The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-10 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL.

BRUSSEL:, MAY 7.—A dreadful catastrophe, which public report
however exaggerated, occurred on Monday last about eleven o'clock
in the morning. It was an explosion of fire damp at Mons. The
workmen above ground were astonished at seeing a thick smoke
arise from the shaft, as they had net heard any explosion ; not
seeing any of the workmen come out, they gave notice to the direc.
tor, who immediately descended into the shalt with two other per.
; on arriving at the bottom they found a number of men more
or less mutilated and burnt, but still alive, and a greater number
already dead. It was ascertained that ninety-four men had gone
down the shaft, of whom twenty-seven escaped uninjured ; twenty.
five were brought out mutilated and burnt, of whom two died im-
mediately, thirty-four were found dead, and it is certain that five
are still buried under the rubbish.
It appears certain from the testimony of the survivors, that the
disaster was caused by the imprudence of a workman who dis.
obeyed the chief orders which he had received. This workman has
escaped unhurt.
BELGIAN FUNDS.—Bausszt,s, MAY 8.
Actual Debt, 24 per Cent
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent •••• • • ••
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent -• ••
Ditto Three per Cent ..
Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto •• • •
Ditto, ditto, 1840..........
Ditto, ditto, 1844... .. ............. 102%
Ditto of the City, 1843 ............
Ditto, 1833 .... • • ....... ........
Bank of Belgium .. •• • . ...... ....• .... 630
- Brussels Papers, May 8.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, MAY 2.
b per Cent. hletalliques• • • 113%
4 per Cent. ditto... • • • •• ........
3 per Cent. ditto•• • • • • •• •• • • • 7814
Loan, 1834 .. • • •• • • • • • • • • • •
Ditto, 1839 .. •• . • • • • • • • • •
Bank Shares
Esterhazy's I.oan ..... . ....•
—Allgemelne Zeitung, May 5.

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FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.
C. Evans, banker, Manchester—second and final div. of
6d. and 1.20 th part of a penny in the pound, May 22 and 27,
or any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fraser,
Manchester.
J. Nicks, carpenter, Warwick—final div. of Is. 5%d. in
the pound, and first div. of 2s. 6d. ' on new proofs, on any
Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham.
I'. Pretty, grocer, Bilston, Staffordshire—first div. of 4s.
in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Whit-
more, Birmingham.
E. Sheppard, sen., and E. Sheppard, jun., clothiers, Uley,
Gloucestershire—final div. of three-eighths of a penny in the
pound (in addition to Bs. already paid), May 12, or any sub-
sequent Monday, at the office of Mr. Miller, Bristol.
J. Crisp, appraiser, Liverpool—div. of 6d. in the pound,
May 13, or any subzequent• Wednesday, at the office of Mr.
Morgan, Liverpool.

DIVIDENDS.
At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street.
W. Nash, tea dealer, But Le-row, City, May 30, at half-
past eleven— A. Robertson and L. H. Folger, cabinet makers,
High-street, Shoreditch, June 4, at half-past two.
In the Country.
A. Alder, cloth factor, Brimpscombe, Gloucestershire,
May 30, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court—J. Baker
and E. SY, inburne, timber merchants, Birmingham, June 5,
at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—J. Baker,
timber merchant, Birmingham, Aug. 5, at eleven, at the
Birmingham District Court.
CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to
the contrary, on the day herein mentioned.
.1. T. Reeve, licensed victualler, Gravesend, May 30—J.
Williams, draper, Cardiff, May 30—T. Griffiths, auctioneer,
Blaenifed, Cardiganshire, June 3—li. Hill, currier, Exeter,
May 30—J. Peters, innkeeper, Godston, Surrey, May 30—
C. Moore, carver, St. John-street, Clerkenwell, May 30—J.
Kelsall, fishmonger, Hanley, Staffordshire, May 30.—T. G.
James, builder, 1: iver- street, M vddleton-square, May 30-
IC'.ll. Colt, grocer, Long Mellon', Suffolk, May 30—C.
Lee, miller, Wakes Collie, Essex, May 30-11. Whittaker,
silk throwster, Macclesfield, May 30.
I'ARTN ERSHI PS DISSOLVED.
J. B. Bryan and William Robarts, surgeons, Burnham,
Buckinghamshire—J. ',tinge and G. Bland, wine merchants.
Change-alley—N. B. Lash and W. Addison, provision agents,
Upper Thames-street—W. Barnes, J. Chamberlain, J. Hall,
and F. Hall, wine merchants, Worcester—J. Redden and J. M.
Brooke, coach builders, Cambridge—J. I'. Falkner, R Falk-
ner, and W. Falkuer, drapers, Manchester—B. Jones and
W. Brown, bonding merchants, Cardiff—W. C. Chapman
and G. C. Chapman, tea dealers, Manchester-square—E.
Vertegans and 11. Mural, wine merchants, Cannon-street, City
—L. W'idenham and T. Adams, watch makers, Lombard-
street—W. Porter, sen., and W. Porter, jun., ironmongers,
Northampton—J. nutty and F. Key, linen drapers, Beverley-
-R. Sockett and J. Pryce, dairymen, Mitre-square, Aldgate
—J. Mortimer, T. Garforth, and P. Fletcher, coal proprietors,
Dewsbury, Yorkshire (so far as regards I'. Fletcher)-11.
Hall and G. Rawlinson, farmers, Tailing Neville, Sussex—
.J. Duncan and F. Malcolm, booksellers, Paternoster—row—
W. Handley and J. Garner, coal merchants, Warwick—J.
Lord and J. Lord, linen drapers, Collie, Lancashire—G.
3. Mitchell, jun., and J. Mitchell, gingham manufacturers,
Heaton Norris, Lancashire—E. Hollinshead, J. J. Roebuck,
and L. Roebuck, straw bonnet makers, Huddertield.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
Charles M'Lean, calico prints-, Bridgeton, Glasgow, May
15 and June 19, at twelve, at the chambers of Mr. Service,
Glasgow.
Robert W. Sutherland, bookseller, Glasgow, May 1G and
June 5, at twelve, at the Black Bull Hotel, Glasgow.
William Tait, baker, Dundee, May 14 and June 4, at
twelve, at the British Hotel, Dundee.
Alexander Webster, juin grocer, Kirrieiauir, May 14 and
June 4, at twelve, at the Chambers of Messrs. Wilkie and
Walker, Kirriemuir.
Charles Macpherson Roy. merchant, Banff, May 17 and
June 7, at one, at the Banff hotel, Banff.
John Arres, farmer, Orchard, near Hawick, May 17 and
June 7, at twelve, at the chambers of Mr. Chrystal, Stirling.

PRICE OF SUGAR.
The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for tile
week ending, May 6, 1845, is 295. 34d. per cwt., exclusive
of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im-
portation thereof into Great Britain.

COURT CIACULAR.
The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince
of Leiningen, and attended by the lion. Miss Devereux,
Lord Charles Wellesley, and Colonel Wylde, rode out on
horseback yesterday morning.
Sir Robert Peel had an audience of the Queen yesterday, at
Buckingham Palace.
llis Royal Highness Prince George visited her Majesty
yesterday.
l'heir.Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess
Royal, and the Princess Alke, were taken airings yesterday
in the royal gardens of Buckingham Palace.
I ler Royal highness the Duchess of Kent had a very small
and early soiree dansante yesterday evening, at her resi-
,ieece, Clarence llouse, St. James's. tier Majesty and Prince
Albert. and the Royal Family were present.
Lady Augusta Bruce has hpen appointed Lady in Waiting
on her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent.
Iler Majesty the Queen Dowager took an airing yesterday
in a carriage. Iler Majesty visited het Royal Highness the
Urand Duchess Stephanie of Baden, at the Duke of Ilamil-
ton's residence in Portman- square.
Ilis Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippstahl
visited her Royal highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge, and
the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Meek-
lenburgh Strelit z, attended by Mr. Edmond Mildmay,
honoured the Duke and Duchess of 13uccleuch with their
company at dinner yesterday, at Montngu house.
The Chevalier Bunsen, Prussian Minister, paid his respects
to the Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden, yesterday.
His Royal highness the Duke of Cambridge honoured Mr.
Sloane Stanley with his company at dinner yesterday even-
ing, at his residence in Curzon street.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a meet-
ing yesterday afternoon, at the office in Whitehall-place.
There were present the Bishops of London, Ely, and Lincoln;
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the. Earl of Besborough, the
Right Hon. IL Hobhouse, and the Right Hon. John Nichol'.

BRISTOL SUGAR. iIIAnIiET7 MAY 9,—The demand
for raw sugar continues dull, and the transactions of the week are
unimportant. Refined goods Lave rather given way :in value, but
the supply ready for delivery is still short. Treacle is very badly
wanted, but there is none offetinf...lirisNl Alcrcurv.

SPORTING aNTELLIGENCE.
(rnom orn COT:RESPONDENT.) •

The Chester meeting tin•, 1.845 is over. Those who went
down to it anticipating good sport were not disappointed.
Intrepid's victory took the metropolis by storm. 1 verily
ihelieve there were many speculators on the race who wore
ignorant of there being such an animal in it.. As his
price was siever less than 40 to 1, his owner
and party ought to have made rather a good thing of it. I
used to be of opinion that Bellissima and Counsellor were
the best cocktails that ever ran in England, but
Intrepid's performances are such as to make me consider
him immeasurably superior to either of those useful animals.
Although not fortunate enough to pick out the winner, and
who but a " Ghost" would have been intrepid enough to
have named a moderate cocktail plater to win so great a race
as the Chester Cup, yet I flatter myself your readers cannot.
say I have led them much astray. For the Produce
Stakes, Two-Year-Old Stakes, and the St. Leger,
I was first. For the Stand Cup, Free Handicap, and the
Cheshire Stakes, I was second. In every instance my
selections being the favourites at starting, and beaten no
further than a neck. With regard to the Cup, my opinions
of Cataract, Semiseria, Fitzallan, The Era, and Obscurity,
horses all backed for very large sums, have turned
out correct. From the first, I entertained a very
favourable idea of St. Lawrence's chance, but his
defeat at Bath by Sweatmeat and Pug, induced me to
imagine his prospect of winning materially diminished. The
race for the Welter Cup, for which I put down all the starters,
was won solely by Captain Pettat's superior jockeyship. In
races for gentleman riders, I generally back the man, not the
horse. The reason I fancied the Bat was, I thought Captain
Williams, who has ridden him previously, would have been
on him ; and that the 51b. which the Bat received from
Naworth would have just turned the scale in his favour.
The Manchester meeting commences on Tuesday, and lasts
four days. The races, however, are of too much importance
to be treated of in so short a space as you can afford me to-
day. I must, therefore, defer my remarks upon them,
as well upon the Newmarket Second Spring, until Monday.
I may as well observe that St. Lawrence's performance at
Chester will most certainly give Weatherbit a lift in the
Derby -betting ; and that my idea, that The Libel would
become a prominent favourite for the same race—bas proved
correct. When I wrote my readers could have easily got
40 to 1 about him ; now 12 to 1 is scarcely attainable.
London, May 10, 1845. TELEGRAPH.