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NEWS ARTICLES DEALING WITH THE ST. AUSTELL AREA
AS PRINTED IN THE WEST BRITON and CORNWALL ADVERTISER, 1839
Truro , Cornwall

JANUARY 1839


JANUARY 4, 1839

List of Game Licenses, General Certificates of £ 3.13s.6d each
Bradford, A.R. .......... Padstow
Bosastow, George ........ Tywardreath
Gichard, William ........ Luxullion
Molesworth, Paul W. ..... St. Breock
Richards, Mark .......... St. Blazey
Sawle, Sir Joseph Sawle Graves, Bart. .. St. Austell
List 2 GameKeepers, not being Servants
Retallack, Christopher .. St. Austell, appointed by Sir Joseph Sawle Graves Sawle, Bart., for lands in St. Austell and Luxullion.

QUARTER SESSIONS - COURT

Joseph BARRON, 30, was indicted for stealing a blue cloth waistcoat and a fishing line, the property of John ROWTER, of Mevagissey. It appeared that the prisoner had been employed by the prosecutor as a fisherman, but had been discharged in consequence of drunkenness. The prosecutor afterwards saw the prisoner with a waistcoat belonging to him on his person, in consequence of which he had him taken into custody. The prisoner, on his way to St. Austell, confessed that he had taken the waistcoat from the locker of the ship, and had also taken a fishing line which belonged to prosecutor. Mr. John defended the prisoner, and drew from the witness an acknowledgment that Barron was of weak intellect. The jury found a verdict of GUILTY.[Sentence - posted the following week - shows Joseph BERYON, for stealing a waistcoat, nine month's hard labour.  Therefore, either spelling of the surname may be correct.]

11 JANUARY 1839
OUTRAGEOUS ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY - On Friday night last, as Mr. Borrow, the confidential clerk of Messrs. Daubuz, was returning in a gig from the Blowing-house, at St. Austell, he received a sudden blow on the back of his head, which nearly stunned him. The attack was made between Teague's gate and Trenance Grove, on a dark part of the road from St. Austell to Truro; and it is supposed that the assault was committed with the view of robbing Mr. Borrow;[..] a large sum of money had been received that day at the Blowing -house, but had fortunately been brought away two or three hours earlier by Mr. Daubuz. Mr. Borrow's horse continued his journey and he soon regained his senses and was enable to proceed to Truro. Mr. Bullmore was then sent for, and that gentleman examined the wound and found a severe fracture of the skull. We are happy to learn that Mr. Borrow is going on well, and there are great hopes for his recovery. Shortly after the assault, a man having the appearance of a vagrant was seen to run th! rough Teague's gate, but no further trace of him could be discovered. The town of St. Austell was also searched the same evening but with no effect.


SOUTH AUSTRALIA - We have just seen a letter from an emigrant to this rising colony, dated Adelaide, June 23, 1838, which contains highly encouraging accounts of the place.   This letter states that the wages of female servants are very high, being from £ 12 to 20 per year - that washerwomen get from 3s to 4s per day and their meat; boys of from twelve to fourteen years of age earn from 5s to 6s a week and their meat; labourers from 6s to 7s per day. Provisions are, however, high, as the following list of prices given in the same letter will show:   Flour, 4d per lb; Beef, mutton and pork, 1x per lb; Potatoes, 18s per 113 lbs; Butter, 3s per lb;   Cheese, 2s; Milk, 10d per quart;   Soup, 1s 6d per lb;   Candles, 1s2d; Salt, 1s3d;   Pepper, 1s 4d;   Salt Pork, 10d.


CORNWALL QUARTER SESSIONS - Wednesday, January 2 Before K. Lethbridge, Esq., and other Magistrates

William WHITE, 23, was charged with breaking and entering the dwelling house of Launcelet HORE, of Roche, and stealing a watch, seal, &c. Mr. Coode stated the serious nature of the charge, and explained to the jury that they might convict the prisoner of a lesser charge, if they had any doubt as to the greater part of the offense. Mary HORE, wife of the prosecutor, swore that the prisoner came to her husband's house the week before it was broken open, and remained some days. [Wife went to market at two o'clock, after locking the door. She returned at seven o'clock.} Launcelot HORE, came home and went up stairs to his chest, and found it broken open. The things in the chest were turned upside down, and the money was gone. Downstairs he saw the window was broken. The staple was pulled out, and there were marks of dirty shoes around the window. He went to Golant about three o'clock on Saturday morning, with a constable, and searched the house where the prisoner lived. Found a jacket and the trunk of [his] at the foot of prisoner's bed. Saw prisoner afterwards, in custody of the constable, who showed witness his watch, with the keychain, and ribbon, all of which he had had more than 30 years. John PASCOE saw prisoner near Hore's house about the time of the robbery. Prisoner said he was going there for some clothes, and that he should set off for Plymouth next morning. Richard WILLIAMS, constable of Golant, apprehended prisoner at his father's house. He was in bed with his stocklogs and sleeve waistcoat on. Witness found a watch in the prisoner's jacket pocket. Prisoner's father asked where was Hore's money?; when he said he should not be bitter for the money nor Hore either; adding that he did not bring the money into Golant, but the watch he did. Verdict - GUILTY of the whole offense. - In this case, there was also a certificate of a former conviction. At the July sessions, prisoner had been sentenced to three months' imprisonment; and Mr. Everest confirmed his identity. There were also two other indictments against him at the present sessions. The Court sentenced the prisoner to transportation for 15 years.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3
William EVELEIGH, 32, charged with having stolen at Lanteglos, near Fowey, one duck, the property of Geo. HICKS, and a bag of wheat, the property of Mr. John HICKS. William GLANVILLE testified he and William YEO watched the prisoner's house; and on the night of the 1st of December saw two men going towards it. About twelve o'clock, two persons came out of the house of one COLLINS, which is under the same roof as prisoners, and about four hours after they returned and entered the courtlage. They had each a bag on his shoulder. Witness let them go a little way and then fired a gun, calling out "Halloe, what have you got there." One of the men said "Nothing but a little Cork." Witness knew the voice, it was Collins's. The other man ran off; cannot swear it was the prisoner. William YEO, who watched with the last witness, knows the prisoner, he was one of the men, and carried a long bushelbag to his own house; the man who ran away was Collins. Witness, in his cross-examination, said that the first witness knew the prisoner as well as he did, and could see him plainly; it was a bright moonlight night. Re-examined: Glanville could not, where he stood, see prisoner enter his house.
Richard HICKS is a constable at Lanteglos. On the morning of the 2nd of December, went to the prisoner's house, and being denied admittance, burst open the door. He saw a large fire, and wheat burning in it. He stirred up the wheat and discovered a duck and two fowls. He found prisoner sitting on the side of the bed with his wife, and both were crying.
Prisoner was the only man in the house. Witness said to him "This is a bad job." and prisoner replied "It is a bad job." and turning to his wife said "My dear Lydia, I shall never see you any more." Nothing was elicited in the cross-examination.
Mrs. HICKS, wife of the prosecutor, on the Saturday before the 3d of December, marked two ducks, by cutting off some feathers above the joint of the legs; they were drakes. On the 2nd of December, she lost those ducks. She saw one of them afterwards at her brother's house. She saw the prisoner at Lynn's house; when he said he took two ducks from Triggibrows - the name of the place where her husband lived. He is the only housekeeper there. She had no doubt that the legs produced in Court belonged to one of the ducks she had marked off. This prisoner's confession was confirmed by another witness. GUILTY.

The prisoner was then tried on a second indictment for stealing 10 gallons of wheat, the property of Mr. John HICKS. [similar testimony ensued; some of the wheat found burning in the fireplace was produced.]

 
William GEACH, 22, was charged with having stolen from the person of Charles HUGOE, £26.10s. Mr. Coode stated the case and called Charles HUGOE, prosecutor, who is a cattle-dealer at Trenance Grove, in St. Austell. On Friday, the 7th of December, he was at Vivian's beer-shop, in St. Austell. He had cattle in the market. The prisoner, whom he had known for many years, was there also, with another man, whom witness had seen with him before at another beer-shop. Prisoner had no money to pay for [what] he had drank at Vivian's; and a constable coming after him for the price of what he had drunk at the other house, he borrowed a shilling to pay it. Witness took out his money to pay for what he had drunk, when there was then in his purse four £5 notes, six sovereigns, and half-a-sovereign. Mr. Vivian tied up his purse, and he put it in his waistcoat-pocket. He left the house a little after eleven o'clock to go home. Prisoner overtook him, and said he was going the same way, and would see him safe home. They then went on together arm in arm through the street. When they came to the Fountain Inn, prisoner asked him for a pint of beer, as he had no money. He refused, and then objected to prisoner's going home with him; but he would go. Prisoner afterwards pressed him to give him some beer at Saunders's public-house; but no one was up at that house. Prisoner still kept with him on his road home, and about half-way between Saunders's and his own, knocked him down, knelt upon him, took his purse from his pocket, and then made off. Witness hastened home, raised an alarm, and returned to the spot with a light; where he found his hat, which had been knocked off. About four o'clock on Saturday morning he went with a constable to the prisoner's house. Prisoner was not at home; but witness saw him on Sunday morning, in the prison in Truro. Cross-examined by Mr. Stoke - witness was sober at the time, though he had drunk a few pints of beer in the course of the day. The robbery took place at the foot of Blowing House Hill. He could see the prisoner's face. Prisoner had held only his elbow all the way; and he could swear to his being the man who took the money from him. Re-examined by Mr. Coode - No one but the prisoner was with him from the time he left Saunders's house, till he was knocked down and robbed.
Charles Truscott VIVIAN, son of the beer-shop keeper corroborated the prosecutor's evidence, as to what occurred there; but stated that Hugoe was not in liquor, and knew perfectly well what he was about. James KESSEL saw prisoner take Hugoe by the arm in the street, and heard him say he would see him safe home. Hugoe did not appear in liquor. Wm. DAWE gave similar testimony.
Wm. ROWE, constable of Truro, on Saturday the 8th of December, found prisoner at the Dolphin Inn. He was very tipsy, and told him his name was Pascoe. Witness said as he had plenty of money about him he had better be taken care of. He said he had received his money the day before, at Wheal Ventura mine, near Redruth. Witness, not knowing any of the mines, said he would take care of him until he became sober. He then took him into custody, and found on him six sovereigns, a half-sovereign, two £5 notes, and £ 1.18s in silver.
John MITCHELL, a constable of St. Austell, saw the prisoner on the morning of the 9th of December, in Truro prison; when he said he had found the money which Rowe had taken from him near the Fountain Inn, in St. Austell. Mr. Stokes addressed the jury for the prisoner, but called no witnesses. Verdict, GUILTY. To be transported for 15 years.


18 JANUARY 1839

FROM the LONDON GAZETTE, Wednesday Evening, January 16 -
BANKRUPTS - John Scholes, hatter, London
James Hodges, victualler, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Benjamin Sowerby, cattle-dealer, Mesaingham, Lincoln-shire
William Edwards, earthenware-manufacturer, Blackfordby, Leicestershire
Andrew HANNAH, tea-dealer, St. AUSTELL, CORNWALL, January 23, at twelve, and February 28, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lakington, ironmonger, official assignee, Stephens, Bedford-row John Thomas Canter, licensed-victualler, Rotherhithewall, Surrey


PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery made in a cause "Halten .. et Roberts," the Creditors of WILLIAM ROBERTS, late of Mevagissey, in the County of Cornwall, Gentleman, deceased (who died in the month of December, 1834) are by their Solicitors, on or before the 20th day of February next, to come in and prove their debts before John Edmund DOWDESWELL, Esquire, one of the masters of the said Court, at his Office in Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, or in default thereof, they will preemptorily excluded the benefit of the said Decree. Richard SARGENT 24 Princess-street, Hanover-square Agent for John Sargent, Liskeard

LOCAL NEWS

25 JANUARY 1839

SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Accounts received on Thursday from Adelaide, South Australia, are very satisfactory. The letters bear date only to the 31st of July, but the 13th and 14th numbers of the SOUTHERN AUSTRALIAN newspaper give information of the state of the colony to the 1st of September. The following is a summary of the intelligence: The Emerald Isle, chartered by the Australian Association of Bengal, had arrived from India with cargo, stock, and passengers. Among the latter, were Mr. Donnithorne, who had visited the colony about eighteen months before, and had returned with a large capital to settle. Two gentlemen named Gleeson, a Mr. Lock, and Captain Bellew, with their respective families, all men of large capital, and bringing with them about £ 7,000 in specie, had also arrived as settlers.
The sales of land during the months of July and August had exceeded 7,000 acres, sold in 80 acre sections, at 20s. an acre. A preliminary country section of 124 acres had been sold by auction for £ 286; and half a town acre, with a colonnade in the course of erection upon it, let for a term of twelve years at £ 95 per annum.
Captain Sturt had arrived in the colony overland from the Hume river, with 400 head of cattle; making the third arrival of a similar kind. The journey occupied three months. Captain Sturl had purchased land. The persons employed at the South Australian Company's fishing-station at ThistleIsland had obtained 75 tons of whale oil, and the two parties at EncounterBay upwards of 250 tons.

ROBBERY - On Friday night last, one of the most audacious robberies ever committed at St. Austell was perpetrated in that town, when the office of Messrs. Coode and Sons was entered and robbed of between £ 120 and 130 in gold, silver, and pence. A reward of £ 50 has been offered for the discovery of the thieves, but no clue has been obtained by which they can be traced. How they got in, or who they were, is a matter enshrouded in the utmost mystery; and considering that the office joins the hotel, and other circumstances, it is without exception one of the most daring affairs we ever remember. Most heartily do we wish the thieves may be taken, and that they may receive their reward - a compulsory emigration to New South Wales, at the expense of her Majesty.

MARRIAGE LAWS

Parties marrying within the prohibited degrees of consanguinity may, no doubt, be proceeded against, wherever the marriage may be celebrated. The law on that subject has not, we believe, been at all affected by the new marriage act.

To February, and the rest of the year.