Considering the ages of the newspapers, most are in reasonable condition, but this one, in parts, is difficult to read. West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser. Friday 11th March, 1859. ECCLESIASTICAL - The Rev. ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER THYNNE, M.A., has been appointed to the Rectory of Kilkhampton; patron, Lord JOHN THYNNE. The Archdeaconry of Totnes, rendered vacant by the death of the Venerable Archdeacon FROUDE, has been conferred on the Rev. Prebendary DOWNALL, vicar of Okehampton, and domestic chaplain to the Duke of Devonshire. APOTHECARIES' HALL - Amongst those who passed their examination on the 3rd instant, and received certificates to practise, were Mr. GEORGE CARDELL, St. Columb, and Mr. T. L. ASH, Stratton. THE NAVY - We understand that Master C. H. TREGIDGO, second son of Mr. W. T. TREGIDGO, master, R.N., has passed his examination at the Royal Naval College at Portsmouth, and is appointed to the "Victory." PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK - At a meeting of the Royal National Life-boat Institution, held at its house, John-Street, Adelphi, on Thursday, the silver medal of the institution was voted to Mr. JOHN RIDGE, chief officer of the coast-guard at Cadgwith, and GBP11 to several other men, for their gallant and valuable services in rescuing 13 out of 31 persons from the steamer "Czar," which during stormy weather, went to pieces off the Lizard on the 22nd January last. It was reported that life-boats were much wanted on the south coast of Cornwall. TRURO POLICE - On Monday, before Mr. CHAPPEL and Capt. KEMPE, magistrates, GEORGE CLIFT the younger, carrier, Truro, was charged with having endeavoured to evade the payment of toll for a cart drawn by two horses at Plynt's Barn Gate, on the Truro and Redruth turnpike Road. The charge was withdrawn on the defendant paying the expenses. FALMOUTH POLICE - At the Guildhall, on Tuesday, before Mr. J. B. MOORMAN, mayor, and Mr. ROGERS, magistrate, JOHN HAWKINS, master of the barque "Parga," was summoned to answer ROBERT LEACH, a seaman belonging to that vessel, for an assault. The complainant stated that Captain Hawkins on Friday assaulted him by striking him on the face, threw him on the deck, and knocked his head against the bulwarks of the vessel and otherwise ill-used him. THOMAS WARD, a seaman belonging to the vessel, deposed as follows:- I was on board and heard the captain ask Leach to go about his work; he said, I will directly; the captain then took Leach by the collar and beat his head against the rail. JOHN ORLEY said, I am a seaman belonging to the "Parga." I was on board and saw the captain take hold of Leach and beat his head against the rail, and saw blood come out of his mouth. This witness was subjected to a long cross-examination by Mr. GENN, who was employed to defend the captain, but failed to damage his testimony. The magistrates said that the assault was proved against the captain, but there was some provocation on the part of the seaman, Leach; they therefore convicted the captain in the penalty of 20s. and costs, which were immediately paid. HENRY MEDLIN was charged by police-officer RICHARDS, with being drunk and disorderly at twelve o'clock the night previous, and creating a disturbance in the streets. The officer said he had occasion to caution him as to his disorderly conduct. The magistrates ordered him to be imprisoned for ten days. LOUIS CALL, alias De HAYES, was brought up from the police cell, charged by police-constable RICHARDS with being drunk and disorderly in the streets at a late hour in the previous night. She said in her defence that she was sorry for what hat taken place, and promised to behave better for the future, in consideration of which the magistrates fined her 1s. and costs, which were paid. JANE TOMS, landlady of the Duke of York Inn, was summoned to answer the charge of harbouring disorderly women in her house on the night of the 26th February last. P. C. PRATER stated that his attention was called to the disorderly state of the house; he found a great number of soldiers and sailors and nine bad women there drunk; two of them were fighting, and the other women and men were inciting them. The landlady had been on several occasions fined for offences against her license. The defendant did not appear, and the magistrates adjourned the case to the next special sessions, and ordered Mr. JULYAN, the Superintendent of Police, to be bound to prosecute her. The police-officers PRATER and RICHARDS were also bound to appear and give evidence at the special sessions. FALMOUTH MAGISTRACY - A few months since, the town council resolved on introducing some new magistrates for the borough, and accordingly invited Mr. JOHN FREEMAN Mr. W. CARNE, Mr. JOHN DOWNING, and Mr. J. B. COX, all of whom consented to stand. The Lord Chancellor, however, has sanctioned the appointment of Mr. FREEMAN only, who it is believed will be a very useful and efficient magistrate. POOL POLICE - GEORGE WHITMORE, a recent importation from Cardiff, was apprehended by P.C. JOHN HAM, under the vagrant act. He was taken before Mr. S. DAVEY, of Redruth, county magistrate, and not being able to give a satisfactory account of himself, was committed to Bodmin, for twenty-one days hard labour. HELSTON COUNTY COURT - We have received a long letter from Miss HOARE, in reference to the case of JENNINGS v. HOARE, reported in our paper amongst other proceedings at the last Helston county court. Miss Hoare denies that she rendered herself obnoxious to any one by frequent calls or communications. She also enters into a history of her case, and relates the circumstances which led to the action being brought against her in the county court. We cannot possibly insert the letter at full length, but the substance of it is as follows: that she never called on Sir R. VYVYAN but once - never called on the Rev. Mr. BORASTON but once - that Mr. TUDOR voluntarily offered to see Mrs. Jennings paid, and that she left Helston with that impression. She states that she never was written to that Mrs. Jennings was unpaid, that she denied the bill by the defendant, and that no bill of particulars was filed in the court against her, and consequently that the summons against her ought to have been dismissed. PRESENT OF A BABY - Last week, a basket closely sewn down, was left at the house of an engineer not a hundred miles from St. Blazey, addressed to one of the younger branches of the family. At the time a few friends happened to be assembled at the house, and the mother of the young person thought at first that some one had sent her son some game, but on a closer inspection of the basket it was evident that this was a mistake. In order to solve the mystery, it was at last resolved to open the basket, and on this being done, to the amazement of all present, a new born baby was found nicely dressed, accompanied by a written request that it should be taken care of. The overseers of the parish were at once sent for, who took it sway and gave it to some one to take care of. In a few days the circumstance came to the knowledge of a clerical magistrate in an adjoining parish, who soon found out its unnatural mother, a female who had previously lived as servant in the family to whom she had sent the child. No doubt as soon as she is able, she will have to give an account of her unnatural conduct. CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE-CLASS EXAINATIONS. The distribution of certificates to the successful competitors who were examined at Bristol in December last, was made by Early Ducie last week at the Victoria Rooms, Clifton in the presence of a crowded audience of nearly three thousand persons. Three pupils were of Rev. HUGH FOWLER, well known in this county as formerly Head Master of the Helston Grammar School. Three others of his pupils were also successful, two in the junior lists and one in the senior - a Cornish boy, WILLIAM BUDGE, about 16 years of age, son of Mr. J. H. BUDGE, of Camborne. GIFT TO AN EDITOR - Lady BULMER LYTTON has presented to Mr. W. A. WOODLEY, editor and proprietor of the Somerset County Gazette, a handsome silver inkstand, of the value of fifteen guineas, as an acknowledgment of the services rendered by him, in publicly exposing the iniquitous circumstances connected with her late removal to a lunatic asylum, and thus contributing to her speedy release. Mr. Woodley is the son of the late Rev. GEORGE WOODLEY, formerly of Truro. METHODIST NEW CONNEXION MISSIONS. - On Sunday last, three sermons were preached in the Ebenezer chapel, Truro, on behalf of those missions: in the morning and evening by the Rev. W. WHILSHAW, of Bristol, and in the afternoon by the Rev. E. DENNETT, Baptist minister of Truro. On Monday evening a public missionary meeting was held in the same place. The chair was taken by Mr. HENRY LOWRY, who made some very appropriate remarks on the beneficial effects of Christian missions. The Rev. . HALLAM then read the report, which showed that success had attended the labours of the missionaries in the past year, there being on the Canadian mission alone an increase of 700 members. The meeting was then addressed by the Revs. T. RIDER, J. TYACKE, W. WILSHAW, R. PANKS, and E. DENNETT. FESTIVITIES - On Tuesday, March 1st, Colonel SCOBELL, of Nancealverne, near Penzance, completed his 80th year, and celebrated the occasion by a holiday and entertainment to all his work people. A substantial dinner, of which the good old English fare was a main ingredient was partaken of, and then the health's of the Colonel and of Mr. GEORGE SCOBELL and his bride, who were present were enthusiastically drunk. The worthy gentleman then led the party through the house, to see the family-portraits. At 7 o'clock tea was served, after which the party returned to their respective homes, highly delighted, and heartily wishing that Colonel Scobell may see many happy returns of his birthday. The wives and children of the farm work people were also liberally supplied with tea and cake, that they might enjoy the day. MINING EXTRAORDINARY - That fortune sometimes favours the bold is strikingly exemplified in the following instance. A man and his son, named MORCOM, and another man called MICHELL, both poor but industrious men, have been working as tribute-men in Wheal Basset, but with very indifferent success for some time past. Last week, however, some old ground hereto unprofitable had to be re-opened, but the agents, who have always been considered careful men and faithful to the interests of the adventurers, refused to advance the tribute, and the men, after a little grumbling, took the pitch, went to work and after working a short time, without any kind of previous indication, they cut a fine branch of solid copper, which, in four days, gave them something like GBP100 per man. It was but a bunch, and would seem almost like a freak of fortune, as a reward for perseverance. ACCIDENT - On Saturday last, a child called JAMES was run over by a butcher's cart, near the Market-place, Falmouth. The child was much injured, but is expected to recover. COLLISION AND NARROW ESCAPE - On Friday morning last, as THOMAS DUNN, a fisherman of Mevagissey was returning in his boat from Plymouth, where he had been with fish, when about two miles off Looe Island, he came in contact with a brigantine, and so great was the injury sustained by the boat, that she sank in about ten minutes after the collision. Providentially another fishing boat was near at hand and the men on board, seeing the accident, immediately went to Dunn's assistance, and arrived in time to rescue the crew of the sinking boat, and got hold of the end of the nets, which they managed to save. The crew of the vessel took no notice of the accident at all, and would not stop to take the men on board so that if the other boat had not been near, they must have perished. WRECK AT PADSTOW - NOBLE CONDUCT - The French brigantine "Gonzator," Le Marle, master, from Nantz, laden with whet, bound to Londonderry, on entering Padstow Harbour, on Tuesday last, in a heavy gale of wind an tremendous sea, at about three quarters ebb tide, carrying but little sail, was driven by the baffling winds off shore and the ebb tide on the Dunbar Sand, and soon filled with water. The life boat was immediately got afloat, and manned by Mr. DAVID SHEA, and a volunteer crew, who nobly pulled through the heavy seas, and got to the vessel, succeeding in rescuing the whole of the crew, four in number. In performing the hazardous task, the life boat shipped some heavy seas, but she did her work well. Too much praise cannot be given to the coxswain and his gallant crew. Their names are, DAVID SHAE, coxswain and coastguard, HILL, coastguard, Captain HENRY KNIGHT, Padstow, SAMUEL FRENCH, pilot, W. HENWOOD, pilot, HARDING, seaman, DYER, seaman, TABB, seaman. COURT-MARTIAL - A court-martial, composed of Rear-Admiral the Hon. B. GRAY, president; Captain A. FARQUHAR, of her Majesty's ship "Victory; R. S. HEWLETT, of the "Excellent;" and F. B. WAINWRIGHT, of the "Leopard," assembled on board her Majesty's ship "Victory," in Portsmouth harbour, on Monday last, to try Mr. JAMES FOSS ANDREW, acting assistant engineer of the 2nd class, supernumerary of the "Hannibal," on the following charge:- proved, and adjudged the prisoner to be imprisoned for six months in Winchester Gaol, and at the expiration of that term of imprisonment to be dismissed her Majesty's service. CORONER'S INQUEST - The following inquests have been held by Mr. JOHN CARLYON, county coroner:- On Thursday, the 3rd instant, at Mount Charles, in the parish of St. Austell, on the body of WILLIAM BARRETT, aged twelve years, who died from injuries he received on the 28th ult., by a cart-wheel going over him. It appeared that on that day he was employed by Mr. LIMMER, of Charlestown, in removing some stones from an old hedge with his master's horse and cart; when one of the wheels got into a pit, and on its being got out by the deceased's father, the horse went in over some shrubs. The deceased went to catch hold of it to bring it back into the road, when he accidentally fell, and the near wheel went over his head. This happened at two o'clock on the Monday afternoon, and he died about four o'clock on Tuesday morning, never having spoken after the accident. Verdict, "Accidental death." On Friday, at Perran-ar-worthal, on the body of JOHN GERRANS, an engine-man at the United Mines, who died from injuries he received by the bursting of one of the boilers on the mine on the previous Tuesday. From the evidence of Mr. MICHAEL LOAM, engineer, who had the inspection of the boilers, it appeared that he considered all the boilers perfectly safe, and, having inspected the fragments of the boiler which had burst, he was of opinion that there must have been a breakage in the part imbedded on the brick-work, through which the water and steam escaped into the flues and displaced the water from around the firepipe, which consequently got heated, and thence the explosion. The deceased was a remarkably steady, careful man, and after the occurrence of the accident, he stated that he had examined the boiler just before the accident, and satisfied himself that there was no want of water in it, and had fired it and replenished the coals, when he saw the flames and steam coming out from the fire-door; he then saw that something was amiss and took a rake to rake out the fire, when the boiler blew up. Verdict, "Accidental death." On the 7th instant, at Falmouth, on the body of ELIZABETH GILBERT, aged 37 years, wife of Mr. JOHN GILBERT, dealer in earthenware, residing in the Moor, who died from injuries she received in falling over some stone steps at the back of her dwelling house on Saturday last. Verdict, "Accidental death." STONE CIRCLES - To the Editor of the West Briton. Sir, The numerous circles of upright stones found in Cornwall have occasioned much writing and speculation; the general conclusion, however, has been that they served as temples for Druidic worship. The following remarks on one of these ancient monuments, still in good state of preservation, may not be interesting to antiquaries, both resident in and out of the country. There is an ancient Welsh triad to the effect that the three primary circles of Britain were Gorsedd Beisgawen, Gorsedd Bryn Gwyddon, and Gorsedd Moel Efwr. In the Welsh language the triad is as follows:- "Tair Gorsedd Gyfangerdd Ynys Prydain, -Gorsedd Beiscawen yn Myfurval: a Gorsedd Caer Caradawe yn Lloegr; a Gorsedd Bryn Gwyddon yng Nghymru." In English, -the three Gorsedds of Poetry of the island of Britain, the Gorsedd of Boscawen in Devon (and Cornwall); the Gorsedd of Salisbury, in England; and the Gorsedd of Bryn Gwyddon, in Wales." This translation is by an eminent Welsh scholar and antiquary, the late Rev. THOMAS PRICE. "I do not hesitate," he says, "to translate Beiscawen, Boscawen, in Cornwall, on the coast between Penzance and Land's End, near which are some Druidical remains, especially a stone circle. Dyfnwal, I feel assured, comprises Devonshire and Cornwall. Moel Efwr, I know nothing of. But, s Moel Efwr is here identified with some place in the neighbourhood of Salisbury, perhaps it has something to do with Amesbury, or Avebury, or Emrys, &c." It is well know that Cornwall was a principal station of Druidical worship - by this ancient Triad we have a temple or rather a "seat of Judgment," particularly mentioned as one of the three chief places throughout Britain, dedicated to the performance of those mystical religious rites of our forefathers. Most of the circles in Cornwall consist of 19 stones. That at Boscawen un, in Buryan, has the usual number forming the circle, but differs from the others in having a large upright stone in the centre. This is evidently a mark of superior distinction, and seems to confirm the truth of the Welsh Triad. J. T. BLIGHT. Penzance, Feb. 28, 1859. TEETOTALISM - On Saturday, the teetotallers at Mevagissey celebrated the introduction of teetotalism into the town, 21 years since, by Mr. JAMES TEARE. A public tea was provided at five o'clock, to which none but pledged teetotallers were admitted, who were expected to show their ticket of membership, and about 120 sat down. Afterwards, a public meeting was held in the Bible Christian Chapel, when the chair was taken by Mr. JOSEPH LEY (who is a most devoted and zealous local champion of the cause, having been a teetotaller during all the time above-mentioned), and the meeting was addressed by several friends in the locality. FALMOUTH BURIAL BOARD:- The usual monthly meeting of the Burial Board was held on the 1st instant:- present, Mr. WILLIAM CARNE, chairman, Messrs. BRADFIELD and co., DEVONSHIRE, JOSEPH V. DOWNING, P. H. GUTHERIDGE, HALLAMORE, JACOB OLVER, W. SLADE OLVER, ROBERTS and STILL. The clerk reported that the number of interments during the month of February was 15, viz, in the consecrated portion 4, in the unconsecrated portion (including three still-born children), 11. Designs for headstones were submitted and approved of, and the several bills of expenses incurred during the past years were examined and ordered for payment. A resolution was unanimously passed, "That the best thanks of this board be presented to Mr. JOSIAH DEVONSHIRE for the very kind and able manner in which he has superintended the formation of the borders around the occupied grave-beds, and the planting of the same with shrubs and flowers, which has created a most pleasing effect on the general appearance of the burial-ground." The annual vestries were appointed to be held on the 13th of April next. THE LATE EXCAVATIONS AT PRESTON QUARRIES, NEAR PLYMOUTH. - One of our local correspondents writes as follows:- It may not be generally known that these quarries have furnished from time to time, some of the finest specimens of fossil remains ever found in England. About 50 years since the quarries were purchased from the Duke of Bedford, at a cost of GBP10,000, for the purpose of raising stone for building the Plymouth breakwater. They embrace an area of 25 acres, and the stone consists generally of a dark close-grained marble, intensely hard, some of which is mottled and otherwise variegated in a most beautiful manner. Seams of clay are interspersed through the rock, in which also, there are large cavities. About 40 years since, in one of these, measuring 15 feet wide, 45 feet long, and 12 feet deep, was found the entire skeleton of a Rhinoceros, and a number of bones, being portions of three separate animals of the same kind, all in the most perfect state of preservation. This cave was perfectly dry, and entirely free from stalactite or any crusty formation, and surrounded by solid rock 70 feet from surface, 60 feet horizontally from the face of the cliff, and 160 feet above high water mark. Mr. W. WELCH, in notes to his "Religiosa Philsophis,"[?] published at Plymouth, in 1822, and dedicated to Sir HUMPHRY DAVY[?] gives a very interesting description of this and several other caves, and their contents. Sir EVERARD {H.....?] expressed his astonishment and regret, that such valuable remains of the earlier history of this country should be disturbed without proper care being taken for their further preservation. Since that time the bones of the Wolf-Hyena, Tiger, Lion, Bear, and other animals have been found on great numbers, all tending to throw light upon that period of our history when man was not, and books were not, and [c.... .eting?] a kind of homily of the rocks whose testimony is truth itself. LAUNCESTON PETTY SESSIONS - Tuesday, 1st March:- JAMES GERRY, THOMAS PEAK, EDWARD BUDGE and THOMAS MARTIN, of Linkinhorne: GEORGE BROOKING and HATTON RATTENBURY, of Stokeclimsland; MARY AN BATTEN, of Lawhitton, and THOMAS HAM, of Levant, were respectively fined in various sums and costs, for having in their possession certain light and unjust weights, and cautioned by the chairman to be more careful in future. JOHN HORRILL, beer-house keeper, at Linkinhorne, was fined GBP1 and costs for selling beer after hours. WILLIAM DOWN was fined 2s. 6d. and costs for furiously driving and riding without reins. ELIZABETH NORTHEY, servant to Mr. NICHOLAS SYMONS, farmer, at Stokeclimsland, was committed for three months hard labour, for stealing ribbons, soap, a pair of kid gloves, &c., the property of Mrs. SYMONS. TRECAN GATE PETTY SESSIONS - Wednesday, 2nd March, ROBERT DEEBLE, of Pelynt, was fined 2s. 6d. and costs for riding on and driving a wagon without reins to the horses. JOHN MOON, of Lanteglos, for a similar offence, was fined 1s. 6d. and costs. JOHN SANDERCOCK, of Bodmin, for a similar offence was fined 1s. and costs. HENRY RUMNELLE, of Bodmin, was fined 1s. 6d. and costs, for not having his name on his wagon. JOHN HICKS, of Keverall Mill, St. Martins, miller, was fined 5s. 6d., and 9s. 6d. costs, for having a 7lb. weight light. J. MARTIN, of Mount Warleggan, innkeeper, was fined 19s. and costs, for having five quart jugs deficient in measure. WILLIAM CRAPP and RICHARD YOE, were fined 10s. each, and WILLIAM BUNT and JOHN BETTISON 1s. each and costs, GBP2. 12s. 6d., for assaulting MARY TUCKER, at Lansallos, on the 18th ult. In the case of [Langmaid?] v. HICKS, for taking away a dog, the complainant did not appear. He was ordered to pay [5s. 6d.?] the costs of the day. FATAL ACCIDENT - A melancholy and fatal accident occurred to Mr. JOSEPH PEARN, of Butterton Mills, in the parish of Menheniot, early on Sunday the 27th ult. It appears that the unfortunate man left the Barley Sheaf Inn about twelve o'clock on Saturday night with Mr. BATTEN; they accompanied each other about a mile and a quarter from Liskeard, when Mr. Batten left deceased, and went to his home. On deceased's arriving at Pengover Green, he was noticed by two police-constables riding very hard; he was not seen again until about seven o'clock the same morning, when a lad in the employ of Mr. Pearn, of Pengover Farm, discovered his body lying in the road opposite his master's gate; the boy immediately ran for assistance, and deceased was at once conveyed to his residence at Butterton. Mr. HINGSTON, surgeon of Liskeard, was sent for, who, on examination of the body, pronounced life extinct. On the Monday following, an inquest was held at deceased's house, by Mr. JAGOE, coroner, and according to the medical testimony, it seems that he must have fallen from his horse, and pitched on his head, causing immediate death. Man suspicious circumstances are connected with this case. In evidence given by one of deceased's workmen, it appears that his master's pocket-book was picked up in his own farmyard, in the course of the forenoon of Sunday, which is a mile and a quarter from where the accident occurred, and also that the horse was firmly ties to some bushes in the hedge. Deceased's pockets were completely rifled of their contents, supposed to be about 19s. in silver. The jury considered that the robbery was committed after the accident, and a credit of "Accidental death" was accordingly returned. CORONER'S INQUEST - An inquest was held on Monday before Mr. W. R. T. PENDER, coroner for the borough of Falmouth, on the body of WILLIAM GREYDOR, master of the brig "Waynyard" of Sunderland, bound to London, U.S. MAGNUS LINKLATER, mate of the vessel, deposed:- on Wednesday last, when off the Start, I heard the deceased coughing, and went to him in his cabin and found him throwing up blood; he threw up about a quart; he said he had broken a blood-vessel. He afterwards came on deck and appeared better, until Sunday morning about eight, when he came on deck in his drawers, and lay down and threw up blood; he attempted to speak but could not. We carried him below and at once sent for a surgeon; I then looked at deceased and he appeared to be dead; we were then lying in the bay, and I at once hoisted a flag for a pilot to take us into Falmouth. There had been no quarrelling at any time. GEORDSON GREYDOR, brother of deceased, and carpenter of the vessel, corroborated the last witness. Mr. GUPPY, surgeon, was also examined, who considered death arose from the rupture of a large blood-vessel of the lungs, and a verdict was given in accordance therewith.