5 January Quarter Sessions Trial of Prisoners Susan TREMELLING, 23, and Elizabeth TREGEAZA, 23, were charged with having on the 3rd of December, stolen a quantity of spirituous liquors and ……. the property of Mr. Wm. Roberts of St. Ewe. …. From the evidence that the prisoners were servants of Mr. Roberts, and that on the day in question a man servant, who had since escaped, entered a store-room and took some rum and …. which he handed to the prisoners, who drunk it. The prisoners confessed to taking the articles, and were found guilty. Wm. TREGENZA, 14, and Edward Griffiths PRESTON, 20, were charged with having on the 18th of October stolen two shirts the property of John Hodge, of the parish of Mylor. Elizabeth Hodge, the daughter of the prosecutor stated that on the day in question she had left the two shirts to dry. When she went to take them in they were gone. Robert Sharpless Painter, stated that he saw the prisoner Tregenza, between his hay-ricks; on looking at his shirt he thought it was too fine to have been given to him by his father, and asked him where he got it from? The prisoner stated that Preston had stolen it. The other shirt was found on Preston. The shirts having been produced and sworn to, the prisoner's confessions were put in and read. Guilty. The eldest prisoner had been convicted before of … in base coin. Henry MACKINLEY, 25, was charged with having stolen a lock and key, the property of Thomas LIBBY, a publican. Mr. Libby stated that on the 6th of December, he saw a very large double lock and key attached to his large folding doors. At six o'clock the lock and key were missing. James Anthony stated he was a servant of Mr. Libby's; missed the lock and key between five and six o'clock in the day in question; saw the prisoner that evening at the Seven Stars; he gave me the lock and key and said "it is your lock and key, and do not say any thing about it." John Lowry a constable in Truro produced the lock and key which were identified as being the prosecutor's property. The prisoner stated that the prosecutor had said he did not know the lock and key; but the prosecutor denied this. Guilty. William WATERS, 13, was charged with stealing 200 fumadoes and 100 pilchards, the property of James Hodges, Robert Thomas, jun., and Mary Thomas, on the 11th of November last. James Hodges examined; I am a fisherman living at Mevagissey; attended Truro market in November last, had some fumadoes there; it was on a Saturday night; Mary Thomas was at Truro on that day; I was there on Tuesday following; I then saw a cask of fumadoes which were shown to me by Mr. Couch, the constable; it belonged to me and Thomas, and Mary Thomas. Wm. Parsons lives at Truro, and looks after the market; things left undisposed of on one market-day are frequently left in my care; the prosecutors attend the market; I recollect on the 11th of November a cask of fumadoes being left in my charge; when Thomas gave it into my charge the heads of the cask were secured by two nails; the cask was placed in the corner of the fish market; I had another cask of fumadoes besides that. It was given into my charge about seven o'clock. I went down about a quarter before nine when the cask was safe. At about nine I saw that the cask was thrown down and the fumadoes were out of it; the other cask was the same as when I left it. I saw the prisoner creeping away from the cask. When he came to the corner of the fish-market I caught hold of him. I asked him what he had behind him; he said "he had nothing". I found that he had a bundle behind him, which I afterwards found to contain fumadoes. I took him to the William the Fourth, and Mary Thomas sent for Couch who took him into custody. Cross-examined by Mr. Stokes: Many persons go through the fish-market at night; there was no name on the cask; there were some fumadoes on the ground. Wm. Couch stated that the fumadoes were given to him on the 11th of November in the presence of Mary Thomas. The fish were produced. Mr. Stokes contended that this was no case to go in the jury, because no proof had been given that the fumadoes belonged to Mary Thomas. The court, however, over-ruled the objection, and Mr. Stokes then addressed the jury, stating that the boy had picked up some pilchards from a cask that had fallen down. After some deliberation the jury found the prisoner Not Guilty. John Michell VIVIAN, 12, was charged with stealing a metal b[arrel]-cock and key, the property of Richard Wellington. Joseph Rowett lives at St. Austell; saw the prisoner at my brother's house on the 15th of November; he had a key cock; my brother is a barber; the prisoner beat it with a hammer; I asked him what he was going to do with it; he said he was going to throw it away. I said you might as well give it to me as throw it away. He did give it to me about a quarter of an hour afterwards. I took it home. On the next day the prosecutor came to my brother's shop; the prisoner was there; when I was at dinner I was sent for to show Mr. Wellington the cock and key. I gave them to Mr. Wellington. I heard the prisoner tell Roberts the constable what he had told me, that he found it. Mr. Wellington took the cock and key away. Richard Wellington stated that he was a blacksmith, went to Rowett's shop on the 16th of November; missed on that day a cock and key; saw it a week before in a drawer in his workshop; knew the prisoner, who came there oftener than I wished. I took the cock and key from Rowett and gave it to the constable. The prisoner said he found it, and could bring a boy as a witness, who saw him pick it up. He said the boy's name was James Gilbert. James Gilbert stated that he knew the prisoner; never saw him pick up the cock and key of a barrel. Matthew R…., ….. of St. Austell, produced a cock and key which were given him by Mr. Wellington, by whom they were now identified as his property. Not Guilty. James WEDGE, 36, was charged with stealing two geese, the property of Thomas Batten, of Botrusfleming. John Batten – I live at Picken, in Botrusfleming; my father is a farmer and kept geese in the pig's house close to the farm house; found two geese and some fowls missing on the 21st of December; the door was … and had been wrenched all round; we found a fresh footstep in the pig's house; tracked the footstep to the prisoner's house. After getting a search-warrant we entered and found the geese behind a pig's salting tub; saw the geese; they were my father's. Julius Roberts, constable, produced the geese, and the shoes by the marks of which they had traced the prisoner from the pig-house; took the prisoner into custody at Cargreen on his return from Devonport. Cross examined by Mr. Bennallack. I did not show the shoes to the prisoner's wife, and I had no conversation with the prisoner. Tamsen Batten, wife of the prosecutor, identified the geese as being those that she marked, when she put them out to feed. Thomas Batten, the prosecutor, confirmed the finding of the geese and the shoes which were full of feathers and blood. The geese were his property. Guilty. Edward ROBINS was charged with stealing some fir and one oak pole, the property of John Taylor. John Taylor, jun. stated that he lived with his father in the parish of Laneast; his father had an estate between Launceston and Haleworthy; joining the road side, with a gate-way leading into the road, with two poles, one fixed by nails the other with a [bolt] fastened in the ground. Mr. E. Coode, jun., who defended the prisoner, said that as the pole was fastened in the ground the indictment could not be sustained; the prisoner was therefore acquitted. Richard ALLEN, 31, was charged with having stolen in the parish of St. Kew, a shovel, the property of Christopher and John Lean, farmers. Christopher Lean stated that he lived in St. Kew, and farmed his property with his brother John; in November of 1836 he missed a shovel which he did not see again until last month. Wm. Jones stated he lived with Mr. Lean in November 1836; knew that they had a shovel at that time; should know it again if he saw it among a hundred. Saw it about 11 months after it was lost in the possession of John Treleaven, who gave it to him. When witness spoke to the prisoner about it, he said that if he (witness) would not say anything about it, he would be a friend to him as long as he lived. John Treleaven proved that he received the shovel from the prisoner between last harvest and Michaelmas to put a new handle on it; and that he gave the shovel to Jones. Richard Ly[man?] a blind old man stated that he told the prisoner that there was a warrant out against him for taking a shovel from Messrs. Lean, and he confessed that he took it, and he burst out crying and asked what he should do. Witness recommended him to go away for a little while, and the prisoner said he had no money; witness then lent him a few shillings. Guilty. John CARTER [55?], was charged with having stolen from the house of Thomas Harris, of Redruth, seven shillings, two sixpences, and four shillings' worth of … tied up in a piece of rag. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner was a purchaser of old rags, old iron, etc., and that on the 13th of December he went to the house of the prosecutor, who, with his wife, are poor people, and get their living by selling apples. On the morning in question Mrs. Harris had just tied up the money in a piece of cloth, when the prisoner in pursuit of his vocation, called to know whether the prosecutor had any old iron to sell. Mrs. Harris began to look, and the prisoner then took up the bundle off the table and ran off. Harris, who was very ill, went after him, and Mrs. Harris followed, and they came up with him about ten minutes afterwards in Martin Vincent's lane. The prisoner was taken into custody, but nothing was found on his person that would implicate him in the robbery. His excuse for leaving the house before the woman had done looking for iron was that he saw it was no use waiting there, and he was going to call on some other houses. Guilty. Wm. YOUNG, jun., 15, charged with stealing in the borough of Penryn, two sovereigns and a promissory note of the value of L 5, the property of Wm. Yerndall. The grand jury ignored this bill. Henry LAITY, 33, was charged with stealing a saddle, at Newlyn in Pyder, on the 16th of October, the property of William Treleaven, of Probus. Wm. Treleaven examined; attended Michell fair on the 16th of October; went on horseback and stabled his horse at Mr. Bennett's. Returned from fair about three o'clock, saddle missing. Saw it with Mr. Henry Michell, at Truro, afterwards. Cross examination: Mr. Bennett is an innkeeper; many horses stabled there; no other saddle left in barley …. Henry Michell, innkeeper at Truro, testified. [Prisoner slept at his inn the night of the Michell fair; the next day, he came to innkeeper and offered a saddle in exchange for food, drink and shelter. Mr. Michell knew prisoner about 12 months; prisoner occasionally came to inn and "ate, slept, and drank like other people."] Could not remember specifics of bargain, as they talked a long time. Jury returned a verdict of Guilty. William NETHERTON was charged with stealing four half-crowns, the property of Josephus Tremelling. Josephus Tremelling examined by Mr. John. I live at Lostwithiel; am a miner and keep a small grocer's shop there; know the prisoner; he had been working on a mine for several years with which I am connected; on the 18th of December I placed some money of mine in a small cup. The prisoner and my wife were present; there were four half-crowns, a five-shilling piece, one sovereign, and three shillings in small money; saw it on the 19th not more than one minute before I left the room; saw it about three o'clock in the day; I left no person in the house but my wife; I then went to the tap of the inn; my wife came to me about a quarter of an hour afterwards; I returned to the house with my wife; I entered the house by the back-door with my wife; we found the door unlocked and ajar; the key was in the door; I found the prisoner there; the money was in the kitchen close by the door leading to the shop; Netherton was making his way out, and he quickly left after I entered. He went out in about a minute after; on his going .. I bid him stop a few minutes for I said I wanted him. He told me he would see me again. In a short time I found four half-crowns missing - two from the cup, and two from the shop drawers; I saw him twenty minutes afterwards; he was then near the church; I told him he should come back to my house, for he was wanted, and he then said "I never robbed or stole any thing in my life from your house." This he said when I told him he must please to go back to my wife, for she wanted him. The money was mine. Cross-examined by Mr. Bennallack. I have known the prisoner for about six years; when the prisoner was in my employ he used to come to my house. The prisoner asked me for half an ounce of tobacco, and I would not let him have it without money; he told me that he would not go to work because he had had no dinner sent him; told him that if "Solomon" (….) did not turn him off the mine, he would." I did not accuse him of robbing me then, because I did not know whether he had or not till after he went out. [Ann Tremelling testified; same evidence as her husband, basically. Said prisoner came to the house about an borer that had been offered for sale.] Elizabeth Ward, a little girl, examined {lived next door; saw prisoner open the door, go to the inner door, put his hand on the key; told Mrs. Tremelling later.] William Bennett examined; knew Netherton. Saw him between three and four o'clock go round the passage of the prosectuor's house, after trying the front door. Lost sight of him. For the defense, Elizabeth Nicholls called. [She had been at Tremelling's on Dec 13, saw prisoner leaning on post. Did not go near house. Her testimony was called into question by the Judge, as she had been examined by the Magistrate who did not believe her.] [The lawyers debated points of law, the defense claiming the time and place of the crime had not been clearly established.] The jury returned a verdict of Guilty. James SAUNDERS, 22, was charged with stealing on the 12th of December, two shirts, the property of James Jago, of Morval. It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor's daughter had hung the shirts on a hedge to dry, from whence they were stolen. The prisoner was pursued by Mr. Henry Kitt, of St. Martin's, who found the shirts in his possession and called the constable.. Guilty. LOCAL NEWS (the page was badly wrinkled and torn) Pedestrian Feat - On ..day morning last, a young man of Truro of the… name of … Kneebone, undertook for a wager to go on foot … to the seventh milestone to the St. … back in two hours. Betting was against him, not withstanding the heavy state of the road.. he [finished] his task in an hour and three-quarters, with[out] being particularly distressed. Her Majesty's Clemency - Our readers will recollect that at the [Quarter} sessions held in this county, three brothers, named Re[xxx]s, were [tri]ed and found guilty of killing two horses, first mai[ming] them, and then backing the poor animals into the shaft of a mine. The men were sentenced to ..ve months' imprisonment, the last three months to be [ser]ved in solitary confinement. In consequecnce, howe[ver] of Tho[ma]s Roberts being subject to an asthmatic aff[licit]on and his health being likely to be considerably im[xx] if the latter part of his sentence was carried into ef[fect] a representation of that circumstance was made to [the] Secretary of State, and on Monday last, Mr. Everest, govern[or] of Bodmin gaol, received the Queen's warrant.. the ..laxion of the last part of the sentence. The late Rev. Matthias - The remains of this gentleman were int[err]ed at Falmo[uth] on Monday morning last, when the xxx respect paid to his xxx by all classes. REVOLT In CANADA - Respecting the merits of the quarrel between Canada and the mother country we retain the opinion we expressed when the coercive resolutions proposed by the Ministry were under discussion – that is, we think the Canadians were in fault in claiming the waste lands, and the control of the Colonial administration; and that, on the other hand, the Government was in fault in insisting upon upholding that miserable mockery of a House of Lords, the Legislative Council, the worthlessness and odiousness of which were .fessed; and also in the violent proceedings - [ the rest has been torn from the paper - jm]
Fancy Ball - In accordance with the good old custom
which prevails at this season of general hospitality, some of the Bachelors
of Truro and the neighbourhood, including Lord Boscawen Rose, Messrs.
J. E. Vivian, H.P. Andrew, L. C. Daubuz, William Daubuz, Francis Po..ingham,
V. Vivian, Richard Davey, and Richard Taylor, and Capt. Wollaston and
Lieut. Mansell, invited [persons from the area to] a fancy dress Quadrille
party, at the Assembly-room on Friday, the 5th instant. We are informed
by a gentleman, who was one of the invited guests, that for brilliancy
of dress and accuracy of costume in all the characters nothing could
be better. The rooms were tastefully decorated with flags and evergreens; the
entrance to the ballroom was through a bower of laurels and langost..ious,
and was screened off with the same plants, which had a very pretty effect.
The choicest of refreshments were provided between the dances, and at
one o'clock the company sat down to a supper, served in the card-room
by Mr. Stevens, of the Red Lion Hotel, which, for taste in display,
variety and excellence of viands and wines, could not possibly be excelled,
or have given more general satisfaction. Toasts and several harmonious
songs followed the supper, and the hilarity with which the evening commenced
was continued to the following morning. The company were received by
footmen at the street-door of the rooms, and announced in [due form].
The ladies were waited upon by two ladies-maids, elegantly dressed in
the costume of the Canton of Berne. Our friend has furnished us with
some of the groups of the evening. The ball was opened by the Queen
of Hearts and her Knave, each (as must be said of all) in most admirable
costume. Occasionally was observed the Greek paying his court to Catherine
Seyton; the Spanish Grandee and the Earl of Leicester quadrilling with
friend Rachel Placid and the Swiss Fortune Teller; the Deputy Lieutenant
with the Maid of Athens; the Hindustanee Chief with Mary Queen of Scots.
[many more such descriptions follow] The beauty of the full-dress of
the F.B.H. was enhanced when contrasted with the elegant simplicity
of the graceful Novitiate of St. Clair. The arrangements throughout
reflected the greatest credit on the Bachelors, and nothing could exceed
the attention paid by them to their delighted guests. |