Star.
London, England, 1821-10-19 00:00:00

REDESTRIANIDL

Thursday sennight, Thomas Peters, a broken down soldier,
having no employ, undertook to run sixteen miles in two hours,
with no other hope of reward than what the observers chose to
contribute. The distance was mirked out upon the Tewkesbury
road. He started precisely at four o'clock, and performed the
first nine miles in 59 minutes! the last seven he completed in 43
minutes, thus running the distance in thirteen minutes within
the two hours. The collection for the poor fellow was but small.

The country round Durham is now hunted in high
style by two packs of fox-hounds, and one of harriers,
viz. the Earl of DA RLINOTON'S, Ir. LAIIBTON'S, and
the Bishop's harriers.
Friday se'unight Duncan M'Kenzie, on his return
from Kenmore to Comrie, fell into the Tay, and was
drowned. His body was found after two days search.
Saturday se'nnight, as three daughters of Mr. John
Blair, at Lunden, in the Parish of Logie Pert, who
were attending the schools in Montrose, were going.
out of town as usual on the Saturday .afternoon, a
carter allowed them to get up on his cart. Unhappily
the youngest of them, a fine girl, nearly five years old,
fell off, and was killed on the spot.
Monday se'nnight, in the Parish of Crathie, Brae-
mar, a young woman residing with her aged mother,
a widow, who had been long bed-rid, was found bar-
[barously murdered, in the -house, her throat being
cut in the most shocking manner. From the reported
!intimacy between the parties, and other circum-
stances which, in the present stage of the business, it
would be improper to enter upon, suspicion fell upon
a young man of the name of Rotert Aftwkintosh,
who, after undergoing an examination before some
of the Justices in that neighbourhood, was taken to
Aberdeen and lodged in jail.
About eleven o'clock on Tuesday night, as a Gen-
tleman residing in Easton-street, Spa-fields, was
scraping his feet at his own door, he observed a white
bundle lying on the step. On opening it he found
that it contained the body of a male infant, ap-
parently a few days old. It was sent to the workhouse.
About four in the morning of Tuesday last, a Gen-
tleman who resides in High-street, Whitehaven, was
awoke by dreadful noises, as if proceeding from some
one in distress. After considerable search, ha took
down the chimney-board in an adjoining room, and,
to his utter astonishment, beheld the feet of a man,
who earnestly begged for help ! With considerable
difficulty he was pulled down, and laid upon the
floor, seemingly in great army from the bruises he
sustained in 'his descent. flee intruder apologised,
by saying he had mistaken the house, having intended
to go down a neighbour's chimney to visit a set vont
girl. The Gendemaa very humanely suffered him to
depart unpunished.
About eleven o'clock on Wednesday night, the
neighbourhood of Coulthorpe-street, Brunswick-
square, was thrown into great alarm,' on discovering
that the upper part of one of the new houses in that
street was on fire, and knowing that a man and his
wite had the case of the house, and slept on the third
I floor, several persons knocked at the door, but re-
ceiving no answer, they broke open the door, and
proceeded up stairs, when they succeeded in extin-
guishing the fire. It is supposed the fire originated
trom a spark communicating to some linen that was
hanging to dry before the 'fire, the whole of which
was destroyed, as also the floor of the room. The
man and his wife, who were asleep in the adjoining
room, were nearly suffocated.
ROBBER Y.—Tuesday evening, a Lady gave in-
formation at Mary-la-Bonne Office, that a trunk con-
taining-most valuable articles had been cut from be-
' hind her carriage, on its way from Whitechapel to
Mary-la-Bonne, between the hours of six and seven
o'clock. The horses were changed at Ilford, where
the trunk was safe, and also when it arrived in White-
' chapel ; but between the latter place and her resi-
' dence, it was stolen. It contained a number of satin
. dresses, and other wearing apparel.