The Sun.
London, England, 1823-10-17 00:00:00

PEDESTRIANIBIII.

Mr. Illarcham, of Tothill-street, Westminster, failed in his
match to walk seven miles in an hour for 20 Sovereigns. The
time had expired when he was 400 yards from home. He did
the first three miles and a half in half an hour, but he began to
fag in the sixth mile.

EXTRAORDINARY. 'RES.I3IIILANCES.—There ere
now living and well, ,in Oldham-mad, .Manchester, twin bro-
thers . about six years old, whose resemblance to each other in
grostrib, make, feature, voice, and complexion has been so exact,
that it was finuid difficult for any one, the parents excepted,
to distinguish one from the other. '['heir names are Joseph and
James Some time since as James was viewing himself
in a glass, he started back as if unconscious of the resemblance,
and exclaimed, in a tone of surprise, " See, Mammy I there is
Juseph'sface in theglan looking at me !" It was with difficulty he
could be persuaded of his error, or that it was his own features,
and net those of his brother Joseph he had been contemplating.
At the present time, one of these twins is, in a very slight de-
gree, lustier than the other, but the resemblance is such as to
excite admiration; and is heigtened by both being dressed alike.
( Bolton Express. )
The great reduction in the price of whisky,
which has taken place within these few days, has been a
matter of continued rejoicing to dram drinkers and tipplers
of every description ; and intoxication has prevailed to a de-
gree that says little in favour of the temperance and self.
denial of the lower classes. On Friday morning the cinder-wo-
Inn congregated at an early hour, and the moment the
spirit shops were opened, proceeded to try the quality of
the twopenuy-;--at which price a gill of whisky may now be had
—some is even sold so low as ihree.hallpenne. Before noon
many of these worthies were seen prostrate in the water rote.
In one place two of theen quarrelled about the relatiVe
qualities of the twopenny and • three half-penny...-:both of which
they had taken care to taste, anti from words proceeded to
blows. In the end they were both floored, and the police
were under the necessity of removing them as nuisances.—
Not less than a dozen of drunkards, who were unable to give
any account of themselves, were taken to the Police Office on
Saturday evening. All these were picked up in the Cotvgate.--;:
(Edinburgh Observer.)
A CAUTION TO SERYANTS.—A short time
since a man called in the evening about nine o'clock at No.
9, Noble-street, Cheapsidc, and inquired of the maid ser-:
vant whro opened the door if a person of the name of Hall
was there ?, .Being answered in the affirmative, he desired her
to give a note to Mr. 11. which he gave her, and he would
wait for an answer. She imprudently went up stairs, leaving
the man in the hall, to deliver the letter, and Mr. 11. being
engaged in .conversation, the girl wentalown to the man to tell
him to wait, but found him gone. The letter purporting to
come from Mr. Hall, contained a curious "roundabout story,"
about Dr. Taylor being called in to attend Mrs. B. who was
much worse, and requesting to see her husband immediately.
Mr. 11. naturally hastened, home; but finding all his family in
good health, supposed some witless friend had played him a
hoax, and there for the present it ended. After supper, die
gentlemen on taking their departure Missed their hats, anti on
searching all over the house anti finding two minus, this oecur-
renca of the letter ihen assumed a serious apearance, and
doubts were entertained of the extent of the robbery; but on
further search:these said two hats were all that were missing.
It appears there were three robbers concerned, who would most I
probably have stripped the lower pert of the home of all the
moveables, had they not been foiled by the entrance of the
porter, to whom they said, " your master is in fits, and we are
going for the doctor ; ' upon which they very quietly walked
away. SerVants cannot be too cautious, as the winter apliroaches,
in leaving strangers bringing letters, Ore.'lnterior of the
house while they go up stairs to deliver them.
A boy of the name of STRITII, of Loughborough,
aged 11 years, whO was born blind, has lately been restored to
sight in both eyes. The boy had cataracts in his eyes ; and
since the inValuable blessing of sight has been obtained, he luta
been able to learn his letters, and to acquire the knowledge of
several objects.