The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-06 00:00:00

OPERATIONS REALIZED.

Commercial bills discounted 251,285,000 0
Interest of cash advanced on a de-
posit of bullion
Ditto on public securities
Ditto on Treasury bonds 1,754,600 0
Amount received from sundry ac-
counts current 1,002,966,400 0
Amount paid ditto
Received from the Treasury 100,425,800 0
Paid ditto 111,476,000 0
Received in cash 79,626,000 0
Ditto in bills of exchange ... 494,584,500 0
Paid in cash 97,332,800 0
Ditto in bi 115... _
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Certified by the Governor of the hanic,
J. E. GAUTIER.

LYNCH LA* IN AMERICA.

The following is in a letter published in the Boston
Gazette :

" I have just witnessed the execution of 'Lynch
Law' upon a yellow fellow. Deputy-Sheriff Hammond,
while endeavouring to arrest an offender, was, by
the above-mentioned yellow fellow entirely defeated
in his intent. During the scuffle the prisoner es-
caped. Mr. Hammond then arrested the yellow fel-
low, and took him befOre a Justice, by whom he
was committed. While conducting him to gaol, ac-
companied by our constable, the prisoner plunged a
knife into the constable's side. Hammond sprang at the
prisoner, who now turned upon him and inflicted a
terrible and mortal blow—the point of the knife
struck him on the chin, passed through his throat,
completely severing the jugular vein. He staggered
and fell dead. Prisoner being brought to bay, swore
he would kill the first man that attempted to arrest
him. His pursuers, perceiving his threatening man-
ner, backed out, with the exception of one, who seized
a rail, broke it over his head, which stunned him ;
but, soon recovering, he resumed his menacing atti-
tude, when a powerful and courageous man seized
upon a stone and hurled it with herculean force,
striking on the shoulder and dislocating that limb. He
was immediately carried to prison.
" During the time occupied in the pursuit of the
prisoner, the news of the affray had spread over the
town, and the crowd around Mr. Hammond's body
was joined by his son. They swore that he should
not live another hour, and, breaking open the gaol,
they dragged him forth.
" The mob conducted the murderer to a pasture at
the back of the city with the intention of hanging
him, but some among them cried out, " Burn him !"
The horrible suggestion was immediately caught at.
They chained the murderer to a tree, and the cry
arose, Let the fire be slow 1' They piled shavings
and rails round him until they reached the height of
about two feet and a half, a match was applied to the
shavings, and the murderer commenced singing, a
hymn, ich he continued until the hsat became in-
tense, and then these few half-smothered words es-
caped him, God take my life.'
" Never martyr suffered more courageously. Not
one single scream escaped him ; his chest heaved, with
the most intense agony, yet all he said was, ' God
take my soul !—God take my life :' in accents so low
that none except those immediately about him could
catch the sound. He had been burning about fifteen
minutes, when some said, He feels no pain', he is too
far gone.' He immediately answered, Y-e-s, I d-o
f-e-e-li-t!' Never can I forget his looks, when with
the utmost difficulty he uttered those words. The
fire was so low that his legs and feet were burnt al-
most to cinder before his other
,parts were to any de-
gree affected. The tree to which he was chained was
in full blossom."

Tuesday morning, as the Pearl Gravesend steam-
boat was proceeding up to London Bridge Wharf to
land her passengers, when off the Custom House she
was run into by a brig, which was dropping down
the river with the tide. The collision was of a serious
nature, carrying away the frame-work of the star-
board paddle-box, with the cooking apparatus, &c.,
causing the greatest alarm to the passengers. When
the vessels got clear, the Pearl came alongside the
wharf, and afterwards went into dock to have the in-
j ur y repaired.
MODE OF INCREASING THE GROWTH OF POTA-
TOES.—The flowers being cut off as they appeared on
the plants, the number of potatoes produced was much
greater than where the blossoms had remained un-
touched. Early in October the stem 3 and leaves of
the plants which had borne flowers were strong and
green ; the others yellow and in a state of decay. The
plants which had been stripped of flowers produced
(on the same space of ground) about four times the
weight of large potatoes, very few small ones being
found. Those on which the flowers and fruit were
left, produced but a small number of middle sized po-
tatoes, with a great number of little ones. from the
size of a common filbert to that of a walnut. --New
Genessee Farmer.

SHIPWRIGHTS' STRIKE—The Shipowners of North
Shields agreed, at a meeting of the various Marine
Insurance Associations, held in that town on Monday
last, to assist in every legal Manner in their power,the ship-builders and dock-owners to discourage and
break up the " carpenters' union,"—on the ground
that "it has become so intolerable, tyrannical, and
oppressive, that it cannot, and ought not, to be any
longer borne or submitted to."—Tyne Mercury.
We regret to announce the sudden demise of Mr.
W. S. Hart, an old and highly-esteemed citizen,
and one who was for many years identified with the
Liberal party in the county of Dublin. Mr. Hart
was in his usual health during the whole of yesterday.
About two o'clock he was attacked with gout in the
stomach, and before three had ceased to exist.—
!Dublin Pilot.
SERVIA.—SEMLIN, SEPT. 19.—Accounts from Bel-
grade say that Kiamil Pacha sent two couriers to
Constantinople yesterday. It was asserted here that.
they carried to Constantinople the news of a counter
revolution that had broken out in Servia in favour of
Prince -Michael; -- for, -during -the last-t I'm- days., -VW
Prince's family, and those about them, have been
speaking of the most brilliant hopes and prospects for
the restoration of the expelled Government. Un-
doubtedly all their castles in the air are destitute of
foundation.

There is a proverb which says, " One man may
steal a horse, where another may not look over a
hedge." If the landowner feels it convenient to
have a higher price for his corn, he goes at once and
makes a law to take it out of his neighbours' pockets.
But if the miller or the baker, who have no pretence'
to make laws, but are of the class which are to be
hanged when they are found invading their neigh-
bour's property, do not come down with their prices
to the perfect satisfaction of those who have just
feathered their own nests by the robbery of the com-
munity, they are to be pointed out to public obloquy
by the fingers of the thieves, and the real " rogues in
grain" are to shuffle off the blame upon the shoulders
of the honest tradesman, and expect us to be the sim-
pletons to aid —Letter erom Colond Thompson.
A WORTHY POLICE OFFICER.—On Saturday, the
24th ult., as related by a journal of Bayeux, in Cal-
vados, a huissier of the town, attended by two fol-
lowers, went to the dwelling of a poor man to levy a
debt of only 55 francs, due to a pitiless creditor. On
the appearance of the awful trio, the unfortunate
debtor shut himself in his room, barricaded the door,
and, arming himself with a hatchet, swore that he
would cleave the skull of the first man who attempted
to force an entrance. The huissier was consequently
compelled to call in the assistance of M. Onfroy, the
commissary of police, who, by his kind and mild
remonstrances, induced the refractory man to
admit him and the huissier. On entering, M.
Onfroy, at a single glance, perceived that the
whole contents of the room, taken together, would
not produce more than half the debt. Upon this the
Commissary whispered the huissier, and they both
retired. Not long afterwards M. Onfroy returned,
and relieved the poor debtor from all his distress by
presenting him with a receipt for the debt and costs,
which he had paid. The journal adds, to the honour
of this worthy magistrate, that about two months ago
M. Onfroy, on his way home, at a late hour in the
night, found a drunken man lying on one of the
bridges of the town, in a position to make him liable
to be run over by any carriage that might pass.
Having made out who the person was, he took the
senseless being on his shoulders, and carried him to
his own home, in a distant quarter of Bayeux.—
Galignani.