The National Register.
London, England, 1817-05-19 00:00:00

PEDESTRIANISM ON ➢IWOOD SCRUBS..

Baker on Tiles<lay night, at twenty minutes after eight
o'clock, aceormilislied 49 miles, and Eaton, at a quarter past
nine, completed 49 miles. They both started tVeduesday
morn,ng at rune o'clock, and at nine o'clock, when they went.
to breakfast, Baker had gone twelve miles, having rested two
hours in the interimtbrough the badness of the weather, and.
Eaton eleven miles. Some heavy rain and hail falling at this
time, the ground on which they walked wasstrewed over witls
sifted ashes.
Baker started at half past nine, and continued travelling,
notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, and at half-
past one o'clock (dinner lime), lie accomplished 28 miles aud
a qnarter. Eaton, after breakfast started afresh, and at half-
past one (dinner time), be had gone 26 miles and a quarter.
At dinner they both rested 50 minutes, and by four o'clock
Baker had accomplished 31 miles, making in the whole sine's
his commencement at that hour that day week 316 miles.
Eaton, by font o'clock, had 392 miles, having perfortn-
ed since his starting that day week at the same hour 337}
miles.
The following is a correct return of each day's perform•
ance

SANER. EATON.
May 7, Wednesday 10 wiles. 9 miles.
4, Thursday.....,. 65 041
9, Friday 52} 46
10, Saturday
Sunday. • • • • . ....... 411 42
12, Monday .48
13, 'lnesday
11, Wednesday, at 4 o'clock ... .45 46
Baker, at lialf-fast eight o'clock on Tuesday night, rested
from his laborious to k, having that day finished stzty
Eaton rested at a (platter before tea o'clock, after walking
sixty miles. Yesterday morning they both started at the same'
time, li 'ninnies after four o'clock, and at breakfast time,
nine o'clock, Baker had performed si•:teen wiles. He went
to dinner 10 minutes before oneo'clock, having then travelled
thirty miles. lie then rested nritil Eaton started again at halt
past two o'clock, and at four lie had performed thirty.seven
miles. Eaton, yesterday ',owning at nine o'clock, when he
went to breakfast, had accomplished fourteen miles and a
half. At dinner time, leaving off three avinutes before Bak. r,
be had made good twenty-eight miles, and at four o'clock he
had performed thirty.five teak's, at %Midi hoar both these ce-
lebrated Pedestrians were continuing ou their labours under-
taking. When they go to meals they stretch gut their beds
until they start again.
Baker. on Saturday night, at eight o'clock, finished 411
miles, and Eaton, at nine o'clock the same evening, finished
46 miles. yesterday morning they re-commenced their lobo.
Haws undertaking a quarter be fore Emir o'clock, and at nine
Baker had gone 16 ; at half past ten he had gone 23,
he then re•tt d eluting chord' time, "tali! one o'clock. when hie
again set oil, and travelled fain• niiks anal a half' mole, till
two o'clock, when tic went to dinner, resting then till five
minutes after three. He set off again, and at four u'ehoic
had accomplished 31 miles anal a half, making, op to that
time, 415 miles and a half, which he buss pflionned in eleven
days.
kattm. at nine weinek. bad performed 15 miles. and at
half past ten o'clock he had made good 20 miles, he thew
rest. d during divine service until 11,111.v'elock, v. 111.11 he twilibl
started, and went on till two, 166 dinner time, having the*
gone thou mikes mole; lie started again at three, and at four
he had areemiplished I.EUIII his beginning is the morning 27
unties, ekartly up to Whirl' time Eaton had performed 434
miles in eleven days, lea% ing Baler eleven mitt's and a half
in advance up to that thou. l'esterilay
standing the unfavourable state of the weather, several thou.
andln•rsuusweerun?de. gloom'. The plea•iiic bualS WCIA!
;roweled, and the public houses filic,l to au overiluvr.

FATAL Duet..—Abraham liewlitigg, Esq. who went
out to practice its a banister, in Demerara, was mot..
tally wounded in a duo! there, by an officer of the
army. The dispute which led to this lamented result
arose at the Governor's aide. 7%ir. fiewlings expired
in the anus of his wife, a short dale .after =Living
his woutuL