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From the New York Constellation. THE STREET SPECTRE.
A most singular looking being may be seea every morning before day break, in the streets of this city, known by the name of the Spectre.-We do not mean the Street Inspector who, as far as we are informed is very quiet gentleman, and would not think of being so uncivil as to raise before the god of day. Be- sides there is no such resemblance be- tween a well-fed citizen and the sha- dowy being we are about to describe, as that the one should be mistaken for the other.

 The Street Spectre is a tall, gaunt grizzled, wobegone figure. with cada- verous countenance, curved body, bent knees, and long crooked fingers. He carries constantly with him large sack, of dark ashy hue, into which he seems forever to be putting something or oth- CT which he apparently picks up in the street. He seems to be in some meas ure endowed with the power of ubiqui- ty, and may be seen almost at the same moment in every street from Blooming dale to the Battery, constantly employed in filling his sack, and anxiously looking about on every side to see that nothing is left that should he gathered up. From these characteristics he has by common consent, obtained the name of the Street Spectre.

 So singular a looking being, almost every where present, and so employed could not fail to attract general notice, and nobody pretends to dispute the ex- istence Of the Street Spectre. But it has fer long time beena matter of won- der, uith many, what if can be that he is forever SC industriously gathering from the streets and depositing in his bag. Some suppose he is in-search oi rags and bits of paper, which he may sell to the rag dealers for penny a pound. Others believe he is employed by the Corporation to clean the streets, and that he makes use of his sack as a vehicle for carrying away the filth and rubbish.

 Hut neither of these suppositions is the right one. The Street Spectre is one of those supernatural beings who are employed to transport to their place Of fnture abode the sonls or spirits U such of tine inferior animals as have ii cd the day previous, viz; those of mon keys, dogs, cats, rats, pigs, parrots, moo king-birds Gc. the carcases of whicl arc seen adorning the gutters the nex mornlng.

 We shall not here enter into the in quiry whether the Pythagorean doc tgine of the transmigration of souls bt