The Sun.
London, England, 1824-06-30 00:00:00

SPARRING.

The benefit of Belcher was patronized yesterday as it ought
to be. Some disputes had occurred, and the blocking-stop
Richmond was made an apology at the Fives' Court. Dies non
was there. The fighting chaps walked up to the Tennis Court,
because they were not wanted elsewhere.
Of the sets-to, however, Belcher and Ben Burn shewed fine
science ; hits were had, and told on both sides.
Burns (not the Windmill-street Burn, many people having
taken liberties with his name), knocked away as a commoner.
Day. Hudson and Inglis made a very fine set-to, and all the
men volunteering their services, were well applauded. Belcher
stated that he was prepared for 3001. to back any man in Eng-
land for the Championship. He did not mean Langan, who,
he thought, was wanting of gratitude.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE, June 29

Artiste!dam
Ditto, at Sight l2 0
Rotterdam
13 4
-et Aptw erp... -

-II" 37 5 C. 4 1.11. . -
Altotia
Paris,S Day's sight
Ditto
Bontdeaux, ditto • 25 SO 0t s.
Berlin 7 10
Frankfort on the Main
Petersburgh . 9
Vienna lO 5
Trieste lO 5 ,
Madrid - 36i Effective
Cadiz 351 Effective
Militia
Barcelona
.evilly
'Gibraltar
Leghorn
Gei oa 44 -Venice, Ital. Liv. 27 0
Malta 45 -Naples 3B
Palermo

Lisbon
Oporto
ItioJaneiro .. 484
Bahia . 49i
Dublin .... 9/ Carl: Vi pci Coil-
BULLION.

Portugal Gold, i n Coin , / .0 0 0 ps!(l2
Poreitcn Gold, in Bars 3 17 6
New Doubloons
New Dal !ars 0 4 Ili
Silver in Bars, Standard 0 4 114

HINCKLEY.—On Saturday last the hosiers be-
longing to the cotton branch held a mVing at the Ham Inn,
.Hinckley, but broke up without coming to any amicable deci-
sion. A deputy from Earl Shilton attended on behalf of the
journeymen, and presented statements of prices, but they were
refused, as being inaccurate ; the deputy then retired to the
Nelson public-house, where he delivered a harangue from
the window, inveighing against certain individuals who
had thought well to, question him ; and the result was,
that their frames were to be taken in on Monday morning,
which was accordingly done to a certain extent. During
the present week a great part of the workmen could have
gone to work at the statement price, but they declined doing
so in part. The framework knitters. as if by one consent, ap-
peared at :the parish church on Sunday last, and such care-
worn countenanees,, such tattered clothes, and such haggard
looks certainly never before presented themselves on any simi-
lar occasion. As might be expected,. the circumstance occa-
sioned unusual. interest. The 'prayers being concluded, the
worthy Vicar entered upon h-i:i sermon, bUt so overcome was
he by the picture of wretchedness before him, that he paused
and faultered for a considerable time, till at length, unable
any longer to repress his feeling, the tears trickled down his
cheeks, and,he gave vent to them by adverting to the distressed
objects before bin], assuring them, that as far as individual
example could go, it should be exerted in their behalf—a pro-
mise which, we need not say, he has subsequently fulfilled to
the utmost, by contributing handsomely himself, and impor-
tuning others to follow his example. We are informed, that
every privation which it is possible for human beings to suffer
from the want of adequate means of support is experienced by
the framework-knitters of Hinckley at the present time. As
Hinckley entirely depends upon the stocking manufacture, the
turn-out is beginning to be most seriously felt, so much so,
that ruin will be the fate of 'Many if something is not speedily
done to effect an arrangement between the hosiers and. their
workmen.—(Leicester Chronicle.)
According to a recent number of the Giornale
di Palermo2 the Secret the Society, called the NEW
I.EroaltEtts, which was organized in September,
1822, consisted mostly of journeymen tailors,
the greater part of whom have been condemned
to chains and imprisonment from 19 to 24 years.
Seven hundred men have this season been en-
gaged from the Orkney Islands, for Davis' Straits
and Greenland fisheries, by the vessels employ-
ed in that trade, calling at StrornnesS:
The floods were so great in the low parts of
Essex, on Thursday and Friday last, as entirely
to impede travelling. The Chigwell and Ongar
coaches were
" 't e a prevented coming to town ; and• it
was quite appalling to witness 'the quantity of
hay and other 'agricultural property which was
seen floating down the streams.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.