The Sun.
London, England, 1814-01-19 00:00:00

TWO GIIOST6.

A. singukr story is in circulation, of which we
state the particulars precisely as they reached 'zis.
Some weeks ago, -a niece of Lord G—, a young
la.ly about twelve or thirteen years of age, rushed.
out of her chamber 'in great alarm, exclaim•
ing that she had seen the ghost of a female ser•
wnt who had lately quitted the family, but who.
was still living in London. In spite of all the
expostulotions and arguments used to remove

this mental delusion, she persisted in declaring,
that she invariably saw. the same phantom on en-
tering the same chamber, and the terror of its ap-.
pearance had such an effect upon her nervous sys-
tem, that it was feared her faculties would become
disordered; and it was deemed expedient to consult
Sir F— After sevcr`al ineffectual atttempts
to diSpel the phantasy by which she was afflicted,
he recommended that the servant whose figure
was thus presented to her, should be procured,.
and placed in the room, in the exact attitude de-
scribed by the young lady, that by this means she-
might be convinced of her existence, and be sa-
tisfied that the fancied vision was only the coinage,
of hei: own brain. This was accordingly
and the young lady was conducted to the ,chani.
ber, Which" she. had no sooner enkred than sbe-
uttered-a piercing shriek, clasped her lands, anti
exc;iiining—" Two gl.osts ! two ghosts !" felt
on the floor in a convulsion fit, which, in a few

hours, terminated her existence !---,.(SteCtrOtVt
Mercury.)

OLD BAILEY, JAN. IS.

The JUDGES, baring finished all the capital
cases, did not conic to-day, but left the RECOII,••
DER and COMMON SERJEANT to finish the reo ain.
der of the Sessiun3.
James ;damson and James Chileers were care
victed of having stolen three planks of mahogany,
and ten pillars, value 51. the property of William
Dawes, on the 23d Of. November. The facts Lave
already been Stated..
James Adam was indicted for stealing, on the
27th of December, .ire the parish of St. James's',
Westminster, 60 yards of dowlas, the property of
'Joseph Graham.—Guilty.
James Haines was indicted for having stolen
and embezzled-divers sums of morey, amountir.g
to 21. 2s. the property of John
Edward Footman was indicted for stealing, on

the 2a of December, four coach glasses, the pm.
peaty of (ieue.rel,Alexandet Maithind. The pri.
Saner in his defence said he found the glasses..--.
Guilty.
. Jane Denham was charged with having stolen a
watch, chain, etc. value mare than 40s. in a
dwelling-house.
It appeared clearly from the evidence, am! the
'confession of the prisoner, that she had stolen the
watch, hut it, being doubtful whether it was worth
40s. the Jury found her guilty of stealing to the
=omit of 355.

Mary Anderson WHS convicted of having stolen
a watch from the person of Patrick M 9 vers.

SURREY SESSIONS, JAN. 18.

An instance occurred at these .Sessions
most unexampled .dapravity , a brute in human
shape, of the name of John Namarg, was
chaeged with an assault upon the person of a le-
pale child. between seven and eight years of
It appeared thar the father of the child and the
prisoner were Irishmen, lodging in the sanie
house. In the absence of the child's.
,father, the
prisoner committed the offence charged, with
circulystanecs of most shocking aggravation. The
simple and consistent manner in which the child
told her-melancholy tale,.as well as the rest of the
evidence, left no doiibt in the mind of the Court,
and of the indignant hearers, as to the fullness of
the prisoner's guilt. . :
The Chairman, .41r. IiENBICK, in passing sen-
tence, dwelt in the severest terms on the enormity
of his crime, and sentenced him to twelve months
imprisonmentrand daring that time to stand twice
ti the pillory—a sentence which was received with
universal approbation ; and it only remained a
matter of regret that this monster-was not capi-
tally charged, in ‘vnieli case, no doubt, he would
have expiated his crime with his •
Theproseention- ‘vac most ably conducted' by
Mr. BARRI, .Iwhoi.in a vetTeloquent speech, de
tailed the hatgul.ciremnstances of the charge with
p-eculiar delicacy and truth.

CORN-EXCHANGN, JAW. 20.—Our Market con.
tinues much in .the same state as on Monday...—.
No business being done, of course there was no
alteration in the prices.
Yesterday the Lottery
,began drawing, and In
the course of the day the folli)wing Capital Fri?es
were drawn, all bought and shared at BISH'S truly
fortunate OtrKes, 4, Cornhill, and 9, Chafing•

Cross :--,

2513 a Prize 0f....L.3000
PC,OO
132 N c2ouu
iuJO
$Ol2 ' )

Bntlf the Prizes of '20,0001. 10,0001. Ste. tire
still in the wheel, and the Llttery tiniines on.
Wednesday next, the 26th inttaid ; ti!l which
time undrawn Tickets and Shares may he had* of
Cornbill,:and 9, Charin r,evoss.

No. 1120, 11,000/.--The above -Tickct was
Ye: terciaw drawn a Prize of 1000/, and as First.
drawn above 201. entitkd to 10,000/. which was
st ;id and reg6t cred by HORNSBY Utla CO. 26, Corn.
16.

THE _WEATH R.

LONDON.

Yesterday morning the snow, whiCh we have.
been so lont, expecting, from the state of the at-
mosphere, began to fall'injbeseparts. It has
since continued at iatervals,;and,though in no vast
quantity, yet,,
~trorn the vinlent'tlrift"with which
it has been accompanied,. to an extent which must
impede Ccllll o;unications with the cuuntry, and ren-
der travelling insecure. The streets of the metro-
polis are in a shocking con ditior, and no day passes.
with-ont the most serious accideuts happening,
from persons slipping on the dangerous surface
of the trampled 3110 W. It is strange that very
few individuals appear to take the slightest.pre-
cautions to avoid the risk of these often tatal
ac-
cidents. A little list, tied .round the 'shoe,
is a good preservative against them, and a simple.
remedy in the power of every one. Therels
other and a better safeguard, which it ;is ast,-",

nishing never to see exposed for sale in London,:
, where we are told every think is .to be had—We.
allude -to the articles so .generally worn in the
northern parts of the Island, and known by the

name of CRAMPETS small iron band, about

half an inch broad, Anil so long as to fit the sole
of the shoe—each extremity turned up a very.
t.nd perforated to receive a string, which is
brought over the foot, and tied at the top with
the usual shoe-string. Three or four small spikes,
pointing downwards, catch the surface, and effec-
tually, prevent slipping Such articles might be
manufactured at very trifling expence, and we are
sure their sale would amply reward the manu-
facturer.

The following is an accurate statement of a
Fahrenheit's thermometer exposed to, a north as-
pect, in Bath, during the last few days. The ob-
servations were taken between the hours of eight
and nine each morning

. Monday, (Jan. 10) l4 Thursday .. 21
Tuesday (heavy snow).... 27 I Friday
Wednesday
Thus the cold on Monday was so intense as to
sink the mercury 18.• degrees below the freezing
point • •
During the•whole of -this week, that pact of
the Thames below Windsor-bridge, called Mill
River, .bas,been frOzen over, and has been crowd-
ed xvith persons.partaking the diversion of skait-
ing, &c. A singular, though dangerous contriv-
ance of some bargemen, excited much attention.
A strong pole was fixed in the ice, round which,
at a few feet distance, a coach-wheel was made
to revolve, being driven along by men. From
the centre.of this wheel issued a rope, at the end
of which was a box, in which the person desirous
of a Miirl was seated. As the Wheel revolved,
thelpox described It circle of about ninety yards
with astonishing velocity, going nearly at the
rate of a mile a minute. But several persons hav-
ing received severe contusions, this operation has
at length been suspended, perhaps from appre.
hension of the interference of the Magistrates,

EXETER, YANT. lis.—The fall of snow in this
neighbourhood, since Monday evening, is greater •
"than "has been remeinhred for forty years, at
which time we are told it was deeper. The in-
convenience it has occasioned is distressing, and
las
.almost occasioned a stagnation -to business, as
mo persons venture out but thcise whom necessity
compels. The roads in all directions are many
teet deep, so that travelling' is partially suspend- ,
ed ; the mail and other coaches have been gene-
rally impeded, and for two days the London mail
was brought from Dorchester by a chaise and four,
and did not arrive till 18 hohrs after the usual time.
The roads West of this city have been totally im-
passable for.earrtages, and the bags .containing
the mails haVe been conveyed on horSes. -Several
accidents have occurred, sortie of which were fa-
tal : on Wednesday a soldier was found dead on
Haidon, with 211. in his pocket ; and yesterday•
three of the Renfrew Militia were dug out .near
•the same spot, and. their bodies conveyed 'to
Chndleigh.—Five mails from Falmouth' are now
due, .and two from Plymouth. The horses which
vesterday were sent off for Plymouth, with the
bags, returned last evening, as they could
not proceed.
We regret to state, that several of the West
Middlesex Militia, who had volunteered for fo-
reign service, were this week frozen to death on
their march from Nottingham. The unfortunate
men had been drinking till they were intoxicated,
and, lying down by the road-side, slept—never to
wake again !

On his return from Wakefield market, Mr.
IJUSRAtiD, of ELidroyd-hall, was found frozen to
death, within little more than an hundred yards
of the house of his- nephew, with whom he resided;

[From the Edialmrgh Courant.]

The storm still continues intense, and the fall
of snow has been so deep in the southern parts of
the country, that the different Mails have arrived
with difficulty, and much behind their usual time.
on Thursday t'hc Loudon Mail diet nut arrive till
half past five o'clock, and yesterday till twelve
o'clock. Three DuMfries MailS arrived together
on Thursday . night. On the Glasgow road the
snow appears -to have
.been still deeper. No Lon-
e:on Mail had been received in that city since
Tuesclay.
At 12 o'clock on Thursday night, Fahrenheit's
Thermometer, in the neighbourhood of Glasgow„
stood at 7 deg. or 25 degrees below freezing
sianfl yesterday morning pt pine it was at 14 deg.
‘i 13:mit:L. Thursday warning, 5 o'clock,
.January Ls, 1514.
" The Edinbargh Mail is not arrived. The
_roads are ,so much -drifted, that all communication
with, the-North is stopped. The Highflyer coach,
shOuld have arrived yesterday at- two
.o'clock. from the ..South, did not get till six
o'clock, &lova by six horses; she proceeded'uo
further than this town."

ABERDEEN, JAN. fs.—For these few days, we
have had a verl• severe ai►d constant froSt,. with
the- Thermometer during the night sometimes so
low 'as 8 degrees. The weather has otherwise
been .fine and seasonable.

KELSO, JAN. J O.—For several days pot we have
had some very heavy tails of snow. This morn-
ing the Kelso coach wa's unable to proceed farther
on its way to Edinburgh than Sontra wheu
it returned, finding the roads impassable.