The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-15 00:00:00

ANOTHER FEARFUL COLLIERY EXPLOSION.

LOSS OF TEN LIVES.

DUDLEY, THURSDAY

A frightful accident occurred in this neighbourhood
yesterday, by which ten men were in a moment sacri-
ficed. The catastrophe occurred at the Ramrod Had
Colliery, at Oldbury, belonging to Lord Ward, who is
now at St. Petersburg, and from information which
has been gathered on the spot the circumstances under
which it occurred were as follow :

The works at the Ramrod Hall Colliery had been sus-
pended for a short time, but yesterday the miners were
about to resume operations. The men had assembled at
the pit's mouth, and a party of nine had descended in
safety ; but finding indications of the presence of fire-
damp, they called to their fellow-miners at the pit's
mouth to provide themselves with ,lamps, and not to
bring lighted candles down with them into the pit. Un-
happily this caution was distegarded, and six men,
accompanied by an overseer or "doggie," named Baker,
got into the skip, or basket, at the pit's mouth, to be
conveyed down the shaft, carrying with them a lighted
aandie.
The skip proceeded down the shaft with its living
freight, and nearly reached the bottom of the pit, when
the candle ignited the foul air, and 'a fearful explosion
took place, blowing the unfortunate miners, skip and all,
to a great height out of the pit. Of course every man
of those in the skip was killed, and their bodies were
mutilated in so frightful a manner as to be hardly recog-
nisable by their friends. Three of the men in the pit
were also killed, making ten men dead, and an eleventh,
missing, is supposed to have shared the same fate.
The occurrence bas created great sensation in this
mining district, and the most searching investigation is
called for. The deceased have left behind them several
widows and children.

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day,)

CORN EXCHANGE.

To-day's market was very scantily supplied with home-
grown wheat coastwise and by land carriage. The attend-
ance of millers was limited, and the demand was in a slug-
gish state, at about Monday's currency.
Over 31,000 quarters of foreign wheat have come fresh
to hand. That article moved off heavily ; indeed so little
business was transacted in it that the quotations were
almost nominal. In floating cargoes very little was
doing.
New barley was firm at full prices, but old qualities
were a slow sale.
There was only a small inquiry for malt on former
terms.
Oats, the show of which was tolerably good, were steady
at Monday's currency.
Beans and peas were very dull at the late decline.
Flour sold slowly, yet prices were supported.
ARRIVALS THIS
Wheat. 1 Barley. Malt. I Oats. I
a gnsh .. 830 290 760 r 90 440
Irish .. •• , 100 2,010 —
Foreign 31,460 10,670 19,630 30'970
brls.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
We had only a middling show of beasts in to-day's mar-
ket, both as to number and quality. Most breeds were in
moderate request, at Monday's prices. We have no change
to notice in the value of sheep, iu which about an average
business was transacted. The supply was rather limited.
Lambs were in short supply, and fair request, at Monday's
currency. Prime calves ruled steady ; but other kinds-of
veal ware dull at late rates. In pigs scarcely any sales
took place.
Mulch cows sold slowly, at from 11/. to 191, each, includ-
ing their small calf.
Per Bibs to sink tho

s. d. s. d.
Inferior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 6 PrimeSouthdown 410 5 2
Secnind quality.... 3 S 4 oiLargc crse. calvoe 3 6 4 2
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6,Prime small do 4 4 410
Prime Scots, &c. 4 S 4 14arge hogs
Inferior Sheep ...3 8 3 10:Small porkers 4 2 4 S
Second quality _4 0 4 ,ISuckling calves-23 0 30
Prime erse.-wlled.4 6 4 B;Quarter old pigs. 22 0 18 0
Lamb, 4s 8d to 6s Od.

NEWG ATE AND
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LEADENHALL.
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the carcase.

s. d. s. d.
Beef, inferior 2 10 3 2
Do., middling 3 4 3 6
Do. prime large 3 8 3 l.r!
Do., do. small 4 0 4 4
Pork, large 3 6 4 0
Lamb, 4s

B. d. a. rl
Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 6
Do., middling 3 8 4 2
Do., prime 4 4 4
Veal 3 4 4 8
Pork. small 4 4 4 6
d to 5s 6d.

BOROUGH HOP.

The accounts from the plantations are favourable, and
the duty is called 250,0001. For all kinds of hops we have
a very dull market, and prices are barely supported.
Mid. and East Kent pockets, 3/ 8s to 61 6s per ovit ;
Weald of Kent, 31 5s to 51 Os ; Sussex, 31 Os to 41 15s.