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From West Briton December 23, 1837 - DEATH OF MR. JAMES WILLIAMS
Our obituary notices this week include the name of Mr. James WILLIAMS, who has just died at Hayle, at the age of 75 years. He was well known in mining circles as introducer of wire-rope, now so extensively used in the Devon and Cornwall mines.

From West Briton September 13, 1839 - PHILLACK
On Wednesday morning last, the remains of the late Gregory NICHOLLS, Esq., of Treglisson, whose decease we noticed in our obituary last week, was conveyed to his family vault at Phillack, attended by the greater part of the neighbourhood gentry and friends of the deceased. The esteem in which this gentleman was held, for his amiability, talents, and hospitality, as well as for his kind attention to the poor of his neighbourhood, was evinced by the extensive sympathy that was excited during his tedious illness, and, notwithstanding the unfavorable state of the weather, by the length and respectability of the procession attending his funeral.

From West Briton October 26, 1839 - FATAL ACCIDENT
On Saturday last, as one of the Cornish Copper Co’s wagons was on its way from Hayle to Binner Downs Mine, with two men in it, when turning a corner near the mine, the wagon upset and men were thrown out, one of whom, named Harold EDWARDS received so much injury that he expired on the day following. The other man escaped unhurt. The deceased has left a widow and five children, wholly unprovided for.

From West Briton June 12, 1840 - CORONER'S INQUEST
On the 5th instant, an inquest was held by W. HICHENS, Esq., coroner, at Messrs. HARVEY and Co.’s foundry, Hayle, on the body of Thomas PEARCE, the younger, who was one of the enginemen there, and who met with his death by the bursting of a boiler. It appeared in evidence, that the poor man had come to his work early in the morning of the preceding day for the purpose of getting his fires up before the workmen came, and that he had come that morning earlier than was usual or necessary; that Charles GLASSON, who worked another engine at that foundry, on coming to his labor about five in the morning, found the deceased at his work, and learnt from him that he, the deceased, had been there since four o’clock; upon which he asked the deceased whether his fires were up and all was ready to which he replied that they were. GLASSON then remarking that the steam was blowing off strongly, recommended the deceased to go and put his engine to work; whereupon the deceased left him immediately for the purpose, but had scarcely done so for a minute, before the explosion took place. The deceased survived the accident some hours. He was perfectly in his senses when brought out of the boiler-house and stated to Glasson that he had just taken the rope in his hand for the purpose of closing the damper, and of putting the engine to work, when the explosion took place. It appeared that the deceased was a very able and steady engine-man, and that the accident was not to be attributed to any defect in the boiler, or to any mismanagement on the part of the deceased, but to the circumstance of his having come to his labour so early, and having consequently got the steam too much up before the workmen had come to their labour.

From West Briton August 14, 1840 - DISASTER AT SEA
On Thursday last, as the brig "Park" (GREGORY, master), was on her passage from Neath to Hayle, when off Trevose Head, a sudden squall struck the vessel, and carried away both main and fore masts by the board. The whole of the wreck fell on the deck, but fortunately no person was injured. The "Park" was towed into Hayle by the schooner "Nancy" without further damage.

From West Briton August 14, 1840 - [THE HARVEST] HAYLE
The weather for the last ten days has been such as the farmer can desire for ripening the corn. Harvest has partially commenced, and if the fine weather continues, it will be general next week in this neighbourhood. Crops are above average; on many farms heavy. Mr. Trerise, who holds an estate about four miles from Hayle, has cut a field of wheat, 40 sheaves of which yielded a Cornish bushel. Last year it would have required from 80 to 100 to produce that quantity.

From West Briton August 14, 1840 - WESLEYAN CONFERENCE
On Wednesday morning, July 29th, the Wesleyan Conference commenced its sittings, according to appointment, in Brunswick chapel, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. ... The following preachers are appointed to the different stations in Cornwall: ... - Hayle: John Smith, James Cooke, jun.

From West Briton October 30, 1840 - THE WAR IN SYRIA
We regret to learn, from the accounts received from Malta, of the 15th inst., that Lieutenant HOCKIN, of the Royal Marines, son of the Rev. W. HOCKIN, Rector of Phillack, in this county, was unfortunately killed at the taking of Saida (Sidon) with about twelve of his men. Our gallant and lamented countryman had only just arrived at the scene of action, by the “Stromboli” steamer, from England, and was almost the first man who fell.

From West Briton November 6, 1840 - OBITUARY
Lieutenant Charles Francis HOCKIN (1813-1840) was the son of the Reverend William HOCKIN, who has served as Rector of Phillack since 1809, and his wife Peggy WILLIAMS. Charles was the great grandson of the notable John CURNOW (1697-1780), known as "Merchant Curnow" of Hayle, whose substantial trading business was one of the foundation stones on which the Cornish Copper Company was subsequently established.

Charles came from a very distinguished Phillack family. His grandfather William HOCKIN (1737-1813), who married Elizabeth CURNOW (1738-1812), was Rector of Phillack during 1763-1809 and was succeeded in that position by his son, the father of Charles. Men of the HOCKIN family led the religious life of that parish for 159 consecutive years.

The HOCKIN family was dedicated to service. Charles gave his life in military service to his country. Two of his brothers served as clergymen (Note: Frederick was Rector of Phillack, Henry was Rector of Stithians), and his sister Emily married a clergyman. His eldest brother, William, practiced law as a solicitor.

From West Briton November 20, 1840 - THE LATE GALES - HAYLE
The brig "Albert", of Sunderland, (GREGSON, master), which sailed hence on the evening of Thursday the 12th instant, foundered the day following 20 miles westward of Lundy island, when all the crew (nine in number) perished, except a young man, named John WINCHESTER, who had seized a plank, from which he was rescued by the smack "Four Friends" of Fowey, and landed at Swansea.

From West Briton November 20, 1840 - THE LATE LIEUTENANT HOCKIN
From the last accounts from Syria, it appears that our gallant countryman, who, as we have already informed our readers, was killed at 
the storming of Sidon, received three wounds, none fatal by themselves, but he continued fighting with his men, bleeding profusely at an
artery, till he fell in a state of exhaustion, and was taken on board the "Stromboli", unhappily too late for medical aid to be available.

From West Briton November 27, 1840 - THE LATE LIEUT. HOCKIN, R.M.
We have already put our readers in possession of such information as has reached us through the medium of the public prints respecting the fall of our gallant and lamented countryman at the storming of Sidon; but as the following statements from the Globe of Friday last, which we have reason to believe are correct, will afford a melancholy satisfaction to many of his friends in different parts of the county, we transfer them to our columns. About eleven o'clock, on the 26th of October, Lieut. HOCKIN, accompanied by his brother officers, Lieuts. HOCKER and ONSLOW, landed with their men, the Royal Marines, from the "Stromboli." Directly they touched the beach, they were (saluted?) with showers of musketry from the enemy, concealed in the houses around them. Lieut. Hockin, followed by his own marines, rushed up the streets, making everything fly before him, clearing every house, until, foremost(?) fighting, he fell mortally wounded by a musket shot, which passed through his arm and lodged in his throat. He was carried down to the boat and taken on board the "Stromboli," without loss of time, and he even spoke after he was on board; when he reached the deck, the master received him in his arms, and took him down to his own cabin, where almost immediately he expired without a groan. On the 27th his remains were brought round to the camp about 12 miles further up the coast of Syriathan Beyrout, where his brother officers performed the last kind offices, and where deep and loud were the laments of his men, who were all devotedly attached to him.

From West Briton December 11, 1840 - FATAL ACCIDENT AT HAYLE
On Tuesday last, as a man named James BOWDEN, was filling his cart from a high sand hill, which was undermined, a large portion of it fell, completely burying him, and before he could be extricated, life was extinct.

From West Briton December 18, 1840 - CORONER'S INQUEST
An inquest was held by Wm. HICHENS, Esq., on Wednesday, the 9th inst., at Phillack, on the body of James BAWDEN, who met with his death on the preceding day from being buried under a mass of sand as related in our last paper. The evidence adds nothing to what we have already reported. Verdict - accidental death.

From West Briton January 8, 1841 - FATAL ACCIDENT
On Thursday, the 31st ult., as a miner, named Christopher TRATHEN, was at work in one of the shafts of North Wheal Alfred Mine, a stone from the surface fell on his head, and so much injured him that he died four hours after the accident, leaving a widow and seven children to lament their loss.

From West Briton January 8, 1841 - CORONER'S INQUEST
On Tuesday last an inquest was held by William HICHENS, Esq., at Phillack on the body of Christopher TRATHAN[?], who met with his death on the preceding day, in North Wheal Alfred Mine, of that parish, from a stone falling on him and fracturing his skull. He survived the accident only a few hours. Verdict - Accidental Death. (Note he was named TRATHEN in the Phillack burials register.)

From West Briton January 15, 1841 - CORONER'S INQUEST
On Tuesday last, Mr. HICHENS held an inquest at Phillack, on the body of William WILLIAMS, a child about five years old, who was left by his mother on the 5th inst., with two other younger children in the house, whilst she went a short distance only, for some coals; and in her absence set fire to his clothes, and was so severely burnt that he died on the 10th. Verdict - Accidental Death.

From West Briton February 5, 1841 - PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED
James BAZELEY, Joseph CARNE, John VIVIAN, H. C. MILLETT, and W. MILLETT, of Hayle Copper House, Cornwall, merchants.

From West Briton July 23, 1841
The following Given by the Agents of North and South Roskear Mines:- To the Labourer who has reared the largest family, without receiving parochial relief. £3, Henry SCADDON, Gwinear; second ditto, £2, William JENKIN, Illogan; third ditto, £1, William CHINN, Phillack.

From West Briton August 20 1841 - HAYLE REGATTA
A very excellent Rowing and Sailing Regatta took place on Tuesday. The rowing match, between three six-oared gigs, viz. the "Victoria" of Hayle, and the "Pearl" and "Rasper" of St. Ives, was well contested, and won by the "Pearl," of St. Ives, the "Victoria" coming in second. For the sailing match, there were seven boats started; the first prize was won by Mr. Nicholls' boat, from Portreath. The first prize for two-oared gigs was won by the "Olive," of St. Ives. The regatta came off within Hayle gates, on a beautiful sheet of water. There was also a gig and punt chase, which afforded but little amusement, as the punt was soon caught.

From West Briton August 27 1841 - HAYLE
The spirited company, Sandys, Carne, and Vivian, have undertaken to make the iron work for the elegant chain bridge, about to be thrown across the Thames, near Hungerford Market. The estimated cost of the bridge is £17,000; its weight 700 tons; and its length 1410 feet. The bridge will be for foot passengers only.

From West Briton August 27 1841 - CORONER'S INQUESTS
... Also, the same day [Saturday, the 21st instant], at the house of John FLOYD, inn-keeper at Hayle, on the body of an elderly person, named LEVI, (an Israelite) who died suddenly there on the preceding night. The deceased, it appeared, was one of Exeter, but travelled as a hawker, and was accustomed to come into the county two or three times a year; and when at Hayle, to stop at Mr. Floyd's house. He had long laboured under an asthmatic complaint, and on Friday last appeared much worse than usual. Verdict: Visitation of God in a natural way.

From West Briton August 27 1841 - CORONER'S INQUESTS
... The same day, [31st ult.] in the parish of Phillack, on the body of Henry FAULL, aged 79 years, who died suddenly on the preceding day. Verdict: died by the visitation of God.

From West Briton March 11, 1842 - HAYLE
The "Pencalenick," (RULE, master), the "Wave," (REES, master), and the "Auspicious," (SPRAY, master), have just completed the loading with about 300 tons of cast and wrought iron, for the Clifton suspension bridge, which was manufactured here at the factory of Messrs. Sandys, Carne, and Vivian, who have the contract for supplying about 1,800 tons of manufactured iron for this stupendous piece of mechanism. This company have also the contract for supplying the principal parts of a suspension bridge to cross the Thames at Hungerford.

From West Briton March 29, 1842 - VESSEL IN DISTRESS
On Thursday, the 10th instant, a man named BOLITHO, who is employed as a watchman on Trevose Head, discovered a brig, which proved to be the “Fame,” of Hayle, running for the shore in great distress, her sails being lost, cargo shifted, and much water in the hold. By means of signals, the brig was conducted into Mother Ivey’s bay, where she dropped her anchors, and the crew succeeded in reaching the shore in their boat. Immediate assistance was wanted to pump the vessel and trim the cargo; but in consequence of the roughness of the weather, and the heavy ground sea, no one could be found but Bolitho who would run the risk of attempting to board her. After about two hours hard labour, the vessel was brought safely into Padstow, when Bolitho, who was the means of saving her, was presented with the small sum of £2.

From West Briton April 22, 1842 - LATE ACCIDENT AT HAYLE
The poor man whose thighs were so dreadfully bruised and fractured at Hayle, about seven weeks ago, in consequence of having been crushed beneath a ton of boiler plates, is so far recovered, under the treatment of Dr. MILLETT, that the splinters, &c., have been removed, and the
severe accident is likely to be cured without the least deformity.

From West Briton May 6, 1842 - STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH BRISTOL
In a recent visit to Hayle, we had the pleasure of inspecting the new steamer just about to start on the station between Hayle and Bristol. We have seen many beautifully fitted up vessels, but in elegance and chasteness of design, combining every comfort, we think the "Cornwall" will be allowed to be the most complete. The saloon is spacious, the panels are of papier mache, painted with groups of flowers, every one containing different flowers. The berths are commodious and airy, and the arrangements altogether quite unique. She has had her sailing qualities tried, and has answered the most sanguine expectations of Messrs. Harvey and Co., by whom the engines were manufactured. She leaves Hayle on Tuesday next on her first voyage, and we trust that the shareholders will be amply remunerated for their spirited undertaking. (From a correspondent)

From West Briton May 20, 1842 - CORONER'S INQUESTS
And on the following day [17th inst.], at Phillack, on the body of John BERRYMAN, of Falmouth, boat builder, who died suddenly on the 17th, at the house of his son-in-law, Mr. Samuel PICK, jun., innkeeper, at Phillack, where he had been staying for a day or two on a visit. Verdict: Natural death.

From West Briton August 19, 1842 - CRICKET AT HAYLE
We understand that the challenge from the Penzance club, advertised in our paper of the 5th instant, to play any eleven men in
England, has been accepted by the Redruth club, and that the match will be played at Hayle, on Monday next. From each club having on different occasions beaten the other, and the well-known superior play of both, it is expected that the lovers of this manly game, of whom we have reason to believe a large number will attend, will experience great gratification.

From West Briton August 26, 1842 - CRICKET AT HAYLE
In consequence of a challenge issued by the Penzance club to any eleven players "east of Penzance or west of Truro," which men generally deem to be all England, the Redruth men had the temerity to take up the gauntlet, and a meeting at Hayle, on Monday last, was the result. Although the morning was very rainy, yet towards the hour of playing the day cleared up, and was all that a cricketer could wish for. It was expected from the commencement that the match would be a tight one, and so the numbers prove. The play on both sides was good, but the admirable batting of Mr. Vincent MICHELL, of Redruth, who, in the second innings, received the first and last
ball, bringing his bat out after a score of 47, was such as is seldom witnessed. The game terminated in favour of Redruth by four runs, nine men being out. The evening was spent, with one exception, with good humour and cordiality. The numbers of the game were as follows:- Penzance - 1st innings 39, 2nd innings 62, total 101. Redruth - 1st innings 17, second innings 88, total 105.

From West Briton September 9, 1842 - PENZANCE RAILWAY
At the meeting of the Hayle Railway Company, held in London, on the 1st instant, it was resolved, that the extension to Penzance should be proceeded with; and Capt. Moorsom, the able engineer, was authorized to proceed to Cornwall to forward that object. Capt. Moorsom was also empowered to revise the system on the present line, and endeavour to render it more beneficial to the trade and public generally, as regards passenger traffic. There now appears no doubt of there soon being a locomotive communication between Penzance and Redruth.

From West Briton October 28, 1842 - CORNWALL MICHAELMAS SESSIONS
The Court proceeded this morning (21st October) to pass sentences on the prisoners whose trials were held in the last week ... James PIPER, for stealing brass from the Hayle Railway Company, to Six Months' Hard Labour.

From West Briton December 16, 1842 - FATAL ACCIDENT
On Wednesday se'nnight, as Mr. Wm. GILBERT, carpenter, was cutting down a tree, at Nanposka(?), the estate of Mr. ROSWARNE, it fell sooner
than was anticipated, and a large bough struck him on the knee, which so badly fractured the bones, that the surgeons who attended 
recommended amputation, to which he refused to consent till too late. He lingered till Monday, when death ended his sufferings.

From West Briton December 16, 1842 - CORONER'S INQUESTS
On the 13th, at Phillack, on the body of William GILBART, 
who met his death by an injury received in the course of felling a tree. Verdict 
accordingly.

From West Briton January 6, 1843 - CORNWALL COURTS
John WHITE, 25, charged with having stolen a parcel of Old Files, the property of the Cornish Copper Company at Hayle. Mr. SMITH conducted the proceedings; and Mr. JOHN the defence. William JENKINS stated that he was an agent to the Cornish Company, and saw prisoner in the Company's yard, about 4 o'clock in the afternoon of the 6th December. Prisoner asked witness if he had any good old files to sell. Witness replied, no; and referred him to another agent William GILBERT. (part of line unreadable because of a crease in paper) - .........ing, iron in the iron house, one door of which opened on the turnpike road. Witness was weighing at that door. There were no files at that time at the door. Witness afterwards locked the door and left. At five o'clock, he came again for the purpose of weighing iron, and on opening the door, he saw nine files lying about six inches inside the door. In consequence of this, witness ordered Edward YOUNG to go outside the door to watch, while witness and Gilbert remained inside. After some little time, a hand was put in under the door, and he heard Edward Young saying what are you doing there? Shortly afterwards the hand was put in a second time, and six of the files were taken. Witness and Gilbert pushed upon the door, and took the prisoner with the six files in his hand. Cross-examined - Had sold iron more than once to the prisoner; but had never sold him files. William Gilbert agent at the works confirmed the evidence of last witness as to seizing prisoner in the act of taking the files; adding, that when at first taken, prisoner was confused and said, tis a bad job; tis the first time, and I will never do so again. He was then taken back to the office. Edward Young, a labourer in the employ of the
company, was engaged on the day in question with Capt. Jenkins in weighing iron. They were there at three o'clock; there were no files at the door then. At five o'clock, they went there again, and on opening the door, found 9 files inside it. Witness was placed to watch, and about a quarter before seven he saw prisoner come to the door, and he went forth and asked him what he wanted? Prisoner made an excuse. Prisoner was then stooping down with his hand under the door. Witness then pretended to go to the Gas Works for coal tar, and looking round, he saw prisoner again stooping down, and heard the files rattle. Witness made towards him, and saw the door pushed open, and Jenkin seized the prisoner, with the files in his hand. Prisoner was not at the door a minute before he stooped down. Hannibal ELLIS, cashier and book-keeper under the Cornwall Copper Company, proved that the Company consisted of Joseph CARNE, John VIVIAN, John POOL, and others. John POLKINGHORNE, constable of Phillack, produced the files received by him on the 6th of December. They were identified by the witness Jenkins. Verdict: Guilty. Sentence: two months hard labour.

From West Briton January 13, 1843 - CORNWALL COURTS
Ann JOHNS, alias Ann MURLEY, 17, was found Guilty of having stolen a box[?], from the shop of John TREVICE, of Phillack. The prisoner was recommended to mercy. Sentence: four months' hard labour.

From West Briton January 13, 1843 - CORNWALL COURTS - APPEALS
Phillack, appellant: Mr. HOCKIN and Mr. COLLINS. Germoe, respondent: Mr. SHILSON. An order for the removal of Eliza DAVEY and two children, confirmed with common costs, subject to a case.

From West Briton January 20, 1843 - ENORMOUS RAT
Mr. W. GUNDRY, of Hayle, lately returned from Cuba, has brought with him a fauna[?] [...?] known there as the mountain rat. Though only 10 months old, and little more than half grown, it measures 2 feet 1 1/2 inches from the nose to the end of the tail, the tail being six inches long, and nearly an inch in thickness at the larger end. The body is 17 inches in circumference, and stands 10 1/2 inches high. It is perfectly harmless, follows its owner like a dog, and has learnt many antic gambols.

From West Briton March 3, 1843 - ODD FELLOWS
On Monday last, a society of Odd Fellows was established at the Britannia Inn, Hayle, denominated the "Duke of Cornwall Lodge," the first and only one of the kind in the county.

From West Briton May 19, 1843 - WEST OF ENGLAND IRON FOUNDRIES
A valuable Report, by Dr. BARHAM, of Truro, on the employment of children and young person, in Iron Foundries in the West of England, and on the state, condition, and treatment of such children and young persons, has just been published by the Children's Employment Commission, and is worthy of a careful perusal by all who feel an interest in the subject to which it relates. Had our space permitted, it would have given us pleasure to transfer this Report entire to our columns; but as we have no hope of being able to find room for so lengthy a document while Parliament is sitting, we are compelled to pass it by with this brief notice. The Foundries to which the Report chiefly relates are, one at Perran Wharf, belonging to Messrs. Fox and Co., and the two at Hayle, Sandys, Carne, and Vivian's, and Messrs. Harvey's and it is gratifying to find that the condition of the 856 persons employed in them, with respect to health, comfort, intelligence, and character, contrasts most favourably with that of the workmen in almost every other manufacturing district in the
Kingdom.

From West Briton May 19, 1843 - THE CUSTOMS
We are happy to learn that John HOCKIN, Esq., son of the Rev. W. Hockin, of Phillack, has been promoted to the office of Collector of her Majesty's 
Customs, at the port of Roseau, Dominica.

From West Briton May 19, 1843 - CORONER'S INQUESTS
... and on the 15th instant, in the parish of Phillack, on the body of William BURT, aged 32 years, who died suddenly on the 13th. Verdict, instant 
death.

From West Briton May 26, 1843 - HAYLE RAILWAY
On Monday 1st, this line of railway was opened for the conveyance of passengers, and as no charge was made for that day, the carriages 
were literally crammed with persons of both sexes, who were anxious to enjoy the luxury of a gratuitous ride. We are glad to learn that
although the train went three times over the line during the day, no accident of any consequence occurred.

From West Briton June 16, 1843 - REGENT PLACE ACADEMY (PENZANCE)
On Monday last, the half-yearly meeting of this establishment was held in the school room, when the young gentlemen passed their examinations, and the following prizes, consisting of handsomely bound and useful books, were presented by his worship the Mayor, with an appropriate address to each of the successful candidates (Note: Other subjects and prizes presented to students other than from Hayle omitted here): Arithmetic - 1st, COURTNEY, Penzance (the prize in this class was presented to HARRIS, of Hayle, as being nearly equal to Courtney, who had obtained prizes in other classes); 2nd ...

From West Briton June 23, 1843 - HAYLE
On Saturday last, the peace of our pillows was disturbed at an early hour by the rumbling of carriages and the clattering of voices. The morning was beautifully serene, all nature smiled, and who could subdue the inward transports of joy to behold the merry faces of the thousands who thronged the wharfs to see the departure of the steamers for the Channel Islands, their decks being one impact mass of living beings. The "Brilliant" took the lead, and entered the pier at St. Ives; the "Cornwall" followed, and lay to outside. Having taken in their passengers, they started for Penzance, the "Cornwall" being five minutes in advance of the "Brilliant." Both kept their distance going round land, as if they were chained together, and within seven minutes after the "Cornwall" the "Brilliant" anchored 400 yards nearer to Penzance pier head, after a fine run of three hours. They remained there nearly two hours, and at noon, they sailed for the Islands, the "Cornwall" being again five minutes in advance of the "Brilliant," amidst the firing of guns, the waving of flags, the strains of music, and the sight of thousands of spectators. (from a correspondent)

From West Briton June 30, 1843 - HAYLE
On Thursday, the 22nd inst., our snug little port presented a glowing sight, in consequence of the return of the steamers from the Channel Islands. Both vessels landed their passengers at Guernsey on Sunday morning, soon after sun-rise, and on Monday at noon, they started for Jersey, where they arrived [about] 3pm. On Wednesday, at noon, they left for Guernsey, on their return, and the same afternoon sailed for Penzance, which place they reached after a beautiful journey, then proceeded to their destination here. Nothing untoward occurred, except a few drops of rain and the limited [xxx] of the steamers, to mar for a moment the pleasures of this enchanting excursion, or the enjoyment of the natural and artificial luxuries of those picturesque garden of the ocean, the Norman Isles. We believe that the steamers, at the expressed desire of the public, intend to visit the Islands and Havre, again in August, when every branch teems with golden fruit, and golden waves undulate across the corn fields. At Midnight, the boats left for home laden with goods and passengers, awakening the [xx] sleep of the night with the noise of their cannon. (from a correspondent)

From West Briton July 28, 1843 - THE "BRILLIANT" STEAM PACKET
On Saturday morning last, this steamer sailed from Hayle to Guernsey and Jersey, having on board upwards of 500 passengers; and although the weather, which was unusually rough for the season of the year, prevented numbers more from going, and induced many to land at Penzance, a considerable number proceeded for the Islands, pleased with the excursion so far as it had gone, and delighted with the enlivening strains of a band of music provided for the occasion. It will be seen from an advertisement in another column, that the spirited proprietors of this steamer, at the request of their numerous friends, intend affording an opportunity of a visit to the French coast, on the 26th of August next, by making a trip to Havre and Rouen, when it is presumed, that the delightful season of the year, coupled with the beautiful scenery upon the banks of the river Seine, and the fact that Paris is within four and a half hours run by railway, will be an inducement to all who possibly can, to avail themselves of so presentable a voyage.

From West Briton August 18, 1843 - WESLEYAN CONFERENCE
At the Wesleyan Conference, which has just closed its sittings, the following ministers have been appointed for this county: ... Hayle: John WOOD; 2nd, John MANN. ...

From West Briton August 18, 1843 - THE "CORNWALL" STEAMER
On Friday evening last, this steamer arrived at Penzance, from Hayle and St. Ives, having on board about 260 passengers; and, on the following morning soon after six o'clock, this beautiful boat started for the Channel Islands and Havre, with about 90 passengers. The weather has been remarkably fine, and no doubt the trip will be a pleasant one.

From West Briton August 25, 1843 - CORONER'S INQUESTS
... On the 18th instant, before the same coroner (W. Hichens, Esq.), in the parish of Phillack, on the body of Mary GEEN, aged 3 years and 3 months, who was accidentally scalded on the 15th instant by means of falling and upsetting a tea kettle of hot water over her. The child died of
the scalds and of the fright on the following day. Verdict accordingly.

From West Briton September 1, 1843 - HAYLE
On Monday last, the first anniversary of the Cornubian Lodge of Free Gardeners was held in the place. The members assembled at ten a.m., at Mr. CROTCH's hotel; and after the lodge had been opened, and proper arrangements made, they proceeded to St. Erth church, where an eloquent sermon was preached by the Rev. J. PUNNETT, A.M., from Gal. vi., 2. "Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ." Having returned from church, dinner was provided by Mr. Crotch, the quality of which was only matched by the elegance of the arrangements, and the kind attentions shown to the guests. Amongst the members a remarkably good feeling prevailed throughout the day, which perhaps was partly attributable to the influence of the R. W. G. M. Sharrock DUPEN, whose remarks for the welfare of the order, were just and spirited. The injunctions of the minister in the morning were not forgotten in the evening. No man stepped beyond the bounds of temperance, and several were at their own firesides at an early hour.

From West Briton September 8, 1843 - HAYLE RAILWAY
On Friday afternoon last, as the second afternoon down train from Redruth, laden with ore and passengers, reached the branch line which leads to the north quays of Messrs. SANDYS, CARNE, and VIVIAN, Hayle, a tremendous crash took place. The rail at that part of the line being under alteration, the sleepers were bared, and the rail temporarily laid on them. Before the train arrived at the branch line, the passenger carriages were, as usual, cast off for the terminus, and following the train by the given impetus. The engine proceeded on with the rest of the train to the diverging line, and when it reached the place under alteration, the rail slipped off the sleepers, and the foremost carriage was thrown off, turned upside down, and dashed to atoms. The second carriage was piled on the first and destroyed, and the third on the second. The fourth was brought up by the third, and the rest of the train by the large granite sleepers, the whole having been forced off the rail. By that time the passenger carriages ran on and were brought up against the engine. We rejoice to state that only a few persons were slightly bruised and frightened. When the train reached that place, some one of the train generally runs forward on the carriages to the foremost carriage. Fortunately, in this instance, he had only got so far as the last but one; when he was hurled on the cliff uninjured. Had he been in the foremost carriage, he would have been crushed to death. If some one had dragged the passenger carriages, that collision might have been prevented. Each carriage contained three and a half tons of ore, and although no ore was lost (being in sacks), the damage is estimated at £100.

From West Briton September 29, 1843 - CORONER'S INQUESTS
On the 2?th, Mr. Hichens held an inquest at Hayle, in the parish of Phillack, on the body of Paul HANCOCK, of St. Hilary, aged about 26 years, who was found drowned in the channel, a little below the Steam Packet Hotel, at Hayle. There was no evidence to show how his death took place, but it was generally believed that he fell over the drawbridge leading across the channel. Cries of distress were heard to proceed from some person in the water on the preceding evening, between eight and nine o'clock, near that spot, and endeavours were then used to trace the sound and rescue the person; but from the darkness of the evening they were unavailing. Verdict, found drowned.

From West Briton October 13, 1843 - HAYLE
Edward MEALY, one of the crew of the “Horatio,” from Quebec, has been committed to Bodmin jail, in default of payment of the penalty of £100, incurred by having in his possession, concealed, about 18 lbs. of tobacco.

From West Briton November 3, 1843 - EXTRAORDINARY ROPE
On Saturday last, a hempen rope was made at the rope factory of Messrs. SANDYS, CARNE, AND VIVIAN, of Hayle, which measured 2,880 feet in length, 10 ½ inches in circumference, and weighted upwards of five tons. More than three million feet of yard were consumed in its manufacture. It is for one of the inclined planes on the Hayle Railway, and in weight and size exceeds any railway rope of which we have heard. It is probably the heaviest rope ever made in the county, and its quality reflects credit on the roper, Mr. VEAL.

From West Briton November 10, 1843 - MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT HAYLE FOUNDRY
On Monday last, as a man named Thomas POTTER, of St. Erth Church-town, was in the act of assisting to lift a large heat from the forge to the anvil by the help of an iron bar, his feet suddenly slipped, and one of his legs, which came in contact with the bar, was severely fractured.

From West Briton November 17, 1843 - HAYLE
When Messrs. SANDYS, CARNE, and VIVIAN lighted their factories with Gas, they fixed lamps on the high road for the public convenience, and some mischievous rascals destroyed them. It is with pleasure we observe, that Messrs. HARVEY and CO. have brilliantly lighted their factories and premises with Gas, and also have not been unmindful of the public comfort. We trust that Messrs. Sandys, Carne, and Vivian will now repair the lamps, and that the quiet public will watch the wicked public, and see that such liberal presents are protected. Why do not the turnpike trusts erect lamps at the corners and on the bridges of their respective roads here? We apprehend that the companies would not be severe in their charge, and then they would be able to discover Rebecca, should she again appear.

From West Briton November 24, 1843 - FATAL ACCIDENT
On Wednesday morning, a poor man, called William BASTIAN, a smith, was killed in the factory of Messrs. SANDYS, CARNE and VIVIAN, at Hayle. He was engaged at work at the shears attached to the shaft of the hammer-mill engine, when a piece of timber having fallen between the eccentric of the shaft and the lever of the shears, he stooped to pick it up, and on raising his head, it was caught between the eccentric and the lever. Dr. MILLETT immediately attended, and said that death must have been instantaneous, the base of the scull having been compressed two inches on either side. The poor man was a native of St. Keverne, and has left a large and young family wholly unprovided for to lament their loss. [Hard to know whether scull was the spelling of the day or the typesetter had trouble spelling!]

From West Briton December 1, 1843 - IMPOSTOR DETECTED
The impostor, Henry WHITFORD, who, as we stated last week, had levied contributions on the western parishes under the name of BUTSON, for the pretended loss of a cow, has been apprehended by the constable of Gwithian, taken before the Rev. Wm. HOCKIN [Rector of Phillack Parish Church], and committed by that magistrate to two months' imprisonment, with hard labour, in the county home of correction.

From West Briton December 1, 1843 - SUDDEN DEATH
MR. Thomas COOMB, a clerk in the employ of Messrs. HARVEY and CO., of Hayle, died under the following circumstances on the night of Wednesday week: He drank an unusually large quantity of coffee with his supper, and went to bed. Shortly after, he complained of great pain in his chest, and before Mr. VAUDREY, surgeon, had arrived, the vital spark had fled. As a post mortem examination was not made, it is not known what occasioned his death. Deceased has left a widow and a young family to bewail the loss of a kind husband and an affectionate parent.

From West Briton January 19, 1844 - CORONER'S INQUESTS
The following inquests have been held before W. HICHENS, Esq., since our last report:
On the 15th instant, in the parish of Phillack, on the body of WILLIAM SAMPSON, aged 65 years, who died suddenly on the 13th instant. Verdict, Natural death.

From West Briton January 26, 1844 - FATAL ACCIDENT
Early on Monday morning last, a man called JOHN THOMAS, who worked the engine which blows the blast for the forges at Messrs. SANDYS, CARNE, and VIVIAN, of Hayle, was found dead, at the bottom of the pit in which the fly wheel of the engine revolves. The irregular performance of duty by the engine attracted the attention of the engineer, who thought that it was not condensing as it ought. On going into the engine room, and not seeing deceased at his station, he stopped the engine to allow the feed to cool, and then put it to work again. Finding that this plan did not succeed, he examined the condensing apparatus, when he discovered that the pipe which conveyed the water to the cistern was broken asunder; and on looking into the fly wheel pit, he saw the detached part of the pipe, and beneath it deceased lying on his face, with his chin embedded in his throat. On examining the body, several slight incisions were found on the head, an abrasion of the skin on the chin and lower part of the throat, many extensive bruises on the back of the neck and shoulders, and the left side of the pelvis torn from its connection with the spine. It was stated that suffocation was the immediate cause of death, in consequence, most probably, of having been stunned by a fall or blow, and thrown into a position from which he could not recover himself. From the fact that the engine had not condensed properly from the time it was put to work, it is supposed that he assisted it to pass the centre by standing on one of the arms of the fly wheel; when, the engine having felt the steam sooner than he anticipated, he was carried below the foundation plate, and on being brought up on the opposite side against the pipe, it broke. By the contact, most probably, the pelvis was injured, and the man was extricated from the wheel and fell into the pit. About half an hour elapsed from the occurrence of the accident to the time of the discovery of the body. Deceased was an inoffensive and a steady man, and he has left a family sorrowing at his melancholy death, and at their heavy loss.

From West Briton January 26, 1844 - CORONER'S INQUESTS
The following inquests have been held before W. HICHENS, Esq., since our last report:
On the 23rd inst., in the parish of Phillack, on the body of JOHN THOMAS, aged 51 years. The deceased worked at the Iron Foundry of Messrs. Sandy's, Carne, and Co., at Copperhouse, and the particulars of the accident are given in another paragraph. Verdict, Accidental death.

From West Briton February 16, 1844 - CUPID TO A KITCHEN QUEEN
The following is a copy of a letter found on a shelf in a scullery. It is addressed to a toothless maid of 45, by her admiring swain, a short dumpy man of 40 winters:- Penzance May 4th, 1842. My dear ----- I Have had Plisher of reciving your kind nete last Week I am verry happy te find you in good halth I um leeking forward fer that happy day to meet you on the Cosway I um leeking more fer that happy Day when I shall call you mine My Dear ----- tis 3 long years since I ferst teld you mind I oft times Wed Plisher leek much how many ours we spent in that old arm chi ef Mr. -------- My Dear it will be ne greater Plisher then te meet you next Sunday after neon but mutch ruther it wass At 10 o clock in the merning I am afread to com back in the Evning by my self My Dear I teld them about your benet I Do net knew wathur the will send it or net My Dear----- werry sad thing hapned up to drift to day a wemum cut har belly open to see were har sinces wass Gen I hav nething ne mere to truble you with so I still temain. Until Death your ever and effectienate lever -----  Excuse Haste. Miss --------- Near Hayle feandry Paid.

From West Briton April 5, 1844 - HAYLE
Last Monday, the Independent Order of Oddfellows, of the Duke of Cornwall Lodge, appointed Pugh[?] CHAWNER, Esq., as their medical officer.
This lodge contains about 100 members, and Mr. Chawner is the first medical officer that has been elected by the order in this county.

From West Briton April 5, 1844 - FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT
Whilst a labourer, called THOMAS HOSKING, was taking off the tracts from a pair of horses at Luggans, one of the animals kicked him. His right arm is dreadfully broken above the elbow, and his forehead severely cut, with injury of the skull, and other contusions. He lies in a precarious state.

From West Briton April 12, 1844 - HAYLE
A very handsome Eagle, which was brought to this country, from South America, about two years ago, was shipped on board the "Brilliant" steamer, on Friday last, and taken to Bristol. We understand that the bird has been presented to the Zoological Gardens, by Mrs. CHARLES FOX, of Perran Wharf.

From West Briton April 19, 1844 - MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE
On Thursday, the 11th inst. a poor woman called WEBB, residing at Roseworthy, between Hayle and Camborne, left her home for the purpose of procuring some medicine from Copperhouse, for her husband, who was ill. The poor creature, however, did not return as was expected, and the next morning she was discovered by her friends on the road side quite dead. She has left five young children, with an afflicted father, to lament their sudden and melancholy bereavement.

From West Briton May 17, 1844 - HUNGERFORD AND LAMBETH SUSPENSION BRIDGE
The piers and buttresses, and other necessary works for the erection of this bridge, under the superintendence of MR. R. BRUNEL, engineer of the Great Western Railway, are just completed, and this important junction of Lambeth with the west end of the metropolis will soon be carried into effect, as the placing of the chains and the bridge itself will be commenced in the early part of next week, and it is confidently expected that the bridge will be opened to the public in less than three months from that time. The iron work and suspending chains, weighing upwards of 800 tons, and cast by Messrs. SANDYS, CARNE, and VIVIAN, at the Copperhouse Foundry, Hayle, Cornwall, are now in a state of forwardness at Messrs. SMITHS’ wharf, Belvidere-road, Lambeth, where in consequence of their peculiar construction, it has been found necessary to join the suspending chains before placing them in their proper position. The centre span of the bridge will be 678 feet, with secondary ones of 331 feet on each side, making a total of 1,340 feet from shore to shore. The footway will be 14 feet wide, the lower part of the centre being 35 feet above the level of high water. The supporting piers, which are 60 feet above the level of the roadway, and 80 feet above the level of high water, will be enriched with castings of iron of a very massive description, besides the ornamental additions. The approaches from the Middlesex side will be from Hungerford-market, and those on the Surrey side near to Messrs. GODING’s, The Lion Brewery. It is calculated that to persons residing in various parts of Lambeth, by using this bridge, a distance of nearly half a mile will be saved. (from "The Times")

From West Briton May 24, 1844 - GYPSIES
For several days past, a tent of gypsies have been located on Hayle Towans.

From West Briton May 31, 1844 - HAYLE AND REDRUTH RAILWAY
On Whit-Monday, the neat station-house, recently erected at the Hayle terminus, was opened. The comforts afforded to passengers by this establishment are inappreciable, and the refreshment stall did credit to Mr. CROTCH, whose civility and attention need no comment. Upwards of 2,000 persons passed over the line throughout the day, and we did not hear of any accident.

From West Briton July 5, 1844 - THE HAARLEM STEAM ENGINE
A London paper says that an Amsterdam letter announces the landing of the machine for draining the lake of Haarlem, which was constructed at the foundry of Messrs. HARVEY and CO., at Hayle, and weighs 81,000 lbs.

From West Briton July 5, 1844 - CAPTURE OF A RUNAWAY WIFE
Last week, a journeyman disciple of Crispin, called TRESTRAIL, decamped from his master (EDMONDS) at Plymouth, and not being contented with the care of his own body, he added thereto a partner, in the shape of his master's wife. On their arrival at Hayle, his native place, he introduced Mrs. TRESTRAIL to his kindred. She had not, however, been domiciled among her new relatives many hours, when the police claimed her on behalf of her lawful and distressed lord. She valiantly protested against the claim, and denounced with contempt all knowledge of any other husband except her own dear Trestrail. But, thanks to Rowland HILL, the sight of a penny stamp had a wonderful effect on the heroine's courage, and she was placed in durance vile, despite the threats of her pugnacious swain, and there kept, until the arrival of her deserted lord and master. He used every persuasive effort to induce the refractory spouse to return to his disconsolate hearth, but to no purpose, for the more he entreated, the more she scoffed. At last he grew infuriated, and belaboured her with all the energy of jealous revenge. After she had somewhat recovered from the drubbing, she was compelled to set out with her husband on their return, but not until she bitterly declared again and again, that she would be in Hayle before another sun would set.

From West Briton July 5, 1844 - HAYLE
Joseph ROGERS, aged 20 years, a native of the Lizard, and who was in the employ of Messrs. HARVEY and CO., died on Monday afternoon last, under the following circumstances. Deceased and his companions, accompanied by some friends who came here to seek for work, retired to a waste of Penpol, and to beguile the time, they formed a wrestling match. During the contest, which was conducted in the most friendly manner, they drank heartily of a neighbouring spring of water. Deceased having been thrown a fair and an easy fall by his companion, he arose, acknowledged his defeat, and again drank of the spring. On joining his friends, he put on his jacket, and sat with them on the grass. Shortly after, in the midst of conversation, he complained of faintness. His companion immediately supported him and whilst leaning on his shoulder, deceased expired without a struggle, in fact, vitality ceased so quietly that the eye of the living and the dead continued fixed on each other for some minutes before the awful event was known. It is supposed that death was occasioned by the rupture of a blood vessel, either in the head or chest. Deceased was unmarried. He bore an irreproachable character, and had lived with his bereaved and distressed companion on the most affectionate terms. An inquest was held on view of the body before W. HICHENS, Esq., and the somewhat singular verdict of Accidental Death was returned.

From West Briton July 12, 1844 - THE ORDER OF FREE GARDENERS
The Free Gardeners of the Cornubian Lodge, Hayle, had their annual procession on Monday last, when the weather was extremely fine. At an early hour the members met at their lodge, and were conveyed by a special train to Camborne, where they were joined by the brethren of the Eden Lodge, Tuckingmill, and thence were conveyed to Redruth. At Redruth about a hundred members formed into procession, and, preceded by an excellent band, paraded the town, their beautiful banners waving in the breeze, and their showy dresses glittering in every direction. They afterwards returned to Camborne, and proceeded by the Railway to Hayle hotel station, where they again formed into order, and having marched through Hayle and the neighbourhood, they repaired to their lodge. In the evening, 80 sat down to an excellent dinner at the White Hart Hotel, which was served up in Mr. CROTCH's elegant and liberal style. The chair was taken by Mr. DUPEN, and the vice chair by Mr. NEWTON, jun. Several judicious and appropriate toasts were given and responded to, and at an early hour, they separated to their homes, highly delighted with the events of the day.

From West Briton July 12, 1844 - DETERMINED SUICIDE
On Saturday last, near midnight, a young man named John CARDEW, of the Strand, Hayle, whose father was an excise officer in that place, put an end to his existence by cutting his throat with a razor. Deceased was a sailor, and some months since he was disabled from following his occupation by repeated attacks of ill-health. Latterly, he suffered from abscesses in the lungs, and the disease made such inroads on his constitution that for several days past he was compelled to sleep in an erect position, and his family were hourly expecting that his dissolution would take place. On the night in question, he requested some of his family who were in the room to go down stairs, as he thought if he were left in quietude he might fall asleep. They had scarcely reached the passage below when, to their surprise, they heard him walk across the room, and back to the chair in which they left him. Shortly after, they were startled by a dismal shriek. His sister and others immediately ran to his room, and when they entered it, he was sliding off the chair on to the floor, his body and the table before him being deluged with blood. They imagined that a blood vessel had burst in the lungs, but on looking on the table they saw to their horror, a razor covered with blood, and on lifting the body, a frightful gash across the throat. Mr. Chawner, surgeon, immediately attended, but life was extinct. On examining the body, he found a cut across the throat, extending from ear to ear, which divided every structure in front of the vertebrae. On Monday an inquest was held on view of the body, before Mr. Hichens, when, from the evidence given, it appeared that the razor was kept in the farthest part of the room from where the deceased sat, and that he must have walked across the room to have fetched it. It also appeared that deceased had repeatedly applied to the boards of the Merchant Seamen's Fund at St. Ives and Falmouth for relief; but owing to some informality in a certificate the board relief was refused, and that refusal preyed so deeply on his mind that it never forsook him. The jury censured the conduct of the Boards for the loose manner in which the wants of seamen were attended to, and were of opinion that the disappointment experienced by deceased, added to the weak state of his body, caused him to commit the dreadful act, nevertheless they returned a verdict of temporary insanity.

From West Briton July 19, 1844 - LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Sir - In the report in your last week's paper, of the inquest held by W. Hichens, Esq., on the body of JOHN CARDEW, who committed suicide, it appears the jury, through false statements made to them by some person or persons, thought proper to sit in judgment on the trustees of the Merchant Seamen's Fund, and to charge them with being the cause of the rash act of the young man. And it really seems had they fallen into the hands of a jury less merciful, a verdict of manslaughter might have been brought in against them. But notwithstanding the strong feeling excited and expressed, they let them off with a reprimand.

But what are the facts of the case? It is stated that the deceased had repeatedly applied to the boards of the Merchant Seaman's Fund at St. Ives and Falmouth, but relief was refused, owing to some informality in a certificate. What applications were made to the St. Ives trustees I do not know, but the trustees of this port knew nothing about the case till Thursday, the 4th instant, in monthly meeting, when I produced the petition of the deceased, which I had just before received by post, with the master's and medical certificates, and nearly four months after his discharge from the "Sarah," of this port. By Capt. Brewer's certificate, it appears that John Cardew was shipped on the 15th, and discharged on the 20th of March last, and had been only five days on board of the said vessel. Capt. Brewer, in his certificate, having omitted to state that he was shipped in good health, as required by the Act of Parliament, and some other discrepancy, the trustees resolved to defer the decision of the case till Capt. Brewer's return, that a proper certificate might be obtained; for observe, unless the deceased was in good health when Capt. Brewer shipped him, the trustees of this port had no authority to grant him temporary relief, and were they to do so they would misapply the funds committed to their trust. It would further seem by the report, that the deceased had a long time been labouring under the disappointment, when the fact was it was only the day before he committed the rash act, that my letter to his brother-in-law was received, stating the resolution of the trustees.

I might reflect on certain parties concerned in this affair, not very creditable to them, but I only wish to clear the trustees from any blame in this matter; and I think every unbiased mind will give them credit for endeavouring honestly to do their duty.

I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
JOS. EARLE, Secretary to the trustees of this port.
Merchant Seamen's Office, Falmouth, July 17, 1844.

From West Briton July 26, 1844 - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
(1) Sir - The Jury who sat on view of the body of the late JOHN CARDEW were summoned to investigate the circumstances touching his death, and they did not so far forget the important purpose for which they were called together as "to sit in judgment on the trustees of the Merchant Seamen's Fund, and to charge them with being the cause of the rash act of the young man," nor were they so indifferent to the onerous duty which they had to perform as to be blinded by "false statements made to them by some person or persons;", for it was during the examination of the witnesses that they heard of the little-known hardships seamen endure in seeking relief from the Merchant Seamen's Fund, and from the facts elicited therefrom they formed their opinion, and which undoubtedly they ought to have appended to their verdict.

JOHN CARDEW, previously to his death, had been to sea between eight and nine years, and during that period paid the fees to the fund, as established by the act, and had never applied for relief, except in his last and only illness.  In March, he shipped on board the "Sarah," and was entered as an able-bodied seaman.  Immediately after, the vessel sailed from Hayle, and was compelled to put back by heavy weather.  During the voyage he did the duty of an able-bodied man, and on his return he demanded his discharge, on account of ill-health, and which came on whilst they were running for the port, after having worn wet clothes for some days.  CAPT. BREWER at first refused his discharge, and subsequently a certificate.  In May, deceased made application to the board at St. Ives, and relief was refused, because the application was not accompanied by a certificate.  Not knowing Captain Brewer's address, he made the case known to a trustee at Hayle, and the trustee procured a certificate from Captain Brewer.  It was shown to Mr. Hichens by the trustee, and he (Mr. H.) requested that it might be presented at their next meeting at St. Ives.  Accordingly it was presented, and relief was again refused, because the vessel did not belong to that port, and he was referred to the Falmouth board.  On application having been made to that board, relief was withheld owing to an informality in the certificate.  The foregoing is the history of the late poor young man's case, and it fully corroborates the correct opinion expressed but not returned by the jury.

When Cardew applied to the St. Ives board, why did they not at once tell him that he must apply to the Falmouth board, instead of wasting his time, torturing his sick mind, and putting him to the expense of fruitless journeys?  And why should the imputed omission in the master's certificate have been made a pretext for withholding his just right, for he was shipped as, and did the duty of, an able-bodied seaman, and the reluctance shown by Capt. Brewer in giving him his discharge is sufficient proof that he was in good health, or at all events was capable of doing his duty.  If the Falmouth board should have violated the law of the act in this case, they would have done it on the side of humanity, and no one would have impeached their conduct.  Again, what a lamentable admission.  Should a seaman be in ill-health when he joined a ship, and although he remains in the ship, and pays the fees enforced by law, nevertheless, should he apply for relief it would be denied.  This is not common honesty.  To compel a man to support a fund for his welfare, and in the time of distress and disease to laugh at him, is little better than robbery.  With what propriety can Capt. Brewer or any other master swear as to the state of poor Cardew's health when he was shipped.  Does the knowledge of seamanship bring with it the knowledge of the anatomy and pathology of the human structure?  The cruel treatment experienced by the deceased from St. Ives continually tormented his mind, and as his bodily sufferings increased, so his mind became enfeebled, and at last, when all hopes of relief had fled, it became diseased, and in that state it cut short its own existence.  The last statement in Mr. EARLE's letter is neither charitable nor just, and I regret for the sake of truth that it should have been made, and that no alternative remains but that of requesting him to explain in what manner he considers the conduct of the parties concerned disreputable.  An explanation is due to the memory of the dead, and to the integrity of the living, and for his own honour he cannot withhold it.  It is very evident that many abuses exist either in the law itself which regulates the Merchant Seamen's Fund, or in the administration of the law, and it is the duty of those who profess the principles of Christianity to come forward and assist to remove these abuses; for every one knows what we owe to sailors, and that from the manner in which they are situated they cannot protect their own interests.  The present case is only one from among the many which have recently come to my knowledge, and I doubt not, but that you will promote the object in view by giving publicity to this letter; and be it remembered, that in bringing the action of the boards of the Merchant Seamen's Fund before the public, I treat of them only in that capacity, for in private, I know that many of them are worthy members of society.

I remain Sir, your obedient servant,
EDGAR TREMORDEN
Dated, July 23, 1844

(2) Sir - There appearing in your last week's paper a letter from the worthy Secretary of the "Merchant Seamen's Hospital Fund," containing some strictures on the late inquest at Hayle, as one of the jurors, I beg leave to observe that they possessed an undoubted right to take into consideration all the circumstances as "touching the death" of the deceased, independent of any earthly tribunal.

It was their duty not only to determine on the state of mind of the deceased, but to trace if possible the cause for that distraction which threw reason from her throne, and rendered the unfortunate individual irresponsible for his actions - the jury were put in possession of a sacred power involving justice to the living as well as to the memory of the dead.

This "Merchant Seamen's Hospital Fund," if a disinterested individual may be allowed to speak of it, appears to be founded on an Act of the Legislature, though for any seaman to rely on it for prompt relief, even in sickness and destitution, is only trusting to a broken reed.

It has been said by some great lawyer that there never was an act of parliament yet passed but what a coach and four might drive quite through it.  If this be true, the Act of Parliament now alluded to will readily allow any British merchant ship to go smack through it in full sail; and the sooner that this precious specimen of "collective wisdom" receives a pure and perfect revision the better both for the honour and humanity of the British nation.

I remain, Mr. Editor,
Your obedient servant,
ONE OF THE JURY
Dated Hayle, July 23, 1844
[The paper required people to sign their letters, but upon request would withhold the name in their publication]

From West Briton July 26, 1844 - DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT
On Saturday evening last, the peaceable and respectable inhabitants of Copperhouse were annoyed by a number of the lower orders parading round the town, preceded by a fife and drum, and carrying with them the effigies of certain individuals which they committed to the flames amidst great noise and confusion. The cause of this tumult was a vile aspersion against the character of a respectable tradesman of that place, but which, upon the institution of a strict enquiry, has proved to be false and calumnious, and has restored the accused party to the confidence, respect, and friendship of his numerous friends.

From West Briton August 2, 1844 - CORNWALL LAMMAS ASSIZES
Jane PELLEW, 25, was convicted of stealing a pair of shoes, the property of Alexander DAVIS, from a stall, at Hayle Copperhouse.  GUILTY, Three months' hard labour.

From West Briton August 2, 1844 - HAYLE
CAPT. HOLLAND, who proposes to convert Penryn Creek into a floating dock, has been here examining the operation of the flood gates, and the effects produced on the harbour by sluicing.

From West Briton August 16, 1844 - THE LATE GALE
... During the height of the gale on Saturday morning, the schooner "Wave," of Hayle, REES, master, laden with copper ore, and bound from Neath, made an attempt to enter Porthcawl harbour, after contending hard with the gale for several hours.  She at last drifted ashore between that place and Aberavon.  She lost her canvas, and sustained other slight injury; but we believe she has since been got off.

From West Briton August 23, 1844 - METHODIST MEETING
... Fifty-seven ministers were ordained.  The increase of members during the past year, at home and abroad, is upwards of thirteen thousand.  The following are the ministers appointed to this county: ... HAYLE, John Wood, 2nd, Edwin J. Starges.

From West Briton August 23, 1844 - CORONER'S INQUESTS
The following inquests have been held before W. Hichens, Esq., coroner, since our last report:
On the 19th instant, at Hayle, in the parish of Phillack, on the body of Mr. Edwin Jas. GLUYAS, aged 37 years, who died on the 17th instant, from an injury to one of his knees, received in consequence of being thrown out of a carriage about a fortnight before. Verdict, accidental death, with a Deodand of 1s. on the horses and carriage.
On the 20th instant, in the above parish, on the body of Oliver RULE, aged 77 years, who died suddenly on the 18th instant. Verdict, natural death.

From West Briton August 30, 1844 - CORONER'S INQUEST
On the 24th, at Hayle, on view of the body of MRS. BICKLE, who died suddenly on the preceding Thursday night.  Mr. LYE, surgeon, stated that it was his opinion death was occasioned by water on the chest and the following verdict was returned - died by the visitation of God.

From West Briton September 13, 1844 - SUDDEN DEATH
On Tuesday morning last, Paget CHAWNER, Esq., surgeon, &c., at Hayle was found dead in his bed.  It appeared that he died from strangulation, his head having been forced between the head-board of the bed and the wall of the room whilst suffering from an epileptic fit.  Though Mr. Chawner had only been settled at Hayle a few months, he was universally beloved.  His death is deeply lamented, and it will be severely felt by the poor of the neighbourhood, to whom he was very benevolent. (Note: He was named William Charles Paget CHAWNER in the GRO indexes and in the entry in the Phillack Parish Burials register for his burial.)

From West Briton September 13, 1844 - CORONER'S INQUEST
On Wednesday last, an inquest was held before W. HICHENS, Esq., coroner, on view of the body of Paget CHAWNER, Esq., surgeon, at Hayle, whose sudden death is noticed in another paragraph.  Mrs. POLKINGHORNE stated that deceased lived with her; about six o'clock she heard a noise proceeding from his bed-room, which she knew was the consequence of an epileptic fit, having seen him whilst suffering from those fits.  She did not go to his assistance, because he had repeatedly charged her not to do so should he be attacked in bed.  Some time after the usual breakfast hour had expired, she knocked to his bedroom door, and not getting a reply, she became alarmed, and immediately sent to Dr. MILLETT.  Dr. Millett deposed that he knocked and called, and not receiving a reply, he opened the door, hastened to the bed-side, and found Mr. Chawner lying on his belly, with his head thrust between the head of the bed and the wall, life being extinct.  On changing the position of the body, the chamber vessel was found beneath him.  He said, that it was his opinion, deceased was kneeling on the bed in the act of using that vessel; that whilst doing so, he was seized with an epileptic fit, and in falling, his chin came in contact with the head-board of the bed, which being loose, the blow forced it forward, and his head slipping down between the board and the wall, he was strangulated by the edge of the board pressing on the windpipe.  The jury returned the following verdict:- Died from strangulation, whilst labouring under an epileptic fit.

From West Briton September 20, 1844 - FUNERAL OF THE LATE Mr. CHAWNER
On Tuesday last, the remains of this talented and lamented gentleman were interred at Phillack, near Hayle, with that pure simplicity which so silently and forcibly speaks of living [..?]. Preceded by the officiating minister, and others, and by the Lodge of Odd Fellows, his body was followed to the grave by his most intimate friends as mourners, and by between two and three thousand persons. After the service had been ended, the Odd Fellows, who were dressed in black, and wore black silk sashes, white gloves and white aprons trimmed with black silk ribbons, divided their pairs, and as they passed on either side of the grave, each member dropped into it a sprig of thyme. They then formed in procession, and, after having returned with the mourners to the house of bereavement, repaired to their lodge. Thus was buried a stranger who came among strangers, and who, by his ability and virtues, won the affection of all men. Subscriptions are being made for the purpose of erecting a monument to his memory. (Note: He was named William Charles Paget CHAWNER in the GRO indexes and in the entry in the Phillack Parish burials register for his burial.)

From West Briton September 27, 1844 - VESSEL LOST
On the morning of the 14th instant, the "Maria," of Hayle, foundered in Carmarthen bay.  The crew were saved.

From West Briton October 4, 1844 - HAYLE REGATTA
This regatta took place on Friday last, in the eastern arm of the harbour.  Its shore and the heights above were crowded with spectators, and the surface of the captured lake from the blue deep was dotted with boats filled with man's fairest children.  The day was gloriously fine, and all things appeared beautiful.  At an early hour, the committee, accompanied by an excellent band, embarked on board the barge at the starting station, and soon after the sailing boats were ordered to their moorings.  On the signal gun being fired, they started, close hauled to the wind, and much skill was displayed in beating to the windward of the marks. They ran over the course in gallant style, and the prizes were given as follows:-  First prize, the "Lark," Mr. PASCOE, Penzance;  second, the "Hebe," Mr. PAWLBY, Mount;  third, the "Lion," Mr. THOMAS, Marazion.  Then followed the six-oared pilot gigs, only three of which entered.  The prizes were won as follows:- First prize, the "Venture," LOVE, Hayle;  second, The "Victoria," HARRIS, Hayle;  third, the "Industry," COWLES, Porthleaven. Much disappointment was expressed because a larger number of gigs did not enter, as a chance would then have occurred for testing the qualities of the "Venture" and the "Victoria," which are considered the crack boats of the west.  Third match, four-oared boats - First prize, the "Pet," Mr. JEACOCK, St. Ives;  second, the "Jane," Mr. WILLIAMS, Portreath;  third, the "William," Messrs. HARVEY and CO., Hayle.  This match, from the number ofboats, and the severity of the contest, afforded much amusement.  Fourth match, two-oared boats - First prize, the "Victoria," Coast Guard, Hayle; second, the "Erin," Mr. ANTHONY, St. Ives;  third, the "William and Ann," Mr. TREVASKIS, Hayle.  Fifth match, sculling boats - First Prize, the "William and Ann," Mr. TREVASKIS, Hayle;  second, the "Riviere," Mr. T. POOL, Hayle;  third, the "Victoria," Coast Guard, Hayle.  Sixth match, pronging boats - First prize, Ship's boat, W. GILBERT, Hayle:  second, Ship's boat, H. HARRIS, Hayle;  third, Ship's boat, J. CHINN, Hayle.  The novelty of this race caused much merriment, and it was somewhat increased by one of the men falling overboard, prong and all.  Seventh match, [prames?] (manned with boys) - First prize, "Ireland," Mr. FRANCIS HARVEY, Hayle; second, "England," Mr. W. PEARCE, Hayle;  third, "Scotland," Mr. T. GALE, Hayle.  -  Gig and punt chase.  The punt had a fair start and by rounding a post and a boat puzzled her adversary, amidst "infinite fun."  The gig, after some manoeuvring, caught her, but the capture was not allowed to be good, as they did not follow her track.  The chase was therefore renewed, and the punt, after many clever gyrations, tricks, and sharp management, came off victorious.  The committee and their friends then retired to the Commercial Hotel, and sat down to an excellent dinner, which was served up in the host's well known taste.  With pleasant witticisms and sparkling speeches the evening passed rapidly away, and at an early hour, the guests separated for their homes.

From West Briton October 18, 1844 - HAYLE
During the last spring tide, there were upwards of 32 feet of water on the bar, and 28 at the ferry, which is about half a mile further up the harbour, and where there is still water.  This great improvement has been made by sluicing in the last seventy years, although those means have not been uninterruptedly used.

From West Briton October 18, 1844 - THE LATE GALE
At Hayle, much damage was done to the roofs of houses, and trees and shrubs in sheltered situations were blown down and rooted up by the terrific gusts.  A laden flour wagon and the horse were blown over the middle weir, but fortunately, help being at hand, they escaped uninjured.

Whilst a seaman, called Matthew NOALL, was handing the jib on board the "Elizabeth," of Hayle, off Swansea Bay, he fell into the sea and was 
seen no more.  A shipmate who was assisting him, heard him shriek as he passed under the vessel and into eternity.  We believe deceased was 
a native of Truro, and has left a wife and three children to bewail their loss of a fond husband and an affectionate father.

From West Briton November 1, 1844 - LAUNCH
On Saturday last, a fine schooner, called the "Frank", of about 160 tons, was launched from the building yard of Messrs. HARVEY and Co., of
Hayle, being the thirteenth vessel that has been built by this firm for their own employ, within the last ten years.

From West Briton November 15, 1844 - THE LATE GALE
On Sunday evening last, the schooner “Celia,” SUTHERLAND master, from Cork for Hayle, came to an anchor in St. Ives bay.  On her arrival she 
was boarded by the coast guard, and two men left in charge of her.  About midnight, the wind shifted to N. by E., and blew a storm, when a 
signal was made for assistance;  but there was too much sea for any boat to go off to her.  At two in the morning she parted her cables, and 
after drifting near the shore, the coast guard men ran her through a tremendous sea over the bar, and stuck her on shore on the Lelant side, 
without damage. Too much praise cannot be given to the coast guard men, for had they not been on board, the vessel and crew would, no doubt, 
have been lost.

From West Briton November 22, 1844 - REGISTRAR'S RETURNS
...  In Phillack, the deaths are about 20 above the average, chiefly owing to the prevalence of measles in that district.

From West Briton January 10, 1845 - RARE FISH
Last week, a fine specimen of Delphinus Delphis was caught in the Hayle River. It came in over the bar, and could not get out again, and so was 
easily secured. It is seven feet eight inches in length, and rather slightly formed, compared with the figures of other specimens.  The origin of the 
dorsal fin is three feet one inch from the snout, and is three feet four inches from the termination of the tail, and eight inches and a half in height. 
Its snout is long, narrow, and slightly compressed. The upper jaw is rather the shortest; and at six inches from the tip, it rises suddenly and 
gently arches backwards; and on this part at nine inches and a half from the snout is the blowing hole.  The gape of the mouth is eleven inches 
and three quarters, and two inches behind, slightly above the angle of the mouth, are the eyes, which are small. The pectoral fin is one foot eight 
inches from the snout, and one foot in length. Tail, transverse, semilunar[?], and notched in the centre, at its posterior margin. The teeth are 
white, conical, leaning outward, and fifty in the lower and forty-eight in the upper jaw. Girth in the largest part in front of the dorsal fin, three 
feet ten inches.  In colour it is irregularly mottled. A white line extends from near the snout along the upper jaw to near the eye, it then contracts 
and arches so as to form a narrow white circle round the eye.  The pectoral fin is black, with a grey spot near its centre; from the pectoral fin a 
black line extends anteriorly to just below the eye. The posterior portion of the body is black mixed with white, in such a manner as to give it a 
grey appearance. A particular description of it has been taken, with a figure, which we understand will be brought under the notice of the 
Penzance Natural History Society.

From West Briton January 10, 1845 - COURT
ANTHONY YATES, 42, was charged with stealing a hat, the property of Joseph WALL, in the parish of Phillack, and found Guilty. For the 
prosecution, Mr. HOCKIN; for the defence Mr. BENNALLACK. Six Weeks' Hard Labour.

From West Briton March 21, 1845 - HAYLE
On Saturday afternoon last, two houses situate at the High Lanes, Phillack, occupied by William [BERNMONS?] and Nicholas OLIVER, took fire, and were destroyed.  It is supposed that a spark from the chimney ignited the thatched roof, the whole of which was soon in a blaze.  Unfortunately, no water was to be obtained within the distance of half a mile, and all attempts to check the raging flames were useless.  The property of the inmates was saved.  The premises, the property of two poor men, were not insured.

From West Briton May 2, 1845 - THE LATE MR. CHAWNER
The inhabitants of Hayle have recently raised a very handsome tablet to the memory of this much-lamented gentleman, in Phillack church.  It is of the gothic order, of pure white and black marble, and bears the following simple inscription - "In the memory of Paget CHAWNER, Surgeon, &c., son of the late Ruper CHAWNER, M.D. of Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, who died at Hayle, on the 10th of September, 1844,
aged 28 years.  This tablet is erected by various persons in remembrance of his virtues and talents.  (Possibly should be Rupert Chawner, but the T is missing).

From West Briton May 2, 1845 - CURIOUS DISCOVERY
Lately, at Messrs. Harvey and Co.'s foundry, Hayle, the cast iron pipes, 4 1/2 inches diameter, that convey the water from the large pond to the boilers of several engines that work the machinery, were choked.  On being examined, a large eel was discovered which completely filled the circumference of the pipe.  It was alive, and measured nearly four feet in length.  It is supposed that it must have been some years in confinement, as the holes in the grating at the mouth of the pipe through one of which it must have entered, are but half an inch in diameter.  When found, it was about 200 yards from the pond.

From West Briton May 16, 1845 - WEST CORNWALL RAILWAY
The Committee met on Thursday the 8th instant, when Mr. ROWE, who appeared for Lord Vivian, said it was his intention to examine Captain Moorsom on some matters of importance in reference to certain alterations which were to be made in the present Hayle Railway, and which was to be included in the West Cornwall.  The projection of the West Cornwall, he contended, had no power to include the Hayle Railway, as new land would be required and alterations would have to be made, which would render an application to parliament for such powers necessary, and this could not be done until next session.  So that, if the committee sanctioned the bill for constructing the West Cornwall, no power having been given for altering the Hayle line, a distance of Seven miles would exist (the Hayle Railway runs between portions of the new line).  The case of the Croydon Railway was [...logous?] to this case.  The works were suspended in 1844 until the present session, because they required power to widen their line and the bridges running over it.  Then, with respect to the opposition of Lord Vivian to the bill.  If they would not make their terminus on his land, his lordship would withdraw his opposition to the bill.  Any consent, however, to that effect must be included in a clause in the bill.  The committee allowed time for an amicable arrangement.  Captain Moorsom re-examined:  The proprietors of the Hayle Railway would lay down the broad gauge, on the assumption that it should become part of the new line.  In fact, there would be three rails instead of two as heretofore.  A new single rail would be laid down outside one of the others, which would not be interfered with.  The width of the embankment of the Hayle Railway was from sixteen to eighteen feet, in some places wider; sixteen feet was the narrowest point.  About fourteen feet was the narrowest width of the bridges on which the railway ran.  The bridges of the line were unusually high.  No alterations would render any interference with the adjoining property necessary.  If more land were wanted it could easily be obtained, as the landowners had shown every desire to accommodate the company.  Mr. Rowe said, in reference to the case of Lord Vivian, that his lordship had no desire to thwart the intention of the company be seeking an exorbitant price for his property, feeling that it might be of great importance to the district, and that many of the inhabitants might be in favour of it.  On the part of his lordship, he had therefore to propose that the matter should be referred to Mr. Pendarves, one of the members for the county, who was quite unconnected with the company, and to Mr. Humphrey Willyams, one of its directors.  He was anxious to have this done to-day, that the matter might be again brought before the committee in the morning.  This proposition was acquiesced in.

Mr. Brunel said he had examined the line, and he was of opinion that it offered unusual facilities for the construction of a railway.  The estimated expense was between £5,000 and £6,000.  The committee adjourned until Friday, on which day they met at twelve o'clock.  Mr. Austin, for the promoters, was heard in reply to Mr. Small on Mr. Millett's objection to the construction of the small branch line at the Carndew wharf.  The learned counsel submitted that a space would be left after the formation of the railway quite sufficient for all the purposes of a wharf, and contended that the objection could not, therefore, be sustained.  The committee having put some questions to Captain Moorsom and Mr. Thomas for the purpose of ascertaining if the fact were as submitted by counsel, the replies showed that owing to some discrepancies in the charts respecting the parish boundaries and those of Mr. Millett's property, the exact width in feet of the ground to be left after the formation of the line, to Mr. Millett, for the purpose of a wharf was not defined.  The proceedings on that objection here closed, and counsel having announced that Lord Vivian's objection was settled.  Mr. Thomas's objection to the general line on the ground of severance of his lands was taken into consideration.  Mr. Rowe (with whom Mr. Hartley) proceeded to cross-examine Capt. Moorsom as to the engineering and general statistics of the construction of the line.  The purport of what was elicited did not differ in any material degree from the evidence adduced on the witness's direct examination on a preceding day, which has been already noticed.  At four o'clock the examination of Captain Moorsom not having closed.

Mr. Austin submitted that as the promoters, through their engineer (Captain Moorsom) had intimated a willingness to carry their line by a course that would not in any wise touch up Mr. Thomas's property, and that that newly proposed line would be within the line of deviation,  Mr. Thomas had no locus standi as a petitioner, and his objection must therefore be dismissed. Leave having been obtained to sit till five o'clock.  The Chairman (Mr. Macauley) having left the room for a few moments, announced on his return that he had been to consult the speaker on the point raised, and the speaker had given it as his opinion that Mr. Thomas's locus standi as a petitioner, before the committee, against the bill, was not lost in consequence of the offer made by the promoters.  Adjourned to Tuesday the 20th instant.

From West Briton May 16, 1845 - CORONER'S INQUEST
The following inquests have been lately held by W. Hichens, Esq., coroner:
... Also in the parish of Phillack, on the body of Thomas ROGERS, aged 19 years, who was found dead in his bed in the morning of the 10th instant.  The deceased had been unwell for some time; but, during the preceding day, had been so cheerful that his family even thought him better, and allowed him to sleep in a room alone, as he was in the habit of doing.  Verdict, natural death.

From West Briton May 23, 1845 - WEST CORNWALL RAILWAY
On Monday last, the committee on this bill sate at the usual hour, the Right Hon. T. B. Macauley in the chair.  The examination of Captain Moorsom, the engineer to the line, was resumed by Mr. Rowe, who appeared on behalf of Mr. Thomas, a petitioner against the bill.  He was about to be examined with respect to that portion of the Hayle Railway between Redruth and Trevascus, seven miles in length, which is proposed to be made an integral part of the line, when Mr. Austin renewed the offer he made on the day when the committee adjourned for the holidays - to construct the line off the petitioner's property, and to leave his name out of the schedule.  Had the committee no power to stop the opposition of Mr. Thomas after such a proposition?  By the mode he was adopting the promoters of the bill were put to great expense.  The Chairman (Mr. Macauley) thought that if Mr. Thomas intended to persevere, they had no power to prevent him.  After some conversation, in which Mr. Rowe stated that it was the intention of the petitioner to persevere in his opposition to the bill, and that he proposed to show that they could not lay down the broad gauge on the public roads, across which the railway ran, without an Act of Parliament, Captain Moorsom was again called, and was examined with respect to the alterations which would have to be made in joining the Hayle Railway to the West Cornwall.  It appeared from his evidence that an alteration of such a character as he required, [.......? ........? ........?] would be necessary.   Then at the {.............?] Truro and Redruth, eleven miles and a half, which was proposed to work by atmospheric traction, they would have to pass a number of public and private roads, sometimes on arches and sometimes on the level. In most instances, the trustees of these roads had been consulted, and were willing to enter into arrangements with the Company for the land, which might be required for the purpose of the railway.  In no cases were they likely to meet with any great difficulty.  The number of bridges on the whole line would be 61, exclusive of "culverts," the largest of which were included in the estimation of bridges, and the total expense would be £27,000 - for "culverts," not included in the term bridges, £1,606.  The witness then detailed for expenses of the masonry, the length and width of the bridges, the height of the arches, &c., of this part of the scheme.  The witness was under examination on similar points as to the line from Penzance to Trevascus at the adjournment of the committee.  At the sitting of the committee on Wednesday, some conversation resumed respecting the opposition of Mr. Thomas to the scheme, and with respect to a suggestion thrown out by the chairman the night before with respect to the Hayle Railway not being in accordance with the provisions of the Railways Consolidation Act.  Mr. Rowe said he was prepared to argue the objection he had raised, that that railway presented an insuperable objection to the construction of the line.  Mr. Macaulay repeated, for the information of Mr. Alexander, that it was the impression of the committee that the Hayle Railway was not under the general provisions of the Railways Consolidation Act.  He thought that that portion of the line would present a great difficulty in passing the preamble.  The question was, whether the Hayle Railway could legally be included in the provisions of the Act for the construction of the West Cornwall?  Mr. Alexander, for the promoters of the Bill, said he conceived that the Act constituting the Hayle Railway gave full power to amalgamate it with the new line, after some discussion, the Committee thought that it would not be advisable then to go into the merits of the objection, but to proceed with the examination of Captain Moorsom, which was accordingly done; but nothing of any importance was elicited.  Mr. Whitley was then examined as to the value of the land that would be required for the line between Truro and Redruth, which he estimated at £79 per acre.  The line, he stated, would not interfere with mines at work.  Mr. Brunel was then examined on matters connected with atmospheric traction, after which the committee adjourned until Thursday.

From West Briton June 6, 1845 - CORONER'S INQUESTS
The following inquests have been held before W. Hichens, Esq., since our last report: 
... On the same day (30th ult.), in the parish of Phillack, on the body of a girl, named Charity WILLIAMS, aged about 13 years.  The deceased, on the 24th ultimo, got into a miller's cart, which had brought some flour to her father's house, to ride; and as she stood in the cart, the horse suddenly moved off of itself, and the deceased, in consequence, fell backwards over the end of the cart, and received such injury to her head that she died on the 28th.  Verdict accordingly.

From West Briton June 13, 1845 - PENWITH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
Awards: To the Servant of Labourer in Husbandry who had lived the longest period in one continual service, £1, Shilson NICHOLAS, St. Buryan, 40 years; second ditto, 10s., William GILBARD, jun. Phillack, 32 years.

From West Briton June 13, 1845 - INGENIOUS PUNISHMENT OF A THIEF
On Thursday night, the 5th inst., the garden of Mr. Samuel PICK, of the Hayle Hotel, was entered, and a quantity of potatoes, onions, and cabbages stolen.  On the next day, suspicion attached to a man called Henry STEVENS, a labourer, who had sold cabbages, etc., to a master of a vessel at Hayle.  Stevens was in consequence apprehended, but having a wife and family dependent upon him for support, Mr. Pick agreed to forego prosecuting him, if he would confess his guilt, and give away 2s. 6d worth of penny loaves in Copperhouse market.  To this Stevens consented, and on Saturday, he accordingly went to the market-house, and having mounted a table, he dispensed the bread amid the hissing and uproar of a large crowd of persons.

From West Briton October 17, 1845 - HAYLE RAILWAY
On Monday afternoon last, the man stationed at the gates near Pick's hotel, at Copperhouse, neglected to throw them open in time for the down train to pass through; and the consequence was that the train ran against them at full speed, and smashed both gates to atoms, flinging the fragments on either side. Happily no further damage was sustained, and the train proceeded on its journey. We need scarcely add that the man whose duty it was to attend to the opening of the gates, was immediately and very properly dismissed. 

From West Briton November 21, 1845 - WESLEYAN MISSIONS
On the 12th instant, the anniversary of the Praze society in aid of the Wesleyan missions was held in the Wesleyan chapel, Mr. SYMONS 
in the chair, when the Revds. J. HEELY, of Tuckingmill,  R. KEYWORTH, of Camborne,  J. JEWELL, and E. J. STURGES, of Hayle, and Mr. 
CARAH, of Crowan, delivered most interesting addresses on the progress of Christianity in the widely extended mission field.  So liberally 
did the friends of missions come forward on this occasion, that the collection amounted to £8, a sum more than double the amount 
collected there on any similar occasion.

From West Briton December 5 1845 - NARROW ESCAPE OF A BOAT'S CREW
Soon after daylight, on Friday last, four of the crew of the brig "Mary," Captain Peak, then lying at Hayle, got into the ship's boat for 
the purpose of proceeding to St. Ives.  Before, however, reaching Hayle Bar, two of the men, who were natives of Hayle, observed the 
heavy sea that was on the bar, and refused to proceed further; they also urged their companions, who were strangers to the place, 
to return, but could not prevail upon them to do so.  The two Hayle men were then landed on the beach near Lelant, while their 
dauntless companions pulled towards their destination.  When they arrived at the bar, however, a heavy sea swamped the boat, and 
washed them overboard.  This was witnessed by the two men just before landed, and they immediately gave the alarm; but nearly an 
hour had elapsed before assistance could be rendered, when one of the driving boats in the bay, belonging to St. Ives, reached the 
spot, and rescued the poor fellows from a watery grave.  They had succeeded in regaining their boat, which was bottom upwards, and 
to which they held on until rescued from their perilous situation.  Being in a very exhausted state, they were taken to St. Ives, where 
medical aid and kind treatment soon restored them. 

From West Briton December 5 1845 - INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT
A Court for the relief of insolvent debtors was held in the County Hall, Bodmin, on Thursday, the 27th ult., before John Greathed Harris, 
Esq., commissioner.  There were only five insolvents' cases for examination. [Note that four of the cases had no relevance to anyone 
from Phillack or Hayle and are not reported here.  JS]

William SYMONDS, farmer, of Phillack, was arrested for the sum of £40.8s., at the suit of RICHARD NICHOLLS of Phillack.  This case 
was heard before the last commissioner, when the insolvent was ordered to be discharged on paying into the court the sum of £28, 
which it was stated, remained in the hands of Mr. Soddy, the auctioneer, who sold his goods.  The Commissioner now said that it did not 
appear upon the schedule that the money remained in Mr. Soddy's possession, and before it did he should not swear the insolvent.  He 
should require some proof respecting that money.  Francis SYMONDS, brother of the insolvent, was then sworn and deposed that from 
the proceeds of the sale, £27.11s. 8d. were left in the hands of Mr. Soddy; the insolvent's wife and five children now lived in a house 
belonging to witness at Hayle.  The learned Commissioner said if the money had been paid into court at the last sitting, as it ought to 
have been, the insolvent might have been discharged four months ago.  As the case now stood he must take the judgment of the court, 
and be released from custody at a period not exceeding six months from the date of the vesting order.

From West Briton December 19 1845 - HAYLE
On the 11th instant, the Spanish barque "Joachimb," Antonio BESSENICK, master, arrived here from Plymouth, to load with fish for the 
Mediterranean.  The fish were caught and cured at St. Ives, and will be transported hither by land, as the owners objected to the vessel 
lying either at St. Ives or Penzance.

From West Briton January 2, 1846 - CHRISTMAS HOAX
Within a hundred miles of Hayle, the festivities of the passing season have more than usually lightened the laborious and constant
burdens of that class of our fellow beings without whom domestic laziness would be unknown; and none more so than that of an 
innocent hoax, practised by a party of servants on a youthful curate, who had made himself obnoxious to their order, because his dignity 
could not draw forth so much respect from them as his self-importance desired.  His presence at the Christmas rout of a neighbouring 
gentleman, presented an opportunity not to be lost, and every art was speedily put into requisition to metamorphose John into a
blushing maid;  the cook, as a bailiff, her father; and the black-eyed house-maid, as Jack of the blue deep, her intended spouse.  Thus
personified, they issued forth beneath nature's starry portal, and having arrived at the scene of action, they requested to see the parson.  
Big with the idea of his being sought for, he strutted from the drawing room, and having demanded their business, they made their 
obeisance, when Jack informed him, that he wished to be married on the following morning at half-past ten o'clock.  Having eyed Jack's 
intended and her father, he asked them their names, and having recalled to his memory that the banns had been thrice proclaimed 
complied with their request.  On entering the drawing-room, he again emphatically reminded them to be punctual to the hour, and 
announced that there was to be a wedding to-morrow morning.  The trio having partaken of the hospitalities of the house, bolted, 
flushed with the brightening hope of success.  Laughing eyes soon revealed that some fun was in existence, but he denounced with 
contempt every intimation that he should be made the object of derision and assured them that all was correct, for that the father was 
present, that the man, by his bland voice and manner, was something above the common herd, and that no one would dare to profane his 
holy calling, for that should they be guilty of so dread an offence, they merited nothing short of excommunication.  The day dawned, the
appointed hour of marriage passed away, and the parson learnt, that he was made the subject of a Christmas hoax.

From West Briton January 2, 1846 - THE LATE WRECK AT HAYLE
The brig "Dorothea," stranded on the 23rd inst., is fast breaking up, but about 200 tons of the cargo have been landed.

From West Briton January 9, 1846 - THE LATE WRECK AT HAYLE
The wrecked hull, &c., of the brig "Dorothy," was sold by auction on Monday afternoon, as she then lay on Gwithian beach. There was 
a spirited competition, and the hull was knocked down for the sum of £101.

From West Briton January 9, 1846 - COURT PROCEEDINGS
William Henry TROUNCE, 12, pleaded Guilty to a charge of stealing, in the parish of Phillack, a quantity of sweetmeat, the property of 
Thomas OLIVER.  (Note: In the following week's West Briton it was reported that his sentnnce was that he be privately whipped and 
discharged.  JS)

From West Briton January 9, 1846 - SUDDEN DEATH
On Friday evening last, Mrs. Elizabeth RICHARDS, wife of Mr. Thomas RICHARDS, blacksmith, of Hayle, complained of indisposition, was
put to bed, and shortly afterwards became speechless.  She continued to grow worse, and before the morning dawned, she expired.  
On Monday, an inquest was held upon the body, and a verdict of died by the visitation of God was returned.  Deceased was a very 
respectable woman, and much esteemed.

From West Briton January 9, 1846 - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (1)
Sir, - Were the hoax, which your Hayle correspondent so amusingly relates in your paper, of the 2nd instant, the invention, and the freak 
of the servants whose disguise disgraced their sex, it would have been highly indecorous; but when the silly affair is made the subject of 
a malevolent paragraph, and reflections are added to give poignancy to an unjust and personal attack, indifferent whether it excite a
smile or a sigh, - the "young curate's friends can be but pained at the illiberal insinuations and assertions, which are equally undeserved 
and insulting.  His unassuming and personal worth, his blameless life, and sacerdotal office, make him generally esteemed, respected, and 
loved by his parishioners, who, whilst they lament the ignorance of your correspondent, also condemn the presumptuous folly of a youth, 
who would trifle with, or bring contempt upon the priestly office, and with profane levity make the church (erected by the piety and 
consecrated by the repose of our forefathers,) a place for the denouement of a stupid hoax.  The fair coadjutors who assisted in 
contriving and preparing this ingenious, this witty fraud, will perhaps solve the curious question, now agitated by the gossips of Hayle, 
as to how far they were actuated by a love of mischief, and how far by revenge for some real, or imaginary forgetfulness by the "young 
curate" of their claim to a preference.  I am, Sir, A Lover Of An Innocent Joke.  Hayle, 5th January, 1846.

From West Briton January 9, 1846 - THE WRECK OF THE "DOROTHY" ON HAYLE BEACH : LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (2)
Sir, - When men risk their lives in the hope of saving the lives of others, they exceed that limit to which it is our imperative duty to
advance.  Up to that limit we are bound to act, it being a duty which we owe one another; therefore, it demands no reward, no praise.  
Beyond that limit, we are not bound to act; therefore, action is voluntary, and unreservedly deserves the most noble reward and the 
highest praise.  The men who volunteered to save the lives of the crew of the "Dorothy," and those under whose direction they acted, 
therefore deserve the most noble reward and the highest praise, - they having exceeded the limit of duty.  I give their names, that the 
public may know to whom such reward and praise are due.  They are:- Joseph GOODMAN, John BURT, Abraham JENKIN, Richard BURT, 
William TREVASKIS, William COCK, and John HARRIS, under the direction of Mr. William PEARCE, agent to Messrs. SANDYS, CARNE and 
VIVIAN,  John REES, Master of the schooner "Wave," and James REED, Master of the brig "Riviere," of Hayle.  I am induced to make the 
authors of such a philanthropic action known, because the reward and praise of this daring and noble deed has unjustly been attributed 
to an individual who was not on the spot until several hours after the crew had been saved, and then only in the letter of his agency,
and who, although seeing the statement that "through his instrumentality the crew were saved," has not, up to this date, either the 
modesty or honesty to contradict it.  I am, Sir, your obedient servant, January 5, 1846.  ASTREA.

From West Briton January 16, 1846 - THE WRECK OF THE "DOROTHY"
For the benefit of those concerned, and for payment of salvage charges.  To be sold by auction, on Wednesday, the 21st of January 
instant, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, at the Hayle Hotel, Hayle, by W. D. MATHEWS, Auctioneer, the whole of the new and very 
excellent Stores and Materials, of the late Brig. "Dorothy," of Sunderland.  This vessel was of 248 tons register - was built in July last, 
at Sunderland, when she was fully and abundantly supplied with new stores and materials.  Whilst under the command of Capt. George 
HOLLING, on a voyage from Newport towards Goole, with 360 tons of railway iron, she was unfortunately wrecked on the Sands between
Godrevy and Hayle, on the morning of the 23rd day of December, 1845.

From West Briton January 16, 1846 - COURT : CORNWALL EPIPHANY SESSIONS
(1) William JENKIN, 28, was charged with having embezzled a certain quantity of wheat, the property of his master, William HOSKIN, of 
Phillack, miller. There were two charges in the indictment; one in respect of a bushel of wheal, embezzled on the 13th of October, and 
the other for a small quantity on the 20th of October.  The prisoner was sent on the 13th of October, by the prosecutor, to Mr. Rowe's, 
at Penryn, to bring home eighteen bushels of wheat in seventeen bags.  He returned in the evening with but seventeen bushels in sixteen 
bags.  Prisoner said, and offered to swear, that he had received but sixteen bags at the stores in Penryn.  Thomas TINCOMBE, a servant 
of Mr. Rowe's of Penryn, swore distinctly to his having given out of the store seventeen bags; and also that Jenkin acknowledged that he 
had received seventeen bags, saying it was all right.  Jemina Williams HOSKIN and Sarah STEVENS, two young women, returning to Gwithian, 
from Redruth Fair, on the 13th of October, were overtaken by Jenkin with his waggon. They got up to ride in his waggon.  The waggon 
stopped at the Plough Inn, Camborne and Jenkin took out one of the bags in his waggon, and put it into a waggon belonging to R. BATTEN, 
a carrier, and Batten drove off.  T. MILLS, clerk to the committing magistrate, proved the prisoner's depositions.  In the first with reference 
to the charge of embezzling the bag of wheat, the prisoner pleaded guilty, saying that he placed the bag on Richard Batten's waggon, to be 
divided equally between Batten and William Jeffery, of Merry Meeting; and received five shillings for it from Batten.  In the second deposition, 
prisoner pleaded guilty with respect to the charge of embezzling the smaller quantity of wheat on the 20th of October; saying that he 
stopped on his road, at Jeffery's beer-shop, and had a pint of beer, for which he offered 2d.; but Jeffery refused the money, saying he 
must have a lock, by which Jenkin understood some corn.  Jeffery then got a pan into which he, Jenkin, poured some wheat out of a bag.  
Guilty.  First offence, Eight Months' Hard Labour;  second offence, Four Months' Hard Labour.

2) Richard BATTEN, 34, one of the persons referred to in the previous case, was then indicted for feloniously receiving one bushel of wheat.  
The evidence in the previous case was repeated, in addition to which John POLKINHORNE, a constable, stated that on the 24th of October, 
he searched Batten's house, and found about two-thirds of a bushel of wheat up stairs in the bed-room, part of it in a small bag made of a 
pillow-slip; he took charge of the wheat found in the house, and afterwards procured from the prosecutor's miller, a sample of the corn 
brought from Penryn.  Samples of both these were handed to the jury.  A sack was afterwards found in Batten's house, but it did not
appear to belong to prosecutor.  Guilty.  Six Months' Hard Labour.

(3) William JEFFERY, 68, was indicted for feloniously receiving fifty pounds of pollard, the property of William HOSKIN.  William JENKIN, the 
prisoner convicted of stealing wheat, had pleaded guilty of stealing the pollard, for receiving which, Jeffery was now indicted.  On the 
2nd of October, Jenkin was sent to Penryn for some barley.  He left the mill about two o'clock in the morning, taking some flour.  It was 
customary for the men, in their journeys, to take a feed of bran, but not pollard, for their horses.  There was no pollard in Jenkin's custody 
at the time of the journey referred to.  William BROWN, a servant of Mr. Hoskin's was sent with Jenkin on the 2nd of October to Penryn.  
They had a waggon each.  They got to prisoner's house at Merry Meeting between three and four o'clock, and stopped there.  Jenkin
knocked, and Jeffery came and opened the door.  Jenkin went to his waggon, took part of a bag of pollard, and carried it into Jeffery's.  
Witness saw Jeffery open the bag in his house.  Jeffery said it was good stuff.  Jenkin then had a pint of beer and drove on.  Ann HOSKIN, 
a young woman who rode from Phillack to Penryn, in Brown's cart, corroborated the evidence of the previous witness.  John WILLIAMS, 
constable, of Phillack, with another constable named POLKINGHORNE, apprehended the prisoner at his house, and read the warrant to him.  
He said he knew nothing about the wheat, and asked witness if he could be punished for any other charge on the same warrant.  Witness 
said he had no other charge against him.  Prisoner said he was afraid it was about the bran, and admitted that he had received bran many
times from Mr. Hoskin's servant.  Witness afterwards had prisoner in custody at the Hayle Hotel.  Prisoner repeatedly asked if Jenkin had 
made any confession.  Witness told him he had.  

Prisoner was then in a state of great excitement and anxiety, and asked if Jenkin had confessed the truth, and said, "if I had been guilty 
of stealing the wheat, I should have been a dead man before now."  Witness said, "I hope, Jeffery, you have no weapon with you to do 
yourself any harm."  Jeffery said, "I have no weapon, but (showing a little paper parcel which he took out of his waistcoat pocket) that 
would put me quiet, and no man living would have known how I died."  The constable, POLKINHORNE, corroborated the preceding evidence; 
and a man named THOMAS, who had custody of the prisoner one night, stated that in the morning Jeffery said he would not put any meat
inside his mouth again, and that he should not live to see the time come on for taking his trial.  He shook his head, and said "it was a poor 
job; as for the wheat, I am as clear of it as you are yourself; bran I have received many times; pollard I never received but once, and I 
never knew it was pollard till I emptied the bags."  Some bags taken by the constable in prisoner's house, were produced, and identified 
by the prosecutor and his brother.  Mr. Hockin, who conducted the prosecution, tendered as evidence in this case, the deposition of the 
prisoner Jenkin, in which reference was made to Jeffery.  To the admission of this piece of evidence, Mr. Stokes, for the defence, objected, 
as Jenkin had pleaded guilty.  The Court held the objection to be valid.  The prisoner was found Guilty.  -  Six Months' Hard Labour.

From West Briton January 23, 1846 - MILDNESS OF THE SEASON
On the 16th instant, ripe strawberries were gathered, and asparagus cut, on an estate at Hayle, where were also seen pinks and cabbage roses in 
full bloom, which had matured in the open air, and without any kind of protection.  The day was the most mild and balmy remembered at this season 
of the year; and in the morning, the earth reeked with evaporation as in the warmth of July.  On Sunday last ....

From West Briton February 13, 1846 - SINGULAR ACCIDENT
On Friday morning last, as Mrs. Jane DAVEY, of Hayle, aged 83, was walking across her bed-room, she fell on the floor, and received a fracture 
of the neck of the thigh bone.  She is, however, progressing as favourably as the nature of such accidents will allow.

From West Briton March 27, 1846 - LOCAL INTELLIGENCE (HAYLE)
On Saturday evening last, Mr J Passmore EDWARDS, delivered a lecture on Human progression, in the Teetotal Wesleyan Chapel, Hayle.  Mr F. HARVEY 
occupied the chair and introduced the lecture in a neat and appropriate speech.  The lecturer spoke of man as a being capable of indefinite 
progression, and showed that his moral and intellectual greatness depended greatly on his own exertions.  He traced the development of the social 
condition of the human race from the earliest ages of the world's history to the present important and stirring times, which he regarded as being full of 
promise for the future.  The lecturer closed by adverting to the advancement now making in favour of free trade and peace, and to the principles of 
temperance, voluntaryism, and civil freedom, as doing much to call up the spirit of man's regeneration from the heart of Europe and the world.  The 
audience was exceedingly large and respectable, and their approval of the principles enunciated was often manifest by loud bursts of applause.

From West Briton April 3, 1846 - CORONER'S INQUESTS
The following inquests have been held by W. HICHENS, Esq., coroner, since our last report.  On Friday last, in the parish of Phillack, on the body of 
John Henry WILLIAMS, age about sixteen months, who died in his mother’s arms, in the night of the 26th, having been taken to be by her in apparently 
good health.  Verdict, natural death.  On the following day ...

From West Briton April 24, 1846 - INFURIATED OX
On Thursday, the 16th instant, a fat ox was being driven from Hayle to Copperhouse for the purpose of being slaughtered.  Just as the animal was about 
to enter the killing-house of Mr. Sampson RUNNALLS, he became greatly infuriated, and soon had the ground for a considerable distance to himself.  A 
poor woman, called Sarah WILLIAMS, was tossed by the excited beast, and received several bruises, but sustained no serious injury.  The ox then 
attacked a child, who was near a wall, but fortunately the horns of the beast encircled the child, and the points stuck in the wall, when the poor little 
fellow was rescued from his perilous situation.  Shortly afterwards the ox was got into the slaughter-house, where he was soon butchered.

From West Briton May 15, 1846 - OPENING OF A NEW WESLEYAN CHAPEL
A new Wesleyan Methodist chapel was opened, at Hayle Foundry, on Wednesday, the 6th inst., and following day, when sermons were preached by the 
Rev. J. RATTENBURY, of Manchester, and the Rev. J. JAMES, of Truro.  Tea meetings were also held on those days, and on Sunday last sermons were 
preached by the Rev. R. YOUNG, of Truro.  The total collections at these services, including admission money to the chapel, and proceeds of the tea 
meetings, amounted to £131. 12s. 10d.  The chapel will accommodate 800 persons, and the cost of its erection is nearly £1000.

From West Briton May 29, 1846 - CORONER'S INQUESTS
The following inquests have been lately held by W. Hichens, Esq., coroner:
On the 27th, at Copperhouse, in the parish of Phillack, on the body of Elizabeth POLGLAZE, aged five months.  The deceased was taken to bed by her
mother on Monday night last, apparently in perfect health; and about half past one o'clock in the morning, when the mother went to take the child in
her arms she found her quite dead.  The parents are persons of good character, and there did not appear to be the slightest cause for suspicion.
Verdict, found dead - cause unknown.

From West Briton June 5, 1846 - FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON THE HAYLE RAILWAY
An accident occurred on the Hayle railway, on Monday morning last, in consequence of which several persons received injuries.  The train, which 
left Hayle about eleven o'clock, was of unusual length, consisting of nine passenger carriages, with, it is said, 287 passengers, who were chiefly going 
to attend the annual religious services at Gwennap pit.  On reaching the foot of the Angarrack inclined plane between Hayle and Camborne, three 
carriages were detached from the rest of the train, and sent up the incline, with the engine which had brought the train from Hayle.   They reached the 
top in perfect safety, being taken up, in the usual manner, by the assistance of a stationary engine at the head of the incline, and a descending 
balance weight on another line of rails.  It appears that the company's officials have never been in the habit of drawing up this steep incline, (which is 
a gradient of 1 in 10) more than four carriages, or three carriages and an engine at a time.  In this instance, however, by some mistake or indiscretion of 
those in charge of the remaining carriages at the bottom of the incline, the whole six were next attached to the rope; in order to be drawn up by the 
stationary engine.  They were brought up safely to the very brow of the incline, the two front carriages, which were closed, being actually on the level 
at the top.  The descending weight had then reached the level of the bottom, so that nearly the whole power necessary for bringing the train completely 
to the top, had now to be exerted by the stationary engine.  This is said to be a single-acting engine, and not so efficient for its purpose as could be 
desired.  It now failed to draw the train any further, and the carriages for a few minutes stood still.  The engineer again put the engine in action, with 
the view of exerting more power; but instead of drawing slowly and continuously, it jerked several times, which caused a corresponding jerk of the 
carriages on the incline.  In consequence of this irregular motion, the large iron hook and chains which connect the carriages, broke between the second 
and third; and the four last carriages, or rather waggons, which were open and contained about 130 persons, began to descend the incline.  They at 
first did so very slowly, but the passengers were so alarmed that numbers of them jumped out, and it is altogether in consequence of this that any of 
them sustained injuries.  One man, named TREVASKIS, of Hayle, assisted out his young wife in such a hurry that she fell, and received severe injury to 
the base of the brain, scalp, &c., and she now lies at Hayle in a dangerous state, under the care of Dr. MILLETT.  The husband, on afterwards jumping 
out, also fell down, and was much bruised.  Another female, named PHILLIPS, daughter of the Town Crier of Penzance, had her leg fractured; and 
seven or eight persons were considerably bruised.  Three men in the service of the company, who had charge of the waggons, attempted to apply the 
brakes; two of them did so, but the other man was knocked from his position by the people jumping out, and consequently the two brakes alone were 
ineffectual in stopping the progress of the carriages.  All of the passengers, however, who remained in their seats, were perfectly safe, and when the 
carriages reached the bottom, they travelled on, through the momentum they had previously acquired, to Hayle bridge, a distance of nearly two miles, 
in about a minute.   On their arrival, a man was found holding on by his hands to the outside of one of the carriages, his feet dangling close to the 
wheels, and unhurt.  The carriages were afterwards brought back, and re-ascended the incline in safety.  This is the first time that an accident has 
happened to a passenger train at this incline, but we believe, that without any exception, all those traffic carriages which have hitherto broken away 
have been smashed to atoms; and had not the line been clear from obstruction in this case, the loss of life,  &c., would have been frightful.  In 
consequence of the exaggerated reports in circulation respecting this accident, we thought it proper to make personal inquiries, and have to acknowledge 
the readiness of the company's officials to supply information, and their manifest anxiety that the public should be impartially acquainted with the 
circumstances that led to the accident.

From West Briton June 12 1846 - CORONER'S INQUESTS
The following inquests have been held by W. Hichens, Esq., coroner, since the last report:
On the 6th instant, in the parish of St. Erth, on the body of John  Dobb SLEEP, aged about 24 years, who was drowned on the preceding day whilst 
bathing in the sluicing pool of MESSRS. HARVEY and Co., at Hayle Foundry in the said parish.  Verdict, accidentally drowned.

From West Briton June 19 1846 - EMIGRATION
The barque "Victoria," belonging to St. Ives, that sailed from Hayle early in April, for Quebec, with passengers, arrived out to forty-one days, all well.

From West Briton July 24 1846 - ROBBERY BY A WAREHOUSEMAN
On Saturday last, a warehouseman named WILLIAMS, who has been sixteen years employed at the grocery establishment of Messrs. HARVEY, at Hayle, 
was committed for trial at the ensuing assizes, for abstracting money from one of the tills in the shop.

From West Briton July 24 1846 - INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT
On Tuesday last, Charles PHILLIPS, Esq., one of her Majesty's Commissioners for the relief of insolvent debtors, held his court at the County Hall, 
Bodmin.  The following were the only cases for hearing:-  
Ann ANGWIN, late of the parish of Phillack, widow.  This was a case adjourned from the last hearing for amendment of the schedule.  Mr. WERE 
now opposed for Mr. S. HIGGS, of Penzance, the detaining creditor, and Mr. BENNETT appeared for the insolvent, as before.  The grounds of 
opposition were stated to be the general insufficiency of the schedule and balance sheet, and omission of property {page torn here [... 
examination, however of.... ... ... material was......after....?]

From West Briton August 14, 1846 - HAYLE REGATTA
This annual regatta took place on Monday last.  The weather was fine, with a good breeze, and the scene was of the most animated 
description.  The Camborne brass band was in attendance, and a large number of holiday people were assembled to witness the 
competition between the boats.  Shortly after one o’clock nine fine first class sailing boats started for a very handsome silver cup, value £5.  
The “Island Queen,” of Saint Ives, (W. JEACOCK) took the lead, and maintained it throughout.  A sharp contest took place between 
the “Lark” and “Tiger” for the second place; the “Tiger” had the advantage till meeting with an accident to her rudder, when the “Lark” shot 
ahead, and came in second, winning a silver cup, value £3.  Three six-oared gigs next started, and had a well-contested match.  A match 
between three four-oared ships’ boats, three two-oared boats, a sculling match, and a gig and prame chase formed the rest of the amusements.  
The arrangements of the committee were of the most satisfactory character throughout the day.  In the evening, about forty gentlemen dined 
together at Hooper’s Commercial Hotel, where they were furnished with an excellent repast.  Capt. Joseph VIVIAN presided.  Mr. W. POOL 
officiated as vice, and the evening was spent in the most pleasant manner.

From West Briton August 21, 1846 - ACCIDENT AT HAYLE 
On Thursday last, as a seaman named John TREVARROW, a native of St. Ives, belonging to the bark "OLYMPUS" was on the jib-boom bending a 
sail, he fell on the hard beach and broke his thigh.  The tide being out at the time he must have fallen upwards of forty feet.  A surgeon was 
promptly in attendance, and the man is doing well.

From West Briton August 21, 1846 - CELEBRATORY DINNER ON THE PASSING OF THE WEST CORNWALL RAILWAY ACT
[Part of the speeches given at a dinner at Hayle for the passing of the act  - including the Hayle Railway Company.]  

"The health of Mr. Francis JAMES" was given, whom the Chairman highly complimented on his poetical composition of the West Cornwall railway 
song, and described him as the Poet Laureate. 

Mr. JAMES, in reply, made a very humorous and lengthy speech, in which he dwelt with great force on the advantages to be derived from railway 
communication, especially with Helston (that ancient place with thirteen charters,) which would enable the traveller to visit the beautiful rocky 
scenery of Kynance, Cadgwith, St. Keverne and Carnebenhellis, and the bachelors in search of a better half to make frequent visits to Helston, 
where may be found one hundred and thirty one unmarried ladies. (much cheering)

Mr. JAMES then gave the health of the "Vice-Chairman," who returned thanks in a very neat speech, and complimented the ladies present on the 
prospect of a branch line to Gretna Green, which he said must be attended with success; for when they started there was no chance of being 
overtaken.  (loud cheers and laughter.)

From West Briton September 4, 1846 - HAYLE
The brig "Riviere",  James READ, master, sailed from this port on Friday last, with a cargo of machinery for the East London Water Works, 
from SANDYS, CARNE, and VIVIAN's Factory.  This is the second cargo shipped from these works.

From West Briton October 2, 1846 - COPPERHOUSE
On Friday last, a meeting of individuals desirous of forming a literary institution was held at this place, when the chair was taken by Mr. W.G. 
PEACE , who forcibly pointed out the great benefits that were likely to result from the establishment of such an institution.  The meeting was 
subsequently addressed by Mr. F. HARVEY, Mr. W.J. RAWLINGS, and the Rev. Mr. WALSH, who ably supported the views of the chairman, and at 
the close of the meeting twenty four individuals handed in their names as members of the proposed institution.

From West Briton October 9, 1846 - LETTER TO THE EDITOR - COPPERHOUSE
SIR:  The word "Copperhouse" prominently stands at the head of a paragraph in your last publication, as denoting an important locality, but which 
is favoured and well known by a more correct and euphonious name.  It is strange that men should labour to disinter and fondle such an ugly, 
empty, prosaic word as "Copperhouse," whilst they have for their use one possessing point, brevity, and terseness in that of "Hayle."  Formerly, 
this neighbourhood was almost horseless, and a copper-house or copper-works was the chief source of employment.  Around it sprung up the 
dwellings of its labourers, and as they increased, the expression "going to the Copperhouse" was deprived of its article, and "the Copperhouse" 
became lost in the village and saying "going to Copperhouse."  Such is the manner in which the name "Copperhouse" unintentionally and insidiously 
became affixed to this neighbourhood.  Time rolled on, and the Copperhouse migrated to Wales, and an engineering factory occupied its site.  
Then, had they changed with the changes around them, they should have called their straggling village "Iron-factory," But no, they longingly loved 
their sweet "Copperhouse" and tenderly caressed it in the warmth of their laps.  As the traffic of the place was not confined to an engineering 
factory, but was diffused throughout factories and general merchandize, some men of the world adopted a more comprehensive name, one that 
applied to the whole locality, one that always floated before their eyes, "Hayle," their river's name; and this being the only collection of houses 
on its banks approaching to the condition of a town, a more correct and congenial appellation could not have been given it. Yet, in 1846, after 
the wide world and the Post-Office covered "Copperhouse" and other isolated villages, with "Hayle's" night-cap, and more particularly, when these 
isolated villages have become one, a meeting held within five hundred yards of the Post-Office, to form a "literary institution" is announced, as 
having been held at "Copperhouse." Oh! fie! grave diggers!   Do you intend to bury your institution before it is born?

From West Briton November 6, 1846 - ROBBERY
On Sunday evening se'nnight, the dwelling house of Mr. Thomas BICKLE, civil engineer at Messrs. HARVEY & CO's Factory, Hayle, was broken 
into, and a considerable sum of money taken away.  A portable writing desk, belonging to Mr. Bickle's son Jabez, containing upwards of £40 
was also taken away.  Next morning, the desk, with a £5 note, was found a short distance from the house, and near Penpol.  Information of 
the burglary was given to Messrs. WILLIAMS and POLKINHORNE, constables, who soon hastened to the place, and minutely inquiring into the 
circumstance, suspicion fell on a young man, named William BICKLE, who formerly lodged in the house, and who is a nephew of Mr. Bickle.  He 
was apprehended, together with a young man named Thomas CALLAWAY, and after being kept in custody some time, Bickle confessed that he 
effected an entrance into the house by breaking open the back window whilst the inmates were at the Methodist chapel, and had taken the 
money away and given it to Callaway.  Callaway confessed that he had given the money to another young man named Hugh GLASSON, who also 
was apprehended, and confessed that he had secreted it behind a smith's forge at Messrs. Harvey & Co's factory, where the three men were 
employed.  The money was there found in a bag, amounting to £35. 10s. and one guinea.  The parties were all liberated the next day, in 
consequence of Mr. Thomas Bickle, who is a widower, being from home, and no prosecutor being to be found in his absence, who could 
ascertain the amount of money taken away.

From West Briton November 13, 1846 - STANNARIES COURT - LEVY V ASHWIN
Mr. YEWENS conducted the case for the plaintiff, who is a stationer at Exeter, and travels in this county.  The defendant kept a stationer's shop 
at Hayle in 1842, and during the first six months of that year the plaintiff supplied him with stationery.  After the defendant became a clerk in 
Carn Brea mine at a salary of GBP6 per month, and while in this situation he was applied to be plaintiff's solicitor for payment of the debt, but he 
wrote in reply that his salary was barely enough to provide him with the common necessaries of life.  By a subsequent arrangement defendant 
agreed to pay off the debt by monthly instalments of 10s., but failing to pay more than two months, the present action was brought.  Defendant 
had been informed that he owed £18. 5s. 3d., and had not objected to it.  Verdict for plaintiff for that amount.

From West Briton November 27, 1846 - RECENT STORMS
We have also received intelligence of loss and damage to Cornish vessels on the Welsh coast. The "Elizabeth," belonging to Messrs. HARVEY, 
of Hayle, was driven on shore during the storm near Porthcawl; and the "Mary," CARE, from Hayle, was driven on shore at Burry. The crews of 
both vessels were saved.

From West Briton December 25, 1846 - ACCIDENT IN BLASTING
On Monday se-nnight, Augustus WILLIAMS and Richard BARTLE, in the employ of Messrs Harvey and Co., Hayle, were blasting a rock .... the 
cliff near Carnsew. Having set fire to the fuse, and waiting a considerable time for the explosion, which did not take place, they proceeded to 
dig or pick at the hole without water.  The charge ignited and exploded, literally blowing up Bartle several feet from the ground, fracturing his 
arm and maiming various parts of his body.  He is, however, now going on favourably. Wiliiams escaped with only a few slight cuts and bruises.

From West Briton April 9, 1847 - INCENDIARISM
On the night of Good Friday, the house under the barn of the Rev. W. HOCKIN, at Phillack, in which there was a quantity of straw and reed, 
was fired by some miscreant, with the intent, no doubt, of burning the barn, and the mows of corn in the mowhay, which were close to the barn.  
On Saturday morning, when the farm man came to work, he found the door and window of the house burnt, and the floor of the barn then burning, 
which he happily extinguished.  Had the fire extended to the roof of the barn, the mows of corn most inevitably have been consumed.  Both barn 
and mowhay were insured.  A reward of twenty guineas has been offered for the discovery of the offender.

From West Briton June 11, 1847 - ADVERTISEMENT - LOST
In TRURO, or between that town and HAYLE, a ROLL of PAPERS and LETTERS, of no use to any person but the owner, who will feel obliged by 
their being sent to any of the Wesleyan Ministers in Truro, Redruth, Camborne, or Hayle, when any reasonable expenses will be paid.
Dated June 3, 1847

From West Briton June 11, 1847 - ACCIDENT
On Tuesday last, as William AUSTEN, the driver of the Brilliant Omnibus, that travels from Penzance to Hayle, was in the act of [loading? at] Hayle 
Foundry, the horses took fright, and started off.  The driver followed, and while attempting to check them with the reins, when he was knocked 
down, and the wheels went over both legs, which were seriously fractured.  The poor fellow was immediately conveyed into Mr. CROTCH's Hotel, 
where his injuries were promptly attended to by Dr. WITHERINGTON.  It is remarkable that although the horses galloped off at the rate of fifteen 
miles an hour without any one to manage them, they stopped without any check being applied at the Royal Standard Inn, about a quarter of a 
mile from the railway terminus, where they are accustomed to stop and meet the train.  

From West Briton June 11, 1847 - HAYLE COPPERHOUSE FAIR
At this fair, on Tuesday last, there was a tolerable show of cattle, and the bargains made were at good prices.

From West Briton June 11, 1847 - CORONERS' INQUESTS
The following inquests have been held before J. HICHENS, Esq., coroner, since our last report:
At Hayle, in the parish of Phillack, on the 5th instant, on the body of a lad named Peter NORTHEY, aged about twelve years, who met with his 
death by having, as it is supposed, slipped his feet as he was standing on a platform close to the wheel of the flour grist mill belonging to Messrs. 
Sandys, Carne, and Company, at Hayle, and fallen into what are termed the buckets of the wheel, through which he had been drawn round with it.  
He was seen standing on the platform by some boys who were bathing, and was almost instantly afterwards missed, and then again seen in the 
water on the other side of the wheel.  He was speedily taken up, but from the injuries his head had sustained, there was little doubt his death was 
immediate.  Verdict, accidental death.

From West Briton June 18, 1847 - CORONERS' INQUESTS
.... On the following day (11th inst.), at Phillack, of the body of MARY WILLIAMS, who met with her death by being thrown out of a gig.  The 
deceased, with two other persons, were riding therein, and were in the road leading from Binner Downs into the Helston and Hayle road.  They had 
passed on the road a bread cart, which at that time was standing near to a shop and shortly after hearing the cart coming behind them at great 
speed, and being near to the place where one of the party intended to leave them, the driver of the gig pulled up on the near side of the road, 
very close to the hedge, when the cart passed within about a foot, at which the horse in the gig shied, and turning his head near to the hedge, 
moved on a little, by which means the near wheel mounted the hedge, and upset the vehicle, turning all three out into the road.  The deceased 
complained of pain in one of her legs, but it was not supposed at that time that she had received any serious injury, as she was able to get into 
the gig again of herself, in which she was taken to her house at Phillack immediately.  She died, however, on the following day, from, it was 
supposed, some internal injuries received in the fall.  Verdict - accidental death.  The bread cart passed the gig before the latter upset.

From West Briton September 3, 1847 - LAUNCH OF AN IRON STEAMER
On Friday last, the large iron steam boat was launched from the yard of Messrs. HARVEY and Co., Hayle.  She is intended for conveying general 
merchandise on the Rhine, and is one hundred and ninety feet long at the water line, and two hundred on deck; her breadth of beam is 
twenty-three feet, and extreme breadth, outside the paddle boxes, forty-six and a half feet; depth of hold, eleven and a half feet.  She is being 
fitted with engines of 200 horse power, on the expansive principle, having two boilers, one at each end of the engine-room.  Her draft of water, 
at present, is two feet nine inches, and when equipped for sea, with fifty tons of coals on board, will not draw more than four feet of water.  She 
is intended principally, for towing, and will easily managed 1000 tons.  The superior workmanship in every department of this vessel is said to 
reflect high credit on all concerned.

From West Briton October 1, 1847 - HAYLE REGATTA
This annual regatta took place on Monday last, there being on the occasion a favourable breeze, with fine weather, and numerous spectators 
present.  The first match was a well-contested race between five sailing boats for prizes of £3, £2, and £1, which were won by the "Lark," Mr. 
Pascoe, of Penzance, the "Tiger," Mr. Trevaskus, of Hayle, and the "Elizabeth," Mr. Curnow, of Hayle.  The next race was between five four-oared 
gigs, when the first prize was won by the "Mary," Mr. Gilbert, of Lelant.  The next match was between six-oared gigs, but a number of vessels 
arrived just at the time of the race, and in consequence only two gigs started; these, however, well-contested the match; the "Windfield," Mr. 
Richards, of St. Michael's Mount, coming in first, and the "Volant," Mr. Gilbert, of St. Ives being the second boat.  A sculling match next took 
place and afforded much amusement, as also did a gig and prame chase, by which the sports of the regatta were terminated, the whole 
proceedings having passed off in the most satisfactory manner.

From West Briton October 8, 1847 - FIRE ON BOARD A VESSEL
On the night of Sunday last, the schooner "JOHN HARVEY," of Hayle, Garnet, master, sustained considerable damage by fire, while lying at 
Bridgwater, but the particulars of the cause or extent of the disaster are not yet known.

From West Briton December 3, 1847 - MINING IN CORNWALL (from an unnamed correspondent to 'The Mining Journal')
Note that not all all the mines mentioned were within Phillack or Hayle, but were within adjoining or nearby parishes.  JS) 

I will now attempt to give an outline of the mines to the east of the flat ground between the Mount's Bay and St. Ives. 
 
Although some trifling trials have been made in Treloweth estate, St. Erth - twenty or thirty fathoms deep in the flat ground, mentioned in my last 
report - still they are ineffectual, and acknowledged to be so by the company working them - inasmuch as they built a steam-engine house, with 
the intention of putting up a steam-engine, to work the mine properly; but, from circumstances easily explained, the engine was never put to work.  
Had these trials been made at a greater depth, or further west, in either case, it would have brought them nearer the junction of the granite.  
The lode in this mine is a large and fine one, with good bunches of ore, so far as it has been tried. 
 
Besides this lode, there are several oblique ones to it, running more direct for the granite, which must, according to the general rule, be productive 
near the change of measure - indeed, the ground, less than a mile from this lode to the granite, speaking from analogy, appears to me to be good 
mineral ground. 
 
West Wheal Alfred, about two miles to the east of Treloweth, on the same lode, has been extensively worked, to eighty or ninety fathoms deep, 
with large returns; but scarcely enough to pay the cost of working.  This was an expensive mine to work, being heavily watered, occasioned by 
the perviousness of the rock, admitting the water from the sea, which flows over the Hayle bar into the hollow, close to, and west of, the mine - 
indeed, four or six weeks, at furthest, was sufficient to form a complete stratified rock in the boiler, from four to six inches thick, of such firm 
texture, and so strongly cemented together, as to require boring and blasting with gunpowder.
 
A mile to the east of the latter, and on the same lode, is Wheal Anne Mine, which has been extensively worked, eighty or ninety fathoms deep, 
with large returns, but insufficient to pay the expense of working; this mine was also heavily watered.  To the east, about a mile, in the parish 
of Phillack, on the same lode, is Wheal Alfred - a mine extensively worked, 130 or 140 fathoms deep, on an adjoining, but to the east of it, the 
great channel of iron elvans before mentioned.  In the working, previous to 1816, this mine yielded a return of £500,000 - to the adventurers a 
clear profit of £150,000, on a capital certainly less than £10,000.  Here, as encouragement to the adventurers, the royalty paid was a mere trifle, 
if anything, till the capital had been repaid, and afterwards not more than 1-14th or 1-15th; and I believe it was again given up, or much reduced, 
when the mine ceased to give profits.  
 
The main lode in this mine runs at a great angle at its junction from the iron elvans, and is intersected about 200 fathoms to the west, with a 
north lode separating from it 20 degrees or 25 degrees in going east, running within 20 degrees or 30 degrees of the direction of the elvans, and 
forming a junction with them to the east. 
 
The north lode was first discovered by working the south one at the ninety fathom level, and was very rich for nearly 100 fathoms east from the 
junction, and held rich to within sixty fathoms of the surface - above which there was scarcely the appearance of a lode.  This mine has been 
fairly tried in depth, and to the west; but even the south lode has had nothing like a fair trial to the east, which the situation merits, considering 
the elvans before spoken of.  
 
If I mistake not, the ground for 100 or 150 fathoms, between the workings and the elvans, has had no level driven through it, where, at least, it 
should have had three - one at 60, one at 80, and one at 100 fathoms deep.  Then the north lode, from its nearly parallel direction with the elvans, 
has, at least, 250 or 300 fathoms from its workings to them; this ground to me appears to possess the greatest certainty of success, if tried in the 
manner I have mentioned, for trials on the south lode.  There is plenty of length on both lodes to induce a belief, that as good a mine in it may yet 
be found as the one already worked.
 
This mine has been worked by a London company since the period I have named; but they, seeing the bottom poor, which was their object, got 
frightened, as they well might have been, and putting their whole dependence on the bottom, soon abandoned the undertaking, without making 
any trial beyond that of sinking a sump or two at ten or twenty fathoms - so that I believe all the eastern ground remains, as I once saw it, a little 
before the shutting-up of the former working.  
 
I should, therefore, most earnestly recommend this matter to the consideration of miners.  The putting-up two good steam-engines, and taking out 
the water to the 100 fathom level, and driving the levels as before named, appears to me to present more than ordinary chances of success; 
£20,000, under judicious management, will make the proposed trials.  There is another nearly parallel lode with the Wheal Alfred main lode, which 
has been partially tried; but, for its depth, the trials are too near the elvans.  I think this lode deserves further trials, but it should be made further 
out. 
 
Having said thus much of the ground to the west of the elvans forming the Laity Hill, brings me to a corresponding lode - if not the same - in the 
east, in the parish of Gwinear, called the Herland, North Herland, and Prince George Mines, about a mile to the east. The Herland Mine is on the 
great lode running through this district.  The North Herland and Prince George, to the south, are under a number of small, but rich, parallel branches.
The Herland Mine lode has been worked nearly 200 fathoms deep; but the rich branches on either side have not been found worth working much 
below 100 fathoms deep; the cross-course, formerly mentioned as yielding native silver, runs obliquely through this lode and branches.  This run 
of mines, in a working previous to 1805, had yielded a return of £300,000, leaving some profit - I think I have been told £500,000; but of this I am 
not sure - the amount of returns I believe to be correct. 
 
 hese mines, I think, have been twice worked since the period I have named, making large returns, but have been abandoned by both companies 
with loss.  The main lode to the east is now so far separated from the elvans before named, as not to be influenced by them in a mineral point of 
view; but will, if traced further east, about three-quarters of a mile, be found in a junction, with a channel of sandstone elvans running from 
Relistian to Trevaskus Mines.  No trial has been made on this junction; but I think it well worth looking into.  
 
To the south-east of Herland, about half-a-mile, comes in Relistian Mine on an extremely fine channel of sandstone elvans, but only slightly 
mineralized; this channel of elvans, about a mile to the northward, forms a junction with the iron elvans, near Trevaskus Mine - perhaps, a little 
to the north of it.  Relistian Mines are on two parallel lodes, adjoining these elvans.  A great deal of workings have been made on the north one 
for copper, and the south one for tin; and a large amount in returns has been made, and, I should think, leaving profits to the adventurers. 
 
About two miles to the south are the Crenver and Wheal Abraham Mines, bordering on, and are to the west of, the granite; a little further west 
are Wheal Treasury and Binner Downs mines - all of which have been worked extensively, varying in depth from 150 to 250 fathoms; and, on the 
whole, have been worked very profitably.  I should estimate the returns from these mines, within the last fifty years, at least at £3,000,000; but 
they are mostly idle at this time; still the country is a good one, and other lodes may be found, should proper trials be made. 
 
The lords of these mines have received fine incomes as royalty - indeed, I might say many of them have received fortunes from them.  I might say 
here, the lord and adventurers meet to consult for the mutual advantage of both with proper feelings; and, judging from the good understanding 
which exists between them, each must be convinced how nearly their interests are allied - the lord often making the adventurers and their agents 
handsome presents, as a pledge of their approval of the conduction of the mine, as well as the honesty and straightforwardness in attention paid 
in keeping the boundaries, and the separation of the minerals raised on and adjoining the boundaries.  
 
I have more than once heard adventurers, on quitting the mine with loss, express their obligations to lords for indulgences in every way suited to 
their mutual interest.  I could only wish that such feeling followed the mineral stratification into South and North Wales, the Isle of Man, Cumberland, 
Yorkshire, the Derbyshire, and even to Scotland, and Ireland.
  
Then, and then only, will the lords feel that interest in their mining tenants which is fairly bestowed on the tillers of the soil, and which their capital, 
skill, spirit, and enterprise so justly entitle them to.  Mining, of all other sciences, has the greatest number of unskillful persons connected with it - 
hence combined with trickery, arises all, or the principal part of losses, so much complained of by the unwary.

From West Briton December 31, 1847 - COLLISONS	
... On Wednesday morning last, as the schooner "Trelissick," of Hayle, was entering the harbour, and the schooner "Louisa," of Llanelly was going 
out, the vessels came in contact by which accident the former had both her masts broken, and received other damage.

From West Briton March 3, 1848 - CORONER'S INQUESTS
The following inquests have been held by W. Hichens, Esq., coroner:
.... On the following day [February 29], in the parish of Phillack, on the body of Grace THOMAS, aged sixty-two years.  The deceased had been 
asthmatic, and otherwise an afflicted person for some years, but was as well as usual on Monday last, on which day she was put to bed, being a 
cripple, between eight and nine o'clock in the evening.  The person who had the care of her and slept with her, remained up for some time after, 
and then went to bed also, and after sleeping some hours awoke early in the following morning, when not hearing the deceased breathe (which 
when sleeping she did generally very loudly) she became alarmed, and putting her hand over her face found she was cold.  Other persons living 
in the same house were immediately called in to the deceased, who was found to be dead.  Verdict, natural death.

From West Briton March 10, 1848 - DISASTERS TO SHIPPING
Portreath  -  On Tuesday morning last, at day-break, the wind blowing a gale from the north, a vessel which proved to be the "Fame," of Hayle, 
John SPRAY, master, was seen to be ashore two miles east of this place, in a reek named Gullen.  She was on her passage from Wales to Hayle, 
laden with coals.  The crew consisted of five persons, two of whom named Francis KEMP and Joseph JOHNS, are saved.  Immediately on the 
vessel striking, the main boom swung against the cliff and Kemp got ashore over it.  Johns held on in the rigging for a considerable time and then 
got ashore over the rocks.  Unfortunately the master, mate, and boy, together with a female passenger and her three infant children have perished.
On the ebbing of the tide, the bodies of the master and mate were picked up alongside of the vessel; that of the mate being naked, it is supposed 
he had stripped for the purpose of swimming ashore.  The bodies of the woman and her children were found in the cabin, the youngest being fast 
clasped in her arms, and the others lying near.  In the evening on the flowing of the tide the vessel became a total wreck.  
 
On Thursday, the 8th instant, an inquest was held before W. Hichens, Esq., coroner, on the bodies of the female passenger, whose name was 
Jane SEMMENS, and her three children.  They had been at Swansea for some time, and were returning by the "Fame" to Cornwall.  On the same 
day inquests were held at Hayle on the bodies of the master and mate of the vessel.  The body of the boy has not yet been picked up. 

From West Briton April 28, 1848 - LAUNCH OF A STEAMER
The iron steamer "Dordrecht," intended for the Rhine, was launched from Messrs. Harvey's wharf at Hayle, on Tuesday the 18th instant.

From West Briton June 16, 1848 - REGENT-HOUSE ACADEMY, PENZANCE
At the half yearly distribution of prizes at this establishment, the following were the successful competitors:
E. TONKING, Hayle, J. TONKING, Hayle, ... BAZELEY, Copperhouse; ELLIS, Hayle ....

From West Briton July 21, 1848 - FATAL ACCIDENT
On Saturday last, four men belonging to Hayle left that port early in the morning, for the purpose of fishing; whilst on the bar, a squall arose and 
upset the boat, by which means they were immediately precipitated into the water.  After having ineffectuality clung to each other, and attempted 
to regain the boat for safety, they took to swimming.  Two of them succeeded in their attempt till a boat from the shore came to their rescue; 
the other two were unfortunately carried off by a wave, and are not likely to be picked up for some time, if ever again heard of.  The named of 
the unfortunate men who were drowned are John GILBERT, and George BRYANT, both of whom were remarkable for temperate and industrious 
habits, and have left wives and large families utterly destitute, to deplore their loss.

From West Briton August 4, 1848 - CORONER'S INQUEST
On Tuesday last, an inquest was held at Lower St. Columb, before John Carlyon, Esq., coroner, on the body of a man which had been found 
washed ashore the day before, under Trevelga Burrows, a little to the eastward of Lower St. Columb Porth. It was identified at the inquest by two 
witnesses James MAY and Richard PASCOE, as that of one of the unfortunate men who was drowned at Hayle, last Saturday week, by the 
upsetting of a boat in crossing the bar there, as described in our paper of the 21st ult. Verdict "accidentally drowned."

An inquest was held at Hayle, on Friday last, on the body of John GILBERT, one of the men who were drowned by the upsetting of a boat on Hayle 
Bar on the 15th ult. The body was discovered on the previous morning, by two men who were on the Towan Hills. Verdict, "accidentally drowned."

From West Briton September 8, 1848 - ACCIDENTS
On Monday last, the iron work attached to the breeching and shafts of Hambly's omnibus, which runs between St. Ives and Hayle, broke as the 
van was in the act of descending the hill at Long Stone Downs.  In consequence, a young man named Tregellas, of St. Agnes, jumped out, and 
was so jammed between the omnibus and a cart that amputation of his right arm became necessary.  
Mr. M. DAVEY, Collector of Customs at St. Ives, had his arm broken between the elbow and shoulder, but the other passengers escaped with 
slight bruises.  
 
On Wednesday, Captain GRIFFITHS, of the schooner "Tenby", lying at Hayle, was dragged overboard through becoming accidently entangled in a 
coil of rope.  He was under water for some time and was almost drowned, but having at length disengaged himself from the rope, he rose to the 
surface, and being taken on board, it was found that his leg was much injured and his body severely bruised. 

From West Briton September 22, 1848 - HAYLE FAIR
The cattle fair held at Hayle on Tuesday last, was well attended.  Prices averaged about 55s. per cwt. for fat cattle, at which rate several sales 
were effected.

From West Briton September 22, 1848 - ARRIVAL OF EMIGRANTS
Intelligence has just reached Hayle of the safe arrival of the ship "Caroline," which left that port for America about eleven weeks ago, with a 
considerable number of emigrants, all well.

From West Briton October 13, 1848 - PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED
SANDYS, CARNE, and VIVIAN, Hayle and Marazion, Cornwall, as far as regards Joseph CARNE.

From West Briton November 24, 1848 - LOSS OF A VESSEL & CREW
As the schooner "Brilliant," JENKYNS master, was passing off Trevoso Bay near Padstow, on her voyage from Hayle to Wales, she was run foul
of by a large barque, through which the schooner foundered, and all the crew perished.

From West Briton November 24, 1848 - ACCIDENTS
On Friday last, as a miner named Benjamin HONEYCHURCH was digging for lead in Wheal Ann, near Hayle, a quantity of rubbish fell and killed 
him.  An inquest was held, with a verdict of accidental death from suffocation.

From West Briton December 1, 1848 - THE "BRILLIANT" STEAMER
This steamer sailed from Hayle for Bristol on Thursday the 23rd ult., with a heavy cargo and an unusual quantity of fish on deck.  While on the 
passage she experienced severe weather; the gale commenced when the vessel was off Trevose head, and rapidly increased, attended with a 
tremendous sea.  Captain SPRAY prudently ordered several baskets of fish to be thrown overboard, and to keep the vessel head to sea, for 
which, and his general conduct during the gale, much credit is due to him.  The passengers, on leaving the vessel, jointly subscribed to a 
testimonial tendering their thanks and approbation to Capt. Spray, for his urbanity and good management during the tempestuous passage.

From West Briton December 8, 1848 - WESLEYAN MISSIONS
A missionary meeting was held on behalf of these missions, at the Wesleyan Chapel, Hayle Foundry, on Monday last, when addresses were 
delivered by the Rev. J. H. JAMES, of Penzance and by the Rev. Messrs. APPLEBY, KILLICK, and JAMES.

From West Briton December 22, 1848 - FIRE
On Friday evening last, a fire was discovered in the dwelling of Mr. Robert BENNETT, shopkeeper, Hayle.  Mrs. Bennett happening to come out 
of the shop (a room attached to the dwelling), fancied she discovered smoke descending from the staircase, and on proceeding to the bed-room, 
it was discovered that a quantity of female wearing apparel had caught fire; but by the timely assistance of a few friends, who happened to be 
in the house at the time, it was soon extinguished.  The damage to the wearing apparel does not exceed £2 or £3.  The accident is supposed to 
have been owing to some sparks having fallen on the apparel, as one of the inmates was proceeding through the dwelling with a lighted candle 
in her hand.

From West Briton February 23, 1849 - ECCLESIASTICAL
The Rev. G. SHARP has been licensed to the Curacy of Mabe in this county; and the Rev. D. LEWIS to that of Phillack and Gwithian.

From West Briton February 23, 1849 - COURT CASES - REDRUTH
Of the insolvents, ..., Philip SHEPHERD, of Hayle, and ... , received their final orders.

From West Briton March 23, 1849 - HAYLE
Several burglaries have been lately committed in this neighbourhood.   Last week about 2 cwt. of lead were stolen from the premises of Mr. 
CARBINES, plumber &c., and a sum of money from the shop of Messrs. Harvey and Co., at the foundry.  No clue has been obtained to the 
discovery of the offenders.

From West Briton March 23, 1849 - CORONER'S INQUESTS
On Monday last, in the parish of Phillack, on the body of William READ, aged about four years, whose death was occasioned by his having been 
knocked down by a horse drawing a wagon of coals, and by the near wheels of the wagon afterwards passing over his body.  The occurrence 
was seen by the toll-taker at the turnpike-gate at Hayle, and according to the evidence given by him at the inquest, it appeared that the child, 
who was standing or rather playing with a ball by the side of the road, made an attempt to cross close to the horse's head, and as if afraid to 
go on suddenly turned round to go back again, when the horse struck him with his near fore foot.   

The driver declared at the time of the accident that he did not see the child, and the witness thought he might not have done so, as the child 
was near the horse at the time.  He attributed no blame to the driver, who he said was sitting in front of the wagon with his reins in his hand, 
and the horse was going at about four miles an hour.  Verdict, "accidental death."   The deceased lived from the 14th, when the accident 
happened, until the 18th instant. 

From West Briton August 10, 1849 - CHOLERA AT PHILLACK
We regret to state that the cholera has appeared in this neighbourhood, and that there have been eleven deaths up to Wednesday night. 
The disease has been thus far chiefly confined to the little village of Ventonleague, where the houses are low and badly ventilated, with
filthy cess pools contiguous to the dwellings. 

From West Briton September 2, 1853 - FIRE AT HAYLE
On Tuesday afternoon, between four and five o'clock, a fire broke out at the house of James BURKE, near the Copper-house at Hayle. Capt. TRENERY, of the "Marys," and other neighbours were immediately on the spot, and by dint of great exertion succeeded in extinguishing the fire. We regret, however, to state that Burke, who is a working man, has sustained a loss of upwards of £20. There were two flasks of gunpowder in the room in which the fire originated, which fortunately did not ignite, or frightful consequences might have ensued. We are rather surprised to find that Hayle containing a population of nearly five thousand inhabitants does not possess a fire engine. A serious loss to life and property may at a future period result from the want of some proper precaution of this kind.

From West Briton September 9, 1853 - CHAPEL ANNIVERSARY
On Sunday the 28th ult., two sermons were preached in aid of the trust funds of the Hayle Foundry Wesleyan Chapel, by the Rev. RATTENBURY. On Monday afternoon a tea meeting was held, and in the evening Mr. Rattenbury again preached. The proceeds were highly satisfactory, having exceeded those of the previous anniversary.

From West Briton November 4 1853 - SMUGGLING
On Thursday the 27th ult., Edward PHILLIPS, of Hayle, was charged by Mr. Thomas Ferring?? Collector of H.M. Customs, before the 
Rev. U. Tonkin, with having illegally landed from a foreign vessel a quantity of cigars, and was fined in the sum of 15s.

From West Briton November 11 1853 - STANNARIES COURT
This court was opened at Truro on Saturday last, when the following cases were entered, forty small debts, thirteen motions, and twenty 
five equity cases.  One of the motions made was: NOELL v. HERRON - Great Wheal Alfred. Mr. Stokes made a motion for payment of 
£75. 12s. 3d., the amount of calls due from defendant in this mine. Granted.

From West Briton September 12 1887 - A GAS SUPPLY FOR COPPERHOUSE
At a meeting of the committee of Harvey and Co. (Limited), Hayle, on Tuesday, it was decided to erect new gasworks and to supply the 
Copperhouse end of the town with gas at a reasonable rate. This will be a great boon, as the apparatus at Copperhouse Wesleyan Chapel 
is almost worn out, and the oil lamps in the streets do not give the illumination that gas does.

From West Briton October 31 1887 - WEDDING AT HAYLE
Phillack Church was well [?]ed on Thursday to witness the marriage of Miss Lucy HOCKIN, only daughter of the Rev. Canon Hockin, to the 
Rev. W.M. LA TOUCHE, of Stokesby Vicarage, Shropshire. The weather was very unfavourable, and greatly marred the beauty of the 
decorations which had been erected between the vicarage and the church. The bride was attired in a white silk dress trimmed with lace, 
lace [?] and orange blossoms, and carried a handsome bridal bouquet. The four bridesmaids, Misses Alice Hocking, [?]an Hockin, La Touche, 
and Grace La Touche, wore [?] blue cashmere dresses trimmed with white chine [?] plastrons, white hats, and carried baskets of flowers. 
Each also wore a gold brooch, the gift of the bride and bridegroom. The best man was the Rev. J. Core, and the [?] E. Hockin, and H. 
Williams Hockin. The officiating Clergymen were the Rev. John Tonkin, of Treverven, and William Horsburgh, of St. Elwyn. The service was 
[?]. The presents were numerous, and included a beautiful silver salver from the congregation of Phillack, biscuit basket from Gwithian 
Church, a set of silver [?] by the choir, Sunday school teachers, and Girls' Friendly Society of Phillack, and several from the working [?]es, 
to whom Miss Hockin was much endeared by her work of sympathy and help in sickness. The happy pair subsequently proceeded on their 
wedding tour.

From West Briton December 29 1887 - OBITUARIES
To review the death roll of the year is ever a painful task. ... In March ... His much-lamented death was soon followed by the almost 
sudden demise of Mr. William HUSBAND, C. E., late of Hayle. Here was another heavy blow. True, Mr. Husband had taken up his residence 
in London, but he was still intimately connected with the county, and continued to take a lively interest in its affairs. As a mining engineer 
it would be difficult to find his superior, and his advice on all matters pertaining to this particular department as well as on scientific 
subjects, was frequently sought, and always willingly given. 

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