Star.
London, England, 1826-10-27 00:00:00

PEDESTRIANISM.

Yesterday a journeyman carpenter, named Vincent, undertook,'
for a wager of ten sovereigns, to go on foot from Whitechapel Church
to Woodford Wells,and back again, in two hours and a quarter ;
whole distance being eighteen miles. The pedestrian started about
nine o'clock, and proceeded on at a moderate pace of seven miles
an bow. He stopped to bait at Soaresbrook, about five minutes,
einhis journey, mending his pace, and reached Woodford
sidone minute under the hour, and stopped to refresh for ten
minutes. He then -Anted en the return fresh and well, and arrived
at the starting place, completing his undertaking ten minutes less
than the time allowed. Butting at starting was 3to 2 against him.
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This is the anniversary of the battle of New bary,l644 ;
birth of Captain Cook, the circumnavigator, 1728 ; and
death of D'Alembert, the French philosopher, 1783.

A new Farce, adapted from the French, called Re-
turned Killed, is is preparation at Covent-garden. The
incidents are said to be ludicrous in the extreme.

Last week, nearly a half ton weight of sovereigns ar-
rived at Swansea, for the use of the Branch Establish-
ment at that place, just opened by the Bank of England:
On a sua-flower growing in a " kail. y d" in the
neighbourhood of Inverkeilor, the principal Bower mea-
sures 4.5 inches circumference.

Two hundred and eighty sheep have been exported
to Boulogne, in the Medusa and Royal George steam-
vessels, during the last week.
A great improvement has been of late years effected
on some barren soils in the Highlands, by the burning
of lime on the surface by means of moss peats and wood
—all of which are found in great plenty in most situ,-
ations. In the neighbourhood of Moulinarn, from a
field where, two years ago, clover seed would not have
vegetated, thirty pounds of clover have yielded a return
of 690 stones of fine hay. On the same farm, one bolt
of barley has produced twelve.
The neighbourhood of Ratcliffe-highway and
Wapping has been for some time infested by a daring
gang who have committed several depredations, and
for some time eluded even the vigilance of the police.
Monday evening an Inquest was held at the Two
Brewers, Stratton Ground,Westminster, on the body of
a man who had expired suddenly in that house, and his
wife, taking 4s. 6d. from his pocket, went out and got
beastly drunk. At night she slept in bed beside the
corpse, and next day pawned some of the deceased's
clothes to supply herself with gin ; and the Jury were so
apprehensive, from what they heard of her character,
that she would sell the body to buy more gin, that they
ordered k to be forthwith carried away.
Wednesday, an infant, four weeks old, belonging to
James Bridges, of Lisard-street, St. Luke's, came to kis
death by the nurse giving it a large quantity of syrup
of poppies, contrary to the instructions of the Doctor.
who bad prescribed three drops only. Upon taking the
draught, the babe fell into a profound sleep, from which
it did not awake for sixteen hours, and only then on ap-
plication of a warm bath; when it was thrown into the
most violent convulsions, in which it shortly expired.
SHOCKING Accuratax..—Wednesday morning, as two
children, one about four, and the other six years old,
belonging to Mr. Nicholson, of Whitecross-street, Bar-
bican, were amusing themselves at the second floor win.
dow, the iron bar which was fixed across for the pur-
pose of preventing accidents, gave way, and the young-
est, Hannah. a fine girl, was in consequence precipi-
tated into the street. The unfortunate child was taken
up by a person passing at the time. and conveyed into
'the house, when surgical assistance was immediately
procured. but its recovery is deemed almost impassible.

DIED.

At Cowrie, PathsMe, on the 35th instant, the Rev. Samuel
GiUillan, Minister of the United Acsociate Congregation there.
The 25th Ult. at the Manse of Cuhes, Margaret, daughter of the
late Rev. William &rachan.
At Chinourah, Rut Indies, ow the evening of the 20th of March
last, Mrs. Bennett Alder, Lady of Major T. G. Alder, Hun. Coat-
pan
y's Service.
Thursday se'nnlght, at Maidenhead, aged 60, the Rev. .7. Cook,
for forty-three years Pastor of the Independent Church at that
place. He preached mice the Sabbath preceding, and had buried
a person belonging to his congregation on the folknving

)HAILS—THIS DAY.
•1114 DUO. ASI6 DIM
Dublin 1 0 I France 0 0
Watern rd 1 0 I Hamburih 1 0
amines and Jersey 0 0 Randers 0 0
I Lisbon 0 0 Brasil 0 0
Donagbadee 0 0 Sweden 0 0
Leeward Islands 0 0 I America 0 1
Holland 1 0 3 Buenos Ares 0 0

WATNit at LONDON-BUIDGE .ftultfttr W.
Ptlaming 51 minutes after 11
A/formulas minutes after

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