The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-31 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE SUN.
I
SIR.-1, have just rea d whu pie,re, your admirable
this eventrg's Sun on Me 1-XtieltiVitiaVobilbtitty
cif s, war taking under arijicirciiinstain-btrrsvern-
EnglAnd ,Ind Ft anc,--a war which, if it occurred, would,
tls yi‘u justly observe, be almost as disastrous to the
eotqueror as it would be to the corlu red. Your able
tern,rks, and the enlightened views expressed in the
Presses must no only receive the cordial sympathy, but
spp al successfully to the enlightened judgment, of the
people of the two oouivrics. For they aro beginning to
learn that the truest interests of nations•consist not in
foh'tering those antiquated tends and absurd, prejudices
which have too long existed be-fween them; anti which
have lad to many a fratricidal-contest; but in sttengthen
ing the bonds of international goodwill and fraternA
feeling, by fighting iu the army of progress, engaging
vigorously in the peaceful pursuits of au unfettered
commerce, and helping forward the msrch of ideas.
The article from which you quote is another proof of the
pacific spirit ics-* our neighbours across the Channel
towards us; and it should cause us to reciprocate their
prof,sions 0, friendship, not by imitating the bluster of
•the lionnurable and Learned Member for Sheffidii, who
st,etns to have -a go.,d opinion of no one but himself; nut,
by the expression of similar sentiments, stud by avowing
our belief that France, Lite En,:l..end, is tired of war,
with its untold misery and eitabing expense, and desirts

peace.
Again I beg to express my lit-arty sympathy with
the noble sentiments you enunciate, which aro, in har-
mony with that watchword of the c‘ge—' Progress."
I am, Sir, 80.,
F. W. eIIESSOis.T.
PI tv Broad street, City, May 27.

THE LATE ELOPEMENT.
Wo gave on account in Sal urday'a Herald of the
elopement of Dr. A. P from Brighton, with a young
woman named Emma Y., also bringing with him 1,9001.
sterling, money claimed by Colonel 11,, of the British
army, the p aticulars of which we gave in our previous
account. On Saturday, it seems, the doctor did not
relish the county gaol, and intimated that he would like
to see Emma. The messenger, howeVer, returned, and
stated that Emma would not eonsent to an interview
unless he restored the money claimed by the colonel.
At first the doctor returned an answer that he had
not got the colonel's money, and, therefore, could
not comply with the request. However, during the
afternoon, he requested the deputy sheriff to
_take him down to the Irving-house. Here an
affreting interview took place between the two, in the
presence of Mr. Edwards, the counsel of the colonel.
Mr. Edwards ultimately promised to release him from
custody on his paying back the ma nay. The doctor
could resist no longer, and believed that by so doing he
would not only be restored to his liberty, but also to his
loving Emma. The doctor, on concluding to give up
the money, said he had only 1,6001, and opening his
watchfob, drew therefrom, in a ,mall leathern bag, a
1.0001. Bank of England note, a 500/ note, and a 100/.
rve. air. Edwards took the 1.5001., leaving the doctor
the 1001. to seek his tort inn in the land of liberty. The
doctor was then liberated from custody. For
the balance of the money be gave the colonel his
liability. Notwithstanding the payment buck of
the money, Emma still refuses to cohabit with
him any more, under the sidv:ce of Colonel H.
and others, but. has concluded to return back
to her parents, and do better for the future. It is said
that the intimacy between Emma and the doctor has been
going on tor some time past, until she discovered that,
ere long, it would be impossible to di•guise the ordinary
course of nature, and accordingly consent-d to dope to
America for an asylum. She has now, it appears re
pented of her previous course, and, under the promise of
torgiveness by her parents, who, it seems, are very
she concludes to return twine by the steamship
Niagara, which ssii. next Wednesday, What the doe or
in,. lids to do, we know not; but we would advi, him
also to return Inime to his wife tal'i children, and ask
th, it forgiveness, and settle down like a min under is
mn promise never to do so any more.—.A etc York
Herald.

IRISH CHANNEL SUBMARINE TELE-

GRAPH.

The Hon. George one of the direct,Ta of the
MAI enann,l Sunmanne El.-ct ,Tekgraph Company,
has arrived ire Belfast with a view of superintending the
oemplerion of this great national undertaking. The
IVortitern Whig thus reports progress:—" At the Sconh
of One chaonel the operations have neen exceedingly
brizk. Tr,nches are being opened from Dumfries to
Portpatrick for the reception of the telegraphic cable.—
tor, as our reader.; are awaro, the telegraph, tor-,
the purpose of greater security from accident, is
intended to be subterranean as well us submarine—and
the works, under the superintends nc» of Mr. Fletcher,
are proctteding rapidly. The landed proprietors of the
stewartry bn d of Dumfriesshire are all warmly into
rested in the project, and are affardieg it every sup-
port in their power. Stranruer is . not in the
direct route to ID, taken by the wire from Dumfries
to Vortpatrick. but it is the intention of the company to
run la, each lines to the various tons in the stewartry,
provided the inhabitants of towns so accommodated
will secure them from loss. Our respected towuman
Ms. R. Henderson has promptly offeied the company
the use of a steamer and tug to render any assistance'
that may be require l; and Government steamers have
'been ordered to Portpatrick to aid in laying down the
wires under the experienced oirection of C totaia Skin-
ner, of Holyhead, and Captain Hawes, of Portpatrick.
Dumfries is at present in direct telegraphic com-
munication with London, Manchester, Liverpool,
Pit moo' h, Mist 01, and, in fact, all the principal
thattutacturing towns end military and naval stations in
England, as well as with Giasgow, Paisley, Edinbur4h,
in Scotland; so that when this great work has b
brought to a completion Belfast will have the vast ad-
vantage of an almost instantaueous transmission of in-
telligence to and from these places—an advantag
of the utmost importance to a large mercantile com
muniv such ns this, and ono which we feel assured
will be. appreciated at its propr worth. We may
state.that the Honourable Mr. Massey is at present
staying at the Donegal Arms, and that he will remain in
the neighbourhuoi until the completion of the under •
taking, happy to render. all the information in his power
to those interested. The Scotch contractors are bound to
use the unaust diligence, and we have authority to state
that the trench along the road- from Dumfries to Port-
oatrick must be fully opened by the 31st inst., at
furthest. As to the deposition of the wire from P..rt-
pa•rick scro,s to the Li-h coast, from the entirety,
of the preparations made, and . the aid which the
company hay- at hand in the way of powerful at,,,mer,
and other accessories, it is probable the cable will be
down by the s,„ltt proxtmo, but the high spring tides of the
2d and 3,1 may cause its delay a little longer. It is not
suppo,ed that, unckr shy circumstances, tin completion
cart be delisted beyond the 10th proximo. The op,n
tog i•f the line to Et.:l sat will be c.,fetarated by a fete on
a scale of great, magnificence, to which it is intended to
invite his Exceileocy the Lard-Lieutenant and the
Countess of Eglinroun "

THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT l OPPUL.-CHORLEY,
FRIDAY.—The adjourned inquiry into the fearful occurrence
by which thirty-six lives were lost, was held at the Royal
Oak, in this town fr-day. before Mr 'r'almer, of Preston;
Mr. Dickenson, Government iusp.ctor, being present.
Thomas Smith, one of the firemen, dep sed that it was his
duty to examine the south side of the new pit, where the
explosion took place, every morning before the men com-
menced work, and if he discovered gas in any of places.
to warn them against going there with naked lights. It
wwir.rts;l lamps.
eduty of the master to find the labourers and firemen
Ps. It was the duty of the colliers and drawers to
Supply themselves with lamps. On the morning of the
accident witness found a quantity of gas in several parts of
the pit, which satisfied him that it was unsafe for the men
to work there with naked lightS. Told all the men he saw
that they mus no go to work unless they had lamps, and
left his son to wan the rest. The explosion occurred about
an hour and a half afterwards, and witness with difficulty
escaped. The whole of the evidence tended to show that
the accident was solely attributable to the recklessness of
the colliers themselves. The jury returned a verdict of
" Accidental death."

• ANOTHER COAL PIT ACCIDENT NEAR CHORLEY.=-
At an early hour on Friday a rumour spread with alarming
rapidity that Mr. Hargreave's coal-mine at Coppull, where
thirty-four livtA were lost last week, was again the scene of
another explosion. Upon inquiry it appeared that .one ot
the colliers, named Richard Booth, being of opinion that it
was unlucky to start work on a Friday, and, refusing to
work ou that day, took a lighted candle in his hand, and
proceeded towards an old working to gather up his tools;
and atter he had been gone a tew minutes, an explosion of
fire-damp took place. On examination it was found thit
the explosion had taken place in a working which had been
closed up for some time, and on examination being made of
the whole of the workings it was found that four persons
(two men and two
,boys) had been injured, and they were
conveyed home in carts. The injuries sustained by the men
are s, serious that doubts are eutert tined of. their recovery.
The names of the sufferers are Richard Booth and James
Bannister, both unmarried, and very seriously burnt, and
William Cooper and Joseph Turner burnt on the arms and
br,ast. As might. be expected, the exciteme tinthe neigh-
bourhood is very great, the recollection of the catastrophe of
last week being still so fresh in their recollection.
..
, FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT.—.A.StiTiOUS accident
has just taken place at 'the Penrhyn
.slate quarries. The
workmen having made preparations for blasting, retired to
a place hiclftheyassus of
explosionw
a large mass
to the spot where they had assembled. . Two men were
ha frightfullydall
his
r ibsd
iands locadtieedd;
asoonnd stlefvtearrwala ill;
'others
An
haveold man
had all his ribs dislocated; and several 'others have stir-
severe and in some cases alarming injuries.
MANSLAUGHTER. ON-SPIIP BoaltD.---Qo Saturday
last an bluest was hell before the Liverpool coroner,' on the
body of Ferdinand Mielke, an apprentice on board the barque
Amelia Lwira, who, on the preceding morning, was struck
by the mate of the, vessel in consequence ot some alleged
diq-bedience of orders, and after repeated blows the deceased
was being. dry at
man received such injuries as to
,cause
knocked overboard into, the deck, which
t ward Toe v:,-,lerice of the mate
dt by En l h .
e i,s depose._ _o two gis carpenters who
(Schwarz)
thehis deathtinit hseh();retulyt.i g a
ter
but the captain of the barque—the whole
were pas ing'i
!h are G Iman—L,ave the mate a high character
for
crew of w
and kind treatment. The jury returned a
" Manslaughter," and the prisoner was committed
to Kirkdale gaol to take his trial at the next assizes.
verdict gen t
of len which
AMERICA.—On
Saturday afternoon, at a q
four. the British
andpNsPoarilthTUAitmEerOicraTnli:oSyai Illail steam-ship- America,
leftTuEarAtbel:illtP
d States, Canada, &c.,
United
a, R.N , Admiralty Neil Shannon command, r, the Mersey for Halifax and
Boston. with the mails for the Uni
in charge of Lieutenant Grant RA) mon
agent Taere were ou board about ninety passengers, and
a moderate freight.
have reasoa to
An idea often talked of is New York i+, we
PitoPoSED EQUESTRIAN STATUE TO WASHINGTON.
believe, about to take visible Corm and shape. 4.
equestrian statue of the
be
own, who
the joint work of the ~culptors Greenough and B.
have already commenced the t:L signs for the work. The
military ce.tume of i he Revolution i,, to he' pre,erved, and a
W"hington has b.-en projeced, to
height of 14 feet, fur the statue, exclusive ot the pectotal) is
i contemplated.--Builder.