WEST BRITON AND CORNWALL ADVERTISER 27 JUNE 1851 ECCLESIASTICAL - THE REV. T. G. GRYLLS, last assistant curate of Penzance, has been appointed to the curacy of Sancreed, vacant by the resignation of the REC. G. D'ARCY IRVINE. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY - On Sunday last two sermons were preached in St. Austell church by the REV. E. J. TREFFRY, of Place House, Fowey, on behalf of the above society. Collections were made at the close of each service, which amounted to upwards of GBP 8. PENZANCE QUAY FAIR - This fair was held at this Quay of Midsummer-day. The country folks crowded to the scene in great numbers, and in taking their "penny-worths of sea" gave full employment to the pilots and boatmen belonging to the pier. The Mount's Bay was dotted with boats filled with gaily-dressed parties, and this custom, which has been observed almost from time immemorial, was on this occasion kept up with great spirit. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY - In the Court of Bankruptcy, for the Exeter District, on Monday last, application was made to the Commissioner, for the discharge from custody of THOMAS DAVEY, late a butcher of Liskeard, but now a prisoner in Bodmin Gaol, whose certificate was some time since suspended for two years, without protection. MESSRS. BISHOP and PITTS produced a memorial which had been signed by several of the bankrupt's creditors, and stated that he had been in prison for three months. MR. STOGDON, who was instructed to appear for the detaining creditor, resisted the application; the Commissioner refused to grant the prisoner's release, until he shall have been six months in prison. In re JAMES HILL, miller, Saltash; last examination. MR. R. EDMONDS for trade assignee, and MR. J. E. ELWORTHY for the bankrupt, who it appeared had not made out any balance sheet. His examination was adjourned sine die. The amount of the estate is GBP 2; the debts above GBP 120. By the above adjournment the bankrupt will be liable to imprisonment. MAILS DELAYED - The Mails on Tuesday last were delayed to a late hour, in consequence of the heavy trains down the line. About mid-day a large detachment of the Royal Marines from H.M.S. "Wellesley," and a number of the crew, came down, having been paid off. They caused the train to be very heavy, and as the Bristol and Exeter train had not arrived at its proper time, the 4:10a.m. down train from Exeter left at its proper time without bringing on the mail bags. The mails came on by the next train; and were several hours later than their usual time of arrival at Truro. TEETOTAL ANNIVERSARIES - On Wednesday the 18th instant, the annual meeting of the St. Austell teetotal society took place. On the afternoon of that day a sermon was preached in the Baptist Chapel by the Rev. Mr. POLSFORD, after which the friends to the cause adjourned to the Market-house, where a public tea took place, to which a great number sat down. After tea a public meeting was held, which was presided over by Mr. BALKWILL, of Bodmin, and the meeting was addressed by the Revds. Messrs. COPE, POLSFORD, GREEN, and Mr. G. THOMAS. - On Tuesday morning, an excursion train, consisting of eight carriages, with about two hundred passengers, left Moorswater, near Liskeard; each carriage bore a banner with a suitable inscription; the band played at all the villages on the line. The assemblage at Cheesewring was large, but so scattered about the rocky regions of this wild locality that to estimate the number of persons present was a very difficult task. The day was passed by the teetotalers in a very agreeable manner with the exception of a little annoyance they experienced on their way up, from the circumstance of a portion of the rail having been feloniously removed by some individual unknown. Had the train been returning, and the circumstance unobserved, the consequences would have been very serious. THE "HORRORS OF TRANSPORTATION" - Two lectures under this title were delivered on Monday and Tuesday evenings last, at the Town Hall, Truro, by Mr. COCKNEY, a returned convict, who depicted in forcible language the sufferings which the felon is doomed to undergo, when transported to the penal settlements. The lecturer has a fluent deliver and a manner which bespeaks attention and credence. He spoke of his conviction at the Manchester sessions in 1837, for burglary, of his sentence to transportation, his embarkation on board the "Neptune", convict ship, for Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land, his sufferings on the voyage, and the extreme hardships he endured on landing; of the lashing of refractory convicts; and the sufferings the prisoners have to endure at Port Arthur. The lecturer appeared in the costume of a Port Arthur convict, wearing the felon's suit in double chains, and exhibiting the cat-o'-nine-tails. After the lectures, Mr. Ciockney exhibited a number of dioramic views of the principal towns, chain gangs, and penal settlements in Van Kiemen's Land, and showing the general aspect of the country. There has existed an impression amongst some persons that transportation is not a very harsh purnishment, and that convicts in the penal settlements are nearly as well situated as many poor persons in England. The lectures of Mr. Cockney prove that this is a mere mistaken notion, and his exhibition of the horrors of a convict's life will perhaps have a good effect in deterring from crime. ST. AUSTELL ANNUAL WRESTLING - This public diversion came off on Tuesday and Wednesday the 17th and 18th instant, in a field belonging to MR. HENRY STEPHENS, just above the fair park. The weather on both days was very fine, and on the Wednesday it is supposed there were not less than three thousand persons present. In the first round of standards playing, amidst some excellent wrestling, and after a long struggle, HICKS, of Lostwithiel, threw EUDY, of Luxulyan; HENRY PENHALE of Gwinear threw RICHARDS, of St. Austell; JOHN OXNAM of Newlyn threw WM. TREGONING of St. Austell; JAMES WILLIAMS, of Newlyn, threw THOMAS WATERS of St. Austell; and JAMES LONG, of Gwennap, threw JOHN HAMBLY, of St. Austell. In the double play, OXNAM threw KENDLE, of Bodmin; OLIVER threw BLIGHT of St. Austell; KESTLE threw SMITH; JOHN MARTYN of St. Austell threw H. PENHALE; LONG threw HICKS; and JAMES WILLIAMS threw WM. MATTHEWS. In the treble play, OXNAM threw HOSKIN; WILLIAMS threw LONG. Finally, OXNAM threw WILLIAMS, and the prizes were awarded as follows: 1st prize, GBP 5, JOHN OXNAM; 2nd prize, GBP 3, JAMES WILLIAMS; 3rd prize, GBP 2, OLIVER; 4th prize, GBP 1, JAMES LONG. TREAT TO THE BLIND - On Thursday the 19th instant, a very novel treat was given by MR. NICHOLAS JENNINGS, of Pennance, in Gwennap, to forty-five blind men. It appears that Mr. Jennings had previously been afflicted with a complaint in his eyes - since which time he has always manifested a most sincere regard for the poor blind, and his great liberality and kindness on the present occasion received the grateful thanks of those unfortunate men. After dinner a meeting took place in the open air, and very appropriate addresses were delivered by Messrs. VIVIAN, PAUL, COCK, and SIMS. - from a correspondent. CORNISH SETTLEMENT IN AUSTRALIA - The SYDNEY MORNING HERALD of December 21st gives an account of what is called the Cornish Settlement, situated about twenty-five miles from Bathurst, in Australia. The settlement was first located in 1820, and the greater part of the settlers were Cornish people; hence the origin of the present name of the district. It appears that mining is now carried on there. About two years ago indications of copper were discovered by MR. JOHN LANE, which were found to extend also to ground belonging to MR. JOHN GLASSON. Four shafts have been sunk by Mr. Lane, and one by Mr. Glasson; and the work is carried on principally on tribute, the miners getting six, eight, and ten tons out of every twenty. The shafts sunk by Mr. Lane are on a north and south lode, which is twenty-two feet wide. The ore is found in branches varying in thickness from two to eight inches. Mr. Glasson' s shaft is sunk on the course of a lode which is supposed to be a continuation of Mr. Lane's main lode. Both gentlemen have on the surface between three and four hundred tons of ore, of rich quality. Smelting works have just been erected at the mines, conducted by MR. RICHARD COCK, and ingots of copper have been produced by one smelting which contain ninety-five per cent of pure copper. For the furnaces of the smelting works box wood is used, cut into nine-inch lengths, and billeted, which it is said answers well for rapid fusion, purity of metal, and clean slag. FALMOUTH POLICE - SARAH BIRD summoned MOSES SAMUEL JACOB for an assault, which was proved, and he was fined 5s. and costs. SMUGGLING - On Monday the 16th instant, the "St. George," of Bristol was released from the custody of H.M. Customs, by order of the board; but in consequence of a quantity of spirits having been crept up by the custom-house officers on the morning of Saturday last, she was stopped. A piece of chain, and the rope attached to the tubs, correspond with those on board the above named vessel. SERIOUS ACCIDENT - As a boy of Helston, named STEPHENS, was driving a horse and cart from Constantine churchtown towards Gweek, on Wednesday last, the horse, from some cause or other started off and threw the lad out of the cart, the wheel passed over and broke one of his legs and severed two of his fingers from his hand. The boy was taken up and conveyed to his parent's abode in Helston; and we are happy to add that at present nothing fatal is to apprehended. SINGULAR ACCIDENT - On Thursday the 19th instant, as a poor old man called WILLIAM THOMAS, was gathering some blossom from an elder tree at Luggans, near Hayle, he overreached himself, fell backwards and was unable to rise. DR. MILLETT, who was immediately sent for, discovered that the neck of the thigh bone was fractured. As the poor old man was a recipient of parish relief, he requested them to send for MR. VAWDREY, one of the union surgeons, under whose care the poor man lies. CORONER'S INQUESTS - On the 18th instant, an inquest was held before MR. HAMLEY, county coroner, on JOHN CROSSMAN, a miner, who met his death under the following circumstances: He was working with his father and brother in Rocks Mine, near St. Austell, when a scale of earth suddenly came away on them and buried the deceased. He was soon got out but was quite dead. Verdict, accidental death. The following inquest has been held by MR. ROSKRUGE, coroner for Helston: On Friday last, on the body of EDWARD WINNAN, aged eighty-six, who had lived for many years in the service of MR. G. GRYLLS, as a gardener. >From the evidence it appeared that about one o'clock he went into the back premises attached to his residence in Church-street, where after an absence of about half an hour, he was discovered by his wife, in a sitting position apparently dead; she immediately made an alarm, and with the assistance of the neighbours, got him into the house, and placed him on the bed, where he was shortly after visited by a surgeon. The deceased had from his great age been gradually declining, and was occasionally subject to "qualms." Verdict, died by the visitation of God. JUDICIAL COMMITTEE of the PRIVY COUNCIL - SATURDAY JUNE 21 The members of the Committee were - the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, the Judge of the Admiralty Court, the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, and the Right Hon. SIR EDWARD RYAN. BENNETT v. FREE - TESTAMENTARY PAPERS - JUDGMENT - This was an appeal from the decision of the judge of the Prerogative Court. It appeared that the testator in this case, JOHN BRITTON, who resided in the parish of Budock, in this county, executed two wills. The first will was dated the 11th day of November, 1846, and was promoted by EDWARD BENNETT, the sole executor named, against CHARLOTTE SUSANNAH OSLER, the sole executrix named in a prior will, bearing the date the 13th of May, 1843, and a codicil dated April 19, 1844. The appellant contended that it was not proved by credible witnesses that the testator was insane at the time the last alleged will was executed, nor that the will had been improperly obtained from the testator. On the contrary, it had been proved by credible witnesses that it was the spontaneous act of a competent testator, and was entitled to probate. The Council, without hearing the arguments on behalf of the respondent, decided that the judgment of the court below must be affirmed. Judgment accordingly. 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

CORNISH SETTLEMENT IN AUSTRALIA - The SYDNEY MORNING HERALD of December 21st I can't seem to find SMH for 21 December (more to go on site by July), but there are heaps of references to Cornish Settlement in the National Library's digitised newspapers. http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/search?searchTerm=cornish+settlement Cornish Settlement later became known as Byng and ypu can read up on it at http://www.zentus.com/tomlister/cornishframe.htm Cheers Barbara