The New York herald., 1845-10-18
Sales of Stocks Mt Ph,I.d.I,h,.
BosroS, October II, ls15.

The Sunday Law in Boston.
In Mackenzies compilation of Jesse Hoyts Letters he
says speaking OF new Collectors every new man has
new way with him." and in regard to City Mar
shals; the citizens of Boston may say every new man
has new way with him.
The agents of the Herald, the Messrs Reddipg & Co
have been indicted Eve times for selling newspapers on
the Sabbath and they have hauled up in the vest
of all courts the Police Court; besides for the same Of
ence, nothing can be absurd than this attempt TO
purge the morals OF the community, and nothing more
UNJUST than 10 commence upon the news agents. whilst
the reading rooms hostee and barber shops are left
untouched.
said by tradition that in good old colony times,
when served under the king, a certain captain of
man-ofwar put into the stocks for kissing his wife
on sunday and that the gallant assembling his re-
sentiment put on contre air whilst the sci ect men of
Boston read him lecture ior his offence When his
ship was quite ready for these worthless foolshly
went on board to dine with the cupr who had his ves
sci quietly got under egh, and at safe distance from
the harbor took the liberty to introduce them to friend
Of hs-no less parsonage than the boatswains mate
tney then each OF them received dozen strokes of the
cat and landed find their way home as best thew
might. This was good return for such bigotry and
lony' anu sucn return we could hnd in our hearts to
ding with the newspaper agents.
tsapparent to all men OF that the times are not
what they were when the Sunday Law OF Boston was
manufactured; there were railroads steamboats,
now the former intersect the land all directions and
the latter numerous upon the the facility Of in
tercourse by this has increased to such an extent
as to quicken the minds of and create a necessity
for which the legislators, dead and gone never
dreamed Independent of this fact there is vet one more
view to take OF such proceediDgs-we hold the very oh.
servance OF the Sabbath to be matter Of conscience
and may do for the monarchca governments OF Europe
10 prohibit the transportation the mails Sabbath
Nmay DO for such to prevent the spread of information
and intelligence, but it will do for our muncipaI
authorities to attempt to initiate them and the ries of
TINS Tree country or we are much mistaken, will give
such reouke as they deserve for the attempt round
dozen was the punishment of the blue lights of old and
round dozen will settle the hash with the blue lights s
the present time-at least we think So
Sale OF Stocks at Boston.
BROKERS' BOARD Oct l62o shares State Bank c0lz do
50 DO do 500 do s 80 ' do Wmn Raio.s all ss
Srcosp BoARp.-5 shares Western Railroad se1; do do
"'s; 20 do Norwich& 4 Worcester Railroad Sat. 7ssf
GENERAL ORDERS, No. F.-HEApoUARTERs OF
THE ARMY, ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE, WASH
NoTos, Oct 10, lSa5-The painful duty has devoyed on
the Generain Chief to announce to the army the death
ef an honorable veteran Brevet Brigader General w
Armstead Colonel Of the United States Sd regiment
OF artillery who departed this life the 18th inst after
aprotracted illness, at Uppervlle, Virginia
General Armistead entered the army a second Lien.
senant OF Engnsers, more than forty.two years ago
and in his long career uniformly distinruisbed
Tor correct military department and the bghsst
moral exceiience For many years he was the
Chief Of the Corps of Engineers, whence he was
general officer, had, for q Campaign uaaa ,sI, S a.
chief command in the against the Florida Ind;sns
His loss will long be mourned by his surviving
IN arms but the benefit of his virtuous examples will
remain to the service. ~"
The officers Of his late regiment will wear thu psr.l
badge Of mourning for the period of thirty davs and
suoh forts as are occupied by parts of the same
will display at half STAFF the national aag from rnarJ;
to sundown the day after the receipt OF this order
BY command Of Major General Scott.
H. JONES, Adjutant General