The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-25 00:00:00

LEICES TER-SATURDAY.

There was not a large show of wheat to-day. Trade
rather better, and prices were about ls per qr. higher.
Barley came fairly to hand, and good sorts were in firmer
demand at last week's prices. Oats moved off tolerably at
former quotations. Beans were in good supply, and a re-
duction of is to 2s per qr. lower for new sorts.
Old white wheat, 47s to 50s ; old red, 44.$ to 48s ; new
white, 43s to 48s ; new red, 37s to 40s per 36 stone. Bar-
ley, malting, 32s to 34s per qr. ; grinding, 28s to 30s per 30
stone. Oats, old, 26s to 328 ; new, 2ls to 23s per 24 stone.
Beans, old, 48s to 52s ; new, 40s to 43s per 38 stone.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

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MAILS DUE.
Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Oct. 19.
Ditto, via Marseilles Oct. 13.
Brazil and Cape Verde. by British pac.‘et Oct. 4.
Ditto, by French packet Sept. 2?..
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena... Sept. 22
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Sou hampton„Oct. 2
Ditto, via Marseilles
Falkland Islands

Gibraltar, via Southampton Sept. • 25
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Oct. 2.
Ditto, via _Marseilles
India (Bombay), via Southampton. Sept. 25.

Ditto, via iarseilles
Oct.-10.
liauritius, via Southampton

Ditto, via islarseil e 5.... Oct. 4.
Newfoundland

Portugal
Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon. .
United States and British North America, by Bri-
tish packet . .. Sept. 27.
Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp-
ton
Ditto, via C.)rk

Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry Sept. 29•
West Coast of Africa. Madeira, and Teneriffe Oct. 11.
West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba,
and Mexico ....Sept. 28•

Bahamas, via New 1' ork. Oct. 11
Bermuda, ditto Sept. 27•

Cuba and Mexico Sept. 28.

EXPLOSION OF EWELL POWDER MILLS.--A ter'
rible gunpowder explosion took place on Saturday morn-
ing at Ewell Powder Mills, carried on by Messrs. Sharpe
and Davy, situate a few miles distant from the village of
Ewell, in Surrey, near Epsom. The mills are spread over a
large plot of ground in detached buildings, through which
runs a small stream. The accident occurred in the press
mill, containing one hydraulic machine for compressing wet
powder into cakes. What quantity it contained at the
time of the explosion has not transpired, but from the Oise
caused by the explosion it is inferred it must have been con-
siderable. The workpeople had just resumed their labour
at the different parts of the manufactory when a tremendous
report took place, which was discovered to have been caused
by the blowing up of the press-house, wherein two men had
but just entered. The shock was truly terrible, and the
workpeople in the other buildings were seized with conster-
nation, for it was fully expected that all the other buildings
would go, but, most fortunately, the blast did not reach
them. Of the press-house not a vestige remained, and the
iron hydraulic press, which stood a fixture in the centre, was
hurled into an adjacent field by the force of the explosion.
The two labourers who were at work there, it is reported,
were literally blown to atoms. Their names were LewiS
Hill and James Horscraft. They had for a long while been
in Messrs. Sharp and Davy's service and were considered
careful and experienced men. It is supposed that the ex'
plosion was occasioned by some grit or hard substance
getting into the press and causing a friction, which ignited
the powder. A coroner's inquest on the remains of the
sufferers will be held on Tuesday next. The
explosion,
was seriously felt at Epsom, Hampton Court, Mitcham,and every place within 20 miles of the spot. At Ewell and
many of the adjacent villages the windows of the houses
were broken in by the force of the concussion, and other
damage was done to property.

Births.
BOURNE.—On the 20th inst., at Grafton Manor, Brooms-
grove, the wife of Robert Bourne, Esq., of a daughter.
INGESTRE.—On the 21st inst., at 47, Eaton-place, London,
Viscountess Ingestre,
of a girl, stillborn.
LECHMERE.—On the 21st inst., at the Rhy
dd Court, Wor-
cestershire, Lady Leclunere, of a son.
Major G. A. Searle, H.M. Madras Army, of a son.
Maida-plaCe7
SEARLE.-011 the 22d inst., at Howley_place,
Marriages.
BRAERoox—IVITREns.—On the 20th inst , at Neuchatel,
Edward Wm. Brabrook, Esq., of Lincoln' i , F.S.AI
&c., to Eliza Emma, third daughter of Rosb-:Witherot
Esq.
ONVEN—PARKS.—On the 21st inst
Lewisham, Edwin Philip .eldest
Owen, of Forest-hill, ,0
son of Henry Owen, E -
Sq., of Burnt Ash House, Lee, '
Emmelin •
Emmeline, youngest daughterof B . -sci.'
, at St. Mary's Church,
of Lewisham.

Deaths.
BosOiTrilßurYo.o—keOnßothoteh2bly,Binarstt..:
aagteTdusn6b.ridgo-wells, the Bel'.
BIZAUND.—On the 23d inst at 44, St. Paul's-road, Caol"
den-squ.
Wm. Braund, aged 74. '
COMPTON.—On the 22d inst., at Ramsgate, Selina 31
oor
Compton, daughter of H. C. Compton, Esq., a g
House, Lyndhurst. iorcde-
DENIIAM.—On the 22d inst., at 16, Dela,mere-terraee
park, Isabella, wife of Rear-Admiral Denham, a.
HOPE.—On the 22d inst., at Hampstead, J. T. goPe7
late of Bombay, aged 37. -ctriltat
'lloormt.—On the 22d inst., Bradford-on-Avon,-
the Rev. Jonathan Hoope, aged 69. 00f
PowELL.—On the 22d inst., at Nelson-square, Lon
Mr. Hector Powell, aged 74.

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