Pedestrianism

APPENDIX. 283 It doesnot, however, suit ourobject to followthe family of Ury throughall its branches; it is enoughthatwe take notice of the heirof succession; and the lateMr. Barclay deserves to be particularly mentioned, on account of his great celebrity as an agriculturist. He wasborn anno 1731, and succeededhis father, 1760. He received a liberal education, and was an excellent Greek and Latin scholar. He was a noted pedestrian, and frequently walked to London. On one occasion, he walk­ ed from London to Ury, (510 miles,) in ten successive days ; on another, he walked 210 milesin three days, or at the rate of 70 miles a day. He alsowent 81 miles inabout 16 hours. He never walked toLondon after he was elected a member ofparliament, as erroneously reported ; but he had frequently done so before that time. His ordinary pace was sixmiles an hour. His height was six feet. He vyas athletic, and of the handsomest form. The vigour of his mindwas conspicuous throughouta laborious and ac­ tive life; and his improvements inagriculture, entitle him to the warmest eulogyof his countrymen. Mr. Robertson, the intelligent author of the ' Surveyof Kincardineshire,' hasdevoted 27 pages of his work to illus­ trate Mr. Barclay's agriculturalimprovements; and, from his account,as there can be no better testimony, we shall extract thefollowing particulars. *The man/ says Mr. Robertson, * who exertedhimself most for the improvement of the county—whoselabours were the most strenuous and best conducted—and who^e cin a example