West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser. Friday 10th October, 1856. MARAZION - Mr. R. R. MICHELL has been re-elected Mayor for the ensuing year. CHACEWATER - On Sunday last, the officers and teachers of the Chacewater Wesleyan Sunday School presented to Mr. EDMUND PAULL a handsomely bound volume in commemoration of the deep interest that he had taken in the school as a teacher and secretary for the period of twelve years. COUNTY COURT APPOINTMENT - Under the New County Court Act the registrar is precluded from holding a double office. Mr. PAYNTER of Penzance, had therefore to resign either the Penzance or the Redruth office. It is stated that he has resigned the latter, and that Mr. J. L. PETER, of Redruth, will be appointed registrar of the Redruth County Court. BARQUE ABANDONED - The screw steamer "Calpe," of Liverpool, Capt. DOWNES, fell in with an abandoned barque, the "Lizzie Aisbitt," of Shields, two hundred miles south-west of the Scilly Islands, on Thursday the 2nd instant. The chief-officer and six of the crew took possession, and succeeded in bringing the barque safely into Gwavas Lake on Monday morning last. Since then she has been brought into Penzance harbour. She is scarcely damaged in the hull, and the vessel and cargo are roughly estimated at from GBP6000 to GBP7000. The following deposition has been made by the chief officer to Lloyds' agent at Penzance, Mr. R. PEARCE:- "6th October, 1856. On Thursday last, the 2nd instant, at eight o'clock in the morning, we observed a boat bottom up, at a short distance from us. We were then about two hundred miles to the southward and westward of Scilly. The wind was S.W., strong breeze, with a heavy sea on. Soon afterwards we sighted a barque, under double-reefed topsails, yawing about from side to side, sometimes head to wind, and sometimes before it, with an ensign hoisted in the shrouds, union down. We bore away from her, and lowered away the life-boat with the second mate and four hands, who went on board the barque, and, on their return to the "Calpe," reported that the barque had been abandoned by her crew. On this I myself went on board the barque, and found that her cargo, which was wheat, had shifted a starboard. Bulwarks all carried away on the starboard and part on the port side. Her sails split and running gear mostly gone. On sounding the pumps I found that she had three feet water in her hold. I was of opinion that we could save her and so reported to my captain, who directed me to take six of the "Calpe's" hands with me, and return on board and take charge of the barque, and I did so; and as there was too heavy a sea running to allow of the "Calpe's" taking the barque in tow, I turned to with my men to make sail, and pumped her out; but, before we could get the life boat in, a heavy sea struck her, turned her bottom up, and broke her adrift, and we lost her. The only boats we found on board the barque were the long boat in her gripes over the main hatch and the jolly boat on the house aft. On going into the cabin I found from the bill of health from Gibraltar that she was called the "Lizzie Aisbitt," of Shields, of 360 tons, Captain AMBROSE LEAKE, with a full cargo of wheat for cork, for orders. Having got the barque under command, I shaped my course for the Irish Channel, but being unable to fetch Cork, and the weather being very strong and thick, I made the land at eleven o'clock yesterday forenoon; but the fog was so very thick that I could not sail with it, so I stood off and on until daylight this morning when a pilot came on board in Mount's Bay, and being too late for tide into the harbour, she was brought to an anchor at half-past one o'clock this afternoon about a mile to the southward of the pier. TRURO POLICE - On Saturday last, before Mr. PADDON and Mr. NANKIVELL, magistrates, ELIZA SARAH was charged with stealing a GBP5 note, one or two sovereigns, three shillings, some cigars, and a piece of black velvet, the property of Mr. RICHARD HENRY STEVENS, porter dealer, of Truro. The accused had been a servant in the employ of Mr. Stevens about three weeks. Mr. Stevens lives in Ferris Town, and had about GBP70 in a box in his bedroom. On opening the box on Friday evening last, he missed a GBP5 note, several sovereigns, and some silver. When he unlocked the box he had suspicion that some person had previously opened it. The servant was questioned, and Mrs. Stevens asked her if she had any objection to let them see what she had in her pocket. She said she had not, and she took out a key and a small parcel, which she placed under her arm. The key would not fit the box, but the parcel contained fourteen cigars and she had also a piece of black velvet belonging to Mrs. Stevens. She confessed that she had taken the cigars from different boxes; but denied that she had taken any money. She said she would pay for the cigars, and begged they would not send her to prison. Mr. R. Stevens, however, called in police-constable PRATER and gave her into custody; and the case was heard by the magistrates on Saturday, and she was remanded till Monday. No money was found by that time; and as she wished to be dealt with summarily and not sent to the sessions for trial, she as sentenced to one month's hard labour for stealing the cigars and velvet. On Monday, WILLIAM HENRY TUCKER, blacksmith, of Calenick-street, was charged with assaulting MARY CARNARTON, a widow, and her son THOMAS CARNARTON. The complainant did not wish to press the charge, and the case was dismissed on Tucker paying expenses. On Tuesday, SAMUEL GREENWOOD, labourer, of Truro, was committed for one month to hard labour, for indecent exposure near Comprigney. On Wednesday, WILLIAM JERVIS, of St. Austell, a miner; about eighteen years of age, was charged with stealing a striped Jersey frock from the shop of SAMUEL TRENERRY, tailor, &c., Kenwyn-street. Jervis went into the shop on Monday evening to beg; Trenerry's daughter declined to give him anything. He left the shop and she went into the room behind the shop. He returned, and the jersey frock was afterwards missed. Police-constable WOOLCOCK apprehended the prisoner, who after some time told where he had placed the frock, in Mr. WYATT's cart-house in Back-lane, and there it was found by another man. The prisoner was remanded till Thursday, when in addition to the above charge, Corporal BARON, of the Royal Cornwall Rangers, preferred a charge against the prisoner for having received the bounty on entering that regiment, when he had previously enlisted in the South Devon militia, in the name of WILLIAM NANKIVELL. The prisoner was sentenced, for stealing from the shop, to one week's hard labour; and for feloniously receiving the regimental bounty, to three months' hard labour. "CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC." - Under this heading we inserted a letter last week from the Rev. JOHN GOSTICK, of Truro, in reference to a person named SCOLLARD, who had called upon him, and offered to sell him a book. We have since received a letter signed "JOHN B. SCOLLARD," complaining of Mr. Gostick's letter, and stating that "the accusations contained in that letter are utterly groundless, which I am prepared to prove in any way which may be thought necessary." To this we may add that on Thursday the 2nd instant, John B. Scollard was charged before the Mayor of Truro and Mr. PADDON, magistrate, with obtaining four shillings by false pretences from Mr. J. B. JOB, draper, Truro. The four shillings was for the book referred to, which Mr. Job purchased, in the belief that Mr. Gostick had taken a copy. The case however was dismissed, and Scollard returned to the complainant the four shillings. ACCIDENTS - On Tuesday evening last, the Vivid omnibus having arrived at Truro from Launceston, was driven to the railway station with some passengers. On its return when going down Lemon-street, a serious accident occurred. A boy was taking to the field two horses belonging to Mr. CLIFT, carrier, and was riding one of the horses without bridle or halter. The omnibus, in coming down the street, ran against the horse the lad was riding; the pole struck the animal's chest and killed it on the spot. The boy of course fell in the ground, but he received no injury beyond a cut in the mouth. It is stated that the omnibus was the wrong side of the street when the accident occurred. A Port-holland-mill[?], Veryan, in the past week, a servant of Mr. JAMES NICHOLLS had a narrow escape. He was employed in turning the water wheel of the mill, when he accidentally slipped his foot by some mishap and falling between the wheel and the house, was hung by the neck. His master kept him up by the legs till his wife went and called some neighbours, who came and extricated him after he had been hung by the neck for some minutes. He was taken to the dwelling-house, and was attended by Mr. PRYNNE, surgeon, and hopes are entertained of his recovery. On Wednesday evening, as Mr. T. H. EDWARDS, mayor Helston, was proceeding in his gig through Penryn, on his way from Falmouth, when, near Mrs. POWELL's hotel, a waggon drawn by two horses at a furious rate came in contact with the gig. Mr. Edwards and another gentleman who accompanied him were thrown out with great force, but excepting some severe bruises to Mr. Edwards no personal injury was sustained; the gig, however, was very much broken. The waggon belonged to Mr. ALLEN of the Falmouth brewery; how much damage was not done is remarkable, it being in the evening of the fair, and a great number of people in the street. MINE ACCIDENT - On Monday last, a man called EDWARD WENMOUTH[?], employed at Holmbush mine, had occasion to blast five pounds of powder, in order to communicate with a lower level and for ventilation; but instead of waiting a proper time after the explosion of the charge, he went forward to see the result, and was suffocated. A coroner's inquest was held by Mr. JAGOE, coroner, on Saturday, and a verdict of "accidental death" returned. CORONER'S INQUESTS - The following inquests have been held before Mr. JOHN CARLYON, county coroner:- On Friday last at St. Agnes, on the body of ISAAC COCK[?], miner, aged 66 years, who died in a most sudden and unexpected manner the evening before. From a statement made by the widow of the deceased, it appeared that when she went to bed on Thursday evening soon after eight o'clock she left the deceased below, shaving himself as he was in the habit of doing. Shortly afterwards he came into bed to her apparently as well as ever he had been in his life, but on speaking to him about three minutes afterwards and not being able to get any answer to the repeated questions, she struck a light and found he was a corpse. Mr. WHITWORTH satisfied the jury that he died from the visitation of God by natural causes; and the jury returned a verdict to that effect. On Saturday, at Mithian, in the same parish, on the body of JAMES TREBILCOCK, aged 20 years. It appeared that on the morning of that day he had gone to Wheal Kitty mine with his master's wagon drawn by four horses, two abreast, for some tin to take to Truro. On his way to Truro with the loaded wagon he came to a heavy part of the road, and one of the eyes by which the shaft was fastened to the wagon, broke, and tore away the other. The consequence was the shaft fell, and the deceased who was riding on it, also fell before the front wheel, and before his master, Mr. RICHARD CHYNOWETH, who was walking by the side of the front horses, had power to stop them, the wheel had almost gone over him. The master was obliged to get assistance before he could clear him, and when liberated it was found he was quite dead. Verdict, "accidental death." BANKRUPTS - WILLIAM SEMMONS [?], tailor, Redruth, Cornwall, to surrender October 18, at eleven, and November 18, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. LEE, official assignee, Aldermanbury; MASON and STURT, Gresham-street, city. RICHARD NATTLE CLEMENS, tailor, Liskeard, to surrender October 16 and November 13, at one, at the Exeter District Court. HIRTZEL, official assignee, Exeter; Stogdon, Exeter. TESTIMONIAL TO THE MAYOR OF TRURO - On Thursday the 2nd instant, a public meeting was held in the Town Hall, Truro, for the purpose of presenting to the Mayor of that borough, Mr. STOKES, a public testimonial, which consisted of a very handsome silver candelabrum, having on its base the following inscription:- "Presented to HENRY SEWELL STOKES, Esq., Mayor of Truro, by 1,300 inhabitants of that town, as a mark of their cordial appreciation of the public spirit evinced by him at the celebration of the peace with Russia, May 29th, 1856, and on many other occasions." The candelabrum has three branches, and is elegantly ornamented with vine pattern, on a richly embossed base. It was supplied, at cost price, by Mr. UGLOW, jeweller, &c., King-street, Truro; its height is twenty inches, weight 112 ounces, and value about GBP50. An ornamental stand, worked with beads and silver cord by Miss THOMAS, (daughter of Capt. Thomas, now in Chili,) was presented with the testimonial. At the meeting of the Town Hall was crowded, and the Mayor on entering was loudly cheered. He was accompanied by members of the Town Council, and of the committee which had been formed for getting up the testimonial. The chair was taken by Mr. WILLYAMS, who said - My good friends, and fellow townsmen and townswomen, I have the pleasure of addressing you on a very agreeable occasion, but it is necessary that I should make any further explanation at present, than to say that we are unanimously met this evening to pay our respects to our worthy townsman and Mayor, Henry Sewell Stokes. In the course of the meeting we shall have the pleasure of presenting him a testimonial of our respect; and I shall call on some of my friends here, on the right or the left, to explain how this has originated; and, further than that, I shall ask some of you in the body of the hall to give your opinion on this subject; because we are not going to tie ourselves down, on this occasion, to formal rules or systems, but we are going to speak our minds freely; and I believe we shall find that we have universally the same opinion of the object which has brought us together. I shall now be much obliged to Mr. GEORGE CLYMA, the chairman of the committee in connection with this testimonial, if he will be kind enough to say a few words in explanation of the object of our meeting. Mr. G. Clyma, after stating that he had been unexpectedly called upon, said they had met in that hall on various former occasions, but never on a matter which gave him more pleasures than the present. They were not now met to advocate the advantages of education, or the value of total abstinence; to support a church extension fund, or that prince of societies, the Bible Society. They were not met to petition parliament to reduce taxation, or to discuss any political question, or to urge the government to prosecute with more vigour the war in the east, or to make arrangements for commemorating the return of peace, as they had done on a former occasion; but they were met that night to perform a duty which man owes to his fellowman. (Loud cheers) The origin of the testimonial to the Mayor was simply this. A few days after the day of rejoicing in commemoration of the peace, a memorial to the Mayor was got up and signed by most of the respectable inhabitants of Truro. That memorial was presented to the Mayor; but, at the same time, one or two individuals thought something more than that should be presented, something which might be handed down to posterity. (He (Mr. Clyma) was then in the middle of the hall, and said he thought a sheet of paper was a poor thing for the Mayor to hand down to posterity, for it would not last very long, after being a few times opened and folded. He therefore proposed that they should enter into subscriptions, from a penny to a shilling, to present the Mayor with some further testimonial; and he was happy to say they had now been enable to purchase something of a lasting character for a testimonial. (Cheers) He might also state that every expense attendant thereon had been met, and that they had two or three shillings left. He would only further remark that he hoped the time would never again arrive when his worship would have occasion to employ his poetical genius upon the incidents of another war, but that the talents which Providence had bestowed upon him to such an extent, might be employed in the support of those institutions which are calculated to improve society, and to create love and good works. (Cheers) Mr. E. PARKYN said he had been called upon as having been the first who suggested the presentation of a memorial to the Mayor, and as being one of those who had taken part in getting up the subscriptions towards the present testimonial. He did not know, however, that he could add anything to the very clear explanation which Mr. Clyma had given on the subject. He was sure they all felt great pleasure in assembling that evening to do honour to their worthy Mayor; and that at the same time they had much pleasure in seeing Mr. WILLYAMS presiding over the meeting. He believed there was a feeling amongst a few persons, - it was by no means a general one - that this tangible and public manner of showing their approval of the conduct of the Mayor was somewhat of an innovation, and that future Mayors might expect the same. It was, however, not every day that such manly, judicious, and straightforward conduct was evinced by a Mayor, as they had seen exhibited by Mr. Stokes on the occasion of the peace demonstration in Truro. When such a spirit was manifested, he thought it was incumbent on them all to come forward and pay a tribute of honour to the merits of such a Mayor. (cheers.) The Chairman then asked if any one would volunteer to address the meeting; and as no one immediately came forward, he proceeded to call up several in succession, the R. J. GOSTICK and others, whose remarks in approval for the peace and on other occasions, were received with loud applause by the crowded assembly. THE ROBBERY AT PENWARNE - To the Editor of the West Briton. - Sirs,- It is with great reluctance that I intrude on your time and space, but, I do so in consequence of my attention having been called to a letter in your impression of the 3rd instant, signed "HENRY ARMITAGE, superintendant of police, West Cornwall Railway," referring to the part that I took in detecting the parties that committed the robbery, and which appears to call for a word or two of explanation from me. Far be it from me to attempt to detract from the merits of any man, but after what Mr. Armitage has thought fit to say, I consider it is incumbent on me to lay the facts before the public, that they may judge for themselves; and I beg respectfully to say that neither Mr. Armitage, nor any of the officers engaged, knew of the men having been seen where the plate was found, nor suspected where it was concealed; but the proprietor of Penwarne knew on Monday morning the 27th of July, four days after the robbery was committed, that I had searched for the plate in the croft where it was found by the men that I had instructed to search for it, and to keep a sharp look out, and see if the men that they had seen returned, which they did, early on Wednesday morning the 27th of August. The day the plate was found, OPIE came and informed me that the men were there that morning searching the place, which let to their detection and committal, and it was not by any act of Armitage's, or the constables engaged with him, for at the time the prisoners were committed, nothing was said to connect CHADWICK with the housebreaking implements found at Penwarne. In conclusion I beg to add, that I am surprised that Mr. Armitage should have written such partial reports to mislead the public. I remain, Sir, Your obedient servant, ALFRED HIPWOOD JARRETT. Police Officer, Borough of Penryn, October 7th, 1856.