Star.
London, England, 1826-11-10 00:00:00

PEDESTRIANISM.

Mr. Abernethy's match to go 100 miles in 25 hours, oat ac-
complished yesterday. It was for a stake of 100 sous. and much
money was pending on it. He won the match cleverly, eight
minutes to spare.

The Branch Bank of England opened at Swansea on
Monday, and commenced business. The notes are in
every respect the same as the parent establishment, et-
cept being dated at Swansea, and made payable there
and in London. Notes will not be issued above 5004
nor less than 51. each.

Yesterday, about two o'clock, on the arrival of the
Lord Mayor's Procession at Westminster Hall, crowds
of persons perched themselves on every practicable elc.
vation, and, among the rest, on a paling immedlately
adjoining Old Palace-yard, which, unfortunately, gave
way, and precipitated forty or fifty persons into the bisect
and area, sever al of whom were severely hurt.
Tuesday, a young son of Neptune, named Schee%
was paid off from a ship at Chatham, and as he bad
never been in London, was determined to have a crui-e
to that place. He travelled on foot as far as Dartfoid,
when finding himself tired, he hailed a return chaise,
and was safely landed at the foot of Westminster Bridge.
In the evening he and the post-boy regaled themselves,
till Jack got a little groggy. He then steered his
course towards Westminster Abbey, where he fell in
with a Lady, who kindly offered him a lodging for the
night, which offer was accepted, and Jack soon found
himself (as he thought) safely moored in a snug liar-
bour. The place where Jack was anchored, happened
to belong to one Mrs. Cummins, in the Almonry, and
on turning out in the morning be found his pilot had
sheered off, and himself minus 71. 185.61
Atoms Minasats.-*-A huge seal was caught last
week, in the Union Canal, at the third drawbridge from
Port Hepetoun. On opening the stomach of the animal,
it was found to be filled with trout (which are very
abundant in the Canal) and enormous eels. How it rt
into the Canal is a curious question. The only way we
can account for its appearance is, that it had got into
the Forth and Clyde Canal, from one of the tw.) Friths,
at Grangemouth or Bowling Bay, and thence found its
way into the Union Canal.—Edit. (Aron.
CLIIIIICAL PUNNING.—On the day previous to a very
recent ordination, the coach did not arrive till half an
hour after the usual time. In the coach, however, were
two very important articles, one in the shape of a
Deacon (who ought to have made his appearance long be-
fore), and a fish, for the Bishop's ordination dinner. The
young Clergyman received a very severe reprimand,
and his Lordship made a gracious apology for the de-
lay of his dinner. Upon which the tardy candidate
remarked with the utmost gravity, that both himself
and the fish had come in time to get into hot crater.
Sir William Daws, Archbishop of York, was very
fond of a pun: His Clergy dining with him, for the
first time after he had lost his Lady, he told them he
feared they did not find things in so good order as they
used to be in the time of poor Mary ; and looking ex-
tremely sorrowful, added, with a deep sigh, " she was,
indeed, Mare Pacifieum 1" A Curate, who pretty well
knew what she had been, called out, " Ave, my Lord,
but sbe was Mare Mortals»: first." Sir William gave
him a living of 200/. per annum shortly afterwards.
The monument erected to M. MALLSHIMBES, in .the
great ball of the Palace de la Justice, in Paris, is now completely
uncovered. The following is the inscription engraved on the pedek-
tai—it was composed by his late Majesty, Loots XV 111. who, in
his goysl gratitude, deigned to be the first on the list of subscriber::

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