, several hundreds'of the lads and lassss of the neigh- bouring village, assembled to witness his prowess, and gazed with wonder as he passed before them.— They were, however, kept at a distance by the pe destrian's friends, and certainly evinced no disposition to treat bites with unkindness. While things were thus situated, the roads leading from Blackheath pre sented the must amusing scenes. In every direction gigs and post-chaises were observed driving in search nt. Wilson—the inmates inquiring must anxiously of each other, whither he had gone Some drove to Chisselhurst, others to Eastham, more to Bromley Common, and others again to Croydon—and but few, in comparison to the great mass, were enabled to find the real field of action ; for the most palpable reason, riainelx, its not having been known, even to Wilsen'i, frk.nds, until that morning, and upon a very retired road. The inn keepers had e however, revon to rejoice; and alilaugh wally were constrained to sacrifice their own dinners, yet good custom was not to be rejected. 'the White Swan at Wickham 'was crowded with Ladies and Gent Lenten, whir were unable to procure a supply of viands sufficiently copious to satiny their craving appetites. Such as the !lease afforded were completely exhausted. Sir Camles Farnaby, a MAghtnite for,the county 'of Surrey, witaessol a part of Wilsoib's exertions, but humanely decraed interfering with him—as there was, in fact, fig appearance of cootusiou whatever on the ryout.d. By tte,:lve o'clock, our hero, soder all his disad vantages, had completed 38 sales, having still 18 to perfor rn. Bets were three to one ag ainst the match, in con sequcnce of the unfavourale issue of yesterday's business., and the additional fatigue to which the min was put. A trifling swelling in his. left instep also gave rise to an alteration of opinion as to his ultimate success, but this seems to be regarded by himself as nothing of any importance, a few washings with getl- Lott water, and a little Ilk-lion, he says, will bring it down. At the corrimencethent of the match his weight was Sst. Gib. since which he has lost about 18 ounces. On Monday, Sept. 11, he commenced his under taking ; and to'shew the different variations of time, we give the progress of each day, up to Saturday.. DAY. 11117 WAYS:. . • tit, Monday, began at 0 o'clock iu the morning, and completed the 50 mate at 5 min. past 10 ittl, Tuesday, S half-tact 10 &I, Wednesday, S —• 40 mle. pae2 10 4th, Thursday, past s i• Sib, friday, it past 4 20 win. past II ftlt, Saturday, 4 'quarter-past ' 11 sauday, ----qoarter-past 1r Isamu vrsec. Sth, Monday, ...Ns half past 2 9th, Tultsda), ' •—•—• 2 I t,th, Weshixsday, # put 8 40 min. past 2 I I th, '1 purelay, about 9 -- _4O nail. past 2 12th, Friday, 9 10 min. past * 13th, Saturday 9 ... ..- • --" 0 1 *ilson's l weight at starting was Bst. 61b.; he has wasted about a pound. Ther.sis not the least swell. ing in his legs or feet, which are as cool as possible. It appears that Wilson is a native of /sbwcistle, whets, rn the early part of his life, he was, empined as a sort of met stinger to the atternies of that town and its vicinity', in serving subi.cenas, cvpizs of writs, ittc. nese labours he gettera.l4 pet tot teed at the rate of two-pence a mile from each person, from whom he received a commission, and has often gone ten times in a day to a distance of six miles from the town. It further appears, that thrnitfelziut life he has been extremely industrious, hot unhappily was unfortunate in his conneetioas. Ist one instance, a partner in trade expended upwards ct ,E.:000 for him. lie was pawnbroker at Newcastle,•ni tht lust inst:tnee, and afterwards a linen-draper. bird fate, at length, 'u , l roveltim to London, and be h.s for the last t( or years been well known in the comity of Kent; as a hawker of pamphlets—a s i •ecies of employment, which, considering the largeness of his family, but. bartlilurnisbed bun au existence, and bated placed ~~ hitlii ankt th• necessity of 411 ' debts, which he intends to discharge the traftfustit I.e ha's the means. His family consists of live chilstren, two sons and three daughters, al . : of whom are get, brined walkers. Hi. daughter, although ~n ly 18 fears of age, he says he would ni.ttch to go G miles with any man. She is at prei.ent at IsTvwc s le We have pteceded thr. above particulars with a very striking liktriess of GE 'ROE WiLsost, engraved on wood. The drawing was taken on the spot on Saturday, by a very clever young artist, and an En . - graving from it on copper, 9n au enlitged scale, was this d.ty published by R. Maus r, B iok and Print . - sellers, (27, Rus.ell•court, Driity-larie. It is, in short, the only genuine likeness of the Pt..clestrian,extant, and esliihits several interesting groupes of amateurs, besides the surrounding scene] y. ! EEN l'H !)AY. Wasos, the Pedestriin, cemmenced task on Blackheath this morning, at !salt past ten tOolocie . He appears quiteiresh, saying, at the stArtirig post, that he statred more born the dust and crowd the preceding Sunday, thin he diJ yesterday from the inct;siant rain. ,From the badness of the road, and from tie delays yesterday, he did nut finish his ti tieili mac till nearly five o'clock this morning. lic ved at hall past seven at the Hare and Bilk:, and then went to bed. BErrINC ON THE DERBY, 1016. It to l against the Duke of ltur:ao•i's b. c. by Walton, out of Penn}•u I utnprt. . 12 to 1 against Mr. Wilson's b. e. by 'Jrvii!e. The:l:sore b is to b.! cu:v.!iirrt4l p p. BErfING ON Ti 1E G►tEAT s r. LEGER STAKE 1, VP TO SATURDAY NICIIHT. to 2 apt Finn. rta Para.-1 aken. 11 to 4 agst Lure. Fi!4wObant% (keine colt.—. Taken. 6 to 1 agst isgspantlitot,—Taken. 12 to 1 asst f•ir Bellingham. 15 to 1 sot SliepLerL!, brother to Herdemans. 18 to I apt Fulf"rd .5 to 4 two Igst the field. • M PIDDIE, Captain T. CAMPIIEt L, and Mr. COWDREY, Staff Surgeon, appointed by Govern ment to prnseetre the discoveries of the ;alto nu:tutu. nate M U NGo PARKE, embarked at Putt/mouth, on ~' Saturday afternoon, for Africa. ./EaosvaTios.L.-On WeJnes.lay last, Madtm , iselle GARNEhIN ascended in a Bailoon from the g..rdeos of Tivoli, near Paris. The assemblage of s?ectatnrs was not numerous, though we remarked a number 4 f personages of distinction, and among others the Kir; of Prussia, and die Prince Ropd, his son. Tae bal loon had been prepared in the large bowlieg-green of Tivoli. At four o'clock the; wind blew with c. nsi derable violence from the North-East; a small bal. .loon of experiment was rapidly carried off. At half. past five, Meri t Qarnetin went round the company with a noble assurance. This young person is twenty years of age—she excited the lively interest et the spectators—sir was clothed in a simple white rohe, and wore a &find of ` flo wers on her head. At six o'clock all the preparations being terminated, the young aeronaut threw herself into the car, and rose amidst the acclatnations of ,the public. The balloon was rapidly carried in the &recd.* f the plain tf Moulseux. The signal to cut tote cords if the papechuie was given by M. G*rnerin, her father, by, means of a &ire, which exploded two mi. nen after her dejaartnrel, but it would seem that ,he ' was too tlevated to .hear 41,0 report, as she was not detached from the balloon till 4-i minutes after. her departure. It is impossible to defctitio the effect 1 4-1. ducal the MORI:nt the pvrachute - was separated frein the balloon: a general cry was heard, and applanie soon burst • forth -from 'all sides, when the parachute was seen rapidly evolving; and the descent of e.cting majestically - and without danger. The elevathat teas so considerable, that the descent occupied more than five minutes. She reached the ground without acci dent near Mention.. Tuesday morning, the remains of „Roams Unlit, the celebrated Scots Bard, were removed to the vault of the mausoleum now erecting to his memory in St. Michael's church-yard of Dumfries. ACCiDENT.—Thursday last died, at the York House, at. Bath, in the Stith year of his age, JAMaI LLov HARRiS, Esti. of Cheltenham. Mr. Harris expires', after lingering fifty-three hours, in - consequence of having dreadlully fractured his leg in leaping from the roof of the Birmingham coach, at Swainswick, on the Gloucester road. He conceived that the coach was in a perilous situation, the leaders having be come unmanageable from taking fright at an ass lying in the road. LATE INTINSED DURL. , —•Mr. BUTLZR arrived in town on Thursday from Calms, where he had an in- terview with Sir C. SAXTON, to whom he communi. cated the circumstances attending the arrest oaf his an tagonist, Mr. Ltowtee, and the recognizances that he was compelled to enter into to keep the peace here and ekes:Acre. In reply to this communicatioe, Sir C. SAXTON said that he was sorry for it—he wished, as the business had proceeded so far, that it ILA beet' settled in another way. Here the conversation ended. The parties were to have met in the vicinity at Ostend, on 'Wednesday last, at two o'clock P. M. • DRURY-LANE-THEATRIL—Couw.'s Comedy, of rather Farce, in five acts, of The lieir at Law, w.ts perfornwd at this Theatre on Saturday, eight, in which Mr. HARLRY personated Dr. tangles. He hit off the whimsicalities and eccentricities of the Doctor with much ability. His humour ii. some scene s was extremely diverting, and lie was received with very frenetal plaudits by a crowded house. CORN EXCHANOR. SIM 25.---The supply of W'eat to-day in partieular from Essex was large, :and evrn fine qualities hardly maintained our last week's quo r-ttion. The asiivals of Barley and Oats were v: !r scanty, and both articles advance.! '.)out Is. per quarter. New Beans of both desc::p.i:ms are Is. per quarter cheaper, but no alterations ether articles. AVEgAUE PRICE of COIGN in ENGLAND and WALkS, from the returns ending the 16th of September, isi S. Wheat. Rye Barley, Oars. Berns. Peat,. s. 4. Is. d. a. d. Is.A. I s. d. I . 1 . 64 0 IS9 6 IS4 4 9391 36 $39 3 The average Price of Sugar, computed from the return, made in the wetik ending the 20th September, Is 64,. tad. per cwt. SMITHFIELD MARKE T, 'WITMER 24. Beef 4$ Od to 5s Veal S. 01 to 6, 40 IsilUston 4sl Od to Si lid j Perk 54 Od to 6s Od Lamb SS to is 4d. Beasts 2160—Sbeep and Lambs 17,340—Calvee 160—Pip 499 HAY AND STRAW, PER I.OAD. Meadow Hay 41 Os to 51 is 1 Clover 51 Os to 41 is Straw At us to xi tea