The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-26 00:00:00

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.'
The new Copenhagen Cabinet has not as yet, pub-
lished a programme of the political principles on
which it is prepared t 9 act. In spite of this uncer-
tainty, the pubicis extremely satisfied with the
KING'S choice of his Ministers.
One of the first acts of the Cabinet has been to
announce the adoption of Prince CHRISTIAN of Glucks -
burg as the future heir to the Crown.

MURDER IN LIVERPOOL OF A WIFE
BY HER HUSBAND.
Op Thersday an inquest was held befare 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 Hogarth.
The accused had been remanded by Mr. Mansfield, to
await the result of the inquest, and was brought from
Bridewell in the custody or three policemen; he is a man
of repulsive aspect, with strongly marked animal pas-
sions, and stated to have been much addicted to drink-
ing, while the deceased was represented by the various
witnesses as a very sober, industrious woman, who sup-
ported both the prisoner and their son by washing and
ch aring.
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 tlse prisoner and deceased were in the habit
of quarrelling,and that on Tuesday night the deceased
went for some- nilk, 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, bat 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 Kirkdale
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 hydrogenior gets, at Chorley, near
Preston, on Monday,
Wednesday; and we
are now in possessionwoafsentioxreecifull 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 coroners 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 tha previous Friday, to go down the
new mine on his estate, but Billing° advised him
to wait till the ventilation was better. The mire is the
property of Messrs. Blundell, of Wigan, who are lessee 4
of the minerals on this part of the estate. Without de-
claring his intention to his companions, on Monday, Mr.
Fazakerley appears to have taken them directly to this
mine, where he irquired from the engine-tenter for
Bill:nge, anf 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. Teylor lighted four candles and placed them in
balls of clay in the way miners usually do, and then
he and Mr. Fazakerley stepped into the basket sus-
pended over the shift 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 where 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
(painted 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. Green having stepped
into the basket, Taylor and Billinge placed their feet into
it, and all three were lowered down the abaft. It was
ascertained that they all alighted safely at the bottom,
and Mr. Smith and tho 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
uo 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 known 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 bat 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 soon as other miners could be induced
to descend the shift 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 provable that their death would be almost
instantaneous. Mr. Fazakerley 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 wife and nine children.
DES

TRUCTION OF A SKIP BY FIRE
AT SEA.
Our advicee by the Royal Mail steam-ship Europa, ar-
rived in the Mersey on Monday, contain an account of
the destruction by fire, on thr, in let. 35
40, long. 70 45, of the new ship Salt jisTFuenaer'n, Charles
Owen commander, on her voyage fromeef
theew Orleans to
Liverpool. Shortly after the discovery fire on board
the Sallie Fearn, the ship Frank Johnston fortunately bore
down, and her commander, Captain Brown,gar_ 3e
gallantly
succeeded in rescuing the crew and passengers (2
sons) from the burning ship, and conveyed them to rßos-
ton. The cargo of the Sallie Fearn consisted of 3 2 74 -
n gold,
The of cotton and 120,000 dolls, in America ' Id.
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!--
The Sallie Foarn sailed from the South-west Pas,: of
the Mississippi on the 14th ult. Nothing worthy of n
occurred until the 28th of June, when the weather- o'be-
came squally, accompanied with rain, lightning, and
thunder. The squalls were not heavy, and the ship was
E.N.E., wind almost aft. At
under all sail, steering
half-past one, sea account, she was struck by lightning,
which gave her a tremendous shock torn and aft, and
brought her foretopgallantmast on deck. The heel of
the topgallanttnast and the foretopmast head and heel
sere shivered into splinters. The lightning then passed
amn the foremast along the topsail sheets, ripped up 3
F ,c,f the upper deck and a canine below, and struck
the,_
eet.ower deck (the ship had three decks) about the
"lnink
lockers. Three men were also prostrated by the
sh
was 'fottithey recovered; and an iron bolt in the bits
Oven
and to be in a state of fusion. Captain
foreh aehes t the carpenters immediately
had the
had been affectedremoved to ascertain if the cargo
careful survey, as
by the lightning, bat, after a
hold, saw nothing
of
fire. The hatches were again put
and royals were down
as before. The studding sails
seen issuing from evneetanken in, after which smoke was
sail hove in sight, and acTening below. At this time a
si:011 of distress which she answered was made,
bynaopwproaching the Sallie Fearn.
The main hatch was
opened, and two bales of
cotton were taken
smokeut, although the ship sp-
out; h
peared to be full of
fire could be seen.
ulked
The hatches were again put on no
t ao
nkde ebpr
ooku
et
the air. Again opened the forwardsmok hatch
rushed up to an
out one bale of cotton, when the
water
steering
alarming extent. Closed the hateh,esetiamemediately, and
reversed the eesign, union down
a aioaar,er t h a
directly for us ; commenced pouring
chain lockers an'd 'ore hatch ; but in
smoke issued from every part of the ship forward,
all
themselves to the utmost, and ' all hands exertinfr
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 burnin with awful rapidity. Hove the mainyard
to the mast, for t%e ship to come up. Oponed for a mo-
ment the fore-hatch and feline the ship v, mass of living
tire. Re came ' - 4
alongside, and we told him our situation;
he hove to
immediately, and for the first time all earthly I

prospects of saving the ship vanished. Got the two
quarter-boats down, and one large surf-boat out. Sent
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 left 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 8 Pal. 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 , the fire
burned forward of the main hatch. All hands left the
ship at 9 P.M,, and at half-past 9 P.M. the ship was
wrapped, fore and aft, in a living flame. The foremast,
mainmast, and mizenmast, 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 Pat. the flames considerably decreased, and we sup-
pose the ship must have sunk shortly after midnight, as
no flames could be seen.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.
EASTERN COUNTIES AND NORFOLK RAILWAY...-Trafie
return for the week ending July 20:—
Passengers, parcels, &c. ...£12,594 19 8
Merchandise, cattle, and cartage 5,156 1 1

Total „,, ... ... L 17,751 0 9
Corresponding week of 1850 ... 16,586 0 5
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY...JiIt/fie Or the
week ending July 20 :
MAIN LINZ.

Passengers ••• •••
Parcels, H. C. and D. ...
Goods, cattle, &c. •••
Mails ••• ••• •••

• £2,167 11 0
• 52 5 7
• 581 11 3
• 575 0 0

Total

... £3,376 7 10

•••
MOLD.

Passengers ... ...
Parcels, H. C. and D. •••
Goods, cattle, &c. ...

Total

... .£4l 4 7
... 1 11 11
... 125 6 2

STEAM-BOATS.