The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-14 00:00:00

ANOTHSR APPALLING COLLIERY

EXPLOSION.

HANLEY, NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE,
Thursday Night.

An explosion of fire-damp occurred at noon to-
--day in a pit at Talk o' the Hill, belonging to the
North Staffordshire Coal and Iron Company. Two
hundred men went down the pit this morning, and
of these only 50 escaped unhurt. Up to 8.30 p.m.
3G dead bodies have been recovered. Thirteen per-
sons have been rescued alive, but more or less
severely injured. The whole of the rest are still in
the pit and believed to be ckad. Efforts are being
made to restore ventilation, with a view to recovery
of the bodies. The exp:osion produced a shock lake
au earthquake, and was felt for a mile around.
Great excitement prevails in the neighbourhood.

THE COLLIERY ACCIDENr-ANOTHER

Elie LO SION.

BARNSLEY, Thursday.
_ _

Another frightful explosion took place in the Oaks
Colliery, about 10 minutes to nine o'clock this morn-
ing, whilst the parties in charge were in the act of
drawing out the dead. There are numbers of
volunteers in the mice who went down this morning,
and it is almost beyond doubt that every life is sacri-
ficed by the second calamity. Among them is the
steward of the colliery, Mr. David Seward, who,
along with Mr. Dymond, was the first to descend
yesterday.
Up to eight o'clock this morning no less than 80
dead bodies have been recovered ; several of those
got out alive have since died. There are yet
about 250 bodies in the pit, in addition to the
poor fellows sacrificed by this calamity. The
report was like that of a cannon ; it
shook the whole of the works and the neigh-
bouring dwellings The report of the second disaster
spread like lightning, and hundreds of the friends and
relatives and others instantly approached the pit.
The scene- of yesterday was renewed. The poor
women are to be met on the road to the colliery
fainting with excessive grief, while others are seen
tearing their hair, apparently wild with excite-
ment. The scene in the neighbourhood of the
colliery is truly heartrending.
Since receiving the above, we have learnt that
the whole of the volunteers have been got out
alive.

MARKETS.--This day.

MARK LAMA.

There was only a moderate supply of English whoat in
to-day's market. As regards prices the trade was tolerably
firm, but the amount of business transacted was by no
means extensive.

The market was well supplied with foreign wheat. Mil-
lers showed but little disposition to operate ; nevertheless,
the prices realised were about equal to Monday.
Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly on former
to rms.

Barley ruled quiet, at Monday's decline in prices. The
quantity offered was large.

Malt changed hands to a limited extent, at full cur•

rencies.

In consequence of the large imports from abroad, the do-
m and for oats fell off, and inferior sorts were rather easier
to purchase.
Beans and peas were dull, but not cheaper.
Flour moved off slowly, on former terms.
SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English a,ndScotch 1,010 1,170 1,820 30 650
Irish
Foreign 28,070 12,430

51,520 4,680 sacks
6 GOO brls.

NEWGATE AND LEADENB ALL..

Fair average supplies of meat are on sale at these mar-
kets. On the whole the trade is quiet, at our quotations:—

Per 81b by the carcase.
s d s d tided
Inferior beef 3 4 3 8 Interior mutton.... 3 6 310
Middling do. 3 10 4 0 Middling mutton.. 4 0 4 2
Prime large do 1 2 4 4 Prime do 4 4 4 6
Prime small d0....4 4 4 6 Large pork 3 6 4 0
Veal 4 4 5 4 Small pork. 4 2 4 6
Lamb. Os Od to Os Od