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1839 NEWS ARTICLE

JANUARY

JANUARY 4, 1839

ST. GORAN PENNY CLOTHING SOCIETY - The first annual distribution of this society took place at the Church-town, on Thursday se'nnight, when 84 individuals received clothing, &c., to the amount of more than GBP39. Each recipient subscribed 1d. weekly which was more than doubled by the subscriptions of the gentry, farmers, &c. We heartily wish success to this society, for it not only affords an opportunity to the poor of having a good and warm supply of clothing and bedding at this season, but will tend to make them economical and careful by showing how much may be done by small savings. The poor came away highly delighted with their goods, and also for the attention shown to them by the ladies who kindly undertook to procure and distribute the several articles.

ILLUSTRIOUS STRANGER - On Friday last, his Excellency, Edhim Bey, Minister of Public Instruction in Egypt, passed through Truro on his way to Carclew, the seat of Sir Charles Lemon, Bart., M.P., accompanied by Dr. Bowring. His excellency is well known in the [orien]tal world as a most distinguished mathematician, and the translator into Turkish of the works of Legendre and La Croix. He was Inspector General of the armies of Egypt, and brought to this country a number of young men for instruction, who have been distributed in different manufactories in England and Scotland. The late Minister of Education, Moriktar Bay, was educated in Europe, and dying about three months ago, Edhim Bey has been called to fill this important post, and certainly a better choice could not have been made. There are between ten and twelve thousand youths educated in Egypt, at the expense of the Pasha. We understand that Sir Charles Lemon, the Messrs. Fox, and other gentlemen in the neighbourhood were particularly a! ttentive to the distinguished stranger, by showing him everything worthy of notice, and on his return through Truro, on Sunday last, his Excellency had a meeting with H. S. Stokes, Esq., Solicitor; to whom Dr. Bowring had a letter of instruction. � From Truro, we believe, his Excellency and his companion de voyage proceeded to Prideaux, the seat of Sir J. C. Rashleigh, Bart.

WESLEYAN CHAPEL OPENING - A very neat Wesleyan Chapel was opened for Divine Service at Philleigh, in the St. Mawes circuit, on Tuesday last, when three sermons were preached on the occasion by the Rev. Thos. Withington, of Truro, in the morning and afternoon, and in the evening by the Rev. Sam. Timms, of St. Mawes. The congregation throughout the day were large, especially that in the evening, when numbers were obliged to remain outside. The collections on the occasion were very good.

The "LARKINS", EAST INDIAMAN - The Cadgwith boatmen, 28 in number, who assisted this ship into port, have received GBP 300 between them, for their services; and Mr. James, the pilot, whose exertions contributed so largely to the safety of the ship and her valuable cargo, has been paid GBP 100 for himself, and the two men employed in his cutter. The coast-guard officer has not received his remuneration, but he expects GBP 250.

EXTRAORDINARY BIRTH - On Monday se'nnight, a woman named Matthews, living in Pydar-street, Truro, was delivered of a male child, having six fingers on each hand, and six toes on each foot. The child is still living.

LAUNCESTON - A noble ox was slaughtered on the 29th ult. by Mr. Rundle, one of our principal butchers, for the Christmas market. It was seven years and a month old, and its weight exhibited the following remarkable results: The four[fore?] quarters 1,680 lbs; the loose fat, 227 � lbs; the hide 139 lbs; the head 40 lbs; total, 2,097 lbs. This fine animal was bred, reared, and fattened at Tamill and Travarten[?], in St. Clether, by Mr. James Sommers, the spirited proprietor of those estates, who, coming about nine years ago from North Devon, introduced upon his farms the splendid cattle of that district, and has since constantly selected his stock from the same quarter, with what result this specimen will shew.

FIRE - About one o'clock on Friday morning last, the dwelling house of Mr. F. Harvey, Baker &c., Penryn, was discovered by a person returning from Falmouth, to be on fire. The fire was, however, extinguished in a few hours, by the timely exertions of the inhabitants with the engines, but not until a considerable part of the building was consumed. When the fire was first seen, the inmates of the house were asleep, and had a narrow escape.

POULTRY STEALING - About three o'clock on Sunday morning, the 23rd ultimo, the poultry-yard at Nanaloe, about a mile from Helston, was attempted to be robbed; but the miscreants were soon disturbed by the house-dog. No doubt they anticipated they could pacify their old friend and companion by calling "Love," by her name, but the faithful animal soon aroused the family, which led to an immediate search on the premises. On approaching the wagon-house, two ruffians dressed in bar[s]gon clothes, with oil case hat, one about five feet eleven inches, and the other not quite so tall, rushed out, and endeavoured to make their escape in the woods; but their assailants being on their heels, a chase of nearly two miles took place, when the ruffians disappeared near the top of Memcage-street, of which locality it is believed they are natives. �We understand Mr. Carlyon is determined to spare no pains or expense in finding them out, as he has suffered very much lately from such daring scoundrels. Seve! ral robberies have been recently effected in Helston and its neighbourhood, one of which was the safe of the Rev. R. G. Grylls, who has severely suffered during the fruit season by such depredations.

List of Game Licenses, General Certificates of GBP 3.13s.6d each
Bradford, A.R. .......... Padstow
Bosastow, George ........ Tywardreath
Bolitho, Richard F. ..... Penzance
Bucknell, John .......... St. Ewe
Caroe, William .......... Penzance
Chanballa, William ...... St. Just Penwith
Coryton, Augustus ....... Pillaton
Cuminin, William ........ Sancreed
Edwards, Richard ........ Penzance
Edmonds, Charles ........ Veryan
Enya, John Samuel ....... Gluvias
Fitzgerald, J.C. ........ Budock
Gwatkin, John ........... Veryan
Green, George ........... St. Germans
Gichard, William ........ Luxullion
Harefoot, William ....... St. Clements
Harper, Samuel .......... St. Hilary
Hill, Thomas ............ Crowan
Hosking, Henry .......... Penzance
Hosken, J.H. ............ Cubert
Hodge, J.N. ............. Budock
Isabell, George ......... Egloskerry
Julias, Joseph .......... Probus
Kendall, Nicholas ....... Lanlivery
Michell, Henry, jun. .... Kea
Milford, Joseph ......... Truro
Morshead, Edward ........ Lanteglos
Molesworth, Paul W. ..... St. Breock
Old, John B. ............ St. Mervyn
Paddon, S. H. ........... Padstow
Pearce, John ............ St. Ewe
Price, Sir C.D. Bart., .. Penzance
Richards, Mark .......... St. Blazey
Rescorla, John .......... Penzance
Rogers, Thomas .......... Helston
Sawle, Sir Joseph Sawle Graves, Bart. .. St. Austell
Stephens, Thomas ........ St. Clements
Steed, John ............. St. Pinnock
Smith, William .......... Egloskerry
Simmons, G. N. .......... Kenwyn
Tremayne, John Hearle ... St. Ewe
Treweeke, George N. ..... Illogen
Vercoe, William ......... Newlyn
Vincent, James .......... Penryn
Wills, John ............. Antony
Woolridge, J. D. ........ Tregony
List 2 GameKeepers, not being Servants
Retallack, Christopher .. St. Austell, appointed by Sir Joseph Sawle Graves Sawle, Bart., for lands in St. Austell and Luxullion.

QUARTER SESSIONS - COURT

The GAOLER's REPORT stated that there was nothing connected with the discipline or health of the prison that called for any remark. The gaoler felt it his duty, however, to report that there were no fewer than nine men in prison committed from St. Ives for smuggling, and of these, only three had been sentenced to labour. The others remained indoors. He felt it necessary to bring this subject before the magistrates, as there was an order from Government for the payment of 6d. a day for the maintenance of persons imprisoned at the suit of that department of the revenue. No allowance was made except the sentence was not to hard labour. It seemed reasonable that on proper application orders should be given for payment of a similar allowance to all crown prisoners, and he begged to observe that the Government did so in some instances. The return of prisoners was 91 men, 16 women, total 107. The rules and regulations of the gaol had been complied with.

THE CASES

Henry IVEY, 13, (on bail), of St. Columb Major, was charged with stealing a bundle of hay, the property of Mr. G. LOVERING. The prosecutor in this case is a farmer, residing in the parish of St. Columb. He has a yard, which was formerly occupied as a mash-house, in which he deposited a quantity of hay after the harvest of last year, some of which the prisoner was indicted for stealing. The case was gone into, but the prosecutor, who underwent a rigid cross-examination by Mr. .John, could not tell whether he had given the prisoner's master permission to have the hay or not. The court, therefore, stopped the case, and the jury acquitted the prisoner. The Chairman refused the prosecutor his expenses.

Douglas ROYCE, 17, was indicted for stealing three glass bottles, the property of the Rev. Charles LETHBRIDGE, of St. Stephens by Launceston. The prisoner was a beggar, and went to the prosecutor's house to solicit alms. The servant went in to her mistress, and was absent for a short time, during which the prisoner took three bottles. The girl suspected that he had committed a robbery, and a servant was sent after the prisoner, who confessed that he had taken the bottles. The prisoner was then taken into custody. GUILTY.

�� James JONES, 37, was charged with stealing four sovereigns, three half-sovereigns, three half-crowns, two shillings, one sixpence, and a piece of blond net, the property of John TAMBLYN. The prosecutrix stated that John Tamblyn is her brother; he keeps the Golden Lion Inn in Penryn. �Witness was at his house on the 19th of November; the prisoner came into the house early on the day, and remained there some hours; he was in the kitchen most part of the time; about four o'clock she went up stairs in consequence of information that she had received; saw a pair of shoes at the foot of the stairs; when she went up she found the prisoner there; he was at the top of the stairs, on the third landing-place, which led to her bed-room; he had no shoes on; she asked him what he was doing there, and he said "he had missed the way, and he had lost us, and he had come up there to see if he could find us." (laughter) �Witness bade him to come down, and she went down stairs and the prisoner followed her. Witness went into the bar, and prisoner shortly after came in and had a glass of wine. He soon after went out. About an hour and a half afterwards witness went up stairs to her bed-room, and she lifted the cover of her box, and found that her clothes had been moved. She then found missing the money mentioned in the indictment, which was wrapped in a piece of brown paper, and a piece of blond net was over it. There was a seam in the net. Thomas TRELOAR, constable of Penryn, stated that he apprehended the prisoner at Penryn, near the Swan public house, about six o'clock on the evening of the robbery. He took him to Tamblyn's house, and searched him. He found a brown paper parcel containing the whole of the money stolen in the prisoner's right hand pocket. It was wrapped in a piece of net. Ann Tamblyn identified the lace as her property, and also a bent sixpiece. The money was her brother's. The prisoner made a statement about his being invited upstairs, but he could not account for the possession of the property. GUILTY. - 12 month's hard labour.

�� Eliza JACKSON, 21, was charged with stealing a cloth-purse, containing a sovereign, one half-sovereign, and a shilling, the property of John D.., a hawker, at Truro. The prosecutor lives in Leicestershire, and was in company with the prisoner on the 13th of December, who robbed him of his purse; she was taken into custody by George ROBERTS, a constable, who saw her throw something into a stream at the back of the Bear Inn. The evidence was rather slight, and the jury found the prisoner NOT GUILTY. The Chairman told her she had better take care of her conduct for the future, and she was discharged.

Abraham HAWSE, 14, was charged with having stolen several small pieces of old copper, brass, &c., from the furnaces of Mr. John BOX, of Launceston. Mr. Box is an ironmonger at Launceston, and had lost a quantity of metal, which the prisoner confessed to taking and selling it to Mr. THORNE, some of which was shown by Mr. Thorne to the prosecutor. Several of the articles were produced and identified, and the prisoner was found GUILTY. The prosecutor begged the court to deal lightly with the prisoner, as there were two other boys concerned in the robbery, but the evidence against them was too slight to convict them. The Chairman said the recommendation should be attended to.

Wm HARPER, 20, was indicted for stealing a shirt belonging to Wm. MICHELL, of St. Agnes, on the 10th of December. The prosecutor's mother had been washing, and had put out her son's shirts to dry. It was taken away, and the prisoner the next day sold it to Richard CRAGE, an ostler at the Oxford Inn, Redruth, for 2s. The prisoner, when he was taken before the Magistrate, confessed, and his confessions was put in and read; but he now declared that confession was not true, and that he had not been in St. Agnes for the last eight months., GUILTY, three month's hard labour.

Joseph BARRON, 30, was indicted for stealing a blue cloth waistcoat and a fishing line, the property of John ROWTER, of Mevagissey. It appeared that the prisoner had been employed by the prosecutor as a fisherman, but had been discharged in consequence of drunkenness. The prosecutor afterwards saw the prisoner with a waistcoat belonging to him on his person, in consequence of which he had him taken into custody. The prisoner, on his way to St. Austell, confessed that he had taken the waistcoat from the locker of the ship, and had also taken a fishing line which belonged to prosecutor. Mr. John defended the prisoner, and drew from the witness an acknowledgment that Barron was of weak intellect. The jury found a verdict of GUILTY. Sentence - posted the following week - shows Joseph BERYON, for stealing a waistcoat, nine month's hard labour. �[Therefore, either spelling of the surname may be correct.]

John SCOWEN, 24, was charged with having stolen, on the 18th of December, at the workshop of Robert WOODLEY, blacksmith, a pair of shoes, the property of Mr. Roger SYMONS, currier, of Stratton. It appeared from the evidence that Mr. Symons had sent his boots to Woodley to have them plated, and they were left in Woodley's workshop. In the night, the prisoner was discovered hidden under some reed in Mr. HAWKER's stable, and Symons's boots were found on him. The prisoner was then searched, and three keys were found on his person, one of which opened Woodley's shop, and another opened Mr. Hawker's stable. The prisoner said he found the boots outside the blacksmith's shop, and as he had a very bad pair on, he made an exchange. The jury appeared not to believe him, for they found a verdict of GUILTY of larceny.

Ann MICHELL, 16, was charged with stealing a blanket belonging to Sarah MILLS, of Charles-street, Truro. [Rest of account isn't readable.] Sentence, six week's hard labour.

William KEMPE, 27, was charged with having stolen 10 sheaves of reed, the property of Mr. William BAWDEN, of Sithney. Wm. BAWDEN examined - I am a farmer and live at Sithney; lost some reed on November 4th; I traced the reed from my mowhay-hedge to Kempe's house; it being Sunday, I went home. On the next day I got a search warrant, and found 10 sheaves of reed in the prisoner's house; I have two sheaves here which are my property; I know one by the binding of it. Cross-examined: I always bind my reed in one way, and have bound many hundred of sheaves. There were in the prisoner's stable, on the road from Helston to Crowan. John OLVER, servant of the prosecutor, stated that the sheaves belonged to his master. He knew them by the binding, which was unlike anyone else's. NOT GUILTY.

Jane GENDELL, 23, of Gulval, was indicted for stealing three geese, the property of Mr. John RICH. Mr. Geo. John appeared for the prosecution; Mr. Stokes for the prisoner. John STRATTON stated that he lived at Ding Dong, near Tredinnick; as he was going over Tredinnick common, he saw three geese near Venteoigga[?] adit; the geese were plucked, and the feet were off in the cloth, along with the heads and bodies and gilblets; took up the legs and afterwards gave them to John RICH. Elizabeth STRATTON witness; saw plucked ducks and some pickles [or geese were pickled] hidden in the Ventoigga adit at Tredinnick.. John RICH, who resided at Gulval, had lost some geese with a slit in the right foot. The foot brought to him by John Stratton matched his geese. Constable was called, searched the prisoner's house, found a jar with a recently made pickle. Prisoner lives less than a quarter of a mile from witnesses' house. Mr. Stokes briefly addressed the jury, contending that there was no evidence on which the prisoner could be found guilty. The jury immediately found the prisoner NOT GUILTY.

Mary RICHARDS, 50, of Camborne, widow, was charged with having stolen a pair of shoes, the property of Nicholas TRENWITH. Nicholas TRENWITH is a shoe maker, living at Penzance, who attended the market at Camborne; was there on the 7th of December, and saw the prisoner there; she came to his standing to look for a pair of shoes for a lad about eight years old, which were tried but did not fit; prosecutor afterwards saw prisoner with a pair of shoes on her belonging to him, and his son went after her and took them away. There were witness's property and had not been paid for. TIPPET, a constable of Camborne, produced a pair of shoes, which the prosecutor identified. John TRENWITH, the son of the prosecutor, stated that he had taken the prisoner with the shoes on her arm. Edward TREDCANE proved that he saw the prisoner take the shoes off the standing, and he afterwards saw them taken away from her by the last witness. GUILTY, four months' hard labour.

Mary WALKEY, 34, was charged with having stolen a cloth great coat, the property of Mr. Lawrence Ashton of Kilkhampton. Joseph SHORT is a tailor, and worked for Mr. Ashton at Kilkhampton. On the 17th of November it rained, and Mr. Ashton lent him a great coat, which witness afterwards hung up in his passage; in a few days after he missed it. The prisoner lived next door to where witness lodged; enquiries were made about it, and the prisoner was asked; she denied knowing anything about it. On the 10th of December, witness went with prisoner to Margaret SMALL's house at Stratton; the prisoner went up stairs with Small, and then brought witness a great coat, which he had kept every since. It was the coat that Mr. Ashton had lent him. By the Court - I told her that if she confessed I would endeavour to prevent anything being done to her. Margaret SMALL: I live at Stratton, the prisoner came to my house on Monday, the 3rd of December; she asked to sell a great coat, which she said belonged to her husband, who died about four or five years ago. She asked 5s for it, and I took it to a tailor, a neighbour, to know the value of it. I then told her I could not give all the money for it then, and the prisoner asked for 1s.6d or 2s on it. I let her have 1s.6d. The coat produced is the same coat. Joseph WOODLEY, tailor, of Stratton, corroborated the evidence of the last witness. Mr. ASHTON proved that he lent the coat now produced. GUILTY., one month's hard labour.

Thomas PHILLIPS, 48, was charged with having stolen at Pengold Lead Smelting Works, Feock, 24 ounces of pure silver, the property of Robert MICHELL, William MICHELL, and Juliana PENROSE. Mr. John appeared for the prisoner. The case was stated at some length by Mr. Stokes, who called: Mr. Lewis TRUSCOTT, silversmith, of Truro, who produced three pieces of silver, which a lad called Bessey brought to him in November last. Robert Grose BESSEY stated that he was employed at Penpoll in July last ;the prisoner was foreman at the retaining furnace; remembered in July the silver plate being refined; witness and prisoner were together at works; saw prisoner dip up two crucibles of silver from the teat in which the silver was smelted. Prisoner carried both crucibles into the assay office, and told witness that Capt. Nettle had ordered him to do so; the men were lying down at the further end of the house. Witness identified the pieces as carried by him to Truro, having been received of prisoner the first Sunday of November. About three weeks before, Phillips asked witness if he could carry some silver into town, and told him that the manager at Bissoe Bridge had given him a piece of silver to make a snuff box. Witness went on Monday morning, and carried the pieces to Mr. Truscott, who said he was not accustomed to buy such pieces of silver, but ores; he would, however, try a sample. �Witness left them with Mr. Truscott, and in the evening he told prisoner what he had done. Prisoner said "All's well." Prisoner told witness on Tuesday evening to go into Truro the next morning, and he would meet him in Charles-street; witness went to Mr. Truscott, who did not pay him for the silver; witness then went and found the prisoner in Charles-street. Witness told prisoner that Mr. Truscott had carried it to Mr. Michell's, and that Mr. M. said it was worth 4s. an ounce. The prisoner then said "Go home, and hold your tongue." Witness never saw silver dipped up from the test in crucibles before. Cross-examined: Lived at Point, hardly a quarter of a mile from the works. Witness worked under prisoner, and did not consider that he was doing wrong in taking the silver to Truro. Mr. Truscott's shop was the first silversmith's witness noted. Prisoner told witness if he could not make 4s. an ounce of it, he was to bring it back again. Could not say how much there was; witness began to suspect all was not right when prisoner told him to go home and say nothing. He told of the prisoner after he had been himself charged. He told Mr. Truscott that his name was Williams, and that the silver belonged to a person called Johns, who had lately come home from Mexico. Prisoner had told him to say so. Mr. Truscott examined: This was very good silver, and worth 5s an oz.; there were 24 oz. Cross-examined: Asked the boy to breakfast to detain him; witness said if 'twas all right, he would give more than 4s. an ounce. The boy left the shop, and did not return. Mr. Robert MICHELL, merchant of Truro, one of the partners in the lead smelting company was next examined. [Prisoner had been with him when silver came in. Marks on the silver matched other pieces smelted at his smelter. They only had one mould for "scraps"; they never pour from the test to the mould.] Cross-examined: They did not use the mould above in six months; it was not the prisoner's duty to melt in that mould. Capt. James Nettle examined [Superintendent of the works. Prisoner and the boy were at the works on the 10th of July at midnight. He had used mould for nine years - the silver which came from Mr. Truscott was from their mould. ] Mr. John, in addressing the Jury, urged the culpability of the lad Bessey, as an accomplice at least, and stated the law of evidence that the testimony of an accomplice should be regarded with suspicion, and required corroborative testimony, of which the learned gentleman contended that there was an utter deficiency in the case. The Chairman then summed up, and the jury found the prisoner NOT GUILTY.

11 JANUARY 1839

ALLEDGED RIOT - On Tuesday last, a special meeting of the Magistrates was held at Washaway, to decide on a riot that had taken place by the workmen of the slate-quarries, in the employ of Thomas Rickard Avery, Esq., of Boscastle. It appeared that several men, by the orders of Mr. Avery, had gone upon the quarries occupied by Messrs. Granger and Trickett, and had destroyed about 180 feet of iron road used by them for removing their rubbish from the quarries. The set of the mine was submitted by Mr. Avery, and justified upon the ground that Messrs Granger and Trickett had no right over the spot thus occupied by them; and consequently, as a matter of right was involved in the dispute, the question fell to the ground. The Magistrates present held that although they could not proceed in the inquiry, yet that they were bound to keep the peace, and therefore, that unless the parties would undertake that no more disturbance should take place, they must require them to enter into securities. Mes! srs. Granger and Trickett said they were quite ready to state that no breach of peace should be occasioned by them. Mr. Avery also said that he would not commit a breach of the peace, but that if one man would not be sufficient to prevent Messrs. Granger and Trickett from throwing out their rubbish on the spot in dispute, he should send two; and that if one hundred would not be sufficient, he would send two hundred. Upon this declaration, the Magistrates decided that they must bind the parties over to keep the peace. Mr. Avery was therefore bound over in GBP 200 to keep the peace towards Messrs. Granger and Trickett, and they vice versa.

SEASONAL BENEVOLENCE - The Hon. A.M. Agar has distributed, with her wonted benevolence, her usual Christmas gifts of clothing, bedding, &c, to the poor of the neighbourhood, and has given, in addition, 28 blanketing shirts to the poor stream tinners on Redmoor.

THE FINE ARTS - Mr. Opie, of Plymouth, has painted a very beautiful and striking likeness of Mr. Moyle, of Chacewater. The painting, which does great credit to the artist, may be seen in the shop of Mrs. Heard.

OUTRAGEOUS ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY - On Friday night last, as Mr. Borrow, the confidential clerk of Messrs. Daubuz, was returning in a gig from the Blowing-house, at St. Austell, he received a sudden blow on the back of his head, which nearly stunned him. The attack was made between Teague's gate and Trenance Grove, on a dark part of the road from St. Austell to Truro; and it is supposed that the assault was committed with the view of robbing Mr. Borrow;[..] a large sum of money had been received that day at the Blowing -house, but had fortunately been brought away two or three hours earlier by Mr. Daubuz. Mr. Borrow's horse continued his journey and he soon regained his senses and was enable to proceed to Truro. Mr. Bullmore was then sent for, and that gentleman examined the wound and found a severe fracture of the skull. We are happy to learn that Mr. Borrow is going on well, and there are great hopes for his recovery. Shortly after the assault, a man having the appearance of a vagrant was seen to run th! rough Teague's gate, but no further trace of him could be discovered. The town of St. Austell was also searched the same evening but with no effect.

NEWQUAY - The inhabitants of Newquay and its vicinity were favoured with a visit by some ladies and gentlemen of the Society of Friends on Thursday, the 3rd instant. A congregation assembled at the Wesleyan chapel, and two of the ladies and one gentleman spoke during the evening. The gentleman addressed the audience in an able and animated discourse from "Enter ye in at the strait gate," c&c, St. Matt c. 7 v 13 and 14; and one of the ladies gave a beautiful and a very feeling exhortation to parents, particularly to mothers, to bring up their children in the ways of truth, &c. The whole proceedings gave much satisfaction, and it is hoped the visit will soon be repeated.

ACCIDENT - On Thursday evening, the 3rd instant, about seven o'clock, as Mr. John Richards, manager of the Falmouth Western District Bank, accompanied by one of his daughters, and the Rev. J. T. Barr, was returning from Truro in an open carriage, the horse, near Perran Wharf, made a sudden start towards a pool, upset the carriage, and plunged the party into the water. As it was dark, nearly an hour elapsed before any assistance could be obtained, when Miss Richards was with difficulty rescued from her situation, much bruised, and in a state bordering on suffocation, and all the party were soaked to the skin. Mr. Richards sustained some severe bruises to the knees, and Mr. Barr was violently kicked in the head. The Regulator coach passing about this time, took in Mr. Barr and Miss Richards, and Mr. Richard followed in the carriage. We understand that no permanent consequences are likely to follow.

DISTRESSING ACCIDENT - On Sunday last, Capt. Dingle, of this town, who had just recovered from along and very severe illness, and who was about to resume his sea-faring duties, went with his wife to take tea at a neighbour's. At about five o'clock, the children returned from school, and one of them being wet stood by the fire to dry herself. � While she was standing there, the door was opened, and her pinafore was blown into the fire, and the poor child was instantly enveloped in flames. The other children attempted to put out the flames, but were unsuccessful, and by the time the neighbours came in, the whole of the upper part of the child was completely scorched, with the exception of the higher part of the head. The skin of both hands came off, and the poor little girl, who is only five years of age, presented a shocking appearance. It is hoped that notwithstanding the severity of the accident she may yet recover.

CORONER's INQUEST - An inquest was held by Joseph Hamley, Esq., on Monday last, in the Union Workhouse, Bodmin, on the body of a child, called May, about two years and a half old, who the day before fell into a well in the court belonging to the house. � One of the persons belonging to the establishment had, a short time before the accident took place, been drawing water, and, it is supposed, left the cover of the well open, and the child must have fallen in accidentally, head foremost. A verdict accordingly was returned.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA - We have just seen a letter from an emigrant to this rising colony, dated Adelaide, June 23, 1838, which contains highly encouraging accounts of the place. � This letter states that the wages of female servants are very high, being from GBP 12 to 20 per year - that washerwomen get from 3s to 4s per day and their meat; boys of from twelve to fourteen years of age earn from 5s to 6s a week and their meat; labourers from 6s to 7s per day. Provisions are, however, high, as the following list of prices given in the same letter will show: � Flour, 4d per lb; Beef, mutton and pork, 1x per lb; Potatoes, 18s per 113 lbs; Butter, 3s per lb; � Cheese, 2s; Milk, 10d per quart; � Soup, 1s 6d per lb; � Candles, 1s2d; Salt, 1s3d; � Pepper, 1s 4d; � Salt Pork, 10d.

DEVON - FATAL ACCIDENT - We regret to have to announce the death of Stratton Marsham, Esq., of Southampton, son-in-law of Sir Thomas Carew, which took place near the family seat, Stratton Strawless. This ill-fated gentleman was out on horseback, and upon endeavouring to open a gate, fell over the horse's head, and broke his neck.

CORNWALL QUARTER SESSIONS - Wednesday, January 2 Before K. Lethbridge, Esq., and other Magistrates

James Painter, 23, charged with stealing, at St. Pinnock, a pair of stockings, the property of George Skelton, pleaded Guilty; one month's hard labour.

Jenefer BASLEY, 21, and Dorcas BAILEY, 22, were charged with stealing at Ludgvan a quantity of potatoes, the property of Henry Thomas DAVEY. It appeared from the evidence of a son and daughter of the prosecutor that Jenefer BAILEY was seen by them taking potatoes from a pile in the prosecutor's meadow; while Dorcas appeared to have carried them off to their dwelling-house, which was within two fields of the pile. On being charged with the theft, Dorcas said she did not steal them, and Jenefer, that it was the first time she had ever stolen any. Verdict, both GUILTY; three month's hard labour.

Robert UNDERHILL, 45, was charged with having stolen 49 lbs. of pork, the property of William WARREN. The prosecutor stated that he was at Stratton market on the 24th December, and bought part of a side of pork, weighing 35 lbs., and took it to Mr. Rogers, to be taken home in his cart, but presently after found it missing. Prisoner's house at Powghill was searched on the Thursday following, where three pieces of bacon were found in a . or trundle, in a little closet up-stairs, and some lard; in another room three pieces were found under the bed. The six pieces were of the kind that witness lost. They weighed 36 lbs, and the lard 8 lbs. Xxx sold the bacon to Mrs. Warren. [swore the bacon found was the same] Mr. John, for the prisoner, suggested that the felony might have been disqualified by any number of errors in the indictment. Verdict; GUILTY - Mr. Coode then stated that the prisoner had been before the Court previously, and called Robert D. Turnkey, who proved that the prisoner had been sentenced at the last sessions to ten months' imprisonment for felony, and had been out only 14 days before he was committed again. A certificate of the conviction was also read, and the jury found the prisoner to be the same person. The Court sentenced him to transportation for seven years.

William WHITE, 23, was charged with breaking and entering the dwelling house of Launcelet HORE, of Roche, and stealing a watch, seal, &c. Mr. Coode stated the serious nature of the charge, and explained to the jury that they might convict the prisoner of a lesser charge, if they had any doubt as to the greater part of the offense. Mary HORE, wife of the prosecutor, swore that the prisoner came to her husband's house the week before it was broken open, and remained some days. [Wife went to market at two o'clock, after locking the door. She returned at seven o'clock.} Launcelot HORE, came home and went up stairs to his chest, and found it broken open. The things in the chest were turned upside down, and the money was gone. Downstairs he saw the window was broken. The staple was pulled out, and there were marks of dirty shoes around the window. He went to Golant about three o'clock on Saturday morning, with a constable, and searched the house where the prisoner lived. Found a jacket and the trunk of [his] at the foot of prisoner's bed. Saw prisoner afterwards, in custody of the constable, who showed witness his watch, with the keychain, and ribbon, all of which he had had more than 30 years. John PASCOE saw prisoner near Hore's house about the time of the robbery. Prisoner said he was going there for some clothes, and that he should set off for Plymouth next morning. Richard WILLIAMS, constable of Golant, apprehended prisoner at his father's house. He was in bed with his stocklogs and sleeve waistcoat on. Witness found a watch in the prisoner's jacket pocket. Prisoner's father asked where was Hore's money?; when he said he should not be bitter for the money nor Hore either; adding that he did not bring the money into Golant, but the watch he did. Verdict - GUILTY of the whole offense. - In this case, there was also a certificate of a former conviction. At the July sessions, prisoner had been sentenced to three months' imprisonment; and Mr. Everest confirmed his identity. There were also two other indictments against him at the present sessions. The Court sentenced the prisoner to transportation for 15 years.

Jane PETTER, 26, charged with having on the 14th of May, stolen from Joseph PRISK, at Penryn, a purse containing GBP 32.8s.5d. Mr. John stated the serious matters of this charge; and added that the Court had a discretionary power to sentence a person, found guilty of it, to transportation either for ten or fifteen years. Joseph PRISK is a farmer at Illogan, and was at Penryn fair on the 14th of May. He saw prisoner talking with Benjamin WILLIAMS, to whom he said in her hearing that he was going to the Cross Keys. On going down the hill the woman followed him, and wanted him to give her a drop of gin. � Witness refused, and at that moment a man turned round, seized him by the collar, and accused him of knocking his hat off. Prisoner then whipped around and put her right hand in his breeches pocket, where there was a purse with three five pound notes, sixteen sovereigns, and some silver. As soon as the man let go his hold, witness said "I am robbed." But the man and the woman ran off. The man would not let his face be seen. Witness, after some vain search for the prisoner, saw her again on the 26th of December in Redruth-street, where he had her taken into custody. She said she was in Bristol on the 14th of May; but witness was certain she was the same person, and charged her with robbery; upon which she said "Mr. Prisk, I did not rob you, but I know who did." Benjamin WILLIAMS corroborated the evidence of the last witness. Maria DOWNING, of Penryn, saw prisoner there on the 14th of May. On the 18th, she came to witness's house, to ask for a bed. Witness refused; then she said she had plenty of money to pay for the bed, and ought to have one. The prisoner, who had several times threatened the witnesses that they should have it "pretty tidy" when it came to her turn, was now heard in her defense. She first begged to be excused for the vulgar language she should be obliged to make use of, and entered on a series of inconsistent statements respecting herself, interlarded with the most coarse abuse, not only of the witnesses, but of persons wholly unconnected with the trial. Her language and manner of themselves [were] almost enough to convict her, while her appearance bore some marks of former respectability. The jury found a verdict of guilty; on which the prisoner turned round and exclaimed with vehemence, "Bad luck to you," and continued her violent and vindictive expressions to the door. The Chairman, in passing sentence for transportation for ten years, addressed the prisoner in a very affecting manner, tracing her progress in crime to a love of finery, which was the great bane of so many of her class. The prisoner was sadly crest-fallen, but she gave signs of much greater anguish when her [hat] and other parts of her dress were removed, in order that she might be decorated with the prison garments..

James EDDY, 27, was charged with stealing a duck at Co.., the property of Wm. Rashleigh. John TREVARTHEN, prosecutor's servant, was in his master's house on the 23rd of November, and saw the prisoner pick up one duck, and put his hand on another. He followed prisoner out, and said "Hello! What are you up to steal the ducks?" He dropped the duck, which witness now produced. Prisoner, in his defense, said he had passed through the yard with three or four other men, but knew nothing of a duck. He was at home, and came down undressed to last witness when he came to sort him. NOT GUILTY.

James PARMORE, 18, charged with having stolen a pair of shoes of St. Ives, the property of John Clark CHAPMAN, pleaded GUILTY. Two months' hard labour.

William CURTIS, 25, was charged with stealing a pair of oars, the property of the East Cornwall Shipping Company.

Robert HILL, a boy belonging to the "Ann and Elizabeth" on the 25th of November, obtained leave to go to Budinnick to see his parents, in the ship's boat, which he left on the beach with a pair of new oars on board her. When he returned, he discovered that the new oars had been taken away, and an old pair of paddles substituted for them. It was stated in behalf of the prisoner that he took the oars to use instead of his own paddles, which were useless on account of the violence of the wind; that he intended to return them, and had left the paddles in their place, that it might be known who had taken them. This, it was contended, took away all appearance of a felonious intention. Verdict, NOT GUILTY

Francis THOMAS, 34, was charged with assaulting John DREW, a bailiff, in the discharge of his duty. He was also charged with assaulting and maiming Thomas TREGEN. An action had been lately brought in the Stannaries' Court against the defendant, to recover a small sum of money. Judgment was given against him; and in default of payment a writ of fueri facias was issued. In executing that writ, Drew received the injuries which were the cause of the present matter. The present prosecution was initiated by the Duchy; and it was determined in all future cases, to uphold the authority of the Stannary Court, and to protect its officers by instituting similar proceedings, whenever similar assaults or obstructions occurred. John DREW testified [to the above]. William TRAGOE, a constable, further corroborated Drew's evidence. Mr. J. L. KIRKNESS, surgeon of Truro, testified to the injuries received. Mr. John addressed the jury for the defendant. Verdict, GUILTY OF THE ASSAULT ONLY. The prisoner was then tried on the other indictment for assaulting and maiming Thomas TREGEN, when the same evidence was given, and the same verdict returned. The court sentenced the prisoner to six months' hard labour in each case, and the Hon. Chairman commented in a very telling manner on the gross outrage committed by the prisoner and on his apparent want of feeling, even when the court was passing a sentence against him.

Wm HARRIS was charged with stealing a door from Cardrew Mine. Mr. John stated the case, and called Henry YOURN, of Redruth, miner, who was formerly employed at the mine. He remembered the door which belonged to the Captain's room, and described it by several marks, among which was a little round hole through which he had often looked when the Captain was dining. Saw the door last August at the prisoner's house. Prisoner said he had bought it of James YOURN. He was then putting it up.
Cross-examined by Mr. Coode: Was away from the mine about a year; but if he had been away 10 years, he should have known the door again. There were four persons present when Harris hung up the door in his own house. Witness was employed at the mine, when the door was take away, but being a neighbour he did not tell of it at the time; but had a very troubled conscience from August to October. (laughter) He then told it to the Captain of the mine. Had no angry words with the prisoner. Does not recollect prisoner telling him that he was a two-faced man.
Re-examined by Mr. John. The door was never painted when in the count-house. Capt. Richard SKEWES, who was employed at Cardrew about five years, gave similar evidence as to the identity of the door, and in cross-examination stated that the mine had been 'knocked' before this took place. There was a clerk kept all the time. The door was reduced about half an inch since its removal.
Other evidence in support of the charge was given. Mr. Coode, for the prisoner, dwelt principally on the inconsistencies in the evidence of the first witness, on the difficulty of identifying the door, and on the consistency of the prisoner's statement respecting the purchase of the door by private contract.
The Jury, after nearly an hour's consultation in Court, about seven o'clock, returned a verdict of NOT GUILTY. The Court then rose.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3
William EVELEIGH, 32, charged with having stolen at Lanteglos, near Fowey, one duck, the property of Geo. HICKS, and a bag of wheat, the property of Mr. John HICKS. William GLANVILLE testified he and William YEO watched the prisoner's house; and on the night of the 1st of December saw two men going towards it. About twelve o'clock, two persons came out of the house of one COLLINS, which is under the same roof as prisoners, and about four hours after they returned and entered the courtlage. They had each a bag on his shoulder. Witness let them go a little way and then fired a gun, calling out "Halloe, what have you got there." One of the men said "Nothing but a little Cork." Witness knew the voice, it was Collins's. The other man ran off; cannot swear it was the prisoner. William YEO, who watched with the last witness, knows the prisoner, he was one of the men, and carried a long bushelbag to his own house; the man who ran away was Collins. Witness, in his cross-examination, said that the first witness knew the prisoner as well as he did, and could see him plainly; it was a bright moonlight night. Re-examined: Glanville could not, where he stood, see prisoner enter his house.
Richard HICKS is a constable at Lanteglos. On the morning of the 2nd of December, went to the prisoner's house, and being denied admittance, burst open the door. He saw a large fire, and wheat burning in it. He stirred up the wheat and discovered a duck and two fowls. He found prisoner sitting on the side of the bed with his wife, and both were crying.
Prisoner was the only man in the house. Witness said to him "This is a bad job." and prisoner replied "It is a bad job." and turning to his wife said "My dear Lydia, I shall never see you any more." Nothing was elicited in the cross-examination.
Mrs. HICKS, wife of the prosecutor, on the Saturday before the 3d of December, marked two ducks, by cutting off some feathers above the joint of the legs; they were drakes. On the 2nd of December, she lost those ducks. She saw one of them afterwards at her brother's house. She saw the prisoner at Lynn's house; when he said he took two ducks from Triggibrows - the name of the place where her husband lived. He is the only housekeeper there. She had no doubt that the legs produced in Court belonged to one of the ducks she had marked off. This prisoner's confession was confirmed by another witness. GUILTY.

The prisoner was then tried on a second indictment for stealing 10 gallons of wheat, the property of Mr. John HICKS. [similar testimony ensued; some of the wheat found burning in the fireplace was produced.]

�� Samuel MASTERS, 26, was charged with having stolen at Duloe, a pair of half-boots, the property of Philip NICHOLS. The prosecutor is a shoemaker, residing at Duloe, and in the latter part of November last, he directed his journeyman to make a pair of half-boots, which he did. These were afterwards sent to a blacksmith named Robert GLANVILLE, for the purpose of having a pair of "s.ts" or toe-tips made for them, and they were stolen by the prisoner, who afterwards confessed to his employer, Mr. Joseph THOMAS of Liskeard, that he had taken them and hid them under a "muck". The boots were found in he place the prisoner had pointed out. GUILTY, two month's hard labour.

�� Elizabeth BENNETTS was charged with having stolen a petticoat, a tea-cup, and some honey, the property of Peter OPIE. The prosecutor's daughter died on the 11th of October last, and all her clothes were put away. The prisoner was employed afterwards to wash them, and was left in the prosecutor's house when Mrs. Opie went to Redruth. On her return the prosecutrix missed the articles stated, and went and accused the prisoner of having taken them. The evidence of the prosecutrix on this point was different to that of the other witnesses. She stated that the prisoner denied having taken any of the things, and that she then lifted up the prisoner's frock, and found the petticoat upon her person. Mrs. Jane COCK, who accompanied Mrs. Opie, at her request, to the prisoner's house, to see what did take place, stated that the prisoner when accused of stealing a petticoat said "no; I have not stolen it; I have got it, but I meant to return it." The next witness, Mary STRIKE, went even further in her evidence, and stated that the prisoner said she had washed some of her things with those of the deceased, and had brought the flannel petticoat away by mistake. All the witnesses allowed that they had never heard a word against the prisoner before, and the jury instantly found a verdict of NOT GUILTY.

William GEACH, 22, was charged with having stolen from the person of Charles HUGOE, GBP 26.10s. Mr. Coode stated the case and called Charles HUGOE, prosecutor, who is a cattle-dealer at Trenance Grove, in St. Austell. On Friday, the 7th of December, he was at Vivian's beer-shop, in St. Austell. He had cattle in the market. The prisoner, whom he had known for many years, was there also, with another man, whom witness had seen with him before at another beer-shop. Prisoner had no money to pay for he had drank at Vivian's; and a constable coming after him for the price of what he had drunk at the other house, he borrowed a shilling to pay it. Witness took out his money to pay for what he had drunk, when there was then in his purse four GBP 5 notes, six sovereigns, and half-a-sovereign. Mr. Vivian tied up his purse, and he put it in his waistcoat-pocket. He left the house a little after eleven o'clock to go home. Prisoner overtook him, and said he was going the same way, and would see him safe home. They then went on together arm in arm through the street. When they came to the Fountain Inn, prison! er asked him for a pint of beer, as he had no money. He refused, and then objected to prisoner's going home with him; but he would go. Prisoner afterwards pressed him to give him some beer at Saunders's public-house; but no one was up at that house. Prisoner still kept with him on his road home, and about half-way between Saunders's and his own, knocked him down, knelt upon him, took his purse from his pocket, and then made off. Witness hastened home, raised an alarm, and returned to the spot with a light; where he found his hat, which had been knocked off. About four o'clock on Saturday morning he went with a constable to the prisoner's house. Prisoner was not at home; but witness saw him on Sunday morning, in the prison in Truro. Cross-examined by Mr. Stoke - witness was sober at the time, though he had drunk a few pints of beer in the course of the day. The robbery took place at the foot of Blowing house Hill. He could see the prisoner's face. Prisoner had held�only his elbow all the way; and he could swear to his being the man who took the money from him. Re-examined by Mr. Coode - No one but the prisoner was with him from the time he left Saunders's house, till he was knocked down and robbed.
Charles Truscott VIVIAN, son of the beer-shop keeper corroborated the prosecutor's evidence, as to what occurred there; but stated that Hugoe was not in liquor, and knew perfectly well what he was about. James KESSEL saw prisoner take Hugoe by the arm in the street, and heard him say he would see him safe home. Hugoe did not appear in liquor. Wm. DAWE gave similar testimony.
Wm. ROWE, constable of Truro, on Saturday the 8th of December, found prisoner at the Dolphin Inn. He was very tipsy, and told him his name was Pascoe. Witness said as he had plenty of money about him he had better be taken care of. He said he had received his money the day before, at Wheal Ventura mine, near Redruth. Witness, not knowing any of the mines, said he would take care of him until he became sober. He then took him into custody, and found on him six sovereigns, a half-sovereign, two GBP5 notes, and GBP 1.18s in silver.
John MITCHELL, a constable of St. Austell, saw the prisoner on the morning of the 9th of December, in Truro prison; when he said he had found the money which Rowe had taken from him near the Fountain Inn, in St. Austell. Mr. Stokes addressed the jury for the prisoner, but called no witnesses. Verdict, GUILTY. To be transported for 15 years.

THE HELFORD OYSTERAGE [greatly condensed]
Thomas HILL, 35; Richard RASHLEIGH, 26; William OLD, 45; William LOWER, 37; Richard CORNISH, 48; John JAMES, 48; William JAMES, 45; William D[OWN]ING, 45; Edward TOY, 29; Henry D[OWN]ING, 45, and George RETALLICK were charged with a misdemeanour in the parish of Constantine. [The eleven men were charged with dredging oysters from the Helford River mouth, the private property of Mr. TYACKE, who rented the oysterage at GBP 100 a year.]
[The defense maintained the historical right of the individuals to access the oyster beds. Mr. Tyacke had brought charges against other persons in previous Courts. The defense produced a copy of a letter sent Mr. Tyacke regarding the limits of the fishing rights he had purchased, and the historical rights of others to the oyster beds in question.]
[Mr. Coode, for the prosecution, referred to the Act; Mr. John maintained that as Mr. Tyacke's right had been frequently disturbed between high and low water-mark, the exclusive right was gone.]
The Chairman summed up; and the Jury, after less than an hour's deliberation, returned a verdict of GUILTY. On the following morning, the Court sentenced the prisoners in a fortnight's imprisonment, and a fine of GBP 3; and to be further imprisoned until the fine be paid. The Chairman remarked that the prosecutor had requested that the punishment might be light, and the Court had no wish to interfere with the prosecutor's adamant views; he only hoped that the prisoners would return without any display of triumph, and show a respect for that property which Mr. Tyacke had a right to enjoy.

�� CRIMINAL ASSAULT ON A CHILD - Henry PASCOE, 17, late of Perranarworthal, labourer, was indicted for having on the 15th of October last, committed an assault upon Ann Lewies ASFORD, an infant seven years' old. Mr. Cross said in this case it was not intended to prosecute in consequence of the illness of the mother of the child, who was a very material witness. The Chairman said under those circumstances the prisoner would escape the punishment which was so justly his fate, for he understood that this was not the first attempt that the prisoner had made of a similar description on similar persons. He would tell him this, that if he was brought before this Court again under a like charge, the probability was, if the case were proved, that he would suffer the heaviest punishment. The Chairman then directed the jury to find a verdict of NOT GUILTY, which they did accordingly.

18 JANUARY 1839

FROM the LONDON GAZETTE, Wednesday Evening, January 16 - BANKRUPTS - John Scholes, hatter, London James Hodges, victualler, Cirencester, Gloucestershire Benjamin Sowerby, cattle-dealer, Mesaingham, Lincoln-shire William Edwards, earthenware-manufacturer, Blackfordby, Leicestershire Andrew HANNAH, tea-dealer, St. AUSTELL, CORNWALL, January 23, at twelve, and February 28, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lakington, ironmonger, official assignee, Stephens, Bedford-row John Thomas Canter, licensed-victualler, Rotherhithewall, Surrey

�� TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS WANTED, a respectable YOUTH as an APPRENTICE to the Linen and Woollen Drapery Business, for 3, 4, or 5 years. Premium accordingly. Application is to be made to Mr. T. Marshall, St. Columb, if by letter post paid. N.B. - the Young Man will have an opportunity of learning the Grocery Business as well.

PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery made in a cause "Halten .. et Roberts," the Creditors of WILLIAM ROBERTS, late of Mevagissey, in the County of Cornwall, Gentleman, deceased (who died in the month of December, 1834) are by their Solicitors, on or before the 20th day of February next, to come in and prove their debts before John Edmund DOWDESWELL, Esquire, one of the masters of the said Court, at his Office in Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, or in default thereof, they will preemptorily excluded the benefit of the said Decree. Richard SARGENT 24 Princess-street, Hanover-square Agent for John Sargent, Liskeard

LOCAL NEWS

PENWITH ANNUITANT SOCIETY - We are glad to hear that this Institution, having for its object the making provision for the widows or other female relatives of the members, is rapidly obtaining public attention and support, the number admitted into it being now nearly 70. � We are always gratified at the formation and prosperity of these laudable societies, especially when founded on safe principles, which we understand is pre-eminently the case in this instance. Our readers will perceive by advertisement in another column, that the late meeting be admission of members stands adjourned to Thursday next.

SUDDEN DEATH - On Tuesday night last, Elizabeth, wife of Mr. Thomas Hawken, of Camelford, went to bed in her usual health; not long after, she complained of being unwell, and a surgeon was called in, but in about ten minutes she was a corpse. Her death was occasioned by the rupture of a blood vessel to the heart.

FATAL ACCIDENT - An inquest was held at Camelford, on Thursday the 10th instant, by Joseph Hambley, Esq., coroner, on the body of William Davey, aged [xx] employed in the grist mill. It appeared that while in the mill, his frock-shirt was caught by an horizontal [slide?] axle, which carried him round several times before it could be stopped, dashing his head against the floor, and producing a severe fracture of the skull. He lay nearly insensible for about half an hour, when he expired. Verdict - Accidental death.

LIST OF FAIRS TO BE HELD IN CORNWALL IN JANUARY Grampound, 18th; Bodmin, 25th; and Quethiock, 28th. There will be a Cattle Market held at Tregony, on the 21st.

25 JANUARY 1839

THE MINING DISTRICT of ST. AUSTELL .. comprises parts of the parishes of Saint Ewe, Saint Mewan, Saint Austell, Saint Blazey, Tywardreath, Lanlivery, Luxulion, Roche, and Saint Stephens.
The northern portions consist of high granitic hills, between which and the sea are several varieties of the slate formation; and the southern parts contain some organic remains. Elvan-courses are numerous in the western part, and there is a small patch of serpentine in the cliff near Duporth.
The granitic formation here is of much greater extent than in any of the western districts. In general this rock is rather coarse-grained, is composed of feldspar, quartz, and mica, and frequently much schorl also. In the northern, central, and western parts, however, it is often very talcose and decomposing; and the sides of Hensbarrow, the highest land in the district, supply nearly all the china-clay and china-stone sent from this county to the Potteries; indeed, all, except very small quantities from Breage and Towednack, which we have already noticed in former publication.
The micaceous and talcose varieties of granite are not mingled together, but seem to affect distinct banding; still there is, not unfrequently, a sort of transition...
The granite throughout the district, but particularly that of the high-grounds immediately north of St. Austell, which is very talcose, is traversed by innumerable subcutaceous veins; the composition of those, and their relations to the containing rocks, are well known. These veins are generally of small size; sometimes they consist of schorl and quartz; at others, of schorl and feldspar; frequently of schorl alone; and occasionally portions of them are composed of quartz and feldspar only; usually, however, they are a mixture of all three substances, and most commonly abound in tin-ore. That ore is, however, seldom confined to the veins alone, for it is generally also dispersed through the substance of the adjoining rock; into which, though the line of separation is mostly distinguishable, the veins frequently pass by imperceptible gradations.
On the whole they preserve a parallelism; but there are many exceptions, and in such cases they often exhibit the ordinary phenomena of heaves and throws; when, however, they unite, they are frequently enlarged and become proportionally productive. They are generally so small, numerous, and closely connected to the rock that in several places they are "worked open to the day" as the tin ore contained in both rock and vein repays the expense of stamping and dressing. Carclaze is the best known locality, but the Bunny and Bean are equally remarkable. Mr. Thomas has obligingly furnished us with a statement of the dimensions of the excavation at Carclaze. "It occupies an area of five acres statute, and its solid content is about 63,000 cubic fathoms, or about one million of tons, and its depth is 136 feet." � Whilst operations were conducted with activity, a steam stamping-mill was set up at the very bottom of the cavity; this, although long-disused, still remains. At pre! sent several small water-wheels in different parts of the opening are worked by a small stream collected from the neighbouring commons, the water escaping through the adit; and on the lower ground working many other similar machines in its course to the sea. [Note: Carclaze mine was first worked for tin, and was very productive. It was then mined for china-clay. Eventually, the mine was more than 1 mile across, and was the richest mine in all of Cornwall.]
The small tin-veins in these spots are exactly similar to those of the same ore at Bullerwidden, in St. Just, and in the slate at Polberou, and also to the little strings of copper ore in slate at Wheal Music.
On the outskirts of the granite are many interesting compounds of schorl with quartz and feldspar. A fine-grained and crystalline mixture of schorl and quartz forms the much-admired Roche Rock, and a very beautiful variety, consisting almost wholly of quartz, with radiating groups of crystals of schorl, occupies the brow of Saint Mewan Beacon.
The magnificent architectural decorations introduced by J. T. Treffry, Esq., into his residence at Place, are for the most part varieties of three rocks, and of the granites of this district, which have been polished by a machine erected for the purpose at the Fowey Consuls Mines. No description can do justice to their variety and beauty.
As the granite nowhere reaches the coast and as the mining operations on its junction with the slate are not very extensive, the contact of the two rocks is not visible in many places.
At Trenance-bridge, near St. Austell, the granite and slate meet in the bed of the rivulet; but as the stream is muddy with china-clay, their junction can be observed only when the water is low. The granite is fine.-grained and felspathic, and the slate deep blue, thick lamellar,, and in some places micaceous, with an irregular cleavage which dips S.E. whilst the line of junction bears about E. and W. � The joints generally traverse both without interruption.
In the cutting by which Carclaze is entered from the south, the granite and slate join, or rather pass into each other, through the medium of a compact rock, mostly composed of schorl and feldspar, which are sometimes mixed; at others, in alternating laminum of felspar and schorl; in some places, however, this rock is quartzose; whilst in others, the quartz resembles a veined structure.
The lamination of the rock inclines southward, but at a very high angle; and this must continue to a great depth, as several shafts have been sunk to the level of the adit, through which the water flows from the bottom of the mine in that direction, without touching the granite.
The granite at Saint Blazey comes nearly as far east as the church, but its actual contact with the slate is uneven.
The general character of the slate is a fine grain with a silky luster, and schisto.... structure, and the ar.. dip of the cleavage is towards the S.E.; the prevailing colour is a deep blue, varying greatly, however, in intensity. In many spots it is quartacous, and often abounds in quartz veins.
At Polgooth the joints are filled with felspar-clay; and this occurs at Pembroke, East Crinnis, and in some parts of Fowey Consols also. At Pembroke the slate is of dirty white colour passing into a reddish brown.
A greenstone rock appears in irregular patches among the slate, in many parts of the district; for example to the road-side near Saint Mewan Church; and a somewhat similar rock, but decomposing and exhibiting traces of a slaty cleavage, appearing to consist of feldspar and hornblende, occurs between Saint Austell and Saint Mewan-Beacon.
It has been already stated that there is a laminated rock of schorl and feldspar with traces of quartz, near Carclaze; on the hillside towards Mount Charles, the common is covered with the debris of that rock, though the subjacent rock is there reddish brown slate alternating with beds of a pale buff colour, and contains large quantities of mica.
At Apple-tree and Crinnis beaches we have found large quantities of encrinal slate, and in a coarse-grained arensceous slate at Porthpean are some portions which may perhaps be obscure. At Par, Polkerris, and Fowey, Mr. Peach (of the Preventative Service at Gorran haven) has discovered many more.
In the cliffs of Duporth, a vein of serpentine runs through the slate; it is variegated, and contains a hornblende, or some similar dark coloured mineral, which are often decomposed, and apparently cemented by extremely thin layers of a very pale green stratice. Some portions are much disintegrated, whilst others which tend to decomposition are still coherent.
Elvan-courses may be studied with great advantage near Polgooth. The largest of these, Reskilling .. is extensively quarried for building; it breaks S.E. and S.W., dips N.W., and is from three to eight fathoms wide. ... Most probably this is contiguous of the Polgooth elvan.
The composition of all of these is much the same, viz. A basis of feldspar, quartz, and in some ... schorl,with large porphyritic crystals of pale buff and yellow coloured feldspar. Some parts of the Polgooth are traversed by minute veins of quartz, with certain tin-ore.
The directions of the lodes in the greater part of the district are a few degrees S. of W; this is the case in several of the lodes at Beans, Polgooth, Pembroke, East Crinnis, and Fowey Consuls; there are, however, some in Polgooth, and Fowey Consols, and also the lode of Charlestown Mines, which bear nearly S.E. and N.W., and thus approximate the directions of the Counter lodes in the western districts.
There are not many cross-courses in this neighbourhood. At Polgooth a flces heaves the lodes and elvan thirty fathoms; a similar one heaves the lode at Pembroke about 7 fathoms; there are some cross-courses at Fowey Consols, but they are all inconsiderable.
Some very unusual phenomena attend the intersections of the lodes and elvan at Polgooth. Saint Martin's and Screed's lodes are both heaved by Reskilling-great-elvan; an occurrence, we believe, without a parallel in the mining districts.
At Restormel, a large iron vein or cross course bears a few degrees W. of N., and dips E., it is from 2 to 4 fathoms wide, and is generally in two branches, which includes a mass (heave) of slate between them. The working on it have been extended for more than two miles in length, but no more than ten fathoms in depth, and mostly not more than 3 or 4 fathoms. Its chief produce is brown earth, red, and hemastitic iron ore much mixed with quartz, but in some places it yields large quantities of oxide of manganese. It abounds in drosy cavities (..) which are lined with crystals of quartz, and lydrous oxide of iron.
Almost the whole of the northern and western parts of this district are granitic, yield only tin-ore; but in the eastern (slate) portions of it copper ore prevails, which is generally in the state of copper pyrites (yellow ore) but native copper, red, oxide of copper, felderz, b.. (purple copper), vitreous copper ore (gray copper ore), and some of the still rarer compounds of that substance, often with fine crystals, have also occurred in Crinnis, East Crinnis, Pembroke, and Fowey Consuls. In the last-named mine, sulphuret of bismuth occurs in abundance; usually crystallized in the cavities of the (yellow copper) copper pyrites.
The shoots or bunches of ore all slip from the granite, and as the rock lies mostly to the westward, the east parts of the mines are commonly the deepest.
More Stream-Tin ore has been found in this district than in all the country besides. It always occurs in a rounded form, the masses varying in size from the finest sand to several inches in diameter.
At Pentuan the tin-ground was below sea-level, and was covered by large quantities of wood, nuts, sand, shells, silt and gravel. In the higher grounds, it rests on the granite, and there is not unfrequently a second layer of tin-ore separated from the first by a bed of distintegrated granite (false-shift). The whole is usually reversed by two distinct beds of peat, divided by granite provel.., and the whole by sand, silt, and gravel, the wash of the present streams. This formation is so interesting and peculiar, that we purpose returning to its consideration at some future opportunity.
East Crinnis, Pembroke, and Beam have been stopped after having been sunk to the depth of above 100 fathoms. Polgooth is now worked to about 40 fathoms under the adit, Charlestown Mines to about 80, and Fowey Consols to 180 or 230 fathoms from the surface.

NOTICE - TWENTY GUINEAS REWARD - Whereas, on Saturday last, about four o'clock in the afternoon, my daughter when returning from the Miners Bank, Camborne, was knocked down, near Pendarves Gate, and robbed of a Letter bearing date the 10th instant, containing Messrs. Vivian and Sons' acceptance for GBP 80.18s, drawn in my favour, and made payable at Messrs. Lubbock and Co's, Banker, London, and likewise of a small parcel of notes chiefly of the Union Bank, Helston, of the value of GBP 90, by a villain about 21 years of age, about 5 feet 6 inches high, stoutly built, full face, his hair rather long and slovenly, wore at the time a dirty earthy colour fustian jacket, with a red cravat, and a hat with the brim rather wide, and somewhat lowering. The above REWARD of TWENTY GUINEAS is hereby offered to any person or persons who will secure and bring the said villain to justice. Bankers and the public at large are hereby cautioned against taking the above draft, as the payment is stopped at the Bank in London; and it is also hoped proper steps will be taken against any persons presenting such Bill as above described. Praze, January 23, 1839 � Wm. GREGOR

To SCHOOL MASTERS AND ASSISTANTS - Wanted, at St. Ives School, Cornwall, a man of good recommendations, who has been accustomed to Instructions in Elocution, Glo.s, Mapping, and Mathematics, one who could also talk and teach French; if he were approved would find the above a desirable situation. None other than personal application to be made to JOHN PHILLIPS. Note - the salary may not exceed Fifty Pounds per annum.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Accounts received on Thursday from Adelaide, South Australia, are very satisfactory. The letters bear date only to the 31st of July, but the 13th and 14th numbers of the SOUTHERN AUSTRALIAN newspaper give information of the state of the colony to the 1st of September. The following is a summary of the intelligence: The Emerald Isle, chartered by the Australian Association of Bengal, had arrived from India with cargo, stock, and passengers. Among the latter, were Mr. Donnithorne, who had visited the colony about eighteen months before, and had returned with a large capital to settle. Two gentlemen named Gleeson, a Mr. Lock, and Captain Bellew, with their respective families, all men of large capital, and bringing with them about GBP 7,000 in specie, had also arrived as settlers.
The sales of land during the months of July and August had exceeded 7,000 acres, sold in 80 acre sections, at 20s. an acre. A preliminary country section of 124 acres had been sold by auction for GBP 286; and half a town acre, with a colonnade in the course of erection upon it, let for a term of twelve years at GBP 95 per annum.
Captain Sturt had arrived in the colony overland from the Hume river, with 400 head of cattle; making the third arrival of a similar kind. The journey occupied three months. Captain Sturl had purchased land. The persons employed at the South Australian Company's fishing-station at Thistle Island had obtained 75 tons of whale oil, and the two parties at Encounter Bay upwards of 250 tons.

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FATAL ACCIDENT - On Wednesday last, John Keat, labourer in Mr. Avery's Delabole Slate Quarry, was killed while at work, by a quantity of rubbish falling on him. His death was instantaneous; and he has left a widow and four children.

ROBBERY - On Friday night last, one of the most audacious robberies ever committed at St. Austell was perpetrated in that town, when the office of Messrs. Coode and Sons was entered and robbed of between GBP 120 and 130 in gold, silver, and pence. A reward of GBP 50 has been offered for the discovery of the thieves, but no clue has been obtained by which they can be traced. How they got in, or who they were, is a matter enshrouded in the utmost mystery; and considering that the office joins the hotel, and other circumstances, it is without exception one of the most daring affairs we ever remember. Most heartily do we wish the thieves may be taken, and that they may receive their reward - a compulsory emigration to New South Wales, at the expense of her Majesty.

TO CORRESPONDENTS - The Poem on "the new year" which a correspondent inquires about, has not reached us. Mr. Trengrouse's second communication has been received. We very much fear we shall not be able to find room for it, but we will make an effort to oblige him.

Parties marrying within the prohibited degrees of consanguinity may, no doubt, be proceeded against, wherever the marriage may be celebrated. The law on that subject has not, we believe, been at all affected by the new marriage act.

[Other deaths in the news: On Wednesday last, at Launceston, a five year old boy named Wevill was burnt to death.]

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