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1847 NEWS

OCTOBER



1 OCTOBER 1847, Friday


Local Intelligence

BUDE HAVEN SCHOOL TREAT - On Friday last, the REV. J. S. AVERY, of Efford House, gave his annual school treat to the Sunday and day school children belonging to St. Michael's Episcopal chapel. The day being remarkably fine, the children amused themselves during the afternoon in an adjoining meadow, and at about five o'clock partook of a bountiful supply of tea and cake on the lawn, in front of the house.

AURORA BOREALIS - On Friday evening last, between eight and nine o'clock, this beautiful phenomenon was visible at Truro. Its appearance occupied the greater portion of the northern region of the heavens, and changed from beams of silvery light into masses of a most brilliant roseate colour. The phenomenon was visible for about a quarter of an hour and then disappeared.

HAYLE REGATTA - This annual regatta took place on Monday last, there being on the occasion a favourable breeze, with fine weather, and numerous spectators present. The first match was a well-contested race between five sailing boats for prizes of GBP 3, 2, and 1, which were won by the "Lark," Mr. PASCOE, of Penzance, the "Tiger," MR. TREVASKUS, of Hayle, and the "Elizabeth," MR. CURNOW, of Hayle. The next race was between five four-oared gigs, when the first prize was won by the "Mary," MR. GILBERT, of Lelant. The next match was between six-oared gigs, but a number of vessels arrived just at the time of the race, and in consequence only two gigs started; these, however, well-contested the match; the "Windfield," Mr. RICHARDS, of St. Michael's Mount, coming in first, and the "Volant," Mr. GILBERT, of St. Ives being the second boat. A sculling match next took place and afforded much amusement, as also did a gig and prame chase, by which the sports of the regatta were ter! minated, the whole proceedings having passed off in the most satisfactory manner.

SALTASH - On Saturday week, being Charter day, W. HUTCHINSON, Esq., one of the aldermen, was unanimously elected mayor of this ancient and loyal borough, this gentleman having, on three previous occasions, filled the honourable office with great credit to himself and satisfaction to the inhabitants. At the same time the following resident householders were duly elected burgesses, viz: H.A. OLNEY, Esq., solicitor; J. H. COOKE, Esq., purser, R.N.; N. HALY, Esq.; Mr. R. N. MARTYN, MR. GEORGE INNES, jun. and MR. RICHARD C. DEEBLE.

At the conclusion of the business of the day, the members of the corporation were invited to dinner by the much-respected mayor for the past year, CAPTAIN TOBY, R.M.; and a large party, accordingly, assembled at the principal inn - the Green Dragon - where the well spread tables displayed the liberal spirit of the chief magistrate, as well as the capabilities of the inn, and the exertions of the host, MR. R. MARTYN. After the disposal of the very excellent fare, composed of the various delicacies of the season, the cloth was removed, and the usual loyal, patriotic, and local toasts were given and drunk with great enthusiasm.

BUDE FAIR - This fair, on Wednesday, was very fully supplied with bullocks and sheep, but there being no disposition to purchase, nearly the whole were driven away unsold.

FALMOUTH - A detachment of the 14th foot arrived here on Thursday, the 30th ult., by the "Confiance" steamer from Plymouth, to relieve a detachment of the same regiment under CAPTAIN WATSON.

SMUGGLING - On Tuesday, nine men, the crew of a Maltese vessel, were brought before the magistrates of Falmouth, and charged with smuggling. The custom-house officers found on board their ship upwards of 4 cwt. of cigars. They were remanded to await instructions from the Board of Customs.

CAMBORNE POLICE - On Saturday last, PRIDEAUX, the Police constable of Camborne, apprehended a man who was canvassing the town with a brief, purporting that the bearer was one J. WILLIAMS, of Little Petherick, and that he had sustained a severe loss on a passage from Guernsey to Padstow, in consequence of a vessel named the "Mary Ann," on board which he had a quantity of cider and several head of cattle amounting in value to GBP 279, being run down by a large vessel, name unknown. The paper bore the names of several clergymen and gentlemen as contributors of various sums, amounting altogether to upwards of GBP 30. The man stated that he had a brother drowned in the "Mary Ann" at the time of the accident, and on being further questioned, he said he was from Landrake. It was, however, subsequently proved that his name is JOHN McKENNELL of Truro, and on Tuesday last, he was committed by the magistrates to Bodmin gaol for six weeks with hard labour.

SHOCKING ACCIDENT - On Wednesday week, while the youngest son of the REV. JOHN LAMPEN, the respected incumbent of St. John's Chapel, Devonport, was riding a pony at Borington, near Saltash, where the family are at present residing, from some cause unknown the animal took fright and threw the boy from the saddle, his head coming into violent contact with the ground. He was taken up insensible and carried to the house. DR. LITTLETON, of Saltash, was almost immediately in attendance, and an express was sent off from DR. TRIPE, of Devonport, who also quickly arrived. The poor little fellow still lies in a very precarious state, but his recovery is not yet despaired of.

ACCIDENT - On Tuesday last, CAPTAIN GEORGE CHAPMAN, of the smack "Friends," when weighing anchor in St. Michael's Mount roadstead, in consequence of the upsetting of the windlass, was struck in the face by a handspike and knocked senseless. Being severely injured, the Captain was taken ashore to the Dolphin tavern, Penzance, where he was attended by MR. R. COUCH, surgeon.

On Sunday, the 20th ult., CAPT. JOHN PALMER, master of the "Eliza," of Pentewan, while attempting to moor his vessel at Port Talbot, was knocked overboard by the boom of another vessel, and drowned. The body has not been picked up. Deceased has left a wife and four children wholly unprovided for.

CORONER'S INQUESTS - The following inquests have been held before John CARLYON, Esq., coroner: On Tuesday last, in the parish of St. Agnes, on the body of THOMAS EDWARDS, a little boy aged nine years. [He and his brother, aged six, were playing near the shaft of the Wheal Rose mine, which had not been worked for twenty-five years, but the shaft has never been sollared. He fell in; his brother ran for help.] Neighbours, by means of rope and other conveniences, found the body forty fathoms from the surface. It was evident he died before reaching the bottom. Verdict, accidental death. The jury, on giving their verdict, expressed a hope that when the owners of the land heard of the accident they would deem it incumbent on them to guard against similar occurrences, by having this and other open shafts in the neighbourhood properly sollared.

On the same day, another inquest was held in the parish of Kea, on the body of RICHARD RICHARDS, aged fifty-six years, who died very suddenly the day before. Verdict, died by the visitation of God.

MESMERIC SURGERY - We have been requested to notice an extraordinary case of "Mesmeric Surgery," by MR. PARKER, the particulars of which he gives as follows:

MR. PARKER stated that his patient was MR. NICHOLLS, who worked for MR. MARSHALL, in Exe Island. He had been a patient for eight weeks in the hospital, in consequence of a half inch cut in the left wrist, which he received on the 8th of May. While in the hospital, it was considered necessary to take up the radial artery, but after an attempt to do this for two hours, it was not acomplished. A subsequent similar attempt by MR. JAMES was made without success. A piece of sponge was then placed on the wounded artery, and bound upon it, and the man was directed not to remove it or he might bleed to death, and he was told that if he neglected these instructions, it would probably be necessary to remove the limb. He was then made an outpatient, and went to work, the wound healing over the sponge.

The place, however, became greatly infected, and so painful that the man could not work, and [he then] consulted Mr. Parker. Mr. Parker caused him to be mesmerized, and while in the mesmeric state, he became clairvoyant, described the nature of the injury, at the same time saying that the vessel should be tied above the wound, and presented his arm to Mr. Parker, telling him he might commence when he liked, and that it would not be necessary for any assistanct to hold the limb. Mr. Parker also caused a clairvoyant young woman to be put into the mesmeric sleep the day before, and she, while in this state, directed him to tie the artery above and below the wound. He considered this to be a remarkable direction, but, as he was understood, he only tied the artery above the wound.

The operation was performed without pain, and after the artery had been found, without any delay, lying between two other vessels, and the needle passed under it, the patient was asked by the operator if the latter had got the right vessel, and the reply was in the affirmative. The operation was performed on the 12th instant. On removing the dressing on the 21st, Mr. Parker found a slight bleeding from the lower mouth of the artery, which he discovered arose from the lower mouth of the original wound. This satisfied him that the directions given by the clairvoyant young woman were correct. He considered that his patient would be well and able to work in a week from the 21st.

Mr. Parker considers this the most important case which has yet occurred in the annals of mesmerism, because independent of the patient being spared the pain of the operation, the benefit of the clairvoyance of another mesmeric patient, as well as that of the patient himself, was brought to aid before, and even during the operation. The success of the operation has been tested by the subsequent clairvoyance of both parties. The patient himself has confirmed the account given by Mr. Parker. He declares he felt no pain whatever during Mr. Parker's operation, but that he endured great agony when the attempt was made at the hospital to take up the vessels, and that eight persons held him down.
Exeter paper.


8 OCTOBER Friday, Friday


LOCAL INTELLIGENCE

THE SALTASH AMAZONS - It appears that the boat's crew of Saltash women, who are celebrated as rowers, were to have taken part in some of the races at the late Fleetwood regatta; but the ship? on board of which they embarked themselves and their rowing gig for Liverpool, was driven by stress of weather into Dublin, and in consequence of this untoward passage they did not reach Fleetwood till Saturday, two days after the close of the regatta.

They had their boat upon the Wyre water on Saturday, and attracted some attention from the novelty of a boat's crew of those usually denominated "the weaker sex" yet challenging "the lords of creation" to a contest which especially demands considerable physical strength and muscular exertion. These Cornish women were pulling about the river, and channel on Monday evening, and on the arrival of the royal yacht, saluted it in the usual way by presenting their oars; but in all probability they were not noticed by any of the royal party, who were otherwise engaged at the time.

However, from seven o'clock on Tuesday morning, these women were in the harbour rowing about near the royal yacht, or what is technically termed "rowing guard;" and on her Majesty landing they pulled stoutly away for the large piece of water over which the pile-bridge is constructed, and on which the Preston and Wyre railway is carried to Fleetwood. Here, as the royal train passed along the pile-bridge, these nautical Amazons saluted the royal party with upraised oars and this time they attracted the attention of her Majesty and Prince Albert, who, struck by the singular appearance of the white dresses and white caps of these waterWOMEN, smiled and directed the attention of the children to this singular exhibition. The women were greatly gratified at having been honoured by the nods and smiles of their sovereign - that sovereign being of their sex, and "an ocean queen."

They were, however, present at the Hull regatta, which took place on the Humber, on Monday and Tuesday week, and were successful in their contests with the hardy sons of that far-north coast. On the first day, they won the rowing match prize against six boats manned by picked men; and on the Tuesday, they came in second in the gig match, and had the cup awarded to them in consequence of foul play on the part of the first boat. ANN GLANVILLE and her crew were, it seems, the "lions" of the place; they were treated exceedingly well, and it was "who should show them kindness." On the evening of the second day, they appeared at the Theatre, in a boat, in full costume, white dresses, caps, and ribbons. Their appearance was the signal for applause; the entire audience, the house being crowded, rose and cheered again and again; the band playing "See the conquering hero comes," followed by "Rule Britannia."

LISKEARD FAIR - This fair, on Monday last, was well supplied, but store cattle and sheep met with a dull sale, and bullocks fit for slaughter sold at the late reduction in prices. Honey fetched 2s.3d. per quart. Being a fine day, an immense crowd of visitors, supposed from 10,000 to 12,000, were in the town at one time; but contrary to custom, the light fingered gents were not heard of as doing any business for the day.

THE FISHERIES - Newquay - On Sunday last, a good catch of pilchards was made in this bay by the different seans, amounting, it is believed, to nearly three thousand hogsheads, a large proportion of which were sold fresh. The successful seans were the "Unity," "Speculation," "Rose," "Active," "Good Intent," and "Fly".

St. Agnes - The miners' sean was shot on Sunday evening last, and succeeded in bringing on shore about 200 hogsheads of pilchards, with a small sprinkling of mackerel among them. They were all sold to the country by mid-day on Monday, at half-a-crown per basket.

St. Ives - On Monday last, about fifteen hundred hogsheads of pilchards were taken here, in the seans belonging to Messrs. BATTEN, BOLITHO, and WEARNE. Other seans were shot but without success. Vessels coming down the channel report having seen large quantities of fish.

CORNWALL POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY - [an excerpt] The President then called upon Mr. BLEE, of Redruth, to read a paper, of which the following is an abstract:

ON THE COMPARATIVE LONGEVITY OF CORNISH MINERS [statistics were printed as shown, with a dash between numbers]

Seven years having elapsed since he last troubled the society with any remarks on the longevity of our mining population, he had thought it might serve the purposes of humanity to ascertain how far what has since transpired would bear out the distressing conclusions to which all the information on the subject at that time available of necessity led.

With that in view, he carefully examined 14 volumes of the new register from the commencement of the system in June, 1837: four for Gwennap and Stithians, four for Camborne, three for Illogan, and three for Redruth. Of the 7,000 persons registered in the 14 volumes, 3,600 were males, and of these 2,305 were described as miners, and 1,295 persons of other occupations. He regretted that the occupations of the persons registered, and causes of death, were often so inexplicitly given; he had repeatedly to get his information of the nature of accidents from other sources. ....

The first table he now laid before the society contained an analysis of the 3,600 male deaths which he found recorded, distinguishing different periods of age, and the occupations and causes of death. In framing the remaining tables he had omitted nearly all who had died before the age of ten years, as that is usually the earliest age at which children work underground. But as the proportion of miners' children, 20-1 percent. appears much greater than those of persons of other occupations, he could not avoid the inference that susceptibility of pulmonary disease is transmitted from the parent to the offspring.

The first table he composed shows the number of men who died from diseases of the chest and accidental injuries. In comparing these results with those previously arrived at, a curious coincidence is manifest. In his valuable and well-known paper on the statistics of the copper mines of Cornwall, Sir Charles Lemon has given a table shewing the number of male accidental deaths in given periods in Redruth, Illogan, and Gwennap. The numbers were gathered from memoranda inserted in the margins of the registers by the Revds. H. Molesworth St. Aubyn, G. Treweeke, and J. Marsh, and the annual ratio of accidental deaths for the period they embrace was for Redruth about 2-2, for Illogan 4, and for Gwennap, 11-2; while during the period of the writer's tables the annual ratio was nearly as possible the same, viz. for Redruth 2, for Illogan 4-4, and for Gwennap 11-4.

The general per centage of fatal mine accidents as compared with the total number of miners' deaths he had found for the periods he had examined to be 14-1 per cent.

In his table of 1841, it was shown to have then been 17 per cent. Since then the per centage of violent deaths has decreased one-half in Illogan, while in Camborne it has increased one-half, and in Gwennap has risen from 16 to 19 per cent. The proportion of miners dying of diseases of the chest as compared with others has been 61 to 36 per cent.

He then asked them to consider these results, and let them stimulate the society to increasing efforts for the improvement of the poor miners' condition. Think of the fact that nearly 20 per cent of Gwennap miners incur a violent death, and if motives of humanity had no influence, he would appeal to their personal interests, and the burthens which the loss of limb or life, the premature bereavement of the widow and the orphan, are constantly bringing on society. About one in every million railway travelers has been stated to be killed by railway accidents, and the country rings with demands for inquiry and prevention; while of the miners working in a single parish of this county 19 in every 100 die a violent death, and in a single Cornish Union more than 200 such deaths have been recorded. He implored the society to continue and increase its benevolent exertions to improve the sanitary conditions of the miners, and to protect their lives.

Some conversation took place on the startling number of accidents occurring among the mining population, as stated by Mr. Blee. In reply to a question, he said the greater number of accidents had resulted from the falling of stones in shafts, and from premature or too tardy explosions.

The President remarked that this statement of Mr. Blee would indeed be a very melancholy one, had he not accompanied it with a few observations showing that a great many of the accidents had proceeded from causes that may be obviated. There were now contrivances in operation, which he hoped would be extended over the county, and be the means of reducing these accidents, - he alluded to the man engines at Tresavean and the United mines. ... There had been several expedients suggested with the view of obviating the very great danger of the miners' occupation. One was Mr. Fox's wedge, which in respect to quarries had been applied very beneficially; he did not know to what extent it had been used in mines.

GRATIFYING TESTIMONIALS - On the 6th of June 1847, the miners and mechanics in the employ of the St. Joao Del Rey Mining Company established at Morro Velho, Brazils, presented CHARLES HERRING, jun., Esq., late superintendent of that establishment, and R. DUGVAL, Esq., who, for more than six years was first officer at Morro Velho, with a gold snuff box each, as a testimonial of their esteem and respect, at the same time expressing their warmest wishes for the future prosperity and success, health, and happiness, of both these gentlemen and their families.

EARLY CLOSING OF SHOPS - The principal tradesmen of Launceston have resolved to close business at seven o'clock, for the ensuing months.

FIRE ON BOARD A VESSEL - On the night of Sunday last, the schooner "JOHN HARVEY," of Hayle, GARNET, master, sustained considerable damage by fire, while lying at Bridgwater; but the particulars of the cause or extent of the disaster are not yet known.

SMUGGLING - On Friday last, the nine Maltese sailors who had been previously remanded by the Falmouth magistrates, were again brought up and severally fined GBP 100 each. In default of payment they were committed to the borough gaol for six calendar months, unless the fine be paid sooner.

ST. AUSTELL PETTY SESSIONS - At a petty sessions held at St. Austell on Tuesday last, a woman named ELIZABETH PERRYMAN was committed for trial, charged with stealing a watch from a man named JAMES WHITE. It appears she is the wife of PERRYMAN who was transported for stealing bullocks from MR. NORTHEY, of Grampond.

At the same time, a man named THOMAS WILLIAMS of Trenarren was brought up for poaching on the preserves of Sir J. S.G. SAWLE, Bart., and fined in the sum of GBP 7.10s. with costs.

CORONERS' INQUESTS - The following inquests have been held by W. HICHENS, Esq., coroner, since our last report:

At Camborne, on the 4th instant, on the body of CAROLINE JEFFERY, aged twelve years. The deceased, on the 28th of September, went to the house of EDWIN PRIDEAUX, who lived only a short distance from the residence of the deceased's father, to play with the children, as she was accustomed to do; and there being only a little boy in the house at the time, she began to meddle with the fire. The consequence was, that in hanging up the blower before the chimney, the fire caught her clothes, which from being exposed to the wind (she having run to the door) burnt so rapidly that although the persons in the adjoining houses came almost instantly to her assistance, they were nearly all consumed. The deceased was much burnt, but she lived till the 3rd of October. Verdict, accidental death.

On the 6th, at Mousehole, in the parish of Paul, on the body of CHARLES HOSKING, aged twenty-eight years. The deceased was a fisherman, and was one of several persons who went to sea from thence in the evening of the 4th, in pursuit of mackerel. Having reached the fishing ground about nine miles at sea, they threw their nets overboard about six o'clock, and about half-past eleven commenced to draw them in; and whilst the deceased, who was apparently quite well before, was assisting therein, he was taken by a violent cough, and bringing up blood, of which he threw up according to the opinion of the rest of the crew several quarts, and in about five minutes he was a corpse. Verdict, natural death. [note - a perforated stomach ulcer fits these symptoms.]

On Wednesday last, an inquest was held at Tregony, before JOHN CARLYON, Esq., coroner, on the body of GIDEON HICKS, of that town, farrier, aged 72 years, who died the day previously, from an inquiry[sic] he received on the 28th ult., by a kick in the bowels from a bullock belonging to MR. HOCKIN, of Grogath farm, in the parish of Cornelly, whilst performing an operation on it. Verdict, accidental death.


15 OCTOBER 1847, Friday


EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA - The following is an extract of a letter from WM. GILES, Esq., the manager of the South Australian Company at Adelaide, addressed to MR. WILCOCKS, the agent for government emigration at Plymouth, and received by that gentleman on the 29th ult. The influential position of the writer, and his extensive connexion with the agricultural, mining, and commercial affairs of this thriving and prosperous colony, render his statements most valuable and interesting; and we doubt not they will be perused with pleasure by many of our readers, particularly by those whose friends have emigrated thither:

"The scarcity of labourers has been a great drawback to our prosperity for some years past, and we could at present find employ for double or even treble the supplies forwarded by government. The mines are rapidly progressing, and will absorb all the men you can send us from Cornwall. I like the appearance of the miners you last sent, and have given employ to several. The rate of wages given to miners until very lately has been destructive to the interests of the owners. However, men in permanent employ are now willing to work for thirty shillings per week; a few months ago we were paying two guineas.

The Burra Burra mine has astonished every one; they have raised upwards of five thousand tons during the first year, and the quality of the ores at present are of the richest description. The owners of this splendid property have expended more money in the colony than the government has during the same period.

I have forwarded you an Adelaide paper, containing an interesting detail of CAPT. STURT's journey into the interior, together with other colonial news. We have had another excellent harvest; wheat is selling at 4s. to 4s.3d. per bushel; but the prices fluctuate a good deal according to the demand."

ST. EWE FAIR - At this fair, on Monday last, there were a large number of sheep, for which the sale was dull; the best lots fetched from 6d. to 6 1/2 d. pre pound, while the rest remained unsold. The show of bullocks was not so large as last year; fat ones realized from 54s. to 58s., and stores from 32s. to 35s. per cwt.

THE FISHERIES - Fowey - The pilchard fishery at Fowey and its neighbouring creeks may be said to be over for the season, no fish having appeared for some time.

St. Ives - No pilchards have been seen during the week, but the drift boats are bringing good catches of fine mackerel. The quantity of pilchards caught last week was about 950 hogsheads.

INTERESTING PIECE OF ANTIQUITY - Several months since the mayor of Truro received a letter from the mayor of Lostwithiel, calling his attention to a statement in the 31st volume of the Archaeologia that the seal of the Friars Preachers of Truro had been found in the neighbourhood of Canterbury, and suggesting that the authorities of Truro should endeavour to gain possession of it.

The mayor, after laying the matter before the town council, opened a communication with the REV. MR. HANDLEY, of Sturry, and subsequently with SIR HENRY DRYDEN, into whose hands the seal had passed. The result was that it was sent to Truro in exchange for a set of the reports of the Royal Institution of Cornwall, and the sum of GBP 5 to be given to the schools at Sturry; and the seal may now be seen at the museum of the Institution.

The following is the notice in the Archaeologia, which led to the recovery, by the borough of Truro, of this interesting piece of antiquity. "February 16, 1843. ALBERT WAY, Esq., communicated an impression from the matrix of the Conventual Seal of the Friars Preachers of Truro, with a notice of the recent discovery of the Seal in the neighbourhood of Canterbury. It was dug up in the garden of the vicarage house at Sturry, in the autumn of 1842, and is now in the possession of the incumbent of that parish. The Seal is of the pointed-oval form; the design and workmanship are of fine character; it exhibits a figure of the Saviour in high relief, with the legend (as read in extenso): Sigillum conventus fratrum predicatorum de Triveru.

Few particulars have been recorded in relation to the convent of Dominican, of Black Friars, established in Kenwyn Street, Truro, in the latter part of the reign of Henry III. Their church was consecrated by WALTER BRONESCOMBE, Bishop of Exeter, in the year 1259, as recorded in his register. William of Worcester states that this convent was found by the Reskimer family. It is twice noticed by Leland, who in one instance speaks of it, erroneously, as a house of White Friars. The name of the town is written, in the patents granted to the burgesses by Henry IV, and Henry V., "Triverue," and by Leland "Trureu," or "Truru." The design of the seal discovered at Sturry appears to show that it was executed about the middle of the thirteenth century." Appendix, p. 459

ELOPEMENT - The daughter of a respectable farmer, residing about seven or eight miles from Truro, had conceived a tender passion for a swain, who holds the honorable office of a servant-man on the farm. The "fair lady" was about the very dangerous age of seventeen; and there being a scent of some .... in the air, the servant swain had no objection to a match which seemed to be a gift of great fortune.

How long this blissful courtship was carried on we have no means of knowing; but it appears that warm as their love was, they managed to keep it almost a secret, so that the family had only a slight idea that any intimacy existed between the parties. At length, however, the matter became matured, and they determined to be united "for better, for worse," in the lasting bonds of matrimony. But knowing that the proposition to the lady's friends would be like firing a train of gunpowder, they resolved to be married elsewhere, and, without opening their lips as to their intention. So, on Friday evening last, after the family had taken tea together, the lady took occasion to slip away from her parental home; and, meeting her gallant swain according to appointment, they went together to St. Mawes, where they remained the night.

Although the lady had not escaped in the usual manner, (from a bed-room window), yet she was no doubt very happy to find herself free to follow her own will and her swain was also very happy to think that in a day or two he should ship his prize off to Jersey, and get married without interruption.

But it is said that "the course of true love never did run smooth;" and the event in this case accorded with the proverb. The young lady's brothers had discovered her flight, and had set off in pursuit, one to Plymouth, and the other to Falmouth. After stopping at St. Mawes for the night, the unthinking lovers crossed the next day to Falmouth, and thus threw themselves into the lion's mouth. The brother, who was in Falmouth, had provided himself with the services of two or three constables; and having espied the luckless pair in the street, he instantly pounced upon them as his prey. The young lady was forcibly taken from her intended, who was sent about his business in a very handsome manner, whilst she was conveyed, in the custody of her brother and two constables, to Truro; and after being kept for the night at the Seven Stars Inn, she was taken the next morning to her home.

FOWEY - The "Royal Adelaide," SMITH, from Quebec, out fifty-three days, in reaching into Fowey about ten o'clock on Sunday night, when very dark, touched a rock opposite a small bay called Coombehorn, unshipped her rudder, swung round, and went into Pridmouth beach, from whence she was towed out on Tuesday morning by a steamer from Plymouth, and brought into Fowey harbour with very little damage. The wonderful adaptation of steam power for relieving ships in a distressed condition was strikingly exhibited in this instance; and the ease with which the steamer mastered the difficulty, called forth the commendation of the persons assembled on the shore.

SHIPWRECK AND LOSS OF LIFE - On Sunday night last, the barque "IRIS," of Bjornberg, a port in Russian Finland, laden with Indian corn, from Velo, a port in Turkey near Salonica, after a passage of 100 days, suddenly found herself within two cables length of the eastern shore of Mount's Bay. the crew, fearing to wear and stand to the westward, came to with both anchors ahead, and cut away fore and main masts; but to no purpose - she was quickly dashed against the rocks and smashed to atoms. Of the crew, twelve in number, the carpenter, boatswain, and another man, were thrown in high and dry on the projecting edges of the cliffs, whence they contrived, by some means or other, to climb up to the summit, and, proceeding inland, discovered MR. HARRY's farmhouse, where warmth, food and a hearty welcome were at once afforded them. At day break a careful survey of the coast was made, and three more, viz. the captain, mate, and a seaman, were discovered on an insulated rock, near the high cliff, and by means of ropes were hauled successfully from their perilous situation to the main land, after an exposure of nearly twelve hours on a small point of rock, over which the sea had never ceased to beat with fearful violence. The other remaining poor fellows must have been hurried into eternity the moment of the vessel breaking up; and on Wednesday the bodies of five were picked up. Mr. P..er, of Penzance,in his official capacity as consul, has taken charge of the survivors.

APPOINTMENT - The Earl of Auckland has presented Mr. MONTAGUE GRAHAM, third son of the Rector of Ludgvan, with a Cadetship in the Royal Marines.

ENORMOUS PRODUCE - A pumpkin was exhibited in the market at Fowey, on Saturday last, weighing fifty-nine pounds, and measuring four feet seven inches in circumference. It was the produce of the garden of Mr. NOEY,at Cliff, on the Fowey river. A turnip recetly drawn from a field in the occupation of JOSEPH TANGYE,of Illogan, weighed about 11 lb. 14oz. and measured in circumference about thirty inches and a half.

ASSAULT ON A BAILIFF - On Tuesday last, ELIZABETH BRAY, wife of JOEL BRAY, of Twelve Heads, in the parish of Kea, was brought before W. F. KEMPE, Esq., at Truro, and fined GBP 2 and GBP 1.9s.9d. costs, for assaulting JOHN SEALEY, one of the bailiffs of the County Court of Cornwall, whilst in the execution of his duty on the 22nd ult.

TRURO POLICE - On Wednesday last, NICHOLAS STEPHENS, jun., was fined 10s. with 15s. costs, for assaulting JAMES MOYSE on the 10th instant. On the same day, DANIEL BUTT was fined 3s. with 9s.6d. costs, for wilfully breaking a door belonging to PETER CARLYLE; in default of immediate payment, the accused was committed for one calendar month to hard labour.

FALMOUTH QUARTER SESSIONS - These sessions were held on Wednesday, before H. MERRIVALE, Esq., the recorder. There were only three cases for trial, but true bills were found in each. Two fellows, called BARBARY and THOMPSON, were charged with stealing a jacket, the property of a fisherman named ANGOVE. From the evidence, it appeared that whilst working on the Fish-Strand, Angove took off his jacket and placed it on an old anchor on the Quay. At a late hour in the day, when he returned for his jacket, it was not to be found. He made every inquiry, but obtained no information until Monday, when he traced the jacket to a party who purchased it of the prisoners for a shilling. The defence set up by the prisoners was that they had used every means to discover its owner, and only sold it when they thought it would never be claimed. The Recorder summed up favourably, and the jury, after a moment's consultation, returned a verdict of not guilty.

SAMUEL RAIL and his mother were then arraigned for the assault, in April last, upon a girl called DREW, whereby she sustained considerable person injury. The exciting cause was a dispute about the payment of a .xxxx contribution, Mrs. Rail affirming it was not paid, while the girl Drew [maintained] that it was. The particulars were gone into last sessions, when the jury could not agree upon their verdict. On the present occasion, Mrs. Rail pleaded guilty, and stated that her son acted upon her direction, by which she absolved him from a criminal participation. The court fined her GBP 2. [In the previous case, it was shown that Samuel had thrown the girl over a rail and down a flight of stairs when she refused to give them the money his mother thought due.]

The case of a man named TOY, an oyster dredger, for a violent assault upon his daughter-in-law, ELIZABETH CARBIS, was next called. The prosecutor, upon being called upon for her evidence, declined offering any, and the case was dismissed. The court then rose.

SHOCKING GUN ACCIDENT - On the 6th instant, as MR. THOMAS TRUSCOTT, of Tregaska, in the parish of St. Stephens in Branwell, was firing at a pigeon, the gun burst, and so shattered his left hand and arm that it was deemed necessary to take it off between the wrist and the elbow. Ether was administered, and the operation was performed by MR. DOVE, surgeon, of St. Austell. It appears the servant man loaded the gun with cotton, and not being sufficiently acquainted with its power, had used too large a charge. We hope this accident will act as a caution to sportsmen.

CORONERS' INQUESTS - CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER - On Wednesday last, an inquest was held by John CARLYON, Esq., at the Hope Inn, St. Clement-street, Truro, concerning the death of CHARLES HENRY ALLEN, aged four months, son of THOMAS and LOVEDAY ALLEN, living at Baynard's-place. After the jury had viewed the body, JANE BURLEY, ANN MENHENNET, and ANN WOOLCOCK gave evidence as to the mother's want of affection for the child, and neglect of it in respect of food and general treatment, except when she was urged by the neighbours to feed and clean the child, or by the husband when he came home. DR. PADDON stated that he attended Mrs. Allen in her confinement; the child was well-formed, of average size, and with ordinary care capable of being reared. He did not believe that the mother possessed an average amount of intelligence, or that she was as sensible as the majority of women, but he did think she was sufficiently so to be accountable for her actions. She, perhaps, knew little about the management of children, as a woman should know; but still, he thought she knew enough to be held responsible.

He had found, on post mortem examination, that the whole of the organs were [fundamentally] healthy [enough] to have permitted the child to live, had it been properly supplied with food at proper times, and if it had been attended to with proper care. Want of food itself would account for the appearance of the child; but the probability was that it suffered, not so much from want of sufficient food, as from want of its being given at proper times, and with sufficient frequency. The child's stomach and bowels now contained nothing; they were perfectly empty. The jury, after some deliberation, returned a verdict of manslaughter against Loveday Allen; and the coroner made out his warrant for her committal for trial at the next Assizes.

On Saturday last, Mr. Carlyon held an inquest in the parish of Kenwyn, on the body of JOHN HEAN, labourer, aged 37 years. The deceased and two other labourers were employed on Friday last in drawing stones for building purposes from some old mine workings near Besore when a large mass of stones and rubbish suddenly fell away and buried deceased, who was afterwards taken out quite dead. Verdict, accidental death.

On Monday last, an inquest was held near Zelah, in St. Allen, before the same coroner, on the body of ELIZABETH HARRIS, aged 27 years, who was found dead in her bed. There was no doubt that she died from natural causes, by the visitation of God.

On Monday last, an inquest was held at Helston, before T. HATCHARD, Esq.,coroner for that borough, on view of the body of an aged woman, named PHILIPPA TREWEEKE, residing in the Lower Road, who was found dead in bed on that morning. The jury returned a verdict of natural death by the visitation of God.


22 OCTOBER 1847, Friday


LOCAL INTELLIGENCE

FALMOUTH - On Monday last, in conformity with the Queen's letter, a collection was made for the Irish in Falmouth church, when GBP 7 was given by the congregation. At Penwerris chapel, the same day, GBP 4 was collected.

- On Monday, the children belonging to the National Sunday and day schools, headed by the Rector, the REV. W. J. COOPE, his curate, the REV. J. SYMONDS, and other officers of the church, walked through the town chanting the Canticle Benedicte, from the liturgy. They were also accompanied by their teachers, who carried banners and staffs, ornamented with heads of wheat interspersed with flowers and ribbons. They continued chanting until they reached the church, when divine service was performed, and the children were addressed by the rector on the subject of their rejoicing - thanksgiving to Almighty God for the late abundant harvest.

At half-past one, the poor people of the parish, to the number of 170, were served a substantial dinner, and in the afternoon, the children, amounting to nearly 400, were regaled with cake and tea.

- Wednesday was specially set apart by the Wesleyans of Falmouth, as a day of thanksgiving to God, when the services in their chapel, both morning and evening, were largely attended.

A GOOD EXAMPLE - On the Monday following the day appointed for a General Thanksgiving, for the late bountiful harvest, N. HEARLE, Esq., of Looe, gave all the labourers employed on his farm during the harvest, a substantial dinner of good old English fare, consisting of roast and boiled beef, plum puddings, &c., the fragments of which there was a plentiful supply, being distributed among the wives and families of the workmen, The worthy and excellent host, with his lady, presided at the festive board; and at the close of the evening a rustic dance concluded the happy day.

BAZAAR AT BODMIN - On Tuesday last, a bazaar for the sale of fancy work, &c., was opened at the Market-house, Bodmin, in aid of a fund for supplying the necessities of the sick and aged poor during the coming winter. This charitable object was supported in the most liberal manner by the ladies of the town and neighbourhood, so that the bazaar was extremely well supplied with all the attractive articles proper for such places, and the attendance of purchasers and admirers of the display was more numerous than at any previous bazaar held in the town. The sum raised was GBP 48, a larger amount than was ever before realized by similar means in Bodmin; and we understand that MR. WYLD, one of the members of the borough, and MRS. WYLD have sent GBP 5 to be added to the funds.

PENZANCE QUARTER SESSIONS - These Sessions were held on Friday last; but the business was very small, there being only one prisoner for trial, a boy of Fifteen years of age, charged with stealing two ducks. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and after a suitable admonition from the Recorder, was sentenced to two weeks' imprisonment, with hard labour.

HELSTON QUARTER SESSIONS - At these Sessions on Thursday, the 14th instant, there was not a single case for trial, and the Recorder had merely to thank the Grand Jury for their attendance.

NEW LIGHTHOUSE ON TREVOSE HEAD - the construction of this lighthouse, upon the north-west coast of Cornwall, has been suggested by necessity; there having been previously no leading light from Land's-End to Lundy. Trevose Head lies a few miles W.S.W. of the haven of Padstow; and is the most prominent headland on this side of the county; so that the position could not have been better chosen.

The survey of this site was made by order of the Trinity Board, in July, 1844. In November following, the design for the building was submitted to the board; it was approved in February, 1845; the road was laid out in May; next month the contract was entered into with Messrs. OLVER, of Falmouth, and the work was forthwith commenced. There are two lights. Upon the completion of the upper one, it was found to be liable to be mistaken, under certain circumstances; and, accordingly, in June last, the erection of a second, or Low Light, was determined upon. It stands about fifty feet in advance of the High Light, and, between them, is a covered passage of communication for the use of the light-keepers. The elevation of the High Light is about 200 feet above high-water; of the Low Light, 136 feet. Both are substantially built of stone found upon the property with dressings being of granite.

The Light is a [..] of the first order, consisting of refractors and [.....] of polished glass, with one central lamp of four concentrated wicks. The manufacturers are Messrs. Wilkins and Co., of Long Acre. The new Light will be exhibited shortly; of which due notice will be given by the Trinity Board.

ANOTHER EXTRAORDINARY TURNIP - On Monday last, a turnip was drawn from a field belonging to MR. JOSEPH GLASSON, at Polpear, in the parish of Lelant, which measured 35 1/2 inches in circumference, and weighed 20 1/2 lbs. this is supposed to be one of the largest turnips of the kind every seen in this county.

A MONSTER CARROT - On Saturday last, a carrot was exhibited in the New Market House, St. Blazey, fifteen inches in length and twelve inches in circumference, the produce of MRS. HITCHENS's garden, Moor Hill.

CHILD DROPPING - On the morning of Wednesday last, as two miners were going to their work at Lanivet Consols, about half a mile from Bodmin they heard a noise, which leading them to look about, they found a child on the road. It was dressed pretty warmly, and over its mouth was tied a piece of cloth. They gave the child into the charge of a woman, who cleaned it, it being very wet, and gave it something to eat, after which it was taken to the overseers. The infant is a boy of about twelve months' old; and we understand that a vagrant was seen in the town on the day before with a child of about the same age.

CORONER's INQUEST - On Friday, at St. Germans, by GILBERT HAMBLEY, Esq., deputy coroner, on the body of JAMES SMITH, who was found drowned, on the 14th inst., in a cove in St. Germans Creek. The body, although it had been in the water ten days, was clearly identified by a brother-in-law, in consequence of its having but one leg, and two of the toes on this leg being gone. It appeared that deceased, about ten days before, left the Dock-yard, at Devonport, and proceeded to Rame Head, to fish, and about two o'clock in the morning it is supposed that himself and another person were run down in their boat, by a schooner. They were both drowned, but the body of Smith's companion has not been found. Verdict, found drowned.

RAILWAY PROPERTY AT A DISCOUNT - At the sale of the effects of MR. C. A. CADDY, at Barnstaple, last week, 50 shares in the Taw Vale Railway, upon which GBP 2 per share had been paid, were sold for one shilling per share; and 100 shares in the Cornwall Railway Company, upon which GBP 7 per share had been paid, were also knocked down at one shilling per share.

ADVERTISEMENTS

SHIPWRIGHTS WANTED Fifty Shipwrights may have employment for twelve months. Wages on old work, 4s. per day; new work, 3s.6d. Apply to Messrs. POPE, BROTHERS, Turnchapel Yard, Plymouth. September 7, 1847

PUBLIC NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN, that MR. ELISHA MORCOM, Currier &c., Redruth, is in no way whatever connected with MR. WYATT, of Truro. Redruth, October 20, 1847

NOTICE ALL PERSONS who may have any CLAIMS on the Estate of the late MR. WILLIAM CHAPMAN, of Tredinnick, in the parish of Veryan, deceased, are requested to forward the particulars thereof to MR. PHILIP ANDREW GRIEVE, jun., of the parish of Probus, the executor appointed in and by the will of the deceased, in order that the same may be examined, and, if found correct, paid; and all persons who may be INDEBTED to the said Estate are requested to pay their respective amounts to the said executor, within one month from the date hereof.

Dated Probus, Oct., 20, 1847

NOTICE

THE CORPORATION of the Royal Exchange Assurance of Houses and Goods from Fire, have constituted and appointed MR. ROBERT THOMAS, their Agent and receiver for East and West Looe and parts adjacent, for the Assurance of Buildings, Goods, Merchandise, and Farming Stock, from loss or damage by Fire; and also for the Assurances of Lives.

By order of the Board of Directors

MICHAELMAS SESSIONS

THE REV. FRANCIS WRIGHT took the usual oaths on his appointment to the parish of St. Stithians, with Perranarworthal.

THE TRIAL OF THE PRISONERS

JANE DUNSTAN was charged with stealing, on the 15th of September, two pairs of black silk gloves, the property of WILLIAM GUNDRY of Redruth. Prosecutor is a draper, and the prisoner was an assistanct in his shop. In consequence of suspicion, he marked the two pairs of gloves, and these were afterwards found in the prisoner's possession. She said she intended to have them charged, but the shopkeeper stated that the usual way, when an assistant wanted any article, to get it from another person in the shop, and thus have it charged. It appeared that a sum of money had been deposited with a MR. BUZZA for making up the case, but the parties found that they were acting illegally in so doing. The prisoner received an excellent character, and though the jury found her Guilty, they strongly recommended her to mercy. She appeared to be greatly distressed at her situation.

ELIZABETH PERRYMAN, 27, was charged with stealing a watch from the person of JAMES WAITE, on the 16th of August. In the course of that day the prosecutor and prisoner had been drinking at Kelly's beer-shop at St. Austell, and about ten o'clock at night he went with her towards her lodgings at GRACE ALLEN's. Whilst at the door of that house, PETER COOMBE, who had accompanied the prosecutor, said he saw the woman take the watch out of prosecutor's pocket. The jury, however, thought the case somewhat doubtful, and Acquitted the prisoner.

GEORGE UREN, 13,and WILLIAM ROWETT, 12, were found Guilty of stealing, on the 18th of August, two brass wire sieves, the property of J. T. TREFFRY, Esq., J. TRUSCOTT, and others. A man named JAMES, who gave evidence in the case, had bought the sieves of the prisoners, and the Chairman said, in order to mark their sense of his conduct, he having purchased them with but little inquiry, the Court had determined not to allow his expenses.

After some appeal cases were entered and adjourned, the Court rose.

Wednesday, OCTOBER 20

BENJAMIN HORE, 31, was found Guilty of stealing a quantity of coals, from the St. Austell Naptha Works, the property of REBECCA MARTIN.

SAMUEL WILLIAMS, 44, was charged with stealing, on the 12th of August, at Truro, one twenty-one feet batten, the property of Messrs ROBERT and EDWARD MICHELL. Mr. Stokes conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Bennallack the defence. The prisoner, a carpenter, went to prosecutor's yard, about one o'clock on ..., the 12th of August, and was seen by one of the workmen, JOHN ALLEN, to come out of the yard with the lumber on his shoulder, which he placed in the arch under the Parade Causeway. Allen accused him of having taken the batten. He, at first, denied having done so, but immediately afterwards, said he had taken it with leave of NICHOLAS HALEY, a sawyer, and then of MR. WHETTER, the foreman. Haley, however, in court, denied having seen him for the day; and Whetter said he did not see him until after the transaction referred to.

JOHN YELLAND, a driver of a lead cart, who was in Messrs. Michell's yard, saw the prisoner go out with him on his shoulder, and afterwards saw him collared by Allen the porter. After that, the prisoner came back and said, he would not have the batten as they had charged him with stealing it. JAMES FITZSIMMONS, police officer, produced the batten in court; it was identified by Allen. JOHN WHETTER, foreman of the yard, said that just after one o'clock, prisoner asked him for a bill for the batten, and said he carried it across into the arch, because of there being carts and horses by.

IN CROSS-EXAMINATION: Whetter said he had known some instances where carpenters had taken up goods, and procured tickets afterwards. The defence was mainly that the prisoner took the batten according to a custom of carpenters, with the intention of having it charged afterwards. Verdict, Guilty.

The prosecutor's advocate recommended him to the merciful consideration of the court.

JOSEPH PERRYMAN, 63, was found Guilty of stealing apples, the property of JOSEPH BALL, market-gardener, of Rosehill, in Cornelly. A previous conviction, in 1838, at the Launceston assizes, with sentence of transportation for seven years was proved against prisoner. It was also mentioned that there had been a previous conviction and sentence of transportation for seven years, in 1825; but no proof was offered on this.

JOHN DONEY, a farmer at Little Pellegenna, in St. Cleer, was indicted for stealing on the 20th of August, twenty-seven sheaves of oats, and sixteen gallons of oats, the property of WILLIAM HENWOOD, farmer, of Trevetha, in St. Cleer.

The prosecutor and prisoner occupied adjoining farms. The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Anstis; the defence by Mr. Shilson and Mr. Stokes. The prosecutor stated that on the 26th of August, he examined his arish oat mows, and found that some sheaves were gone; he sent for a constable, who took prisoner into custody. Went with the constable to Doney's field, and Doney said he was not ashamed to show what he had in his barn. Went to the barn, and found some oats which he knew to be his. Doney admitted that he had taken them from prosecutor's field, and was willing to take them back again, or to pay for them.

IN CROSS-EXAMINATION, the prosecutor stated that he and Doney had been in the habit of borrowing and lending; but he (prosecutor) had always asked leave when he wanted to borrow. MARIA WILTON was a servant with prisoner on the 26th of August, and about the middle of the day, while she was on a hedge hanging out clothes, saw him go to prosecutor's mow, and throw a quantity of sheaves of oats into his own field, and then bring them down to his own town-place. WILLIAM STEPHENS, constable of St. Cleer, produced two sheaves of oats which had been placed in his charge, by prosecutor, on the 27th of August; they were identified by prosecutor.

The prisoner admitted the taking of the oats, but alleged that it was done to the course of the practice of mutual borrowing and lending. A good character was given to prisoner by MR. GERRY, one of the Grand Jury. In summing up, the Chairman submitted to the jury the question, whether the custom of borrowing and lending between adjoining farmers was likely to extend to such an article as corn - whether, in fact, it extended beyond farm implements. Verdict, Guilty.

MARIA CLEMES, 19, pleaded Guilty of stealing a pair of shoes, the property of MARIA WALTERS, at Bodmin.

MARY COWL, 27, was found Guilty of stealing a cotton dress, the property of SUSAN HEATH, dress-maker, at Talland, in the parish of St. Germans.

JAMES McGREGOR, 37, was found Guilty of stealing, on the 7th of August, at the parish of Antony, three shoe-brushes, the property of JOSEPH NODDER.

Cases were then interrupted so a report regarding the County Asylum at Bodmin might be read. There were one hundred and sixty-eight patients in all; twelve males and seven females which were private, and sixty-eight males and eighty-one females were pauper patients. None were under any kind of instrumental coercion. The general condition of the inmates is healthy, although as many as eight females, far advanced in years and in a very debilitated state, were confined to their beds. Many improvements have been made; in particular, flooring of wood instead of stone or composition has been substituted in all the bed-rooms, and in the upper story of all the galleries. A detached building has been erected, and is in daily use, containing several rooms fitted up as workshops for male patients. Forty males are on average employed in out-of-door labour of different kinds, particularly the laying out and enclosing of the grounds belonging to the Asylum.

RESUMPTION OF TRIALS OF PRISONERS

THOMAS HAWKE and JOHN HAWKE, were indicted for stealing on the 27th of August, at the parish of Roche, a quantity of barley in the straw, the property of HENRY HARRIS. Prisoners were residents in Bodmin, and were in the habit of getting fish from Mevagissey. On the night of the 27th of August, the prosecutor and two servants kept watch on the farm, and about twelve o'clock, they saw prisoners, with a cart, stop near one of the prosecutor's fields. Both went into the field; Thomas rolled up the barley, and John carried it out and put it in the cart.

On their being spoken to by the parties watching, one of them, JOHN HAWKE, offered to pay the prosecutor for the grain, and to bring him a load of fish. The constable produced some barley straw - partly that found in the cart, and partly that which was afterwards found rolled up in the field. Both parcels were identified by the prosecutor and his servant. For the defence, Mr. Stokes said it would be impossible to rebut the evidence of taking; but he submitted, from the small quantity that had been taken, that the prisoners could have had no idea of committing a felony. The prisoners received an excellent character from Mr. EVERY, Mr. COMMINS, and PETER PEARCE, shoemaker, of Bodmin. Verdict, both Guilty.

ROSETTA JANE, 19, was found Guilty of stealing on the 30th of July, a pair of boots, the property of THOMAS VENTON, at Redruth market.

MARY GILBERT was arraigned for stealing iron, the property of the Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway Company. Mr. Shilson, for the prosecution, said the chief object of the company had been to prosecute the receiver of the stolen property; but the Grand Jury had ignored the bill against the receiver, and the company therefore did not intend to offer evidence against the prisoners charged with stealing. The Chairman consequently directed a verdict of Acquittal. The ignored bill referred to was against a person named RICHARD DAVIS, charged with having feloniously received a quantity of old iron, the property of the Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway Company.

JOHN PENALUNA, 25, was charged with stealing a pig, the property of WILLIAM HOSKING, of Sithney, miller. Mr. H. GRYLLS conducted the prosecution. The prosecutor missed the pig on the 14th of October, 1846, and next saw it at MR. TREWHELA's, farmer, in Ludgvan, on the 26th of October.

JOHN TREWHELA testified that on the 15th of October, the prisoner brought him a pig and offered it for sale, saying it was his sister's, who wanted to sell it in order to get some money to enable her to go to her husband at Liverpool. Witness bought the pig for 30s. Afterwards, hearing of some bills being posted, concerning the loss of such a pig, he sent to Mr. Hosking, who came to his house with a constable, and immediately identified the pig.

JOHN SKEWES, constable of Sithney, besides corroborating the evidence of finding the pig at Trewhela's, stated that on the 28th of October, he went in search of the prisoner, but was not able to find him until August last, when he apprehended him at Plymouth. Prisoner, on being apprehended, said it was a bad job, and that there was seven years for him. Guilty. A previous conviction was proved against the prisoner.

MARY ANN LEAHY, 48, and JOHN WILLIAMS, 23, were charged with stealing on the 22nd of August, 500 lbs of flat rope, the property of WILLIAM FRANCIS and others, at the United mines. ANN DIVANY, 45, was charged with feloniously receiving the same. Mr. Stokes conducted the prosecution, Mr. Hockin defended the prisoner Divany. The other prisoners were undefended; and the charge against these was clearly established, by their own admissions, and by the evidence of an accomplice, CAROLINE RIDDLE.

The presumption of guilty knowledge on the part of Mrs. Divany, a marine store dealer in Redruth, was grounded on the following points in evidence -1st, when the other prisoners and their accomplices brought her the rope for sale, she said it was not cut up small enough, and if they did not, in future, cut it smaller, she would not purchase any more; secondly, that she paid them at the rate of about 4s. per cwt., when it was worth about 8s.; thirdly, that to the constable she denied having any rope in the house, although the constable, on searching, found it there; fourthly, she stated she had paid 6s. per cwt. for it, when in fact she had paid but 4s.; lastly, she kept no book, and made no entries in her purchases, as was required by law of all dealers in marine stores.

The witnesses examined in support of the prosecution were, CAPTAIN HOLMAN, storekeeper of the United Mines; JANE MICHELL, who lodged at the prisoner Leahy's, when she, Williams, and Caroline Riddle brought there a bundle of rope in the night of the 22nd of August; Caroline Riddle; James Leahy, son of the prisoner Leahy; Charles Tregoning, police constable; and Uren, Reed, and Nicholls, constables.

For the defence of Mrs. Divany, Mr. Hockin urged principally, that she had, at he time of the purchases, been but a few weeks in business, and that her denial and statements to the constables were made from a desire not to turn informer. It was stated that she was the widow of a man who was drowned at St. Ives last winter, and was left with six or eight children; and it appeared that she had borne a good character.

The jury found Leahy and Williams Guilty; and Acquitted Divany. She was, however, well cautioned by the Chairman, with reference to her mode of dealing in future. Previous convictions were proved against Leahy and Williams. The latter was the tawny-coloured lad, who at the Midsummer Sessions was convicted and sentenced to one month's imprisonment for stealing flour at Heynes's stores, during the riotous disturbance at Redruth on the 4th of June. There were two other indictments against Ann Divany, one for stealing 500 lbs. of flat rope on the 27th of August, from the Untied Mines; the other for feloniously receiving the same. On neither of them, however, was any evidence offered on the part of the prosecution.

SECOND COURT

WILLIAM COCK, 40, was charged with stealing, on the 25th of August, a barrel, the property of JOHN NETTLE. The prosecutor works at Carn Brea mine, and had left the barrel in a hutch on the halvan floor, whence it was stolen. Verdict, Guilty.

THOMAS ENISSEY, 18, pleased Guilty of stealing, on the 30th of July, at the parish of Camborne, a loaf of bread, the property of ANTHONY YEAST.

GRACE LEACHER, 40, was Acquitted of stealing coal from a wharf, in the parish of Uny Lelant, the property of the Cornish Copper Company.

GEORGE BRAY, 49, was charged with stealing a quantity of iron chain, on the night of the 7th of September, the property of LLEWELLYN NEWTON, jun., of the parish of Camborne. The chain was stolen from a field, and afterwards carried for sale to JOSEPH JOHNS, of Camborne, who, suspecting that it had been dishonestly obtained, sent for PRIDEAUX, the policeman, and Bray was taken into custody. Verdict, Guilty. Another man, called JEFFERY, who was stated to have been concerned in the transaction with BRAY, has left the country.

ELIZABETH VIANT, 14, was convicted of stealing, on the 8th of September, at Redruth, a pair of shoes, the property of ANTHONY LUKE. There was another indictment against the prisoner, for stealing a bonnet, belonging to ELIZABETH TREVENA; but on this no evidence was offered.

JOHN CARVOLT, 11, was charged with stealing, on the 6th of September, a double-barrelled gun, the property of MONTAGUE HERBERT JENNER. Another count stated the gun to be the property of JOHN WILLIAMS. Mr. Jenner stated that in the latter part of August, he was lodging at Little Beside, in the parish of Gwennap, at an inn kept by MRS. ELIZABETH MICHELL. He borrowed a double-barrelled gun to use on a shooting excursion and on his return, he gave it to his servant. From further evidence it appeared that after the servant had placed the gun in a stable, he observed the prisoner close by the stable door, and the latter said he had seen five or six beggars about the place, who carried pick-locks. When the gun was missed, the boy was charged with stealing it, which he denied, but on a constable being sent for, he pointed out in a field where he had hidden the gun, amongst some brambles by the side of a wall. The prisoner was found Guilty, but recommended to mercy by the prosecutor.

JAMES PASCOE, 30 or 50, was indicted for stealing a lamb, the property of LOVEDAY TRESIZE. The prosecutrix lives at Kelynack, in St. Just in Penwith, and in the early part of July she sold the prisoner a lamb, which however, was still kept on her ground. On the 18th of July, he came and asked if she had sold the lamb, as it was not on her grounds. She said she had not sold it, and both she and the prisoner then went to search the field, but could not find the lamb. ELIZA C...DS deposed that on the night of the 15th of July she met the prisoner in Numira lane with a lamb, at about eight or nine minutes' walk from Loveday Trezise's house. The witness also stated conversations which the prisoner had with her afterwards respecting her seeing him in the lane.

THOMAS ELLIS met the prisoner in the lane with a lamb, about two or three hundred yards from Mrs. Trezise's tenement; but it appeared that if he had come from Buryan and other places he might have got into the same lane from the Turnpike road.

HENRY TREZISE's evidence shewed that the prisoner had given different statements as to where he had bought a lamb of Thursday, the 15th of July.

The prisoner was Acquitted, but the Chairman advised him to be careful as to his future conduct.

JANE RUNDLE, 19, was Acquitted of stealing, at Redruth, a pair of boots, the property of CHARLES COUCHER.

MATTHEW MINERS, 44, was found Guilty of stealing, on the 28th of August, at Liskeard, six yards of printed fustian, the property of THOMAS BROAD.

JOHN BELLMAN, 18, was indicted for having, on the 23rd of August, feloniously broken and entered the dwelling house of ELEANOR HARRIS, in the parish of Mawgan in Meneage, and for stealing therefrom a box containing 7s.6d. the property of the prosecutrix. On Sunday evening, the 22nd of August, MRS. HARRIS left her house, having fastened the doors and windows; but when she returned on Monday, one of the windows was partly open, and on entering she found that some person had been in the house and taken 7s.6d. which she had in a small box.

JAMES BAWDEN, a constable of Cury, in consequence of information, went to the house of SAMPSON HODGE, where he saw the prisoner and took him into custody. Prisoner afterwards took the constable to a bullock linhay, at the end of which, under a stone, was MRS. HARRIS's box in a linen bag. There were seven shillings in the box, and prisoner also shewed the constable where he had hidden 6d. in a hole in the wall. He confessed that he had entered the house at the chamber window. Verdict, Guilty.

The court then rose.

(The remainder of our Sessions Report shall be given next week.)


29 OCTOBER 1847


[no Quarter Session reports]

EXHIBITION OF ROOTS AND VEGETABLES - An exhibition of garden roots and vegetables, took place on Saturday last, at Amalebery, in the parish of Towednack, when MR. JOHN RICHARDS, showed a carrot, eighteen inches long, and sixteen inches in circumference; MR. WILLIAM UREN, a cabbage weighing 28 lbs., 8oz., and an onion 4 lbs. 2oz; MR. MATTHEW TREWHELLA, a bundle of leeks, each thirty inches long and nine inches in circumference, and MR. HOSEA BERRYMAN, several parsnips, each thirty-eight inches long and fourteen inches in circumference.

PILCHARD FISHERY - Newquay - Several thousands of pilchards and herrings were taken on Tuesday morning last, by the herring nets, off the Pier head, which caused the sean's crews to be put on pay on Tuesday morning, but nothing has been discovered from the hill.

St. Ives - At daylight, on Tuesday last, several large shoals of pilchards were seen passing through the Bay. Wearne and Co. enclosed about 1,300 hogsheads; Batten and Co., 800 hogsheads; Jenkyns and Co (gleaners) 800 hogsheads. The greater part of which are landed, and should the weather continue fine the seans will be all taken up to-morrow. Hichens and Co. also enclosed 450 hogsheads.

LIABILITY OF MINES TO THE POOR LAW ASSESSMENT - A correspondent at Redruth has sent the following statement in regard to the operation of the present Poor Law as to the assessment of poor rates on mining property.

Much dissatisfaction has begun to be expressed in some of our mining parishes respecting the law by which our mines are exempted from liability to parochial assessment, and we believe that in some quarters an intention exists of bringing the subject under the notice of parliament in the ensuing session. As the law at present stands, mines, mine buildings, and machinery are exempt from such assessments, but not that portion of the produce which has been ususally reserved by the landowner as his dues. The dues of mines have therefore been hitherto rated, and although in many cases they have constituted a very small portion of the vast profits a mine has yielded, the parishioners have uncomplainingly submitted to the grievance.

But it appears that an expedient has been contrived by which even this small proportion of the public burthens may be evaded and the entire cost of maintaining the poor, of making and repairing roads and bridges, and of all the apparatus of constables, police, court-houses, and gaols, for the protection of life and property, or for the detection and punishment of crime, be thrown on the agricultural, the trading, and the labouring classes. This contrivance is the substitution of a money payment as a rent, instead of the usual dues, and such a commutation has now been so extensively made, that it is thouht right the whole subject should undergo revision, and that, if it can be, the justice of the privilege of exemption should be satisfactorily shown.

At present there is a growing conviction that the exemption is wholly unjust, and inexpedient, and that it is one of the most oppressive instances of the protection by which a supposed advantage is conferred on some one particular interest, at the expense of every other. The peculiar nature of mining operations, and the manner in which the wages of the mining labourer are paid, are, without doubt, very fruitful sources of parochial expense; and the grounds on which our mines claim exemption from burthens which they unquestionably do so much to aggravate - ought to be very strong to warrant a continuance of the privilege; and what grounds they can have, which would not as properly support a claim for a like exemption on the part of any other interest, we confess we do not know.

{A memorial has been addressed by the Redruth Board of Guardians to the Poor Law Commissioners on these points. Should not a satisfactory answer be received, it is intended to solicit the mining parishes generally to join in petitioning the legislature for an alteration of the law.]

MACHINERY FOR BORING AND SINKING - The Patent Journal, of Saturday last, contains the following among the patents recently granted: "WILLIAM GOSEWYCH GARD, of Calstock, Cornwall, engineer, for certain improvements in machinery and implements for boring and sinking. Patent dated October 21st, 1847; six months."
v EXTRAORDINARY PRODUCE - An apple tree (Ceylon Pippin) in the garden of MR. RICHARD MATTHEWS, of Roseland, Menheniot, has produced this year twenty-six apples, of the following dimensions and weight, viz: the largest measured 13 1/2 inches in circumference, and weighed 15 1/2 ounces, and the smallest weighed 7 1/4 ounce and measured in circumference 10 1/2 inches. A pear tree, in the same garden, produced exactly the same number of pears, which weight altogether 12 1/2 pounds.

JOSEPH ADY AGAIN - The notorious JOSEPH ADY, lately sent a banker of this county one of his usual missives, stating that "the undersigned is able to inform you of something to your advantage, value GBP 100 and upwards, on receipt of 20s. for his costs and trouble by order on Whitechapel post-office, but upon conditions that you pay postage both ways."

Joseph, however, had quite mistaken his man, as will be seen by the following reply of the banker: "Mr. Joseph Ady, York-street, Whitechapel - Sir - I am in receipt of your letter of the 15th of October. Always thinking the labourer worthy of his hire, in place of sending you the paltry consideration of 20s. for the discovery of GBP 100 and upwards to my benefit, on the receipt of that sum I will engage to pay you thereout GBP 25 and give to the poor of this place the like sum. Yours obediently, ___"..

[Joseph Ady regularly sent out such letters in bulk, but his London address was merely a box - they could never find where he lived. Several people were taken in by his letters the first time he did this - but by this time, people knew about him. Evidently, the "Nigerian scam" of today has deep roots!]

BODMIN - MR. LACY, M.P. for this borough, has kindly sent five pounds in aid of the fund for relieving the sick and aged poor of Bodmin.

EARLY CLOSING - The drapers of Truro have come to an arrangement to close their shops at seven in the evenings from the 1st of November to the 1st of March inclusive, market days excepted.

CHARGE OF BURGLARY - On Monday last, ALICE LUGG was charged before the magistrates at Truro, with breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Mr. WM. RICKARD, of Redruth, schoolmaster, and with stealing a mahogany work-box, two umbrellas, and various articles of wearing apparel. Mr. Rickard's servant stated that on the night of the 13th of October, she fastened the doors and windows of her master's house, but on the following morning she found the kitchen door open, and a pane of glass broken opposite the fastening of a window. She also discovered the loss of various articles of wearing apparel, and that some person had taken victuals from a cupboard, as well as drunk a jar of porter. The prisoner, she said, had lived with her master as servant for some time previously. RICHARD WHITE, constable of Penryn, said he apprehended the prisoner on another charge of felony, and then found in her possession various articles which had since been identified as belonging to Mr. Ri! ckard. She was committed for trial at the next assizes.

HELSTON POLICE - On Monday last, WILLIAM GAY, a blacksmith, was brought before the mayor and borough magistrates, and fined GBP 1.17s. with 17s.6d. costs, for assaulting JAMES BROADHURST, a constable of the borough. He was also fined 5s. for being drunk, and in default of payment of those sums, was ordered to be committed for two months; the fines and costs were, however, paid.

PETER MONDAY, also charged with assaulting James Broadhurst, whilst discharging his duty, was fined GBP 2.2s. and 8s. 6d. expenses, or in default to be imprisoned for two months. He was likewise fined GBP 2.2s. and 5s.6d. costs for assaulting JOHN GEORGE, another constable of the borough, or in default of payment to be subjected to two months' further imprisonment at the expiration of the first two months. Monday was immediately committed, but subsequently paid the fine.

JAMES SHUGG, a mason, was fined GBP 1.16s. with 12s.6d. costs, for also assaulting John George, and 5s. for getting drunk, which sums he paid in order to save himself from an imprisonment of two months.

HOUSE BREAKING - On Sunday evening last, between six and seven o'clock, during the time the family were at chapel, some persons broke into the house of MR. INCH, Wesleyan school master, at St. Ives, and carried away a silver teapot, milk jug, and six spoons, also Mrs. Inch's watch, and about GBP 3 in money. The thieves entered through a back window, by breaking a pane of glass and lifting the sash. They have not yet been discovered.

ACCIDENT - As Mr. RICHARDS, of Trewince, in the parish of Gerrans, was assisting one of his workmen at the threshing machine, on the 21st instant, his right arm was caught by the machinery, and so much crushed that it was obliged to be amputated. The operation was performed by MR. BULLMORE, surgeon, of Falmouth, assisted by MR. PRYNN, of Veryan; and we understand he is doing well.

A MAN KILLED BY A BULLOCK - On Friday last, a labourer was killed near Lovely Cottage, in the parish of Ludgvan, by a bullock which before had exhibited a propensity to run at strangers. A coroner's inquest was held on the deceased, and a verdict returned of "accidental death."

CORONER'S INQUEST - On Saturday last, an inquest was held before J. HAMLEY, Esq., Coroner, on the body of CAPTAIN NICHOLAS TREDINNICK, who died on the Thursday previous, aged sixty-one years. On returning from St. Austell Consols, the Captain ruptured a blood vessel, and on being assisted into a dwelling house on the road, he expired. Verdict, accidental death.

EXETER DISTRICT BANKRUPTCY COURT

Final orders were granted by Mr. Commissioner Bere, to RICHARD DUNSTAN, grocer, of Kenwyn, and to JOHN PARKIN, tailor, of Camborne.

LEGAL INTELLIGENCE

REFUSAL TO BURY A CORPSE [slightly condensed by the transcriber, leaving out references to various laws, statutes, and political statements. "intituled" is spelled as the article had it.]

We reported some weeks since, the proceedings in a commission of inquiry, under the Church discipline acts, in a case in which the REV. WILLIAM RAWLINGS, rector of Lansallos, had refused to bury a corpse brought to the parish Church without production of the Registrar's certificate. On Tuesday last, the Bishop of Exeter delivered the following judgment in the case:

This is a proceeding under the act of 3 and 4 Victoria, c.86, intituled "An act for better enforcing church discipline," against the Reverend William Rawlings, Rector of Lansallos, in the county of Cornwall, for having refused to bury the corpse of JANE RUNDELL HITCHENS, which was brought to the church or church-yard of the said parish to be buried on Wednesday, the 16th day of June, of the present year.

[The grand-father of the deceased, Mr. JONATHAN COUCH, interred the body of his deceased grand-daughter, conducted the service, and sang a hymn over the grave, after he had applied to the minister, giving due notice of the time at which the corpse would be brought, and after the minister, being present when the corpse was brought, had refused to perform the office. The rector had reviewed the act, and particularly notes in the margin, and determined it would not be legal for him to bury the corpse, under penalty of GBP 10 fine. The rector retired to the parsonage until the Registrar's certificate could be produced; instead, the grandfather proceeded to conduct the service. Mr. Rawlings started to return to conduct the service, then heard singing in the church-yard, concluded that the body was already interred, and therefore went away.]

Now, that any person, other than the minister, should presume to perform any rite whatever in the parish grave-yard, is manifestly a very grave offence, not to be justified by the neglect, however grievous, of the minister; still, though not justified, the illegal act might yet have been so far provoked, as might make it more proper to proceed against the minister for his own disregard of his own duty, than to visit the offence which he had caused, with all the costly proceedings of a suit in the Ecclesiastical Court.

The commissioners appointed under the statute have reported that there is prima facie ground for instituting further proceedings, and Mr. Rawlings having admitted the offence charged against him, and, in accordance with the sixth section of the said act, having consented to the Bishop's pronouncing, without further proceedings, such sentence as he shall think fit. [.....]

[The Bishop "deplored" the fact that Mr. Rawlings expressed a "greatly disproportioned anxiety" to escape a "small pecuniary penalty" imposed by a statute, and that he trusted "lightly" to a marginal note, and a cursory reading of words in a statute which might interfere with his duty. He also stated that the "very slightest examination must have satisfied an ordinary man that the [..]statute was not in any degree at variance with the plain law of the Church."

The Bishop's judgment was that Mr. Rawlings be admonished not to offend in like manner again, and to pay the costs of the proceeding.




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