The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-25 00:00:00

BARON ROTHSCEULD.

Mr. RAIKES CURRIE presented a petition from the
electors of the city of London, praying the House
(amongst other things) to admit, by resolution,
the Baron Lionel Nathan de Rothschild, one
of their representatives, to his seat in this
House; or that the petitioners may be heard by counsel
at the bar of this House, in support of the prayer of
their said petition. This petition was also ordered to be
printed with the votes, and taken into consideration on
Monday next.
Mr. SCHOLEFIELD moved for returns showing the
amount of annuities for lives, and for terms of years,
granted in each year since 1810 inclusive; and the
amount of capital stock cancelled in each of the said
years on account of such terminable annuities:
and of the amount of the annuities for lives, and for
terms of years, which have ceased in each year since
1810 inclusive.—Agreed to.
Sir G. PECHELL inquired of the First Lord of the
Admiralty, whether any arrangement was likely to be
made for carrping out the prayer of the memorial of
the clerks in the Mediterranean fleet for granting
them the same rank and privileges as awarded to the
other subordinate officers on passing their examination?
Sir F. BARING said that part of their prayer had
been agreed to, and the remainder of it would be to ken
into consideration.

CLEFT SITTING.)

COURSE OF EXCHA
A.msteruarn 11 161
Ditto, three months.. 11 18
Ltotterdam .......... 11 18
Antwerp 25 25
Brussels • • • • 25 25
liamburgh .... • .M.B. 13 7%
Altona.• ........ • • ....
Paris, 3 dayesight 25 2%
Ditto, 3 months .... 25 22%
Marseilles ............ 25 25
- •
Irrankforton.Maine.... 119%
Vienna, eine. flo •• •• 11 46
Trieste, ditto 11 48
Peterabargh,SU.Rble.. 3i'(
Madrid .............. 48%
Cadiz • • .• ............ 50%
Barcelona • • •
Seville• • • • •• • • • • • • •• ••

LNGE.-(.1.E1S DAY.)
1Gibra1tar..............

Leghorn ........ •..... 30 40
Genoa ..•• •• •• 25 40
Milan .. •• •• •• •• •• ••

Venice.........

Naples •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 413(
Palermo, per0z........ 124
Mo2sirta •• •••• •• •• •• .• 12414
53►%
0p0rt0.... •• •• .. 53S

Iteio Janeiro ...... ••

Buenos Ayres .. ••.. • •
New York.6o days'aight
Philadelphia .. .. ......

PILIOEB OW BULLION, PIM oz.
Foreign Geld labors.. .£8 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin • . 0 0 0
Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
New Dollars ...... 0 4 1114
Silver in bars ........ 0 a 0%

MURDER IN LIVERPOOL OF A WIFE
BY .HER HUSBAND.

Yesterday, an inquest was held before P. F. Curry,
Esq., coroner for Liverpool, on view of the body of Ellen
Hogartb, who was killed, on Tuesday night last, during
a quarrel, by her husband, Thomas Hogerth.
The accused bad been remanded by Mr. Mansfield, to
await the result of the inquest, and was brought from
Bridewell in the custody of three policemen; he is a man
of repulsive aspect, with strongly marked animzl pas•
sions, and stated to have been much addicted to drink-
ing, while the deceased was represented by the various
witnesses as a ♦ery sober, industrious woman, who sup-
ported both the prisoner and their sou by washing and
chafing.

The son, a mild-looking and rather intelligent boy,
of about fifteen, was present, and very deeply affected
at the loss of one parent, and the ignominous position of
the other, but his evidence was not called for.

The landlady, Ellen Anderton, and her husband, de-
posed to the facts as stated in our account of yesterday,
adding that the prisoner and deceased were in the habit
of quarrelling, and that on Tuesday night the deceased
went for some milk, and on her return called her husband
to his supper. He followed her, and immediately they
began to quarrel, when the witnesses heard the deceased
fall heavily and exclaim, " Oh, Tom, that's enough for
me." On the neighbours going up stairs, they found the
prisoner with his arm round the deceased, holding her
up, but she was dying, and before the surgeon, who was
sent for arrived, she expired.
The prisoner cross-examined the witnesses with great
self-possession, and denied that the angry expressions
attributed to him had been used. He said his wife
turned round and fell down stairs during their " bit of a
scuffle."

The Coroner then summed up.
The jury, after consulting for a few minutes, returned
a verdict of manslaughter against the prisoner, and he
was committed under a coroner's warrant to Kirkdsle
Gaol, to await his trial at the ensuing assizes.
The inquest on the bodies of the two children mur-
dered by their unhappy mother, was again postponed.
She is believed to be insane, and medical testimony to
that effect will be produced.

THE CHORLEY COAL-MINE
EXPLOSION.

The inquest on the four unfortunate sufferers by an
explosion of carburetted hydrogen gas, at Chorley, near
Preston, on Monday, was fixed for Wednesday; and we
are now in possession of more full and accurate informa-
tion respecting the melancholy event than could be ob-
tained at the date of our first account. The name of
the gentleman from London was Mr. Tempest Green, a
son of Rear-Admiral Sir Andrew Green, K.C.H., and
he had reached Gillibrand Hall, near Chorley, on a visit
to Mr. Henry Gillibrand Hawarden Fazakerley, a
young gentleman of his own age, on Sunday evening.
The coroner's jury, after being sworn and having viewed
the bodies of the deceased, on Wednesday, adjourned
the investigation to the 30th instant. Mr. Fazakerley
and his friend left Gillibrand Hall on Monday at noon,
taking with them the keeper and a gentleman named
Smith. Mr. Fazakerley had spoken to the under-looker
at one of the mines on his estate, a man named James
Billinge, on the previous Friday, to go down the
new mine on his estate, but Billinge advised him
to wait till the ventilation was better. The mine is the

property of Messrs. Blundell, of Wigan, who are lessees
of the minerals on this part of the estate. Without de-
claring his intention to his companions, on Monday, Mr.
Faaakerley appears to have taken them directly to this
mine, where he inquired from the engine-tenter for
Billinge, and that person was sent for. The messenger
returned from Billinge's house, saying he could not find
him, but as no one was at work in the coal pit he
had brought a miner named Taylor to act in Billinge's
place. Taylor lighted four candles and placed them in
balls of clay in the way miners usually do, and then
he and Mr. Faaskerley stepped into the basket sus-
pended over the shaft and were lowered to the bottom, a
depth of about 620 feet. Arrived there, it appears the
whole of their lights were extinguished, and this should
have warned them that care must be exercised; but
Taylor returned to the top of the shaft, and after re-
lighting his candles took a flaming torch made of a
piece of rope, well saturated with oil and pitch, and
prepared to descend the shaft a second time, inviting
Mr. Green and Mr. Smith to accompany him.
Mr. Smith declined, and asked whore he had left the

"young squire ?" Taylor replied that he had left him at
the bottom, smoking a cigar. Mr. Smith then ques-
tioned Taylor as to whether he was sufficiently ac-
quainted with the mine to conduct the gentlemen
through the workings, and he replied with apparent con-
fidence that he was. At this time James Billings came
to the top of the mine, and Mr. Greets having stepped
into the basket, Taylor and Billinge placed their feet into
it, and all three were lowered down the shaft. It was
ascertained that they all alighted safely at the bottom,
and Mr. Smith and the keeper remained on the bank at
the eye of the shaft, along with the engine-tenter, to
await the singnal from the bottom, when the party
should wish to return. In about a quarter of an hour a
rush of air up the shaft threw out some dust, and though
no noise of an explosion was heard, the engine-tenter
immediately expressed his conviction that there had
been a fire-blast. The emission of sulphur up the
shaft soon confirmed this alarming statement, and
but little doubt could remain to any one acquainted
with the mine that the party at the bottom of it had
perished; for it was kuown that there was but one
level driven from the bottom for working purposes, and

in that the party would most likely be when they fired
the explosive gas. There is no one left to tell exactly
under what circumstances the unfortunate party brought
their fate upon them, but in all human probability they
were in the level spoken of, which is but 25 yards long,
and ascends slightly. The means of ventilation in the pit
was a drift way to another mine, but as this waS choked
up with water almost to the roof, it would be quite in-
efficient, and carburetted hydrogen collecting in the coal
level would naturally ascend to the highest or farthest
end from the shaft. The two gentlemen and their
conductors, by taking a "blazing torch into such a con-
fined recess, would be almost like a man who should be
rash enough to take a torch into a cannon's mouth when
there was a charge of powder at the further end,and when
the gas ignited there is but little doubt but the fire-blast
carried them out of the level into the bottom of the shaft,
where their bodies would sink in the water of the
sump-hole; and here, indeed, they were found quite
dead, as Boon as other miners could be induced
to descend the shaft in search of them. The
two unfortunate gentlemen, though much bruised, were
only slightly disfigured by the scorching fire about their
faces, and it is probable that their death would be almost
instantaneous. Mr. Fazalarley was an only son, and to
his family and friends his untimely death, coming only
a few weeks after the death of his father, is a severe
shock. The elder brother of Mr. Green was down at
Gillibrand Hall yesterday, and appeared to be deeply
affected by the fate of his relative. The two miners
leave families unprovided for—Taylor a wife and three
children, and Billinge a wif., and nine children.

DESTRUCTION OF A SHIP BY FIRE

AT SEA.
Our advises by the Royal Mail steam-ship Europa, ar-
rived in the Mersey on Monday, contain an account of
the destruction by fire, o❑ the 28th of June, in lat. 35
40, long. 70 45, of the new ship Sallie Fearn, Charles
Owen commander, on her voyage from New Orleans to
Liverpool. Shortly after the discovery of the fire on board
the Sallie Fearn, the ship Frank Johnston fortunately bore
down, and her commander, Captain Brown, gallantly
succeeded in rescuing the crew and passengers (27 per-
sons) from the burnin7 ship, and conveyed them to Bos-
ton. The cargo of the Sallie Fearn consisted of 2 745
bales of cotton and 120 000 dulls, in American gold.
The ship, valued at 60,000 dolls., was insured in Boston,
but the cargo is supposed to have been insured in Eng-
land. The following is Captain Owen's account of the
disaster 7-

The Sallie Fearn sailed from the South-west Pass of
the Mississippi on the 14th ult. Nothing worthy of note
occurred until the 23th of June, when the weather be-
came squally, accompanied with rain, lightning, and
thunder. Tne squalls were not heavy, and the ship was
under all sail, steering E.N.E., wind almost aft. At
halt past one, sea account, she was struck by lightning,
which gave her a tremendous shock fore and aft, and
brought her foretopgallantmast on deck. The heel of
the topgallantrnast and the foretopmast head and heel
were shivered into splinters. The lightning then passed
down the foremast, along the topsail sheets, ripped up a
part of the upper deck and a canine below, and struck
the lower deck (the ship had three decks) about the
chain lockers. Three men were also prostrated by the
shock, but they recovered; and an iron bolt in the bits
was found to be in a state of fusion. Captai❑
Owen and the carpenters immediately had the
forehatches removed to ascertain if the cargo
had been affected by the lightning, but, after a
careful survey, as far as they could penetrate into the
hold, saw nothing of fire. The hatches were again put
ou and battened down as before. The studding sails
and royals were then taken in, after which smoke was
seen issuing from every opening below. At this time a
sail hove in sight, and a signal of distress was made,
which she answered by approaching the Sallie Fearn.
The main hatch was now opened, and two bales of
cotton were taken out; but, although the ship ap-
peared to be full of smoke, no fire could be seen.
The batches were again put on, and caulked to keep out
the air. Again opened the forward hatch and broke
out one bale of cotton, when the smoke rushed up to an
alarming extent. Closed the hatches immediately, and
reversed the ensign, union down, the sail steering
directly for us ; commenced pouring water over the
chain lockers and tore hatch ; but in a short time
smoke issued from every part of the ship forward,
all hands exerting themselves to the utmost, and obey-
ing
every order. At 4.30 P.M. the ship came alongside
and proved to be the Frank Johnston, Captain Brown,
from Havannah bound to St. Petersburgh; requested
him to keep company with us for the night, to which
he, without hesitation, consented; filled away and hauled
to the north, " till we could ascertain if the fire
could be stifled." Wind fresh from S.W. Set main-
topgallantsail and passed ahead of the ship, all hands
pouring water on the forecastle deck and chain lockers.
At 6.30 P.m. found the pitch beginning to ooze
from both sides of the deck, and could hear the fire
below burning with awful rapidity. Hove the mainyard
to the mast, for the ship to come up. Opened for a mo-
ment the fore-hatch, and found the ship a mass of living
fire. He came alongside, and we told him oar situation;
he hove to immediately, and for the first time all earthly
prospects of saving the ship vanished. Got the two
quarter-boats down, and one large surf-boat out. Seut
the mate in the surf-boat to the ship with two kegs and
one box, containing 125,000 dolls. in American gold,
which Captain Brown received on board. At a quarter
past 7 P.M. the boat returned with Captain Brown, who
offered us all the assistance in his power. Then the fire be-
low, apparently to the main-hatch, burned like a roaring
cauldron. Captain Brown then lett for his ship, seeing no
more assistance could be rendered. We now commenced
saving what few things were about the deck and our
luggage. At S P.m. the fire burnt through the main
deck, on the larboard side, in two places, abreast the
fore rigging. Sent three loads of dunnage, &c., to the
ship. The boats returned immediately, together with
a boat from the ship. At half•past 8 P. 31., the fire
burned forward of the mai❑ hatch. All hands left the
ship at 9 P.M , and at half-put 9 P.M. the ship was
wrapped, fore and aft, in a living flame. The foremast,
mainmast, and mizennsast, together with all sails, went
by the board, to the starboard, and the flames roared
up from every part of the ship. At 10 P.M., by appear-
ance, the ship had burnt nearly to the water's edge. At
11 P.M. the flamed considerably decreased, and we sup-
pose the ship must have sunk ►hortly after midnight, as
no flames could be seen.