The Sun.
London, England, 1837-02-17 00:00:00

GREAT PEDESTRIAN PERFORMANCE,.

A walking match of forty miles came off yesterday between
two young men, named Fuller and Burn, on Wimbledon Com—
mon, for 251. a side. They started at eight in the morning.,
but although Burn was the favourite Fuller took the lead and
preserved it throughout, and won the match by two miles aria.
forty yards, performing the forty miles, lair toe and heel, in •
seven hours, one minute, and five seconds! a feat unparalleled
in the annals of walking. Burn completed the distance in less
than seven hours and a half. The task was accomplished on a
measured mile, in and out, on the road leading from the Wands-
worth road towards Wimbledon. Very large sums changed
hands on the occasion. Fuller may now be considered the
champion of walkers in this country. His form is perfectly
sym:netrical, and his style of walking graceful and beautifully
elastic. He left off perfectly fresh. He walked in a feigned
name, and is highly respectable in his connections. Burn is
the son of Mr. Burn, the celebrated bootmaker in Piccadilly,
and is only. l 9 years of age.

SHI

ING INTELLIGENCE.

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
Arrived.—The City of Edinburgh, Frazer, from Madras, off
Portsmouth, sailed 26th Oct., Cape 14th, and St. Helena 28th
Dee. ; George Canning, Winn, from Bombay, off Falmouth,
sailed 10th Oct.

Arrivals at the Cape.—The Chase, Green, Dec. 9, from
Algoa Bay ; Time, Pepus, Dec. 15, from London.
Arrivals at Madras.—The Heroine, Oct. 19, from the Cape;
Memnon, Oct. 19, from Rio; Eleanor, Oct. 22, from Calcutta.

Departures from Madras.—The Briton, Oct. 17, for Mun-
sooncottah ; Charles Dumergue, Oct. 17, for Calcutta ; La-
mentia, Oct. 17, for Pondicherry; Louisa, Oct. 17, for Men-
sooncottah ; Roxburgh Castle, Oct. 20, for Munsooncottah
and Calcutta ; Josephine, Oct. 20, for Bordeaux ; Lotus, Oct.
20, for Pondicherry ; Heroine, Oct. 24, for Calcutta.
Arrivals at St. Helena.--The Morning Star, Dec. 20, from
Mauritius, and sailed Dec. 21, for Lo:idon ; Munster Lass,
Dec. 21, from the Cape ; the Miranda, Dec. 24, from the
Mauritius, and sailed Dec. 57, for London. _ _

Arrivals at Singapore.—The Cowasjee Family, Sept. 22,
from Calcutta, and sailed on the same day for China; Good
Success, Sept. 23, from China, and sailed on the 25th for
Bombay ; Napoleon, Sept. 24, from Batavia ; Orwell, Sept.
24, from Madrm, and sailed for China ; Story, Sept. 24, from
Malacca ; Hellas, Sept. 28, from Calcutta ; Emily Jane, Sept.
28, from Calcutta, and sailed on the 3d of October for China ;
Sulimany, Sept. 30, from Calcutta, and sailed on the 2d of
October ?or China.
Departures from Singapore. —The Jardine, Sici7, Sept. 23,
and Royal Saxon, Renner, Sept. 25, both for China.
Passengers per the City of Edinburgh, Capt. Fraser, from
Madras :—Mesdames Fraser, Boyton, Fry, Norton, Partridge,
and Kerr; three Misses Kerr, Miss Blake, Col. Kenny, Capt.
Donetun ; ',lents. Norton, Sharp, Wroughton, and Renaud ;
Ensign flaines, Messrs. Kerr and Partridge, Master D.
Fraser, and seven passengers.
Arrival.—The Penyard Pa%:k, Middleton, from the Mauri-
tius, off Scilly. ailed Nov. 16, Cape Dee.
Arrival at St. Helena.--The Pacific, Coffin, Dec. 2%lr=
whaling, so;:ied on the sa.me day for __, and spoken, per the
City of becween St. Helena and England. The
PaciP.e slioke the Artemis, Sparkcs, from Calcutta to London,
off Cape L'Agullus.
Arrivals at Rio Janeiro.—The Beliona, Arriers, and Snot--
neide, Ferguson, from __, and sailed Dec. 11 for Batavia.
Departure from the Cape.—The Caroline, Holing,
13, for the West Indies.
Falmouth, Feb. 14.—The AbercromV,le Robinson, Scott,
from London to Madras, Bengal, and China, has put back to
Falmouth,- after having been as far ac.. long. 12. NV., and ex-
perienced very bad weather.
The Prince George, Chilcott, from London to the Mauri-
tius and Ceylon, has put back to Falmouth (having experi-
enced severe weather), alter throwing 100 packages over,-
board, with seven feet water in the hold.
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Passengers p6r the Huddersfield, from 13ombay, arrived
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3.n 19. N., g.
at Liverpool :---Mrs. Miller, child, and sei..vant ; Mrs. Den-
man, Dr. Gibson, and E. Andrews, Esc.
Passengers per the City of Edinburrp, from the Cape :
Captain, Miss, and Master W. Kenns.,v.
Ships Spoken per the City of Edinburgh :—The St.
George, Thompson, fror.i Bristol to Calcutta, Nov. 3, lat. 2.
47. S., long. 86. 20. F,. ;
the Alexander, Nov. 9, lat. 8. 51.
S., long. 83. 52. F,
; the Miranda, Hopper, from the Mauri-
tius to London, 3P...1. 2, lat. 7. 3. S., lung 15. 19. \V.