The Sun.
London, England, 1826-03-24 00:00:00

SMITHFIELD MARKET, MAncn

The following is an accurate Report of the nutnbers and
prices at Smithfield Market this morning:—

CATTLE AT /tAItIK ET
Beasts 322 ; Sheep
Calves
To sink the Offal, per stone of DM
Beef 4s (hi to 4s Od 1 Veal 54 Oct to Rs Od
Mutton 41 44 to 51 Od 1 Pork .. . 5s Od.to Rs Ott

Lamb Os lid to Os 011.
HAY ♦ND STRAW, PER LOAD.

Hay

£4 4t it) Lb las

Straw X1:168 to 32 o*.

We learn that a report is in circulation that Mr.
Su G DEN intends to retire from the contest for the
Rape of Wernher. This report we know from
undoubted authority to be untrue, end therefore
have much pleasure in contradicting it.—(lirigh.
lon Gatelie.)

It is with great regret we announce the death
of Surgeon Tann, which took place at his house
in Kildare-street, On Sunday evening. Ile was
very eminent in Ws profession, though he was
under forty years of age, and has left a family of
fifteen children.---( Freeman's Journal.)
A GIIOST.—On Saturday night, two joiners
set out from Glasgow to Govan, carrying a coffin,
and accompanied by a little boy who bore a bag
of saw dust, to be used in filling up the vacant
spaces of the coffin, after the body had beep
placed in it. As they pursued their way with
their awe inspiring burden, they met a man,
who, out of breath with running and ter-
ror, begged them, as they valued their lives,
to return to Glasgow. Upon inquiring him)
the cause of his fear, he informed them
that a ghost, at least ten feet high, was
stalking along the road. This naturally made
them pause, and a cumulation was held as to the
propriety of proceeding or returning. At length
one of them, who was in that indefinite situa-
tion which is commonly known by the name of
" half fu," boldly insisted upon proceeding, de.
termined to question the unearthly being, should
it make its appearance, and demand the reason for
its " revisiting the glimpses of the moon." With
caution the party advanced, when lo ! emerging
as if from the hedge, a gigantic nondescript.
looking figure, dressed in white, crossed their
path, and tossing his arm on high, passed in si-
lence. On seeing this, the boy with the bag ran
off as fast as his legs would carry him, and neither
" stinted nor stayed" until he reached his own
house. One of the coffin bearers trembled, but
the other, under the influence of what Burns
calls 44 Inspiring, bold John Ilarley..corn," ap-
proached the,figure, and boldly demanded who it
was, and what it wanted ? A hollow voice bade
the querist pass on under pain of mortal harm, and
finding empty threats units ailing, forgot his spi.
ritual character so far, as to draw a sword from
a cane, and to flourish it in the face of the in.
trepid joiner. Nothing daunted, however, but
armed with the screw driver, with which he was
to fasten the lid of the coffin, he broke through
the spirit's guard, and making a blow at the
phantom's head, which emitted a most substan..
tial and unghostly sound, levelled him to the
ground, and when down, bestowed upon him
several most impressive blows and kicks. Tit*
spirit prayed for mercy, declaring that he meant
no harm, but only intended to frighten sem. •
acquaintance. lie was dressed in the Turk"
fashion, in louse white trousers, with upPer gar-
ments of the same colour. The upperllgr7llB
garnished with a pair of most tasteful
anduav bibs ea
bead
iwmast
ob o
ins eiat
,141 t totttent, the
joiners left him to unsPlriteahlie himself as he
might.