| 1 SEPTEMBER 1837, Friday NEWS - Mining Intelligence - amounts of copper ores sold, who purchased, and the price; by mine - South American copper imports - Letters from Hussey Vivian and Joseph Thomas Austen - Sufferings of the Crew of the Stirling Castle [sinking of the ship] - Bribery and the Ballot - The Hon. George Edgcumbe, son of the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, has been appointed Charge d' Affaires at Berne, Swiss Cantons. LOCAL NEWS Registration Acts - The penalties annexed to the Registration Acts have not been sufficiently made public, and should be more generally known. Registering of births in any manner contrary to the regulations of the Act incures a penalty of 50. Knowingly making false statements contrary to the regulations is punishable as perjury. Performing funeral service without having the registrar's or the coroner's certificate, or without giving notice within seven days to the registrar, in case no certificate has been presented, exposes to a penalty of �10. A penalty of �50 is incurred by all who neglect to register marriages, or for carelessly injuring registers or certified copies of registers. Forging entries in registers, or making away with them, is a felony. A Yeoman of Cornwall - An old farmer of the name of Greenway, who is now 87 years of age, and residing in the parish of Blisland, has, this season, in addition to the usual routine of his farm, shorn the whole of his flock. On one of the days when he was so occupied, this veteran accomplished the surprising feat of shearing 26 sheep without the help of any one but his dog, whose business it was to fetch the sheep for his master. Camborne - About a month since the Account-house at Wheal Seaton Mine near Camborne was broken into and robbed of a variety of articles, some of them of a household or domestic description, and the rest intended for mining purposes only. Very little suspicion at the time existed with regard to the thief or thieves. On Friday last, in consequence of some information, search warrants were procured, and on examining the house of a person named Jenkin, alias Slippery, who resided at a place called Red River, a short distance only from the mine, nearly all of the missing property was discovered, consisting of a bed-tye, various sorts of earthenware, a quantity of brass, and engine shag. The man was immediately taken into custody, and has since been fully committed. Several depredations of a similar nature have for some time past been carried on to a great extent in the adjoining mines, miners' chests or boxes, have been forced open, and candles, gunpowder, &c., to a considerable amount have at different times been stolen. There is every reason to suppose that a gang, all of whom are well known, have been engaged in most, if not in all of these robberies, and it is expected from what has already transpired that additional light will be thrown upon some of these base and abominable practices. Life-Boat - Some time before the death of his late Majesty, he was informed of the great necessity which existed at Bude, in Cornwall, for the establishment of a life-boat; he immediately gave orders for one to be constructed at his own expense, and presented to the inhabitants. It arrived here yesterday, on board, the brig "Rosina", belonging to Messrs. Winlow and Son, and will be forwarded to Bude as soon as possible. It was built at Sunderland, and cost one hundred guineas. It is a gift well worthy the benevolent heart of England's Sailor King. Devonport Paper. The Schoolmaster Wanted - A notice, of which the following is a copy, was actually published a short time ago in a parish not 100 from St. Stephens in Branwell: This is to Give Notes Sum Porsen or Porsens have Been Stellen Happels and other things any Porsen Will bring Newes to the Sead John Cundy Shall Received one Sofering Redward from Exsillen Form wich the shall bee prosecute of far os the Low will Derict. Robbery - During the afternoon of Sunday se'nnight, the house of Mr. Courtis, miller of St. Enoder, was broken into and money to the amount of �31 stolen. The money was deposited in a box in the bed room; it contained a larger sum than was stolen, �16 of which had evidently been in the hands of the thief. Suspicion has fallen on a lad who is about 14 years of age, named Nettle, who was in the employ of Mr. Courtis, but who has not been heard of since the robbery. On the afternoon of that day, the boy went to the chapel with his master, but very soon left again, and it is supposed he must have entered the house by the back door, and with some instrument which he may have found in the kitchen, had wrenched open the box. Immediately on discovering the robbery, Mr. Courtis hastened in pursuit, and on arriving at a village about a mile from St. Austell, he learned that a lad answering the description of Nettle had been seen to pass through there about half-an-hour earlier. On arriving at St. Austell, Mr. C. obtained the assistance of Mitchell, an active officer, and they made a diligent search throughout the town without avail. They then proceeded on to Lostwithiel with no better success. Pilchard Fishery - No large quantity of Pilchards has yet been taken on our coast. About 200 hogsheads were inclosed by three seans at Gunwalloe on Sunday last, and since then a small quantity has been taken at Gorran. The Harvest - Nearly the whole of the corn of every description in this county is cut, but a large portion of it is yet in the field, where we hope it will have sustained no injury from the dropping weather which has lately prevailed. The crops, we believe, are generally good, and if housed in good condition, there is a cheering prospect of an abundant provision for man and beast. Coroner's Inquests - On Wednesday last, an inquest was held before Hosken James, Esq., County coroner, at the Tywarnhayle Arms Inn, in the parish of Perranzabuloe, on the body of Francis Goyne, a miner, about 30 years of age. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased worked as a tributer in Great St. George Mine, Perranzabuloe; and that about eleven o'clock on Tuesday morning, as he and his comrades were working at the back of the 60-fathom level, about 45 fathoms east of the engine shaft, in the South Mine, the side of the level suddenly gave way, and covering him to the waist broke his back, and otherwise injured him so much that he died the following morning. The poor man has left a widow and one child. Verdict - accidental death. The same day, another inquest was held before the same coroner, at the Western Inn, Truro, on the body of a child about two years of age, named James Davison, the son of a private in the troop of Inniskilling Dragoons, now quartered in this town. On Monday morning, the deceased drank boiling water from a tea-kettle on the fire, in his father's room, and was so much scalded in the throat that he died on Wednesday evening. No blame could be attributed to the parents, or any other person. Verdict - Accidental death. 8 SEPTEMBER 1837, Friday ADVERTISEMENTS STOLEN - From the GARDEN at LANCARFE, in the parish of Bodmin, on Tuesday night the 5th instant, Two Small BRASS CANNON or SWIVEL GUNS, about 70 or 100 lbs. weight each. One of them is about 20 inches, and the other about 30 inches long. PASSAGE to SYDNEY - The first-class Ship "UPTON CASTLE" of 596 tons, with a Poop, and most superior accommodation for Cabin, Intermediate, and Steerage Passengers, and carrying a Surgeon, will sail from London, on the 3rd, and from PLYMOUTH on the 16th of October, calling at MADERIA and the CAPE. Apply (post-paid) to Mr. John MARSHALL, Australian Emigration Agent, 26 Birchin-lane, Cornhill, London. NEWS - Domestic Prospects of the Country Under the New Parliament - Interview with the Pope - Crime Detected by Medical Sciences (in the Midlands, what was thought to be natural death was proved murder) LOCAL NEWS Fatal Effects of the Late Storms - During the late gales, tremendous thunder storms have occurred in various parts of the kingdom which, in several cases, have been attended with the loss of life; and though Truro has felt them but slightly, they have been severe in other parts of the county. On the morning of Thursday, the 31st ultimo, the neighbourhood of Camborne was visited by one of these storms, the effects of which were truly appalling. Between eight and nine o'clock, a woman, the wife of a miner named Webster, who resides on Treswithan Downs, was struck by lightening, and killed on the spot. Her husband, at the time of the accident, was in bed, and upon hearing a dreadful crash, immediately sprung out, and on going downstairs discovered his wife lying on the floor, with her cap and neckerchief on fire; and having taken her in his arms found her to be extinct. They had been married but a few weeks, and it is supposed that the poor woman was in the act of paring some potatoes for her husband's dinner at the time the fatal event took place. By the request of Mr. Richard Lanyon, the medical gentleman in attendance, the knife which had been used on the occasion was brought to him, and on examination he found it to be strongly magnetic, attracting needles and pieces of iron or steel. On examining the house, the windows were found to be smashed, not one entire pane upstairs or down could be discovered. The roof, beams, and rafters, were splintered in a frightful manner, and the walls cracked and shattered in several places, which, together with the lifeless body of the poor woman stretched on a bed, presented to the eye of the beholder a truly awful and affecting spectacle. A barn attached to the house was set on fire by the electric fluid, but by the strenuous exertions of the persons who had been brought together by the accident, it was soon extinguished. At the same time, a boy who was at work at the smith's shop at Wheal Roem, was thrown a considerable distance by the fluid; and a horse, standing in a field near the house was struck to the ground, and lay motionless for about ten minutes. We might here enumerate other instances which have occurred in the neighbourhood. Two miners at South Rosvear mine, whilst engaged underground at a distance of 510 feet from the surface were both knocked down, and after remaining insensible for a short time, gradually recovered, sustaining otherwise little if any injury. The shock was felt in a greater or lesser degree throughout this district, so that the miners in a very short time had all assembled together with the view of ascertaining the cause of it. Immediately after the lightening had subsided, a tremendous shower of rain fell, mingled with hailstones half an inch in diameter, but happily it was not of long continuance. On the following day, a coroner's inquest was held on the body of Webster's wife, and a verdict returned of killed by lightening. Bodmin - On Thursday evening last, this town was lighted with gas for the first time. The works being built in a very advantageous situation, with a large stream of water running through them, the gas is rendered remarkably pure. This undertaking has been executed under the super-intendence of Mr. Tregellas, engineer, of Neath, at the sole expense of a company; but we understand only two enterprising individuals are concerned in it, to whom we wish every success. We believe, indeed, that not a doubt remains but it will prove a very profitable speculation. Power of the Locomotive Steam-Engines on Railroads On Friday last, one of the most extraordinary performances ever accomplished by any locomotive engine was executed on the Bodmin branch of the Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway, by the "Elephant", when this engine drew up the enormous weight of 58 tons, including herself and wagon, over an ascent of 1 in 45, and going at the rate of five miles per hour. Newquay - On Thursday morning, from about half-past five till eight o'clock, there was a good prospect of fish at this place, vast shoals having been seen breaking from Mawgan Port to Towan Head; and several small shoals also showed colour on the back of the seans birth. The Active and Concord seans were the first out of birth[sic], and the whole of the seans were manned before ten o'clock, and stationed in their regular stems. There was a small shoal shewed itself on Wednesday evening just above Newquay Head. These are the only fish that have been seen at this place during the present season. The Ship "Alfred", Capt. Flint - This ship sailed from Plymouth, for Sydney, in Australia, on Tuesday last, with a fine wind at NE. She took upwards of 200 emigrants, and 20 cabin passengers, many of the latter being persons of considerable capital, about to settle in New South Wales The emigrants were generally respectable persons of their class, chiefly mechanics, with a few agricultural labourers, and their wives and families. Editorial - We regret to learn that in some districts west of Truro, such strong symptoms of opposition to the arrangements which have been made for carrying the provisions of the Poor Law Amendment Act into effect, have made their appearance among large masses of the miners, as to render it necessary to have detachments of the military on the spot, to be called out in case of need. Nor is such a state of things less a cause of surprise than of regret, because in no part of the United Kingdom are the labouring classes, generally speaking, so well informed, so extensively influenced by religious principles and habits, and consequently, so strongly disposed to be peaceable and orderly, as the miners of Cornwall. ... We should be among the last persons to censure the working classes for taking all prudent steps to obtain the abolition of a law which can fairly be shown to be unjust and oppressive; but, convinced as we are that the Poor Law Amendment Act, in its great principles at least, will be found to be not less advantageous to the really deserving poor than it is to the rate-payers themselves. .. We therefore hope, and indeed believe, that our intelligent and religious mining population will not commit themselves by taking part in proceedings which, to say the least, are ill-timed, and be productive of nothing but suffering and ruin to the parties who engage in them. [An earlier tribute to the late King mentioned that the New Poor Law reduced the amount paid (by poor-rate payers) by one-half. jm] |