The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-14 00:00:00

COLONIAL

The markets for foreign and colonial produce opened
this morning after the Easter holidays.
TEA.—A good demand is expected for this article, but
prices at present are nominally the same as on Thursday
last.

SUGAR.----During the week large quantities are wirer.
tised for public competition, and prices are generally ex
pected to rule rather easier, the delivery having been ex.
tensive.

COFFEE.—The supplies are abundant, and a considerable
quantity will be put up at public sale during the week.
Rim --The demand privately has been moderate, and
for some of the finer qualities rather higher rates are ex-
pected to rule.

TALLOW.—This market has bien very quiet. P.Y.C.
on the spot is quoted 514 9d to 52s ; Australian mutton,
50s to 51s Gd ; and ditto beef, 49s to 51s per cwt.

The hereditary Prince of Wurtemberg and the Prin-
cess Olga, his consort, were received by the Pope in a
private audience at the Vatican on the 7th.
DEATH OF MR. THOMAS SCULLY.—CORK, Monday
Mr. Thomas Scully, brother of the late member for this
county, died at 2 o'clock to-day, after a short illness, at
his lodgings, Patrick-street. His illness is attributed to
the fatigue he underwent doting the contest for this
county,
A meeting took place at Sunderland, on Thursday, of
the creditors of Messrs. R. James Brown and Co.,
shipbuilders, who lately failed. A committee was formed
to investigate the affairs of the firm, and it was resolved
that the estate shall be wound up under inspection.
BIRMINGHAM, April 11.—The ironrnasters' meeting
for the quarter concluded at Dudley this evening. The
proceedings are stated to have passed off satisfactorily,
and the resolutions adopted at the previous meetings to
maintain the rates of last quarter were fully confirmed.
THE BLIIECOAT BOYS AND THE LORD MAYOR.—
Yekterday be ng Easter Monday, the -boys of Christ
Hospital walked in procession, accompanied by their
masters, to the Royal Exchange ; thence they proceeded
to!the Mansion-house, where they were joised by the
Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Lady Mayoress, the
Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, Aldermen, Recorder,
Under Sheriffs, and Common Councilmen, with their
ladies ; thence they proceeded in state to Christ Church,
Newgate-street, where the Lord Bishop of Salisbury
preached the Spital sermon, which was eloquently de-
livered, and the entire service devoutly performed, the
whole of the children being present. At the conclusion
of the service they adjourned to the Grand Hall, when
the report was read of the number of children and others
maintained.
THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT STOCKPORT.—STOCK.
PORT, April 13.--The bodies of the three persons who
were killed by the explosion of firedamp in the Bred-
bury New Pit on Saturday were removed to the Rising
Sun Inn, about halt a mile from the mine. This morn-
ing the inquest was commenced before Mr. Johnson,
the coroner for this division of Cheshire, and a respect.
able jury. The coroner having briefly stated the
nature of the inquiry, the jury viewed the bodies
of William Holwarth and his two sons which
were placed in a stable at the back of the inn. The
father and eldest son were disfigured from having been
choked by the sulphurous vapours produced by the ex-
plosion. The youngest son presented a frightful spec-
tacle, and several of his limbs being broken. Upon the
return of the jury the coroner adjourned the inquiry to
Monday next, at 10 o'clock, to give the Government
inspector for the dietriot an opportunity to visit the
mine. It is understood that the inspector has fixed
Saturday next for his visit, and there is no doubt that
he will be is attendance at the adjourned inquest on
the following Monday. Great sympathy is felt for the
widow of Holwarth, who is left with four young children.
Thomas Redfern, one of the men who were injured,
lies in a very precarious condition, and it is believed
that he will not live. The other four men are also in a
dangerous condition, and it is doubtful whether all
of them will recover. Workmen!are at present engaged
in replacing the fixtures in the pit which were blown
down by the explosion, and up to the present time the
colliers have not returned to their work. This is the
first serious accident of the kind that has happened near
Stockport for many years.
ANOTHER FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.—A. terrible
boiler explosion took place at the Leebrook Works, near
Wednesbury, Staffordshire, on Saturday last. The
works belong to Messrs. Bagnall and Sons, and the oc-
currence happened unfortunately at a period of the dee
when a number of the workmen were actively engaged
an the spot. One of three boilers all close together
burst with a terrific explosion, scattering the brickwork
of the building in every direction over an area of 100
yards, and killing two persons, besides fearfully mu-
tilating others, some of whom it is feared will not
recover. The boiler separated into two immense pieces,
one of which was hurled into a canal which runs
near, and the other, after being projected a distance
of 80 yards' made a breach through a stone wall. The
names of the deceased are Bridget Fox, widow, aged 34,
whose body was mutilated in a frightful manner, and
who was killed on the spot, and Julia Flinn, aged 26,
who received such shocking injuries that she died on

Sunday, The -women, with others, were engaged I,:
washing a kind of cinder used by blacksmiths. Th,
boiler is said to have been nearly new and in good re-
pair, and rumours vary as to the cause of the explosion.
A. coroner'e inquest, however, is about to be hall or.
the bodies of the deceased, when no doubt the circum-
otance4 of the explosion will be fully investigated.