The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-24 00:00:00

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Hindoo, has been libelled for having ninety more peg--
sengers on her arrival at this port, than are allowed by
law ; and the packet ship Philadelphia for having forty'
more. A prosecution has also been commenced against•
the barque Science, for having seven more than her com-
plement. According to the statute, a vessel, having
to the extent of nineteen passengers beyond what is per-
mitted for her tonnage, must pay $l5O for each ; but in
cases where there are twenty and over, the ship is for-
feited. A child, equally with an adult, is considered vs
passenger. A mistaken view on this point has caused
the difficulty here named.
Governor Boggs, of Missouri, is still alive. No dis-
covery has been made of the assassin.
GREAT ATTRACTION AT WASHINGTON. A CAP-
TAIN GOING TO DIE.—It will be recollected that '‘ Cap-
tain Botts, of Richmond, announced in the bills of the
day a year ago, that he meant to head a certain Captain
'Tyler, or die.' Having been unable to accomplish the
said heading of Captain Tyler, Captain Botts intends to
fulfil his promise to the public and the Whig party, and
will have the honour to die' on the 10th of July next,
between the hours of twelve and two'o'clock.
tance gratis. The three natyves of Virginia' stake-
holders."

H. B. M. S. Warspite came up yesterday morning
and anchored off the Battery. At eight o'clock she fired
a salute, which was returned from Governor's Island and
from the receiving ship North Carolina. The Warspite
is the crack frigate of the English navy, and is a remark-
, ably fine looking man of war. We understand that she
' is to remain here for Lord Ashburton.
OHIO JUSTlCE.—Farrington, the late President of the
Galliopolis (0.) Bank, has been sentenced to ten years
in the State Prison fur his financial villainy. This is
capital. A State where such a spirit of justice exists,
will never repudiate. What's become of Levis and his
thousand brothers in booty I The State prisons ought to,
flourish about these days.
SlGNS.—Governor Hubbard of New Hampshire, inti-
mates that the State Prison is the most flourishing in-
stitution in that State. New Hampshire is a thorough
loc.-,foco State.

POST-OFFICE ROBBERY.—Benjamin Demyre, post-
master at South Durham, Greene Co., to whom we
alluded a few days since as embezzling $2OO from a
letter, has been brought to the city and imprisoned.
He must remain so, or give bail in the sum of 85,000,
ONE OF THE PLAGUES.—The woods in the vicinity oC
Bluffdala, Illinois, is literally swarming with loc;:sts.
Both forest and fruit trees have suffered in consequence.
They visited the same place fourteen years ago.
NAVAL.—The U. S. ships Constitution and Boston,
were to sail from Singapore for Manilla and Canton on
the 23d or 24th of January.
CASE OF CAPTAIN LEVY.—It is said, that the Court
Martial upon a second hearing of the case, have again
reported that Captain Levy be cashiered and dismissed
from the service.

MINERS.—Forty-three men, women and children from
the mines of Pictou, arrived at Newport, on Thursday,
on their way to Pennsylvania, to seek employment there.
Fifty more are on the way.
FIRE IN CHARLESTON.—Seven buildings were de-
stroyed by fire in Charleston, Mass., last Friday.
ONE OF THE CABINET.—The Hon. Charles A. Wick-
liffe, accompanied by his daughter, passed through Al-
bany- on Thursday en route to Boston.
PEACH CROP.—There will be only half a crop in De-
laware this year.
CONSECRATED.—The new Episcopal Church at Belle-
ville, N.J., on Thursday.
ANOTHER NEW STEAMER.—Orders have been received
at Philadelphia to lay the keel of a nexv war steamer.
SuocKisc.—Abel Smith, of Sudbury, was run over by
a locomotive at Roxbury, on Tuesday, and instantly
killed. He was deaf.
HouninLE.—Robert Pcwell, of Wake County, N.C.,
has been arrested for murdering his own wife.
VICTIM OF SUPERSTITION.—A servant girl in Exeter,
N. 11., recently broke a looking-glas. She regarded the
event as ominous, and the idea haunted her to death.
She was entirely free from bodily diseise.
LAST LINK IN THE GREAT CHAIN.—The last link in
the railroad from Boston to Buffalo is soon to be com-
pleted. The last contract for the work between Batavia
and Attica was taken on Monday, and the whole work is
to be completed this fall.
SECOND EDITION OF THE EARTHQUAKE.—The earth-
quake made its second appearance at Guayama, P. R
on the 15th ult., eight days after its first appearance..
We have already had its premonitory symptoms in this
city for several days past.
VALUABLE RECIPE.—It is said that life can be pro-
longed by inhaling the breath of young women. We have
no objection to take some of that medicine, if the ladies
have rich strawberry lips.
FROM JAMAlCA.—lntelligence to the 13th ult. came to
hand last night.—The earthquake was also felt there on
the 7th ult. in the afternoon, but no damage was done.—
One million dollars in specie had arrived at Kingston
from Carthagena. Trade at St. Martha and Carthagena
had improved since the cessation of hostilities.—Sir
Charles Metcalf had not taken his departure for Eng-
land.—Miss Monier, formerly an actress on the New
York boards, was playing in Montego Bay.—New York
Weekly Herald.
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

MONEY MARKET, JUNE 6.—The New York American,
excellent authority on such matters, states that defalca-
tion to the extent of 100,000 doll. ha.s been discovered
in the accounts of J. S. Schermerhorn, Secretarrof the
Ocean Inusrance Company, of this city. The capital of
the Company is 350,000 dollars. It is furthetttated
that Mr. S. has been Secretary of the Company for many
years, and possessed its unbounded confidence. Of
course credit operations cannot take place without e,on-
fidence.

At the Stock Board this morning the sales were very
small, but prices were generally better. Indiana bonds
rose A ; Delaware and Hudson 4- ; Illinois 6's 1 ; New
York State s's t ; Harlem 4 ; Canton 4.
The runner of Long Island Bank hall& pocket.
picked this morning in Wall-street, of a book containing
25,000 dollars in cash.
The Bank of Baltimore has declared a half-yearly di-
vidend of three per cent.
The Reading and Philadelphia railroad is proving
eminently successful. The receipts during the last month
for passengers, and freight on merchandise, is stated to
have been but little less than 20,000 dols.
The banks of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, consist-
ing of the Lancaster Bank, the Farmers' Bank, the
County Bank, and the Columbia Bank and Bridge Com-
pany, the Representatives of which, in Convention, met
at Lancaster on Wednesday last, June Ist, resolved una-
nimous to resume specie payments on all their liabilities,
on the Ist of September next.
RATE OF SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
$2,000 U. S. Loan Sixes lOO
1,000 New York Five-and-a-Halfs, 1861 B6
1,000 Kentucky's Sixes, 1871
1,000 Illinois Bonds... l3
10,000 Indian Sterling Bonds l9
8,000 India Dollar Bonds 2I
5 Shares Bank:of America B3l
16 Ditto State Bank
20 Ditto Bank of Commerce 5crip.,......
50 Ditto D. and H. dif. off s 90 90
25 Ditto Farmers' Loan

10 Ditto Anb. and Syrac.
25 Ditto Cadton s 90 22
100 Ditto Harlem R R
25 Ditto L. I. Railroad
50 Ditto N. J. Railroad