Star.
London, England, 1827-11-19 00:00:00

MATCH AGAINST TIME.

Satorday, a nunierous assemblage of persons congregated opposite
Buckingham House, in St. James's Park, to witness a Foot Race
round the new railing, between two amateurs, for £lO. In conse-
quence, however, of the dreadful muddy and excavated state of the
park, one of the amateurs, notwithstanding his opponent gave him
fifty yards in advance, fat (cited his deposit money, and the Gentle-
men present were about to depart, considerably chagrined at the
circumstance, when the other amateur offered, maugre all disad-
vantage, rather than the assemblage should be disappointed of see-
ing a race, to run the dine:ice in ten minutes, for any money. In a
short period a good round sum was deposited is a Gentleman's
hands, and a referee being appointed and the starting place marked
out, the amateur proceeded on his task, and in defiance of the mud
finally accomplished the undertaking in seven minutes and three
quarters, to the admiration of the bystanders. The amateur in
coming in was nearly covered with mud, and his whole appearance
was extremely grotesque, which excited much laughter. •

CRANIOLOGY.—This system seems, to be defective in
the explanation of general character. For instance, gravity Is
supposed to be the general characteristic of the English, and levity
of the French. The one is comparatively a lump of le,ad—the
other all air. The Englishman is all of a piece with himself, and
shows a certain heaviness; slowness and stubbornness in all he
says or does ; while, on the other hand, the looks, gestures, words,
thoughts, feelings of the Frenchman, equally bespeak his origin ;
are light, quick, variable—a mere volatile essence, without a bit of
atria mertiouns. Now, does not this difference of character arise
from a general difference of structure diffused through the nerves,
the brain, the solids and fluids of the two nations? Or shall we
absurdly ascribe It to a particular organ of levity in the one, and
of gravity in the other? Just as well might we suppose, that
Cribb has the advantage in point of strength over a petit moitre
from a bump on his back ; or that the labour and patience of the
ox depend on an accidental excrescence on his knee.—Londcm
Weekly Review.
When Marshal BLUCHER returned from London into
Germany, he made a fortnight's stay at Frankfort on
the Maine, where the people pressed daily to see him,
as well as his carriage, a coach accommodating four
persons, which had belonged to Bonaparte, and was
captured with several other equipages after the battle
of Waterloo. The author, who had known Marshal
Blucher for thirty years past, happening to be at Frank-
fort at the time of the Marshal's arrival, hastened to
pay his respects to his Excellency. One evening, being
alone with him, and conversing on several political
matters, more particularly on the subject of the battle
of Waterloo, " Prince," said he, " I have read not only.
all the official accounte, but almost every description
published of that glorious affair. still I do n t consider
myself perfectly on fait as to the subject. Pray tell me,
was it you and your brave army, my dear Prince, that
gained the battle, or were Wellington 'and the Eng-
lish the conquerors?' With the greatest affability the
Prince replied, a Would you, my friend, learn the fact
of the case? If so, lit me tell you, that neither Welling-
ton nor myself gained the battle. Napoleon lost and
whavis extraordinary, this same Napole..n, who is one
of the greatest tacticians of our day, has lost it from a
false step in tactics. Grouchy and Bulow, Bulow and
Grouchy—these ate the wheels upon which turned the
fortune of the day.—Anecdotes of Foreign Courts.
PORT or NAVARlN.—Navarin, now so: celebrated
in our naval annals, is situated at the S.W. corner of the
Morn, eight miles4l4.lo(plodon, long, 25. E. lat. 87.
5. N. The population amounts to about 8000. Solite
of the houses are well built, but the stte.ts are narrow,
dirty, and steep, from the nature of the ground. It is,
or rather was a place of considerable trade, owing
to the excellence of the port, which is the largest in
the Mcrea, and capable of containing two thousand
sail. The port is formed by a basin six miles in cir-
cumference, the mouth of which is secured by the island
f Sphacteria or Sphagia. This island is two miles
long, and a quarter of a mile broad. The entrance is
by the south end of the island where the passage is 600
yards wide. At the northern entrance titre is not a
.ufficient depth of water for the passage of large ships.
Old Navarin lies at the northern extremity of the bay,
and is supposed to occupy the seat of the ancient Pylos.
The late engagement took place on the anniversary of
the memorable battle of Salami;, which was fought on
the 20th of October, 430 B.C. and on the day preceding
he anniversary of the glorious victory of Trafalgar.
Friday, between twelve and one o'clock, a sailor,
in the act of descending the stairs of the Monument, on
Ftsh.street-hill, fell down head foremost, by which
casualty he broke both his legs, and was taken to the

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THE APPROACHING EXECUTIONS
The five unhappy memo are ordered fot eXecu-
lion on Thursday next, were all convicted at the Sep;
tember Sessions. Their naives are, John Powell, Trio Mas
Sackett, Charles braith, John Keaton, and Edward
Lowe.
Juba Powell; ',AO is only 23 years Of age, was con:
witted of stealing from his employers, Messrs. Seise!
and Cross (a highly respectable and extensive firm,
carrying on the silk mercery, linen, and haberdashery
business, in Compton.streeti Soho-square), a variety ofl
silks, cambric', bombazines, ftc. Powell was employed
as the clerk, or shopman, of Messrs. Sewel and Cross,
and was the successor of Henry Dunn, the young man
who, with a woman, was tried at the Old Bailey a few
months ago, arid convicted of extensive robberies of the
property of his employers, and whose sentence, upon a
capital conviction, was commuted to transportation for
life.

Thomas Sackett was convicted of stealing from the
person of Mr. James Sharp, clerk to Messrs. HAnkey
and Co., the bankers, a pocket-book,
.containing bills
of exchange, and other securities of the value of 10001.
Mr. Sharp was passing through Copthall-court, in the
afternoon of the 4111 of August last, when he was
hustled by a number of persons, among whom was
Sackett, who tore his coat open, and robbed him of his
pocket-book, containing the above-mentioned property.
Upon the prisoner's being convicted, the Recorder told
him that no hopes of mercy could be held out to him,
as it was absolutely necessary to make a severe exam-
ple of those .who in mid-day, and in defiance of the
I ,w, and of the security which the psiblic had a right
to expect, dared to unite with a desperate gang, to
assault and rob persons engaged in their lawful business.
Charles Smith, whose age is only 21, was also con-
victed of an assault and robbery on the person of Fran-
Jones, in the neighbourhood of Cheops:de. The
prosecutor was returning late at night from the back
of Honey-lane Market, when the prisoner knocked him
down senseless, leaving him only time to cry " stop
thief!" The watchman heard the cry, and seeing the
prisoner running toward> him, hid himself in a door-
way, and run out and seized the prisoner, who threw
into the road a watch, which was afterwards owned by
the prosecutor in the watch-house. The facts were so
directly proved, that the Jury, without hesitation,
fodnd the prisoner Guilty.
Keaton's crime is also that of highway robbery; and
Lowe's, that of colouring base metal.
CONDEMNED Szasson.—Yesterday the customary ser-
mon was preached in the Chapel of Newgate, Mr. Sheriff
STAPLE and Mr. Sheriff Spornswoona, and their Un-
der Sheriffs, arrived at the prison a little after ten
o'clock, and soon after proceeded to the Chapel, with
the Governor, Ordinary, &c. &c. The other prisoners
having been seated,the five ill-fated men were conducted
to the condemned pew, in the centre of the Chapel,
accompanied by Mr. BAKZR, who had previously vi-
sited and exhorted them in their cell. The prisoners
Powell, Sackett, and Smith, were extremely well
dressed ; and the whole of the unhappy men conducted
themselves in a most exemplary manner.