cornwall england newspaper


1849 NEWS

MAY



4 May 1849, Friday


LOCAL INTELLIGENCE

THE MINERAL DISTRICT OF ST. AUSTELL - The sett and materials of Rocks tin mine have recently been purchased by a highly respectable and opulent company, from that great northern focus of manufacturing and commercial enterprise, Manchester. The mine is situate in the parish, and about four miles from the town of St. Austell, close to the new Bodmin and St. Austell turnpike road; it lies on the granitic uplands of the important metallic and mineral mountain range of Henborough, and adjoining to the once rich and prosperous tin mine of Beam. The sett is an extensive one, and with the application of modern Cornish mining skill, combined with a judicious and liberal outlay of capital, which its present proprietors are quite prepared to adopt, we hope, at no long distance of time, to see it become one of our leading county tine mines.

Its re-working is hailed with great satisfaction by the tinners and industrial classes of the higher quarter of St. Austell, Roche, and Luxulyan, who, in common with the miners in other parts of the county, have suffered severely from the late prostration of our mining and other mineral interests, combined with the continued failure of the potatoe crop, which, to the frugal, industrious, and exemplary cottiers, has been an incalculable loss.

The superintendence of the concern devolves we hear, on that energetic and successful manager, Mr. Thomas BELL, of St. Austell, agent of the Great Polgooth tin and copper mine.

The ancient tin stream works of St. Austell, and the adjoining parishes, are now getting nearly exhausted, after unknown centuries of active exploration. Nature, however, all bountiful in her resources, leaves ample supplies of tin in store in this district, but it can only be procured by mining instead of streaming, as anciently, and by means of that mighty modern agent, the steam engine. With this agency the supply of tin in this locality is probably almost inexhaustible, and is diffused in lodes of greater or less extent, and richness, in both the granite and clay slate formation. It is a generally received conjecture that the hardy Syro-Phoenician mariners of the early Assyrian dynasties, during the palmy reign of Judea's king Solomon, visited Cornwall for tin. Be that as it may, it is a well ascertained fact that our Cornish tin trade is of extreme antiquity, and takes early precedence far beyond that of any other of our British metallic or mineral exports. The singularly interesting parish of St. Austell abundantly confirms this assertion. Hundreds of acres in many of its romantic glens and valleys are now covered with ancient hedge-row timber, blooming orchards, luxuriant meadows, productive garden-ground, and flourishing plantations. The soil of these is composed of mountain debris and alluvium, and has evidently in by- gone ages been again and again ransacked and disturbed by the stream tinner's pick-axe and shovel. The whole of the valleys and moors of this extensive parish (at least all those whose water-courses derive their source in the granitic highlands) have apparently once been streamers' stents of workings; and in the granitic uplands, where, from a high sea-level and the paucity of alluvial soil, it would not pay to cultivate the land, it still retains its upturned chaotic confusion.

In the noble parish church of St. Austell, which from its florid Gothic architecture, is supposed to date from one of the latter Henries, ancient carved stream tinners' insignia exists, vis, the "pick, the shovel, and the buddle-bowl," thus showing that these primitive surface miners must have contributed to its erection.

WANT OF CHURCH ACCOMMODATION - "To show," says the Morning Herald, "the enormous disproportion of seats to parishioners, we may mention the case of St. Wendron, Cornwall, with a population of 5,576, and one church accommodating 500 persons, but including only 86 free seats. Breage, in the same county, with 6,116 inhabitants, has one church with 600 seats."

PENZANCE DISPENSARY - At the fortieth annual meeting, the Rev. C. V. Le GRICE in the chair, the treasurer's account showed a balance in favour of the institution of GBP 25 0s.11d. The income during the year was GBP 226 11s.4d., and the expenditure GBP 201 10s.5d. Relief had been afforded during the year to 1,446 poor persons, being 128 more than in the preceding year, and a larger number than were before relieved in any year since the establishment of the institution. The officers and committee for the ensuing year were appointed.

THE HELSTON FLORA-DAY - This festival is expected to be very well supported on Tuesday next. The Bodmin band are engaged for the ball, and the Helston hounds will meet at eight o'clock on the following morning, to have a "parting brush" with Reynard.

LU... NATURAE - There is now at Messrs. PASSMORE's, Lemon Street, Truro, a chicken, having four legs, the two additional being placed at its extremity; and at Newlyn East, a calf having two perfect heads and necks, being joined at the shoulders. There were two full-sized calves taken from the cow, which is the property of Mr. John STAPLE, of Summercourt, and though they were dead, she is doing well.

MISCHIEVOUS USE OF FIRE-ARMS - A correspondent states that a practice prevails at Hessenford, in the parish of St. Germans, of young men meeting at night and firing guns in vollies. This practice has been carried on for some time, and would be in itself foolish and unmeaning and a waste of gunpowder, if no other disadvantage attended it; but on Saturday night, the 22nd ult., this child's play had a most injurious effect on the family of the Rev. Mr. GOLDING, the curate of the parish, two or three members of his family being at that time dangerously ill. This might have passed for thoughtlessness, but after a remonstrance against the firing, although Mr. Golding has been in every way the village benefactor, the offence was repeated on the Monday night following, thus bearing a deliberate and ungratefully malicious character, which we should hesitate to impute to any Cornish people It is to be hoped that if the parents and friends of these youths allow them to handle fire- arms, they will at least prevent a foolish and mischievous use of them.

TRURO POLICE - On Friday last, Thomas George SEARLE was convicted of assaulting James GILL, and damaging his coat by cutting it down the back with a knife. He was committed for two calendar months to hard labour in the House of Correction. On Monday last, Catherine WILLIAMS was committed for two months, for being a disorderly character, wandering in the streets, and behaving in a riotous and indecent manner.

DARING THEFT - About a fortnight ago, the foundation stone of a new church was laid at Carnmenellis, in the parish of Wendron, where a district church is about to be erected. The ceremony of laying the stone was performed by the Rev. Canon ROGERS, amidst a large assemblage of spectators, including the clergy and gentry of the neighbourhood, and the whole passed off with the utmost satisfaction. A brass plate, and a great number of coins were deposited under the large block of granite, which was lowered into the foundation; but on the following night, some ill-disposed persons, by the use of crow-bars and other instruments, removed the stone, and stole the brass plate and the money deposited under it. A reward of GBP 5 has been offered by the Rev. Canon Rogers but we regret to say the scoundrels have escaped detection.

CORONERS' INQUESTS The following inquests have been held before Mr. CARLYON, coroner: On Thursday the 26th ult., at Redruth, on the body of Sally RICHARDS, aged 20, who, on the day before was found dead in a pool of water , not far from her parent's house. It appeared she had been subject to fits, and there was no doubt that she had been seized with one as she was going to a neighbour's house, and had fallen into the pool. Verdict, "found dead."

- On the same day in the parish of Kenwyn, on the body of Elizabeth TONKIN, aged 63. Deceased was one of Mingoose, in the parish of St. Agnes, and on the preceding day had come to Truro market. On her return in the afternoon, she had a lift in a cart as far as the three-mile stone. She then walked on towards St. Agnes; but, shortly afterwards, a person going down the same road saw that she had fallen down; and the first person who came to her found that she was dead. Mr. MOYLE, surgeon, who was called to the deceased, was of opinion that she died from disease of the heart; and the jury returned a verdict accordingly.

- On Saturday last, at Probus, on the body of George WILLIAMS, aged 3 years. On Saturday, the 7th ult., deceased went into a house next door to his home, and there caught his clothes on fire; there being no one in the house but a little girl who was up-stairs cleaning. As soon as she heard the child scream, she ran down and did her best to extinguish the flames; and some neighbours immediately came to assist; but the child was so burnt before the fire could be extinguished that he died, in consequence of the injuries he had sustained, on Thursday last. Verdict, "accidental death".

- On Monday, at Treskerby, in the parish of Gwennap, on the body of John SIMMONS, aged 60 years. Deceased was at his home in his usual health on Saturday last, and whilst his wife was getting some tea for him, he went out, and not returning so soon as she expected him, she went out to look for him and found him lying down in an outhouse. Being afraid to be next to him, she called a neighbour who found that he was quite dead. The jury, in accordance with medical testimony, returned a verdict of "Apoplexy".

- On Wednesday at Carharrack, in the parish of Gwennap, on the body of John MARTIN, aged 51 years. From the evidence of John BRAY, his comrade, it appeared that they were both employed, on Tuesday last, in the thirty fathom level of Wheal Pink mine, and bored, charged, and tamped three holes, about two feet apart; their design being that by the firing of one hole, the adjoining ground should be loosened, and that thus the remaining holes might be fired with better effect. Deceased fired the first hole, and both men retired to a place of safety. Immediately after this hole had exploded, the deceased went in to fire the other two holes; and just afterwards his comrade Bray heard a second report. Bray was then on his way to the shaft, to send up some borers; but, judging that some accident had happened, he immediately returned, and, on going into the end, he saw deceased lying on his face, and dreadfully shattered on a pile of stuff about nine feet from the whole, Bray procured assistance and had him carried out of the smoke into purer air; he died in about half-an-hour. It appeared that when the first hole exploded, it set fire to the fuze of the other holes, which were left unprotected, as was the usual practice. In reply to questions from the Coroner, who spoke much of the danger of the practice described, the witness Bray said that the object in going in immediately after the explosion of the first hole, was to set fire to the second before the smoke from the first explosion had expanded. It was suggested that where, as in this case, several holes were made for blasting, the accidental explosion of the holes intended to be fired after the first, might be prevented by doubling down the safety fuze and covering it with clay; and the jury, composed of practical miners, thought that this plan would prove the safest which could be adopted. Verdict, "accidental death." The deceased has left a widow and nine children.

The following inquest has been held before Mr. Hamley, coroner: On Monday last, at Launceston, on a little boy named Henry DALTON, 6 years old. Hodge's omnibus was coming through the street near the White Hart, when the little boy and several others ran after it. The deceased caught hold of the hinter part, when his pinafore was drawn in between the wheel and the body of the omnibus, and his head was crushed in a shocking manner. It appeared, from the testimony of several witnesses, that the horses were at a walking pace, and that the driver did not know what had happened until he was called to stop. He pulled up immediately, when the little boy was taken out from under the omnibus. Not the slightest blame was attached to the driver, and the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death."

The following inquests have been held before Mr. Gilbert Hamley, deputy coroner: - On Saturday last, in the parish of St. Pinnock, on the body of a little child called DONEY, who whilst her mother was busy washing in the kitchen, fell into a pan of boiling milk which had been placed on the floor by the child's grandmother. She was so severely scalded that she died in a few hours. Verdict, "accidental death."

- On Monday in the parish of Withiel on the body of Joseph Saunders, who on the preceding day was assisting in cutting down some large trees, the property of Hon. Mrs. AGAR. After sawing the tree across at the bottom, it fell in an unexpected direction and killed the man on the spot, another workman being also at the time severely injured. Verdict, "accidental death."

The following inquest has been held before Mr. HICHENS, coroner: On Saturday last, in the parish of St. Hilary, on the body of Thomas POWNING ROW, aged about 27 years. The deceased was a miner, and worked in West Wheal Treasury mine, in the parishes of Gwinear and Crowan, and on the 26th ult., he and Josiah COURTIS were at the seventy fathoms level, which is the bottom of the engine shaft, where having previously charged two holes for blasting, they put them off, but in the explosion of the latter their candles were extinguished and they were left in darkness. In consequence of this, they both proceeded up to the sixty fathoms level to get light, and from thence to the fifty, and on to the forty, not having been able to get a light at either level; but as the deceased, who was before the other man, went to take the ladder away to ascend from the forty fathoms level, by some accident which Courtis was unable to see or account for, being in the dark, the deceased fell away. Courtis heard a noise as of a gentle blow, which was the only intimation he had of the accident, upon which he called the deceased by name several times, and getting no answer, he concluded he had fallen, and proceeded to the surface to give information, on which several men went down and found the deceased at the seventy fathoms level, dead, his head having in the fall been fractured in many places, and parts of the head were scattered about the shaft. Verdict, "accidental death."

The following inquest has been held before Mr. W. J. GENN, coroner for Falmouth: On Monday afternoon last, at the King's Arms, on the body of a Dutch seaman, belonging to the Dutch steam frigate "Brumo," lying in Falmouth harbour. He was on the fore yard when the studding sail boom struck his leg; he fell on deck, broke in his skull, and died almost immediately. Verdict, "accidental death."


11 May 1849


HELSTON FLORA DAY - This ancient festival was celebrated on Tuesday last, the 8th of May. The morning dawned with an unclouded sky, and resplendent with all the beauties fo the merry month of May. As soon as day had glimmered in the east the inhabitants were aroused from their slumbers by the sound of the old flora tune, and a party of dancers who had been into the country -

"For to fetch the summer home,
The summer and the May O."

soon followed the well-known fraternity of Hal-lan-tow in all their wonted spirit, singing the flora song to the sound of the drum, with that exquisite precision and taste known only to the devoted followers of "Robin Hood and Little John." Waggon after waggon load of boughs were now brought from "the merry green woods" to decorate the houses, and everything indicated the determination of the inhabitants to welcome and honor the return of this good old jubilee with spirit and devotion. Conveyances of all descriptions arrived from the neighbouring towns until noon, when the streets were thronged with spectators, and the scene became animated beyond description. At one o'clock the gentry assembled for the dance, the ladies dressed in the height of fashion, with their bonnets decked with the choicest flowers - the party was soon formed and led by Frederick HILL, Esq., and Mrs. Montague Herbert JENNER, followed by a splendid train of the beautiful and fair. A party of Lancers was in attendance to clear the way, and door after door flew open as if by magic spell to let the dancers pass through; the effect in some of the gardens was truly beautiful and enchanting, and thus the town was traversed and the first "fade" concluded with a country dance in the ball-room. Party soon followed party, and the street dancing was kept up until the shades of evening summoned them to their respective ball-rooms. The Ball at the Angel Inn commenced at half-past eight, and was opened by Frederick HILL, Esq., and Mrs. LEY, of Bosahan; the attendance exceeded that of very many years, and the assemblage was a very brilliant one. Dancing was kept up with great spirit until the rays of the morning sun gave warning that another day was come. The highest praise is due to the stewards for the excellent arrangements made by them, and the gaiety of the Flora-day of 1849 will long be remembered with feelings of delight and pleasure by most of the parties present. The Bodmin band gave entire satisfaction.

GERRANS CHURCH - This church being in a dilapidated condition, it was determined to rebuild the two aisles and the chancel, the estimated cost of which is about GBP 1,000. Towards this sum the parish has voted a rate of GBP 350, and the remaining GBP 650 has been collected from public and private sources. The foundation stone of the new building was laid on Thursday the 26th ult., by Mr. ENYS, of Enys.

CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY - On Tuesday, the 24th ult., the annual meeting in connexion with this society was held at the village of Sancreed, near Penzance. The meeting commenced at seven o'clock in the evening, when not withstanding the unfavourable weather, the large school room was crowded by the inhabitants of Sancreed and the neighbouring villages. The Rev. C. V. LeGRICE presided; the meeting was addressed by the Rev. Mr. PUNNETT and the Rev. Mr. TOWNSEND (the deputation from the parent society), and the interest with which the audience listened to them was truly gratifying. To the regret of all present, the vicar of Sancreed, the Rev. H. COMYN, the zealous promoter of the society, was too ill to attend. The collection amounted to GBP 10.

CURY WESLEYAN ASSOCIATION SUNDAY SCHOOL - On Tuesday last, the Sunday scholars belonging to this school, accompanied by the Cury band, were taken to Kynance, where about one hundred of children and others were entertained with a repast, provided by the Misses RANDLE, of Colvenor, Cury. Having spent some time at that place they proceeded to the Lizard lighthouses, and from thence to Cadgwith, the band occasionally playing, and after regaling themselves on excellent cake they were taken by several boats on the water, where the musicians played and sung some of their favourite airs. The party returned highly delighted with their holiday excursion.

TAKING THE VEIL - On the afternoon of Sunday last, the ceremony of the reception of a postulant into the order of the nuns of the Immaculate Conception, was publicly celebrated in the Roman Catholic chapel, at Penzance. The fair postulant was Mlle. Marie VANTRIN, a French lady belonging to a respectable family, and it is understood of considerable fortune, who has been resident in England for several years. A great crowd was of course drawn together on the occasion, and a collection, which amounted to GBP 5 (in addition to a subscription of GBP 1 1s. from the Ladies of the convent) was made in behalf of the Penzance Dispensary.

BOSCASTLE - This neighbourhood, which has been resorted to by persons desirous of improving their health with a few months residence on the northern coast, and by others who have a taste for the beautiful and romantic character of the scenery which it presents, has been considerably improved during the past winter. We are almost wholly indebted to Mr. FUGGARD, for the different works carried on at his own private cost, and for which he will never receive any pecuniary advantage. The different walks, cliff-cuttings, excavations, &c. were executed, and the seats, chairs, &c. erected under the immediate direction of Mr. Fuggard. The seats are placed so as to command the most picturesque views, and the paths lead to many pleasant spots which were before inaccessible. The result altogether is most pleasing, and renders the beauties which nature has scattered with such a lavish and bountiful hand, still more attractive.

THE CUSTOMS - The port of Scilly has been reduced, by order of the Lords of the Treasury, from the sixth to the supernumerary class. Mr. R. T. DOLAN, at present comptroller at Scilly, has been appointed to that office at Newhaven, and Mr. WOOD, principal coast officer at Sutton Wash, Wisbeach, has been promoted to the comptrollership at Scilly.

EXPRESSION OF THANKS - Captain BEALE, and the crew of the "Joan and Mary" sloop, of Fowey, desire, through the medium of the West Briton, to express their grateful thanks to the inhabitants of Ilfracombe, for the sympathy which they kindly manifested on their behalf, on the occasion of the loss of that vessel on her voyage to Wales, on the 28th of March last. On reaching Ilfracombe in an open boat, every attention was paid to their wants.

CAMBORNE PETTY SESSIONS - These sessions were held at the Town Hall, on Tuesday last, when William WORLEY was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment, in default of finding bail to keep the peace, for using violence to, and threatening to murder his wife.

MINE ACCIDENT - Captain John DUNKIN, of South Roskear, lately received severe injuries, through a ladder giving way, and causing him to fall six or seven fathoms.

ACCIDENT - On Thursday the 3rd instant, as the servant of Mr. BORLASE, of Castle Horneck, near Penzance, was driving his master's gig in that town, the horse started off, and went at a tremendous speed through Alverton Street, where fortunately there were no other vehicles at the time; but at the entrance to the residence of Mr. T. S. BOLITHO, the gig came in contact with another gig belonging to Captain CARTHEW, of St. Just, the shaft of which was broken by the concussion, and other damage was done. Mr. Borlase's horse, however, continued his course, and eventually begun to kick and knocked the gig in pieces; but neither the driver nor the horse received any injury.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE - Early on Monday morning, a man was discovered lying in a field near St. Austell with his throat cut. He was taken up and removed to the Union House where medical aid was soon in attendance, and his wounds having been dressed, he is now going on very favourably. He gave his name as John TAYLOR; he is a native of Scotland, and has lately lived at Ilfracombe, being by trade a printer. We believe that want was the inciting cause of the rash act.

SUSPECTED CHILD MURDER - On Saturday morning, the 28th ult., the body of a new-born child was found buried in a field at Redgate, in the parish of St. Cleer. It appears that a lad who was passing by, saw two women with a basket go into the field and throw the contents of the basket into a pit, and cover the same over with earth. He immediately gave information to some of the inhabitants of Redgate, who proceeded with him to the spot, where they found the body of the child. Mr. HINGSTON, surgeon, of Liskeard, made a post mortem examination of the body, and stated in evidence on the inquest held by Mr. Hamley, coroner, that he found the skull much fractured, which appeared to have been done by a blow or a hard squeeze of the hand. He had no doubt but that the child had been born alive and that the fracture was the cause of death. The jury returned a verdict of "willful murder against some person or persons unknown." Suspicion has since fallen on a woman of the neighbourhood, and no doubt a strict investigation will be made.

CORONER's INQUEST - The following inquest has been held before Mr. CARLYON, coroner: On Monday last, at Skinner's Bottom, in the parish of St. Agnes, on the body of Samuel RODDA, aged nine years. On Saturday afternoon last, deceased was desired to take one of his father's cows, which had been in the house in the morning, to water, and then to turn her out to grass. The cow had a halter on her head, and the boy, most imprudently (though he had been warned of the danger by his father only the day before), tied the end of it round his waist. The consequence was that after the cow had proceeded a short distance, she began to trot, and pulled the boy down. She dragged him along after her on the road, which was very rough, for a considerable distance. The rope then slipped from his waist, and he as left in the middle of the road quite insensible from the injuries he had received. He was immediately carried home and Mr. PRICE, surgeon, was sent for from Redruth, and attended him, but he had received a concussion of the brain, and died in a few hours. Verdict, "accidental death".


18 May 1849, Friday


CORNWALL COUNTY COURTS

BODMIN
On the 2nd instant, the proceedings of this court excited an unusual degree of interest, and a great number of persons were in attendance. The following, among other cases, were disposed of:

MUDGE v CANN - Plaintiff claimed the sum of GBP 7 5s. as the balance of an account for bullocks sold to defendant, who is a farmer and butcher, residing at St. Minver. Defendant acknowledged the debt and promised to pay it by instalments. Payment ordered in a fortnight.

BELLING v BLEWETT - Plaintiff is a surgeon who had practised for many years in Lostwithiel and had been the medical attendant on the poor of that district of the Bodmin Union for nine years, which office he relinquished in favour of defendant for the sum of GBP 20, to be paid in four quarterly instalments of GBP 5. A bond having been drawn up accordingly, the first and second instalments were paid, and plaintiff now sued for the remaining GBP 10. Mr. G. B. COLLINS, of St. Columb, attorney for defendant, objected to the reception of the bond, which was put in, it being upon a wrong stamp, and contended that plaintiff had not acted up to his part of the agreement, inasmuch as he had returned to Lostwithiel, recommenced practice, and had made an application to be reinstated as medical officer of that district of the union. Defendant admitted that he had made an application of the sort by letter, which he had sent to the Clerk of the Bodmin Union, but which he had returned to him at his request previous to the next sitting of the Board of Guardians; that he had intimated to some of the guardians his intention of application if he did not receive the GBP 10; but he had not canvassed them, and the application had not been formally made. Judgment for plaintiff for GBP 10, to be paid on that day week.
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CRABB v KEMPTHORNE (A jury case) - Mr. BISHOP, of Fowey, appeared for plaintiff; Mr. COMMINS and Mr. CHILDS, of Liskeard, for defendant.

- Mr. BISHOP opened the case, stating that plaintiff was in the habit of letting horses and carriages on hire, and it would appear from evidence which he should bring before the jury, that defendant, Captain KEMPTHORNE, had hired a horse and phaeton, the propery of plaintiff, to go to Tredethy, a short distance from Bodmin, for the sum of 6s. A duty ticket was filled up accordingly; but instead of going to that place and returning, he went to Colquite, and thence to Tredethy, returning to Colquite, and thence to Bodmin, in which journey, through the negligence of the driver, and [not] from accident, the horse was killed, and the phaeton rendered entirely useless. Plaintiff brought this action to recover the worth of his mare, which he valued at GBP 15; and the further sum of GBP 5 2s., for the loss of the use of the phaeton for seventeen days at 6s per day.

- Mr. CRABB then deposed, that on the 2nd of April he let his horse and four wheeled phaeton to Captain Kempthorne, to go to Tredethy and back, being a distance of eight miles, for 6s., and he filled up a duty ticket, which was produced in court. He had let horses to him on other occasions. He took the mare and phaeton to him at his house about half-past ten that morning. Defendant made an observation to him, that it was not the same horse that he had had before; and he replied, "no Sir, this is my black mare." He had had this mare since the fall of last year; she was then in thin condition; she had been of late much called for, and preferred to his other horses; gave GBP 5 for her, but if asked to sell her on the day of the accident, does not know that he would have taken before; had seen the phaeton since, and it was knocked all to flitters. Defendant had rode her once before to Liskeard, and another time to Captain ONSLOW's; there was a curb-chain attached to the bridle, and a drag to the phaeton; the harness was almost new; was used the day before by Mr. COLE, saddler, and was the harness usually worn by the mare.

CROSS-EXAMINED by Mr. CHILDS - He purchased the mare of a colt-breaker named GRIFFINS, who sold her for Mr. ROBINS, of Withiel. Griffins told him she was good for harness or saddle, and he purchased her without further warranty; knew her when the Rev. V. VYVYAN had her; had been informed that Mr. Vyvyan had one grey horse, and wanted another to match; Mr. Robins having a grey which would suit, they made a 'chop',and the black mare became the property of Mr. Robins. Griffins is not a horse jockey; never knew him to sell a horse before. He never inquired of any other person than Griffins respecting the mare; she was not then in high condition; does not know why she was kept low; she was then about fourteen or fifteen years old, - not groggy, not blind, but a sound mare, and free from vice, and he bought her for GBP 5. Mr. Robins had said he should not have sold her but his winter's keep was scarce. The colt-breaker further told him that if he could keep her on until Spring he might make GBP 15 of her; he believed her to be perfectly sound in every respect; she had not done much hard work. He let his mare and phaeton to Capt. Kempthorne on the second of April; he [Kempthorne] said nothing that morning respecting any dislike to the horse; defendant never said to him, if the horse is not safe you will not get paid; is sure there was a curb on the bridle; curb tight enough to stop the most powerful horse. It was a straight bit with three bars - a proper bit for the harness; he usually worked her at the second bar; she was a little hard in the mouth if she had the whip. He fed her well; gave her from four to five gallons of corn per day; she was got to look pretty well; Mr. Vyvyan's man had told him that they had worked her in the curb-chain and up to the second bar, and he continued to work her at the same. The harness was almost new; the traces were not his, he had borrowed them of Mr. MILROY; the mare had worked in them the day before. There was about a foot of chain attached to the harness, which had been all through her work; said nothing to defendant on the morning of the accident as to the manner in which she should be harnessed. He lent the same mare about four months ago to his brother Charles, to go with a gig to St. Blazey; there was no curb-chain to the bridle when his brother started; she had had no work for some days before. He was not present, but was informed that she came down the street at a smart pace; he came afterward and put on the curb-chain, and put the rein to the second bar of the bit; he saw the harness the day after the accident, and observed that the curb-chain was there then;he brought away the traces and haimes which were Mr. Milroy's.

RE-EXAMINED: He put the reins to the second bar,as she had been worked before; the mare was not groggy, but had been informed that defendant was groggy; when the carriage left his possession in the morning it was worth GBP 10; has lost the use of it ever since; might have let it many times; the carriage is now in the keeping of the surveyor of roads.

- EDWARD READ, an excise officer, received the duty ticket from the gatekeeper; rode in a gig drawn by the same mare about two months since, driven by Mr, ELVINS to Fowey; she went very steady and was not flighty; thought a child might have driven her.

- WILLIAM BEST, lives in Cardinham; was servant in the employ of Rev. Mr. GRYLLS, for sixteen years; knows the mare in question; she was two years old when Mr. Grylls first had her; had the character of a good back; had worked her in a carriage, cart, and car, in single and double harness;' had her about ten years; never knew her to attempt to run away; was free in harness, but there was no vice about her. At his master's death, Mrs. Grylls sold the carriage and horses; she [the mare] was sold to Mr. HARRIS, a butcher, for less than her value, because Mrs. Grylls wished her to get into good hands. Mr. Harris sold her to Mr. GATTY, a letter-out of horses, and in consequence lost the custom of the family; she was sold for GBP 12, which was nothing near her value. Never saw her kick; had driven her through Bodmin market, and let her stand in the street many times, but she never attempted to run away.

CROSS-EXAMINED: She was a carriage bred mare; perhaps there was a little blood about her. Mrs. Grylls sold her four years ago; she was then twelve years old; she was gay in harness, that is, she did not want the whip; ... her in the usual way, just as he would another horse; she was kept in high condition when Mr. Grylls had her; could not swear where the reins .. to be put when in his care.

- JOHN INCH, servant with Rev. Mr. VYVYAN, at Withiel, knew the mare; they had her about three years; had worked her in single and double harness; had driven her in a dog cart; she was rather hotheaded; could easily manage her by curbing her up pretty tight; she was not vicious, and never ran away from him; his master sold her, and purchased a grey to match one which his master had already in his possession.

CROSS-EXAMINED: This mare was poor when his master sold her; she was getting old; never had her "bishoped;" never worked her with chain traces; she was very spirited; worked her in a port bit with three bars; drove her at the bottom bar; there was no vice about her; his master gave GBP16 and this mare for the grey, which Mr. Robins asked GBP20 for. BY the JUDGE - Had worked the mare hard, and not on high feeding, about three pottles of corn a day.

- THOMAS AVERY, clerk in the Archdeaconry Office, has driven the mare over steep hills and very rugged roads; was always very quiet; never attempted to run away; has driven her with ladies, and would again.

- S.H. LIFFELL drove her in the month of March to Redruth and back; she went very well, and appeared without vice; had a little boy with him; she was recommended to him by Mr. GILBERT HAMLEY.

- JOHN WILLIAMS, mine agent, has driven the mare several times in a gig and phaeton; has taken off and put on the harness to her himself; has driven her over the hill on which this accident happened; she was very steady, and required no whipping; he complained once that she was rather free, but on that occasion the harness had been put on wrong, and that was the only time he had occasion to alter it.

CROSS-EXAMINED: He drove her once up to the snaffle; found her then a little hard in the mouth; drove her in that way as far as the Britannia Inn on the Truro Road, but changed her to the second bar on returning; has never driven her at the snaffle since.

- GEORGE ELVINS, relieving officer, has driven the black mare three or four times; has driven her to Fowey at the snaffle, and over the hill going into the town; there is no such a hill in this neighbourhood; she was remarkably steady, and if she had been his, should not have liked to part with her for from GBP 12 to GBP 15. CROSS-EXAMINED: Did not drive her at the snaffle as an experiment; did not know her full age.

- JOHN READ MARKS, a boy twelve years old, had rode the mare three or four months since, to St. Kew behind a gentleman, and back by himself; he walked, trotted, and gallopped her, and she did not attempt to run away with him.

- WILLIAM COLE, saddler, drove her to Five Lanes and back to Bodmin the day before the accident occurred. He took his wife, child, and nephew with him; she was very gentle, and his wife drove her the distance of two or three miles whilst he held an umbrella over the children; he liked her very much, and should have had no objection to use her again.

- C. CRABB, brother to plaintiff, had occasion to drive the mare once to St. Blazey; he left his house without putting a curb on the bridle; the mare started off at a very smart pace, and having a new pair of gloves on his hand the reins slipped through his fingers, and he lost all control over her; he called on some one in the street to stop her, which was done, and his brother brought a curb and put it on her, after which she went remarkably well.

- BENJAMIN LEVERS, toll-gate keeper at Mount Charles, remembers Monday evening, April 2nd, the time of the accident. He was at the gate, heard a carriage coming very fast, and went out; it was good moonlight, saw a gig coming with three ladies and a man in it, whom he afterwards knew was Captain Kempthorne. He at first held the gate in his hand, but when he saw the horse did not alter his course, he threw open the gate, and the vehicle came in contact with a post of the gate and broke it off. This brought the horse to for a few moments, but he had no opportunity of laying hold or of stopping her; never saw the reins at all; defendant was in a very dead, stupid state, with his head in his bosom; he sat where the driver usually sits. There was no exclamation from the driver when they came into contact with the post; defendant was breathing hard; did not attempt to check the horse; did not go after the carriage; would not have let a horse to a man like that if he had one; woul dnot swear whether he was drunk or not.

CROSS-EXAMINED: Never kept a number of the times he had told this little matter over; first saw the gig about 150 yards from the gate, the horse galloping as fast as he could go, the man in the gig did not move.

- MR. CHILDS: Don't be fencing with me.

- WITNESS: (who has an impediment on his speech) "Oh, offended Sir, I won't be offended with you Sir."

- Witness further said he heard the ladies screaming; has heard many men breathing hard like the defendant when they have been drunk; did not go after them, as he could not leave his gate.

- Re-EXAMINED: The driver made no effort whatever to stop the horse at the gate.

- WILLIAM FURMAGE, gamekeeper to Sir William MOLESWORTH, was returning from Charlestown on the night in question in a cart, accompanied by his wife and brother-in-law. When going up Dunmeer hill, he saw a vehicle coming at a furious pace, and pulled in his cart to the hedge. The horse was going from one side of the road to the other; the driver appeared sitting back in his [...] not trying to stop himself, or keep the carriage back. The horse fell about thirty yards from him; made a plunge, and fell a second time; he went to assist, and saw the horse move his leg as if in the struggle of death; saw defendant get up and endeavour to assist the ladies; he appeared in a confused state, and unable to do so; was like a person intoxicated, and rambled very much; would not swear whether he was intoxicated or not; he assisted putting the ladies into some neighbouring cottages; they appeared very much injured.

CROSS-EXAMINED: It was not in the power of any human being to drive at such a rate around that corner of the road without an accident. Afterwards looked more closely at the defendant, and saw blood running over his face; he also had doubts at first whether the ladies were living or dead; defendant was attentive to the ladies; saw him feel a pulse on one of them.

- Three or four witnesses were then examined as to the appearance of defendant at the cottages where the ladies were placed. They all said he was attentive to the ladies, that he appeared to have a deep cut over the eye, and rambled like a man intoxicated; they considered he was; when desired to sit on a chair or stool, he sat himself down on the floor.

- J.P,.T. HELE, surgeon, practising at Ashburten, was at the time of this accident an assistant with Mr WARD of Bodmin. Attended at Dunmeer on the night in question in company with Mr. Ward; when he first saw defendant, he directed his attention to the ladies; about ten minutes after this his attention was drawn to the defendant, who, by his gait and conversation, appeared like a man who had taken too much drink. His manner was careless, his conversations unconnected, and his manner altogether very different from what a person might be supposed to conduct himself after such a frightful accident. He appeared to have been drinking too much. If the blow had been severe, it would certainly have produced a stupor, and he would have been more quiet and easy; if he had had a severe concussion, he would not have been able to rise up and walk about. He assisted in putting Captain Kempthorne into Mr. Ward's gig. Mr. Ward drove him towards Bodmin; some one near the gig remarked, "I hope Mr. Ward will take care of the captain, as he requires as much care as the ladies do." He remembered saying at the time he thought the Captain had taken just enough to make him a gentleman; certainly would not have trusted a gig of his own to Captain Kempthorne at the time.

- JOHN WARD, surgeon, attended the parties after the accident occurred at Dunmeer; has been for many years medical attendant on the Kempthorne family; when he first saw Captain Kempthorne, after the accident, he appeared to have received a severe contused blow of the eye - certainly not a dangerous wound; asked him if he was much injured? He said "no, not much hurt, don't mind me go to the ladies", which he did. During the time he was at Dunmeer, his impression was that captain Kempthorne had taken a few glasses more than prudence should have dictated. He could not call him drunk, but he was not steady in his gait, or general demeanour. He did not talk much; he heard him swear, and reproved him for it. A severe blow in the head might produce such symptoms; at the same time did not believe that Captain Kempthorne had received any concussion on the brain. It was nearly an hour after the accident occurred before he saw him; desired him to go home with a man (who had formerly been a servant in the family for many years) after he left witness's gig.

CROSS-EXAMINED: Has seen more frightful accidents than that; Capt Kempthorne told him he had received a severe blow over the eye, and that his leg was injured; would not swear he was drunk; would not swear he was under the influence of drink; blows in the head would cause different symptoms in the patient according to their intensity.

RE-EXAMINED: He would much rather drive him in a gig at the time than that he should have driven witness. The ladies had not any of the same appearance as Captain Kempthorne; he had stated to all the parties that there was no danger.

BY THE JUDGE - He told witness in the road to Bodmin he had dined at Colquite; that they drank two bottles of champagne with their dinner, and one bottle of port after, between six; he was afraid that Miss Childs, who rode in front with him, had pulled the reins and drawn the horse into the hedge.

-Mr. CHILDS then addressed the jury at some length for the defence, and called the following witnesses:

- Capt. KEMPTHORNE, defendant in this action, said he hired a horse and carriage of the plaintiff on the 2nd of April last, to go to Tredethy; his two sisters and Miss Childs accompanied him. On leaving his house in the morning, the horse made a trip on going down the hill; he said to Crabb, "I don't like this horse;" he [Crabb] said it was perfectly safe; witness replied "very well, if he is not safe, I won't pay you." He went on to Colquite, leaving Miss Childs there; he then proceeded to Tredethy, and afterwards returned to Colquite; he observed that part of the harness was chain. He partook of luncheon at Colquite, then went out to shoot with Mr. HOBLYN; he afterwards returned and dined with Mr. Hoblyn, his niece, and the ladies who accompanied him; they were six in all; he drank a glass of beer with his luncheon; they drank two bottles of champagne with their dinner, of which the ladies partook, and one bottle of port after dinner, of which the ladies drank a glass each. He afterwards took one glass of madeira; after this he joined the ladies in the drawing-room; drank some coffee and tea; there was some singing, in which he joined. He gave instructions to Mr. Hoblyn's servant int he kitchen to put the horse to the carriage, and bring her round to the door. He left Colquite and proceeded on to Rainbow, before he found the horse restive. The horse then ran off; he had no power over it; remembered knocking the post at the toll gate; he had then the reins in his hand; the horse did not stop at the gate, but went on at a galloping pace down the hill beyond the gate, until they met with the accident. One of the ladies said, "let us jump out." He replied "for God's sake sit where you are." The hill is very precipitous indeed; there is a quarry on the left side of the hill close to the edge of the road. After the accident he attempted to raise his sister, but failed to do so; suffered a severe contusion over the eye, laying open the bone, and received other injuries. The ladies were conducted to two cottages near the place where the accident occurred, and he visited them several times whilst he remained at Dunmeer. He felt a kind of giddiness about his head; he afterwards rode part of the way from Dunmeer to Bodmin with Mr. Ward in his gig, and walked the remainder of the distance from the Asylum with Harris.

CROSS-EXAMINED by MR. BISHOP: Had said to plaintiff he did not like the tripping of the horse. Drank no ale with his dinner; took two or three glasses of wine; might have been less or more, with his dinner; after dinner drank port wine, and only one glass of madeira; did not thik the mare a runaway, going out in the morning; she was very gentle. Colquite diverges from the road to Tredethy; there is not 200 yards difference in the distance; left the gate open int he morning leading from Colquite house towards the lodge. As to the appearance of the harness, the mare appeared the same as when he left in the morning; could not tell what made her take off. Miss Childs never took the reins at all; she might have touched them, as the horse swerved towards the hedge. He thought her hand was placed near the reins at the time; remembers everything that took place before, and many things after the accident; did not attempt to put on the drag... but not in that part of the town where the horse started off; understood the horse and gig to be let for the day; he did put on the drag down Dunmeer hill, in the morning.

RE-EXAMINED: Tedethy is beyond Colquite; plaintiff never said anything to him before about the mare being a runaway; he stood up in the carriage during the greater part of the time, and used every effort to pull the mare in; had intended to have put on the drag when he came to the steep part of the hill.

CROSS-EXAMINED: Has seen LEVERS since the accident; he said then as he stated here today; the mare did not trip during the day until the time of the accident; what Levers stated respecting his being in a stupid state was perfectly false.

- MRS. WATTS, sister to Capt. Kempthore, and MISS CHILDS corroborated the evidence of the defendant, and distinctly stated that he was perfectly sober before the accident occurred.

- MR. D. P. HOBLYN, resides at Colquite; remembers Capt. Kempthorne and the ladies coming to his house on the 2nd of April; defendaqnt partook of luncheon, and one glass of beer with it; afterwards took deinner with which two bottles of champagne were drunk betwixt the party, and one bottle of port after; the ladies took one glass each; Capt. Kempthorne was particularly sober at the time.

CROSS-EXAMINED: Capt. Kempthorne did not take more than one glass of beer; he did not take any; they dined at the usual hour of six. Capt. Kempthorne did not take a glass of the second bottle of port; he did not take another glass of madeira at starting; they spent a comfortable afternoon.

RE-EXAMINED: Was quite sure that not more than one bottle of port wine was drunk among the party.

- Some servants at Colquite, and one of the defendant's, also gave evidence of his being perfectly sober when he left Colquite, and when he arrived home at Bodmin.

- JOHN HARRIS and his wife, who occupy one of the cottages at Dunmeer, into which the ladies were conducted, gave evidence as to the manner in which defendant attended on the ladies; tied his head with a handkerchief; he could not tell what made the horse run away, but tried to pull her up with all his might; showed him his trowsers where they were torn; and said to him, "if it had not been for his hat, he should have had a most tremendous blow; he was not in the least like a man drunk." CROSS-EXAMINED: Mr. Ward put Captain Kempthorne into his care; told him to take Captain Kempthorne home the back way, as he thought he had a drop too much; did not say afterward to Mr. Ward, "we got home tolerably well, but master was a little top heavy." RE-EXAMINED: Captain Kempthorne walked through the street without assistance.

- Mr. ROBINSON, surgeon, was called in to attend on defendant's family, three days after the accident occurred; found a lacerated wound over his eye on the scalp, and an extensive lacerated wound on the knee; he took three gravels from the would over the eye; such a wound in the head would most assuredly cause a staggering, and a confusion of ideas, by the concussion from such a fall. CROSS-EXAMINED: Could most assuredly form as correct an opinion of the injuries sustained three days after the accident, as if he had been there on the spot at the time.

- WILLIAM BELLING, a surgeon practising at Lostwithiel for the last thirty years, has met with a great number of cases of mine accidents; has invariably found that where blows in the head have taken place rambling and confusion of ideas have followed.

- MR. TYERMAN, medical superintendent of the Cornwall Lunatic Asylum, saw Captain Kempthorne on the night in question after the accident; he was in a state of great anxiety from the injuries he had received; he saw a violent cut over the eye, did not attend him as his surgeon; such a blow as he had received might have caused stupor and confusion of ideas in a degree according to the severity of injuries received. CROSS-EXAMINED: Could not decide whether the dinner or the ball caused the excitement which appeared in the defendant.

MR. BISHOP then addressed the jury for the plaintiff.

HIS HONOR summed up the evidence, and the jury, after retiring a few minutes, returned to the court with a Verdict for PLAINTIFF, damages GBP 15 2s. On naming the verdict some applause was manifested in the body of the court, but it was immediately suppressed.

ST. AUSTELL
At this court, on Thursday, the 3rd instant, the following case contained some points of public interest: WILLIAM RICHARDS, of St. Stephens by St. Austell, merchant, v. JOHN L. LISCOMBE, of Sheepator, near Tavistock, farmer. The action was brought to recover the sum of GBP 13 2s. for goods supplied by plaintiff to Wheal Louisa Mine, in St. Stephens, in which mine defendant was alleged to be a shareholder. Evidence was given of the supplies to the mine, and Mr. RICHARD DOWN, of Torpoint, the purser, was called on behalf of plaintiff, to prove defendant a shareholder. Mr. R. EDWARDS, of Plymouth, for defendant, objected to the reception ofthe cost book as evidence in consequence of its not being stamped. Mr. BISHOP, for plaintiff, argued that it was unnecessary, and cited several cases to that effect. The Judge overruled the objection, and received the cost book in evidence. Mr. Edmonds then contended that the managers of the mine had no implied authority to contract debts for the working of tbe mine [and cited several other cases]. The Judge, having overruled this objection, it was contended that defendant had ceased to be a shareholder at the time the goods were supplied. Proof, however, having been given to the contrary, judgment was given for plaintiff for the amount claimed.

TRURO
At this court, on Friday last, there were forty-three new cases entered, and three adjourned cases. The proceedings lasted till between six and seven in the evening, but there were few cases of interest or importance. In the case of BLAKE v ROBERTS, heard at the last sitting His HONOR now gave judgment for plaintiff, for GBP 5 7s.6d. and expressed himself strongly against the practice, such as the defendant, a bailiff of the court, had adopted, of getting hold of the "Plaintiff's note" in an action in this court, and retaining it as a lien until certain charges made by the party holding it, were paid by the plaintiff.

- COURTIS v PLUMMER was an action to recover the value of two fancy fowls, belonging to plaintiff, which the defendant, a farmer living in Kenwyn church-town, had shot. The defence was that the fowls were trespassing on the roof of defendant's barn, and injuring the roof by picking in the thatch. The plaintiff replied that the defendant had no right to take the law in his own hands, and his proper course would have been to impound the fowls. His Honor gave judgment against the defendant for 7s.

- PETER v RICKARD In this case, the Rev. John PETER, of Grade, was the plaintiff, and John RICKARD, his tenant, the defendant. MR. ROBERTS appeared for the plaintiff; Mr, EDWARDS for defendant. The action was brought to recover the sum of GBP 9 14s.7d., balance due on account for a year's rent of house and land in Ruan Lanyhorne, occupied by the defendant from the 29th of September, 1846, to the 29th of September, 1847, at a rental of GBP 67 18s. Mr. PETER had been in the habit of employing defenant to do work for him, and at his court day on the 9th of March 1848, the defendant was allwed on that account GBP 27 15s.5d., and also GBP 1 17s.6d for property tax, although he had paid only half that sum. Defendant then paid GBP26 1s.3d., leaving a balance of GBP 12 3s.10d., out of which Mr. Peter had since allowed him GBP2 9s.3d. for three pigs, and for labour done by his family; leaving .. from defendant the balance now claimed. In cross-examination, Mr. Peter stated that on the 8th of March, 1849, he levied a distress on defendant for rent, but not for the premises in respect of which the present action was brought. The defendant quitted these premises at Michaelmas, 1847, and then had a fresh take of another tenement at a less rental; and it was in respect of this last tenement that the distraint had been levied. It appeared that some small part of the tenement was occupied under the last tenancy; and on this ground, Mr. EDWARDS argued that the plaintiff, when he distrained, ought to have done so in respect of the balance which he now claimed.

- Mr. ROBERTs, however, showed from the evidence that the defendant entirely quitted the old tenancy, and then took a different estate and on a different contract; and that the distraint on this last estate could not be made to apply to the former tenancy. His Honor gave judgment for plaintiff for GBP 9 14s.7d., and ordered payment on the 7th instant. Mr. Peter explained that he should not have distrained on his tenant if he had not been informed that he was driving away his stock and removing his cattle clandestinely.

- COLLINS v TUCKER This was an action brought by Mr. COLLINS, of Truthan, to recover the sum of GBP 20 for dilapidations on the farm of Calendra, in Veryan, which the defendant had occupied as yearly tenant, and which he left at Michaelmas, 1847. Mr. HOCKIN appeared for plaintiff; Mr. BENALLACK for defendant. The estimated amount of the dilapidations was GBP 27 19s.9d.; but the claim was reduced to bring it within the jurisdiction of this court.

- SAMUEL DUSTOW, the tenant who succeeded the defendant in the occupancy of the farm at Michaelmas, 1847, stated that the fences and gates were then very much out of repair; and that, with the exception of a few necessary repairs to keep cattle from breaking through, the farm was in the same state on the 15th of November following, when the dilapidations were valued by Mr. GERRANS of Grampound.

- MR. GERRANS stated the amount of dilapidations as given above, and added that he estimated them according to such repairs as a tenant from year to year, without lease, was bound to do. It appeared, however, on the examination of the defendant, that he was accepted by Mr. Collins as tenant in June 18846, on the death of his father who had occupied the farm from 1822; and Mr. Gerrans could not undertake to say what portion of the dilapidations had accrued during the time of the defendant's tenancy; but he thought not one-half the amount; they were mostly old dilapidations. On this evidence, the Judge said he could not give judgment for the GBP 20 claimed, nor did he know how to apportion the dilapidations. the plaintiff was therefore nonsuited.

FALMOUTH
The case of MR. JAMES SELDON v. The Waywardens of the town of Falmouth was re-heard on Monday. The dispute was as to liability. It appeared that the waywardens some time since contracted with two men at so much per foot, for laying some new granite guttering. In executing the work, they injured some of the branch pipes of the gas works, and without consulting the waywardens, hired Seldon to repair the same. Seldon charged the waywardens with the expense; they contended the contractors were liable, as the work was done without their consent or knowledge, and moreover, that upon inquiry they found that the charge of Seldon was principally for removing the pipes to a convenient depth, to enable the contractors to proceed with their work, and therefore that portion should be paid by Mr. WYNN, the proprietor of the gas works, who laid his pipes by the permission of the town. The judge decided that the contractors should be viewed as the servants of the town for the time being, and adjudged the waywardens to pay the bill.

Another case which excited a good deal of interest was that of the parish clerk Mr. WILLIAM REED v. THE CHURCHWARDENS, for the amount of his half-year salary. He and his predecessors have been accustomed to receive GBP 2 per annum for a great number of years, but last year, in consequence of a difference between the rector and his parishioners, they cut down all the salaries of the officials to nominal sums, that of the clerk to 1s. per annum. After a long hearing, the judge postponed the case until next court, to enable plaintiff to obtain further evidence.

PENZANCE
At this court, on Tuesday last, an action was brought by the MAYOR, ALDERMEN, and BURGESSES OF PENZANCE against JAMES GWENNAP of Buryan. Defendant had refused to pay the market toll of 1d. on a basket of butter, the action being brought by Mr. TEMOLE, the lessee of the borough markets. The court ordered payment of the toll, with 10s.10d. costs, and remarked also on the folly of defendant incurring so much expense, he having at the trial admitted the claim.

REDUCTION OF RENTS - On Wednesday last, the steward of the Honourable MRS. AGAR and MR. ROBARTES held their annual court at the Angel Inn, Helston, when ten percent was most liberally deducted from the rents of the tenantry. On the following day the Earl of Falmouth's steward held a court at the same place, when, on being applied to, he informed the tenantry that he had no instructions to make any reduction in his lordship's rentals.

ADDRESS TO A CLERGYMAN - The REV. ROBERT AITKEN, late of Perranuthnoe, and now of Glasgow, has been appointed by the Bishop of Exeter to the district of Pendeen, in St. Just in Penwith. The appointment is so gratifying to the inhabitants of St. Just, some of whom recollect the rev. gentleman's ministrations in Perran, that an address has been presented to him, congratulating him on his coming to the parish. The address has been signed by upwards of three hundred and fifty of the inhabitants, the great part of whom reside in the district of Pendeen.

LARGE BROCOLI - In the garden of Mr. THOMAS SOLOMAN, of Little Canaan, in the parish of Kenwyn, a broccoli has been grown four feet seven inches in circumference, and of the weight of twelve and a half pounds.

APPOINTMENT - Mr. Frederick William Ponget CLEVERTON, of Saltash, has been appointed one of the Perpetual Commissioners for taking the acknowledgments of deeds, to be executed by married women under the act passed for the abolition of fines and recoveries, and for the substitution of more simple modes of assurance, in and for the county of Cornwall.

EMIGRATION - On Thursday evening, the 10th inst., the brig "MECCA," of Penzance, Captain HALE, sailed from that port for New York, having on board between ninety and a hundred emigrants and a few cabin passengers. The emigrants are principally miners from the neighbourhood of Penzance. On Monday the "ONE," Captain WILLIAMS, sailed from St. Ives for Quebec, having ninety-five emigrants on board. In these vessels the arrangements for the health and convenience of the passengers were all that could be desired.

VESSEL LAUNCHED AT SCILLY - On Monday the 7th instant, a handsome clipper barque, named "MANDARIN," was launched from the building yard of Mr. WILLIAM MUMFORD. This vessel will be classed twelve years at Lloyds, in 316 tons register, O.M., 314 tons N.M, and will be commanded by Mr. James TREGARTHEN, the owner with Mr. THOMAS BUXTON. She is intended for the India and China trade, and will proceed to Liverpool in the course of two or three days.

SHIPPING CASUALTIES - The schooner "SIR WALTER SCOTT," of Falmouth, Captain BREWER, with a cargo of iron ore, struck on the Lay rock, near the Rundlestone, on Tuesday the 9th instant, and hung head down. The crew abandoned the vessel and got on board the "UNION," which landed them at Falmouth. Some coast-guardmen afterwards boarded the schooner and saved some sails and stores before she went to pieces. The master was the sole owner of the schooner, which was uninsured. A French lugger was compelled to put into Penzance on Thursday morning the 10th instant, having lost her foremast and received other damage in a heavy sea.

FIRE AT PENRYN - On Tuesday night last, a fire broke out in the stable of ALEXANDER REYNOLDS, fish- seller, situate in college-passage, which was not extinguished until it was nearly burnt down; fortunately the stable was detached from the surrounding buildings. Two boys connected with A. REYNOLD's establishment, who slept in the stable on the night of the fire, were on Wednesday morning committed to Bodmin to take their trial on a charge of arson.

AN OLD THIEF CAUGHT AGAIN - About four o'clock in the morning of the 12th instant, the family of Capt. SAMUEL NOELL were awoke from their slumbers, at their residence, at Deveral, in the parish of Gwinear, by a report that a thief had just stolen a live cock from the farm yard. Capt. Noell immediately left his house, when he found the rogue had been well secured by three men who happened to be passing at the moment the felony was committed. The man was placed in custody of a constable, and on examination he stated that his own poultry having fled out of his basket into Capt. Noell's farm-yard as he was passing there, he went in to secure them and unfortunately mistook the rightful owner's property for his own. Capt. Noell having directed search to be made for the missing poultry, as described, found that the man's statement thus far was correct, the missing [duck] being discovered in the farm yard. Capt. Noell, however, suspecting all was not right, made further inquiries as to the man's residence and name. He described himself as JOHN JAMES, of Breage, where he said he had a wife and family, whom he left about one o'clock that morning. A messenger was dispatched to ascertain the truth of this statement, on whose arrival it [was discovered] that the wife had not seen the fellow for upwards of two years.

After this misrepresentation, it was suspected that the whole of the poultry had been stolen. He was charged with the crime, and after repeatedly denying it, and being told that the matter would be investigated before a magistrate, he at length confessed that he had not long ago been liberated from Bodmin gaol, where he had been confined fourteen months for an offence; that on the preceding night, he had left Camborne, with two men for the purpose of depredation, and had stolen the whole of the poultry found in the basket early that morning from a farm called Weeth. Capt. Noell then dispatched a messenger to Weeth, and the owner came and identified the stolen poultry as his property. The prisoner has since been committed to Bodmin by the Rev. U. TONKIN, of Lelant, to take his trial at the next sessions.

INCENDIARISM - WILLIAM GEORGE MASON, of Newquay, has been committed to the county prison by Mr. R. G. BENNET, to take his trial on a charge of setting fire to a hay-rick belonging to Mr. E. CUNDY, malster, at Newquay.

TRURO POLICE - On Monday last, HENRY ROUGH, the driver of a van called the "Daily Van" from Truro to St. Austell, was charged with carrying two barrels of gunpowder, containing fifty pounds each, in the van without entirely enclosing the barrels in a leathern bag, or a bag called a saltpeter bag. He was convicted of the offence, and the powder was declared forfeited to the use of FITZSIMMONS, the policeman who seized it; and Rough was ordered to pay 10s. costs.

JAMES DOWRICK, the driver of a van from Newlyn to Truro, was charged with carrying twenty-five pounds of powder in a similar manner. He was convicted, the powder was forfeited to the use of Fitzsimmons, and Dowrick had to pay 10s. costs.

PRISCILLA MERTON was committed for trial at the next sessions for stealing 2s.3d. on Saturday last, from the person of ELIZABETH WILLEY, while in the shop of MR. GILL, Boscawen-street. It appeared that she stole the money while the girl Willey was standing at the counter. The prisoner is only about eleven years of age, but she has been previously convicted of stealing from the person, and under the Juvenile Offenders act, was sent to prison for three months.

On Tuesday last, JOSEPH TRENERRY, tailor, was fined GBP 2 and 11s. costs, for assaulting his father, SAMUEL TRENERRY, on Monday last. In default of payment, he was committed for two months.

CHILD MURDER - In our last week's paper we gave the result of a coroner's inquest, held on the body of a new born child found buried in a field at Redgate, in St. Cleer, when the jury returned a verdict of willful murder against some person or persons unknown. Suspicion has since fallen on a woman, called VENNARD, of Redgate, who it was proved had lately been delivered of a child. She with her mother and sister were taken into custody, and by MR. LYNE, committed to take their trial at the next assizes, for the murder of the child. The magistrate has subsequently taken bail for their appearance. Vennard is a married woman but has not lived with her husband for two years.

ACCIDENT BY MACHINERY - A boy called BATTEN was dreadfully injured on Tuesday whilst employed at Mr. COULSON's mills, at Tolcarne, in Newlyn West, by his dress, which was a loose frock, becoming entangled in the machinery, which revolves nearly two hundred times a minute. The unfortunate lad was turned about in this manner until the water could be turned off, when from the injuries he received it was found necessary to amputate his arm; his legs and body were cut and bruised very severely.

CORONERS' INQUESTS - the following inquest has been held before Mr. CARLYON, coroner: On Wednesday last, at Redruth, on the body of JOHN WEDLOCK, miner, aged 42 years, who was killed on Tuesday, by a large stone falling on him whilst at work underground in Carn Brea Mine. Verdict, "accidental death."

The following inquest has been held before Mr. HAMLEY, coroner: On Saturday last, an accident occurred at Trescolla Mine, in the parish of Luxulion, by the bursting of the boiler, by which a man named SAMUEL WILLIAMS was so dreadfully scalded that he died in about twelve hours after the accident. At the inquest JOHN WEBB, captain and agent of the mine, ..posed that he and JOHN KEAM, the engine man, were [in] the engine house, on the boiler, when the explosion took place. The deceased, who had just come from underground, was sitting by the fire place changing his clothes, and was nearly naked, having only his drawers on. He (Capt. WEBB) had ordered the door of the fire-place to be opened, to prevent the steam from getting too high, as they were about to stop the engine for the purpose of fixing a bucket, and Keam struck the safety valve with his foot to ascertain that all was right, when the boiler burst, throwing hot water in all directions. The deceased was dreadfully scalded on every part of his body. Keam was likewise much scalded and was not able to attend the inquest. Mr. ROBINSON, surgeon of the mine, was soon on the spot, and had Williams removed to his home, where every attention was paid him, but death put an end to his sufferings the same night. The only way Capt. Webb could account for the accident was, that some gas might have got into the tube, which by some means ignited and caused the explosion. Several of the miners were examined, all of whom stated that they considered the boiler a good one, and that they never apprehended any danger. Nine of the other miners had only left the engine-house about two minutes before the explosion took place. Several of the jury put many questions to the different witnesses as to the cause of the accident, and being satisfied that there was no blame to be attached to any one, returned a verdict of "accidental death."

DEVON

EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA AND THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - On Friday the fine ship "ELIZA", Captain PAIN, belonging to Messrs. MARSHALL and EDRIDGE, of London, and consigned to Mr. WILCOCKS, of Plymouth, the zealous and active agent to Her Majesty's Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners, in the West of England, left the Sound for Adelaide, South Australia, having on board 330 souls, equal to 266 statute adults, a portion of whom were selected by Mr. Wilcocks from the districts of the western counties. Amongst the emigrants were a number of young unmarried females sent out by two of the metropolitan parishes. She also carries out a large number of cabin passengers, amongst whom are Capt. STURT, the celebrated Australian explorer and his family, Mr. MONTEFIORE, jun., &c., bound to Adelaide.

A party of influential gentlemen of Plymouth visited the "ELIZA" on Thursday, the day previous to her starting, all the emigrants being on board - and found her to be a fine new, capacious ship, and admirably adapted for the purpose for which she is now employed; her height between decks - a very necessary qualification for a passenger vessel - is above 8 feet, and her general fittings and arrangements are first style; the unmarried females berths were on the after part of the deck; the married persons midships, and the young men's forward, the three divisions being separated by battens, each having distinct entrances. The emigrants were under the care and personal superintendence of Mr. CARR, the surgeon, a gentleman who thoroughly understands and is alive to the important duties of his profession. Every one was highly pleased with the ship and the arrangements made for the comfort of the passengers and emigrants, who appeared in the highest spirits, amusing themselves on the deck in various ways, and saying they felt assured they should better their condition, by the step which they had taken.

The "VICTORIA", Capt. CARPHIN, 554 tons, in the Sound with a great number of emigrants on board, sailed for Sydney on Saturday. The "PANAMA," Captain WATT, 522 tons, for Port Phillip and Sydney, came in on Thursday evening, after a short passage from Gravesend; she will embark emigrants at Plymouth and will sail in a day or two; both these fine ships are consigned to Mr. Wilcocks. The "ROYAL ALICE," to embark passengers for the Cape of Good Hope arrived on Sunday, and is to sail this week; she is a remarkably fine vessel, and also consigned to Mr. Wilcocks.

EXETER DISTRICT COURT OF BANKRUPTCY

Re FRANCIS PAYNTER, attorney, of Penzance. An adjourned meeting for the last examination of the bankrupt. After an examination of several hours, the commissioner said he could not allow the bankrupt to pass his last examination. He was not satisfied with the bankrupt's answers respecting mortgage deeds to Mr. NICHOLLS; but he confined his dissatisfaction to the bankrupt's answers upon this question alone. The examination was then adjourned sine die. On Thursday, however, Mr. STOGDON, who was prevented by an accident from attending the bankrupt's examination on the previous day, came into court on crutches, and informed the commissioner that some papers had been found in the official assignee's office, throwing a light on Mr. Nicholls's transaction respecting the deeds, and confirmatory of Mr. Paynter's account of it, when the Commissioner expressed his satisfaction at any further information having been obtained, and renewed the bankrupt's protection.

MONDAY, MAY 14, Re COBBLEDICK, late farmer and relieving officer, Cornwall. Sitting for last examination and choice, Mr. G. W. TURNER for the bankrupt, who was opposed by Mr. STOGDON, on the ground of informalities in his balance sheet, which he was ordered to amend, and the sitting was adjourned for that purpose. Mr. SHEARM, of Stratton, was chosen trade assignee.


25 May 1849, Friday


THE QUEEN'S STATE BALL AND DRAWING ROOM - Her Majesty gave a state ball on the 16th instant, at Buckingham Palace, to a party of 1,200. Among those present were the Earl of Falmouth, the Earl of St. Germans, Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, Countess of St. Germans, Countess of Mount Edgcumbe, Lady Vivian, Lady Charlotte Eliot, Hon. Mrs. Vivian, Sir C. Lemon, Sir W. Molesworth, Mr. Carew, M.P., Mrs. Pole Carew, Mrs. Pendarves, Miss C. Pole Carew, Major Stephens, the Hon. Capt. Vivian, Captain Trelawny, the Hon. Lieutenant G. Eliot. On the Saturday afternoon, the Queen held a drawing-room in St. Jame's palace, in celebration of her Majesty's birthday. Amongst the company present were the Countess of St. Germans, Lady Molesworth, Hon. Miss Vivian, Mrs, J. H. Vivian, Miss C. Pole Carew, Sir William Molesworth, Mr. Crowder, M.P., Mr. J. H. Vivian, Mr. Wyld, M.P., Mr. G. Borlase Childs.

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY - Mr. GEORGE ANDREW, of Carne, St. Austell, has been elected a member of the Royal Agricultural Society of England.

ZELAH SOCIAL TEA MEETING - On the 15th instant a public tea was provided at the Wesleyan [chapel?], Zelah, in St. Allen, at a moderate charge, when not withstanding the unfavourable weather, upwards of one hundred and thirty persons were present. Too much praise cannot be given to the ladies who kindly gave their services on the occasion, particularly the landlady, who must have made a considerable sacrifice, it being the annual feast of that parish. After the repast, a public meeting took place, Mr. RUNNELLS of St. Erme in the chair, who addressed the meeting, and was followed by Messrs. REYNOLDS of St. Agnes, [..] of Kenwyn, MITCHELL and PAULL of Gwennap. On the following Saturday, the children of the Wesleyan Sunday school, at Zelah, were regaled with tea and cake.

St. MARYs CHAPEL ORGAN, PENZANCE - The organ at St. Mary's chapel, Penzance, has been placed in complete order and tuned, under the direction of Mr. VINER, the organist. On Sunday last its sweet effects and great power were fully displayed. The appropriate anthem for the day, Handel's sublime chorus "Lift up your heads," was most correctly executed by the choristers, and the last voluntary "The horse and his rider," from Israel in Egypt, showed the brilliancy and richness of the noble organ. Its mechanical movements are most extensive and complication; six keys are pressed down with one finger, when seventy-five pipes speak, and with one pedal one hundred and one. It has forty stops and three rows of keys.

REDRUTH - Mr. JOSEPH JOSEPH, of Redruth, in which place he has carried on the business of a jeweller for the last thirty years, being about to remove to Plymouth for the advantage of a more extensive opening, a large party of the principal tradesmen of Redruth met together at Andrew's Hotel on Thursday, the 17th instant, to pay him the compliment of a public supper preparatory to his departure. The feast was given in the large ticketing room, and was supplied in Mrs. Andrew's usual style of excellence and liberality. Although the tables extended the whole length of the room some contrivance was necessary for the accommodation of the unexpectedly large numbers who embraced the opportunity of manifesting their respect for Mr. Joseph's honourable and consistent character.

KILKHAMPTON FAIR - this fair on Holy Thursday was remarkably dull, and very little stock changed hands; what were sold realized very low prices. Lean bullocks fetched 20s. per cwt; sheep 5d. per lb.; cows and calves from GBP 7 to GBP 10, calves 12s. to 15s. each.

ROCHE FAIR - This fair, on the 16th instant, was very small, and very little business was done. The show of cattle and sheep was very inferior.

[much the same reports were given for Summercourt and Trewithian]

EXTRAORDINARY STEER - An immense steer, considered by competent judges to be between ten and eleven hundred weight, is now in the possession of Mr. JAMES ARTHUR, of Dowland, in the parish of Morval, who has had the animal from a calf. The steer will be three years old on the 1st of June, 1849.

REDRUTH UNION - On the 4th instant, a special meeting of the Redruth Board of Guardians was held for the purpose of electing a clerk in the place of the late Mr. WILLIAM DAVEY. There were twenty- eight guardians present, and Mr. GULSON, the inspector, attended to watch the proceedings. There had been five candidates for the office, three of whom, for various reasons, were withdrawn on the day of election, the names of MR. J. LUKE PETER, solicitor, and MR. T. R. HEARLE, solicitor, and of MR. JAMES JOHNS, who had been assistant clerk to MR. DAVEY, were the only ones proposed. Mr. J. P. MAGOR was the presiding chairman.

A prepatory vote was taken for the purpose of reducing the competitors to two, and Mr. Johns having the fewest supporters, the question came to be whether Mr. Hearle or Mr. Peter should be chosen. Mr. Magor who had spoken and voted for Mr. Johns, declined to vote for either of the other gentlemen. Fourteen guardians voted for Mr. Peter, and thirteen for Mr. Hearle. The general order of the commissioners directs that "every officer shall be elected by a majority of the guardians present at a meeting of the board, &c." and the inspector considered this to mean a majority of those present, whether they voted or not, so that if a majority of the board did not choose to vote at all, no election could be had; and that as fourteen was not a majority of twenty-eight, there must be a new election. It was, however, shown to him that the courts of law in similar cases had held that "the majority of the guardians present &c." must necessarily be taken to mean "guardians present and voting on the question," those who do not vote being concluded by the majority of those who do. He then expressed his intention of laying the matter before the Poor Law Board, and after the transaction of some other business the guardians adjourned.

At the ordinary meeting of the Board of Guardians on Monday the 14th instant, a letter from the Poor Law Board was read, confirming "MR. J. L. PETER in the office of clerk," he having, at the meeting on the 4th instant, been appointed by a majority of the guardians present and voting on the question." [as written]

It now appeared that the inspector from whose draft the proceedings of the 4th instant had been entered in the minute book, had omitted all mention of the business for which that meeting had been specially held, and those minutes having been signed, it became necessary to frame a retrospective minute, that Mr. Peter's election might duly appear on the record, Mr. Peter having, on Monday the 14th, expressed a wish to waive his ex-officio right to the office of Superintendent Registrar of the Union, Mr. JOHN HAYE, of Redruth, was unanimously elected to that office in his place. A paragraph which we quoted in our last number but one, gave an opinion of the inspector, as a decision of the Poor Law Board; and as that opinion proves to be as much at variance with law, as it is with common sense, we have thought it better, in correction of the former paragraph, to give the proceedings in detail from the information of our own correspondent.

TYWARDREATH PETTY SESSIONS - At these sessions held at the Porcupine Inn, Tywardreath, on Monday last, before Mr. SAWLE and Mr. T. GRAHAM, on the information of Miss MARY HEWETT and the Rev. Mr. BAMPFIELD, curate at Fowey, prosecuted by the guardians of the St. Austell Union, Mr. John SPARNALL, of the Ship Inn, FOWEY, appeared, on summons, to answer a complaint for having a nuisance outside his stable door, near the church-yard, Fowey, caused by his putting stable dung into a pit or hutch built up for that purpose. MR. WILLIAM DREW, of St. Austell, the guardians inspector, surveyed the pit on the 10th instant, and reported thereon to the guardians at the boardroom. There being no guardian then present from Fowey, it was determined to issue a summons, which Drew served on Saturday last. Mr. Sparnall employed Mr. BISHOP, of Fowey, as his attorney, and had also a host of respectable witnesses to prove that no nuisance existed, the dung having been for some time past removed once a week; but the cause broke down at its outset, Mr. Drew having sworn, was asked if he surveyed the pit on the day that he served the summons; he said he did so before the defendant was summoned, and found it quite clean. He was then asked why, if the pit was clean, he served the summons at all? His evidence being unsatisfactory, the complaint was ..missed, and an order was made for the complainants' costs to be paid by the parish, the defendant being left to settle his own costs; the costs together being upwards of GBP 8. Many of the parishioners of Fowey are highly displeased, and insist that the borough and parish shall not pay, and the defendant intends bringing the matter before the judge of the county court. Two persons were each fined GBP 1 and costs, for assaulting a gingerbread stall at Lanlivery feast with dirt and turf. Several minor cases were also settled.

TRURO POLICE - On Monday last, SARAH POLKINGHORNE was fined 6d. and 14s. costs, for assaulting EMILY PHILIPPA CALLOWAY, on the 14th instant. HENRY POLKINGHORNE, tailor, was ordered to enter into recognizances, himself in GBP 40, with two sureties in GBP 20 each, to keep the peace for twelve calendar months, and in default he was committed to gaol for twelve months, for having on the 21st instant, assaulted and threatened to knock the life out of Emily Philippa Calloway. When before the mayor, Polkinghorne appealed to a man called CREWS as to whether he had assaulted the complainant, and, on Crews affirming that he had, the tailor immediately struck him in court.

COMMITTAL FOR STABBING - On Friday last, JOHN HARVIE was charged before Mr. ROGERS, mayor of Falmouth, with stabbing JAMES POTTER. Harvie is chief mate and Potter second mate of the barque "MARCHIONESS ALISA," from Odessa with grain, waiting orders at Falmouth. A day or two since the chief mate gave some orders which Potter refused to attend to. On the mate remonstrating with him he still proved refractory; high words ensued, and in a scuffle that followed the chief mate, swearing he would take Potter's life, seized a mall and aimed a blow at Potter, which was arrested by a carpenter. The quarrel still continuing they again closed, and fell on the deck, when Harvie drew a knife and inflicted a dangerous wound on the hip of Potter, who was immediately brought on shore. Harvie was committed for trial at the next sessions.

ROBBERIES - Within the last few days several robberies have been committed in the neighbourhood of Camborne. On Monday night, the 21st, or early on the following morning, some thieves entered the bar of Tyack's Hotel through the back window, and regaled themselves with the best to be found in the larder and cellar, and then decamped, taking with them several articles of silver, some bottles of brandy, and a few other articles. It would appear that the party had been disturbed, or a more extensive robbery would probably have been perpetrated. We understand that similar depredations were committed on the same night at Penponds and Praze.

Early on Friday morning last, the workshop of MR. RODDA, shoemaker, Hayle, was entered, by means of a false key, and a quantity of leather with several pairs of boots and shoes were stolen. On the same morning, a quantity of sacks and old iron was stolen from the barn of MR. ANDREW STEVENS, at Wheal Alfred. No clued[sic] has been obtained to the discovery of the guilty parties. Larcenies have been of frequent occurrence in the neighbourhood of Hayle during the last few months. On Thursday night, the 23rd instant, a shop belonging to MR. THOMAS POLGLASS, tailor, at Charlestown, was broken into and robbed of a considerable quantity of clothing to the value of GBP 15 and upwards, with which the thief got clear off, and has not since been detected.

SELF DESTRUCTION - A farmer called WILLIAM BODY living at Lower Kanegye, in Breage, hung himself in his hayloft on Saturday last. It appears that he had recently returned from Bodmin asylum. About seven o'clock in the morning, he was met by his wife in a field near their dwelling house, he was met by his wife in a field near their dwelling house, and she asked him what he was going to do with the piece of rope he held in his hand? He said "Why, hang myself" and passed on, but she had no thought that he really intended to commit the act.

WILLIAM JEFFERY, shoemaker, Redruth, hung himself on Wednesday night in an outhouse behind his dwelling. He was not found until about one o'clock on Thursday morning, and when cut down was quite dead and appeared to have been so for several hours. The man is reported to have been in very comfortable circumstances, but to have been laboring for some time under an apprehension that he should come to want. He is said to have made repeated attempts at self-destruction before; one, many years ago, from which he was narrowly saved. The last fatal attempt appears to have been made with great determination. The cord was not larger than a small quill, but a running noose had been made in it with every precaution for security, and was so short that it must have been first fastened around his neck and then tied firmly to a hook which was nailed to a beam only a few inches above his own height from the ground.

FATAL ACCIDENT - At Boswedden mines, in St. Just, on Friday last, JOHN ANGWIN, a miner, was employed kipsing down the back of one of the levels for tin. He discovered a queer of ground in the side, and was about to take it down, when it fell on him and caused instant death by catching his breast across the piece of wood on which he was standing and breaking his neck. Deceased has left a widow and six children; his eldest son lost his sight by the explosion of a hole in the same mine four or five years ago.

CORONERS' INQUEST - An inquest was held on Wednesday week, at Antony, near Torpoint, upon the body of a male infant, which had been found on the previous Monday, inclosed in a roughly-made coffin, upon the shore of Whitsand Bay. It was proved that the child had died a natural death, and it was evident that it had been most carefully deposited in its narrow shell. The linen bore the name of "H.R. SANDERS," and from the circumstance of a piece of lead, of the weight of 10 lbs. being found in the coffin, it is inferred that the deceased was the child of some poor emigrant, and that having died at sea, it had been committed to the deep, the ground swell causing it to be washed on shore at the spot where it was found. If this be so, it would, doubtless, afford a melancholy satisfaction to its bereaved mother, could she be informed of the fact, that the remains of her infant now lie quietly interred beneath the sod in the village churchyard of Antony.

EMIGRATION - Those who had friends who left Plymouth in the "SAMUEL BODDINGTON" on the 9th of October last, will be glad to hear that the ship arrived at Port Adelaide on the 3rd of January following, having been twelve weeks and four days on the passage.

CONSISTORIAL COURT, EXETER - On Friday, the 18th inst., before Mr. CHANCELLOR MARTIN, the case of VOSPER v. VOSPER, the judge gave sentence. This was a business of proving, in solemn form of law, the last will and testament of MR. PETER VOSPER, late of East Stonehouse, in Devon, wine merchant, bearing date the 2nd day of November, 1848. The cause was promoted by MRS. MARTHA VOSPER, the widow and sole executrix, against MR. RICHARD VOSPER, of Lewannick, in Cornwall, miller, one of the brothers of the deceased. The property, consisting of considerable freehold, leasehold, and personality, amounted to upwards of GBP 20,000. The suit was instituted in December last; on the opening of the court this day, and the cause being called, the Judge gave sentence for the widow, thus establishing the will of the testator.

VAGRANCY - At the Exeter Guildhall, on Monday, RICHARD HAYS was charged with vagrancy, on Sunday morning: The policeman said I saw this man going to several houses at the Red Cow begging for bread, and I charged him with doing it, and he said he shouldn't have nothing to eat, if he didn't, so I brought him to the station house. He had been relieved at the workhouse the night before. The defendant said he belonged to HAYLE, in Cornwall, and had been employed by Messrs. HARVEY there at the smith's forge, but work was scarce; he had been to Southampton. He was in the county gaol two months ago for begging at Devonport. He said he had offered to enlist as a soldier, but was too slight. Committed to prison for three days with hard labour.




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