Star.
London, England, 1826-01-13 00:00:00

PEDESTRIANISNI.

Mr. Frampton, the pedestrian, who lately performed a hundred
mileb in twenty two hours, started on Wednesday from the forty.
one mile stone, two miles on the Bath side of Reading, to go by,
way of Henley.upon-Thames and Maidenhead to Kensinren
Park-gates, forty-five miles, in six hours, for a bet of t2OO sove-
reigns. He started before day-break and went to HenleyEten
miles, in an hour and ten minutes, and breakfasted off a mutton+
steak from the leg. He proceeded on to Cohibtook, at the rate of
eight miles an hour, where he refreshed again, and left himself two
hours and forty minutes to accomplish the remaining eighteen miles
in. He won the match without fatigue with ten minutes to spare,
and offered to take a hundred sovereigns to ten that he would rest
an hour and perform the ground back again in the time.

RIBAND TRADE.—One of the manufacturers of Co.
vents y, Who is known to be very well versed in all that
relates to the tiband trade, had on Wednesday an inter-
view with Mr. Husixissom, who manifested the greatest
anxiety to relieve to the utmost any oppressive' conse-
quences that might arise from the operation of t e new
law. After going into a full investigation of its proba•
ble result, as applied to Coventry, he concluded by in-
timating that he would collier upon the subject with
Lord LIVERPOOL and Mr. Secretary PEEL, and woulei
.forward the result of the communicati•in on Friday.
Wednesday slides were formed nearly in the centte
of the Canal, in the Regent's Pork, which were occupied
by a number of lads sliding. It appears that several of
them had collected in a group, and the weigh: being
too great the ice broke, and the whole were immersed
in the water. By great exertion and infrepidity the
whole were extricated, except one fine boy, who sunk to
rise no more. Drags were put in requisition, but it
was not till nearly dark tharthe body was found. The
youth appeared to be about 1.5 years bf age, was dressed.
genteelly in black, and in his pockets were found some,
silver in a purse. and a note bot-Y.
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In Birmingham,...nerueiday se'nnight, the counting.
houseof M-ssrs. Phipson and Co. in P..radise-street,
was broken into by some person or pers ns, who suc-
c-eded, in forcing open the iron chest where the honks
were deposited, which they took out, and after heaping
them on the office floor, s t them on file. The fire
was discovered in time to inevent the fl Imes from
communicating with the building, but not b. fore the
books- had become so consumed as to render them
quite useless and ill•fgible.
MATRIMONIAL JOURNAL.—A Gentleman lately took
the following meteorological journal of his wife's tem-
per per: Monday, rather cloudy; in the afternoon rainy.
Tuesday, vapoutish ; brightened up a little as night.
Wednesday, changeable, gloomy, and inclined to rain.
Thursday, high wind, and some peals of thunder. Fri-
day, fair in the morning, variable till the afternoon,
cloudy till night. Saturday, a gentle breeze, hazy, a
thick fog, and a few flashes of lightning.
The 17th of August last a hawk, with bells to its
thighs and a silver ling to its leg, with the name of the
Hon. J. Finch engraved thereon, flew on board the
Spence, of North Shields, Captain Huggup, bound to
Quebec, in la.. 44. long. 25. west, about midway be-
tween Iceland and the American coast, and after being
on board about twenty days, unfortunately died. It was
perfectly tame. The Captain having some chickens on
board, allowed him to help himself. A chicken served
him five days.

A MAN SCALDED TO DEATH.—Saturday morning last,
Wm. Bibby, •111 crofter, in the employ of Mears. Ridg-
way and nephew, at Norwich, sat down on the side of
a pan nearly full of boiling liquor, for the purpose of
taking off bis tarpauling and the rags; and whilst en-
gaged in that position, he fell backwards into the scald-
ing furnace. His piercing cries immediately called the
workmen to his assistance; and when extricated, he
presented a most appalling object and died • about five
o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, in the most
excruciating agonies. •
WATERLOO POLL.—MaryJones,alias Waterloo kali,
was yesterday brought before F. A. Roe, Esq. by the
officers of the Mendicity Society, under the Vagrant
Act. She had been found begging in Regent•street.
The prisoner appeared with a knapsack on ler back,
which she is said actually to have worn in the field,
when serving under the disguise of a man. She has
seldom been sober since the war ended, except when in
prison, whither she was sent for a month.

CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, iMIIIARY 13.

There is very little corn fresh up, and the frost continuing with
severity, sales are, for the present, nearly suspended—pricey, cos.
'equality, nominal.—Arrivals: English Wheat, 1,030 qua. Oats,
5,050 qrs. Barley, 1,560 qua. Flour, 5450 sacks. Foreign Oats,
1,400 qrs. Barley, 5,200 qrs.
SMITHFIELD AIARKET, JANUARY 15.

There is a fair supply of Meat at market, hut the prices are without
any variation of consequence, best Oxen being at 4s ad. to .s*. per
stone ; and the coarser is. :d, to 45. 6d. Fee stone. The very in-
ferior Mesa; old Cows, &c. are 44. to 4s. 4d. per stone. The price
of the best Mutton is a shade lower, ss. per stone being the extreme
price; sud 5s 10d. to 41. Ed. per stone that of inferior Meat. In
Veal and Pork there is ao alteration —l.Seasts.63l; Sheep, 5,L110 ;
Pigs' 70 ; Calves, 143.
Beet, 4s. 611. to ss. past* Mutton, 4s ad. to Ss. Veal, Ss. ltd.
to 6s. Pork, 4s. 6d. to $O. *L.—Hay per load. .1113 15e. to ree. 15$
ICluver, sa4 10 AS. Ss. Straw, Al 14.. to Xi