The Sun.
London, England, 1822-12-06 00:00:00

SMITHFIELD MARKET, DEC. 6.

The supply of Oxen at market this morning was as usual orz
Fridays, but in Sheep the market was rather short. Good.
Beef is rather dearer, but the inferior sorts are nominal in price.
(To sink the Offal, per stone of BM.)
Beef 2s Gd to 3s 4d I Veal 'ls Od to 4s 051
Mutton 2s 4d to 3s Od I Pork 2s Gd to 3s 10d
Lamb Os Od to Os Od.
CATTLE AT 'MARKET._ -

Beasts 450 I Sheep and Lambs
Calves lBO Pigs

HAY AND STRAW, PER LOAD
lay ... Os to £4 Os I Clover £3 lOs to £4 5s
Straw £1 8s to £1 16s.

BARBAROUS OUTRAGE.—On Monday night, as
John Spaight, a tide-waiter, from Kilrush, was returning from
Limerick, he overtook a person named James Naylon, with
a car, on the road, on which he got and rode to Clare, where,
after he and Naylon had taken some drink, they were
proceeding towards this town (Ennis) until near the turn-
pike, when Naylon led the horse off the road sonic distance ;
here, being joined by several others, they took a hogshead off the
car, and concealed it under some straw, on which Spaight ob-
served to Naylon that the vessel contained some illicit goods ;
the vessel was again put on the car, and Spaight left the party to
proceed on his journey, when he was followed by Naylon and
others, and beaten in a most savage and inhuman manner until
they thought he was dead ; and, lest he might survive after this
barbarous treatment, they carried large stones, and threw them
with violence on his head and body to ensure the work of de-
struction ; after which one of the ruffians held his ear to
Spaight's mouth, to try if any symptoms of life remained, when,
being satisfied that their object was perfected, they went away.
After some time Spaight began to breathe, and recovered so flir
as tobe able, after the greateststiuggle,toreach the Police Office.
Mr. Weldon, with his usual promptitude, on learning the cir-
cumstance, set out with a party of the police, and brought hi
several persons on suspicion, two of whom, Naylon, and one
Kennedy, have been fully identified and committed to gaol by
Major Warburton. Spaight is in such a dangerous state, that
no hopes are entertained of his recovery. It seems that one of
Capt. Holaham's Revenue Corps, on his way from Dublin to
this town (Ennis), came up with the above party, and, suspect-
ing the lading to be illicit spirits, made the best of his way to
town, previously to the attack on Spaight, and gave immediate
information to his Captain, who lost no time in apprising Lieut.
Breen and John D'Arcy, officers of Excise, who proceeded to
the spot, and succeeded in seizing two large vessels of spirits,
which they conveyed into this town, and lodged them in the
King's stores. To praise the entire of the individuals for their
conduct on the above occasion is unnecessary, as the statement
fully proves the active part Mr. Weldon hail taken to appre-
hend the ruffians, as well as the promptitude used by Lieu-
tenant Breen and Mr. D'Arcy, in securing the spirits.—(Ennis
Paper.)
AN EXTRAORDINARY CAT.—Last week, while
a shoemaker, in the south side of Edinburgh, was engaged in
cleaning a cage in which he kept a lark, he left the door of the
cage open, of which the bird took advantage, and flew away
by a window at which the owner was then standing. The lark
being a favourite, its loss was much lamented. But it may he
imagined what was the surprise of the house, when in about an
hour and a half the cat belonging to the same person made its
appearance with the lark in its mouth, which it held by the
wings over the back, in such a manner that the bird had not
received the least injury. The cat, after droppin:, it on the
floor, looked up to those who were observing her, and mewed,
as if to attract attention to the capture. The lark now occu-
pies it wiry prison, with the same noisy cheerfulness as befbre
its singular adventure.
Late on Monday evening last, as several
drovers were hurrying some oxen through Whitechapel, one
of them, being too much goaded, darted from the herd among
a number of foot passengers, causing the utmost confusion,
and upsetting several persons, particularly a poor old woman,
who was sitting before a little stand of apples; she was
shockingly gored, and left apparently dead. In a few mo-
ments after the infuriated animal attacked a man with a load
on his shoulders, who was also grievously hurt, and a poor little
chimney-sweeper had one of his arms lacerated. They were all
carried to the London Hospital. There is little hope of the
woman's recovery.