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

MAILS DUE.

Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Oct. 19.
Ditto, via Marseilles Oct. 13.
Brazil and Cape Verde. by British packet Oct. 4.
Ditto, by French packet
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. Sept. 22
China, Penang. and Sing :p•ire, via Sou hampton Oct. 2
Ditto, via Mars,illes Sept. 26
Falkland Island,

Gibraltar, Nis Southampton Sept. 25
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.... Oct. 2.
Ditto, via Marzeilles
India (Bombay), via Southampton.. Sept. 25.
Ditto, via Marseitles Sept.
Slauritius, via Southampton
Ditto, via Marseil e 4... Oct. 4.
,Tewfoundland Sept. 27.
Portugal
Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon...
United States and British North America, by Bri-

tish packet
Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp-
ton

Ditto, via Cork

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 York. Oct. 11•
Bermuda, ditto
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. Sharp°
and Davy, situate a few miles distant from the village of
Ewell, in Surrey, near Epsom. The mills are spread over a
largo 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 noise
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 building°
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, WO
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 c%"
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, Mitchell],
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,
Viscountess Ingestre, of a girl, stillborn.
LECHMERE.—On the 21st inst., at the Rhy
London,
dd Court, Wor-
cestershire, Lady Lechxnere, of a son.
SEARLE.—On the 22d inst., at Howley-place, Maida-plaoes
Major G. 8. Searle, H.M. Madras Army, of a son.

Marriages.
BRABRoox—WIVES.On the 20th inst., at Neuchatel,
Edward Win. Brabrook, Esq., of Lincoln's-inn F.S.-6-'1
&e., to Eliza Emma, third daughter of Robert Withers,
Esq-
OwEx—Pauxs.—On the 21st inst., at St. Mary's Chtlrel2l
Lewisham, Edwin Philip Owen, of Forest-hill, elueo
son of Henry Owen, Esq., of Burnt Ash House, Leo, t
Emmeline, youngest daughter of Benjamin Parks,
of Lewisham.

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COMPTON.—On the 22d inst., at Ramsgate, Selina 0r
Compton, daughter of H. C. Compton, Esq., a 1011
House, Lyndhurst. Ter -de
DENtrAm.—On the 22d inst., at 16, Delamere-terrace,
park, Isabella, wife of Rear-Admiral Denham, FS'vsql
HOPE.—On the 22d inst., at Hampstead., J. T. "lope, •L'
late of Bombay, aged 37. wilt .4,
HOOPER.—On the 22d inst., at Bradford-on-Avon,
the Rev. Jonathan Hooper, aged 69. Joel
POWELL.—On the 22d inst., at Nelson-square, 101
Mr. Hector Powell, aged 74.
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Middicaear.—lionday, September 25, 1865.