West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser. Friday 29th August, 1856. WANTED - For an Indian Railway a person of good character, practically acquainted with rock tunnelling. Address, stating age, experience and references, to Mr. W. G. THORPE, 1 Riches Court, City, London. WANTED - For the Cobre Mines, Cuba, Six Sumpmen and Two Enginemen, good reference will be required. For particulars apply to Mr. J. H. REYNOLDS, Redruth. TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS - Wanted by S. FEAVER, Chemist and Druggist, Duke-street, Truro, a steady industrious Youth, as an Apprentice. Terms may be had on application. MICHAEL OLIVE, Chronometer, Watch, Clock, and Nautical Instrument Maker, Has a vacancy for a respectable Youth as an Apprentice. M.O. would also engage with a Young Man who has partially served his time in the above line, and would wish to improve for a term of not less than three years. Church Street, Falmouth, August 12th, 1856. ADVERTISEMENT - I Hereby Give Notice that my son JOSEPH COULSON THOMAS, about 35 years of age, now residing in Camborne, has been for some time incapable of doing any business, owing to a complaint in his head, and I caution people against doing any money transactions, or supplying him with an Intoxicating Liquors. (Signed) JOHN THOMAS. (Witness) JAMES RULE. ADVERTISEMENT - I BENJAMIN RULE, Miner, Pachues, Mexico, Hereby Give Notice that I will not be answerable for any debts my wife ELISA RULE, of Camborne, may contract after this notice. (signed) Benjamin Rule. (Witness) THOMAS BAWDEN. Dated Pachues, Mexico, July 10th, 1856. CAUTION - I, JOHN TREGONING, of Black Dog, near Chacewater, will not be answerable for any debts my wife, MARY ANN TREGONING, may contract after this notice. (Signed) John Tregoning. (Witness) JAMES GOLDSWORTHY. August 28, 1856. EDUCATION IN GERMANY - Any Lady desirous of Studying in the Prussian capital, where the purest German is spoken, may hear of a Companion. A young English lady lately a pupil in one of the best schools in Berlin intends returning about Michaelmas (via Hamburgh) to finish her education. Particulars may be known of Mr. J. H. DRAW, St. Austell. Dated August, 1856. MARRIAGE LICENSES - The Rev. CHARLES JENKYNS, incumbent of Tuckingmill, and the Rev. W. THOMAS, of Sithney, near Helston, have been appointed surrogates for granting marriage licenses. A MINERS' EXCURSION - The miners working in Cook's Kitchen mine, enjoyed a railway excursion trip to Penzance on Saturday last, accompanied by the agents of the mine and a band. CORNISH BANKS - There are twenty-three banks, including branch banks in the county of Cornwall, the distribution of which gives one bank to every 15,450 persons in the county, taking the whole population as returned by the census in 1851. Falmouth is best supplied with banking accommodation, having one bank to 10,524 persons while Redruth has only one bank to 26,783. This inequality results, it may be presumed, from the rapid increase of population in the latter district, which had increased since 1841, by 5,520, which is more than ten per cent. In the Poor Law Unions of Stratton, Camelford, Launceston, Bodmin, Liskeard, and St. Germans, with a population of 104,670 the number of banks is seven, being one bank to 14,952 persons. In the Poor Law Unions of St. Columb, St. Austell, and Truro, having a population of 91,481, the number of banks is seven, being one bank to 13,069 persons. In Helston Union, with 28,399 inhabitants, there are two banks, being one to 14,199. In the Penzance Union, including Scilly, with 56,017 inhabitants, there are three banks, being one to 18,702 inhabitants. FAST SAILING - The "Cornubia," TYRRELL, master, the property and build of Mr. JOHN TREDWEN, jun., Padstow, performed the voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, to Plymouth, in the short pace of forty-six hours. Timber laden. VESSEL FOUNDERED - The barque "Elizabeth," of Bideford, TAPLIN, master, from Port Talbot, for Plymouth, with a cargo of coals, sprung a leak and foundered on the 21st instant, off the Land's-end. The crew were saved by the "Schyryd" and landed at Falmouth. CUSTOMS - Mr. ROSS (formerly of Falmouth), collector at Dover, has been appointed to Limerick; Mr. BERESFORD, collector at Penzance, to Dover; Mr. W. H. HOLMES, collector at Galway, to be collector at Penzance; Mr. MARSHALL, principal coast officer at Point, port of Truro, to the same office at Kirkaldy; Mr. SCOTLAND, principal coast officer at Cockenzie, port of Leith, to the same office at Point. PERRANPORTH - This unusually quiet little village was, on Thursday the 21st instant, the scene of most distressing excitement. A party of ladies, with some young gentlemen under their care, had come out from Truro for the purpose of spending the day on the sands, &c., when it was discovered about seven o'clock, that one of the party, a son of the Rev. Mr. BULLOCKE was missing, which caused great alarm, and all efforts to find him proved unavailing up to nine o'clock, when Mr. MARTIN, of the Hotel, and Mr. TRIPNEY, merchant of Perranporth, started on horseback on the Truro road. They then found that Master Bullocke, who had missed his friends had walked on as far as Captain HOLMAN's house, when becoming frightened he had obtained admission there, and received every attention. Mr. Martin and Mr. Tripney at once made all speed back to Perranporth, where the intelligence they brought, filled the hearts of all concerned with joy. Too much praise cannot be given to the inhabitants, and especially to Mr. Martin and Mr. Tripney, for the active and energetic manner in which they conducted the search. REDRUTH COUNTY COURT - re:- CHARLES WILLIAMS, of Hayle, Surveyor and Civil Engineer. This insolvent debtor came up for his first examination. He was supported by Mr. DOWNING and unopposed. The insolvent brought no estate into court but book debts, most of which are of a doubtful character, and the debts on the schedule are about GBP120. His Honour remarked that he considered the insolvent laws not to have been intended for cases of this description, and that it was very improper for an individual earning GBP7 or GBP8 per month, according to insolvent's statement, to wipe off GBP120 worth of debts by merely filing a schedule and appearing in Court twice or three times without making some proposition to his creditors. The insolvent, when he came up for his final order must come prepared to make some reasonable proposition to lay aside out of his wages quarterly or monthly for the ext two years such sum or sums as shall, at the expiration of that time, pay his creditors a respectable dividend. He then passed his first examination. ST. COLUMB COUNTY COURT - A publican of Treganetha, in St. Wenn, sued eight defendants for goods sold and delivered, or, properly, for ale and tobacco drunk and consumed on the premises, amounting in the whole to GBP23. 11s. 4d. In the case of W. D. DODGE v. C. A. OBRAN [?], defendant was committed for thirty days for disobedience of order and non-payment of the debt of GBP4. 7s. 4 1/4 d. TRURO POLICE - On Monday last, before the Mayor, Mr. SPRY, and Mr. NANKIVELL, three boys names CLARKE, STEWART, and LAKE, were charged with stealing apples from an orchard adjoining Kenwyn Street, in the occupation of Mr. MAY, shoemaker, Boscawen Street. A man named SUTTON saw the boys coming out of the orchard very early in the morning of the 21st instant; he seized one of them, and gave information against the others. Mr. May, however, did not wish to press the case, and on the boys promising to abstain from such depredations in future, they were discharged on paying expenses. NICHOLAS PASCOE was charged with assaulting SARAH MARTIN, but the evidence being insufficient, the case was dismissed. On Thursday, CHARLES SUTTON, an apprentice to Mr. JOHN BAWDEN, shoemaker, Pydar Street, was charged with absenting himself from his master's employ, without leave or just cause. He was committed to the House of Correction for one week with hard labour. FALMOUTH POLICE - On Monday last, a married woman named MILLS was committed to the Borough Jail for trial at the next sessions, on two charges of obtaining goods under false pretences. She obtained two dresses from Mr. BANKS, draper, and some flannel from Mr. LANYON, draper. The whole was bought by a marine store dealer for a mere trifle; such shops are often places for receiving stolen goods, and require to be sharply looked after. On Tuesday, a man named MORGAN, of Wales, master of the smack "Ocean," was summoned before the Mayor, Mr. CARNE, at the Guildhall. Mr. JULYAN, superintendant of police, said his attention was called the day before to the ship belonging to Morgan, for retailing coals of short weight. On Julyan stopping one of the bushels and getting it weighed, it was many pounds deficient; he took a second and found it was about 20lbs. short on 84; the cheat was managed by propping the beam so as to make it appear brought down when in reality it was not moved. The defendant said he was not on board his ship at the time; that the mate was delivering the coals, and the scales and weights belonged to Mr. THOMAS, the person who had freighted the ship. He was cautioned not to allow coals to be again retailed in such a manner, and promised that he would see to it in future. PENZANCE POLICE - On Wednesday, before the Mayor and Mr. J. BOASE, RALPH RICHARDS the younger, of Penzance, mason, was fined GBP1 and costs for assaulting WILLIAM CATTRAN, of Newlyn, fisherman, at the Fountain Tavern, kept by JANE EDDY. JOHN SEARLE, jun., attended to give evidence on behalf of defendant, but as it was clear that he had aided and abetted Richards, he was fined 10s. and costs. Both amounts were paid. On Tuesday morning Inspector OLDS's attention was called to a robbery that had been committed; a quantity of reed had been taken away from a storehouse at Taraveor Road belonging to Mr. EDWARD WILLIAMS, butcher. WILLIAM RODDA discovered the gates broken and a quantity of reed in a disordered state. Some was scattered about the premises, and some about the road leading to Adelaide street, as well as about the back of the street, and near the premises of THOMAS UREN, a butcher's assistant, where the clue terminated. On going up stairs into a bedroom a quantity of reed was found thrown about. A sample was taken and it corresponded with what was left in the store house. Uren was taken into custody. He accounted for his possession of the reed by saying that he had it given to him in the pork market - not an unusual circumstance, but that given away is generally dirty and bears marks of use, while this was fresh and new. By his own choice the bench dealt with the case summarily, and he was committed for a month to hard labour. JOHN ROBERTS, against whom an apprehending warrant was issued on Monday, was charged with having neglected to maintain his wife, from whom, however, he had been separated twenty-nine years. Mr. J. PASCOE appeared for him and Mr. R. DAVIES for the wife. Roberts agreed to allow her 1s. 6d. a week. THE FALMOUTH ROBBERIES - Last May, robberies were committed at Falmouth, by breaking and entering the houses of Mr. HILL, Mr. HALY, and Mrs. RYAN. The two BASSETTS were apprehended and committed for these robberies. One of the Bassetts escaped from the county gaol; the other was tried at the assizes and transported for life. We understand that the Devonport police have now a man in custody upon whom has been found a quantity of plated goods, the description of which corresponds with some of the articles stolen at Falmouth. It is also believed that Bassett, who escaped from prison, is in the neighbourhood of Devonport. COMMITTAL FOR FELONY - At Launceston, on Monday last, RICHARD MARTIN and his wife, JOHANNA MARTIN, were committed for trial at the sessions, on charge of stealing porter from Mr. PROCKTER, with whom Richard Martin has lived as a servant upwards of forty years. On account of information which had been received, and in consequence of having lost a considerable quantity, Mrs. Prockter set a watch, and caught them in the very act of carrying off six bottles. Mr. Prockter, who is a very kind and indulgent master, placed unbounded confidence in them. ACCIDENT AT TRURO - On Tuesday night last, shortly before twelve o'clock, Mr. GEORGE WILLIAMS, of Trevince, Mr. P. TOM, of Rosedale, near Truro, and Mr. G. MICHELL, of Gwennap, were riding up Lemon Street, Truro, in Mr. G. Williams's dog-cart, when on arriving opposite St. John's School-room, the shafts broke, the vehicle fell back, and its occupants were thrown one over another into the road. The horse, a fine spirited animal, commenced plunging and kicking violently, and started off with the dog-cart after him, held on by the traces, up the hill on the Falmouth road, but was there met by police constable PAPPIN who had witnessed the accident, and succeeded in turning the horse, which then ran with the dog-cart a short way up Daniell Street, but here one of the traces broke, and the animal again commenced kicking and plunging, and running round with the vehicle attached by one trace. Mr. G. WILLIAMS, who had speedily regained his legs, here came to the assistance of the policeman, and the horse was secured and led down the street to Pearce's Royal Hotel, where Mr. Williams ordered a carriage, and they proceeded on their journey. The horse was not al all injured, but the dog-cart was considerably damaged. MINE ACCIDENT - On Monday last, as JOHNSON GLANVILLE, of Camborne, a lad about twelve years old, was descending to his work in Condurrow Mine, he missed his hold and fell off the ladder a depth of twelve fathoms. He had one thigh broken in two places, his head severely injured, and sustained several other bad bruises and cuts; but hopes are entertained of his recovery. FATAL ACCIDENTS - On Tuesday the 10th instant, as EDMUND WILLS, a man in the employ of the Rev. D. JENKINS, of Gorran, was returning from Mevagissey with the postbag, a donkey by the side of the road frightened the horse on which he rode, so that it reared, threw him off, and then fell on him. The poor man was so much injured that he lingered until Thursday, when he died. On Sunday last, WILLIAM COLEMAN, tailor, of Pittimie, St. Minver, being on horseback, and attempting to open a gate, the horse started, when he fell off and the horse fell on him, and so injured him that he lived but three hours afterwards. CORONERS' INQUESTS - The following inquests have been held before Mr. JOHN CARLYON, county coroner. On the 23rd instant, at Gorran, on the body of EDWIN WILLS, aged 57 years. The particulars of the accident which caused Wills's death are given above. Verdict, "accidental death." On Monday the 25th, at Gwennap, on the body of JOHN BRANCH, aged 56 years. The deceased was a smith, working at Wheal Buller mine, and went to Kistler's public-house at Redruth on Friday, to take up his share of pay. In the course of the evening, he complained of being unwell, and went home and threw himself on the bed. His wife and daughter did not take much notice of it, fancying that he was suffering from the effects of the drink he had taken; but in the course of the night he became worse, and died suddenly. Verdict, "visitation of God." The following inquests have been held before Mr. HICHENS, county coroner:- On the 21st instant, in the parish of Germoe, on the body of JOHN RICHARDS, aged 39 years. The deceased worked at Wheal Vor United Mines, in the parish of Breage, and met with his death on the 19th in the parish of Breage, and met with his death on the 19th instant by the sudden explosion of a hole, which he and his comrade were preparing to blast. Verdict, "accidental death." On the 23rd instant, in the parish of Phillack, on the body of ELLEN BRANCH, aged 15 months. The deceased was taken unwell on the 21st, and as they lived in the country, the mother on the following morning determined on taking her to Mr. MUDGE, at Hayle, the surgeon who attended the family, and having left home with the child in her arms, she proceeded with her towards Mr. Mudge's residence, but before she reached it, the child died. Verdict, "accidental death." On the 25th, in the parish of Camborne, on the body of JAMES BURGAN [?], aged 12 years, who was accidentally drowned whilst bathing at a cove called Green Bank, in the said parish, on the 16th instant, and whose body was picked up on the 23rd. Verdict, "accidentally drowned."