The Sun.
London, England, 1820-06-15 00:00:00

THE NEVVGATE GHOST.

It appears that various spectral appearances took place in
Newgate en Tuesday night. Several of the criminals were
on that night locked up under sentence of death, while the
watchmen were stationed as usual, and the doors secured
and barred. At about the midnight hour, Mr. Barrett, the
head keeper of the prisou, was in his room, when his at-
tention was attracted by a loud knocking at his door, as if
some one had been beating it with a sledge hammer ; the
dour being separated from the cells by two large windowt,
he opened one of them, but, to his astonishment, he could
see 110 one near the place. On the repetition of the noises,
he fearlessly made search, hut to no avail. Shortly after
one of the enlprAs, a conrageuus man, who was convicted
for horse-stealing, and who was in his cell, was driven
into fits by the following circumstances :—He states, that he
beheld a ball of fire pass through the gratings 'of his windows
with great force, which struck him with vehemence on his
shoulder: he was much terrified, and; after sothe time, it as-
sumed the appearance of a horrid ghastly human form, the
sight of which deprived him at the moment of his senses, and
he gazed on it sill it vanished (as he says) " through the key-
twie of his cell," and the place appeared to he in flames.
About the same tune another spectre was seen .by one of the
watchmen of the prison, and had such an effect that he fainted
away. Here it did not stop its progress. A 'Soldier, who was
confined in the next cell to the horse-stealer, saw a spectre
of the same description, and he was seized with fits of a
violent nature in consequence, and continued so fur. length:
of-time. He says that he has been in the field of battle, and'
frequemly !slept with the dead, but was never su much
frightened in his life; he is now very had. - To corroborate
the above, another Watchman, stationed on the top of the
prison, asserted that he saw a hall of fire on the staircase
about the time represented by the above persons, and he made
oath of it for the'satisfaction of the prison. During this time
tremendous blows were repeated at Mr. Barrett's door, mid
the horse•stealer and soldier were.in. fits the whole of the 11.404.
The former implored not to be put into the same cell, and says,
he would rather submit to he double ironed and have himself
chained to the floor, or any vher punishment, rather than
he put hi the cell again. The men are so very much chauged
from the fright they received, that they scarcely look like the
saute ureic. The above circumstance was mentioned to Mr.
Cotton, the Ordinary, who intimated it to Mr. Brown.—
It is suspected that it is the effect of some trick played off,
and were it not for the assertions of the watchmen, &c. the
slightest attenti.m would not lie paid to it. However, the
circumstances of the men's change,' and their being -seized
with tits, leave no doubt but the thing occurred, and it is
strengthened by depositions on oath.

IRISH Fisn sunss.—The liberal bounty offered
by Government -for the encouragement of the
Irish Fishei ics, has, we understand, induced many
respectable, Ship-owners at • Youglial, to embark
Capital in that long nfe,lected' source of national
wealth, the Fisheries of Ireland; and not withstand-
ing the discouraging aspect of the Funds, no less
than seven fine vessels, including a schooner
of upwards of, sixty tons, well manned, and
furnished with proper nets and gear, sailed
week from YoUghal for the Deep Sea Fishery—
the largest number, we believe, out of any Port
in the Sonar of Ireland. In these times it is grati-
fying to perceive !fiat the liberal inducements held
out in the way of bounty by the. Government art
made available as a source of employment, and til'i-
inate eggrend izemen I,— (Cork adverliw,Ane 10 )

PPRict StvEmitNeri

LONDON JOURNALS.

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Pfornitig (Ironic ]

Mr. CANNING had pito, y en audience crth
ISO. Front the pecnliar relation in which Mr.
Canning has sttiod with the Queen, itt end Since
her departure froth this country, it is to be pre-
sumed, that ftont the Opinion he enterteins of her
Majesty, as eicpressed in hii speech ih the Mes
sage, he has endeavishred to inipress the same cri
his !loyal Master. The audience does of itself
carry a prima faoe presnaiption, !hit Mjesty
feels disp9sed to.-t 6uht the rumours So
Giously circulated to her clit'adventage dttring her
absence. Mr. Canning was the only Minister iri
the House during the early part of last evening,
and if it were possible to judge troth his manner,
it did seem as if the result of Mr. Canning's an•
dience was on the whole gratifying to him.