Star.
London, England, 1823-02-26 00:00:00

PEUESTRIANISSI.

'MATCH TO NEWBURT.—.MT. West, the amateur, who started
fr;nri Hyde Park at ten o'clock en Monday, to perform the dig.
tarce of 112 miles in 28 hours, for IGO sovereigns, reached
slough, as was stated yesterday (20 miles), in four hours. lie
went through Maidenhead (26 miles) incog. before seven, having
halted half an hour. He was at Reading at nine o'clock, and
continued his journ y the o:her 17 miles", which he accomplished
after a short stoppage, in halt' an hour less than half the time.
After going to bed, he passed through Reading on his return,
about five o'clock, and be halted again at a riend's house at
Hare Hatch, where he first felt fatigued. He started thence to
do the remaining 32 miles in eight hours. He lost time in every
hour, and front the badness of the roads, he gave in 15 miles
from home, and having less than three hours to do them in.
The match has been attempted by others, but never yet accom-
plished. The last three hours spoilt the business.
William 111`Mullen, a young pedestrian, under 16 years of
age, undertook the task of walking 40 miles in eight hours, a
quarter of a mile in and out, on Saturday last, at Penrith, and
accomplbhed the same eight minutes within the time. He pur.
poses doing 104 miles in 24 hours, a few days hence, at Kendal.

PoPut.a.'rioN.—We would wish. to call the atten-
tko of our Readers to a work of general utility, re-
cently published by Mr. E. Wit sox, of the Royal
Exchange, being no other than An Accurate Table of
tl:e Population of the Briti,h Empire in 1821.—1 n
this production the name cl every place containing
two thousand inhabitants or upwards will be found,
as well as that of every City and Borough, with the
number of their resident inhabitants. It appears that,
in order to comprise as much information as possible,
the Editor has, at the :.arnt: time, added the market
days, and distance from the Metropolis, which render
it a document of great value to travellers, for whose
convenience, as well as that of others, it may be had
mounted on canvass, and in a case adapted for the
pocket.
At the Winchester Election, on Tuesday se'nnight,
the Marquis of CUAICDOS (son of the Duke of 13ucrt-
IN(alissr) alluded to the conduct of France towards
Spain •in the following words, as reported in the.,
Hampshire Courier:—" He was not blind to the!
storm which was now gathering in the political ho.
riaent it might, however, blow over us, and be dis-
persed but should the contrary be the result, we
must forget our difficulties, and [mite heart and hand
to prevent the unjust encroachments of France, and
the other Foreign Powers—(Loud cheers).—Those
States were mistaken if they supposed that our pre.
sent distresses prevented England from drawing the
sword: they would find that she was always pre-
pared to unsheath it in defence of her liberties, her
laws, and her Constitution."—This address was re-
ceived with loud cheers.

Extract of a private letter from a gentleman in
Spain, to his friend in thi. country :
We are in a state of great confusion and em-
barrassment, with no prospect of relief from it, under
the present Rulers of the Nation. We are, in short,
a divided People, and the Constitution is the cause
of our division. We must have a King with the
privileges of a King, and not the Sovereignty in the
hands of a Junta, before we can be a united People.
We have pride, perhaps prejudices, that induce us
to look up to a King as the head of the State, and
to view with feelings of humiliation, jealousy, hatred,
and fear, a Junta, usurping the kingly office.
" The idea that all hearts and hands would be
united against an invading army, is not well founded.
The belief is but too well supported, that, under such
a protection, most of the northern provinces would
rise for FLUDINAND, against the Constitution, and that
their example would be followed by some of the
southern. If your'country supports us, it may pro-
long the struggle, but it can do us no essential service.
But will your country fOrce upon us a Constitution
against the will of the People, at the price of her
blood and treasure ? For, lam sure, if the public
suffrages could be taken, the majority (at least of the
thinking part of the nation) would. be against the
Constitution, as at present -established. A rational
modification of it, according with the pride and pre-
judices of the people, would be a great blessing, and
might give us unanimity and peace.
.There is a report of the moderate party being
likely to come in, which every true Spaniard must
devoutly wish for; for neigler France noryour coun-
try can setileopr differences. Our finances are in a
most deplorable state, and our credit in your country
would not, I hear, enable us to raise money at
wenty per cent:.