West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser. Friday 3rd October, 1856. ORDER OF THE ROYAL ARCH - A provincial chapter of arch-masons was held at the lodge-room of the Volubian chapter, at the Royal Hotel, Falmouth, on Tuesday last, and was represented by companions from different parts of the province. The M.E.G.S. Com. Z. ELLIS, presided, having Com Z. PEARCE, of Penzance, and Com J. GILBERT, of Falmouth, on his right and left. The chapter was richly furnished with all the appropriate emblems, and was illuminated and decorated for the purpose with great splendour, and all the members appeared in full costume. Several brethren duly qualified, from Truro, Penzance, and Redruth, were admitted to this order; after which the business of the province was concluded, and the companions were instructed in the mysteries of the sublime degree. The ceremonies were finished at half past three o'clock, soon after which the companions assembled at the feast, which was served in first-rate style by Mr. SELLEY; the wines and dessert were equally good. The usual toasts appertaining to the arch degree were given, and the proceedings of the day closed at an early hour in true harmony and delight. WRESTLING - On the conclusion of the cricket match at Clowance, on the 24th ult., a ring was formed in order that the "United Eleven" might see something of Cornish wrestling. Mr. A. WALKER, of the "Eleven," was elected chairman of the wrestling committee, who established themselves on the grand stand. Mr. Walker, though quite a novice, conducted the duties of his position most ably. J. LILLYWHITE, the celebrated cricketer, was among the first who entered the ring. He threw TIMMONS of Hayle, (who was matched against him by the committee) amidst the most boisterous applause, and soon afterwards he threw another individual entered as "Lizzyboy-Dick," and was then made a double standard. PENHALL, COOK, TREMELLEN, MOFFATT, and some others showed good play, but as it was late in the afternoon before the play commenced, there was not sufficient time to enable all the men to do justice to their skill. Penhall appeared to be the acknowledged master of the ring, but, notwithstanding this, the worthy chairman of the committee expressed his determination to have a "hitch" with him, but was unable to carry out his intention on account of the time occupied in the previous play. Every person was highly pleased with the sport, which contributed much to the pleasures of the last day of the match. The following prizes were awarded:- first prize, 10s., Penhall of Gwinear; second, 7s. 6d., Cook of Hayle; third, 5s., Moffatt of Gwinear. THE NEW MAYOR OF SALTASH - Mr. H. COOK has been elected Mayor of Saltash for the ensuing year. Mr. HAWKES was nominated by Capt. SANDERS and Mr. Cook seconded his nomination; the former, however, was elected. COAST GUARD - Mr. ARTHUR HOOD has been removed from the Langley to the Newquay station, vice Lieutenant HYNE, resigned the service. PORT OF FALMOUTH - The steam corvette "Cruiser," 17 guns, commander FELLOWES, having under her charge the gunboats "Stanneh," "Haughty," and "Forester," for the East Indies, put into Falmouth on Friday with very strong contrary winds and bad weather, to await a favourable opportunity of getting to the southward, as none of them are using their steam powers at present. The "Dee" steamer, Master Commander PULLEN, left Falmouth on Saturday for the eastward. ARRIVAL AT QUEBEC - We understand that the ship "Charles Challoner," FOX master, of and from Truro with passengers, has arrived at Quebec, all well. VESSEL SUNK - On Monday morning last, as the new smack "Bessie," of Padstow, F. PRIDEAU, master, was coming down channel in a fresh breeze, laden with coals., when near Hartland Point, she upset, and sunk. The crew, four in number, took to the boat, and sculled into Clovelly; they landed safely, but lost everything except the clothes they had on. COLLISION AT SEA - A collision took place off the Land's End on the 24th ult., between the "Shamrock," screw steamer of Dublin, and a much larger steamer, name at present unknown. The deposition of the captain, made to Lloyds' agent at Penzance, Mr. RICHARD PEARCE explains the accident:- "At half-past eleven, the Longships light bearing N.E. by E. distant about five miles, we saw the red light of a steamer right ahead of and fast approaching our vessel. We immediately put our helm hard a port, stopped our engines, and reversed them. At this moment the stranger steamer, having starboarded her helm, struck us stem on, on our port bow, and stoved it in, so that the fore compartment immediately filled with water, we had also our bowsprit and port anchor carried away, besides other considerable damage. Both steamers quickly separated, and in the confusion two of my crew were found missing. I conclude that they are on board the stranger, but had not sufficient communication with her to ascertain the fact. Whilst occupied in getting out the boats to save our lives, the fires went almost out. Finding that although the vessel was making much water, we could keep her up, we stuck to the pumps, and relit the fires, by which time it was nearly daylight, and steamed for Penzance harbour, where we arrived this day at noon." EXTRAORDINARY WHIRLWIND - On the 23rd ult., at three o'clock p.m., as Mr. THOMAS MITCHELL, master seaman at Landewednack Churchtown, near Lizard, was on the cliff with some of his men looking out for shoals of pilchards, a tremendous whirlwind from the N.W. passed over the land near Landewednack Church, blew up the bedroom floor of a dwelling-house, and blew down a woman and a furze rick, entered another house, capsized a washing tray at which a woman was washing, and carried her away through the window. It carried away a fifty gallons cask and as it fell over a high cliff near Mr. Mitchell into the sea, it made a tremendous noise. The water rose in a boiling foam in a continual whirl, and showed the colours of the rainbow. The body of water was supposed to be thirty fee high, and to cover about a quarter of an acre. It was seen to pass in a south easterly direction over the sea for six or seven miles as far as the eye could watch it, which space it passed over in about five minutes. The large sean boats of Messrs. FOX and CO. of Falmouth, were about fifty fathoms from the whirlwind, and had a narrow escape from destruction. TRURO POLICE - On Monday last, before the Mayor Captain KEMPE, Mr. NANKIVELL, and Mr. PADDON, a miner of Redruth, called JOHN LAWRY, was charged with being drunk and creating a disturbance, and assaulting police constable PRATER, whilst in the execution of his duty. At the same time GEORGE RIDDLE, miner, of Redruth, was charged with assaulting HENRY TUCKER, beer-house-keeper, Calenick-street. The two miners came in an excursion train to Truro on Saturday last, and between three and four in the afternoon, they and some others were in Tucker's beer shop, and a quarrel arising, one of them struck a young man. The landlord remonstrated with them, upon which Riddle gave him a blow in the mouth. The landlord then sent to the police-station, and police constable Prater came to the spot. Lawry was then in the street, challenging to fight any man in the place; the policeman endeavoured to persuade him to go home, upon which Lawry struck him and knocked off his hat. He then closed upon the policeman, struck him two or three times, and kicked him. He was, however, taken into custody, and with the assistance of others conveyed to the station-house. The assault being proved, he was fined GBP2 and expenses, or in default one month's hard labour. George Riddle, for assaulting the landlord, was fined 5s. and costs, or one week's imprisonment. On Wednesday last, before the Mayor, Mr. NANKIVELL, and Mr. PADDON, CHARLOTTE BENNY, alias TRAER, was charged with being drunk on Tuesday night, conducting herself indecently in the streets, and breaking a pane of glass in the shop-window of Mr. TIPPET, New Bridge-street. This was the third time of Benny's appearance before the magistrates, and she was now committed for twenty-one days to hard labour. CAMBORNE POLICE - HENRY RICHARD, beer-house-keeper, at Bolennowe, in the parish of Camborne, was summoned at the Petty Sessions, at Camborne, on Tuesday September 30th, on two separate charges. It appears that on the night of Saturday September 20th, about twelve o'clock, JANE, the wife of HENRY STONEMAN, went to Rickard's house, in search of her husband, and when she entered, she found the house nearly full of men drinking, her husband being with them. He left to go home with her, and as soon as they got out of the house he beat her severely, gave her a bloody nose, and ill-treated her very badly. On the following morning, WARD with some other constables, went to the house, and in a loft over the stable, he found some parties with porter and sugar. Mr. DOWNING appeared for defendant and endeavoured in vain to prove the loft was not on the premises. Rickard was fined GBP2. for each offence and the expenses, amounting in all to GBP5. 8s. 6d. STEALING ROOTS AND SUMMARY JUSTICE - On Sunday morning the 22nd ult., Mr. JOHN KNIGHT, jun., of Lostwithiel, discovered that a large quantity of mangel, beetroot, and carrots had been recently taken away from one of his father's fields, near Bridge-end; and a considerable number of their tops were lying in the field, some cut off and others twisted off, but fresh and newly or lately done. This, with other suspicious marks in and near the field caused Mr. Knight, sen., to go to Boconnoc the next morning, and state the occurrence to the Hon. G. M. FORTESCUE, who granted a search warrant which was handed to EVIT [?], the constable of St. Winnow, and he before four o'clock the same afternoon, succeeded in taking three men into custody, named PLANKEY, WHITE, and HAWKS; and he found a quantity of mangel and beetroots in each of their dwelling-houses. The tops and some broken roots were brought from the field, and compared and found to match exactly with the roots found in the houses. On the next morning the men were taken to Boconnoc, before Mr. Fortescue, when the witnesses were examined, and the three parties bound over to appear at Trecan Gate to take their trials on Tuesday last. There were several magistrates to hear the case, the prisoners being defended by Mr. SOBEY, of Fowey. They were however, found guilty, and the Bench fined them GBP1. 10s. each, viz:- 5s. for the roots, GBP1. 5s. fines, and GBP3. 8s. expenses. THE ROBBERY AT PENWARNE - To the Editor of the West Briton. Sir, - Having seen a paragraph in your paper last week, about the Penwarne robbery, signed "X Y," I beg leave, on behalf of myself and brother constables, to say that we were the first at Penwarne to take possession of the house-breaking implements, and got them identified by the carpenter belonging to East Trefusis mine, where CHADWICK was employed as a watchman, and ought to have been watching the night the robbery was committed. We had all the information about two men having been see, as soon as Mr. Jarrett had, and were taking our plans accordingly, and I beg to say more comfortable and intelligent men I never met with. All did their best, and we beg leave to take the credit of getting the prisoners committed for the burglary, and were too wide-awake to let "X Y" and Jarrett take the silver place from the constable who had possession of it. We did not fall out as to who had the plate. Mr. "X Y" must not be so ready to find fault. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, HENRY ARMITAGE, Superintendent of Police, West Cornwall Railway. EXETER DISTRICT COUNTY COURT (Before J. TYRRELL Esq., Judge.) Tuesday, September 30. Re: Coplestone Cross, of Trevethan in the county of Cornwall, and of Duryard, Exeter. This was the day appointed for the audit. Mr. DAW, the official assignee, produced an amount of moneys which he had received up to the present time, showing receipts of rents and balance of insolvents effects &c., to the amount of GBP1,208, out of which the expenses of the court and audit and other items had been deducted, leaving a balance of GBP1,056. 6s. 3 1/2 d. Among the property realised are effects at St. Eval, GBP271. 7s. 6d., and stock GBP650. Mr. Daw added that at the next court there would be a further statement of all the insolvent's property with the amount of dividend which the creditors would be likely to receive. Mr. WINSLOW JONES of Exeter, solicitor to the mortgagees, made an application in respect of a house at Trevethan, in St. Eval. It appeared that there was a tenement on the insolvent's estate, which just before the insolvency was partly taken down by insolvent, and that taken down, had only been partly rebuilt. A sum of GBP60 had been expended thereon by the insolvent, and a further sum of at least GBP300 more was considered necessary to complete the work; the insolvent had agreed to obtain from his friends GBP100 to aid in the completion of the work, and the mortgagees thought it would be advisable that they should expend the remaining GBP200 on it, to be rents of the estate, if the court would sanction such expenditure. The said estate was entailed upon the male issue of the insolvent, but as he was already 79 years of age and unmarried, the mortgagees thought they had ample security for the outlay, and it was also hoped that there would be a considerable surplus for the subsequent incumbrancers and also for the general creditors. His Honor considered the proposed work would tend to the advantage of the estate, and therefore granted the application. A MINING CASE - APPROPRIATION OF PARTNERSHIP PROPERTY - Re: THOMAS MARTIN PENALUNA, of Victoria Street, Plymouth, and previously of South Sydenham near Tavistock. This insolvent came up from prison and was supported by Mr. FRYER, solicitor of Exeter, and opposed by Mr. HENRY RICKARD, mining agent, of Hennock. Mr. Rickard stated that he took a set of mines with the insolvent on land, belonging to Mr. PAWLBY, at Manadon, near Plymouth, for which he agreed to pay GBP175. He went to London to dispose of the set, and met with a Mr. BUTTERS, to whom he sold them, and from whom he received two promissory notes for GBP100 each, in payment. He returned to Plymouth, and handed them over to Mr. Pawlby's agent who however preferred coin, Rickard then took back the notes and paid him money. The insolvent then proposed going to London, instead of getting the money he deposited one of the bills as security for a private bill of his own for GBP55 which had been dishonoured, Rickard having endorsed the bill, he was sued for the amount and had to pay it. The Judge - then you Complain that he has employed partnership property to his own account. Mr. Rickard - yes, your Honor. Mr. Fryer said that Rickard had not been damnified by the insolvent's doing as he had done, inasmuch as he could sue Butters who was liable for the bill. His Honor, - what became of the other bill. Mr. Rickard said the insolvent had also disposed of that, but he had got it again. His Honor told Mr. Fryer that unless he would show him that the insolvent was not appropriating partnership property to his own use, he should delivered an adverse judgment again him. Mr. Fryer hoped the court would be lenient on account of the insolvent's ill health. His Honor said the insolvent had been opposed by his own partner, and it was quite clear that he had appropriated his partner's property, to his own use, which was a most improper proceeding. He would not allow such conduct without punishment but taking into consideration insolvent's ill health, he would remand him to prison for three months from the time of his arrest. CORONERS' INQUESTS - The following inquests have been held by Mr. JOHN CARLYON, county coroner:- on Friday the 26th ultimo, at Veryan, on the body of a female bastard child, aged about three weeks, who died under suspicious circumstances; and from the evidence of Mr. PRYNNE, surgeon, there was no doubt that the want of sufficient nourishing food was the cause of death. The mother is a married woman named LUCY SMITH, whose husband, a sailor, has been absent about four years, and she did not know whether he was alive or dead. From her statement it appeared that when the child was born she had no milk for it, and gave it food, intending to bring it up by hand, in order that she might be able to go out and work for its maintenance, that the child ate heartily for some time till it rejected its food, and then she observed some pimples on its tongue, which she took to be the thrush and treated it accordingly. After that the food went through it, and the child died. All the neighbours deposed that the mother appeared to be very anxious about the child, and treated it affectionately. The jury returned a verdict, "died by the visitation of God." On Monday, at Cubert, on the body of SAMUEL HENRY OWEN PEDLAR, aged 3 years, who died from injuries he received from catching his clothes on fire, in the absence of his parents one of whom, the father, was at work, and his mother had gone out to take his dinner to him. Verdict "accidental death." On Tuesday, at Chacewater, on the body of TITUS GEACH, a quiet inoffensive old man of that place, aged 85 years, who had died on that day from erisypelas of the scalp resulting from a wound in the back of his head supposed to have been caused by a stone which a little boy called JOHN MOORE, aged scarcely ten years, was said to have thrown at him, on Tuesday the 16th ult. The witnesses swore that on that day they saw four boys annoying the deceased, and throwing turves and stones at him while he was at work, and that one stone, in particular, which was thrown by the boy Moore hit him in the back part of the head and knocked him forward. A constable of the parish called MINERS, on hearing that the boys were annoying the old man, went out to render him assistance, and he complained of the boys, but not of any particular injury that he had received from them; and this witness did not observe any wound on the head, or any blood about him which he believed he must have seen if there had been any. The deceased also resumed his work, after talking about ten minutes or a quarter of an hour; and it did not appear that he had made any complaint to his family until the following Friday. He was not confined to his house until Wednesday the 24th. Mr. MOYLE, surgeon, was sent for, and saw him on Friday the 26th. His features were then much swollen and blistered, and he was suffering from a severe attack of erisypelas of the scalp, extending over the whole of the face as far as the neck. His wife told Mr. Moyle that he had been grossly insulted on the Thursday week previously (the 18th), and had been hit with a stone; he rallied a little after that, but died on Tuesday morning last; and Mr. Moyle had no doubt that the erisypelas was produced by the injury inflected on his head. It appeared that the boys in the neighbourhood had been frequently in the habit of annoying the deceased in various ways; and there being conflicting evidence as to the day when the wound in the head was received, the jury were not satisfied that it was inflicted by the little boy Moore; and returned a verdict of "death from erisypelas, produced by a wound at the back of the head; but when, or how that wound was inflected there was no evidence to show." The jury wished some notice to be taken of the destructive and dangerous practice, by young men and boys, of throwing stones, which is greatly prevalent in Chacewater; and it is hoped that the fatal result not recorded will give warning to such mischievous persons. The following inquests have been held before Mr. HICHENS, county coroner:- On the 27th ult., in the parish of Breage, on the body of WILLIAM EDWARDS, aged 37 years, who with JAMES RULE, of the parish of Sithney, aged 39 years, was killed at Great Wheal Vor United Mines, in the former parish, on the preceding day. They had prepared a hole for blasting, and as the object was to burst through a winze, they charged the hole with 7lbs. of powder; having set fire to it they retired to await the explosion, which taking place shortly after, they delayed returning to the spot for about three quarters of an hour, when the deceased, Rule, let himself down by a rope, and Edwards standing by watching him, and seeing that he had fallen exclaimed "he's gone," and thereupon leaped into the kibble and was let down by his comrades to endeavour to extricate him; but he instantly shared the same fate, and thereupon one JOHN CLENSO followed the example of Edwards. He was let down sufficiently far to take hold of Edwards, and to draw him up about his length, when he also became insensible and was falling away, but was seized by a man of the name of TRELOAR, and drawn up, having previously lost his hold of Edwards. Air was then thrown down into the winze to dispel the smoke, which had the appearance of a dense fog, and Rule and Edwards were then taken up dead. Verdict "accidental death by suffocation." On the same day, in the parish of Sithney, on the body of the abovenamed JAMES RULE. - On the 29th ult., in the parish of Wendron, on the body of JOHN REED, aged 25 years. The deceased was a miner, and worked at South Wheal Frances mine, in the parish of Illogan, and was ascending from the seventy fathom level when the "skip" which was in the course of being let down, caught the deceased's head and shoulders, and jammed him against a piece of timber across the shaft, so injuring him as to cause immediate death. Verdict "accidental death." On the following day, in the parish of St. Just in Penwith, on the body of WILLIAM HICKS, aged 12 years. The deceased worked at Botallack mine in that parish, and on the preceding day was descending to his labour in the 180 fathoms level, when a board falling through the shaft struck him on the breast and killed him instantly. Verdict "accidental death."