The Sun.
London, England, 1817-10-22 00:00:00

SHOCKING DEATH.

Yesterday an' Inquest was held at the Elephant,,
..publie,houSe, Kingsland, in the parish of Hack-
ney, before JOHN WaroliT UNwIN, Esq. Coroner
for the East-Division ot the county of Middlesex,
on the body ot a poor' black man, whose name
was unknown, who came to his death in the tol-
)owing shocking and extraordinary manner
Tbouras Parsley deposed, he is a labourer in the
employ of Mr. Hobson, brickmaker, of Kings-
land ; that-about 6 o'clock on- last Saturday morn-
ing he was going to his work, and went to one of
the clamps of bricks in Mr. Hobson's field, to get
a light to smoke his pipe ; when he got on the
top of the clamp he saw the deceased lying down;
witness stirred him, and finding'he was dead, he
called other men who were at work in the field to
come to him ; the deceased was lying on his side
over the flame which issued through' the inter-
stices of the bricks, and was burned all over in
the most shocking Manner, hit left eye (the side
on which he lay) being literally burned out Of his
head. The deceased was well known in the-
neighbourhood, ,by his going about selling reli-
gions tracts, some of which were
.found in 'his'
pocket ; and he thinks that the deceased, from the
want of means to procure a lodging, was necessi-
tated to go to sleep the,re for warmth.. The body
appeared as if ;t had been baked ; they carried it
to a shed for the Coroner's, Inquest.
Mr. Wm. hare, surgeon, ot Hackney, sworn,
said he examined the body, and found it dread-
fully burned in every part, having no marks of
violence on it. Verdict, " Accidental death, from
suffocation-and burning." -

A C;11.1TION TO FARMERS AND OTHRRS..—.O(I the
9th inst. several head of cattle,' sent for agistment,
near Skipton, were.sold by auction, under distress
for rent, As the law adjudges that such distress
may be taken on ALL goods• and chattles found
upon the premises, it behoves persons to be well
assured that their property will be secure, before
they pass-it into other hands.
Fit:B.—Sunday evening a fire broke out at the
house of Mr. JostPns, 'tatter, No. 1.9, Zifon-
mouth-street, which 'created considerable alarm
in the neighbourhood ; but, owing to the bpeedv
arrival of the engines, and the prompt assistance
rendered by the inhabitants, it was got under with-
out doing any serious injury.
Frederick, the Prussian, the suspected assassin
of Mr. PHILLIPS, near Abbevilles
,in France, is
said to have confessed himself guilty of the horrid
crime, having previously attempted to commit
Suicide,

DARING ROBBERIES.

On Monday two young fellows bustled a•Gen.
tleman opposite 'Surrey-street, in Blackfriars-
road, and robbed him of a pocket-book containing
71. He called 'for assistance; and one of the fel-
lows, named Ryan, was apprehended, but nothing
was found upon him. ife was taken before a
Magistrate, and discharged.: There is no doubt
but his companion received the property, and de-,
camped.
On Monday evening Mr. SMITRWATE, of Black-
friars-road, heard a'noise in his counting-house,
at he was sitting in an' adjoining apartment, anti
knowing that no person had any business there,
Ire went to the place, and saw a young fellow go-
ing out, with his (Mr. S.'s) top coat, which he
had taken from a hook in the counting-house ; he
immediately secured him, and, sent for a consta-
ble, who took him to the, watch-house. He said
his name was William Head, and • he. lived irt
Princes-street, Drury-lane.
Saturday night, at a late hour, as Mr. Owen,
,undertaker, of Mansell-street,Whitechapel, W,03
returning home front the city, whilst proceeding
along the Minories, he was •stopped by a single
footpad, vs:ho demanded his property, which Mr.
O. refused to deliver; the ruffian mAde.a snatch
at Mr. Owen's watch chain, on which he seized
the fellow by the collar, and called for assistance,
but before any arrived, three fellows,
,who it is
supposed were in waiting, immediately ran up,
and seized Mr. Owen, and the one' he had
collared made his escape ; there was a second
snatch made at his watch chain, but it broke, and
they ran off-with it.

Sunday night, about eight o'clock, while the
family were at Chapel, the house of Mr:dames►
Williams, slopseller, High-stteet, Poplar, was
entered by means of a raise ike,y, and robbed, of
numerous articles of plate, table and bed linen,
wearing apparel, &c. to the amount of nearly
2001.

OUTRAGE AND ROBBERY.-011 Monday
about nine o'clock, as Mr. Jonathan Thompson,
a tradesman at Black wall, was going home front
Whitechapel, when he arrived nearly opposite
White Horse-street, a gang of fellows came into
the road, as if from, Poplar. He thought they
were officays belonging to the Kist and West In-
dia ships, lying in the Docks, and he freely joined
in conversation with them, during whichia bottle'
of wine was'laid as a wager, and the' bet was de-
cided against Mr. Thomson, Who agreed to retire'
to a neighbouring tavern, and pay for it. The
party then adjourned- to the tavern, got several
bottle's of wine, and remained together till a late
hour. The wager was not accepted, but each
paid his share of the bill, and theyJeft the house
op terms of tricodshin. They, however, bad pro-
(et:tied but ;It short distance, when one of therm
struck Mr. T. and knocked him down. They thert
ali beat and kicked hint. He called out " Murder!'
Watch!" &c. but before assistance came tip, they
rifled his pockets of a quantity of silver, and also
his pocket-hook, containing one 101. two of U.
and four 11. notes. he was carried home in ts,
feeble state. The gang are supposed to be the
same whO for some time back have infested, tit*
Brarnley. and Blackwall. '

SPARRiNO.—The lIVCS Court yesterday attract
tOgether a g: eat assemblage of the amateurs of
gymnastics, for the benefit of Belasco, the best
' miller of the Mosaic tribe.. Tire setting-to-
liept pace with the patronage afforded ,him_
'The sets-to were .not numerous, but the exhi-
bitiems _ were good, and it. was managed in
handicap style, inasmuch as the men most in no:e
of the day were properly. and equally fitted. The
'four leaching men of nearly equal weights and in,
combat, nicely to be distinguised as to superiority,
'met each other, and the two sets-to afforded a
high treat. The formidable Scroggins had:a tuna
with Randall, considered by most the best of these
light 'weights. Much interest was excited from
Randall having challenged Turner, who recently
beat Scroggins. in this set-to much caution vas
observed as to measurement, and at length Ran-
dall let loose, and planted a good hit upon his;
.opponent's eye., Scroggins returned with much
gallantry, and some scientific inanceuvres took
place. Scroggins's rush kept pace with Randall's
quickness and science, and' gave him equal advan-
tages. Randall received a severe hit on the eek'
ie one bout, which must have been severely felt,
with the naked fist. The men behaved in the best
manner, and Scroggins shewed that defeat had not
lost him confidence in himself. Turner, although►
not up'to the mark, turned to with Belasco, who
was beat by Randall ; and this was also a fine
treat of science with equal advantages. \Vest
Ccruntriy Dick and Martin made a raffianing set-
td ; and Spring shewed off upon Stringer, who
he lately beat in earnest. Most of the principal
fighting men.were absent; but the two sets-to
made up for every thing.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE, TutsnAT, OcT. 21.
Amsterdam
Ditto; at Sight 37 6
Amster dam
Ditto, at Sight ' 11 10
Rotterdam . II 14 2 U.
Antwerp ll 14Ex.M-oney
Hamburgli 35 0 21 Us.
Altona a . 35 1 21 Us.
Paris, 3 Day's date
Ditto '
t3ourdeaux, ditto
Franhforton the Main ......... 145 k Ex. Money
Madrid
Cadiz , - 361 Etfectfse
Seville.
'
.Bilboa 361
Gibraltar
Leghorn ' ...
Genoa... 461-Venice
Malta... ' ..47 -Naples 42 ,
Palermo - per Oz:
Lisbon - • : • . 58
Oporto
Rio Janeiro
Dublin... . ..... 81..... Cork. .... 81 per Cent.
Agio of the Bank on Holland.... 2 per Cent.
Portugal Gold, in Coin . 1.4 0 0 per .Oz;
Foreign Gold, in Bars 4 0 0
New Dollars