The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-06-19 00:00:00

PRDENTRIANISM.

Crisp, the telt loafed pedestrian, comrtsente•! on Thumlay
Illumine his hi remilcan task of walking 09 miles per day,
for 1R rucressive days, fur a wage► of 1581. He started from
Ipswich shoat a quarter put three in she morning, and ar-
rived at Ciikkestu a skirt time after vie, being a distance
of eighteen miles in altoul three hours. After staying a
short time at Colchester, I.e storied fur atedinsford, where
he arrived shunt 20 Initiates after melve, making 40 miles
of Ina joneney ; and after mating there about it quarter of
me hoar, and taking sums refreshment of a simptc allure,
he pet ceeilt il for lora.
Crisp is a native of laoillon, in Norfolk, where he was
hors iis Ihr year 1778; he is shout five feet six inches high,
mike'. slight built, bid apparently of a very good constitu-
tion. His 'ICI furinatii ea ate numerous, and some of them
very. est. aurtlittary. Aboot it twelvemonth since be com.
pletril the task of walking from Kciebtobridge to Oxford,
by Window, s distance of 61 marl., each Jay, for 17 succes-
sive /14)*, .oirer very indifferent and hilly gr., mid. He has
31,1.3 walked 75 miles per day, for six successive days ; and
in lite July of 11117, walks d backwards a distance of 40 mites
per th; for seven sneer...ire ilays; by which performances he
has estahlislad himself at the champion of pedestrianism.
lo the tut-sect ta-k he is backed by Captain Barclay, 31111
lillll/.0,411 Odaht are much against his success, be is himself to
confident as to risk 251. of his nail money. He •.valks in a
11.initel drew, light leather cap, and velvet ankle shoes, will,
aprin4 soles, ant cirri.. a slit k ; his step is very quick and
coal, Dud his suit alingetlit r appears awkward.

TUOUNE, WEST wpm; yontsrimr,
.111,11: 15, 1919.

A most extraordinary 'occurrence took place here on Mon.
'Loy last, on the slay and in 11w middle of the great horse
fair. Vs the place aas crowded wills Lune-dealers,
firm' ra, ote. and horses of all sizes, Ct.lollls, and descrip-
tions, their lull the most o xtraordnta►y k:JO.rir of hail ever
seniendwrrol Matey of th.• hail atone••, when Sicked op,
were the toll size of min !des At this time the various
horse' on were fool up, and rouged against the
wails of tIN• fair. In a short I ione, however, the hail came MI
AVM M 1111 Violence and lusissluorsily, that they all (as
if by ion, enlist HO broke "Pore 11.'%r moorings," and ru•h-
rd full gallop in all :meet.' 4444 11 on the spertatoors. Their re.
epeetive owners ndeavomid to lay helot of them, but the
flight and fors of tlt.• horses Lowe no slay, and the 00-1111.4
WI re ul them alive.' to Hy into the poilohe.loonses for
safety. The f w that to ntailied oto the ground, more
an I a little snore rasrAly, wo re etoleavooneinz to rt•ire hold
of the bcrt horses, and make ofTwitlo them. At t hos sight, the
strong Ofl:se of lornlitirly us. resme the tiara cattle °wife's, and
they rushed awl spite of hail aced lentos to seize the offenders.
This produced a grand battle royal, in which horses, thieves
elements, and konert horse choler, ! were rill engaged ; and
a great lingth of time elapsed. Ls foe the ho ovens ceased to
play upon this honest assemblage, and every wan was able
" to get his mare twain." When quiet was ultimately re.
stored a scene tof quiet imposition went on as usual, and
minty of the innocent spectators went home with their gar-
ments di ipping from the stortn,and their pockets quiteeuipty.

lot the long list of persons of distinction recently
armed in this eity, there is hot our, psi halo, snore
eminently entitled to esteem by hie public and titi-
vate virtues than Allsjor-Geoleral IIARPER. cell.
bratril us tlw leader of the Federal Party in the
Seuste of tlw United States of America, ahol dia.
tisignished even in that laud of hospitality by his
atienti.in and Lisitbiess, particularly so visitots front
the Hess. This Gentleman is just arrived
earth Ilrs. 11.tarim, from a tour on the European
Continent. Air. CHARLES OLIVER, of Baltimore,
attached to the Russian strived also at
the sante tune.

It appeava from an article iu r Morning Paper of
yeattiday, that the lariat apology fur asa Incorrect
'report of a speech is. that the wrson 'peaking it
did not speak out oadihly. anal consequently. that
the person rrrouhii flot unt hear rt.
Among the ON Thum's), night.
that of the 1/nynnaiket Theiaire web accidentally
uruitled in Our leo. Ti... limit of this 'altercating
61141,111 W retreat of the dranns wa. ornamented with
the initials f;.P R. and the Palace% plume, iu
Li ilhatit lantp-a