The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-08 00:00:00

BANKING DE'

Proprietors' capital 14,543,000
3,278,869
Public deposit f (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ing's Bare&s, and
Dividend Accounts) 5,890,160
Other deposits
even Day and other
nil 755,370

X 33,963,643

Dated the '7th day of May, 1357

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.

The Average Price of Drown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from the returns made in the week ending May
5, 1557, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or
payable thereon, on the importation theroif into Great
Britain : F. d.

From the British Possessions in America 9O 4i
Muscovado, tho produce of the Mauritius 4O 3
Average of the above descriptions.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE. -MIS DAY.
•m5terdaa1............ 11 17% Gibraltar...... •..• •• •• --
Ditto, throe months .. 12 Leghorn ....• •.•• 29 57%
aotterdam •• •• •• •• •• 12 1,4 Genoa .... 25 80
Antwerp .............. 25 45 Milan
•-
Brussels •• •• .• •• •• •• •• 25 55 Vonice.• •• •• .••• •• •• .•

liambargh •• •• •• •• •••• 13 9
Alton!' •• •• •• •• •• •• •• ••
eats • • .• • • • • •11,•• • • •• •• 25 70
I)itto, three months .. 25 75
Nia.rscill 08 ••• ........ 25 75
3ourdeadx ........
Ftankfort-on-Vaino 120
Bcrlin •• •• •• •• • • •• ••
Flenna•• •• .• •• •• •• •• •• 10 35
triesto ••• • •• •• ••• • •• 10 36
Fttz.rahnr; .. •• •• •• •• .• 37 g
Sinclrld ••••• .• • • •... » 49
Cadiz ... •• •• •• .....» 49%
Barcelona
Savioa—

Naples •••• •• • •••.• •• 42'/
Palermo ........•• 130%
, Messina ... ... 130%
Lisbon .. ..•• 52%
Oporto ................ 5234,
Rio Janeiro •....•
Buenos Ayres..• • • • ....
New Yorlt.6o days' sight
Philadelphia ...
7.IIICES OF COLVON, FEB oz.
Foreign Gold in Bars 13 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0
Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0
New Dollars ~...• 0 0 0
Silver in bars - 0 0 0

THE LUNDITILL COLLIERY EXPLOSION

THURSDAY A FTERNOON:

Yesterday afternoon six funerals were despatched from
the reception-shed at Lundhill, and a most mournful scene
they presented. Four started at short intervals to Dar-
field churchF sri, which is situated at a distance of two
miles, consisting of a number of the ►elativea and friends
of the deceased, as well us a large number of spectators,
and the whole formed a scene that will not easily be forgot-
ten. The first hearse contained the remains Of Jas. Hunt
sad Win. Smith, who were followed by their respective re-
latives, while the bodies of seven more of the unfortunate
victims followed in three separate funerals. A large number
of persons assembled round the general grave at Darfield,
many of whom seeemed much affected while the funeral
ceremony was being read by Messrs. Meggison and Med-
calfe. The bodies of John Frost and Thomas Logan were
interred at Wath and West Melton.
Up to yesterday at 5 o'clock 42 bodies had been re-
covered, and since that time up to this afternoon seven
more have been brought' out, making a total of 49, or about
one-fourth of the number kilted. "
Two who were brought out a little after G o'clock last
evening were found in the second board in the south level,
and identified as Joseph Smith, of Lundhill, aged 53, and
his son, John Smith, aged 19.
Between 8 and 9 o'clock the men employed in the relay
of which Mr. Webster had the superiuteadence found three
more bodies, but they were in such a state as to wholly
defy recognition. They were form l in the second board-
gate on the south side, where the blast seemed to have been
of the most, terrific character—more so, it was thought,
than in any other part of the pit. The brattice board and
sheeting were blown to atoms and scattered in every direc-
tion; and this in some way accounted for these bodies
being so much mutilated. They were, however, believed,
judging from the working places in which they were found,
and from their general appearance, to be those of George
Shepherd, of Lundhill, aged 29 ; James Wilkinson, of
Wigan, aged 22, and that of a hurrier.
About midnight a body which was identified as that of
James Tattersall, of West Melton, aged 19, was discovered
"in the first boardgate on the south side; and this morning,
a little after 8 o'clock, another corpse, which proved to be
W
that of Samuel Parkinson, of ombwell, aged 21, was
brought out. The latter was identified by means of a silver
snuff-box which was found in his pocket.
One of the bodies which has been interred without being
identified was yesterday found to be that of .Tohn Halliday,
of Lundhill, aged 29, it having been ideutified by the boots
which had been kept in the shed and about which there
were some particular marks.
The volunteers, many of whom have relatives in the pit
are working with unflagging energy, although the work is
of a most hazardous nature, and the effluvium from the
nu;nercus corpses entombed is offensive in the extreme,