The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-14 00:00:00

VESSELS SPoKEN WITH.

Callendar, from New (Altana fur Liverpool, Oct. 14, c ff
Tortugas.
John Carter ship, from Liverpool, in tat. 12 N., long. 24.
Mary Ann brig, from Liverpool for Prince Edward's
Island, 17th ult., in lat. 45, long. 53.
Er gli~h bArque, trorn Bahia fur litin.burgh, Oct. 30, in
lat. 41 N., toil. 28 W.
Condor, from Nu% ca,tle for Boston, Oc'. 7, in lat. 47,
long. 29.
General Pike, from New Bedford, Sept. 30, in lat. 26 S.,
long. 34 .
Nernesi., for Calcutta, in lat. 25 S., long. 28 W.
John Merrick Americin vessel, from Hollowell, Oct. 30,
in lat. 1 S., long. 31 W.
Ariadne, for Leghorn, Oct. 31. off Cape tie Gatt.
Pottinger sti-amer, Nov. 3. 6 P.M., off Cape Trafalgar.
Met( if. from Ma iras fur Loudon, Sept. 7, in lat. 37, S.,
long. 22 E
Susan and Ann. from Newport for Naples, Oct. 29, in
lat. 41, long. 14.
Ruirltilph from London for New Zealand, in lat.
10, long. —W. Louisa Dutch barque, for Arrican,
the sumo day.
Victoria, from Callao, in lat. 10 N., long. 23 W., out
52 days.
Sarah Ann, from Liverpool, Nov. 3, in bat 42 N., long.
10 W.
lit,rculean, from Liverpool for Bombay, Oct. 10, in lat.
3 N., long. 20 W.
Abbot's Rooding, Oc'. 11, in lat. 5 N., long, 20. W.
Pakenhnm, from Liverpool for Barbadues, Nov. 11, in
lat. 50 N., long. 8 W.
Eagle's Wing, from Zinte for New York, Oct. 1, off
C.ipe Piv,sero.
Brockett, of Liverpool, running westward, Oct. 19, in
the Gut of Gibraltar.

THE EXPLOSION AT HOUGHTON

COLLIERY.

HOUGHTON, TUESIA;.I4IGIIT.—The bodies of five
of the sufferers who perished by the explosion of fire-
damp in Houghton Colliery yesterday, were buried
this afternoon.
With regard to the nature of the working and the
probable cause of the accident, all must now be, to a
large extent, conje.cture. A few additional particu
lars have been ascertained beyond what I have al-
ready communicated. It appears that the colliery
was abandoned or " laid in," as it is termed, about 12
or 13 years ego, and that it remained unworked till
last Christmas, when it was re-opened, and fresh ope-
rations commenced. This, it is said, was prompted
by the excessive competition at present and for some
time pest existing in the coal trade, which rendered it
desirable that all the " working-power" should be
rendered available in the productive proces,..
The cause of the accident is attributed to Mr.
Hunter, an overman. He was sitting with one of the
survivors, of the name of Hodgson, in a cabin at the top
of an incline, when he said he heard a rumbling noise,
and apprehended (linger. On this he took a 'oleo
light, and proceeded to the place whence the noise
proceed, d, which was where W.,tchinan, one of the
sufferers, was at woi k ; and it is supposed ti .e gas
fired at, his candle. He was found blown along the
way, burnt to a cinder, lying with a plate-iron
through his b dy. Hunter is said to have been seen
at Houghton on Sunday evening in a state of intoxi-
cation, cud so late as twelve o'clock. He would go
to woik at two o'clock, his duty being to examine the
state of the mine ; and at three o'clock the "
took place, when 150 men and boys entered the mine
in the consciousness of perfect security, and one of