The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-28 00:00:00

COLLIERY ACCIDENTS.

A deputation, consisting of Messrs. Swallow and
Tetlow, from the coal miners of Lancashire and Cheshire,
and Messrs. Jude and Archer, from Northumberland
and Durham, had an interview with Lord Palmerston
yesterday. The deputation was headed by the follow-
ing members of Parliament :—Mr. Hutchins, Mr.
Locke, Mr. Cayley, Mr. Cobbett, Mr. Ingham, Mr.
Mostyn, Sir J. Walmsley, and Mr. Cheetham. There
were also present Mr. James Mather and Mr. Golds-
worthy Gurney. The object of the deputation was—as
the committee appointed to investigate into the causes
of colliery accidents had been obliged to close its sittings
without making any report for this session—to induce
his lordship to bring in a short bill this session of Parlia-
ment to give further protection to the miners' lives, until
a more complete measure could be perfected.
The deputation having stated the objects, and his
lordship having heard the opinions of the various gentle-
men present, stated his inability (although he had pro-
mised) to bring in any measure this session ; but having
learned that he possessed certain powers under the pre-
sent bill, he would ascertain what could be done, and
give every aid in his power to facilitate the objects of
the deputation ; but so soon as the committee made
their report next session, a more complete measure
would have his earliest attention.

The deputation thanked his lordship for the attention
given, and retired.

- Lord J. Russell was also present, and gave marked
attention to the subject.

AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH AT DOVER.—One of the
most impressive cases of sudden death that has ever
come under our knowledge took place on Sunday even-
ing. The unfortunate individual thus cut off without
a moment's warning was an elderly man named Cloke,
who resided at Charlton-green, Dover. The deceased
was returning home from River, whither he had been
walking with Mrs. Cloke, when he suddenly fell down
a corpse. He was instantaneously raised by some per-
sons near ; and, a carriage passing at the time, was
placed in it, and taken home, those who picked him up
labouring under the impression that he was in a fit ; but
on a surgeon (Mr. Kersteman) arriving, he immediately
pronounced dissolution to have taken place. The de-
ceased was walking alone, havin,, left Mrs. Cloke at a
friend's house at Crabble, jocosely remarking that she
would, doubtless, like a little more chat, and, as he
should walk on leisurely, she would overtake him. He
appeared in the best of spirits and the most robust
health at the time ; and it may easily be imagined that,
under the circumstances, the shock to the survivor was
of a severe character. Deceased was a miller by trade,
and in the employ of W. Kinsford, Esq., for whom he
had worked for the last thirty-seven years, discharging
his duties during that time, as stated by Mr. Kings-
ford, in the most praiseworthy manner. Indeed, Mr.
Kingsford's regret at the death of the deceased was
painfully evident at the time, he having proceeded im-
mediately to the deceased's residence, on being ap-
prised of the melancholy circumstance. The cause of
death was disease of the heart ; Mr. Rutley, surgeon,
haviug certified to that effect. —Dover Chronicle.
ELOPEMENT.—We noticed in our last week's paper
that an officer of the 35th Regiment had run off with
the wife of a baronet residing in the north of Devon,
under circumstances of a very disgraceful character.
We regret to state that there is no doubt of the truth of

the statement ; the officer is Captain Berkeley, of the
above-named regiment, and his unfortunate companion
in guilt Lady Wrey, wife of Sir Bourchier Wrey. It
appears that Captain Berkeley is now with his regiment,
and still wearing her Majesty's uniform, though it is
currently reported that he will be obliged to leave the
army ; and the lady, it is said, is in London. The North
DCVO7I Journal of the 14th inst. thus notices this dis-
graceful circumstance :—" Sir Bourchier Wrey, Bart.,
has recently been 'staying at his marine residence in
Barnstaple. For some- few weeks past Capt. Berkeley,
of the 35th, son of Sir George Berkeley, had been visit-
ing at the house of the hon. baronet, whose hearty hos-
pitality is only surpassed by high-minded and unsus-
pecting candour. This town became agitated on Friday
with the startling and painful intelligence that this guest
of the hon. baronet's—the man who had been receiving
his hospitality—had taken the opportunity of domestic
intercourse thus afforded to him to draw from her con-
jugal duty the wife of his friend ; that she had, in fact,
that morning eloped with her paramour. They drove
off, it would appear, about half-past 1 that morning to
Barnstaple, and thence to the Tiverton station of the
Great Western Railway. Their course from this point
we are not curious to trace. That this lady should have
left in such a manner, and for such a man, a home re-
plete with all the earthly good that earthly wealth can
furnish, a husband dotingly fond of her, and without a
shadow of the causes usually assigned in such cases, is
an aberration of conduct only to be charitably covered
by a verdict of temporary insanity. Report says that
already has the dreadful hallucination passed away, and
reconciliation been sought. We give, of course, simply
report, but it is highly probable that such is the case,
as we know that such must be the course the moment
the mind recovers its equilibrium. Sir Bourchier re-
turned the same evening to Tawstock Court."—Plymouth
Herald.

SWINDLERS IN DEVONSHIRE.—During the last few
days several respectable persons have been victimised in
Devonshire by a set of swindlers who are prowling about
under the pretence of being invalid gentlemen "in quest
of health." These fellows go into respectable lodgings,
and after a few days—having succeeded in winning the
confidence of the people with whom they lodge —send
out the servant to change a 101. note, and, having got
the change, make off as speedily as possible, and try the
same game in other towns. At Sidmouth, last week, a
set of three fellows succeeded in passing off two forged
101. notes, which are clever imitations of the genuine
article, and, of course, soon "made themselves scarce,"
to the great dismay of the people whom they had vic-
timised, and who did not discover that they had been
swindled until some time Aftenvards,