Star. — London, England, 1826-10-13 00:00:00

THE THEATRES. tiRVRY-LANIC. The Bells% arelegen was repeated last night, to a good audience. hliss Rum, Tars again drew forth much applause by tier perform 'once of Letitia Hardy, and the Comedy Went at with the same ge neral effect as upon the representation which we noticed last week. The Freiscluitz followed, and Its nrodc seems to retain as firm a hold upon the public favour as during the first month of Its being beard. bliss G Lannon wash' good voice, and sang extremely well. COVENT-GARDEN. The performances at this Theatre last night were Verdes Pramid, and The Conk V Barran& YOUNG and Kim= played as suc cessfully as upon the former night when this Tragedy was acted, and their efforts frequently brought down vebensent applause. Although bath Theatres were open, there was a good House for so early a part of the season. LAW REPORT. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Oer. se. For the first two hours that the Court sac this morn-' ins, his Lordship was occupied almost entirely in striking oat causes in which 'the parties did not attend. During the confusion which prevailed, Mr. Cows moved, that a cause whigh was called on might stand over, by the consent of both parties. The CHIRIP Jurrics—l do not give my consent. If parties, who have causes in the list, do not choose to attend, they must take the consequences, and their cases must he struck out. All parties concerned knew, or might have known, as long ago as last July, that I should sit here earlier than usual in the vacation, for the pur pose of getting through, the arrear of business, if pos. sible. lam brought from my home, and you, Gentle men, are brought from your homes; and after we have got here, through the fault of the parties themselves, we have not hing to do. I don't take consents, therefore, 'and this case must be struck out as well as the rest. After several other cases had shared the same fate, oat cause was found in which the parties were ready. DICKENSON AND OTHERS, ASSIGNEES OF CREED, V. MOSES. This was an action of trover, brought by the assignees of a bankrupt named Creed, formerly carrying on busi ness as a man's mercer, in Bedford -court. to recover from the defendant, a Jew publican, keeping a public house in Vinegar-yard, certain cloths which he had bought of the bankrupt after au act of bankruptcy had been committed. The facts of the case were shortly these: Creed kips in embarrassed circumstances, called a meeting of his creditors, and promised to pay their claims by instal ments ; but did not pay them up at the periods when due. He then repeatedly pawned part of his stock ; and in October, 1825, was introduced by one Henry Isaacs to Mr. Moses, the defendant, who said he knew Creed must go, and he might as well have all the lot as any one else; he had a 1001. note to spare, and the things might be removed away in hackney coaches, without the creditors knowing a word about it. He was then shewn the cloths in question, and he asked to look at the invoices, which were shewn to him. He offered 10s. 6d. fpr broad cloths sold to the bankrupt at 15s. 6d. per yard, and ss. for those purchased at 10s. Upon these terms, in October, he bought goods of nearly 2001. in value for 1061. an act of bankruptcy having been committed by Creed in the previous month of Sept. Mr. Guam., for the defendant, addressed the Jury, for the pu pae of inducing them to cut down the amount of their verdict. It was clear that the defendant bad given two-thirds of the cost price of part of the goods, which were of coarse sold to the bankrupt, by the cloth merchants, at a profit. The fury found far the plaintiffs, damages 1501. J. W. Warren, Esq. and J. M'Mahon, Esq. two of the Commissioners for investigating Public Charities, closed their important labours at Warwick on Wednesday. This day is remarkable as the anniversary of fifty nine Knights Tem plars being burnt alive at Paris, 1307 ; and on this day of the month in 1797, Sir Benjamin Hammett was fined 10001. by the Court of Common Council, for refusing to serve the office of Lord Mayor. In Dumfries-shire and Galloway the turnip crop has improved astonishingly within the last fortnight or three weeks. The bulbs in many places are swelling rapidly, and farmers who were formerly very desponding, now reckon on something like an average return, notwith standing of the numerous blanks which are seen in al most every field. The roughness of the fields, not except. ing the stubbles, and the improvement of the rape kail wherever it came away in time, to say nothing of self. sown crops of oats and barley, will keep the cattle long off the turnips ; and considering the low prices of stirks, Ste, such farmers as have anything like a tolerable stock *of fodder should thrust as many beeves into the winter ing yard as possible. Cattle oust rise in spring, and we only regret that the scarcity of straw will prechide many 'who suffered severely in spring 1826, from repairing their losses in spring 1827. The following are further particulars concerning the accident at the Twopenny-post-officer—lt has now been ascertained that the letter containing the sulphate of silver, which exploded-on the stamp being applied by Westbrook, was sent from a chymical manufactory at, Woodford, in Essex, to Mr, Allen, a druggist, in Alders sate street. It is, therefore, not p robable that any mali cious intention was eontemplatei, as the wordfiglase was written op the letter. The conduct of those who forwarded such a destructive powder by the post cannot be too severely reprehended, the more so as none better than themselves could know the strength of the sulphate of silver, and how slight a pressure would occasion its explosion. With respecrto the unfortunate Westbrook, who has experienced the ill effects of this want of Caution, be, up to a late hour last night, was going on well; the only thing now feared is au attack of the lock jaw, a circumstance so frequent when the arteries have been severely injured. Dr. Price, who attends Westbrook, leas been requested by Mr. reeling touse every exertion to preserve the band, and has ordered every attention to be paid to the sufferer. His eyes which last night were completely closed, have, by repeated bathing', been partially opened, and but little in fl ammation or fever has yet presente d itself. During yesterday he had several hours' sleep. The other individuals who were Dear the stamper have nearly recovered the shock they received, and their wounds are but small. Not a vestige of the bottle which contained the powder was to be found, and a part of the stamp held by Westbrook was blown into his forehead, but it has been extracted with out much difficulty. M•I4CHINTER, OCT. 11.01 . 04111 T raw cottons are a shade lower, and there is a general impression of dull ness on every article connected with that material. It is like a slight frost acting upon the waters—things are stiffened a little. Of course there is always some bug tress doing, but it is by no means so animated as it was the last week ; the same prices, however, are asked for both goods and yarns; and the number of purchases are proportionably diminished. The buyers in the market are not so numerous. Amongst the principal ones we have—Lawrence, Ynatc.hball and Rule, Hodp son and Lake Wiltshire and Massey, Walsh and L ockyer, of London ; Vvile, of Rugby ; Garle, of Uttoxeter ; Watts, of Oldham ; Jones. of Newtown ; Able son, of Stockton ; and Shepherd, of Melton Mowbray. THE ARMY. A Detachment of the 10th Regiment. made the command of Copt. Chandler, aurived at Tipperary, to do duty, on Tuesday last. The 11th North Devon Regiment, at present at Waterford, and Which leas been quartered in Ireland for the last live years, bas re ceived orders to hold itself in readiness to embark for the island of Ceylon in the ensuing opting. Lieutenant, MAMA and Leslie, of the 94th Regiment, are sa tiated at Newcastle, in the county of Lbnerick. The ist and 9d Divisions of the trth Regiment embarked, last week, in the Indian Trader and Bain transports, at Portsmouth, for Cork. Detachments bqlpoging to theist and Sth Regiments of Infantry, fecetted orders to embark yesterday, en board a steam vessel in the River, for Scotladd. Detachments of R ecru i ts arr i ve d i n town yesterday morning from Bristol, and received orders to embark, this morning, at Billingsgate, for Otavesend, on route to join their respective Corps and Depots. Saturday sennight, a private of the 9th Regiment, quartered in this port, received 300 lashes in Granbrequare, Plymouth, in par mance of the sentence of a Court martial, for desertion. BURNS' MONUMENT, The Committee appointed to superintend the com pletion of the splendid Monument, erected at Alloway, to the memory of Burns, have nearly completed that honourable undertaking. As was formerly mentioned, it is built on a small but neat elevation, half a mile from the humble cottage in which the Poet was born. Distant a short way are the ruins of Alloway Kirk, in the grave-yard of which the mortal remains of his venerated father are interred. The head stone that marks the spot, has been so broken and carried off by modern Vandals, that only a solitary letter remains of the inscription. Near it is a the well where Mungo's mither hanged hersel'," the old bridge of Doon, and a number of other places ifamortalized in the works of the Poet. - On ascending the elevation on which the Monument is erected, the spectator is at once astonished, delighted, and powerfully impressed with the subjects and scenery around him. Beautiful villas, richly ornamented, situated among the finest pleasure grounds, 41 bans seen and ha/fins hid," by the thriving plantations with hich they are surrounded. Almost under his feet is the Doon, dashing rapidly through the scattered masses of rock with which the channel is interspersed, while the "spirit of the waters" is heard soughing through the lofty poplars, saughs, and elms, that cover the banks. The view is bounded by a range of rude hills, which at no sreat distance end abruptly in the ocean, and though divested of the bolder features of the rugged awe-inspiring sublimity of Highland scenery, their barren slopes being contrasted with the fine fields in the highest cultivatinn,—the whole forms a scene which it would be difficult to parallel. " It is indeed a fairy spot, Where one might spend the live-long day, In contemplation's sober thought, Witemelody °Emmy a lay." Surrounded by localities that have been rendered dear to the mind by being, as it were, touched, cele brated, and rendered immortal by the hallowed hand of genius, wraps into reflection, the ♦isitor feels sensa tions that defy description, and for a moment he fancies himself a participator in the destined immortality of the scenes around him. The cenotaph is now surrounded by a substantial stone wall, seven feet high, inclosing a space of about thirty yards in diameter. Within this space large hewn stones are laid, on which it is intended to erect a hand some iron tailing. The vacant ground is tastefully planted with the choicest &Avers and shrubs. An experienced horticulturist calculated the collec tion to be worth 1001. They were presented to the Com mittee by gardners and florist clubs, a circumstance which is creditable to the taste and liberality of the donors. The Rive is under charge of a trusty person, partially skillecrin gardening, who is paid a small sa lary, and the presents of strangers go to the funds of the Committee. Oa entering the Monument the eye of the visitor is instantly arrested by a splendid and striking likeness of Burns. A farmer, who had spent many merry hours in " Auld Nanse Tinnock's," with the Poet, lately visited the Monument, and the moment be saw the picture, he raised his hands and exclaimed " that's a-living like. ness of my friend Robiji," continuing to gaze on the picture, he was overpowered by his feelings and burst into tears. Oa the backs of the three oak doors inside, nine im pressive views are painted ; four are taken from si Tam o' Shanter," and the other five from different poems. In the centre is an elegant round massive table made of oak.. It is two feet nine inches high,, and about four feet and a half in diameter, and was presented by Mr. James Morrison, cabinet maker, Ayr. Most of the strangers who •isit Ayr inspect the Mo nument. During the week of the late races, it was daily crowded with•pesple of all ranks and from all parts of the country ; and they all departed highly gratified both with the Monument and scenery round it.—Gkts.Chren. The bobbin-net lace trade in Nottingham is in an im proving condition. Several manufacturers have great difficulty in obtaining a sufficiency of goods to supply the orders on hand. Sunday afternoon a boy fell into the sea off Newha ven Pier, and woe saved from drowning in the following manner : another boy went down upon a projecting, ledge of the pier, and, clinging from it by his hands, enabled the one struggling in the water to catch hold of his feet, when a man drew them both up. EXTRAORDINARY MISTAKLAII industrious man named Macbride, living in Kevin-street, Dublin, r whose wife had been f or some time confined in a fever hospital, received a notification from the hospital on Saturday, that his wife had just died, and requiring him to send a coffin tp have the body removed. The poor husband, anxious to testify his respect for the memory of his deceased wife, by providing for the interment of her remains in the most decent style possible, taxed his slender means to thi uunost for that purpose, and re paired to the hosisitil with an oak coffin, which was received from him at the gate, according to custom, and shortly afterwards returned, containing the body, and having the lid of it fastened down. The husband, andseveraf friends who accompanied him, had the corpse conveyed to the Cabbage-gardens, Kevin-street, and there interred. However, an hour had scarcely elapsed after his return from the funeral, when sitting albne in his house, he was startled by the sound of a well-known voice at the door, desiring admission. On opening the door, he almost sunk to the earth, on beholding what he conceived to be the apparition of his departed wife, btu wbith was in reality and substance herself, returned,' having recovered, from the hospital. The.mistake, for mistake it was, was now traced to the hospital notifi cation having been unwittingly sent to the wrong per . *on. The shock, however, proved too much for the poor man, and he became an inmate in the same hospi in which the mistake had occurred. ; 0. • NAVAL INTELLIGENCE: • IMPORTANT TO MA RIMIntS. The following letter has been addressed to the Saw of the Oreenoek Advertiser Sia--Tit• inclosed note, which I received from Captain Rd's, of the True Briton, &banded you, with a request that you may Went the same in your Paper, for the information of Masters of ' , mob and others concerned. It certainly puts It beyond a doubt that there is a rock in the mouth of the North Channel, commonly called Aitken's Rock, the miasmic of which has been disputed by maay.—l am, Sir, yours, &c. JOHN IL CUNN. Greenock, October 9, 1826. " In the True Briton, Wednesday, the 27th of September, 1826, when steering R.S.R. a man at the mast bead called out that there were breakers close to our larboard bow. I immediately hauled the Wig up &S.& to clear them. In the run of the sea a rock ap peared a little above the water, nearly Sat, about 90 feet long, and 40 broad; saw no breakers excepting round the rock, and could distinctly see the sea working over the rock. We sailed from the rock 11 miles S.S.E. per compass, and ob. in lat. SS. 17. N. We then bore up E.B.R. 36 miles,ipd R. by-S. six miles, when Toty bore per compass &W. e. WM miles. Greenock, Oct. 8, 1826. " JAMES REID." FAlMeallf• OCT. 1 1.—Wind W.—Arrived the Mary Anne, Maine, from St. Domingo, and sailed for London. PLTMOUTX, Ocv. I 1.-oVind W.S.W.—Arrived the Andreas, Roca, from Stockholm; and Perseverance. Supra*, from Quebec ; It is now mentioned as extremely probable that Admiral Sir Mem, K. C. B. will succeed to the command of this port. The Towns frigate, Capt. Sir Jon. Ponxisroas, is expected here hourly froth Portsmouth, to be paid off, and surveyed, to ascertain her fitness for recommissioning. The %ANIL' cutter, Lt. Favrtn., sailed on Tuesday on a cruise. Sows tx llamour—Britannia, Windsor Castle, Forte, Pelotas, Carnelian, Nightingale, Mutine. and Sheldrake ; and Harpy and Sprightly revenues. Ix sus Souno— Bittern. Fowl/own., Ocr. 12.—Wind W. S. W.—Arrived his' Ma jesty's ship DARTMOUTH, from Port Royal; and Twins, JURZTT, from St. Peternburgh. Cowes, Oct. 12.—Passed by, the London Packet, --, from Baltimore for Bremen. The passengers landed here—among them are William Florence and Joshua Blackburn, two mechanics be longing to Norwich, who sailed from Liverpool on the 4th ult. in the George Clinton, of and for New York. They were taken on board the London Packet on the 30th ult. off the Banks of New. foundland, the George Clinton being in great distress. with loss of rudder, topmasts, sails blown away, bulwarks and round-house carried away, an d very leaky. Deax, ocr. 12.—Wind W.S. W.—Arrived the Lord Vernon, LAMODON, from Gijon; and Colombia, —, from the westward, and sailed for London. The Comps, Gnawer, for Trinidad; and Wellington, Evart., for Madras, have arrived from Loudon.— The Brutus, from New South Wales, is reported to have passed for the River this afternoon. Lrvcaroor., Orgasms 11.—Wind W.N.W. fair.—Arrived, the Norval, Lem& from Quebec, sailed 12th September; and Tom, Darrissoe, from Trieste and Jersey. The John Wells, Hawn, from Liverpool, off New York, 16th September; William Smith, GRAT, ditto, at Portland; Deborah. THOMAS, ditto. at Boston; Liverpool P;elket, Alums, and &reathall, Roam:o4 ditto, at Nor folk, Virginia; Golconda, Gooeasco • Francis, Pismo, and Nile, Wooasuar,ditto, at Hampton Roads; Dido, Were, and David Moffet t Row Laue, ditto, at Philadelphia; and Lord Whitworth, Taoarrort, ditto, at River St. Lawrence. King George, Rumania. sow, cleared at Jamaica, for Liverpool, August 21 ; Jaco, Thatourna. cleared at Petersburg. Virginia, ditto, September 8; Isabella, Mum, from Jamaica for Glasgow, was driven on shore, on Florida Reef, 28th of August, but was got off 31st, after discharging part of her cargo into two American ships, and proceeded for Charleston. A' large British West Indiaman Was seen on Carysfort Reef. 4th Sep-' tember; she bad two tier of ports, was bilged, and had wreckers alongside. It is reported that a brig, deeply laden, apparently fo reign, went down off I'ortpatrick, 30th ult. and that all bands pe rished. The Catherine, Bun., from Liverpool, was spoken 3d October, in lat. 46. 12. long. 28. 46. She bad spoken the Jane, Tarr, from Jamaica for London, with her ground tier of sugar washed out, baying experienced a hurricane. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. - BETTING-ROOM, TATTERSALL'S, Otrr. 2. Mr. Wyndham'sand Lord Jersey's homes were backed yester day to a heavy amount, rising in the odds, and being first• favourites at even; the Catherine cult (Mr. Wyndham's) was also brought into notice, and it is thought he will, before long, become a better fa. vomit. than F2frid. itte Duke et Graßon's horses were backed together. The odds at the close were thus; Drasr. 15 to 1 apt Brother to lOW, 25 to 1 apt Catherine (taken) 95 to 1 agst Cressida (taken) 1S to t apt Web colt (taken) 2S to 1 apt Brother to Daunt -90 to 1 apt Tattler (taken) less to 1 apt Mr. Wyndham's Lot. 6 to 1 apt the Duke of Grafton's four, Turanian, Roderick, Paramour, and Zoffaid. Oarce-15 to 1 apt any thing. ST. Leoza-14 to 1 on the field. NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING, 1626. hlateb-200 mown R. M. Dote of Rutland's Adeliza, 4 yrs. 9st. against Mr. Payne 's Babel, 3 yrs. est. lib. CRAVEN MEETING, 1329. Monday—The Rideau° States of 100 soys. each ; for fillies rising 3 yrs, 851. bib. untried stallions or mares allowed 31b. D. M. Lord Dunwich's hr. f by Wrangler Duke of Richmond's f. by Blacklock Mr. R. Wilsoo's ch. f. by Nicolo ch. f. b i =olo Mr. Nowell'.br. f. by b. f. by Walton SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1827. _ _ _ Friday.—Renewal of the Prendergast Stakes of so suss. each, for two year olds. T.Y.C. FIRST SPRING MEETING, 1828. Tuesday—Renewal of the 2100 p. Sta'kes. R. M. Thursday—Renewal of the 1000 gs. Stakes. 1). M. Fridayßenewal of the Newmarket Stakes. D. M. (The four last named Stakes to close and name at the end of Houghton Meeting, 1126.) CRAVEN MEETING, 1830. Wednesday—Produce Stakes of 50 sovs. each, b. ft. R.M. Colts, use. 71b. fillies, lid. 41b. those rising three years, untried stallions, or wares, allowed 81b. if both, 51b.—(To close at the end of the Houghton Meeting, 1828, and produce or failure to be declared in the July Meeting, 1827 ; no produce, no forfeit). Suascaims.—His Royal Highness the Duke of York, his Royal Highness the Duke of York, Mr. Greville, Lord Verolam, Lord Vernlap, Colonel Synge, Colonel Synge, Mr. Batson, Sir J. Shelley, .Lord Jersey. Lord Anson, Lord Anson, Mr. Dilly, Mr. Dilly, Mr. &onehewer, Mr. Stossebewer, Duke of Gra ft on, Duke of Grafton, Duke of P ortland, Mr. Nowell, Mr. Nowell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rush, Mr. Rush,Lord Exeter,Lord Eseter,Mr.MeynelL Some Gentlemen having expressed a wish that this Sweepstakes had been fora larger sum, the following has beta agreed on " We, the . undersigned Subscribers to the foregoing Sweepstakes, do hereby agree to run foe the additional sum mentioned in the class below, under which we shall subscribe our names in respect of the nominations therein specified; each additional stake,however.only to be paid by the Subscribers to that class in which the winner shall happen to be ffamed. None but a Subscriber to the original sweep stakes can be admitted into these dasses ; but be may Insert ease or more of his nominations in any of the classes, and he - may insert the "same nomination in more than one of the classes, making a separate stake fir each class in which it shall be so inserted First Class, for an additional SO sows. each, h. ft. Second Class . . ion Km. each, h. ft. Third Chin . • . . 1.50 sou. each, It. ft. MONTGOMERYSHIRE RACES.—Fran: Day. The Gentlemen's Plate of •250 added to a Sweepstakes of five ions. each. Heats, two miles, Mr. Barrow's b. tn. Alecto . 1 1 Major Gore's ch. f. Vitale $ dr Won easy. -5 ttrlwkAlecto. The Hunters' Stakes of five sou. eadOnd,3o added, was woo in two beats by Mr. Deakin's Cock Robin, beadaillbree others. TROILIDAY. The Town Plate of •CSO for an ages. Mr. Barrow's Alecto i 4 1 Major Gore's Vitula . 5 1 2 Mr. Mytton's b. c. by Amadis • 4 2 3 Mr. Plinteff's br. It. Haphazard . 2 b 4 Mr. Leslie's Harriet . . . 5 4 5 An excellent race. Alecto fell lame. The All Wales Stakes of Ike Dove. each, end U added. Mr. William's b. g. by Praia., aged . 1 . Mr. Pogles CU% apes . . 2 Mr. Wm'. uric . • . . 2 1 I to 1 os the trimmer ~• RICMMOND MERTlNG—Weesesarm: A issuepotekes of SO guineas each, for two yr old 'auks, Ist. Illh. sadlifies,ll4. From the Greretooe to the Endieg Puss (Mime llubseelhers). Mr. Sheell's ch. f. Boma . . . I Mr. )411/siele's b. c. Nonplus .. . • I Mr. Jalnes's eh. f. sister to Ringlet . . , a Four others started , but were not placed.--liven betting:es the winner, and 4 to 4 apt Nonplus. The Geld Cup, nine 100 guineas, by ten flalteerihers et 30 Osseo each. Once Tool and a dhtants. Lord Kinnedy's eh.:. Bedlaniite, 8 yrs . . A Lord Keiburne's Id. h. Jerry, 5 yrs . • s Duke of Leeds's b. c. by Whisker, II yrs i . • Jr. Rumen br. k. Mundt* 5 yrs . . 4 Two others started, but were not place L-4 to 4 on %a wake. The Stand Plata of 50 suss. added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sou. each. Heats, once round and a distance. (Sia Soloseribers.M Lord Milton's br. c. Dramatist, 4 yrs . . 4 1 1 Mr. Sykes's b. g. Cock Robin. 4 yrs . . 1 4 4 Mr. Wilkinson', cit. t. Marthieww, 4 yrs . 4S dr Mr. T. Feint's b. f. by Don Juan, 3 yrs . 33 sr RUGELEY—TsannT. The Rugeley Stakes Of 10 sovs. each, with 30 added. (Fray subs.) Mr. Gary's b. f. Aracluse, 4 yrs . . 1 1 1 Mr. Gisborne's b. f. Susan, 4 yrs . 1 I 1 Sweepstakes of d sovs. each, with 10 added, for horses net thorough bred—Gentkmen riders. Heats, twice round. (Bight subs.) Mr. Calvert's gr. g. Equinox, 4yn : I I Mr. Cook's b. g. York, aged . . 11 I Mr. Barton named br. m. Governess, aged . 3 3 Mr. 'Thacker's ch. m. Sophia, aged . 4 dr Mr. Sudbury's b. in. Miss Lees, S yn die • Handicap Sweepstakes of to sots. each, with HI added. Heats, once round and a distance. Mr. Tench's b. g. by Ambo, 5 yn . Mr. Gisborne's br. c. Zatniel, 3 yn Mr. P.•stiethwaite'a br. c. Raimondo. 3 yrs Mr. Heardsworth's br. c. Simon, 3 yn (bolted) 1 1 3 3 It 3 dit WORCESTER AVTUMN MEETING. A Sweepstakes of 5 sows. each, with stO sows. added, for horses not thorough bred; three-yr olds, 9st. l lb. four, lOst. 101 b. See, llst. 711). six and aged, Ilse. To be ridden by Gentlemen or Yee. men. Six Subscribers, or no rue. A Sweepstakes of S son. each, with 10 son. added. Six Sub. scribers; or no race. A Sweepstakes of 7 son, each, with 10 was. aided. Six Sub. scriber, or no race. A Sweepstakes of S lova. each, to which will be added a Cup, for any hone bona4de the property of a resident in the City, or farmer in the County of Worcester, on the 31st August, Isl 6. PEDESTRIANISM. Tuesday Captin Prescott, — near on under. took, for a stake a of 150 sovereigns and a by•bet o another 50, to walk seven miles within the hour, on the road between Buxton and &ockpoct. He comp Wed his undertaking In 52 minutes and 34 seconds: The wager elated considerable interest, and great sums were pending on the hese. GREAT UNDERTAKING. The following is the result of the great pedestrian undertaking, by Mr. Abernethy, to go from London to York and return, a dls tunce of 324 miles, in live days and eight hours. being lest time than the celebt*d PowoU performed it in. He commenced his journey on Saturday, and performed 78 miles the first day. He started at two o'cleclit on Sunday morning, and went on leisurely until eight, having done 25 miles, and breakfasted at Coltarsworth. After an hour's rest, the pedestrian went on at the rate of about four and a half miles an hour, uptil he reached Newark, where be remained Poe hoar. At twelve on Sunday evening, he passed through Don caster, and halted two hours at a private house at Wentlxidge. On • Monday evening (the third day), at ten o'clock, he was 30 miles on his journey back, having reached York at mid-day. He proceeded on fresh and well, and at eleven on Monday night, he had per formed 231 miles. On the fourth night he had done 50$ miles; and at ten o'clock on Wednesday night be had 33 miles to perform in the remaining twelve hours. He did his work regularly, bat fatigued, sA the rate of three miles an hour, and won the match, 200 sows. forty minutes to spare, between wren and eight o'clock yes terday morning. The task is three miles and 25 poles each hour, without stoppages. Betting was Sto 4 aping him. At the Newmarket Houghton Meeting, which commences on the 30th instant, the Duke of Rutland's Adelina (Ist.) is matched against Mr. Payne's Babet (Sat. 111 b.), for 200 sovereigns on the seewpd day. YEARS —The custom of reckoning years by those of Canny was Introduced Into 'ltaly In the duds century, and into France and England In the seventh; in the latter by Amorists. The power of presentiment is extraordinary. During the reign of terror in France, the Baron of Mar ivet was continually tormented by the apprehension that he should die upon a scaffold. All the cares of his wife were employed unsuccessfully to calm his fears. He sometimes indulged himself with the hope, that if his birtb•day passed without his being arrested, he should be delivered from the weight which pressed upon his heart, and might, perhaps, be saved. Upon one occasion, he gazed, in a fit of deep melancholy, upon his son, who was then about two years old, and ex claimed, " I shall never live to see this child in mate clothing,"—an observation which his Lady carefully treasured up in her memory. The horror of the Revo• lution appeared pt length to draw to a close, and the birth day of the Baron de Marivet had arrived. His wife was preparing a little feast for him upon the occa sion, and the hour of supper fixed upon for enjoying it. Wishing to give her husband an agreeable surprise, and to belie his presentiments, Madame de Marivet, about eleven o'clock, when they were just serving the dessert, left the table, and returning in a few moments after with her son in her arms, dressed like a sailor, she gave him to her Milhaud, whom she tenderly embraced, and exclaimed, "You now see your son, my dear, in man's clothing, and your birth-day has already passed l"- 4 4 Not yet," was his reply, " midnight has not struck." His friends shuddered at the words, and anxiously turned their eyes upon a time-piece, the fingers of which they silently regarded, as they moved towards the wished. for hour. It was just on the point of 12 when a Chun. dering knock was heard at the door. M. de Marivet turned pale : all who surrounded him were struck duMb with terror. The door opened, and gave admission to the emissaries of the revolutionary committee, who were come to seize him. M. de is C. whom, in a letter, he bad advised to emigrate, had not taken the precaution to destroy his papers. After his departure, they had been transported, amongst his other effects, to the house of M. de Piepape, his grandfather. The latter had been imprisoned on suspicion, and seals had been placed upon the property at his house. He died in prison, and the agents of the committee, who where present when the seals were removed, found in an earthen vessel, amongst some torn papers which were destined to be burnt, the letter in which M. de Marivet advised M. de la C. to emigrate. This letter was his sentence of con demnation. 'M. de Marivet was summoned before the 'revolutionary tribunal, condemned to death, and lost his head upon the scaffold just before Thermidor. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, OCT. 15. Our market continues extremely heavy, still fine picked samples of Wheat sold at the abatement °Hut Monday. Fine making au , . ley being scarce is in request, and fully maintains our last quotations. Oats appear to be on , the decline, from the vast quantity that arrived, but still the factors demand Monday's prices. —Arrivals r English Wheat, 5,4041 qn. Barley, 5,600 qrs. Oats, 560 iirs. Agar, 8,500 .asks.—lsiah Wheat, 85 qrs. Oats. 5,190 4 lrs' — recel. Wheat, 8,400 qrs. Daley, 1170 qn. Oats, 21,200 vs. SMITHFIELD MARKET, Om 15. - _ Beef b not so good as an Monday,the &int fienti,fice. not going off higher than 41. Id. to Ss. per stone. The Moon nu** is on the dedine, the finest young Downs not being more than 4s. tools. IL per Most, and Veal wears rather a heavy ap , the hog Tsang Calves being 4s. ed. to ss. per stone. In poet tame i s verr ad vs . ootiee.—Beasts, US ; Sheep, a ieo ; Pigs, Calves, lOC Beef, per stone, 4s. to Ss. Mutton, 3s. to 4e. IL Veal, 4a. to Si. Pork. 4s. to Ss. 4d.—Hoyt, per load, 63 10.. to sIS 59. Cloves .6* 105, to AL Straw, 41 Us. to Al .......