The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-09-19 00:00:00

NtWiluaT, SEPT. 17.—This Mao, who mom to
himself the title of Pedestrian Chamedost of Rag.
land, is now engaged in a noose ordeals task than as y
hitherto achieved by himself, or any of bit compel.
Lora. The undertaking is, to go 75 miles a day for
sit eaccessise days, on the turnpike-read between
Newbury and Andover, at a place called Newbtsry
Wash, about a mile froth the last-mentioned place,
wham the ground is measured from the Goo public-
bee*, half a mile towards Andover, which is a fine
open level, without house or tree on either side of
the toad; and at the ehd of the hell mite is stationed
a soft of watchman's boa, where a loan Is posted to
watch the performance. Crisp been on Sunday
evening last, by starting from the Gun at -seven
o'clock, and finished the first day's task of VS miles
on Monday afternoon, at two. The second day. he
completed 75 miles about four o'clock on Tuesday.
afternoon. The third day's task was not performed
till after five o'clock on Wednesday. He started spin
on Wednesday evening, at eight, and did not complete
the 76 miles till hetweert sit and seven, on Thorsday
evening, and great doubts are entertained of his success.
ITist wager is only for 151., which, if the Champion
should fortunately win, wilt pay him about eight.
pence a mile for his performance. lie walks its a
blue jacket, flannel Oa %Ors, worsted stockings, and
a paper cap, with high shoes, in one of which he
his cut sea, a great pakt of the upper-leather, near
the sole, to save his font, which is mach galled, and
through this hole the gravel frequently gets late tl.a
shoe; he is sometimes obliged to stop and take net
the gravel. The state of his feet and want of bis rest,
are such as to induce a belief that he will be obliged
to decline to-Marrow ; but many of the knnwiog
ones at Newbury (who sin not very numerous) con-
sider it only i feint ; at present, the betting on this
ostraordinary undertaking is about even.
Tee harvest in the, northern parts of England is got
this year much about the time it was besieging to
Imo cat the last 'woo.

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CORK, Sirr. 14.—The fellossieg is the Add - riq -';
the Meeting hild on Thursday at the Comn I
Tatern, to his Excellency, the lAird.bieetestatit. .
In its ptincipies it is constitatiosal ; In its Isnceage 4
respectful, but dignified ; in Its represeti•atieh dare
state of the country unquestionably Correct; aid in
the assignment of ceases demonstratively jiff. The .
chief circumstance which gave rise to this Addrett. I
was the Onjustifiable conduct of a few indliidisals in
assuming the privilege of speaking in the nee* of the
large body of respectable inhabitants of Mt City,
without having regularly convened a meeting of theft. I
inhabitants. This °attest-tillable assumption has met
the deserted rebuke—and we venture to predict that
no such conduct shall ever again pass ancorrictid in
this City. .. .
Nothing was farther froiltbffeeiliettiplatide et the
individuals, who composed the Meeting of Thereday, il $
than to offer any disrespect or annoyance Wits Semi- l'
lency—but when they. did address him, they euselder. ? 7
ed it their right and their duty to speak the langileget 0
not of sycophants, but of freemen, and of pattiotes
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The Gentlemen appointed by the !sleeting/it pleseet :3 i
the Address, have only to state, that the had sit
interview at six o'clock on the evening o !friday,
with the Lord Lieetsluant's Secretary—that they coma
meniceted to him the nature of their cellimissioe,
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and the substance of the Address, ted that they were
polite, Wormed, that his guellenty had tined', If
devoted a day to the reception of Addressee, and .r '
that from the lateness et the hour-'.the immediate
engagements of his Excellency, end his reseletion to "-
depart froth this City at six o'clock on the folteeties
mauling, it would not be possible fox him to falter 4
them with an audience. ,
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TO MS EiCELLEIIteIe CRANIA, tdl+ooll.ll. lAilb
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TALBOT, LORD LIEUTEVANT, GENERAL ANN OE*
FERAL GOVERNOR OP IRELAND, Ike. die.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR Eicett.tnet-neWe hie i
r Majesty's faithful subjects, the lithlibillets of the
City of Cork, beg leave to approach your Etesto.
lency with the etpression of 00 cortgrateletions oal
. i your arrival in our City, end of our unalterable t *
1 attachment to the permanehce and prerogatives ot
k(i #'
r that branch of the Constitution which your Eacellenet
t represents in this country. 1
While we profess these sentiments with sincerity's
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t we trust we mayr without incurring the charge of
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. disrespect, throw off that mock of hollow compile t
? ment, and reject those false declarations of Weed
t happiness, and those unfounded enticipati,,ns of fe.,
• tare prosperity, which are employed by interested i ' l
t persons in order to support an iniudicines system.( 4vi .
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,r administration, and to ingratiate themselves wit% • f
men in power. Permit us rather to exercise the
,t constitutional privilege of stating to the Vic .Regal , I
s Head of our Government the real condition of out
7, country, and the causes which appear to us to over.
tt bear the most strenuous exertions of its inhabitants, I'
a and the striking natural advantages of Its SON its i ' -
situation,.and its climate. .
On the condition of oar country, It Is not ex•
~ aggerstion in us to state, that idleness, poverty, ant
,d disease prevail, that, however the landediproprielore .
re may appear to be relieved by the present. forced I
prices, arising chiefly from a redundant and !GOAN
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es paper currency, the lower orders can expect little .. f
lo benefit, while the real produce of their labour if
ty taken from among them without adeqoate redionera..
lo ,ion.
is To this ruinous abstraction of national wealth by
ce excessive taaatiou, and absentee proprietors, and to i:t,
sir the consequent want of demand for the labour of the .1
,es 'people by those to whom the laws of society hate ap.
in, propristed the. surplus produce of our soil, we et&
:41 tribute the greatest portion of our misery; hot we
is cannot avoid also pointing out the evils arising from
)tv an ill-regulated and vexatious tythe system, and the
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:e; While we notice these circumstances, se. Meat
discord produced by religious mission.
tot likewise express our ardent hopes, that yolk Eitel.
will use every effort, and empley eery pradlt.
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