The Cornish Crier, Volume 14, Number 1 Meurth/March 2008 Newsletter of the Cornish Heritage Society East for the Cornish of New England, New York and New Jersey President's Message: I am very grateful to the nominating committee for having found a replacement for the office of president. I'm sure your new president will fill the office grandly. I regret that I am unable to continue as your president, but I certainly enjoyed the brief opportunity to have held that position. We have a truly wonderful group of members, and hope to see some of you on occasion. Hopefullly we can have one meeting a year on a Sunday and perhaps enjoy another outing again. With warmist wishes and with high hopes for the future of CHSE. Your humble and obedient servant, Barry E. Tracy Report of the Nominating Committee To be Presented at the CHSE Meeting on March 1,2008 The situation that prompted this mid-term action was that President Barry Tracy declared his intention to resign. Following this announcement, 1st Vice President Gerry DeLazier declined to assume the office of President, but wished to remain on the Program Committee. At the December 2 meeting, I volunteered to chair the Nominating Committee. The following day, I decided that the best way to achieve positive results would be through personal contacts with members who attend meetings, who have a keen interest in CHSE and whom I believe would be good leaders. I first called second V.P. Joan Wheeler, she was taken totally by surprise, after I asked her to accept our nomination to be President of CHSE. On Monday, Dec 10 she called me and accepted to be our nominee for CHSE President. I called Margaret Carne on January 22, she was also very concerned with the welfare of CHSE. She accepted the nomination for first V.P. We are fortunate to have two such qualified and dedicated nominees for President and first V.P. Due to my lack of knowledge concerning other active members, I made no other personal contacts. Nominees for second V.P. should be sought at the March 1 meeting. The list of candidates recommended by the Nominating Committee is enclosed. Submitted by: Wasco Hadowanetz, Chairman Recomendations For Consideration at the March 1 Meeting Following are committee nominations to fill unexpired terms (1 year remaining) for: President: Joan Iva Wheeler First V.P.: Margaret Carne Second V.P.: open They haven’t forgotten us—Real Cornish Cousins, Howard Curnow and Bill Curnow at our very first meeting in December 1994. Howard Curnow, Cornish Bard Howard had this to say when I emailed him when reviewing our complimentary Cornish Crier list. “Every time it arrives I drop everything, make a cup of coffee and wander leisurely and musingly from front cover to back page. There are always so many snippets to enjoy, so many people I know ...” Bill Curnow Formerly of New Jersey, now a Floridian. Still active in Cornish interests.This you can see by his interesting article on The Cornish of Jamestown. His article is a reprint from the latest issue of Tam Kernewek, the newsletter of the Cornish American Heritage Society. “Who Shot J.R.?” The Cornish of Jamestown Bill Curnow, Punte Gorda, FL The Commonwealth of Virginia celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2007. The event that launched its history was the settlement in Jamestown in 1607, all of 13 years before the more famous Pilgrim landing at Plymouth Rock. The Jamestown colony ultimately failed and schoolchildren hear very little about it when they study American history. But the history of Jamestown may be one of fascinating intrigue and violence, and the Cornish may very well be an integral part of the story. At the onset let me quick to say that this article is inherently speculative, although speculation is based on theories linked to historical fact. It is inspired largely by an installment called “Death at Jamestown” in the PBS “Secrets of the Dead” series. It was long believed that any remnants of the Jamestown settlement has been swallowed up by the adjacent James River. Early archeological probing had found nothing. However, one archeologist, William Kelso, believed that it was simple a matter of his predecessors having failed to use their shovels in the right place. He poked his shovel into the right place and soon discovered the remains of a triangular shaped fort built soon after arrival of the colonist, a mixed bag of gentry and ordinary laborers all motivated by visions of getting rich on the gold they believe would surely be found in North America. The scientific team let by William Kelso found a burial within the fort. The cause of death was quickly evident—a musket ball lodged in the shinbone. The archeologists began referring to the skeleton as J.R., and the obvious question was, “Who shot J.R.?” Forensic analysis revealed that the bones were of a young man, age 20 or so. The fact that he was buried in a coffin inside the fort, not in a shroud out in the woods, suggested that he was a member of the gentry. And it was the results of the analysis of the chemical and isotopic composition of his dental enamel that riveted me to the edge of my chair—the young man had very probably grown up in Cornwall! The Jamestown colony failed. People began dying of horrible symptoms not long after the ship that brought them to Virginia had sailed out of sight. Most accounts of the colony say that the settlers starved, but starvation seems improbable along the banks of a tidal river filled with fish, crabs, oysters and other marine life. Others have speculated that the settlers died from drinking river water polluted with their own waste, but that explanation seems less than satisfactory when most Londoners were surviving in spite of drinking water out of the grossly contaminated River Thames. A third explanation has emerged from analysis by Dr. Frank Hancock (Research Director, Laboratory Corporation of America) of two surviving journals written by Jamestown colonists and of the adjectives and words they used to describe the dreadful symptoms exhibited by dying colonist. Dr. Hancock believes the deaths resulted from arsenic poisoning! The archeologists have found another bit of tantalizing evidence. Artifacts have been recovered that reflect Catholic motifs, suggesting that at least a few of the colonists adhered to the Catholic faith. Yet Catholicism had become a forbidden faith in 1533 when King Henry VIII broke with Rome by divorcing Catherine of Aragon in order to marry Ann Boleyn. Subsequent establishment of the Church of England and publication of the new order of worship did not set at all well with some members of the kingdom, notable the Cornish who were very much at the core of the Prayer Book Rebellion of 1549. The Rebellion, a violent reaction to forced conversion to Protestantism, was ruthlessly crushed by London and at least one tenth of the men of Cornwall were murdered in the violent pogrom that ensued. But stubbornness is a familiar Cornish trait, and adherence to the old faith remained a strong undercurrent in Cornish life, particularly in western Cornwall where English was remained less dominant. Arsenic, Catholicism and Cornishmen—the Jamestown story is becoming very fascinating indeed. How might it all tie together? And why? Let’s deal first with arsenic. Nobody in Great Britain knew more abut arsenic than did the Cornish. Tin and arsenic are sister elements that have similar chemistry, and it is no surprise that the two are often found together in minerals. Arsenic was a valuable byproduct ot tin refining, a relatively volatile element that was recovered from the flue gas emitted during purification of tin. It had a few legitimate uses including rat poison and felt making, and it certainly had illegitimate uses as well. Catholicism brings a political dimension into the story. Why might a few people adhering to the forbidden faith wish t be part of the Jamestown colony? The underground Catholic movement in England and Cornwall received support from the European continent, both from France and more importantly from Spain. Evidence suggests that a number of prominent Cornish gentry families, notable the Arundell family maintained a strong Catholic conviction, had quiet links to Catholic Europe, and were familiar with the use of arsenic as a poison. It is perhaps a telling bit of evidence that the only contemporary map of the Jamestown colony, including the distinctive outline of the triangular fort now confirmed by the archeologists, is found in the archives of Spain. Why would Jamestown have been of interest to Spain? What agenda might the Spanish have with respect to England’s attempt to establish a colony on the James River in tidewater Virginia? It must be remembered that the Spanish already had their colonial feet firmly planted in Florida, and they were claiming but not asserting a right to all of the land north of the Florida peninsula. Jamestown was, in Spain’s eyes, a direct challenge to what they were attempting to accomplish in North America. So we end with unsolved mystery and intriguing questions. Did Spain encourage Catholic loyalists in Great Britain to infiltrate the company of settlers and sabotage English efforts to establish a North American beachhead? Is is plausible that any such Catholic saboteurs used arsenic to attack the colony? And is it possible that a young Cornish lad, know to the archeologists as J.R., was shot in the struggle between those attempting to build Jamestown and those attempting to undermine it? PETER GOSS http://www.petegoss.com/mystery Reprinted from the newsletter of the Southern Sons of Cornwall, Inc. Courtesy of Julie Wheeler, Chairman Peter Goss the yachtsman adventurers sailing to Australia re enacting the trip of the ‘Mystery’ of Newlyn. In an interview he said his aim was... To build a 37 ft Lugger to follow in the wake of the ‘Mystery” which sailed from Cornwall to Australia in 1854. In so doing I would like to research the original voyage and shine a well-deserved spotlight on the amazing crew and their outstanding achievement. I want to celebrate the amazing achievement of the “Mystery” and her crew as opposed to recreate it. “Spirit of Mystery” seems to capture the flavour of what we are setting out to do. She will be as close to the original design as we can get her without ignoring safety, there will be no engine, electrics or toilet. We will however wear Musto HPX and eat the very best of food for I have no wish to eat salt port and dabble with the possibility of Scurvy. We will navigate by the heavenly bodies and follow their course with one stop in South Africa. Our plan is to launch her on the 21st of June and be ready to sail for Cape Town in mid-October, when we will wait—as they did—for the northerly wind. Our stop over will be longer than theirs to make the most of an amazing port. About the Mystery Most of the men involved were related. It is said that the decision to make the journey was first made one evening in the Star Inn, Newlyn. The men had been discussing the possibility of emigrating and it was suggested by Job Kelynack that they might sail the Mystery (PE 233) to pay their passage. then one of the men, Captain Richard Nicholls of Hayle, who was married to Job’s sister, Victoria, is reputed have said “No, we’ll wail her, I’ll be the navigator. At that time Richard Nicholls was on leave from is post as Captain of a 700-tonner in the Welsh trade. Enthusiasms roused, the men continued to formulate their plans at Vine Cottage in Newlyn Coombs, where the Downings, Kelynack relatives, lived. The crew who eventually left on Saturday, November 18th, 1854 were Captain Richard Nicholls, navigator, Job Kelynack, brothers William and Richard Hancock, Kelynack sousing, Charles Boase and Philip Curnow Mathews, and a Penzance man Lewis Lewis. In addition to Captain Nicholls both of the Badcocks were married to sisters of Jo Kelynack, Harriet and Nanny. Philip Curnow Mathews died on the 13th November 1896 and is buried in Melboune General Cemetery, Lewis Lewis worked as a shepherd and died, aged 50 years, on 7th March 1866, he was buried in an unmarked grave at Campbell’s Creek, Victoria. Of the five who returned to England Job Kelynack returned to fishing in Newlyn and died in Cardiff in 1903. William and Richard Hancock also returned to fishing in Newlyn after first working as warder boatmen in the prison hulks in Melbourne harbour. Richard died in 1874 and William in 1906, aged 85 years. Richard Nicholls returned to work in shipping but in 1868 was knocked down by a horsedrawn cab in London and killed. Charles Boase returned to Newlyn where he died in 1974. The Mystery was sold in Melbourne for £150 and was eventually wrecked in Keppel Bay off Rockhampton, Queensland, 26 March 1869, where she was being used as a Pilot cutler, her crew were saved. Cornish Mexican Cultural Society - Press release 21-11-07 Cornish towns first to forge links with Mexico Cornwall’s historic links with Mexico to be formerly recognised Camborne and Redruth are about to embrace a Mexican wave as the historic mining towns become the first places to twin with Latin American towns in celebration of the historic links which received international recognition when the Cornish Mining Districts gained World Heritage Site designation from UNESCO last year. The town councils of Camborne and Redruth have voted to twin with their counterparts in the Mexican state of Hidalgo. Camborne will twin with Pachuca, the state capital of Hidalgo, while Redruth will exchange formalities with the town of Real del Monte. Known as ‘Mexico’s little Cornwall’ the Pachuca – Real del Monte mining district’s culture and heritage was enriched by the Cornish making it unique in Mexico: Real del Monte was mostly rebuilt by the Cornish miners following their arrival in the early 19th century, the townscape of predominantly pitched roofs is unique in the central American country; the district is renown throughout Mexico for its PASTES, all of which look very Cornish however some have decidedly Mexican fillings !; The town clock of Pachuca chimes to the tune of Big Ben, a gift to the town of Frances Rule of Camborne; Add to this Cornish Engine Houses, Methodist Church, Cornish surnames and you have a district that could only have been influenced by people from this small part of Europe ! Educational links are being developed between Camborne School and Community College and Pachuca School, while Redruth School is developing links with Magattzi School at Real del Monte. The development of educational links is being assisted by the British Society Mexico, Amistad Brit·nico-Mexicana and the Cornish Mexican Cultural Society in Cornwall. The first Cornish miners arrived in 1824, and performed what is considered the greatest feat of endurance in world mining history. 1,500 tons of Cornish mining equipment had first to be unloaded from sailing ships onto an open surf swept beach and then transported through tropical forest across country in harsh conditions with no roads, over a mountain range at 7,500 feet down across the Altiplano and up into Real del Monte some 9,500 feet above sea level. Over 50 Cornish miners died from yellow fever and accidents as well as many Mexican helpers. Soon a community of some 5,000 Cornish miners and their families had established themselves in the towns adding aspects of Cornish culture and heritage to them which are still very much in evidence today and are now being preserved. The descendents of these Cornish ‘pioneers’ are to be found across the world, many still reside in Mexico. Reprinted from the CAHS’s The Cornish Circle, Winter/Spring 2007. Albert Jenkins, CAHS, 1st Vice President, cajoles us to identify and clarify the Anglicization of our Cornish name places.A Quixotic Campaign Quixotic: (keh-ho-tic) adj., foolish, ill-advised, fore-doomed, from the hero of Cervantes’ Spanish novel, Don Quixote. There is a spendid great headland on the south coast of Cornwall which bears a name that is an English-speakers’ mispronounciation of its proper Cornish language name. I refer to “The Lizard”. The Cornish name for this majestic promontory has nothing to do with reptiles. Rather, its rightful name describes it as our British fore-bears saw it. Its true name is “Lys Arth”, the High Fortress. So. No more “The Lizard”; Lys Arth is its name and that is what I shall call it henceforth. Join me in this effort, if you will and when we are done, we shall go out and tilt at another windmill. BRINKMANN PUBLISHING LLC 5233 Bessley Place ALEXANDRIA, VA 22304 _______ 703-461-6991 lindaroseveargreenberg@comcast.net The Rosevear Family History: 1440 - 2005: Few families can trace their origins back 200 years, fewer still 400 years, and only a very few, 550 years. The Rosevear family, from Cornwall, can trace its history back 550 years. It is a fascinating story and a story that is due to one man, Bob Roseveare. Bob Roseveare was a remarkable person. In 1942 after graduating from the equivalent of our high school, he was selected to work for the English Intelligence Service at Bletchley Park. Here his mathematical ability helped the British break the German’s Enigma code. After the war he went to Cambridge and after graduation left for South Africa and better job prospects. Eventually he returned to England to continue teaching math. Sometime in the late 1970s, Bob began to develop a special mission—to discover his Rosevear family roots and then, more importantly, to share this heritage with other Rosevear descendants. Through his careful research, a detailed picture of the family tree began to take shape. Not only did the tree grow but branches became more numerous. At this point Bob wanted to bring all the Rosevears in on the project. He decided to organize a Family Gathering at which Rosevears and their relations would meet as one in Cornwall, their original home. Bob wrote to hundreds of Rosevear(e)s proposing a family reunion. To Bob’s delight almost 400 Rosevear(e) descendants, half from overseas, traveled to Cornwall in 1985 to meet for the first time. For this occasion, the first of two Gatherings there, Bob published five booklets describing the family members and their history. Bruce Greenberg and Linda Rosevear Greenberg attended both of Bob Roseveare’s reunions. For them, learning that they were part of this far-flung family and meeting their many cousins was a special experience. They wanted to continue Bob’s work, and their experience owning a small publishing company—devoted to American toy trains—proved fortuitous. In 2002, with Bob Roseveare’s blessings and encouragement, they began the work that created this volume. Bruce and Linda laboriously entered Bob’s handwritten 176-page family tree containing 10,000 names into their computers and wrote to the 400 Rosevear families on Bob’s mailing list. Responses were initially quite low, but as the process continued, more family members responded and updated births, marriages, and deaths. Each time a family member sent information, Bruce and Linda would enter the information in the family tree and send back a proof. Frequently, the family member would make additional changes or additions, and sometimes this round robin went four rounds! Genealogy sample Holy Trinity, Cornwall d: April 08, 1851 St. Austell, Cornwall, England. ........... 14 Thomas Rosevear b: September 14, 1835 Cornwall, England. d: 1910 Hazlet, New Jersey. Burial: 1910 Rosemont Cemetery, Hazlet, New Jersey. Residence: 1869 New Jersey. r: 1889 235 8th St., Jersey City, New Jersey. Residence 2: 1890 205 8th St., Jersey City, New Jersey. Emigration: August 13, 1852 recorded in Covenant letter between Thomas Rosevear, Henry Parnell and William Cox Lelian. See IV-P205. Occupation: 1869 Dry goods, Broadway, corner 11th, New York, New York. 1870 Dry goods salesman. 1889 Merchant. 1890 Dry goods, 801 Broadway, New York. 1891 Dry goods. 1900 Dry goods. ................. +Lavinia Hoff Van Dine b: November 14, 1842 Hazlet, New Jersey. m: January 10, 1861 d: December 03, 1937 Hazlet, New Jersey. Burial: December 1937 Rosemont Cemetery, Hazlet, New Jersey. ............ 15 William VanDine Rosevear b: 1862 New Jersey. d: October 29, 1875 New Jersey. Burial: 1875 Hazlet, New Jersey. ............ 15 Edmund Brown Rosevear b: February 27, 1864 New Jersey. .................. +Gertrude Seelye b: Danbury, Connecticut. m: December 12, 1888 ............. 16 Mary Seelye Rosevear b: November 29, 1891 New York, New York. d: April 01, 1964 Middlebury, Vermont. Did not marry. Occupation: Head of the Girls Physical Education Department, Middlebury College. ............ 15 Elizabeth Rosevear b: 1866 New Jersey. d: 1940 .................. +John Hill Jewett b: October 21, 1862 New York, New York. m: 1890 d: 1939 Burial: 1939 Cedarwood Cemetery, Hazlet, New Jersey. The Jewetts lived in Japan for many years. All of their six children were born there except the youngest Ted. According to Jack Jewett the two original American Jewett brothers came to America in the 1600s from the West Riding of Yorkshire. They settled in Rowley, MA. Occupation: Silk business. Chapter 4: Rosevear Hamlet and Farm, Near Bugle Half a mile from Rescorla and three miles from Bokiddick, there are two tiny hamlets called Rosevean and Rosevear. In 1500, Rosevean and Rosevear are just within the large parish of St. Austell. If you go to the village of Bugle, you cannot miss seeing "Rosevears The Furnishers" at a junction of roads on the main street. Directly opposite, you will see Rosevear Road leading east. Take Rosevear Road eastward about half-a-mile, and the huge burroughs of the China Clay workings begin to appear. A road leads off to the left with a signpost to Bowling Green. You are now in Rosevean; although, there is no sign to tell you so. Mrs. Merrifield, whose granny, Elizabeth Rosevear, married William Grose, lives just there, and her brother Alphonso Grose is nearby. As you go on towards Bowling Green, a couple of hundred yards ahead, there is an old farm gate on the left. It leads, it appears now, into the burrough. Just here use to be Rosevear Farm. We do not know when these places received their names. More recently, until about 50 years ago, in the mid-1900s, Rosevears occupied the farm. Then, it was taken over by the China Clay company; the house was dismantled, and its fabric used elsewhere. So, how were John of Bokiddick and Richard of Rescorla related? Were they brothers? Or first cousins? Had their parents or grandparents lived at Rosevear just a few miles away? I doubt if we shall ever know. It seems that the GREEN and BLUE portions of our TREE descend from Richard, born 1470, (page IV-204) and all the other branches, the YELLOW, GOLD and SILVER, and later the PINK and RED lines, descend from JOHN born about 1468, (page IV-1). On pages IV-1 and IV-204 are those who begin the branches and those whom we have so far mentioned. Chapter 5: Rosevear Near Gweek and in the Isles of Scilly Let us guess backwards for a moment before we look forward. It is intriguing that Rosevean and Rosevear are adjacent tiny hamlets on the road between Bugle and Luxulyan. We know that some of the family lived here during the last hundred years. NICHOLAS and Helena have six children here. After Helena dies, Nicholas marries Emma, and a further six children are born. The eldest son FREDERICK and his wife Eliza continue to run the Rosevear Farm. (They are buried in Treverbyn Cemetery.) But, we know this hamlet bore our name long before this time, and we have guessed that possibly the family lived here about 1450. And, we know for sure that we were just one mile away at Rescorla in 1550. When did we come to this mid-Cornwall area, and whence did we come? And, why did we come? There is a Rosevear hamlet and nearby hillside close to Gweek, near Helston, see Map 3. The name occurs on an early map dated about 1350. Did we conceivably mini farm here at about that time? This is about the time of the Black Death. Was there an epidemic in this area then? Did one of a Rosevear family survive and escape eastward to settle near Bugle? We have no idea. But it is a possibility. In the Isles of Scilly are two tiny and rocky islands in the Western Isles, in the southwest, called Rosevean and Rosevear. Why are they so named? When were they so named? We cannot answer either of these questions. Remember ROS in Cornish means Heath or Headland and VEAR means Big. Were we "the family who lived and farmed on the Big Heath?" Possibly. Probably. The only time that we know these islands were used was when the Bishop's Rock Lighthouse was being built about 100 years ago, before the turn of the century. The builders used Rosevear Island as a base for their building equipment. And, the remains of the buildings which they put up then on the island, in which they lived and in which they stored their materials, can still be ..... West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser 21 February, 1845 West Briton newspaper transcripts at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wbritonad/cornwall/intro.html Transcribed by: Julia Symons Mosman, OPC for St Austell and Rita Bone Kopp, OPC for St Stephen In Brannel, along with Isabel Harris, William Kemp and numerous other dedicated volunteers. CAUTION TO PERSONS USING FIRE-ARMS - A few days since, a large party of shooters were out in Goran, for the purpose of destroying foxes, which are rather plentiful in the cliffs there. They started three, two of which were shot, and both by men who could use only one arm. After their sport, they went to the Church-town, and whilst there the son of MR. J. MICHELL, of Tregondean, who was giving a charge of shot out of his belt to a friend, and set his gun down, with the muzzle resting by the side of his breast, had a narrow escape from death. In that position the gun went off, when the charge penetrated his shot belt, coat, waistcoat, and shirt, and passed under his arm, which was fortunately raised in the act of taking out the shot; but strange to say, never touched his skin. We cannot too strongly reprehend the custom of placing guns inclined in this manner, and also of carrying them cocked; and we only wonder more serious accidents do not oftener occur. We congratulate the young man on his narrow escape, and hope it will make him very careful for the future. FOWL STEALING - Several farmers in the neighbourhood of Camelford having had fowls stolen, the vigilant police officer of that district was desired to keep a good look out. Accordingly, last week, he followed a woman, called PARSONS, from the parish of Otterham with a basket, which she carried into a shop at Camelford, and, taking up the [basket?], he saw nine fowls, nicely picked, except the heads. Knowing the woman to be a suspicious character, he said he should detain the fowls, on which she coolly walked off. Inquiry being made, a farmer from Egloskerry, who saw the fowls, stated that he could make oath that three of them were his, from some peculiarity about the heads. A warrant was consequently obtained, but the woman and her husband had left their residence, and have not yet been found. HELSTON POLICE - On Saturday last, four persons were apprehended on suspicion of having attempted to pass counterfeit coin in the market. They were remanded until Monday, when they were committed by GLYNN GRYLLS, Esq., Mayor, to take their trials at the next quarter sessions for the borough. It is suspected that a gang of accomplices have made their escape. CAUTION TO FARMERS - About a fortnight since, MR. ALFRED RANDLE, of St. Martin, near Helston, lost a fine ox, which died in a few hours after having been turned into the field; and last week, JOHN DAVIES, of Landewednack, had a cow and heifer which also died in a short time after being turned out. Some other farmers in the same neighbourhood have also sustained similar losses. A suspicion arose that the death of the animals had been caused by their eating some poisonous plant, and on their being opened, the stomachs in each instance were found to contain some roots, which have been examined, and proved to be those of the Oenanthe Crocata, or Hemlockwater Dropwort, [also known as the water dropwort, and dead tongue] which is one of the most virulent vegetable poisons this country produces. It grows in moist situations, attaining from two to three feet in height, and the root throws out tubers of about the length of the finger, of a whitish appearance. ROBBERY - Early on Saturday morning last, the mill-house belonging to MR. WILLIAM COURAGE, near Constantine Church-town was entered, and two bushels of wheat and barley flour stolen. Half a bushel of wheat was also removed to some distance from the house, but was found the next morning. The mill house adjoins the dwelling; but the robbers' access was easy, as there was no lock on the door. No clue has been obtained to the thieves. BAZAAR - On Thursday and Friday last, a Fancy Bazaar was held in the spacious Corn-market, Helston, the object of which was to raise funds for the liquidation of the existing debt on the Wesleyan chapel in that town. The bazaar was furnished with an abundance of elegantly worked and tastefully-made articles, the whole being laid out for exhibition to the best possible advantage by the young ladies who formed the committee. In less than two months the whole was prepared, and the profits realized amounted to forty guineas. THE CUSTOMS - We are happy to learn that MR. C. W. PEACH, of Goran Haven, has been appointed landing waiter in the customs at Fowey. Mr. Peach, we hear, has also been elected an honorary member of the Torquay Natural History Society. EXETER COURT OF BANKRUPTCY Thursday, February 18 In re NICHOLAS TREVENEN HAWKE - The bankrupt, who had been a grocer at Penzance, passed his last examination without opposition. Mr. STOGWIN, who supported him, said he had not the means to apply for his certificate; but he was endeavouring to get a situation, and would apply as soon as he was able. In the meantime, he wished to have his protection enlarged. His Honour - Are there any creditors who have not proved their debts, or from whom you have anything to fear? The bankrupt answered in the negative; but he wished to have the order of protection to show that he was in the Court without any imputation on his character. His Honour - That is not the object of the protection; it is intended not as a certificate of your character, but to secure you against any proceedings from your creditors; and if there are no creditors from whom you have anything to fear, there can be no use in the protection. [Order for enlarged protection denied] FALMOUTH CHURCH - On Tuesday last, the REV. J. SYMONDS, curate of this parish, received a letter from the rector, the REV. W. J. COOPE, absent in Florence, instructing him to abandon all the innovations so much complained of by the parishioners. Various rumours are afloat as to the cause of authority which has induced the rector to yield so suddenly, after his recent instructions to his curate, that he would consent to no alteration, and that he was to continue the mode of service as he found it upon taking charge of the cure. It is to be hoped that this concession will restore peace, and that both parties will now sedulously endeavour to heal the division which this unhappy contention has made in the parish. THE LATE WRECK AT PADSTOW - At the adjourned public meeting at Wadebridge, a memorial to the Lords of the Admiralty, on the propriety of making Padstow a more accessible and efficient place of refuge, was agreed to. It appears that no less than 200 vessels have been wrecked on that part of the coast between Trevose Head and Lundy Island, by which 426 lives, and property to the amount of £295,000 have been lost, in consequence probably of there being no harbour of refuge at hand. It is calculated that 40,000 vessels pass this rocky and dangerous coast every year, to whom such a harbour would prove invaluable. It was announced to the meeting that the Trinity Board had applied for the evidence taken before the coroner, on which the verdict of the jury was founded - no doubt with the view of investigation the charge of negligence brought against the pilots. DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT - On the night of Saturday last, about ten o'clock, when the peaceable inhabitants of the villages of Carnhill, Wall, and other houses by the way side between Carnhill and Fraddon, in the parish of Gwinear, were mostly retiring to their beds, they were startled by the most horrid yells, screams of murder, and other frightful sounds, apparently from the voice of a female in great distress, in a carriage driving at a furious rate towards Camborne. Many left their homes in the greatest consternation, and some one or two were bold enough to try to get near the carriage to ascertain the cause of such alarm; but they were threatened to be shot by one of the party on nearer approach. The terror occasioned was such, that many had sleepless hours, and some females of weak nerves suffered severely from the fright they received. The public will hardly credit the assertion, but true it is, that this "lark", or, in words more appropriate, this disgraceful conduct, was acted by two respectable sprigs in a gig, going on to the neighbouring town, who had been out all day on what is termed a spree, and were returning at night spreading terror amongst a peaceable community. Their names are known, and will most assuredly be exposed if such freaks are repeated. Such fictitious alarms will prevent any notice been taken of real distress on the highway should such an event occur. THE WESLEYANS AND THE NEW MARRIAGE ACT. The Wesleyans are at length very generally availing themselves of the provisions of the new Marriage Act. On the 25th ult., St. Mary's Wesleyan Chapel, Truro, was duly registered for solemnizing marriages therein; but the notice of this matter having been given in a paper which is seen by comparatively few persons, we repeat it here for the benefit of the parties concerned. IMPROVEMENT ON PENZANCE PIER - At the Council meeting, on Wednesday morning, MR. JOHN MATTHEWS, of Penzance, was appointed clerk of the works. There were fifteen candidates. TYWARDREATH USEFUL KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY - [lecture by Mr. DANIEL of Lostwithiel, on "Poetry of Shelly" which combated passages of Shelly which savoured of infidelity. The next lecture, "On the General Advantages of Enquiry," will be delivered by MR. GLOYE March 12th. On Friday evening last, a lecture on "Fiction" was delivered by Mr. R. JENKINS, of Torquay, to the Penzance Literary Institution.] FELONY - WILLIAM ROBERTS, of Penzance, labourer, was committed to the town gaol on the 28th ultimo, by JOHN BATTEN, Esq., to await his trial at the borough sessions, on a charge of having stolen several articles from the dwelling-house of MRS.TREMEWAN, in Clarence-street. Cornish Crier goes World Wide A word from Anne Stephens. In an attempt to reach out to others interested in Cornish heritage, I sent the following e-mail to the two RootsWeb mailing lists, the Cornish-L and the Cornish-GEN. 11/27/07 Hi Listers, The December issue of Cornish Heritage Society East, US, newsletter, The Cornish Crier is completed. If anyone would like a digital copy, please let me know. Anne Stephens, CHSE Cornish Crier I expected to receive a couple of responses--I was overwhelmed by the response. Fifty six requests from all over the world. There were several from the US, 6 from UK, 14 from OZ (Australia) , four from New Zealand and one from the Netherlands. Also, I have made contacts with two Australian Cornish Society officers and have now added them to our newsletter exchange list. The exchange list newsletters are very interesting and are available to members at our quarterly meetings. Here are some of the responses, the first one is my favorite. It’s from OZ. (Australia) Thanks, Anne. A very interesting publication and there are, as you know,"holes in the ground" the world over where Cornishmen have been found. Very best wishes from 'hot Oz' where we'd appreciate some of your snow. Regards from Brian. Australia Thank you for the copy of the Crier. Have a nice Thanksgiving. Bev Richmond Hill, Ont. Thank you so much The article on Cornish women looks very interesting Bye Althea from New Zealand What a wonderful newsletter. Thank you for sending it. Carol Ann Bennett The Cornish Crier is very interesting The article on Cornish Women (reprinted with permission from Cornish World) is well worth a read Good evening! Many thanks. Linda, wet and windy Cornwall Thank you. It was much enjoyed.Best wishes. Have you received a copy of the newsletter of the Cornish Ass’n of Victoria Inc.? Bill Phillips Thanks. Jackie Monk from U of Michigan Re: Cornish Crier Received with many thanks. Marjorie Fisher from California Thank you! I’m looking forward to checking out the website! Julie Very many thanks. Regards from Yvonne in Paignton, Devon I would very much like to see a copy of your latest issue, Regards, Roy Glasson The Netherlands Thanks again for the Cornish Crier, all I need now is the time to read it thoroughly. regards, Gwynneth, Australia Thanks, R.H. (Bob) Hocking Chilliwack, BC Thank you much appreciated. Many thanks. Mary from UK Thank you very much, I will enjoy reading this. Sandra from Australia Thanks , I enjoyed the read. Hazel from New Zealand Saint Piran’s Day is March 5 and is celebrated throughtout the Cornish world in areas where there are Cornish and Cornish descendants. Cornish Heritage Society East Formed to unite descendants of Cornish immigrants: to promote the study of the ancient culture of Cornwall; to forge and maintain bonds with Cornish around the world. We meet four times a year with an Annual Meeting on the Saturday nearest to St. Piran’s Day (March 5) President – Barry E. Tracy (718) 337-5948 P O Box 1335 New York, NY 10274-1335 Email: cornishdesc@yahoo.com 1st VP – Gerry De Lazier 2nd VP – Joan Wheeler Secretary – Sylvia Stephens Hadowanetz Treasurer – Fred Varker Historian – Art Smith Membership : Individual $15. Student: $5. Family, within the same house is $20. Sponsor $30. Patron $50. Make checks payable to CHSE, send to: Cornish Heritage Society East Joan Wheeler 471 South Avenue Fanwood, NJ 07023 908-654-5245