Hi Listers, I'm seeking assistance with my research of the PRYN/PRYNN & DADDOW families. I'm trying to locate the dates of death of both William & Joan, they would be post 3 April 1750 as this is the date of the baptism of Jane, the last child that I can locate with my resources here in Australia. Also the place of burials would be greatly appreciated possibly at St Andrews. The family was in Tywardreath for all their life. I'm assuming all the religious services were carried out at St Andrew's, but I could be wrong. William PRYN/PRYNN ch: 18 Mar 1716/1717 son of Robert PRYN abt 1690 no other details m: 5 Feb 1713/1714 at St Andrew's to Ann PRYOR ch: 12 Dec 1688 at St Andrews daughter of William PRYOR and unknown. Joan DADDOW b: abt 1719 daughter of John DADDOW & Margery PENQUITE no other details Issue: John ch: 14 Apr 1738 at St Andrews no other details William b: 1739 m: Elizabeth WILLINGTON at St Andrews Josepha ch: 2 Jan 1740/1741 at St Andrews m: Christopher MAINARD at St Andrews no other details Samuel b: Tywardreath d: 12 Feb 1743 Tywardreath no other details Jane: ch: 3 Apr 1750 at St Andrews no other details Any information at all on the above 2 families would be greatly appreciated, it's nearly impossible from Australia to locate place of burials. I would also like to hear from any descendants of the above families or branches from anywhere in the world Happy Days, John in Newcastle Australia johnjgriffiths@bigpond.com

Hi everyone, I read a book review in the Mail on Sunday yesterday - PIRATES OF BARBARY BY ADRIAN TINNISWOOD The online version varies slightly from the paper review. The newspaper says: In 1641 pirates raided Penzance in Cornwall and carried off 60 men, women and children....... The website says: ....Barbary pirates, especially the Sallee Rovers (who sound like a deadly football team), lurked in the English Channel and made raids on coastal towns like Penzance to seize men, women and children for sale as slaves..... and ..... In 1645, a raiding party of Turks landed on the Cornish coast and kidnapped 240 men, women and children. A year later, Edmund Cason was sent by Parliament to Algiers to negotiate with Pasha Yusuf for the release of English slaves. Cason paid an average of £30 a man (women fetched a higher price) and ran out of money when he had freed some 250. There were 400 left. Gradually over eight years, until he died there, he saved most of the rest...... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/article-1264206/Englands-Terrors-High-Seas-PIRATES-OF-BARBARY-BY-ADRIAN-TINNISWOOD.html My specific question - has anyone found anything in the Cornwall Record Office, relating to these claims? Regards, Maureen Praed/Praid One Name Study No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.801 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2806 - Release Date: 04/12/10 07:32:00

Thanks for info on Blanche. This looks right for her death as in 1851 she was actually listed as a visitor. The age is spot on. Let's face it, like me she had an uncommon name.Horton B

I have found the following death references but so far cannot find the exact dates. Ann BROKENSHIRE age 79 Oct - Dec quarter 1914 and William BROKENSHIRE age 78 in July - Sept quarter 1915, both in St. Columb district.The district and ages are correct. I have double checked the Cubert and Newlyn East burials at the record office and Courtney library but have not ofund them. There is a Methodist cemetery at Cubert but I have no way of checking their records. I know some other Brokenshires are buried there, so this is a likely runner. Death or burial date would be very welcome. Thanks in advance, Horton in Penzance.

Hello list. This is another of my ancestors that seems to have evaporated. Blanche was the widow of Henry COCK and my last sighting of her was at Numphra in St. Just in Penwith in 1851 aged 77 as a visitor in the household of Martha COCK, who I think was a daughter in law. I have trawled through several parish burial records but have not spotted her. She was baptised Blanche NICHOLLS baptized Dec 18th 1774 at Madron. Can anyone dig her up, as you might say? Cheers Horton in Penzance

Horton, I believe that Blanch was buried at Uny Lelant on 05 Jan 1853. Her age was given as 79, and the burial record indicates that she was of Trevethow. It all makes good sense, since her daughter Charity Cock (Mrs. Richard Hampton) lived at Trevethow at the 1851 and 1861 Census. Bill Curnow Port Charlotte, FL, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stanley Bolitho" <stanley.bolitho3@btinternet.com> To: "Cornish Email" <CORNISH-GEN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2010 3:24 PM Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] Blanche COCK > Hello list. This is another of my ancestors that seems to have evaporated. > Blanche was the widow of Henry COCK and my last sighting of her was at > Numphra in St. Just in Penwith in 1851 aged 77 as a visitor in the > household of Martha COCK, who I think was a daughter in law. I have > trawled > through several parish burial records but have not spotted her. She was > baptised Blanche NICHOLLS baptized Dec 18th 1774 at Madron. Can anyone dig > her up, as you might say? Cheers Horton in Penzance > > ------------------------------- > Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information > http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

My reply was a little misleading---use the link and index for Friggens,Blanche---Bob On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:24:46 +0100 "Stanley Bolitho" <stanley.bolitho3@btinternet.com> writes: > Hello list. This is another of my ancestors that seems to have > evaporated. > Blanche was the widow of Henry COCK and my last sighting of her was > at > Numphra in St. Just in Penwith in 1851 aged 77 as a visitor in the > household of Martha COCK, who I think was a daughter in law. I have > trawled > through several parish burial records but have not spotted her. She > was > baptised Blanche NICHOLLS baptized Dec 18th 1774 at Madron. Can > anyone dig > her up, as you might say? Cheers Horton in Penzance > > ------------------------------- > Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription > information http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ____________________________________________________________ Scottrade&#174; Online Trading $7 Online Stock Trades - No Share Limit. $500 Minimum To Start http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4bc0e98bc049428e3am02duc

Could this be the person in this link?--Bob http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=sknowles&id=I11 607 On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:24:46 +0100 "Stanley Bolitho" <stanley.bolitho3@btinternet.com> writes: > Hello list. This is another of my ancestors that seems to have > evaporated. > Blanche was the widow of Henry COCK and my last sighting of her was > at > Numphra in St. Just in Penwith in 1851 aged 77 as a visitor in the > household of Martha COCK, who I think was a daughter in law. I have > trawled > through several parish burial records but have not spotted her. She > was > baptised Blanche NICHOLLS baptized Dec 18th 1774 at Madron. Can > anyone dig > her up, as you might say? Cheers Horton in Penzance > > ------------------------------- > Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription > information http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ____________________________________________________________ Get Free Email with Video Mail & Video Chat! http://www.juno.com/freeemail?refcd=JUTAGOUT1FREM0210

That is great news Malcolm! > > Hi List > just to let you know Treknow and Tintagel are now allocated > Many thanks for your help > There are still loads of documents to do if anyone wants to help > Thanks again > Malc in sunny Padstow > ------------------------------- > Listmom:  ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription > information http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Hi List just to let you know Treknow and Tintagel are now allocated Many thanks for your help There are still loads of documents to do if anyone wants to help Thanks again Malc in sunny Padstow

Hi List If there are any volunteer transcribers interested in Treknow and Tintagel I acquired some today that need transcribing I would be delighted to welcome some new blood onto the team to tackle these documents, helping the fantastic team of transcribers currently helping me If you want to know more about what the project is and how it works email me off list _taclowcoth@aol.com_ (mailto:taclowcoth@aol.com) The result is an index of Cornish names mentioned within my collection of documents which relate in the main to North Cornwall Have a look on the OPC Cornwall website Cheers Malc in sunny Padstow

WEST BRITON AND CORNWALL ADVERTISER NISI PRIUS at SPRING ASSIZES 4 April 1851 BODILLY v. THOMAS (Special Jury) - For the plaintiff, Mr. COLLIER and MR. PAULL; attorney, Mr. J. N.R. MILLETT; for the defendant, MR. CROWDER; attorney, Messrs. HODGE and HOCKIN. This was an action for breach of promise of marriage and the damages were laid at GBP 1,000. Mr. Paull opened the pleadings, and Mr. Collier stated the case. The plaintiff was Miss ELIZABETH BODILLY, of Penzance, and she brought this action against MR. THOMAS, of Truro. [The history of an engagement of about nine year's duration, which the defendant commenced and was assented to by her - which she had been ready to keep, but which the defendant violated. .... The defendant, MR. THOMAS, is the son of Mr. THOMAS, who now lives on his property at a place called Bridge Cottage, Truro. "He [the father] was formerly the editor of the West Briton, but he does not seem to have intended his son for a literary life; he placed him with Mr. PENTREATH, a grocer at Penzance, to learn that business. Whilst there he became acquainted with MISS ELIZABETH BODILLY. They were then about the same age. Miss Bodilly was at that time a young, blooming girl, and had never experienced the trials of life. Mr. Thomas met her at a pic-nic party, handed her over stiles, carried her parasol, and paid other little attentions which are so attractive to ladies at pic-nics. After this he continued to visit at Miss Bodilly's father's, and was received as the suitor of Miss Bodilly. After a time she became somewhat indisposed to receive his attentions, because she understood that his father was averse to the match; and unquestionably his father had always been so from the first. He (Mr. Collier) was not aware, however, that Mr. Thomas, senior, had any reason whatever to object, except from the want of fortune on the part of Miss Bodilly." Testimony was given regarding the engagement, which took place in 1840 over the objections of Mr. Thomas, senior. Eventually, Mr. Thomas, jun. convinced Miss Bodilly that his father would never leave him money, and he suggested they wed "unknown to his father." The young man represented to Mr. Bodilly that his father was impracticable, and Mr. Bodilly was induced to give his consent to the union. A letter was afterwards received from Mr. Thomas's father declaring his objection to the match, and Mr. Bodilly was induced, by young Mr. Thomas, to write his father suggesting the engagement was off. This was in June, 1842. Portions of over 300 letters were entered into evidence, from July 14, 1841 to 1848. In 1843 he wrote "My precious Life - I'm sure, my dear, no two persons ever loved each other with more sincere and devout affection than we do. Would to God that I could do as my heart dictates, we would not be long asunder. I feel as if I could go to the other side of Jerusalem so as to get away from home. I can't go out of the house without being watched. ...." At that time, Miss Bodilly commenced addressing her letters to him to Mrs. ROUSE, of Truro, for the purpose of concealment from his father, at the young Mr. Thomas's request. Mr. Thomas, jnr. then denied himself the pleasure of seeing her because his father was suspicious of their correspondence . -[Throughout the correspondence, he addressed her as "ELIZA" , and "Lizzy", until 1847 when it became "Elizabeth". In 1843, he wrote "I have only one wish, my love, and that is to live to make you happy." In 1844, he noted his 24th birthday, and that hers was coming, too - and signed it "your deeply affectionate husband, J. Thomas". In 1846, "Dear Lizzy, I am in receipt of yours of the 14th instant, but am really at a loss how to make a reply. It is quite plain to me that situated as I am at present with respect to my affairs, my father having so much hold upon my property in a variety of ways, it would be madness for us to think of being united... ..Let us hope next year will bring a change..... Yours, J,. Thomas] In 1847, "Dear Elizabeth - I have made I suppose a dozen attempts during the last four months to reply to your two last letters, but Christmas being my busy time, ... I have been obliged to defer it week after week. " Then in 1848 came the following: "Things have taken such an opposite turn to what I anticipated a few years ago, that it would now be the greatest folly on earth, and certain misery for both of us, to be untied whilst my father is so opposed to it in every way. You know as well as I do, that I am entirely dependent on him, and it would therefore be ridiculous for me to fly in his face; therefore, dear Lizzey, for your future happiness, as well as my own, I think we had better drop the correspondence. I am, Lizzey, your unhappy, J. Thomas." Mr. Thomas then married another lady. The defendant had had GBP 3.000 fortune with his present wife, and now carried on an extensive grocery business. -MISS MARY BODILLY, sister to the plaintiff, in 1840 resided with their father, a glazier, her brother, and her sister, at Penzance. My sister is now twenty-eight years old, to the best of my knowledge. In the autumn of 1840, I and my sister went to a water party. Defendant was there also; he walked home with my sister, and paid her considerable attention. .. . she then stated much of what had been presented in the address by Mr. Collier, above. She said in 1842 the defendant threw the letter his father wrote Mr. Bodilly into the fire, then dictated a letter which he had signed by Mr. Bodilly and sent to his father. By 1842, defendant said he could not get a [marriage] license because he had not lived in Penzance long enough, nor could they be married by the Registrar for the same reason. He said he could not wait the necessary time because he had a situation in view. He said on his return he would marry her in spite of any one. He visited Penzance often, and stayed at her father's house; made her sister many presents. In 1846, her sister received an anonymous letter, which seemed to be in defendant's handwriting; it described his 'wildness'. It was written as if a young lady wrote to my sister, and had been directed to the post office. The purport of it was, that she pitied Miss Bodilly if she should have him. During this time, her sister became ill [from English cholera] and witness destroyed other anonymous letters that came for her sister, without showing them to plaintiff, to save her upset. Could not say how many. When cross-examined, said she was aware of a letter in 1842 from defendant's father, but had not read it. Defendant threw it into the fire. xcc -LOUISA HOSKIN - knew Miss Bodilly for a long time; knew of the engagement between Mr. Thomas and Miss Bodilly. Lives at Redruth; saw the defendant when he had a house and shop in Truro; it was unfurnished, and he asked her to come upstairs to look at it. He then asked her for her sister's address in London, and took out a letter which he said was from Elizabeth, on which he wrote her sister's address. "I remarked they were nice rooms; he said one was intended for Elizabeth and himself, and the adjoining one for the boys. (Mr. Crowder - Aye, aye, the shop-boys, of course.) By Mr. Collier - has defendant ever said anything to you about the engagement being broken off? No. Has he ever said anything to you about his having asked her to do something? He said he had written her to discontinue all further correspondence, but that she would not take the hint; defendant has a respectable shop in Truro." -Mr. GEORGE DANIEL - Lives at Truro, not far from the defendant; he keeps a grocer's shop in St Nicholas Street; it is a "tidy" shop; thinks he has got his share of business; believed he was one of the principal grocers in the town; knows the lady he has married; she stands very well for fortune. Cross-examined by Mr. Crowder - did not know that she had GBP 500, and that the whole was settled on herself; knew nothing about the amount. For the defence, Mr. Crowder alleged that plaintiff did not need to enter so many letters into evidence; it was done to prejudice the jury and embarrass the defendant. The length of the engagement was misstated; it had only lasted seven years, not nine. The fortune of defendant's present wife had been grossly misrepresented; she only had GBP 500, not GBP 3,000, and it was all settled on herself; not a farthing of it could be touched. , The defendant had acted with the most perfect sincerity towards the plaintiff; the engagement had existed, had been broken, and the only question to determine was amount of the damages. They believed it had been terminated in 1842, or at worst 1847. The action could have been filed in 1847, but plaintiff had waited until he married. The action was filed in December, 1849, so it would annoy defendant's whole family. Had they married in 1842, defendant must have become a bankrupt, have passed through the court, and she would have been miserable and wretched. It would have been a most rash act, for they could not live on love. There was not a tittle of evidence to show that he had any further means of supporting a married life, from 1842 up to the time of his marriage. There was no charge of his attempting to deceive the plaintiff. Therefore, he [Mr. Crowder] did not think damages should be awarded which would be ruinous to the defendant. The jury should endeavour to do justice to the plaintiff, and at the same time to do no ruinous injury to the defendant. The jury retired, and in about half an hour returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages GBP 130. MANUFACTURE OF ARSENIC - QUEEN v. GARLAND (Special Jury) Mr. CAROPENTER ROWE and Mr. KARSLAKE for the prosecution; attorney, Mr. TILLY. Mr. CROWDER and Mr. MONTAGUE SMITH for the defendant; attornies, Messrs. SMITH and ROBERTS. In this case the defendant, Mr. Thomas GARLAND, was indicted as managing partner in a firm engaged in the manufacture of arsenic at Perranarworthal, for creating and continuing a public nuisance. Mr. Rowe said the case was one of considerable interest and importance to the inhabitants of that neighbourhood; and involved also a general question of great importance to the public, - that being whether any man, whatever his position, had a right on his own property, to carry on a trade which was detrimental to the health, well-being, or comfort of his neighbours. Perranarworthal is situated between Truro and Falmouth; it is an agricultural parish, and he was told that the population was considerably above the population of many other agricultural parishes in this county. About 1815, a Dr. EDWARDS, a skilful chemist, established some arsenic works in the parish; but at that time it was of small extent, and carried on under the auspices of a chemist, who was well acquainted with the practice, little or no complaint was caused in the neighbourhood. It was not until 1830, after the death of that gentleman, when the works came into the hands of other parties, that any complaint was made. After that, the works were discontinued; but about 7 years ago Mr. Garland went on with the business, and about three years since, the works were considerably enlarged [Mr. Garland built 3 chimneys, with necessary furnaces. They were not very skillfully built, with the result that they were emitting considerable quantities of a very deleterious and deadly drug, the white arsenic of commerce. It was a nuisance, destructive of the vegetation and the cattle in the neighbourhood; and he averred that MR. THOMAS, the prosecutor, had not been in any way actuated by sinister views in instituting this prosecution. This indictment had been moved by certiorari, to the Court above, and now came down to be tried on a writ of nisi prius. After some further remarks, he called -The Rev. FRANCIS WRIGHT, who stated he had been vicar of the parish of Perranarworthal for about four years, but had not resided in the parish more than fifteen months. The extent of the parish was about 1,700 acres, with about one person to each acre. The arsenic works in question were situated near Mellingye Creek, in a valley which runs to the village of Perranwell. (Plans of the locality produced.) There are several houses in the immediate neighbourhood of the works, and public roads, and there is a church path passing near the works. There is a road above Mellingye Creek which was the old road from Truro to Falmouth. Last autumn, and during part of the winter, I went several times to visit Captain RICHARDS, who was then very ill and has since died; he lived in a house close to the works. The vicarage is on the south, about half a mile from the works. Before going down I always observed which way the wind was blowing. The chimneys were at times throwing out a great deal of smoke. When I observed the wind, I have on occasions made a circuit of double the distance of the way I might have gone if I had not wished to avoid the smoke. I have never personally experienced any effect of the smoke, because I have always avoided it. Have seen the smoke lying along the valley. The bushes looked blackened, with a deposit of white on them. Mr. Crowder objected to this part of the question - the nuisance alleged in the indictment was "arising from burning and melting crude arsenic for the making of arsenic, whereby noisome and unwholesome smells arose, so that the air thereby was greatly corrupted and infected." Whether trees were blackened, or cattle affected (as stated by Mr. Rowe in opening the case) was not material to this question. A distinct kind of nuisance had been alleged, and to that the proof must be confined. The Court thought the evidence admissible; prosecution was entitled to show the character of the vapour from its effects on animals and vegetables. -REV. F. WRIGHT's examination resumed - The trees and bushes were blackened, with a deposit of white on them. I also observed the herbage; it was unhealthy looking chiefly so in the neighbourhood of the works in the valley; I should say decidedly the land in the neighbourhood of the works is injured. In the beginning of this month, I saw some cattle of Mr. Carlyon's dead; saw the contents of the stomach, and in consequence of the opinion I formed, communicated with Mr. Garland at Mr. Carlyon's request. Mr. Garland's response was that he would take the case into consideration. -RICHARD THOMAS, civil engineer residing at Falmouth; copied the map produced; had lived in this parish a great many years, but had been obliged to leave. There were ten or twelve cottages in the neighbourhood of the works, and the valley is allotted into closes for agricultural purposes. The land is very variable; a great deal has been inclosed within the last twenty or thirty years; other farms there were more ancient; his father's estate had been inclosed since the time of James the Second. After Dr. Edwards's death, the works were carried on by a firm, of whom Mr. PAUL WILLIAMS was one. I lost a cow, and had another very ill, and called in a farrier. After that the works were discontinued; then the present defendant took them... Before he entered on the manufacture, I saw him at Falmouth, and [told him about what had happened. Mr. Garland reassured witness he would take care the works should be carried on without any annoyance.] Did not experience any great annoyance until the new, taller stacks were built. There is a very great difference as to the quantities of smoke coming from the chimneys; they emit immense quantities, night and day, all the year round except Sundays. When there is a light wind, the smoke spreads out a great deal in the valley; and has the appearance of fog; it gives a shocking bad smell. My own residence at Mellingye is 200 yards from the works; when the wind is south, the smoke from the chimneys comes directly over my house, and spreads over the place. It comes into the house and obliges the windows and doors to be shut. [Had had cattle and horses sicken and die after grazing in the fields near the factory, which were examined by a farrier and by MR. WEBBER. Told Mr. Garland about the horse, and he offered ten guineas in compensation. Witness replied he'd like to consider the offer; had to intention of accepting. Another horse died last Christmas. Let his farm "all run to hay", which was saved and ricked; sold off all his stock.] The effect [of the smoke] is injurious on the trees and vegetables. We do not plant any vegetables now except potatoes, they growing under ground. The fruit trees are most affected; the blossom is prevented by the smoke from coming to maturity. I pointed out my haystack to Dr. Jago and Dr Vigurs, of Falmouth. The Court then rose. FRIDAY, MARCH 28 - before Mr. Baron Martin Cross-examination of MR. RICHARD THOMAS, by Mr. Crowder - remembered his father building the house at Mellingye; there were no arsenic works there at the time. Witness went to live there about twenty years ago, and continued to live there until within the last year and a half. Had considered the works to be a public nuisance ever since arsenic had been made there. Burning coal or sulphur was annoying, but he should not take the trouble to complain about that; it would not kill his cattle. The first time he went before the magistrates was in October last, but he had threatened as long ago as Mr. William's time, after he lost some cattle. There were twelve or fifteen people living close by the factory with their families, all employed by the arsenic works; had not brought up any of these people [as witnesses]. Did bring some others from the neighbourhood who were not so employed. Had been obliged to go out of his own house and afterwards shut the windows down to keep the arsenic smoke out. The arsenic smoke was destroying trees all over his property. Believed the grass was poisoned, although it continued to grow. Believed that all the people about there were suffering in the same way. Re-examined: Witness's father and himself had laid out about GBP 3,500 on the place; the greater part was laid out by his father, before the arsenic works were built. The nearest point of the old Truro and Perranwell road to the factory was 300 yards distance. The distance from the factory down to the new turnpike road near Basset Wharf was 700 yards. There was besides the roads, a public footpath near the factory. By Mr. Crowder - Had himself laid out about GBP 800 on the house about sixteen years ago. Himself as well as other people had landed ore-weed at the bottom on the road, at Tarn Dean. -SARAH SIMMONS, servant to Mr. Thomas, lived on the same side of the old road from Falmouth to Truro, as Mr. Thomas's house, at Mellingye, and went to his house every day to take care of it. When there, had felt very much the effect of the smoke from the arsenic works. Had generally a very bad cough from the smoke blowing into the house; could not say what the smell was like; it was very bad indeed. Could smell it when at the cottage where she lived, as well as at Mr. Thomas's house. Had been obliged to move clothes when put out to dry to some land on Mr. Thomas's on the other side of the turnpike, in consequence of the arsenic smoke blowing on them. The clothes kept the smell of the arsenic all day. In going to Devoran market, had smelt the smoke on the new turnpike road, at the distance of nearly three quarters of a mile from the works. The way to Devoran was along another valley. Had seen the smoke from the Bissoe valley come over the hill and into that other valley. The smoke was visible when she smelt it. It was white smoke. The smell which she had smelt along the road to Devoran was the same as at her own house when the wind was blowing from the works. -HENRY RICHARDS, who lives at Devoran, formerly worked for Mr. Thomas for six or seven years. Left his service about fourteen months ago. Remembered some three years ago some alteration being made in the arsenic factory; four or five new chimneys were built and a new calciner was built. Since that time there had been five times as much smoke as formerly. When with Mr. Thomas, it was his business to work out on the farm. When the wind blew that way there came up from the factory a smoke that would choke a man. Had been forced to put up his hand to his mouth; and had gone away and left the "stinking old trade." (Laughter) Wished he had never seen it. Used to go out of the way of the smoke to higher ground. Had been employed at Mr. Thomas's in transplanting trees. Some of them grew and some went dead. Mr. Thomas took up scores of trees and planted them, and they died away. Remembered a heifer dying on the farm about sixteen months ago; soon after that a cow died there. These animals were feeding down the hill. [Had smelt "very bad smoke" up to a mile and a half distant from the plant.] It was stinking stuff - very different from coal smoke. Cross-examined: it was when Mr. Thomas went to Falmouth that he ordered witness to sell off his stock.... Did not particularly notice the smoke when he perceived it a mile and a half off. Could not see it much then, but could smell it tight enough. Had seen it a mile and half off when the wind was blowing strong. -RICHARD CURGENVEN VIGURS: I have been in practice at Falmouth as physician nearly ten years. I know the arsenic factory, and was there on the 13th instant. There was then a large quantity of vapour. The arsenic of commerce is manufactured there, from the crude arsenic procured from the chimneys of tin-burning houses. When brought to the factories it is a heavy powdery substance. It is then placed into furnaces and exposed to heat and air, by which it becomes sublimed, and is passed through extensive chambered flues at the end of which is a stack. In passing through these flues, the arsenic is deposited in the chambers, in the form of very minute white crystals. These crystals are collected and placed in refining kettles from which the arsenic is taken out in the form of glassy lumps. Some of the arsenic goes to the market in that form, but the greater proportion of it is ground to the state in which it is sold by druggists. When I visited this factory it was at work, and I observed a considerable quantity of white smoke passing out of two tall chimneys which I presume are at the end of the flues. I walked across the stream of smoke, and perceived that it had an arsenical, or as it is commonly called, a garlicky smell. It was extremely disagreeable, and it affected my throat with dryness and unpleasant feeling. If the process of manufacturing arsenic be properly and skilfully conducted, there are thrown off only sulphurous acid, carbonic acid, and a product of fuel. But when unskilfully conducted, a large proportion of arsenic also escapes in the form of a white smoke, such as I have described The cause of that is that the chambers are not sufficiently extensive, or that the work is going on too fast. I observed that the trees in the neighbourhood of the factory, and particularly on the eastern side, below the works, were damaged; the outer twigs, particularly on the factory side, had perished. The specific gravity of white arsenic is between three and four. Arsenic smoke is heavier than coal smoke. I scraped a tree, not far from the factory, on the west, just at the bottom of Mr. Thomas's land, and, by usual tests, I afterwards at my home ascertained that the scraping contained about one-fifth or one-sixth of arsenic. This was an approximate quantity; I did not make a quantitative analysis. I went into the factory on that day and saw two men in the changing-house, one of whom had sponge in his nostrils, and the other was smoking a pipe. I did not go over the factory. On the 20th inst., I went to the factory with Dr. JAGO, a physician in practice at Falmouth. We then went through the factory. (Dr. Vigurs here gave evidence of analyses made by himself and Dr. Jago of the scrapings of several trees at different parts of the neighbourhood. The general effect of the evidence was that in nearly all instances they detected arsenic in quantities varying from faint to very marked traces, according, apparently, to the distances from the works, and the position, whether east or west, in relation thereto. They also took some hay from the interior of a rick, from the side not exposed to the factory, and detected arsenic therein.) [It had rained heavily the day before he took the scrapings, which lessened the quantity deposited on the trees; there had been a very heavy shower an hour before they took the scrapings. On the previous occasion when I was there, it was also very wet.] The smoke does not kill the grass. This is to be accounted for by the arsenic being deposited in a solid form, probably in crystals, so that it cannot be absorbed by the grass; and when washed into the earth, it meets with and combines with lime which makes it insoluable. The effect of arsenic on animal life is to destroy it, howsoever it is taken into the body; if taken in large quantities it will destroy life rapidly; if taken in minute portions, slowly. If a man inhaled for a considerable time the white vapour I have spoken of, it would eventually materially injure his health. Arsenic, when taken in slowly, may cause disease either of the stomach, intestines, or lungs; or it may cause disease of the brain or nerves; and it may kill without leaving any appreciable mark in the stomach; but when taken in large quantities it irritates the stomach. Cross-examined: Arsenic is as valuable a medicine as any we have; it is generally the case that the rankest poisons, animal or vegetable, furnish the most valuable medicines. I did not detect any Visible particles on the trees; if the weather had been dry, I might have done so with a microscope. [Had not examined the manufacture before this occasion, but did go through the chambers of the factory about four years ago, as a matter of study.] All that is deposited in the chambers is arsenic for sale; and every particle that escapes the chambers is so much lost to the manufacturer. It is in the interest of the manufacturer to prevent such escape, provided it does not involve too heavy an expenditure to enlarge the chambers; but it might be necessary to expend GBP 100 to save a penny worth of arsenic. Did not perceive much heat in the stream of vapour that I passed through; the vapour had come down from a great height, from the top of the stacks. Arsenic is, perhaps, fifty or sixty times as heavy as air, and, consequently, its tendency is to deposit itself as close as possible to the stacks; but a good breeze might take it half a mile off. At the point near Perranwell, I found no traces of arsenic in the scraping; the wind had not been blowing from the eastward for a long time; but we detected it nearly as far as that in the direction of the wind. I went to the factory at the request of Mr. Thomas, to know what was likely to be the effect of the works on the health of the people and cattle in the neighbourhood. It might have been desirable to make a quantitative analysis; but I detected the presence of arsenic and satisfied myself with that fact. On the windward side of the factory we had comparatively slight traces of arsenic; but on the leeward side, the traces were much stronger in every instance. The prevalent wind throughout the year is S.W. to W. The tests I applied were three liquid tests. The white arsenic of commerce has no smell; it is a combination of the metallic arsenic and oxygen; but arsenic in the metallic form yields an odour like garlic. The white arsenic of commerce - arsenious acid - also possesses no odour in a state of vapour. Before the occasion of my visiting this factory, I had never seen any crude arsenic. To do injury to man or beast, it is not necessary that the particles of arsenic should be taken into the stomach. Experiments have been tried, but it has not been found that the skin will absorb it; but if arsenic were placed on a wound, either in man or beast, it would be absorbed, and, if in sufficient quantity, would cause death. It would also be absorbed by the nose. I went into the factory, and remained there about five minutes, and saw the men there; I did not go into any of the cottages. When I tested with burning charcoal, I did not get the metallic arsenic; but I smelt it, and that was as good evidence as sight, for the smell told me that metallic arsenic was burning. Re-examined: [went further into the testing, and the smell. Repeated much of what has been mentioned above, with nothing new added.] When I find the three liquid tests all detecting the presence of arsenic, I am satisfied as a scientific man; I don't know of any other metal to which those three tests might be applied with the same result. It is much more difficult to detect arsenic in the stomach of an animal, because of its mixture with salts and animal matters. At this stage of the proceedings, the Judge strongly advised on an amicable settlement; and suggested that, as he had known done with reference to alkali works in the north, persons should be appointed to examine the premises from time to time, in order to insure their being properly conducted. No could would direct a manufacture of this sort to be put an end to until every possible means had been tried for carrying it on. After some discussion, during which Mr. ROWE pressed for a verdict and the costs, the suggestion of his lordship proved unsuccessful, and, consequently, the examination of witnesses was proceeded with. -THOMAS TREGASKIS, examined by MR. ROWE - Was a merchant, carrying on business at Basset Wharf, in the parish of Perranarworthal; and frequently sent timber and other merchandise up to the valley in question. Had four tenants occupying premises of his by that road from Tarn dean. Frequently had occasion to traverse that road himself; on such occasions had frequently smelt a disagreeable smell; at those times, had seen the stacks of the arsenic works throwing out smoke. For a short time, he lived on the hill on the Devoran side; in the mornings could smell the smoke all the way from his house down to the wharf; at those periods the Bissoe valley was filled with smoke from arsenic works. [Whether the smoke came from one more than the others he could not say; probably they all contributed. Could not say that Mr. Garland's stacks had contributed to the smoke a great deal, because of the Bissoe works. The first of the works up the Bissoe valley was TODD's, about a mile up. ] On that part [of the valley] where the Bissoe smoke does not come, there was no question that more smoke was thrown out than there was three years ago. Last year, witness had cattle grazing in his fields - a horse, a cow, and a pony. The horse died; he was well before put into that field. The cow was ill at the same time as the horse. The Pony was affected slightly, and witness got a farmer in Feock parish to take him for a short time. The horse became very stupid, and very poor, and his hair came off in spots until witness was ashamed to keep him any longer and sold him for twenty shillings; the horse took away a load of coals from his place, but died before he reached Redruth. Since this happened, witness had not grazed cattle in any of these fields. Cross-examined by Mr. Crowder: Had altogether seven tenants; four of them were in one building; the Tarn Dean property had been his for about four years. The Bissoe valley and the Mellingye Creek join at Tarn Dean Point. Todd's arsenic works up the Bissoe valley were tolerably extensive, but smaller than Mr. Garland's; they were about three-quarters of a mile from Tarn Dean Point. There were other arsenic works besides Todd's up the Bissoe valley, and also large tin burning works which threw out a good deal of smoke. At the tin burning works, he presumed the arsenic emitted was in a metallic state. In the direction from Tarn Dean to Perranwell, there were no works but Mr. Garland's. There were extensive iron works at Perran Wharf Foundry; a great deal of fuel was burnt there, and large quantities of smoke issued from the furnaces. There was a large population at Perran Wharf. -Should not like to put any horses to keep in his field; had not grazed any cattle there since the horse died; was now breaking up the ground for tillage. [Had built a new road from his place to Tarn Dean; all witness's tenants came that way, but no other person had a right there. The arsenic carts went to Mr. Garland's works on that bit of new road. Fish carts and other carts would go that way to sell to the cottages. Witness had been living at his place four years, and had made no complaint of any public nuisance. RE-Examined: Had spoken to Mr. Garland privately about this nuisance at the time he lost his cattle. Was on friendly terms with Mr. Garland and supplied his works with timber, deals, and slate. Ever since witness had made his road, no person had been stopped there; it had been used without let or hinderance. The public had a right to come as far as Tarn Dean and unload articles; and occasionally oar-weed or other manure was landed there and carried on over his road. The land between Bissoe Valley and Mellingye Creek was very high. -HENRY EVANS, a small farmer, living in the neighbourhood . [Cut the fields for Mr. Thomas; showed Dr. Vigurs and Dr. Jago the hay stack.] The smoke had been more of late years than it used to be; it began to get worse perhaps four or five years ago. The lands about the valley were not stocked particularly full; there were cattle in some of them. The trees in the neighbourhood were some dying and some dead. Had seen other persons of the neighbourhood going about these roads and had never been turned back or told they were private roads. -JOHN NICHOLL, a carpenter, occupying a leasehold tenement at the top of the old road, stated that since the enlargement of Mr. Garland's works the smell had become a great deal worse than before. [Had cattle die; would no longer keep them in that field; the smell was very clear on the old Truro road; at his house the smell was so bad that if he kept bullocks he should be obliged to keep them in house.] -JOHN KENDALL, a small farmer living in the valley near the old Carnon Bridge; rented some fields just above Tarn Dean on the N.W., and just below the old Falmouth road. Had seen and smelt the smoke from the chimneys of defendant's arsenic works; it was a rather offensive smell; had smelt it when he had been on the road about Tarn Dean. The smoke bothered his breathing. Did not notice that the smoke injured him at his house. Had smelt it when going on the old Truro and Falmouth road, but did not take much notice of it there; had smelt it more when about Tarn Dean. -JAMES COLLINS, mason, [occupied a cottage and two acres near Tarn Dean. Same testimony as above, including the fact that he had to close his doors and windows when the wind was blowing from the right direction.] -WILLIAM CARLYON, farmer, living at Perran church-town, occupied some land just south of the factory. In going about the parish, had felt the effect of the smoke, but could not say he had been much annoyed by it; it was a disagreeable smell, but could not say it was very disagreeable. He lived at Perran about six months. -MARY THOMAS, (wife of MAURICE THOMAS, who is absent from England) stated that she carried on a farm of about twenty-six acres adjoining Mr. Richard Thomas's. had lived there about fourteen years, and during that time had had pretty much stock on the farm. No damage occurred to any of her stock during the time that Mr. Paul Williams had the factory; but since Mr. Garland had occupied the works, her cattle had been taken ill. Four cows feeding in the field nearest to Mr. Thomas's were taken ill, and all died. Mr. Garland made compensation to her for them, after they had been examined by MR. CROWLE, the farrier. >From that time she had not been able to stock that field; and the two adjoining fields had never been stocked by her consent. On other parts of the estate where she allowed cattle to be grazed, she was obliged to take particular care which way the wind blew, and to move the cattle accordingly; should think there were ten acres where this precaution was obliged to be taken. The farm was a valuable one; had laid out GBP 4,000 in purchasing and improving it. The cattle which had been affected, and did not die, became very poor; good feeding had no effect upon them if they were fed near Mr. Thomas's place. About a year and a half ago, two horses died on her farm; another was still living, but she believed he was in a dying state. Some of the fences of her farm had been let down by her hind, and consequently, there was a thoroughfare for the horses into the fields near Mr. Thomas's estate. Witness lived between Perranwell and Mr. Richard Thomas's. When walking on the farm, could perceive the smell and the smoke; it was a very disagreeable smell; sometimes the valley was full of it, when the wind was that way. With regard to vegetables grown near the factory, she always took care to wash them very well herself before dressing them. -JONATHAN WEBBER, had been a farrier about thirty years, and during the last twenty years, had had pretty much experience with respect to horses poisoned about the factories. In August or September last, saw a horse belonging to Mr. Thomas. The horse was in a most dreadful state, trembling every inch of him, and froth working out of his mouth and nose. The smell of that froth was very little different from that which came from the arsenic works. The horse died, and in witness's judgment, from arsenic. Afterwards opened the stomach of Mr. Thomas's pony, which died a month after the horse; found in the stomach a "condensed smoke" from the arsenic - a bluish powder mixed with grass. The internal coat of the stomach was rotten, and had several holes which he could put his fingers through. Had no doubt the pony died from poison; the stomach presented the same appearance as the stomachs of other horses which he had known to be poisoned. In twenty years, had known of one hundred horses, cattle, and pigs dying in the neighbourhood of the Bissoe arsenic works. A little before Christmas last, examined another horse of Mr. Thomas's, which had died; found the same appearance as in the other case, except that there were no holes through the stomach; the internal coat of the stomach was rotten as dung, and the stomach was left thin as a bladder; the stomach was, like the pony's, of a blackish colour with bluish stuff on it. In his judgment, that horse also died from poison. On the 23rd of August last, saw a cow belonging to Mr. JOHN NICHOLLS; she was in a very low, droopish, stupid way; he told Mr. Nicholls that she was poisoned and would die, and she did die on the 28th of August. Witness afterwards opened her; her stomach was gone altogether; her liver was very rotten; the stomach was rotten and black, and there was the condensed smoke in it. In his judgment that cow died from poison. At Mr. Garland's request, met Mr. KARKEEK, veterinary surgeon, about a fortnight ago, at the dwelling house near the works. Mr. Garland asked him to sit down and answer Mr. Karkeek's questions. Mr. Garland asked him how he found those cattle and horses; and witness told him the same as he had now said; and Mr. Karkeek put it down on paper. On Tuesday week, witness saw Mr. Garland again, with his lawyer, Mr. ROBERTS; they also talked to him, and put down what he said. Lived near the Bissoe works, and was int hehabit every day, of going about the neighbourhood. Had smelt the arsenic in the Mellingye valley; knew the smell very well; it was like stinking garlic and sulphur together. Cross-examined: Was born at Bissoe and had been living about there for fifty-four years. (Mr. M. Smith, the examining counsel, remarked that the witness did not seem to have been much hurt by the smoke or smell.) Had picked up his education as a farrier from others and from his own experience; had never gone away from where he was born to learn his trade. If cattle had been ill a long time from arsenic the liver got rotten; always considered the rottenness of the liver a sign that the animal had died from arsenic. By the JUDGE - If a poisoned animal lived out the winter, the hair came off in patches about the size of one's hand, and never grew again; in the end the animal would hardly have any flesh, but might linger on for years. By Mr. ROWE: The white powder which he had found on grass was the same kind as he had found mixed up in the stomach. The outside of the stomach would be in putrid spots, and the inner coat would be rotten altogether. -JAMES JAGO examined by Mr. ROWE: I am a Bachelor of Medicine at the University of Oxford, and am in practice at Falmouth as a physician; I took my degree in 1843, and have had more or less practice ever since. I have seen persons under the effect of poisoning by arsenic, but I have never seen the stomach of a person who had died from that cause. I have read a good deal on the subject. I heard the description given by the last witness of the stomachs of animals which had died from the effects of arsenic; and I consider that description to be in the main exceedingly accurate; the appearances were such as one would expect to be caused by chronic poisoning by arsenic. Generally speaking, spots of extravasated blood, of a dark colour would be met with, and these would be taken by persons unacquainted with pathological subjects, to be putrid. They are, according to the best medical authorities, indications of poisoning by arsenic. The hair coming off in patches, and the pining away, as spoken of by the last witness, are remarkable symptoms of chronic poisoning by arsenic, in the human subject; and Dr. Becker, who has written on medical jurisprudence, is of opinion that the effect is the same with beasts. [Discussed various effects of arsenic poisoning.] I accompanied Dr. Vigurs on the 26th instant to the factory, and was present during the taking of the eight specimens from the trees of which he had spoken. There were other scrapings which I alone took, and they were analyzed by myself and Dr. Vigurs. (Dr. Jago gave evidence of the results of these several analyses and expressed his concurrence in what Dr. Vigurs had stated.) I have no doubt, said Dr. Jago, that we found arsenic in all the cases stated by Dr. Vigurs, but it strikes me that he ought to have said, in some instances where he has not said so, that we found it in a very marked degree. In the hay-stack it was very decided and remarkable. Concerning the three tests we applied, I say from my practice and reading, that the three tests could never give collectively the results which indicate arsenic, without arsenic being present. In one instance we tried five tests, and they all concurred in showing the presence of arsenic. [Testified regarding the smell originating in crude arsenic, and how crude arsenic reacts to chemicals, especially oxygen.} I took some crude arsenic from the works home with me, and by the testing with the blow-pipe and charcoal, I obtained the smell of metallic arsenic. In furnaces the great object must be to allow as little as possible of the arsenic to escape; but to prevent escape, it is necessary to have a great draught by a very high stack, or by very extensive works. To manufacture a large quantity, a draught of air is necessary, and the effect of that draught is to send some portion of the crystallized matter out of the chimney into the open air. Arguing from what I have seen and heard, I should say that is the case in the present instance. Such being the conditions of the manufacture being carried on I should say it would be very unsafe for the cattle and injurious for the pasturage of the neighbourhood. The condensed smoke, as the last witness called it, is a precipitation of that which would be injurious perhaps at the distance of two miles. Cross-examined: The metallic arsenic contained in crude arsenic is quite an appreciable proportion -enough to give a very decided smell to a very small quantity. By an appreciable proportion I may be perfectly safe in saying from 1-20th to 1-30th part of the crude arsenic is metallic arsenic - that is, twenty-nine parts of arsenious acid to one part of metallic acid. DR. VIGURS recalled; said he had heard Webber's description of the stomach of the animals that had died, and Dr. Jago's opinion on those symptoms; and he concurred with Dr. Jago in that matter. The pining away of the animals, the dropping off of the hair, the purple spots in the outer coat of the stomach, and the rotten state of the inner coat, were all marks laid down by authorities in such matters. Mr. CROWDER then addressed the jury for the defence. As regarded arsenic works generally, he impressed on the jury that they were among the most important works carried on in this county. Arsenic was one of the most important medicines to be found in the Pharmacopoeia; and it was quite clear that it must be manufactured somewhere. In this county, too, there were not only arsenic works but burning-houses and other works, not the most agreeable things in the world, but still necessary to be carried on, and the county would be utterly ruined if they were not carried on; therefore, it would be monstrous to attempt to destroy them by such a process as had now been adopted. He admitted, however, that if any such work could be proved to be a public nuisance, affecting the public generally either in their dwelling houses or on public roads, so as to make life disagreeable and unhealthy, such work could not be allowed to exist. The jury would see whether they could come to the conclusion that this factory was a public nuisance, as charged in the indictment. It was stated in the record that the defendant did unlawfully burn and melt crude arsenic for the making of arsenic, whereby divers noisome and unwholesome smells did arise, so that the air was thereby greatly corrupted and infected. [He said the evidence regarding the smells was of a most trifling character, while the evidence concerning the death of cattle and horses did not apply. The cattle, it was charged, had died of eating grass coated by arsenic; that did not have anything to do with smoke, or smell, as the coating was of particles. The parties should have taken an action at law between the parties, and not an indictment as for a public nuisance. Mr. Thomas should have taken his personal grievances in an action for personal injury, rather than charging a public nuisance. There was no evidence given regarding the health of the cottagers living near the factory, although all the residents of the cottages appeared to be quite healthy, nor of the inhabitants of Perranwell, where it seemed no one noticed the smell. Most of the population lived in the western part, from which part no evidence whatever had been given as to any noxious smell being perceived.] The learned Judge then summed up, directing the jury that the question for them to determine was whether or not there proceeded from the works in question, habitually, during the time they were in working, an offensive and disagreeable smell, offensive to the senses and making the air which would otherwise be fresh and pure, disagreeable and unwholesome to the inhabitants of the neighbourhood and to people travelling on the public roads there. If they should find in the affirmative, then it would be their duty to find the defendant Guilty. But it was not an offensive smell now and then that would constitute a nuisance; for, if so, the common affairs of life could not be carried on. To constitute a public nuisance, the offensive smell must be habitual, making the air that would otherwise be fresh and pure, of an offensive and disagreeable smell. Such being the law in respect of this indictment, he still thought it was competent to give evidence of the effect of the vapour from the chimneys of the arsenic works on the grass and trees of the neighbourhood, for the purpose of enabling the jury to form a judgment as to the smell; but their verdict must be given with reference only to the smell itself. The learned Judge then spoke of the importance of the case - on the one hand, to the defendant, in respect of his employment of capital, skill, and labour; and on the other hand to Mr. Thomas and other persons living in the neighbourhood, who, whether in their houses or on the public roads, had a right to pure air. His lordship then went through the evidence; and, in conclusion, observed that it was undesirable that any man should be prohibited from carrying on a manufacture which was beneficial to himself and to the public; yet at the same time, he must take care so to conduct his works as not to injure other people. The Jury, after about five minutes' consultation, returned a verdict for the Crown. The effect of the verdict, we believe, will be that on the occasion of the next application to the court, some arrangement, such as that intimated by his lordship, will be adopted, whereby the works may be carried on without offence to the neighbourhood. The business of the Assizes was concluded about two o'clock on Saturday last, and the Judges left Bodmin the same afternoon for Plymouth. They next proceeded to hold the Assizes for the county of Somerset, which commenced at Taunton on Tuesday last. 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WEST BRITON AND CORNWALL ADVERTISER ASSIZES, part 5 SATURDAY, March 29 ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE A JURY - The Court was about to proceed this morning with the trial of WILLIAM BARTLE, who had been acquitted on the previous day of a charge of sending threatening letters, and was now about to be tried on another indictment. When the jury were assembled, however, before they were sworn, the Lord Chief Baron rose, and asked whether any of them had received any improper communication in regard to the prisoner at the bar? One of the jurymen replied that he had, from the sister of the prisoner, who said she hoped he would be merciful if he was on the jury. On inquiring further, the learned Judge found that another of the jury had also been spoken to by the prisoner's sister. His lordship then stated that a very improper communication had been made to him on the subject the night before last, but the writer of the letter was apparently unconscious of doing anything so egregiously wrong as addressing him on the subject of a trial, for she had waited on him at the Judge's lodgings in the morning, expecting to have an interview, which of course did not take place. Mr. Slade, who appeared for the prisoner, said he knew nothing of this; nor the gentleman who instructed him (Mr. Plomer) ; they deplored and deprecated it. The learned Judge said he felt confident with regard to that, and he then intimated the propriety of postponing the trial. If the trial proceeded, and the prisoner were acquitted on every one of the eight indictments, he should have him detained in custody and remanded to take his trial for conspiring to write the threatening letter with John Hodge. If the jury had to sit till that day week he should take the course he had stated. Mr. Moody, for the prosecution, said he had no objection to move that the prisoner be remanded for trial, on account of improper tampering with the jury. Mr. Slade observed that it was a very wrong and indiscreet act; he had himself been besieged by the same party on his way to his lodgings; she appeared to be overwhelmed with grief, and nearly out of her mind on the subject. He now thought it would promote the ends of justice to have the trial postponed. The learned Judge retired to consult with Mr. BARON MARTIN. On his return he inquired if the Counsel on both sides acquiesced in the remand? Mr. Slade - Certainly, my Lord, I pray it. Mr. Moody also acquiesced, observing that it would be difficult for the prisoner to have a fair trial now, after what had passed. The Judge said there had evidently been a something which perhaps they ought to go a step further in, and seriously investigate. The woman, however, who had been the cause of all this ought not to come near the case on another occasion. He was told she was now in the Court. Mr. Slade - She is, my Lord. The Judge: It is a very grave offence - a very grave offence; but it is accompanied by circumstances which appear to me to show that she was quite unconscious of the wrong she was doing, and I may say the crime she was committing. I do not therefore feel called on to visit it as a criminal act, though it is criminal undoubtedly. He then directed that the case should be remanded over until the next Assizes; and that both Hodges and Bartle should be detained in custody. Mr. MOODY, in reference to something that had been said by the Grand Jury with regard to the number of indictments preferred in this case, said he took on himself the responsibility of that proceeding; all that was done by Counsel. -FRANCIS HAWKEY, 28, was indicted for felonious assault with intent, on the person of MARY BATE, of the parish of Lanteglos by Camelford. Mr. Collier for the prosecution; Mr. Slade for the prisoner. The prosecutrix lives at Pencarrow, in the parish of Lanteglos by Camelford. She is the daughter of a butcher, is also a dressmaker, and went to Camelford with her mother, on Friday afternoon the 10th of January. She went there to fit on a dress; afterwards waited at FRY's hotel to go home with her mother, but her mother having forgotten to call for her there, she ultimately went home alone. On her way she had to pass through three fields, and whilst walking through them the assault was committed on her. A considerable amount of evidence was given in the case, after which Mr. Slade addressed the jury for the prisoner. In summing up, the learned Judge said there could be no doubt that the prosecutrix had been assaulted; that she behaved in a courageous manner; that she did everything to resist the assault; that she conducted herself with great propriety, and that her resistance to the assault was successful there could be no doubt, until a person named ROOSE came up, and the party ran away. The simple question was, whether the prisoner was the man who committed that assault. He then remarked on the evidence; after which the jury almost immediately Acquitted the Prisoner. .......... THOMAS DUNSTAN STEPHENS, 28, was found Guilty of stealing four pounds weight of lead from over the porch of the Music Hall, Truro, the property of JEREMIAH REYNALDS, HENRY SEWELL STOKES, and others. In the course of the trial, the learned Judge told the policeman he ought to have brought the prisoner's shoes, which he stated corresponded with tracks near the premises, that they might be shown to the jury. The prisoner was sentenced to Six Months' hard labour. .......... SENDING A THREATENING LETTER - JOSEPH MICHELL HILL, 42, was indicted for sending to SAMUEL HILL a certain letter threatening to burn and destroy the houses, barns, ricks of straw and grain, and hay and straw, the property of Samuel Hill. Mr. Moody and Mr. Rogers for the prosecution; Mr. Cole for the prisoner. The prosecutor stated that he is brother to the prisoner, and occupies a farm in Landewednack, near the Lizard. His father died in August last year, and on the 18th of September he received a letter by post; it was in an envelope with a black edge. The following is the letter: "September 13th, 50" "It is the provence of the All mighty That is gest com to my knolege A Boute your treatement of yourself And Whife to the old man you made him Do Jest As you like so I warne you shant Do Jest as you Please By me If William is so quare t you shant find it the case With me let you go were like you shore To Be found out you meae think that Goine to Be safe Be cose you goine To live the lizard the A specimen of it in Mullion for you to go by Prapes you mat read of Samson RDILE And the fox philistines if no Foxes to Bet Cot thre may somfing in steed If the Not somfing Don very shortly you not go on Punished I warne you I not Prise you of Any more I think you in Joyment Will Be very shurt in this world silficheness will not in Duer long I Jest Let you know wot I meane you Ben A very great enemy to me Bot By god I not for get you If my life is spared vingens is mine and I will repaie so shore is a god in heving So no more JOSEPH MICHELL" Prosecutor's further evidence was that at that time he received the letter his brother resided at Camborne. Prosecutor seemed to show reluctance in giving evidence against his brother; he said he believed the letter was in his brother's handwriting, but he did not know his writing exactly. He was living at the Lizard when he had received it, but was about to remove to the parish of st. Anthony, where he had taken a farm and had some stock and a stack of hay. He had part of the property which was left by his father. -GRACE WILLIAMS, with whom prisoner lodged at Camborne, said he was known there by the name of Michell. He told her his father had lately died, and left some property, and he ought to have his share of it. Witness saw envelopes in prisoner's bed-room edged in black. -RICHARD CHAPPEL, constable, apprehended prisoner at Camborne, on the 23rd of September; he said to Grace Williams, "it is all about that letter I told you I sent my brother last week." -JOHN HARRIS, carpenter, had worked with prisoner at Camborne. Prisoner told him his father had died and left all the property to one brother, and he thought he was not served fairly; he said he had written a letter to his brother to try to frighten him to give up some of the property. He said he would serve him as Sampson served the Philistines. I asked him about that. He said Sampson tied two foxes' tails together, put a firebrand between them, and sent them into the standing corn. -WILLIAM THOMAS, of Mullion, not five miles from prosecutor's house, had a fire on his premises in July, 1849, when a dwelling-house, out-house, and some implements were burnt. Cross-examined: One person he had heard of in Mullion had some standing barley burnt. -JOHN THOMAS, of Mullion, had had premises burnt at Priske, fuel-ricks, stable, bullocks' linhay, &c. There was standing corn also burnt in August; this was published in the county papers. Mr. Cole for the defence, now pressed an objection which he had taken at the opening of the case. The act under which the indictment was framed applied only to threats to burn houses and stacks. The reference in the letter sent was to the way in which Sampson served the Philistines. By prisoner's conversation with the witness Harris, it appeared his allusion was to Sampson's sending the foxes with firebrands into the standing corn. The allusion in the letter to Mullion was likely also to have the same meaning, for there it appeared standing corn had been burnt. Now there was no statute which applied to a threat of that kind. The learned Judge concurred with Mr. Cole, and directed the jury to acquit the prisoner, observing that there was no law which made it an offence to threaten to burn a man's standing corn. The jury did not seem readily to understand this, and turned round to consider their verdict. But the learned Judge told them they were not there to make laws for the country; certain descriptions of property were protected by the statute, but not standing corn. The jury then gave a verdict, Not Guilty. SATURDAY, MARCH 29 - Before Mr. Baron MARTIN JOHN PHILIP WALKER, 17, pleaded Guilty to stealing a shirt, on the 4th of March, from JAMES TIPPET of Roche. The prisoner stated that he should not have committed the act but for distress; he had the night before been obliged to see his own shirt for food. Sentence, One Month's imprisonment. FRAUD BY AN ITINERANT BOOKSELLER - WILLIAM ARMSTRONG, 48, was indicted on two counts, for having on the 28th of January, obtained, by false pretences, three-pence from RICHARD JAMES, of Launceston, with intent to defraud the said Richard James; and three-pence from JEMIMA BROAD, the wife of Henry Broad, with intent to defraud the said Henry Broad. Mr. HUGHES conducted the prosecution. -RICHARD HAYNE, master of the Launceston National School, deposed as follows: On the morning of the 28th of January, prisoner came to the school house and wanted me to allow him to speak to the children with reference to a book which he said they could be supplied with at a very low price. The title of the book was "Fleetwood's Life of Christ". He wished me to recommend the book to them. I told him I could not do so, but if I thought anything of it I would speak to them myself. I believe there was something said about going to the parents of the children, but I am not certain what I said. -RICHARD JAMES- I live at Launceston, and have a boy at the National School. On the 28th of January the prisoner came to my house and asked me if I knew of any children who went to the National School. I said, yes, I have a boy there. He said he was just sent out from the school to say that there was going to be given to the children a nice book - a Life of Christ, and that the parents would be called on to pay the small sum of three-pence to help pay for the binding. Then my wife, in my presence, paid him three-pence, and he asked for pen and ink. He then left. -JEMIMA BROAD, wife of Henry Broad, Launceston, stated she was in her kitchen with her mother when the prisoner called. He said he was sent out collecting for a very beautiful book, the Life of Christ, but that no more than one of a family could obtain it. I asked him the expense, and he said there were eight vols. at three-pence each. I asked him if he had a book to enter it. He said he had forgotten his book, but if I would give him a bit of paper and lend him pen and ink, he would put it down and enter it in his book afterwards. I gave him paper and my mother borrowed pen and ink. He then said the good lady opposite named Martin had given him three-pence to have a book for her little girl. My mother said she should like also to have one for her little girl; and he said he should be very happy for one of a family to have one. My mother and I then gave him sixpence. When he first came to the house, he said he was sent out from the school, and that he had seen the master, who was a very nice man. -BENJAMIN SAMBELL, police officer, of Launceston. I apprehended prisoner and charged him with obtaining this money from a number of poor women, and I asked him by what authority he had obtained these three-pences from them. He said he was authorized by the master of the National School, and offered to take me to him. I sent for Mr. Hayne, who came, and in the prisoner's presence said he had not given any such authority, and also that he had refused to allow the prisoner to speak to the boys out of his presence. I then took the prisoner in custody. I searched him and found on him 6d. and a piece of paper; I asked him for his book in which he entered names, and he said he had none. I asked him from whom he had obtained money; he said he did not know; but afterwards I found a scrip of paper with two or three names. He said he had travelled for a company in London - that he had travelled for a party in Plymouth, but he got tipsy with a friend and was dismissed from his situation, and that he had applied to a gentleman in Truro from whom he had no doubt he should get a situation, and he had no doubt that that gentleman would supply him with the books. -MRS. BROAD, was recalled by the Judge, and, in answer to questions from his Lordship, said her boy was called Nathaniel Broad and was nine years old. The sixpence which she gave to the prisoner was her husband's money. She took threepence from her mother and gave prisoner sixpence. The Learned Judge directed the jury to put out of consideration the count regarding Mrs. Broad, for the evidence did not support that count. His lordship then summed up the evidence on the other count; and the jury returned a verdict of Guilty. Six Months' Imprisonment. The learned Judge spoke of the duty of protecting poor people from such impositions, and also advised that it would be better for themselves to save their money to purchase of the regular tradesmen, than to deal in the way indicated in the present case. =JAMES RICHARD TREEVE, 21, was charged with stealing a pair of flannel drawers, and seven sovereigns and a half, the property of JOHN SULLIVAN, boatman of the Coast Guard Station at Cawsand. Mr. MAYNARD conducted the prosecution. The prosecutor was step father of the prisoner, who had lived in his house. The last night the prisoner slept there was the 15th of February. On Monday morning the 17th of February, he missed from one box in the bed-room in which prisoner had slept a pair of drawers; and from another box seven sovereigns and a half. This last box had been locked and the lock had been ripped off. The prosecutor stated that there was nothing in the house locked from the prisoner but the money; he had leave to wear prosecutor's clothes. Had never given him leave to take the money or the drawers. On the 17th of February, TOZER, Devonport policeman, and prosecutor searched for prisoner some hours but could not find him; but afterwards the prosecutor himself apprehended prisoner at Stonehouse and put him to the station house. Tozer searched him and found on him a pair of drawers which prosecutor said was his. Prisoner said he had worn them for a fortnight, and had not stolen them. Tozer then told him he was also accused of stealing seven sovereigns and a half. He said he had never seen any money at all. On the following Thursday he was taken before the Rev. Mr. LEY, at Cawsand. While there, he took up a bible and kissed it, saying "so help me God, I did not take GBP 7.10s. the money I took was six sovereigns and two shillings." -ISABELLA WATTS, lodging-house keeper at Quarry-street, Devonport, stated that on the evening of Sunday the 16th of February, the prisoner came to the house and asked her to fetch him a pint of spirits, giving her a sovereign to pay for it. The next morning he had breakfast, and asked her to get him a pint of wine for which he gave her two shillings. In the course of the same day he gave her two sovereigns to keep for him, saying he was going to join the "BELLEROPHON". -The learned Judge directed the jury to disregard the portion of the case concerning the drawers. Verdict, Guilty. The prosecutor who, with much feeling, stated that he had reared the prisoner from a child, and that he had been a very honest fellow until lately, he had got into bad company, earnestly interceded, through the Counsel, on the prisoner's behalf. The learned Judge dealt with the case very leniently. He questioned the prisoner, who said he was determined to go to sea immediately if able to do so, and earn his living honestly, as he had done for three years before coming ashore this last time. He should not have got into his present scrape, if he could have got a ship. His lordship then passed the very light sentence of Three Days' Imprisonment. -MARY ANN GEORGE, 26, charged with stealing a moleskin jacket, the property of ANN OPPY, a shopkeeper of Redruth. Mr. ROGERS conducted the prosecution. The chief point of evidence against the prisoner was a statement by her to the police officer, that she was innocent of any benefit from taking it - that she had taken it from Ann Oppy's shop to give it to a woman called PRISK. Verdict, Guilty. One Fortnight's Imprisonment. -ELIZABETH ANGOVE, charged with stealing on or about the 19th of December, a black satin cloak, the property of WILLIAM MOORE, dealer in ready-made clothes at Redruth. Mr. HUGHES conducted the prosecution. The prosecutor stated: I missed a smoky brown satin cloak on the 10th of December, from my shop. On the 19th of January, I went with TREGONING, the constable, to the prisoner's house at Camborne. Tregoning asked her if she had a stolen cloak in her possession. She said no. After a little while we asked her to tell if she had a cloak in her possession. She said no, they might search her house. I searched and found in a drawer of a dresser three pieces of satin, which had been a cloak. She said she did not take it, but that Christian Prisk unhung it from a nail in my shop and gave it to her. The Judge here remarked, that in the depositions taken before the magistrates, there was not a word of evidence by Moore about any sort of admission being made by the prisoner. Charles Tregoning, policeman, also stated he did not hear her say she had received the cloak from Prisk. The Judge immediately directed an acquittal, and remarked on the importance of testing evidence given in Court, by that given when the case was brought before the magistrates. In this case the first witness stated that the prisoner made a certain admission of felonious receiving; whereas, it turned out by the evidence of the policeman, that nothing of the sort took place. Verdict, Not Guilty. The Judge ordered that the prosecutor's expenses should not be allowed. -CHRISTIANA PRISK, pleaded Guilty of stealing, on or about the 19th of December, at Redruth, a black satin cloak, the property of WILLIAM MOORE. Sentence, Fortnight's imprisonment. -PHILIP ROWE, 38, FRANCIS KELLOW BENALLACK, 32, and JAMES VARCOE, 29, were charged with stealing forty-five pounds of lead, the property of LORD VIVIAN, at Coosbean paper-mills, in the parish of Kenwyn, on or about the 3rd of March. Mr. STOCK conducted the prosecution. -MARY GILL, lives at the Red Lion Tap, in Truro; the three prisoners were there together between 8 and 9 in the evening of the 3rd of March, and drank together; they stopped but a short time. Mrs. Gill gave all the prisoners a good character. -ISABELLA WROATH, whose husband keeps a public-house in Kenwyn-street, stated that the 3 prisoners were there together between 4 and 5, and had one quart of beer. She gave all the prisoners a good character as honest and peaceable men. -HENRY PLUMMER, about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, was on the road leading to Truro to Coosbean and saw Bennallack and Varcoe going in the direction of the paper mills, and spoke to Bennallack. -ROBERT PENHALIGON was working at the mills on the 3rd of March and saw Varcoe come into the yard between three and four o'clock in the afternoon. Two other men whom witness did not know, were outside the premises, about thirty yards from Varcoe. -WILLIAM BENNY, who occupies some fields adjoining Coosbean paper mills, was in the yard of the paper mills after 6 o'clock in the evening. At the gate he saw and spoke to a man, but got no answer. The man went away. He then saw Philip Rowe; asked him what he was doing there; he answered that he had come for a specific purpose. Witness then went towards the town, and when he had proceeded fifty or sixty yards, he heard the noise of slates falling from the mill premises. Went back to the premises and saw Rowe and Francis Bennallack; they were not together. Spoke to both men - said to Rowe, "I don't think, Philip, you have any business here at this time of night; be sure you don't carry away anything." Rowe said "that's all very good what you say." While this conversation was going on, heard some slates falling from the dwelling-house. Left the two men there and walked away slowly towards the town. Saw the three men again near Carvedras and allowed them to pass on. Next saw them in Edward-street, coming in a direction from the mills, and pointed them out to a man named WILLIAM TUCKER, giving him directions to watch them, and see what they had got. -WILLIAM TUCKER stated that about quarter past seven in the evening, in Edward-street, the last witness told him to go forward to the three men he pointed out, to see who they were and what they had. Witness overtook the men and found that two of them were Rowe and Bennallack. Did not know the other. Rowe and Bennallack had, each of them, a roll of lead under his arm. -WILLIAM BURRIDGE, who keeps a marine store in the High Cross, Truro, stated that about half-past ten in the morning of the 3rd of March, Rowe brought him a piece of lead which witness purchased; it was 15 lbs. weight, and witness paid him one shilling and threepence for it. About seven o'clock in the evening of the same day, Rowe brought him another roll of lead, 29 1/2 lbs. weight, which witness purchased, and on the next morning delivered to Woolcock, the policeman. This witness also gave Rowe a good character. -WILLIAM WOOLCOCK, policeman of Truro, on the 4th of March, received from William Burridge, two pieces of lead now produced. Went with EDE and BATTERSHILL to the dwelling-house by the mill and found the pieces of lead to match exactly with the rafters. -WILLIAM BATTERSHILL, who has charge as deputy-agent of Lord Vivian's property at Truro, went with the last witness and Ede on the 6th of March to the mills, and found that a piece of lead was missing from behind the chimney of the house. The large piece of lead now produced, matched exactly with the rafters at that place; the nails in the rafters corresponding in position with the nail-holes in the lead. Had no doubt that the lead was taken from that place. -MARK EDE, mason, confirmed the evidence of last witness, and added that it was clear the lead had been removed but a very short time, when the examination was made. Most of the witnesses were severally cross-examined by the prisoners, and especially by Rowe, who showed considerable tact and ingenuity in his questions and in his subsequent defence. The jury, in accordance with the tenor of the Judge's summing up, found Rowe and Bennallack Guilty, and Varcoe Not Guilty. Rowe appealed to the Court for mercy, on the ground that he had aged parents at home. Sentence, Six Months' Imprisonment each. -HENRY BURROWS, 21, who had been tried twice already at the assizes, was now charged with stealing a sack and some barley, the property of WALTER HOOPER, farmer, Lanivet. Mr. HUGHES conducted the prosecution, Mr. SLADE the defence. -ROBERT HOOPER, a brother of the prosecutor, stated that on the 28th of January he measured nineteen bushels of barley which he put in nineteen sacks. Two days afterwards he missed sixteen gallons out of the whole quantity. Had not particularly observed the sacks. -PHILIP SIBLEY, constable, stated that having occasion to search prisoner's house with reference to another matter, he found in the chamber a bag containing barley. -WALTER HOOPER, the prosecutor, proved the bag to be his, by marks and the string. The prisoner received a very good character from MR. WHITING, innkeeper, butcher, and farmer, and from MR. RICHARD BULLOCK, who had been a farmer, and who said he was very sorry the prisoner had left his employ. The Judge, in summing up, explained the law affecting the possession of lost property, as concerning the sack, but said it was entirely out of all question to attempt to identify the barley. The jury found the prisoner Guilty of stealing the sack. WILLIAM THOMAS, who had been tried with Burrows on another indictment and found guilty, was now brought up for judgment, and he and Burrows were each sentenced to Six Months' Imprisonment. There was another indictment against Burrows for stealing on the 3rd of February, at Lanivet, a barn door fowl, the property of JOHN CHAPMAN; but on this indictment no evidence was offered. This case concluded the criminal business of the Assizes. End of Part Five - Nisi Prius to come Julia Mosman, OPC for St.Austell,Charlestown, and Treverbyn Website at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~staustell W. Briton newspaper transcripts at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wbritonad Please visit the OPC website at http://cornwall-opc.org

Thanks a lot Pat, Will put that in my notes page just in case Bev ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Banks" <tencreek@tpg.com.au> To: <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 6:51 PM Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] Albert COLENSO The West Briton andCornwallAdvertiser, April 4, 1851. BMD's. > Hullo Bev > > The full entry reads Richard Trannack COLENSO of Penzance, Shipwright, > aged > 22 years, son of John COLENSO. > > Cheers > > Pat > > -----Original Message----- > From: cornish-gen-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:cornish-gen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of bedmonds > Sent: Thursday, 8 April 2010 12:20 PM > To: cornish-gen@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] Albert COLENSO The West Briton and > CornwallAdvertiser, April 4, 1851. BMD's. > > At Gluval, on Saturday last, Mr. Richard COLENSO, of Penzance, to Miss > Mary > ROWE, of Chyandour. > > > Hello, > Would anyone have the above chap in their Tree? Is he in any way related > to > Albert Hanney COLENSO c 1876 born Devonport who appears to be with family > 1891 at 4 Wyndham Lane, St Andrew. > > Bev > > ------------------------------- > Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information > http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information > http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2797 - Release Date: 04/07/10 18:32:00

Hullo Bev The full entry reads Richard Trannack COLENSO of Penzance, Shipwright, aged 22 years, son of John COLENSO. Cheers Pat -----Original Message----- From: cornish-gen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cornish-gen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of bedmonds Sent: Thursday, 8 April 2010 12:20 PM To: cornish-gen@rootsweb.com Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] Albert COLENSO The West Briton and CornwallAdvertiser, April 4, 1851. BMD's. At Gluval, on Saturday last, Mr. Richard COLENSO, of Penzance, to Miss Mary ROWE, of Chyandour. Hello, Would anyone have the above chap in their Tree? Is he in any way related to Albert Hanney COLENSO c 1876 born Devonport who appears to be with family 1891 at 4 Wyndham Lane, St Andrew. Bev ------------------------------- Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

At Gluval, on Saturday last, Mr. Richard COLENSO, of Penzance, to Miss Mary ROWE, of Chyandour. Hello, Would anyone have the above chap in their Tree? Is he in any way related to Albert Hanney COLENSO c 1876 born Devonport who appears to be with family 1891 at 4 Wyndham Lane, St Andrew. Bev

Have you checked your unusual name against those entered in the register of one name studies www.one-name.org Should your contacts prove to be negative perhaps you could consider helping those one name studies by providing whatever information you have in case it allows links to be established with other interested parties ----- Original Message ----- From: "bedmonds" <> To: <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 5:20 AM Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] Albert COLENSO The West Briton and CornwallAdvertiser, April 4, 1851. BMD's. > > At Gluval, on Saturday last, Mr. Richard COLENSO, of Penzance, to Miss > Mary > ROWE, of Chyandour. > > > Hello, > Would anyone have the above chap in their Tree? Is he in any way related > to > Albert Hanney COLENSO c 1876 born Devonport who appears to be with family > 1891 at 4 Wyndham Lane, St Andrew. > > Bev > > ------------------------------- > Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information > http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

WEST BRITON AND CORNWALL ADVERTISER ASSIZES, part 4 - 4 APRIL 1851 CHARLES MASTERS pleaded Guilty of stealing a pair of shoes, the property of THOMAS CHAPMAN, of the parish of St. Kew. Three Months’ hard labour. ………. CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER - WILLIAM HAMLYN PASCOE, 50, was indicted as follows: - that previously to the commission of the offence, HEZEKIAH BUNT became very sick and disordered in his body; that the prisoner was under his care and treatment on the 11th of March, and that he feloniously administered to him eight drachms of opium, of which he became mortally sick and died. He was charged also with the same offence under the coroner’s inquisition. MR. STOCK for the prosecution, and MR. SLADE for the defence. Mr. Stock stated that the charge was one of very serious importance; that a sufficient quantity of laudanum had been administered to cause speedy death; that this was done by a medical man under circumstances, as was alleged, of gross negligence; and that he should call witnesses to show that the defendant was intoxicated at the time he administered the laudanum. He then called the following witnesses: -JANE BUNT, wife of the deceased – I live half a mile on the Newquay road from the Indian Queens. My husband was a labourer, and was 39 years of age; he had been unwell, and had been spitting of blood, his illness had been of two years duration; was attended by MR. MOORMAN. On Tuesday the 11th of March, my husband and I went to Cubert to see MR. PASCOE, surgeon, about his complaints; learnt that Mr. Pascoe had gone on to Newquay; found him at Mr. MICHELL’s the druggist; LEWELLYN the shop boy was also there; got there between three and four in the afternoon. My husband told Mr. Pascoe he had come to be examined by him; Mr. Pascoe was sitting on a chair and rose up to examine him. My husband was coughing, and Mr. Pascoe took notice of him; examined his sides, looked at his tongue, and felt his pulse. He put his ear to his side. My husband asked if he was in a decline. Mr. Pascoe answered that his lungs were no more affected than his were; he said he would exchange lungs with him if possible; he said his disorder was nothing from the chest, but a bilious attack, and bad digestion. He told my husband he must make use of light food and not make use of anything salt. He said he would cure him from the present condition he was labouring under, but would not say he would never feel the same again. He then wrote a prescription for him and laid it on the counter. He then gave my husband something to drink; I did not know what it was. Mr. Pascoe then asked the shop boy for something to make pills with; it was given to him; he asked for something more, and the shop boy said he would get it from up stairs. The shop boy left the shop for that purpose. Mr. Pascoe then went inside the counter and took down something very dark; took it from the shelf; he said, “opium” and emptied out some in a measure. I should think he poured out from two to three table spoonfuls; after had poured this in, he went the other side of the door and took down a decanter and said “aqua.” He put this into the measure, and made it about half full with the two sorts. (Measure handed to witness.) This is a measure like it. (Witness pointed how far up the dark substance filled, and how far the measure was filled when the light stuff he called “aqua” was added.) After this Mr. Pascoe handed it out over the counter to my husband and said “drink it my friend.” My husband shook his head; I said “taste it” and my husband then drank it off. Soon after this, Mr. MICHELL, the owner of the shop, came in. Mr. Pascoe spoke to him, and said he wanted him to take down what he wanted for medicine for us to take home. Mr. Michell wrote down what Mr. Pascoe named; and it was handed over the counter to me. I offered it to my husband; but he said he was very drowsy. Mr. Pascoe then looked for something to revive my husband; it was mixed and given to him, but he did not revive. He appeared very drowsy, and Mr. Pascoe helped to lay him on the floor, and said “let him lie an hour or two.” We tried to arouse him, Mr. Michell and myself, but could not; Mr. Pascoe had then gone away. Mr. Michell went for a surgeon, and after a time MR. JEWEL came; cannot say how long this was after he had been laid on the floor; should think it was about three quarters of an hour. He was removed to Mr. SIM’s Inn, at Newquay; was put to bed; no person could arouse him, and about half-past eleven he died. I saw Mr. Pascoe take the bottle from the shelf; it remained there on the counter some time, and I saw Mr. Michell put it back. I pointed out to the shop-boy that that was the one from which the dark liquor was taken. Cross-examined by MR. SLADE: We had heard that Mr. Pascoe was a clever man. We started from home at nine o’clock in the morning. When we came to Cubert, the workmen had just gone to work after their dinner; stopped there for the horse to eat some corn; my husband had a pint of ale there. At Lane, where we passed before we got to Cuthbert, we had first a pint of beer and sugar; MRS. LIBBY brought some fresh pork; had also a pint of beer and two pennyworth of rum in it. At Cuthbert, my husband just took a sip of a pint of ale. Mr. Michell was not in the sop when we first came in. Who has been telling you about aqua? - I recollect it was said by Mr. Pascoe. Never heard the word opium before then; thought the aqua was water, because it was the colour of water. Think Mr. Pascoe said “gentian” when he took down the first draught to give my husband when he first came in. Have you not said you saw on the bottle first taken down some works? Yes, OPII was on it. (A book was then handed to witness to show that she could read.) Re-examined: We drank about equal parts of the first pint at Lane; of the second pint I drank the greater part. Lewellyn washed the measure out with “aqua” before the dark mixture was put in; that made me think that “aqua” was water. CHARLES HENRY LEWELLYN, had been apprentice to Mr. MIchell, druggist, Newquay, eight months. Mr. Pascoe examined Bunt by feeling his pulse and placing his ear to his chest; he said he did not think his lungs were affected. After that Mr. Pascoe gave him tincture of gentian; I measured it out in a measure like that produced. Water was added to it by me; Mr. Pascoe gave it to Bunt, who drank it. Mr. Pascoe asked me for some powdered rhubarb; I gave him the bottle; he put some in a mortar, had also come powdered Castile soap and oil of peppermint; told me to put in twenty drops; I went on dropping it as far as fourteen, when he told me to stop. He also asked me for some powdered squills; I told him I would go to the wareroom and see for some. I was about five minutes absent; when I returned Mr. Pascoe was telling bunt to take what he had mixed for him, it was in a glass like that produced (a marked glass measure used by druggists was here shown.) The mixture I saw reached up there, (pointing to the figure on the glass) quantity more than two ounces. Bunt took the mixture, it was light brown. In fifteen or twenty minutes after Bunt had drunk the mixture he became sleepy, and would have fallen off the chair I believe if Mr. Pascoe had not caught him. He was then laid on the floor. When I left the shop to go to the ware-room for the tincture of squills, there was a bottle on the shelves with opium in it marked TR: OPII. When I returned this bottle was on the counter, close by Mr. Pascoe. In the evening, before Bunt was removed, Mrs. Bunt pointed this bottle out to me. Mr. Pascoe was rather intoxicated. Cross-examined: How did he indicate intoxication? Witness- I can’t say. Did he write a prescription? Yes. (The prescription was here inquired for, but had been mislaid.) I saw Mr. Pascoe examine the man. There were two or three bottles on the counter when I went to the ware-room but not of the same colour liquor as the opium.The compound tincture of gentian was not there; I put it on the shelf again. Mr. Pascoe did a considerable business in that neighbourhood. Several other witnesses were then called, of whose evidence the following is a summary: - MR. MICHELL, druggist, Newquay, stated that when he returned to his shop between five and six o’clock on the day in question, he found Mr. Pascoe there; and he was otherwise than sober. When he came in he found on the counter bottles containing carbonate of ammonia, rhubarb, powdered soap, extract of henbane, oxymel of squills, a bottle containing tincture of opium, and the glass measure. He placed these bottles back on the shelf. He said that Bunt attracted his attention as soon as he came in; his face was of an earthy colour; I fancied he was very ill; he became drowsy. Mr. Pascoe told me to give him some sal volatile, and I gave him twenty drops in an ounce of water. Mr. Pascoe afterwards examined him, and said I had better write a prescription. He dictated it and I wrote it. While I was making up the prescription, Bunt was falling off the chair, and Mr. Pascoe caught him. Bunt was laid on the floor with a coat under him; in about five minutes after that Mr. Pascoe left. I thought the man getting worse, and went for Mr. Jewel, the surgeon. I attempted to rouse him [Bunt], but in vain. Felt his pulse about half an hour after Mr. Pascoe left; his pulse was quick, not very hard. The earthy pale colour continued up to the time of his removal from the shop. -JOHN HODGE, a boatman at Newquay in the preventive service, gave evidence to the effect that Mr. Pascoe was intoxicated on the day in question. - Mr. JEWEL, surgeon, at Newquay: had been in practice forty years; was called by Mr. Michell to come to the shop to see Bunt; found him lying on the floor in a state of stupor, no pulsation at either pulse. I pronounced him to be in a dying state. The symptoms were such as might be produced by taking a narcotic poison. In consequence of what I heard, I gave him a scruple of sulphate of zinc as an emetic, but he could not swallow it. Witness made the post mortem examination of the body with Mr. Moorman; found in the stomach four or five ounces of dark, thick, brown fluid; fancied it smelled slightly of opium; discovered no symptoms of disease in the stomach; there was congestion of the veins between the convolutions of the brain; such a symptom might result from a blow, or from taking a dose of laudanum; the right lung was slightly congested, the left congested and adherent; should not think the lungs in such a state as to account for death. Had known persons take eight drams of opium who had been accustomed to it; but that, or a less quantity would produce death in a person not so accustomed. From fifteen to twenty-five drops – sixty making a dram - would be as much as a person unaccustomed to opium could prudently take. Cross-examined: Had never before seen a person who had been poisoned by taking opium; should not expect to find a person’s pulse quick half an hour after taking eight drams; should expect to find the face suffused and purple. After so large a quantity had been taken, he expected to find it in the stomach, but did not. Mr. Slade – The appearances of congestion in the brain are that result of apoplexy? Witness Yes. Suppose tincture of bark were mixed with water, would it produce a light brown appearance? Witness – It would. Re-Examined: Had understood that there was no test for opium in the system. -Mr. Moorman, surgeon, St. Columb, had attended deceased professionally; he had spitting from the lungs, and decided disease of the lungs, but not so as to account for his immediate death. About six or seven days before his death, witness saw him; he was then talking of going into the county Infirmary; his symptoms were as they had been for twelve months before. At the post mortem examination, the appearance of the brain corresponded with that which is set down as marks to indicate poisoning with opium. Had never seen a case of poisoning by opium in private practice, but had in the hospitals; had been informed that it was not often poison by opium could be detected in the body even when death speedily takes place. Cross-examined: Did not agree with mr. Jewel that the appearances were the same in the brain as in cases of apoplexy. Mr. Slade – When eight drams of opium had been taken, should you have expected to find some opium in the system? Witness – I should have expected, but should not have relied on finding it. Supposing you had heard nothing about his taking opium, on examining the system, should you have concluded that he died of a narcotic poison? -I could not have positively said so. Even if there is no test by which you can detect he poison of opium, should you not have expected the smell of opium? -I should have expected it. And you did not find it? -I did not. How should you expect to have found the pulse and face? -The pulse slow at the first stages, and the face suffused and purple. Re-examined: In the last stages, when the heart’s action was ceasing, I should have expected a rapid pulse and a pale face. You say you would not have drawn a positive opinion? -No, not positive; but from the symptoms I have heard described, I should have believed the man died from narcotic poison. Mr. Slade then addressed the jury for the defence. If Mr. Pascoe, from carelessness or inattention arising from intoxication or otherwise, gave this medicine and caused the man’s death, undoubtedly he would be guilty of manslaughter. But on the part of defendant he denied that he was in a state of intoxication at the time; and as to the statement that he was in the habit of being so, that must be wrong, for with such habits of he could not have risen to such considerable practice as he had obtained. If he had been intoxicated, as stated by the witness Hodge, how did not Mrs. Bunt see it and the apprentice Lewellyn? The fact was, as had been deposed to by one of the witnesses, Mr. Pascoe was blessed with high spirits, and his manner might have lead others to think he had had some liquor. The manner in which he conducted his examination of Bunt, showed that he was sober; he put his ear to his chest, and ascertained his case in the most proper manner; he caught the man when he was falling from a chair, which was more than a drunken man would be likely to do. He wrote a prescription, though unfortunately it was not now to be found, and he dictated another. The fact was that Bunt had been in a dreadful state for some years, bleeding at the lungs, showing that he had organic disease; and he was about to go into the county Infirmary. Medical men often buoy up their patients even when there is no ground for hope; and acting on this principle, Mr. Pascoe, when Bunt called on him, wrote out a prescription for him. The man was then seized with a dreadful fit of coughing, and he gave him a little opium as a sedative, mixing water with it, and the mixture would then be of a little brown colour. Children had often died after taking paregoric as a sedative, and the chief ingredient of that was opium. He then remarked on the medical evidence, and contended that it did not show with any certainty that the man died or a narcotic poison. There seemed to be a slight difference of opinion between the medical gentlemen; Mr. Jewel said the appearance in the brain was like that produced by apoplexy, whilst Mr. Moorman said he should have expected to see more congestion after apoplexy. He believed there had been an unintentional mistake made by Mrs. Bunt with regard to the quantity of tincture of opium poured in before the water was added. On the whole, he contended, they must be straining the evidence very much to find a verdict against the prisoner. The learned Judge summed up the case. He said the charge was a serious one as affecting the prisoner, and also with reference to the public. Medical men were certainly open to prosecutions of this sort, if in their practice, either from carelessness, or ignorance, or rashness, [or] from want of sobriety, they administer medicines which end in death. But if there be any case which the jury ought to enter on in a spirit of charity and fairness, it was this sort of case. Generally speaking, medical men possess the confidence, and generally speaking they were entitled to the gratitude of the public. Persons who, like the prisoner, practice among the poor, go through much toil and labour, have deep anxiety and grave responsibility, and very inadequate remuneration. But the question in this case arises, what is the evidence, and what impression does it make on your minds? He then examined the evidence, stating that there were three witnesses whose evidence bore positively on the administration of the opium. Then came the evidence as to prisoner’s intoxication; though it did seem remarkable that Mrs. Bunt had not observed or spoken of the insobriety of the prisoner, if he had been in a very bad state. He remarked also on the medical evidence; and put the questions to the jury, first, whether the man died from the administration of opium; if not, there was an end of the case; if he did, then was it or not, in any respect, carelessly given; was too large a quantity given, either from hasty inadvertence, or want of that self-command which a medical man in particular should have? By request of the jury, the apprentice Lewellyn was recalled, and asked if he saw anything put into the measure after he returned from the ware-room. He said he did not; what it contained had been poured in by Mr. Pascoe during his absence. The Court rose at about eight o’clock, and the jury were locked up. In about an hour and a half they returned and gave a verdict of Not Guilty. ..........End of Part Four........... Julia Mosman, OPC for St.Austell,Charlestown, and Treverbyn Website at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~staustell W. Briton newspaper transcripts at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wbritonad Please visit the OPC website at http://cornwall-opc.org

WEST BRITON AND CORNWALL ADVERTISER ASSIZES, part 3 SENDING THREATENING LETTERS - WILLIAM BARTLE, 33, was indicted for feloniously sending to JAMES RANDLE, in the parish of Cury, a letter without any name, threatening to burn a certain house and other buildings, and a certain stack of corn, his property. Mr. MOODY and Mr. COLERIDGE appeared for the prosecution, attorney, Mr. HILL; Mr. SLADE for the prisoner, attorney, Mr. PLOMER. Mr. Moody said the prisoner was indicted for a very serious offence, and the case would require considerable attention on the part of the jury. To prove the case he should have to satisfy the jury that the letter set out in the indictment was sent by the prisoner to the prosecutor; and that it had, and was intended to have, the meaning attached to it in the indictment. It seemed that the parish of Mullion had been for nearly two years the scene of fires supposed to have been voluntarily committed, and that persons there had also been the subject of letters threatening fires. It seemed likewise that the object of attack and hostility in regard to these fires and threatening letters, had been the family of MR. THOMAS, especially Mr. JOSEPH THOMAS, of Trevitho, and the persons connected with him. The circumstance that connected Mr. RANDLE, the prosecutor in this case, with Mr. Joseph Thomas's family, was this - that Mr. Joseph Thomas had a son also called Joseph, and that he was engaged to be married to Mr. Randle's daughter. Mr. Randle lives within a short distance of Mr. Joseph Thomas; he is a farmer occupying property there; and on the 25th of May, 1850, he received the following letter: (We give the letter with the faulty orthography, &c.) "Respected Sir I have thought it my duty to write A few lines to you concarning the poor ould Joe Thomas famley Tevitho Sir you have heard About the proceedings of the Thomases family to be bad and still going worse the old Joe have taken the Golrodger farm for his son the long face Joe in A very durty improper way and he is not to keep it but this one year at Michaelmas next to geive it up or else trust to what to come the have two months two consider and be decided if the have resolved through pride and poverty to go on as there going in ten years time there will not be A Trevitho thomas left with one Grote it have being understood that you Sir is very favorable for the long face Joe to have Golroger that he may marry your Daughter but remember Sir if your Daughter Go on Golroger farm better she was never borne and you and your famleys will share the same fate with the trevitho Thomases we have resolved that every one that is connected in putting them on Golroger farm shall suffer A like you are welcome to settle your Daughter and the poor Joe in your own parish Cury or any other place you think proper but on Golroger the shall not go and for your comford the less the come to Mullion the better for their good." Mr. Moody explained that "long faced Joe" in the above letter meant a son of Mr. Joseph Thomas, of Trevitho, and that this son had taken the farm of Colroger some time before, of the brother of Mr. Joseph Thomas, senior, namely WILLIAM THOMAS. Mr. Randle, receiving this letter, with a full knowledge of what had been going on in the parish, could attach no other meaning to it than that he was threatened with the same malignity and revenge that had been inflicted on the Trevitho Thomas family - which was, to have his property burnt by fire. Mr. Moody went on to state that at the prisoner's lodgings when he was apprehended, a letter was found in the same handwriting as the letter that had just been read, addressed to the same person, and sealed ready for delivery. Mr. SLADE objected that it was not competent for his friend to explain a letter which was the subject of the indictment, by another letter which was found some months afterwards. The learned Judge asked if the second letter was in the same handwriting as the first. Mr. Moody replied that he should prove it to be so. The Judge then decided that the case should proceed. Mr. Moody then read the following letter, which had been found at prisoner's lodgings when he was apprehended: "Sir, patience and perseverance surmount difficultes, and you as a man will be placed in those difficulties which you never yet experienced in life if you don't look well at home, you have heard of the fire which happened at prisk not long since to Mr Skin flent yet there have been no change taken place in the thomas family in respect to the golroger form the appear to be so headstrong as ever. Let them go on there are greater preperations making now than ever yet have being for the distruction of the Old Mr. bluebritches and the long face bluebritches and all the familys connected with Mr. bluebritches family did you heer of Mr. bluebritches shot in the pulpit in Cury chapel phraps you did A narrow escape for his head Sir we have understood that the long face joe do sleep at your house when he come a curting two your daughter Afraid to goe home if ever its known from this time that you shilter joe Thomas the young bluebritches in your house all night aney mure while he remain on Golroger form you will have your house and property burnt and in flames while in your bed and if ever you leive your Daughter go on Golroger form you and your sons and family will share the same fate with Mr. Bluebritches." Mr. Moody explained that "skin-flint" referred to in the above letter was another of the Thomas's, and that "blue-britches" was a nick-name that old Mr. Thomas was known by. The learned Counsel said he should show that the first letter was sent by the prisoner, by putting in the witness-box the man who wrote both letters for him, and left them in his possession; and he should trace the first letter as having been sent by post to Mr. Randle, the prosecutor. The person who wrote the letters for prisoner might be considered an accessory before the fact; still, his evidence was admissible; directly he was taken into custody, and wrote, the resemblance of his writing to that of the threatening letter referred to in the indictment, as well as the other that had been read, was so manifest that there could be no mistake about it. Mr. Moody proceeded to speak of other circumstances of suspicion against the prisoner - the coil of safety-fuse found at his lodgings, which might be used to set fire to premises, and that prisoner being a shoemaker could have no use for such an article; also the story he told CHAPPLE, the constable, about a letter that had been put under the latch of his door; the identity of a wafer seal belonging to prisoner with the seal of the threatening letter found at his lodgings; and evidence of declarations by prisoner hostile to "old Joe Thomas." These particulars are more fully detailed in the following evidence: -JAMES RANDLE, examined by Mr. Coleridge - I am a farmer at Colvennor, two miles from Trevitho. In May last I received a letter by the post; kept it for several weeks then gave it to the Rev. Mr. PETER, a magistrate. Had heard of the fires at the Thomas's, at Trevitho. After receiving the letter I felt apprehensive my premises would be burnt as the Thomas's had been. Cross-examined by Mr. Slade - What part of the letter makes you apprehensive your premises would be burnt? Witness - On receiving the letter I was apprehensive. >From what part of the letter? - I can't say any more about it than that. (The learned Judge told the witness he must answer the question, and state what made him apprehensive.) Witness then read the letter aloud, and said the words that made him apprehensive were "You and your family shall share the same fate." This he considered meant that they should if his daughter went to the Colroger farm. Prisoner lives about a quarter of a mile from me; up to the time of these charges I never heard any accusation against the man; did not believe him guilty until he was apprehended. There was a large reward offered (two hundred pounds) for the discovery of the parties who sent the letter. Re-examined: Joseph Thomas, son of Joseph Thomas, of Trevitho, I rather think is engaged to marry my daughter; Joseph Thomas, jun. occupies Colroger. The Thomas's of Trevitho are the Thomas's who have had fires on their premises. -STEPHEN THORNTON - Am a sergeant in the London detective force; was sent down by the Secretary of State to Mullion to investigate some matters going on there; was there three days previous to prisoner's apprehension. on the 9th of November last. I searched his premises at his brother's shop, at a hamlet called Whitecross in the parish of Cury. Prisoner's brother is a shoemaker; prisoner lodged with him, and worked for him at that time; found in the shop a sheet of paper and an envelope in a book where prisoner kept his memorandums. As far as I recollect prisoner claimed the book, and some of the papers taken from it he endeavoured to snatch from me. I found in a box something like a coil; did not know at the time what it was; have since been told it was safety fuse used by miners; I took it from the box and also some coarse powder which was in the box. This box was in the shop, not more than a couple of yards from where the prisoner was sitting when apprehended. I followed the prisoner, and asked him if the safety fuse was his. He denied any knowledge of it, and so did his brother and the other who was there. I believe the box was open to them all. Prisoner was taken by constable CHAPPEL into the dwelling-house. I found in a room which prisoner acknowledged was his bedroom, some papers and memorandums; found in his box a letter directed to Mr. Randle, Colvennor, Cury. Found in prisoner's pocket, after he came down stairs, a small piece of sealing-wax, and a pencil case with a wafer seal at the end. (Pencil case produced.) The letter was in an envelope, and the seal on the envelope was unbroken. I did not open the letter at the time, but from what Chappel, the constable, told me, I afterwards opened it. I tried the seal of the envelope very carefully at the time, and believed the impression to have been made by the seal I took from prisoner. I found in a room below two sorts of paper and two sorts of envelopes. The two sheets produced (the yellow sheets) correspond with the paper of the letter sent to Mr. Randle, and charged in the indictment. The paper is of the same quality, has the same water-mark, and a little flower on the stamp in both cases. Also compared other paper (blue) found in the room below, with the threatening letter found in prisoner's box, and the two corresponded. The sealing-wax I found on the prisoner is of the same inferior quality as that with which the threatening letter found in his box was sealed. (The paper, letter, seal, sealing-wax, and impression on the envelope were examined by the Judge and Jury.) I afterwards took HODGE into custody, and he confessed that he had written these letters. Cross-examined: Was down to Mullion before when HENDY was in custody; passed for a mining adventurer. Do not know how many shops in Mullion sell paper. When I apprehended Bartle, he seemed very quiet; said he would stop and finish his shoe. -RICHARD CHAPPEL, constable at Helston, had Bartle in custody; had some conversation with him on the 9th of November, the evening he was apprehended. He said "see what people do by sending letters; I was out last night till half-past eleven o'clock; when I came in I found a paper at the latch of my door; I took it down, and it was a letter in brown paper tied round with rope-yarn; it was directed to Mr. James Randle, Colvennor, Cury, whoever finds this is particularly requested to carry or send it;" he said,"I untied the rope-yarn; it was sealed and directed to Mr. James Randle, Covennor, and I put it in the "skibbet" of my box." He then said, "do you know whether the Serjeant found it; if you had not apprehended me, I should have carried it or sent it this afternoon." I told him the Serjeant had found a letter; whether I told him first or afterwards I do not know. -JOHN NETTING, a miner, explained in what way the safety-fuse was used. It is not sold in common shops. Cross-Examined: it would not set fire to wood, but would set fire to hay or dry furze; it burns regularly. -THOMAS THOMAS, lives near Mullion; has known the prisoner a long time; saw him last harvest in a field; PHILIP WYATT the parish clerk was there. Wyatt said to others in the field, "what ought to be done to the man that set fire to the corn at Trevitho, the man that did it ought to have been burnt in the flames." Prisoner turned round and said "Thee know'st nothing about that." Prisoner and I went afterwards to another part of the field; prisoner then said "If I were to see all Thomas's corn on fire, I would not put that hand to save it."- holding out his right hand. About a week after this, there was some conversation about the fires. I said, "what can the parties that burnt Priske have against Mr. John Thomas?" He answered, it was not against Mr. John Thomas, of Priske, only, it was against Mr. Joe Thomas, of Trevitho; the parties that have done this, he said, will do more yet; he would not enter the family of the Thomas's on any account. I then said, if it was against Mr. Joseph Thomas's family, Mr. Randle of Colvennor, and Mr. Hendy, of Polgreen, were as liable to be burnt as Mr. John Thomas, of Priske." He said, any one that enters that family would be as liable to it as they; it would make no difference if it was for ten years to come. I made the remark about the other families, because I understood that Mr. Joe Thomas's son was courting Mr. Randle's daughter, and that a younger son of Mr. Thomas, of Trevitho, was courting a daughter of Mr. Hendy. I cautioned Bartle to hold his tongue. I told him to say no more about it, that Mr. Hendy had transported himself by his own words, and I would advise him to say no more about it. He said if any one came into the shop to arrest him, he would knock them down with the "kelvy" or some other thing. Cross-examined: Mentioned these things to my wife, and to John Thomas, of Priske. Do not get drunk often. By Mr. SLADE - Did not Bartle say to you, it is the opinion amongst the better-most people that Mr. Thomas had set fire to the property himself? Witness - I believe he did. What did you say? I said I had not heard anything like that. Witness further said that since he had been to Bodmin, Mr. MILLS (clerk to Mr. Hill, attorney for the prosecution) had told him what he had stated before the magistrates at Helston. The next witness was Hodge, who had been admitted as Queen's evidence, after he had confessed to writing the letters for Bartle, the prisoner. -JOHN HODGE, a labourer in the parish of Gunwalloe, adjoining Mullion and Cury; had been intimate with Bartle the prisoner four years; lived close to him; had occasionally spent Sundays with him. He has asked me at different times to write letters for him. By Mr. Coleridge - Is that letter (the letter sent to prosecutor) in your handwriting? Witness - Yes, I wrote this from Bartle's reading; he had it written on a slate. When I had written the letter I gave it back to him; he put it in an envelope and I directed it.- Did you also write that? (handing another letter, the one found in prisoner's house.) Witness - Yes, that one was written on a book, I also directed the envelope for the second letter and gave it to Bartle. The last letter was written about a week before our feast (the nearest Sunday to the 4th of November.) This was a fortnight before I was apprehended.The first letter, I believe, was written some months before. I was apprehended with Bartle, and now come from the gaol. Cross-examined by Mr. Slade: When I was apprehended, they asked me to write; I did so, and they said it was the same handwriting as the letters. Did you not remonstrate with Bartle for writing those letters? Witness - I mentioned it to him at times; he appeared to have a revenge against the Thomas's. Did you not know that Hendy had been transported for doing the same sort of thing? Not when I wrote the first letter; I mentioned it to him on writing some of the letters. What did he say? (No reply.) Before you were arrested did you ever tell any living soul about the hand you and Bartle had in it? No. Did you know there was a reward of GBP 200 offered? No. Have all your family gone to Australia since the fires? Yes. Had you an intention to follow them? Yes. Witness further said he had been examined by Mr. Hill and his clerk before he went before the grand jury. Prisoner, he said, was a lively and amusing man, and amused his neighbours with singing. Witness said he was apprehended on the Saturday, but said nothing about confessing until the Monday. Re-examined: I was first asked by the jailor whether I was willing to be a witness, and then these two gentlemen examined me. The letter spoken of was written on a Sunday in the shoemaker's shop; nobody was present but myself and prisoner; I wrote a letter before this that I wrote to Randle. By Mr. MOODY - What reason did he give for asking you to write these letters? Witness - Because he said his handwriting was known. When I began writing the first letter, I did not know for what purpose it was; when I came to a certain place in the letter I stopped, because it was language I did not like. -JOSEPH THOMAS, the younger, son of Mr. JOSEPH THOMAS, of Trevitho - am engaged to Mr. Randle's daughter. I occupy Colroger farm; have occupied it twelve months last Michaelmas; my uncle is the landlord; I have heard of my father being called "blue-breeches." "Long faced Joe" I suppose meant me, and also "young blue breeches." I remember the fire at Vounder last march twelvemonths; that property was in my father's occupation; part of a dwelling house and some outbuildings were burnt there. There was corn burnt in the field at Trevitho last harvest twelve months, the property of my father. The letters read by Mr. Moody in opening the case, were now put in as evidence. MR. HILL, solicitor for the prosecution, was then sworn, and deposed that the offer of reward for the apprehension of the guilty parties, was drawn up by him, and circulated in the neighbourhood. No person had claimed anything of that reward. Mr. SLADE then addressed the jury in behalf of the prisoner. He said they were there to try the simple fact, whether the prisoner sent the first threatening letter that had been read to them, and was charged in the indictment; they had nothing to do with any other letter or with the fires at Priske, Trevitho, or other places except in so far as those circumstances tended to throw light on the act of sending the present letter. The charge brought against the prisoner rested entirely on the evidence of the accomplice Hodge. When a man comes as Queen's evidence, the jury might be sure that he was steeped to the very lips in guilt himself. The law therefore required, that an accomplice should be corroborated in some material particulars, as to the facts, and as to the party whom he charges. In the present case the accomplice was unsupported and uncorroborated in every material particular; and he thought he should be able to show that he was much more than an accomplice, that he had been the principal in these transactions, and the only offender. There was nothing stated in the case that did not perfectly consist with the innocence of the party accused. It was said the prisoner read the letter from a slate for Hodge to copy; but no slate had been produced, though the strictest search had been made by the Sergeant from London and the constable. Hodge, being intimate with the prisoner and going into the shoemaker's shop and house, had opportunities of purloining the prisoner's paper and of using his pencil case. The finding of the safety fuse, the gun-powder,the letters and envelopes, might be circumstances of some weight if they had been found in a house which prisoner occupied alone. But there were others in the house, and the articles were found in an open box, or in places to which other persons had access, and to which even Hodge might have had access. As to the safety fuse it might have been left in the shoemaker's shop by any miner calling there. The seal of the pencil case tallying with the impression on the envelope, even if it did so, was no material fact in evidence, because those pencil cases are made by the gross, and turned out in a mould, and no doubt there were hundreds of them in the county. So as to the paper found at prisoner's lodgings, no doubt many others in Mullion would have the same type of paper, probably bought at some shop in the neighbourhood. He then went on to remark on the evidence of Sergeant Thornton, Thomas Thomas, and Chappel, and to contend that the facts they had deposed to were all perfectly consistent with the innocence of the prisoner. On the other hand, Hodge had been pre-determined to shift the guilt on other shoulders; through it was only after he was detected, and found no loop-hole for escape, that he endeavoured to implicate Bartle; and he had other inducements for doing this, there being a reward of GBP 200 offered, and his family having gone to Australia,the amount would have assisted him to go over there. He contended that there was nothing which could satisfactorily corroborate the evidence of the accomplice, and therefore that the prisoner must receive an acquittal. The learned Judge, in summing up, said the jury were bound to give this case their most serious and anxious affection. The indictment charged a very grave offence, - an offence that might be made the means of persecution, and of harassing and distressing the feelings, and disturbing the happiness of a whole family, almost of a whole community. When such an offence had been committed, it became a grave duty, on the part of all those concerned in the administration of public justice, if possible to discover the aggressor. On the part of the jury, it was their duty to take care that they fixed the guilt on no person that was innocent; and it was equally their duty that they let no one escape whom they believed to have been implicated. With regard to the accomplice, his own impression was, that if he had known as much of the case as he now did, when he was asked to permit that man to come here to give evidence, he should have said, "no, let them stand in the dock together and take their trial," for as far as he could form an opinion, the testimony of that man had added very little, possibly nothing, to the case against the prisoner; the handwriting of Hodge might very likely have been proved without the assistance of his evidence. He concurred with the observations of the learned counsel as to the little credit that was to be given to the statements of an accomplice, whose testimony should be used merely for the purpose of explaining those matters that otherwise might appear obscure, and even then it should be taken with considerable caution. They were therefore now to consider what was the real value of the evidence against the prisoner, apart from the testimony of Hodge the accomplice, who, however, if his story were true, appeared to have been rather an instrument than a principal in the offence. He then remarked on various circumstances in the evidence; the remarkable conversation of prisoner with Chappel, after he was apprehended; the endeavour of prisoner to snatch the papers from Sergeant Thornton (which however, was not stated before the magistrates); the papers and threatening letter found in a box in the house which prisoner stated to be his, in a bedroom which he acknowledged to be his; the correspondence of the paper and letters, and the seal on the envelopes with a seal found in prisoner's possession, and other circumstances which had been deposed to. As to prisoner's story about the letter he found under the latch of the door, the jury were to consider whether that was likely to be true, or was a mere artifice to get rid of the effect of the letter which he knew the policeman would find in his box. He did not think it necessary to rely much on the evidence of Thomas, though in the conversation that passed, the expression "ten years" was used by prisoner, and it was remarkable that the same occurred in the threatening letter. From the whole of the circumstances conjoined, the jury were to form their opinion. The public and the prisoner were deeply interested in this questions. Their sympathies, their feelings, perhaps, should go with the prisoner; but they should take care to do that which was just, and deliver the verdict which according to their consciences they believed to be true. One of the jury requested that Sergeant Thornton should be recalled; and the following questions were put to him by the learned Judge at the request of the jury: You found a letter in a box in his bedroom? Yes. Was that box locked or not? Not locked. The Jury then retired,and after deliberating about an hour and a half, returned into court and gave as their verdict, Not Guilty. ........... End of Part three............

The West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser. April 4, 1851. {Friday} BIRTHS. At Penzance, on Saturday last, the wife of E. S. POLKINGHORNE, Esq., of a daughter. At Penzance, on the 27th ult., the wife of Mr. JULLIEN, of a son. At St. Just in Penwith, on the 22nd ult., the wife of Mr. Richard ANGWIN, of a son; on the 23rd, the wife of Mr. John ANGWIN, of a son; on the 24th, the wife of Mr. James AKERMAN, chemist, of a daughter; on the 25th, the wife of Mr. Thomas WOOLCOCK, of a son; and on the 27th, the wife of Mr. John WILLIAMS, grocer, of a son. At Gwinear, on Friday last, the wife of Mr. John DAVIES PEARCE, of a son. At Hayle, Mrs. TRATHEN, of a posthumous son; and the wife of Mr. John MURLEY, of a daughter. At Pool, on the 24th ult., the wife of Mr. W. RETALLACK, of a son. At Redruth, on the 20th ult., the wife of Mr. W. TREVENA, of the Bullers' Arms Inn, of a son. At Stamphouse, in the parish of Perranzabuloe, on the 21st ult., the wife of Mr. Sampson KITTO, of a son. At Newquay, on the 20th ult., the wife of Mr. J. HOUSE, of a daughter; on the 21st, the wife of Capt. John OSBORNE, of a daughter; and on Tuesday last, the wife of Capt. John CARTER, of a daughter. At Tolcarne, near Newquay, on Sunday last, the wife of Mr. Simon RICKARD, of a daughter. At Cubert, on the 20th ult., the wife of Mr. F. GLASSON, of a daughter. At Newlyn East, the wife of Mr. James GLANVILLE, of a daughter. At Lowerton, in the parish of Colan, on Saturday last, the wife of Mr. William BENNY, of a son. At Charlestown, on Saturday last, the wife of Mr. John PARNALL, cooper, of a son. At Par, on Saturday last, the wife of Captain Joseph ELLERY, of a son. At Bude Haven, on Sunday last, the wife of Mr. William BRAY, of a daughter. At Dunmeer, near Bodmin, on Friday last, the wife of Mr. Amos WEARY, beer-house-keeper, of twins. At Manelly, in the parish of St. Veep, on Monday last, the wife of Mr. William COSSENTINE, of a daughter. At Callington, on Tuesday last,the wife of Mr. Thomas GOLDING, innkeeper, of a son. At Carbeal, near Torpoint, on the 18th ult., the wife of Mr. J. HARRIS, of a son. At Plymouth, on the 27th ult., the wife of Mr. John Sampson JAGO, of a daughter. At Wimborne, Dorset, the wife of Mr. G. H. ROW, of a son. In Grosvenor Square, London, on the 27th ult., Viscountess EBRINGTON, of a daughter. MARRIAGES At Budock District Church, on the 20th ult., by the Rev. F. H. SCRIWENER, Capt. William Downing COCK, of the "Lavinia," of Falmouth, to Miss Grace JAMES. At Helston, on Monday last, Mr. Peter RALPH, to Miss Matilda PERRY. At Madron, on Friday last, Mr. W. D. JOHNS to Miss Honor WHITE, both of Penzance; on Saturday, Mr. Martin REYNOLDS, to Miss Maria ELLIS, of Lariggan; and Mr. W. H. RICHARDS to Miss Emma Jane HOULSON, both of Penzance; and on Sunday, Mr. George GUY to Miss Alenda WEARNE, both of Penzance. At Gluval, on Saturday last, Mr. Richard COLENSO, of Penzance, to Miss Mary ROWE, of Chyandour. At the Wesleyan Chapel, Hayle, on Saturday last, Mr. William DAVEY, of Camborne, to Miss Grace RODDA, of Marazion. On the 27th ult., Francie D. CAMPION, Esq., of Bushy Park, Rathcormack, Ireland, to Elizabeth Catherine Ann, eldest daughter of H. H. PEARD, Esq., late of Marazion. At Fowey, on Monday last, Mr. Henry TRIGWELL to Miss Ellen MILLER. At Plymouth, on the 23rd ult., Mr. W. K. STRATTON, of Calstock, to Miss J. H. DAVEY, of Devonport; and on the 26th, Mr. J. HANCOCK, miller, of Tideford, to Miss Emma BROADLICK, of St. Germans. At the Registrar's Office, Exeter, on the 22nd ult., Mr. William H. ABBOTT to Miss Mary Ann TREFFRY, both of that city. At Gorey, Wexford, Ireland, on the 19th ult., John NICHOLAS, Esq., of the Customs, Liverpool, and son of the late James NICHOLAS, Esq., Collector of Customs at Looe, to Frances, fourth daughter of the late Dr. HAMILTON, of the former county. At Cuttack, Bengal, on the 30th of January, Henry Lucius DAMPIER, Esq., Civil Service, to Charlotte Isabella Lindsay, eldest daughter of F. GOULDSBURY, Esq., Bengal civil service. DEATHS At Truro, on Tuesday last, a twin infant son of Mr. ARNOLD, coach painter. At Devoran, on Wednesday last, the residence of her nephew, Mr. Robert T. MICHELL, Mrs. SCOTT, aged 56 years. At Perranwell, on the 25th ult., the infant son of Mr. Richard SEARLE, innkeeper. At Penryn, on Friday last, Joseph, eldest son of the late Mr. Joseph BROKENSHIR, aged 21 years. At Eastwood, Penryn, on Wednesday last, Henry, infant son of Mr. W. B. HICKS, merchant. At Falmouth, on the 26th ult., Mrs. Ann CURGENVEN, eldest daughter of the late William CURGENVEN, Esq., of St. Michael Penkivel. At Falmouth, on the 27th ult., Matilda, widow of Samuel RAMSDEN, Esq., surgeon H. M. Packet Service, and daughter of the late M. E. WILKS, Esq., of the Ordnance Office, Tower. At Falmouth, on Monday last, Mr. JOB, of the Barley Sheaf Inn. At Helston, on Sunday last, Edwin, son of Mr. PENBERTHY, aged 33 years. At St. Mary's, Scilly, on the 25th ult., Mr. Joseph WEBB, aged 82 years; on the 26th, Mrs. Nancy MUMFORD, aged 74 years; and Mr. Charles JAGO, aged 80 years. At Hea, Madron, on Monday last, Mr. Sampson JELBART, aged 40 years. At Madron Church-town, on Wednesday last,Elizabeth Ann, daughter of Mr. John Pender DAVY, aged 9 years. At Chyandour, on Saturday last, Mr. Joseph BARNES, aged 17 years. At Trelyon, near St. Ives, on the 26th ult., Mrs. Nancy NOALL, aged 69 years. At St. Ives, Mrs. Jane COTHEY, aged 40 years. At Tuckingmill, on Saturday last, Sarah, daughter of the late Capt. TREGONING, aged 25 years; and on Sunday, Mrs. FREY, aged 84 years. At Redruth, on Monday last, Mr. Thomas ROSEWALL, aged 72 years; on Tuesday Miss Catherine BOASE, aged 74 years. At Trevenson House, in the parish of Illogan, on the 21st ult., Henry Arthur, infant son of C. A. REYNOLDS, Esq. At Mithian, in the parish of St. Agnes, on Saturday last, Mr. W. MENADUE, miller, at an advanced age. At Newlyn East, on Friday last, Mr. James LAWRY, maltster, aged 36 years. At Nantellan, in the parish of Creed, on the 20th ult., Elizabeth, wife of MR. HENWOOD, a respectable farmer. At St. Mawes, last week, Mrs. Mary TEDDY, widow, aged 50 years. At St. Austell, on Friday last, Catherine, relict of the late Mr. William Jane, aged 84 years. At Bodmin, on the 27th ult., Miss MITCHELL, late of Plymouth, aged 20 years. At St. Breock, on Friday last, the Rev. Wm. MOLESWORTH, Rector of that parish, aged 59 years. The loss the inhabitants have sustained by the death of their beloved pastor will be long felt and deeply lamented; his intellectual attainments, fervent piety, and strict sense of justice, though always tempered with mercy, which he administered as a county magistrate, gave him the foremost position in the neighbourhood, and his name will be held in lasting remembrance, not only by those who had the honor of his friendship and acquaintance, but also by the poor and needy, to whom he was a liberal benefactor. At East Looe, on the 22nd ult., Mrs. FISHLEY, aged 67 years. At West Looe, on the 27th ult., Mrs. Ann ANGEAR, formerly of the Cornish Arms Inn, aged 91 years. At Old Park, near Liskeard, on the 23rd ult., Miss Harriet PENNY, daughter of Mr. John PENNY, aged 28 years. At the Rectory, Stokeclimsland, near Callington, on the 25th ult., the wife of the Hon. and Rev. H. W. SPENCER. At Padstow, on Sunday last, Mr. Thomas HORSWELL, farmer, aged 59 years. At Tregargat, in the parish of St. Teath, on Saturday last, Mr. Richard PROUT, age 26 years. At Devonport, on Saturday last, after a long and protracted illness, Mr. John YEO, aged 74 years, the oldest auctioneer in the town, and for many years Surveyor of the Saltash Turnpike Trust. At Windsor Terrace, Citadel Road, Plymouth, on Tuesday last, Rear Admiral John Toup NICHOLAS, C. B., & c., Captain Superintendant of the Royal William Victualling Yard, Stonehouse. At Heavitree, Exeter, on the 23rd ult., Lieut. J. T. CARDEW, R. M., aged 66 years. At Tavistock, on the 21st ult., Mary, youngest daughter of Mr. Simon STEVENS, aged 20 years. At Marksbury, Somersetshire, on the 14th ult., Mr. Isaac HARDING. At Stamford, on the 26th ult., Mr. Richard NEWCOMBE, of the Lincoln and Stamford Mercury, aged 67 years. At Old Windsor, on Friday last, Mr. Samuel BAGSTER, formerly of Paternoster Row, London, publisher and book-seller, aged 79 years. At Park Place, Eltham, on Friday last, aged 58 years, Lieut.-Colonel Charles Cornwallis MICHELL, K.H., K.B.A., K. T. S., late Surveyor-General at the Cape of Good Hope, after 3 years of acute suffering from disease of the heart. Prior to his entering the service of his country, he commanded a brigade of Portuguese Artillery at the battles of Vittoria, Badajoz, and Toulouse; he received the gold medals for Vittoria, and Toulouse, and the silver one for Badajoz. The deceased was the son of the late Admiral MICHELL, of the Portuguese Navy, formerly of Croft West, near Truro, and the only brother of Capt. Frederick MICHELL, R. N., of Totness.