West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser Friday 1st October, 1858. COUNTY COURT OF CORNWALL - In the matter of the Petition of JOSEPH STRICK, of the village of Newlyn, in the parish of Paul, in the county of Cornwall, fisherman. Notice Is Hereby Given that CHARLES DACRES BEVAN, Esq., the Judge of the County Court of Cornwall, holden at Penzance, acting in the matter of this Petition, will proceed to make a final order thereon, at the said Court, on the Fifth day of October next, at Ten o'clock in the Forenoon precisely, unless cause be then and there shewn to the contrary. FRANCIS PAYNTER, Registrar. Dated 7th September, 1858. In the matter of the Petition of JOHN STRICK, of the village of Newlyn, in the parish of Paul, in the County of Cornwall, fisherman. Notice Is Hereby Given, that CHARLES DACRES BEVAN, Esq., the Judge of the County Court of Cornwall, holden at Penzance, acting in the matter of this Petition, will proceed to make a final order thereon, at the said Court, on the Fifth day of October next, at Ten o'clock in the Forenoon precisely, unless cause be then and there shewn to the contrary. FRANCIS PAYNTER, Registrar. Dated 7th September, 1858. NOTICE - I, JOSIAH HOLMAN, of Truro, Cornwall, Hereby Give Notice that I will not be answerable for any Debts to be incurred by my wife, ELIZABETH HOLMAN, from this date, as I have made a separate allowance for her maintenance. Dated this 30th day of September, 1858, Josiah Holman. Witness, E. E. EDWARDS. Jun. NOTICE - Notice is Hereby Given that JOHN JOPE ROGERS, of Penrose, Esq., has by a deed bearing date the 14th day of September, 1858, revoked the several Setts of Tresavean and Tretharrap in the parish of Gwennap, in the County of Cornwall under the powers contained in the said Setts. REGINALD ROGERS. Penrose, 28 September, 1858. WANTED IMMEDIATELY - For the Cobre Mines, Cuba, an experienced Pitman. Also, a few good Miners. For particulars, apply to Mr. J. H. REYNOLDS, Buller's Row, Redruth. TO PITMEN AND SUMPMEN - Wanted immediately, for the San Jose Mines, St. Jago de Cuba, an experienced Pitman, wages GBP14 per month: also a good Sumpman, wages GBP11 per month. Apply to Mr. TREWEEK, Mawnan, near Falmouth. STATISTICS - The Rev. W. J. COOPE read the following report from the committee on Statistics. - Only one paper has this year been sent for the consideration of the statistical committee; but this is a most valuable one, from Mr. R. Q. COUCH, on the mortality of miners in the district of Lelant, being a continuation of his paper of last year. It has been submitted to Mr. C. FOX, Dr. BARHAM, and the Rev. W. J. COOPE, who are all agreed in considering it worthy the second silver medal. The rev. gentleman then observed that while this county depended so largely on its mineral productions, no subject could be of more momentous interest than that which concerned the health and comfort of its mining population, and while the society was pursuing the discovery of those appliances which tended to economise the labour of the miner, it would be exercising a wise discretion by applying its resources to the promotion of the health, strength, and life of the miner. Mr. Couch's paper was of the most valuable character as he had pursued his inquiries with a practical view. Mr. Couch had now followed his inquiries and laborious researches in the district of St. Just by further inquiry in the district of Lelant, and he (the Rev. W. J. COOPE) regretted to say, with the same melancholy result. He had found that the mortality of the mining population not only exceeded that of every other industrial class in this kingdom, but even exceeded that of the household troops, which was considered by the Times newspaper some time ago to be so excessive. The committee considered this paper so valuable that they recommended it should be published, and also that it should be granted the society's silver medal. Prize - Essay on the Mortality of Miners, in the district of Lelant R. Q. Couch, 2nd silver medal. ECCLESIASTICAL - At an ordination by the Bishop of the diocese at the Exeter Cathedral on Sunday the 19th of September, CHARLES DURNFORD NEWMAN, M. A., Wadham College, Oxford, was ordained a priest; and CHARLES RICHARD ANNER LYNE, B.A., Magdalene College, Oxford, was ordained deacon. The Rev. C. D. Newman is Head Master of the Truro Grammar School. TRURO POLICE - On Monday last, (before the Mayor and Mr. E. MICHELL,) EDWARD STEPHENS, miner of Redruth, was charged with creating a disturbance at the Market Inn, Truro, and assaulting JANE GIBSON, wife of the innkeeper. On Saturday afternoon, Stephens, in company with others, went into the house to take refreshment, and not long after a glass was heard to break. Mrs. Gibson went into the room, and spoke to the party about the glass. Stephens and another man made use of very bad language towards her, and Stephens took her by the neck, and gave her a blow which forced her against the table, and she fell to the floor, and was so much hurt as to require the attendance of a surgeon. Stephens was convicted and fined 20s. and costs, altogether, including medical expenses, GBP2. 2s. 6d.; the money was paid. On Tuesday last, (before the Mayor and Mr. CHAPPEL,) JOHN STEVENS, brush-maker, Calenick Street, was charged with threatening the life of WILLIAM WRIGHT, a lodging-house keeper, in Calenick street; he threatened to knock out his brains, and made use of other threats towards him. The prisoner was ordered to find two sureties in GBP20 each to keep the peace for six months, or in default to be committed for 21 days to the house of correction. He failed to produce the sureties, and was committed. On Wednesday, (before the Mayor, Mr. CHAPPEL, and Mr. E. MICHELL,) CATHERINE BROWN, a vagrant, of Liskeard, was charged with being drunk and using obscene language in Calenick street, on Tuesday night, to the annoyance of the inhabitants. She was taken into custody by Sergeant WOOLCOCK; the case was proved by Rd. MOSS, a woolcomber, and she was fined 5s. and costs. CATHERINE STEVENS, wife of JOHN STEVENS, of Calenick Street, was fined 5s. and costs for being drunk and disorderly in the evening of the 25th September; the case was proved by P. C. JONES. JOHN POMEROY DALLY, engine driver on the West Cornwall Railway, was charged with assaulting ABRAHAM PENROSE, a moulder at the Truro Foundry. Penrose, who is a youth about 16, lives at Malpas, and on Sunday night was on his way home from Truro. About a mile on the Malpas road, he met four men, one of whom came up to him as he was passing, and gave him a stroke with his hand across the nose, without any provocation. He remonstrated with them, and said if they did not let him alone, he would go back for the police. Dalley then gave him a violent blow on the breast, and knocked him over the pathway to the beach. He got up and went on ahead of them towards Truro, until he met Sergeant WOOLCOCK. He stated the treatment he had received, and Sergeant Woolcock went on the Falmouth road to meet the men; he turned his lamp on, and Penrose pointed out the man who had struck him. Dally was convicted, and fined 20s. and costs; the money was paid. (note two spellings of Dally). PENZANCE POLICE - On Friday last, before the Mayor, ( Mr. W. D. MATHEWS,) and Mr. J. BATTEN, magistrate, WILLIAM ROUSE, mate and THOMAS CLARK and CHARLES VIGSTONE, seamen, all three belonging to the schooner "Flying Fish," of Lyme Regis, were charged with having assaulted and annoyed THOMAS GRAY, master of the "Rachel," of Exeter. They were fined 5s. each and costs - GBP1. 8s. 9d. altogether, which was paid. JOHN FACEY, master of the schooner "Elizabeth" of Ilfracombe, was charged by Capt. JAMES BROAD, jun., deputy harbour master, with a refusal to obey his orders. Capt. Facey's answer was that casting off at once both stern and bow moorings endangered his vessel, that he did shift as fast as circumstances admitted, that as it was he had incurred 30s. damage to his vessel, and that Capt. Broad had been too irritable with him. The bench held that defendant had clearly disobeyed, and moreover had used most unbecoming language. He was fined GBP1 and costs, making altogether GBP1. 6s. 6d:- THOMAS FORD, pilot, was charged with an assault on THOMAS CARBIS, another pilot. The first had a scar on the lower lip; the last, two or three on his face. After hearing the evidence, the Mayor commented smartly on the fact that captains and pilots were drinking together at such an early hour, and fined Ford 5s. and the expenses, besides directing him to be bound in GBP10 to keep the peace for 12 months. On Tuesday last, THOMAS BIDDISON, a dealer in marine-stores, was charged before the Mayor with having continually ill-used and threatened his wife, but more particularly on Monday night. He was ordered to enter into recognizances - himself in GBP10 and two sureties in GBP10 each - to be of good behaviour for 12 months. BODMIN POLICE - On Saturday last, before the Mayor (Mr. W. PASCOE) and Mr. WARD, magistrate, MARY ANN GREEN, JANE ROBERTS and MARIA SANDERS, three females of bad character, were committed under the vagrant act. On Monday last, before the Mayor, JOSEPH EVANS was charged with deserting his wife and was committed for one month. WILLIAM MAKER, was charged with threatening to stab some persons with a knife; he was discharged on the promise of amendment. CAMBORNE PETTY SESSIONS - These sessions were held on the 28th of September, before the Rev. U. TONKIN, (chairman) Mr. R. DAVEY, M.P., Mr. C. A. REYNOLDS, and the Rev. T. PASCOE. FRANCIS PASCOE, of Camborne, ROBERT KING, of St. Erth, RICHARD COOK, of St. Ives, JOHN ANDREW, of Gwennap, THOMAS PHILLIPS, of Phillack, and JAS. ROGERS, of Gwinear, were summoned for being drunk and disorderly, and fined 5s. each and costs. JOSEPH POLGLASE, JAMES PASCOE, JOHN MILLS, and WILLIAM RICHARD RETALLACK, four boys of Camborne, appeared before the Bench, charged with shifting the points of the railway, at the Camborne station. They were severely reprimanded and discharged on paying the costs. Mr. WILLIAM NICHOLSON, post-office inspector, was summoned for getting into a first-class railway carriage, at Hayle, on the 14th of September, without getting a ticket and not having a ticket when he came to Penzance. He was fined 1s. and costs. Mr. PASCOE appeared for the Railway company, and Mr. DOWNING, for Mr. Nicholson. WILLIAM HENRY TEMBY and WALTER MAYNE, of Camborne, and WILLIAM ROWE, of Redruth, were fined for driving without reins. JOHN DAVIES GOLDSWORTHY, of Redruth, was fined 1s. 6d. and costs, for leaving his waggon in the streets at Camborne. JANE DAVEY, who keeps a beershop at Camborne, was fined 10s. and costs, for keeping open her house for the sale of beer after eleven o'clock at night, on the 5th of September. RICHARD PAULL, innkeeper, at St. Erth, was fined GBP3 and costs, for allowing drunkenness and fighting in his house, on the 13th of August; and LOUISA PAULL, wife of the above, was fined GBP1 and costs, for assaulting RICHARD HOSKING, a parish constable, of Gwinear, who was passing by Paull's house at the time. WILLIAM WILLIAMS, a parish constable of St. Erth, was summoned for neglect of duty at the above-names place. Williams produced to the bench a medical certificate stating that at the time the fighting took place he was ill. The summons against him was dismissed, and he was cautioned to be more attentive to his duties for the future. Williams lives next door to Paull. Mr. DOWNING appeared for the parties charged. JAMES TREWHEELA and CHARLES TREWHEELA, of Phillack, were charged with assaulting Sergeant SAMBELLS and police-constable RICHARDS, at Copperhouse fair; fined GBP3 each and costs. JOHN ROSEWARNE, of Camborne was charged with assaulting police-constable JOSEPH SANDERS; fined GBP1 and costs. JAMES HARRIS and WILLIAM GAY, of Illogan, were summoned for assaulting ELIZABETH SINCOCK, of Camborne. Harris was fined 5s. and costs: Gay was dismissed. Mr. DOWNING appeared for the defendants. GEORGE WILLIAM HARRIS, a little boy of Camborne, was summoned for assaulting JOHN TONKYN, by throwing a stone at him; fined 10s. including costs. WM. WILLIAMS, of Crowan, was summoned for assaulting ELIZABEHT COUCH; fined GBP1. 10s. including costs. WM. MILLS, of Camborne, was charged with stealing apples, the property of JAMES PAULL, of Camborne; he was fined GBP1. including costs. STEALING BRASS - On Friday last, a man named CHARLES NORMONTON, of Biscovey, in the parish of St. Blazey, was brought before Mr. E. COODE, jun., and Mr. LAKES, magistrates, charged with having, in company with his brother, SAMUEL NORMONTON, stolen brass from Crinnis and other mines, on the 18th of September. Samuel Normonton, who is a ticket-of-leave man, contrived to make his escape, and although many were on the look out for him, he evaded them until the 22nd, when he was captured at the house of another of his brothers, at Calstock, and was brought back on Friday just as his brother Charles Normonton's trial was over. Samuel was on Saturday charged with the same offence, and they were both committed to take their trial at the coming sessions. They are noted characters in this neighbourhood, and are both well known to the governor of the county gaol. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT - On Saturday afternoon last, a child about one year and ten months old, names OSBORNE, was left with his grandmother while its mother went to bakehouse. The child got out of the house, and was seen by some neighbours to go across the road, and in about ten minutes after, a little girl saw it in a pool which had been baked up for the purpose of landing sand from the river, at Trenance Bridge. An alarm was given, and the man who saw the child cross the road ran to the place and took it out, but life was extinct. On the Monday evening, an inquest was held at the General Wolfe Inn, when a verdict of "accidentally drowned" was returned. ACCIDENT - On Monday last, as Messrs. FURNISS and MERIFIELD, of St. Austell, and FARQUHARSON of Truro, were returning from Summercourt fair, when descending the hill near St. Austell, the horse by some means took fright and started off at full speed, throwing them out of the carriage. Fortunately they escaped unhurt, but the carriage was smashed to pieces. On the 22nd ult., JOHN LIDDICOAT, working at the new county gaol, fell from a landing place in connection, with a "derrick." He was at once removed to the East Cornwall Hospital; fortunately no bones were broken, but his system has been severely shocked, and some time must elapse before his recovery. THOMAS ROACH, a carter on the same works, had his head cut and collar bone broken on Tuesday last, by a stone which fell from a scaffold. NARROW ESCAPE - On Tuesday afternoon, a horse and cart belonging to Mr. JOHN ROBERTS, of Newlyn (west), were standing on the Albert Pier, when, by some means, the horse's legs were struck by a plank lying on the pier. The horse at once went back, and fell over the quay, the cart being precipitated from its axle into the hold of a vessel, and the horse got jammed between the quay and the vessel. Fortunately the accident happened near the crane, and the horse was speedily released from its perilous position, without sustaining any serious injury. Mr. Roberts, who was in the cart when it fell over, escaped unhurt. FIRE - On Sunday last, about one p.m., the inhabitants of Chacewater were alarmed by a report (which proved to be too true) that some person or persons had set fire to a hay rick belonging to Mr. MOYLE. The neighbours were very active in their endeavours to arrest the progress of the fire, and although a quantity of hay was saved from the destructive element, yet it has been so injured by mineral water and smoke as to be wholly unfit for food. Two little boys are in custody for the act. This is the second time that Mr. Moyle's agricultural produce has been destroyed by an incendiary. On the former occasion about eight tons of hay with a rick of barley and oats were entirely destroyed. CORONER'S INQUEST - On Wednesday last an inquest was held at Lanner, in the parish of Gwennap, before Mr. J. CARLYON, county coroner, on the body of WILLIAM NICHOLLS, aged 42 years. The deceased was a miner and worked at Bell and Lanarth mine. On Tuesday last he was employed as kibble filler in the plat at the 24-fathom level when a piece of plank fell down the shaft and struck him on the temple, injuring him so severely that he only survived a few hours. From the evidence of the lander at the shaft it appeared that the kibble in its way up, caught in the casing and tore the piece of plank away from the horses which were working in the whim could be stopped. Verdict, "accidental death."