West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser. Friday 29th January, 1857. ECCLESIASTICAL - The Rev. J. BANNISTER has been appointed to the perpetual curacy of St. Day. TESTIMONIAL TO A CLERGYMAN - At a meeting of the inhabitants of St. Ive, on Tuesday the 19th instant, a very elegantly chased silver communion service, with a suitable inscription, and a handsome set of books, were presented by the parishioners as a mark of their sincere esteem and gratitude to their late curate, the Rev. GEORGE EDGCOME, who has accepted the curacy of St. Gluvias. FREEMASONRY - On Thursday the 21st instant, the anniversary of St. John the Evangelist was celebrated by the True and Faithful Lodge, Helston. Br. GRYLLS, of Bosahan, was duly installed as W.M. for the ensuing year, and he appointed Brs. FORFAR and JAMES his S. and J.W., and Brs. MARTYN and BLIGHT his S. and J.D. Br. DALE was appointed Secretary and Br. EDWARDS Treasurer. The brethren then dined together at the Star Hotel after which the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given and responded to, and the day was spent with much harmony and pleasure. The dinner, wines, and dessert provided for the occasion was excellent. TRURO TEETOTAL SOCIETY - The annual meeting of this society was held in the Assembly Room on Tuesday evening last. The report showed that the past year had been one of unusual success; 570 persons had signed the pledge during that period; and after expending GBP50, there remained in the treasurer's hands a balance of nearly GBP13. The Rev. S. ANNEAR was re-elected president; Mr. B. BLACKER, treasurer; and Mr. JOSIAH RANDALL, secretary. Messrs. T. BARLOW and T. W. ARNOLD were elected auditors. TRURO BRITISH SCHOOLS - QUEENS SCHOLARSHIPS - The subscribers to these schools will be glad to learn that after a careful review of the report of her Majesty's Inspectors, and of the papers worked by the candidates at the examination recently held at the several training schools under inspection, second class Queen's scholarships of GBP17 per annum have been awarded by the Lord President of the Council to both of the female candidates lately sent up from the Truro Schools. The name of ELIZA MORCOMB stands first in order of merit on the list (she and two other candidates being pronounced equal), and MARY PENROSE from the same school stands second. The name of LOUISA ANN TREGELLAS, of the Penryn Wesleyan Schools, is placed eighth in order of merit in the same list (three other candidates being pronounced equal to her). These scholarships have been granted on the understanding that the Queen's scholars shall reside in the training school during the ensuing session, and in consideration of that grant they will receive tuition, lodging, board, washing, and medical attendance. QUEENS SCHOLARSHIPS, &c. - Mr. BENJAMIN WILMOT and Mr. JAMES ROBERTS, of Constantine, passed a very creditable examination at the Borough Road School, London, last week, and obtained first-class Queen Scholarships, and prizes of GBP4 each. Mr. Wilmot also passed his examination at the Royal Military ~College, coming in second out of twenty-eight examinations. THE CUSTOMS - Mr. H. VEALE, of St. Columb, has been appointed clerk and searcher at Fowey, in the place of Mr. BISHOP, now comptroller at Stornaway. THE LAW - The Right Hon. Sir ALEXANDER COCKBURN, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Please at Westminster, has been pleased to appoint Mr. GEORGE ANDREW OF St. Austell, attorney-at-law, to be one of her Majesty's perpetual commissioners for taking the acknowledgments of married women. FALMOUTH - On the 20th instant, arrived H.M. steam-tender "Avon," second master commanding PALMER, from Devonport, having on board Mr. BLACKEY, Master H.M.S. "Cambridge," and a party of seamen from that ship, to assist in taking H.M.S. "Eagle" Captain H. STORY, (the coast volunteer ship at Falmouth,) round to Milford, to relieve H.M.S. "Amphitrite," 30 guns, which vessel will be sent to Devonport to be paid off, she have been found too small for the required purposes. H.M.'s screw block-ship "Russell," 60 guns, now at Sheerness, will be commissioned on the 1st proximo, as a coast volunteer ship, under the same command, viz., Captain Story, who, with his present crew and some additions, are expected to join the "Russell" on that day. WASHED ASHORE - There has been washed ashore at Tregragon Cliff, St. Teath, a piece of board belonging to a vessel with the name "James Simpson," supposed to have been laden with fruit, as a quantity of nuts is washing in. FALMOUTH POLICE - On the 21st instant, before the Mayor and Messrs. BROAD and BLIGHT, magistrates, WILLIAM SARA and CHRISTOPHER TOY, were charged by Capt. BULLMAN, of the barque "Daedalus," with having deserted that vessel in June last, at Quebec. It appeared by the evidence of the captain that these men shipped and signed articles for GBP3 per month, deserted at Quebec, and shipping on board other vessels at GBP9 per month, putting the owners of the barque to considerable expense. They were severally committed for four weeks to hard labour. JAMES STEPHENS and WILLIAM GOTT were each committed for three weeks for refusing to sail in the brigantine "Thomazine," Captain HAYNES. On Friday last, MATHEW WALSH was brought on shore from the ship "Time and Truth," charged with being a deserter from the 29th Regiment of Foot. It appeared that he got on board the ship at Rangoon where his Regiment was lying. He was committed to gaol to await directions from the War Office, when he will be handed over to an escort and conveyed to Chatham, being the station of the depot of the regiment. STEALING BRASS - ELIZABETH WARNE, single women, of St. Hilary, was apprehended on Monday last by Superintendent MILLER, on a charge of stealing two brass bearings belonging to a bell of St. Hilary Church. It appears that on Friday last she was at Penzance, and offered for sale at Mr. LEVIN's stores two brass bearings, which she said her husband had found on the beach at Perranuthnoe, but Mr. Levin, thinking her story somewhat improbable, by her consent went with her to the police station to see Superintendent OLDS, and he being suspicious, detained them and asked Warne how she accounted for the possession of them, when she said her name was MARY THOMAS, married woman of Perran, and her husband had found them on the cliff; but she afterwards said she came from St. Hilary, that her name was Elizabeth Warne, and she found them in a field. Upon this Mr. Olds allowed her to depart, and at once communicated with Superintendent MILLER, at Camborne, who proceeded to St. Hilary, and after making inquiry, was informed that the brass bearings had been taken from St. Hilary Church, and on comparing them with the beam and wheel of a bell in the tower, he found them to correspond. Elizabeth Warne having been in the church in the morning of the day she was at Penzance offering the brass for sale, she was taken into custody, and on Tuesday the 26th instant was taken before the Rev. U. TONKIN, at Lelant, and committed for trial at the next assizes. ACCIDENT - Mr. DAVEY of Tuckingmill, was thrown out of his gig in Market-jew-street, Penzance on Saturday and broke his right arm, as well as sustained other injuries. CORONERS' INQUESTS. The following inquests have been held by Mr. JOHN CARLYON, county coroner:- On Thursday the 21st instant, at Redruth, on the body of RICHARD JAMES, miner, aged 17 years, who was killed the day before, at Wheal Trefusis mine, by falling from one of the footway ladders, as he was going underground to work. The ladders were all perfect, and there was no knowing what caused him to fall; but he fell a distance of nearly forty fathoms, and was killed on the spot. Verdict, "accidental death." On Saturday, at Gwennap, on the body of EMMANUEL SCOBELL, aged two years. From the evidence of the child's mother, it appeared that she went out on Friday, to hang out some clothes to dry in a field behind her house, and took the deceased with her to keep him out of harm's way; but he, unknown to her, wandered into the house while she was engaged, and as she was returning, she met him coming towards her with all his clothes on fire. She and one of the neighbours extinguished it as soon as they could, and immediately sent for a doctor; but the child died, in the course of the night, from injuries he had received. Verdict, "accidental death." On Monday, at Truro, on the body of RICHARD DATE, aged 72 years. The deceased lived in a house alone, in Charles-street; he returned from chapel on Sunday evening and went at once to bed, without complaining to any one of being ill. Not coming down at his usual hour the following morning, his step-mother, who resided under the same roof and partly maintained hi, sent her little boy up to see what had become of him. The boy returned and said he was sleeping. About an hour afterwards she went up herself and found he was quite dead. Verdict, "visitation of God." On Tuesday, at Portscatha, in the parish of Gerrans, on the body of GEORGE HENRY SNELL, aged one year and nine months, who was found drowned in a small shallow well, from which the inhabitants generally are in the habit of getting their water. The well is about two feet square, and inclosed by a door 2 feet 3 inches by 2 feet. It is difficult to conjecture how he could have got into the well; but it is supposed that he might have been looking in, and was probably thrust in by the sudden closing of the door by a blast of wind. Verdict, "accidentally drowned."

We often read about such items and I wonder whether any of these gifts presented to local worthies actually still exist. My sister has a silver tray presented to our godmother's mother at her wedding and I have a silver salver given to my father on his retirement. However it is only out of sentiment that we've kept these items, they're not what you might call works of art! so how often do these gifts survive? Any ideas? Do we know of any? Florian (in damp and chilly Coventry) > TESTIMONIAL TO A CLERGYMAN - At a meeting of the inhabitants of St. > Ive, on Tuesday the 19th instant, a very elegantly chased silver > communion service, with a suitable inscription, and a handsome set of > books, were presented by the parishioners as a mark of their sincere > esteem and gratitude to their late curate, the Rev. GEORGE EDGCOME, who > has accepted the curacy of St. Gluvias. ------------------------------- > Subscribe to digest by sending an email to CORNISH-D-request@rootsweb.com > with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line and body text. If you want, > MIME digests, email CORNISH-admin@rootsweb.com. > > Unsubscribe from either by sending an email to > CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >