Star.
London, England, 1801-03-30 00:00:00

COUNTItr NEIVS.

Yarmouth will in time become as f-.mous for
its walkers,as Newmarket is for bode racing. Lail
Monday a private of the Weilmoreland Militia,
undertook to walk 6o miles in 16 hours, but per-
formed it in ts. On Thttrfday a Coalheaver
walked the fame (Mance in 13 hour:. The pe-
sleilrians were both much fatigued by their exer-
tions. This week a mailer of a veffel is to walk
6o miles in it hours, and bets have already been
made to a confiderable amount pro and cox.
EXTZAORDIN ARP ACTIVITY.—Therc is on board
the Fismous an, of 48 guns, a little boy named
Wright, .who can go to the top of the truck at
the main top-gallaurmail head, twitt his felt
round the running rigging. and let himfelf crown
with cafe on the deck, head foremott, to the ailo-
nithment of the Officers and (hip's company ; he
has performed this extraordinary feat feveral
times with the greatei cafe.
ral affortmcut is kept for the fupply of regiments
On Tuefday Jail, a lady driving in a light gig
on the road near Wandfworth,was interrupted by
the approach of a waggon loaded with flour, when
in endeavouring to guide her horfe on the oppo-
fite fide of the way, the animal flatted with a
touch of the whip, and the violence of the jirk
threw her out of the feat, when !he unfortunately
kll under the wheel of the waggon, which, going
over her head, killed her on the fpot.
Lail week a packkge of goods belonging to H.
Francklin, Erg. of Hopton, in Suffolk, was flolen
from a waggon, in Bury, which was found by
fome hulbaudmen,. concealed under a dunghill in
Wefily-field.—ln confequence of which a watch
was fet at feme. ditlance, and two men, who came
to take' the bale away, were apprehended on
Monday night.
IL Bawdier, a labourer at Powick, in Worcef-
terthire, was fome mornings &nee found near his
houfe lifelefs.—He had left work the preceding
evening with a tieighbodr, both inapparent health,
and his coMpanion was taken ill during the night
and expired : the caufe of their death 'Las not
been afcertained.

An old invalid, at Jerfey, who for a great num-
ber ofycars had worked in the bre*houfe of Mars.
Tricot and Struve% yellerday fe'nnight fell intb
tab of boiling water, and was fcalded to Inch
ends, that the flefh dropped from his bones, and
be died in the con& of the night in extreme agony.
Os Thurfday when the gaoler carried in re-
prieves for feveral of the unfortunate convi&s, a
molt affecting fcene took place : they flocked
about him, and hung on his arms and legs, and
Tome, in the dreadful moment of fufpenfe, fainted.
' SHRIWSEURY, MARCH 27.—A ITIOft defeCrate
confpiracy was difbovered among the convifts in
our County Gaol on Saturday laft :—When the
gaol clock ftruck five in the afternoon, it was to
be the general fighal through the different courts
to prepare for liberation ; at that moment the
under Tumbey was to be feized, when going as
ufual to lock up the Day Room of the capital
felons court, 'and the keys taken from him, with
which it was their.intention to have unlocked the
other courts and in a body to force the inner and
outer lodge; but, by the vigilance and timely
precaution of the Governor, their rash determine.
tion was prevented from being attempted.—The
ringleaders were Ilion difeovered ; loaded With
heavy imam and ordered into clofe confinement.
SHasoeme, Matted 26.—A dreadful accident
happened on Feithy night lift, about tsis
at the dwelling-houfe of John Pearce, at Carlon,
near blitebell, to conftquence of the tremendous
lightning. The houfe is torn in a moil (hocking
manner; the Islanching is burnt as it were with
fire; John Pearce and-his family are very much
hurt, particularly his wifb, who is fcalded in a moll
dreadful manner.; a travelling boy,' who was in
bed, is buried in the ruins, and not yet found :
111) two other travellers, who were in bed, are fo
Much fcalded that their recovery is doubtful.
Catsvas., bisect. 27.—0 n Sunday *fe'nnight
an infant was brought to be chriftened at Ringley
Chapel ; when the bEnifter afkcd the mother (who
attended) to name the child, fhe anfwcred, Bitty.
Accordingly the young (hanger was baptized that
name. When the parties were leaving the Chapel,
one of the attendants alkcd the mother whether
Ate was litre the child was not a lade-0 Ho dear
me 1" with a long interjeftion, "So it is 1" ex-
claimed the latter ; adding, " I nom ha' it chrif-
tested again !" Accordingly the ran after the pat-
ron with the mate Betty in her arms, almott breath-
lefs. The blinifter wifely and good-humouredly
told her, to take the child to the clerk, and he
might r,:giller it what name the pleafed. This was
done, and Mr. Stemhold very acutely entered it
" Betty, otherwife Peter." Adding, "he cou'dn't
undo what Parfon had done, but in would try to
ma

ENGLISH STATE LOTTEETTWINTT•IOI7II,TII
1:1A Y.—Nos. 4X,035, 32,374, sol.
It is very remarkable that this day twelve.
month being the afels day's drawing of the State
Lottery Tickets 'oore a price of 421. which is
nearly . ouble the prcfcnt price of Tickets ; al-
though one Twenty Thouf.ind and one Thirty
l'hotuaru! Poirot!. Prize WHIR turn up in aim
day.—the !Miner as frrfi ilra-tis on the 29th day,
and the latter as full drtwn on the 33J day's draw.
ing. Therefore, thoik who delay parchafing
Tickets much longer under filch encouraeir.g cir-
curnituuces will pay. an esorbitantinterelk for their
procriflination, as Tickets mutt rapidly rite in
prpportion to thz cl4ace of to many Tvaluabk
prizes. • .
'We arc hippy to hear that tome refpeaabk
Gentlemen in kraal -writhes at The Veit end of
the Town, hare entcmdinter a public Strlskript;op
for tl.e purchafe of Leetcry-Tickets, for the neva
the irodolhiou. P..or not on tiarparilhrlilt. This
is fulfilling the s‘ it:: led prtulcnt rule of-ft... Giving
Charity to preczot Cetrity"—an one • or two rich
prizes in-the present profperont eaten( the Wheel
will rand the mc.tca el-producing ape/wooed hip.;
port for many porn- tionilieso who etili ct4el.l
agily ("sped a tuneentrytellef. . .