Star.
London, England, 1815-09-13 00:00:00

PEDESTRMNISM.

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The neighbourhood of Blackheath ir: :t.: pres-7,! all
upon the qui vire, iu consequence cf a pedest.-1 to
sporting match. A noted walker of the name of
Wit.sopii has un&rtsken, for a considerable bet, to
walk one thou:and miler, at the rate of 50 miles per day
'-..t. '2O successive days. The spurting world consider
this to be a greater effort than the thousand miles in.
a thousand hours, ,as performed by Captaln I.! A itcLA),-
the time for the wager list ment;oaed occupying
n •arly flO days. WILONT began on 'Monday, and per:
formed the 50 miles by eight o'clock in the evetli te,
without appearing the least fatigued. By 6 o'cl.)ck,
Hyesterday evening, he had walked 41 miles, 11,tYing
then 10 to go over, which, having the cool of the
evening in his iavour, he accomplished in good style.
He seemed not mach fatigued, and the general ci.i.
:lion was, that* if isiifset did not f4il him he wf -al :I viek
the wager. Bets run very high, nrny gooti;l3* men
ire interested, and the Heath il campieiely a I l'r.
l'he pedestrian is a mats of middle 'statute, and LI.
two years of age.

At the next York Spring Meitirg the Diacr. of
I..trAn's filly, by Pandapho, roAtchei against trir
M. M. Sytes's filly, by Omaha- each, coo
mile and a bzlf, 400 gs h. ft.
The Duke of 'AUDI'S b. f. by Orville, against Sir
M. M. SYKU's Sister to arierik, Sst. each, two miles,

'oogs. h. it.
The Duke of GRAFTON'S br. f. Wire, by Waxy,

font- years, old, was sold list Week for zhe vim nt
'2OOO guineas„ her destination supposed to be ne
Curragii, in Ireland.
The Lord,: of the Treasury,-by whose high anima'
rity Mr Jicnirsie.'s lal:orious Digest alas i.asts ef 1k
Cartons has becn •tccomp!isbed for this: Public ti .i.
vice, have permittle.: their Bot4cseller (Srunm.as
11, Pall Mall) to sell the few Copies which teniaia.
at only £3. las. 61 It is if:ea:lll6le to the Mer-
cantile Interest, comprizing, ;n Airy:: 14(X) cl sib'
printed pagei, Royal 4.t0. a S.lmniary LT all eit Ste
totes; relating to Navigation. Trade, Itieni..e.., ald
every Matter. cognizable by the Cuitetils, lima tug
earliest period. .
\Bow.sTitLar.--Yeste.dity. Kiwi lif arAroa was ex-
amined before R. Butatit, . Esq. on a charge of s•featl.
ing a large'quantity of writieupaperi and 'ken:neon.
in the Victualling Devi-treat of the 'Nagy {!fie.
in which Office h; hat alone inn ago bleu * ci ik.
The charge being estabiishei against hart, he ass
fully committed for bill. '.,
Charles Pciti: Slow, a sorter at the Two-pinny Post..
Office, was aho fulfy committed. charged with st, :d-
-ing a I.:tter, directed to Mrs. siinpsiln. of Kiiiis:its.
bridge, containing a £2l) and a £5 b ,iik notes.
MANCIM4 Mons;.-.-XIIILD MURDER. ....Itt•Utilday.
Sarah 'Lan, who stands charged with the Wilful mur-
der of a child by starving it to deaih, was Si{ tin pot
to the bar ; the paiish office* of Aldgare pre...vred
the charge, the child having become a burden to she
parish; it died, However, in a few days. From tpe
testimony of a Medical Gentleman, the child died
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from want or the necessaries of life. S..veral ten le.
witnesses atten4ed, to prove .the child tieing ,ia. e
possession f.f t!,..: prisoner whom %her to..k.' toy t te
inother, hut I.tive since ascertained was n'.: the case.
but that she lead g.,‘ this child logo a beQ.,i mr, with
it.: the prisoner confessed the child was pot her's litit
gave nb satisfaction to the Loma MAYOR Ms; it be-
longed to. The :prisoner was remanded again till
Saturday next for fOrtlici investigation:
Assize or BRBAD.—We understand that the atilt
Legislative Body which has sprung up in Lonch:ii,
namely, the ?Foraged Wertlenc f?f Me B 4,:r:' 1.46:1.,,-1.
taking into their serious consideration the wee of
Flour at Mai klanc on Monday, and %that thee reckon
a fair lercift on their commodity, have filed the Auks
of Bread, for the ensuring wei;k, at i levet...,oisice the
Quartern Loaf, at which price these Lawgiver.. we I
permit the Public to buy what they ee11..--The f utit.c
ought indeed to be grateful to the Bakers, for takin.4
measures to equaling intim:Wen. Were it 11.^t fur t:.!s,
we might have to lament paying perilaos_rtinereneu
halfpenny far oar Icai, while omit neighisr,....urs p,tid on y
.ninepente. The Worshipful Ward..tis, Misr than the
tarliprilent, are endeavouring to save es from suds
iiiii,stee ; and the only advice we can Ver,turt: 10
glest,ltiem in the performance of this weld labour is,
that they admit the Mart into their consuitatims.
.From a Divan so perfect in all necessary informsti,.n,
milli most just and salutary decisions n ilia: emanate!!!
r!d Cana Excuanes, Sarr. 13.—We have had a g:.ed
step fly of wheat from Suffolk this morning. but time
trade was exceedingly heavy. and Mouday's pees
with difficulty obtained for finest qualities; alt , A r r
descriptions are unsaleable at a rejuction of ithi `.:.
pet quarter. Oatsio otf much siptoi the sanie trims
as on Monday, although the amval was tolerauly
large. In Barley, Peas, Bows, said yam articles,
there i
s no 'militias.

7NSATRE&

Dauste-eassoe-The Comedy tf Tie liegoereee' ye*
last night, represented. In this Piece; whale'a pro*
• esteem is manifested for true piety, the specious thew
of holiness which bad men stenetimesessnine, for the
purpose of compassing the
,vilest ends, is exposed
uith considerable skill and effect. 'Two alterations
have taken place in the can of the characters. Mr. i
Wateace and Miss KIELLT filled, for the first time,
the parts of Colonel Lambert and Charlotte. Mr. WAI3.•
&ACK sustained his character respectably. We have
seen it better played, and it is passible that it might
1P worse represented. Miss Kat.ev, though• not
much in the habit of penonating the fine Lade, per-
formed her part well. Her quarrels with Deed/
Were managed with provoking archness and vivacity.
Mr. Dowroe's Conked/ is one of the finest pieces of
comic acting • which the Modem Stage can beast.
There is a cool .methodical regularity in Mr. Dow-
. ToN's movements, an appearance of the profoundest
Humility in his inks, a whining smoothness in his
manner of delivering the text, up to the moment
when CattsvelPs infamy is discovered, perfectly de-
' scriptive of the wretch, who conceals the most de-
praved passions beneath the garb of affected sanctity.
His convert and creature, Maw. worm, was represen-
ted by Mr. Oxeitioty with much broad himour. The
charatter of Old Lady Lambert affords hut 'few oppor-
tunities for the display ot. talent. Mrs. &AIMS rent.
dered the part as amusing as it possibly could be made.
She was extremely happy in giving that passage in'
which the old devotee describes her feelings to be.
so completely subdued, teat she could, without-emo-
tion, behold all her family expiring at her feet.—
Atter the Comedy, a new Melt'-dramatic Romance,
entitled The Magpie, or, the Maid of Palaiseaw, was
peilotmed. The principal incidents of this Piece are
precisely similar to those which we have already mi-
nutely described in our account of the Musical -Tarts
of Tile Maid and the Moire now performing at the
Lyceum. The chief difference consists in Richard, a
young soldier, and the son of the farmer with .whom
Amens (the Maid of Palaiseau) resides; being, in
the Piece performed at Drury-lane, given to her as a
lover, instead of Blaiseau, a servant on the farm, and
more distantly related to her master, who, in Mr.
.Axeoeo's Drama, is introduced as her suitor. This
al.erteloa brings the Meltedrame nearer to the stan-
dard mgt the original Freich Piece. Except in this
point, the ploi, incidents, and, we may almost add,
the language, of the two Entertainments now before
the Town, are nearly the same. Some liberty ap-
pears to have been taken with the character of the
which, in our opinion, is made too farcical..
The Piece, particularly where this partial judge is
concerned, is essentially serious; and it is a pity that
. its general tenour should be impaired by the intro-
duction of any thing in the shape cf ill-timed levity.
In this respect, Mr. ARNOLD.is Drama clearly has the
ecivantage. The Piece has been produced at this
Theatre in a most splendid style. The scenery is
exquisitely beautiful. The opening scene discloses
one if the richest and must picturesque views which
it is possible to imagine. • The concluding scene is
also handsome. The original meld-diernatic music,
composed by Piccoa, has been preserved. It
.is, in
every instance, delicately suited to the.businetsof the
Drama, whether the passing scene be descriptive of
enel-ncholy or of Mirth. The overture, selected from
the works of BUTHOV h.NI by Mr. T. COOKE* is ex-
tremely heavy: it has neither nevelt/ nor variety to
recommend it. The performers played with spirit,
and kept up the interest of the Piece to the last mo-
nient. We have already noticed Miss iLLY'II An-
sttlie so fully, and in such unqualified terms of appro-
bation, that we deem irouly necessary, on this occa-
sion, to obeerve, that her acting last night perfectly
warranted all the praises we,haveheretpfure bestowed
on the admirable talents she displayed, in her per-
formance of this character at the Lyceum. Mr.
ptvroti's Gera aiee was a fine representation of plain,
Il;nest, rustic feeling. The Bail& was supported by
Mr. MUNDIN with great humour. Mr. Kramer's
Blaiweast, Mr. Oxasitite's Jew, and Mr. WALLACK'S
Richard, deserved a very favourable mention. Mrs.
Seaaxs hit off most happily the loquacity and petit-
lance of Dame Gervaite ; eor was she less excellent in
those scenes where the display of feeling was neces-
sary—where the bitter recollection that the hapless
situation of Amite has been produced by her conduct,
harrows up the mind of her unhappy mistress with
the most acute sensations of ;egret. The Ballet in-
troduced in the first act is very pretty ; and the exer-
tions of Mr. Oseest Bearatend Miss Sperm, were de-
servedlY admired. The Piece went off with great
applause, and was announced by Mr. Ras (als
sager) for representation on Thursday, with warm
Sod universal applause.
IiAYMARKET.—This Theatre closed last nightootf-
ter a short but very successful season, with use Co-
snedy of The Heir at Law, and the Farce of A Chip
e the Old Mori. After the Play, Mr. Taisae.camit
forward, and addressed the Audience, as follows:
" LADIti *ND Gan rttesett---This Theatre, precluded log'
dstind circusatances trim the mull exercise of lie heir. deeds'
so-night, after Avery short season.• Annual acknownelidlislins N
annual favours. have been so repeatedly uttered on this spot, thtr
is now difficult to vary the expressions of gratitude; but I still
requested by those Proprietors who conduct the performanceisit
our Stage, to (Aftr their sincere and heartfelt thanks for the panto.
• sage which you have bestowed upon their tabours, aid to aware
you that your long and ;optioned support is indelibly impressed
ippon their memory, .1 he Performers, Ladies and Gentlemen,
are moat fully sensible of the cheering encouragenient which ydu
have generously afforded to their exertions, and we respectfully
bid you farewell."

Miss O'Newt.'s matrimonial engagement it agaill re-
vived by general report, as an event likely to take
place be!ore the foil of Me kef !

Mr. KEAN WAS engaged to perfoint Richard en
Monday warning at Cheltenbam, and to appear ht the:
evening in the character of Octavian, at GloticititirT
INCGEDON is engaged, for the ensuing winter, it the
Dublin Theatre. Next summer he embarks with
'Musical notes on an adventure to America.
We are happy to Slid, that not the least accide,t
occurred at the Rojal Cirri: on Monday night, al.
though the pressure of the crowd exceeded any. thing
we 114Ve witnessed for some time, owing to the gteat
novelty of the Balloon, from which. Were slistribiated
to the audience Ten Shares of Tickets, with num*.
cons mottoes, illustrative of the Three grand Prizes
of 4'so,ooo,stind the Four Prises of 5t120,,0030, in the
present snored Lottery, which will Milo diawieg 7th
tinvetakw.