The Sun.
London, England, 1820-03-08 00:00:00

Fort THE SUN;

Scene.--A remote part on the Hustings.
Time—After Alidnight.
Enter the restless Spirit ofQicasbie and f 1 Liveryman.
Livripnait.--Stelsither wilt thou lead we ? speak,
I'll go no further.
Spirit.--11ark use!
Lie.-1 will!
Spirit.—My hour is almost come.,
When I to men of more integrity
Must render up my seat.
Lie.—Alas, poor Ghost!
Spirit.—Pity Me not, butleud thy serious hearing
To what I shall unfold.
Liv.—Speak, I am bound to hear.
Spirit.—tio art thou to tevenge, when thou shalt hear
Lie.-11 hat ?

Spirit.—I was of late Lord Mayor :
Dooni'd for the time to walk the night,
And, for the day, to plan new watch rates,
Ti ti the foul crimes, dope nightly in our streets,
'Were transfer'd into opera day, and hot 'tis nut policy
To tell the secrets of my iniquity,
I could a tale unfold, whose lightest word
Would fill you with disgust,
Freeze thy warm blood,
Make thy two sides shake with convulsive fits,
And e'en my knotty and comhin'd plots to part,
And each particular to stand exposed,
Like Cashman'x tinvh, before the public eye ;
But this eternal blazon most nut be
To ears of honesty !—List, list ! U list !
If ever thou' didst this dear City lure.
HeaVen

Spifir.—Revenge this foul and most unmanly imp°

sition.

Lin —lmposition I
ion most foul, as in the best it is :
But this most foul, strange, and unmanly,
Lim—Haste Die to know it, that I with wings as sw.
As meditation, or the Impostor's tonsne,
May fly to make it known.
find thee apt,
Now, Stranger, hear :
'Tis given out, that Coombe resigned,
Through his infirmity; *an the whole Civic ear
Is, by a forged process of ambition,
Rankly abused : But know, thou etmely youth,
The He worker of this foal connivance,
Now holds his scat.
Quasiiitt !

Spirit.—Aye, me, monstrous;and cadaverous beast,
With witchcraft of toy art, and paltry gifts,
%Von to my plotted purpose . •
The will of the good-natored Livery ;
Oh, Stranger, what a falling off was there!
From him whose voice was that of dignity,
That it went hand in hand even with the vow
He made them at his election ; and to decline
Upon a wretch with nataral gifts so poor as wine.
But, soft ! methinks scent a watchman;
Brief let toe he—Retired to his,dotnestic home,
His custom always in the seabon,
Upon this unguarded hour, I securely 3t0!0.,
With huist'ruus speech, to enforce his res:gnation,
And into the porches of his ears did pour
reproaches; whose effict
Holds such an enmity with nervoos ina!ady,
That swift as quicksilver it cottises through
The natural gates and alleys of the mind;
And with a sudden vigour, it dutli pusset and curd
Man's every Teason ; so did it his.
Thus was he, t;v a Robed Brother's 1,7un1,
01 title, of seat, of peace, at once bereft;
And here I wander, in the blossom of tuy sin ;
No reedioning made, careless of tile amount
tif all the imperfections on my head.
viliainous! 0 villainous! most villainous! -
thou bast nature in thee, point this out ;
Not let the Loyal Citizens of L rndon
be
The tools of such hypocrisy.
Taint riot thy lean twith my enormities,
But leave the rest to Hear'n,
Aud to those thorns which in my conscience lodge,
To prick and sting rue —Fare the well st (MCC! The gas lights show the matin to he pear,
And 'gin to pale their uneffectual fires.
Adieu, adieu, adieu! remember me.
[The Spirit vatiishes.—Exit Liyeryin"
looking at the spot.]
The s,nbject matter of this communication is of
such a nature as cannot fail leaving deep and
lasting itppressions upon any mind, not destitute
of common sense and reflection. I therefote deem
it my duly to withhold the expression of my own
fee hogs npon it, and remain,
Sir, your obekliew Servant,
March 3, Is2o. A PATLANDER.

V•DITOR-4 believe i he duty of a Journalist
preset ibee to tin to;give to such para-
graphs as are pies.Prited to !inn,
,Which pro:uric
either instructive or moral entertainment to his.
!traders, and whether a communication be stride
by a Lord or a Peasant, its worth or utility should
alone he its passport to publicity. Acting under
this impression (whether correct or nut) and.
knoxing yoor unbiassed and disinterested dispo-
sition, I venture to put into your bands an account
of a most singular occurrence which 1 witnesstd
last night. You must know lan an Irishman,
but my merits are so well kno,vn here as to have
raised rue to the humor of being appointed a
Guardian of the Night, near (lie Guildlall in this
big City. It might be about twelve o'clock,
when I We4S taking my round, my mind rominat-
ing on the momentous events of the day just gone
by, when my ears were suddenly struck with 80
unusual sound of voices as if issuing from some
subterranemsabyss ; I
at
first horrified, and
some minutes elapsed before I could summon up
resolution to sift to the bottom a Matter that
seemed to me to be supernatural. I then sought for
an entrance towards the dread spot, an,: at length
found a door which offered no resistance to my
entrance ; I boldly advanced a few
:steps farther,
when I came to another door which
.1 found lock-
ed. I was perfectly satiOed will) my present si-
tuation, as I could distinctly bear every word tit-
tered, within (where the assembly were), and
peeping. through the key-bole, I could plainly see
their faces. Having my Jamison) in -my hand, 8
pencil hi my pocket, and God having gifted me
with a most retentive memory, I determined to
report the proceedings that might follow, believing
they would be very entertaining-and novel to your
Readers, and the public at large ; I (het elute sat
one down, drew out my memorandum book, took
notes of what passed, and before I retired to rest.
I wrote it ont at length fair as you find it enclosed,
in order to send it to you :