West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser. Friday 25th April, 1856. NOTICE - I, FREDERICK HARRIS, of Lower Sticker, in the parish of St. Ewe, do Hereby Give Notice that my wife, ELIZABETH HARRIS, having left me without any cause, I will not be answerable for any Debts which she may contract after this date. As witness my hand this 18th day of April, 1856. Witness - LOUISA HALLS. HELSTON FLORA DAY - This ANCIENT FESTIVAL will be celebrated on Thursday the 8th of May. There will be a ball at the Angel Inn in the evening as usual. Dated 23rd of April, 1856. CRICKETING - A correspondent states that the Redruth Cricket Club has again donn'd the flannel and commenced active operations in the field, and judging from the 'play' which many of the members are already well able to show, it is not too much to expect that this club will considerably distinguish itself before laying down the "willow" at the close of the season. TEETOTALISM - Mrs. HARDWICKE, the total abstinence advocate, has addressed numerous audiences in the Town Hall and Assembly room, Truro, on three nights of the present week. PENZANCE DISPENSARY - This useful institution held its annual meeting on the 16th instant, the Mayor of Penzance, Mr. W. BORLASE, in the chair. The treasurer's accounts, showing a balance in favour of the institution of GBP38. 3s. 2d. were read and passed. The expenditure amounted to GBP156. 18s. 2d., whilst the subscriptions were only GBP134. 4s. 9d. Dr. MONTGOMERY reported that the cases applying for relief during the past year amounted to 1284, of which 1079 were medical, and 205 surgical. Chest diseases were the most numerous; out of 236 (nearly one-fifth of the total number of patients) 80 were genuine cases of consumption, and of these at least one-third were from the mining population. PEACE CELEBRATION AT ST. MINER - The tradesmen of this parish sat apart Wednesday the 16th instant as a holiday to celebrate the restoration of "Peace." The morning was occupied in the erection of a tasteful arch and other decorations. At two o'clock a procession, headed by the Wadebridge brass band, proceeded to the parish church where an excellent sermon was preached by the Rev. W. HART SMITH, from the 46th Psalm, 9th, 10th, and 11th verses. At four o'clock three hundred persons partook of an excellent tea; the day was a joyous one, and the presence of many aged persons who joined in the rejoicings of the last peace, gave life to the scene. Great credit is due to the tradesmen's wives and daughters for their interest in the celebration. The day closed with an address from the clergyman, whose exertions on the occasion deserve the highest praise. ADMIRALTY APPOINTMENTS - We understand that Mr. JOHN ANDREWS, of Truro, late surgeon of H.M.S. "Algiers," has been appointed staff-surgeon at the Royal Naval Hospital, Lisbon. Mr. ALFRED J. B. DUCKHAM, (formerly of the Metropolitan Superintendent's Office of Electric Telegraph Company,) on recommendation, from Woolwich Dockyard as temporary clerk, to be on the establishment, and appointed to Pembroke yard. CALLINGTON - There has been a contest between Mr. RENDELL and Mr. WRIGHT for the office of assistant overseer. At the vestry meeting the show of hands was in favour of Mr. Rendell. A poll of the parish was then demanded, which terminated on Friday as follows:- for Mr. Rendell, 53; for Mr. Wright, 39. SHIPPING ARRIVALS - The "Blackwall," Captain THORN, arrived from Melbourne on the 14th instant. When she was about seventy miles S.W. of the Lizard, easterly winds prevailing, a number of the passengers embarked in pilot boats and were landed at Penzance on that day and the following Wednesday and Thursday. She left Melbourne on the 28th of December, and had upwards of two hundred passengers, seventy-seven of whom landed at Penzance, many of them being Cornishmen. The "Blackwell" had on board between two and three tons of gold dust, and many of the passengers brought home parcels of gold dust. Several successful Scotsmen were first class passengers on board returning with their families. On the 17th instant, the "Blenheim," 60, Captain HALL, on her way to the grand review at Spithead, came into Mount's Bay, and coaled, anchoring about two miles from shore. Her heavy guns soon apprized the inhabitants of her visit. Some of the officers landed, and some boats with townspeople visited the ship, and were kingly received. RIFLE PRACTICE IN THE CRIMEA - At a match in the Crimea with the Enfield piece, the third prize was adjudged to Captain COOPE, of Falmouth, of the 57th regiment. Captain INGHAM, of that regiment carried off the first prize. The Captain of the 63rd and Captain Coope in the first trial were equal; in the second, to determine second place, Captain Coope's piece missed fired. Two out of the three prizes for the whole brigade (the 1st) were gained by the 57th regiment. CHEQUES LOST - A pocket book containing a cheque for between GBP200 and GBP300 was picked up in a street at Penzance last week. It is believed that the owner was one of the passengers who had come from Australia in the 2Blackwall," and landed at Penzance; he has written to the effect that he had missed such a book and cheque. The money being made payable to himself only, the cheque could not be negotiated. Another case of a lost cheque occurred to Mr. MARTIN WILLIAMS, relieving officer, who received from the Board of Guardians of the Union in which Goldsithney is included, a cheque for GBP52, it being customary at the fortnightly meetings of the board to pay the relieving officers by cheques. A woman of Goldsithney having applied for relief, out-door assistance was refused, but an order was made for her admission into the workhouse. Mr. Williams folded up the cheque and order so that they looked much alike, and gave the woman the cheque instead of the order. On going to the bank he discovered his mistake and hastened to Goldsithney, but the woman had not arrived there. He obtained the assistance of the Penzance police, and with the master of the workhouse and others made a search on the woman's arrival, and at last found the fragments of the cheque amongst some long grass, proving the woman's statement to be correct that she had torn it up, supposing it to be the order, her anger having been excited by the refusal to grant her out-door relief. FALMOUTH QUARTER SESSIONS - On Tuesday the 15th instant, the Borough Sessions took place before Mr. BEVAN, Recorder, Mr. CARNE, Mayor, and the usual bench of magistrates. The jury returned a true bill against GRACE BRAY, for stealing a pair of boots from Mr. JOHNS, of Webber Street. The prisoner was placed in the dock, and pleaded guilty. There was a paper handed to the Recorder, bearing the names of several farmers and others, who stated that the prisoner had been an honest and good character up to this action, and had reared a large family, and they believed it was through her being intoxicated that she committed the crime. Mr. GEACH of Budock, also gave the prisoner a good character. The Recorder remarked that drunkenness was no excuse for theft, but as so many respectable persons had given the prisoner a good character, and the prosecutor had joined therein, he should sentence her to one week's imprisonment in the borough gaol. An indictment was sent to the grand jury against ROBERT STUART, a marine store dealer, charging him with buying a watch knowing it to have been stolen. The watch had been stolen by three little girls, and they succeeded in selling it to Stuart for 2s. 6d. The jury, however, ignored the bill. CAUTION TO MARINE STORE DEALERS - On Friday last. PETER CARLILE, marine store dealer, Kenwyn Street, Truro, was summoned before the Mayor and magistrates for neglecting to enter in a book (which all such dealers must keep by act of parliament) the purchase of a quantity of ox-tails. It appeared that a large quantity of ox-tails had been stolen from Messrs. BOLITHO's stores at Penryn, and that Mr. NASH, police superintendent, and police constable WOOLCOCK, found a quantity of ox-tails in Peter Carlile's stores. No entry of the purchase appeared in his book On the 2nd of April, Mr. READ, jun, and a policeman came from Penryn, when a second visit was paid to Carlilie's premises, and a second lot of ox-tails belonging to Messrs. Bolitho and Co., were found. The entry then appeared in the book, but the purchase was made on the 28th of March. The penalty for non-entry is GBP20, but the magistrates mitigated the fine imposed upon the defendant to GBP10, or two months' imprisonment. PENRYN POLICE - On the 10th instant, HENRY JOSE and WILLIAM HENRY JOSE, father and son, residing at Falmouth were charged before the borough magistrates with being drunk and disorderly, and were fined 5s. each and expenses. ROBBERIES - Before the Penzance borough magistrates on Monday last, THOMAS HAWKE, a native of Falmouth, was charged by ROBERT BARNES with stealing from him GBP8. 12s. in silver. The prisoner was a journeyman butcher, the complainant a butcher's assistant, and both parties occupied the same room in CATHERINE NICHOLAS's house, Tregarthen's Court, Penzance, but they slept in separate beds. A light coloured bag, belonging to Barnes, containing GBP5. 2s. 6d. was found in Hawke's possession by Superintendent OLDS, and other circumstances against the prisoner were proved, from which the magistrates committed him for trial at the next borough sessions. TRURO POLICE - On Monday last, before Dr. CARLYON, county magistrate, ANN MOYSTON, alias MORRISON, alias PLANCOOK, from Somersetshire, MARY ANN BULLOCK, of Redruth, and MARIA ANN MURREN, of Redruth, were charged with being disorderly characters and with acting in an indecent manner in a field near Bosvigo House, on Sunday forenoon last, between eleven and twelve o'clock. Complaints being made to Mr. NASH, police superintendent, that disorderly conduct by abandoned females had been exhibited in those fields for two or three Sundays past, he and police constable WOOLCOCK went there last Sunday, and witnessed conduct which led to the charge not made against the prisoner. On seeing the police officers they ran away, but were pursued and captured. The offence being proved against them, Moyston was committed for six weeks' to hard labour, and Bullock and Murren to one month's hard labour. ACCIDENTS - On the 15th instant, a "scale" of ground gave way in Wheal Trelawny, and fell on WILLIAM HANCOCK, a miner, and bruised him very much, but he is in a fair way of recovery. On the 16th instant, as a mason of Liskeard, called ISAAC CRAGO, was working on the Cornwall Railway, he was dangerously injured by the blasting of a rock, a part of which struck him on the head, and inflicted a very serious injury. The poor fellow is in a dangerous state. On Saturday last a man called PARSONS, in the employ of Mr. MARTIN, guano and coal merchant, was at Malpas, and had to go on board the "Cherry" schooner. On descending to the hold of the vessel by a ladder, the bar of the ladder on which he stepped, broke under him, and he fell into the hold, a considerable depth. He was soon taken up, and said that his back was broken. Assistance was obtained, and he was conveyed to his house at Truro, and attended by Mr. ANDREW, surgeon of a Friendly society, of which he is a member. On examination it was found that his back was not broken, but his spine was injured. He is now progressing favourably. ESCAPE OF A LUNATIC - On Tuesday last, a man called JOHNS, who lived at Marazion, but has been for some time confined in the lunatic asylum at Bodmin, contrived to effect his escape. One of the warders, however, sent in pursuit of him, got intelligence at Lower St. Columb that he had passed that way, after which he lost trace of him, but subsequently found a man who had seen the lunatic on the northern road, going in the direction of Truro. He told the man that he had escaped from the asylum, and said he was going home, but he should go by way of Redruth, for if he passed through Truro he feared police would know him. The warder then went on to Truro and gave information to the police, after which he proceeded to Marazion, where he found and secured the lunatic whom he brought to Truro, and thence by coach conveyed him to his old quarters at the asylum. CORONERS' INQUESTS - The following inquests have been held before Mr. JOHN CARLYON, county coroner - On Friday last, in the parish of Gwennap, on the body of JOHN PERRYMAN, a miner, aged 32 years, who was killed the preceding day while at work underground in East Wheal Damsel mine, by a body of ground falling in on him in a pass. Verdict, "accidental death." On Monday, in the parish of St. Stephens in Branwell, on the body of JOSEPH PHILLIPS, aged 50 years. It appeared that deceased had gone on Saturday to bring away some scaffolding from the boiler-house attached to the engine house, at Mineral Court mine, which had recently been converted into a stable. He had got a young horse in his cart, and very soon after he started, the horse, from some cause or other, took fright, and ran off down a hill. The deceased held on as long as he could by the halter, but about half-way down the hill he was knocked down, and the first person who came to him found him attempting to get up in the road. As soon as assistance could be procured he was conveyed to his home near by, and put to bed; but he had received serious internal injury, and survived only about an hour. There was no knowing what made the horse start, whether it was the noise of the timbers, or whether one of them had struck him or not. The horse, although a very young one, was supposed to be perfectly quiet, and belonged to the deceased and his brother; but the deceased had not much command over him as he had only a halter on his head. Verdict, "accident death." On Wednesday last, at Penryn, on the body of EDWARD TRICE, aged 79 years. For the last four months he had been living with an old woman, called ELIZABETH WITCOMBE, whose son had married his daughter; and it appeared that on Monday evening last, her son, who kept the Cross Keys Inn, at Penryn, heard that the old man was either dead or dying; and, on proceeding to the house, he found it locked, and could not gain admission; thereupon he got a policeman, and, by directions of the Mayor, the door was forced open, when the deceased was found dead in his bed. The death caused a good deal of talk in the town, but it appeared, at the inquest, that the old woman on her return from work on Monday evening, found him very nearly dead, and, according to her account, he died within a few minutes after she got into the room. Instead of informing her son of it, she locked the door and went to inform some parties at Falmouth of the death, and returned from thence in a very excited state. Several witnesses were examined, but from the evidence of Mr. TRENERRY, surgeon, it was proved that the deceased died from exhaustion to the system in consequence of discharge from an ulcerated sore leg, with which he had been afflicted for some years. The jury thought the woman was reprehensible for not giving the friends notice of the death as soon as it occurred, but eventually returned a verdict in conformity with the medical evidence. The following inquest has been held at Penzance, before Mr. DAVIES, the borough coroner:- On the body of MARY ANN OLDS, a servant at Mr. VIBERT's, York House, who when drawing water from a tap, suddenly fell, and on being raised was found to be quite dead. Mr. HARVEY gave his opinion that death was caused by the rupture of a large vessel near the heart, or of the heart itself. Verdict, "died from natural causes." COURT OF COMMON PLEASE, April 19. - POWELL and ANOTHER v. JESSOPP - Important question as to mining shares. This was an action to recover damages for the non-delivery of 1,000 Wheal Guskus shares, and at the trial, which took place at Guildhall, the jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff. Subsequently a rule was obtained to set aside that verdict, and various questions were raised for the consideration of the court. The only point of importance, however, was, whether it was necessary that a contract for the sale of mining shares should be in writing and under seal. In support of the affirmative of this proposition it was contended that shares in a mine constituted an interest in land, and could not be transferred except by deed under seal in accordance with the provisions of the statute of frauds. To-day cause was shown against the rule being absolute. Mr. BOVILL and Mr. C. POLLOCK showed cause, and Mr. HAWKINS, Mr. DAY, and Mr. LAKE supported the rule. The Court was of opinion that the case was analogous to that of "Watson v. Spratley," in which the Court of Exchequer had held that shares in a mine did not amount to an interest in land. They thought it better to follow that decision than by giving a contrary one to unsettle the law upon the matter. It must be understood, however, that they acted only in deference[?] to the decision adverted to, and did not at all intimate what their opinion might be if the questions should come before them in the Court of Error. The present case was one in which the parties could appeal, if they desired to take the opinion of a higher court. - Rule discharged