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& u tity n med. Although some years ago it con. when from its containing largL q :m a b e the sisted only a few small houses, it has EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. of quartz, it may be Eaid to re! � l of m J rge become a very thrivinµ: place, arising Chinese ptt1intze, it is excavated � .. s 0 rom t a p r, and Par, Polkerris, , Mevagiz­ blocks or slabs and exported ·luna- f he construction of ie a stone, but the e u es mo:e basin cut out of the sohd rock for vessels zey, etc. china-clay r q 1 . careful treatment. The latter · piled m of 200 tons. Much of the China clay layers upon an inclined pla11e and & from the works near St. Austell is ship- Our vi it section of s to this stream of llater is directed over it, which ped from here, and the imports are quite will long be remembered with pleasantest carries with it the finer and pur"1' portion considerable, consisting of coal and recollections, and our greatest regret was and deposits them in a large reservoir, me1"Chaniarrhma., ErUctation. long since passed to her reward, but properly packed in barrels and removed which blew off his hat. He immediately "1olom1me.'• W. H. A. A:acBJCR,D., M. Xil1s �k,':15•i;ivca sleep, and promotca d!• . falliug into the hands of her son, wo were lo the sea for shipment. These pursued it, but being impeded by a s taff ll1So.Oxford13$., I REMNANT side Bl'ookl.Ju, N,Y. w&iicwJurlovs inedlcatiou. favored with a most courteous reply to china clay beds rauge from 2 feet to 80 he carried in his hand, he thrust it into Tim Cl!a."TAt"R COMPANY, 77 Murray Street, our inquiries respecting where and how feet deep. The discovery of china clay the ground until he secured his hat. N. Y. we should find the place we desired to is of comparatively recent date-1768- After wanderin,'..{, h owever, for some time visit. 'Ve went there a total stranger, and though it was not at first accepted in the da1·k, without finding his hat, he but came away feeling that we had many with much favor, the quantity now ex- gave up the search and returned for his friends and that our visit was mutually ported yearly amounts to u pwards of staff, but this also he was unable to dis­ FOR S.A.f,E BY J·. HIGGINBOTHAM & SON, enjoyed. The lady we expected to see 75,000 tons, valued at £260,000. More cover, and both were irrecoverable lost. BOWM.A.NVILLE: was a Mrs. Bennett·, sister of the late than 7,000 persone a re employed in its In the moaning when the giant was gone SALE his hat Mrs. Thos. Pascoe, of East Whitby , near production and exportation. The best and staff were both found by the • Geneva, and aunt of Mrs. John Y. Cole, quality brings 36s. to 40a. a ton, the most country people a mile a.way. 'rhe hat Rampton, Mrs. Sam. Cole, Maple Gtove, inferior not over lSs. was foun d on Whitehouse Down and bore and Mra. J. Lee, Kedron, East Whitby, The mining industry of Oornwall is far some resemblance to a mill-stone. It but Mrs. Bennett has been dead for some from being what it was years ago, for continued in its place till the autumn of years. We received a genuine Cornish within recent years the dullness in trade 1798, when some soldiers having encamp- welcome, however, at the homes of her in general and the competition of foreign ed around it, they fancied, it is said, as it M.MAYER son, Mr. J. D ennett, and her daughters, mines have greatly iujured the Cornish was a. wet season, that this giant's hat was In order\ to make room for Mrs. Capt. Thos. Scantlebury, and Mrs. tin and copper mining trade. The annual the cause of the rain and therefore rolled . W, and others . We value I c ppe formerly it over the cliff. The sta.fl' longs tone FalllGoods which are! coming Ca.pt Purches, of o r exported was or Has a large Stock of made 1.1 brief visit to Penhale Far:n, the estimated at £1,350,000, for about 15,000 was discovered in the position in which in rapidly, we will start on home of Mrs. Iohn Geach, si!ter of Wm. tone of pure copper, extracted from it now stands. It is about 12 feet high, Hogers, Esq., Hampton, and aunt of the 220,000 tons of ore. l'he tin mines are and, tapering towards the top, is said to Rev. David Rogers, Londesboro. Mrs. chiefly near St'. Austell. Somo account have been so fashioned by the giant that S'CTJYLMER HATS Geach has been a widow for several ye;i.rs of the process of tin mining may interest he might grasp it with ease." We relate a this piece and l11.1s raised respectable family of our readers. Tin' is usually found to run of superstituous legend, as an on hand, which he is determined to run off MONDAY, JULY25 three sons and one daughter and managed in veins from ea.st to west, a·reraging in example of scores just as improbable a large and excellent farm. She is a breadth from 12 to 40 inches, bnt differ- that have come do;vn from generation to large, fine-looking woman and knows well ing greatly in depth. A pit is sunk, and generation in Cornw11ll. how to make a W e!.\ry _traveller o.t home. ,a cross-cut or gallery excavated from Pentuan with a small harbour for REGARDLESS OF COST. To clear off all remnants of Penha.le commends a. fine view of the sea ·north to south, so as to cut across all the shipping clay is connected with St. Aus. and surrounding country, and is a de- lodes which may exist in the locality tell by a single line of railwny, four 1niles Sum.i.'l1et Goods that we llave lightful countrv residence. We sa.w on selected. The owner of tl,ie land grants long. The road is over a hilly district Also a large and choice stock of Mrs. Geach's farm one of the most pro- a license to work for which he received from this village for two miles which in Stock mising fields of Fall Wheat that we l1ave one part in 18 of the ore. Drain- brought us to the important fishing-town seen for many a day, and it reminds us ing of the mine is very important of Mevagizzey. The inh11bitants of this GENT'S FURNISHINGS of the crops we saw in Canada 25 and 30 and is often done by pumping engines. town are chiefly employed in the pilchard years' ago. In going to Penha.le we passed The descent is mado into the mine by a and other :U.sheries, the former of which , the beautiful palatial residence square shaft, 9 ft. in diameter, divided employee about 50 seines. During the , which will be sold at ,At Cost. aud at an R11shle gh,Esq., p rtiti , one piut pilchard grounds of Jon h i by a a on for miner11, the eeason, we are told, that the the parish 'Squire whose liberality and other for the removal of ore. The ma- filth arising from the curing of the fish ��D& �L 'lf generosity have won for him the respect chine used for raising is called "a whim," makes Lhe town very offensive. As the public know that we and gratitude of the whole country-side. and is worked by horsepower or steam. The cholera made severe ravages here We also saw Kilmarth, the residence and One bucket ascends while another de- sn 1849. The harbor is protected by a So come along and bring your friend with you and ex­ .always grounds of his son, Evelyn W. Rashleigh, scends. The bowels of the earth are substantial stone pier, and a large govern­ do.what we advertise) amhre tfoods and Esq. Men abilly is l} miles from Fowey, traversed often at great distances, in one ment loan has just been negotiated for Prices, all of which must be disposed of;to· a promontory fu th some on called Greben Head, instance, 60 miles. The miners work 8 r er extensive improvements to the md$toom for Fall Importations. and enjoy� a se11-view of wonderful ex- hours at a spell and are naked to the harbor. The hilh which form a cresce!lt tent. A special attraction Bargains from the per-historic era of the Cornish then 11,athered. 'l'he procesa of r elining their bells to pay the cost°of taking dow� mines, cubes of ruby copper, lustrous and separatin� the ore into the various th e tower, but the Mevagizzy men re­ topazo13 and shimmering cry!!_tals. 'rhe grades of quality is a somewhat lengthy talliate by saying" Who cut up their own grotto Oi't the seashore is an oc gonal one. After this process is over the fused seir.e?" I t appears that many years ago the Quality sells. erection moulded of 3 01 the fisherman of Gomm and Mevagizze May be looked for. T his sale of marbles and serpentines, i·e- meta.I is into blocks 4 . y lieved with shells, crysti.ls and pebbles, cwts. each containin{( 75 per cent. of metal havmg encloeed a shoal of pilchards in does, not merely refer to very and containing a fine cabinet of foseils, and is now ready for sale. Mioers aa a their respective nets, anchored the seiues jaspers, agates, shells, coralloids and class are. noted for their sobriety and for the night and retul'l1ecl home, when short ends but includes pieces minerals. ln the centre stands a table prudence. Some interesting details re- the Gorran men went out a little before made of 32 specimens of Cornish granite, lative to CorniSh mines aud winers will daylight and destroyed, as they thought, of ordinary dress lengths and polished. Our intention and desire were be found in Mr. Walter White's amusing the nets belonging to their rivsls; but to call on some friends·and relatives of volume, "A Londoner's Walk to the the tide had drifted and altered the rela- at prices that will astonish Mr. and Mrs. S.C.Hunking, of Courtice, Land's End. " tive position of the two seines, so that in the locality of Fowey, but want of time But we must return to Par. On the they had indeed cut their own to pieces. you. prevented. Fowey is a famous old place quuy are silver smelting works, the huge Any person who considers th1;1 prope1· I which in the old days shared with Ply- chimney of which (now idle) is 240 feet study of mankind is man should spend a We cannot give you a com­ mouth and Dartmouth the maritime high. This port was formerly the scene season among the Cornish fisherman of superiority of the south of , and of flourishing pilchard fisheries, and was Mevagizzey-bold, restless, generous· plete list of all we shall offer, , •rruro and Penryn were merely the centre of considerable business activ- hearted fellows prompt in peril and liter­ b�1t regarded as creeks belonging to its harbor. ity. The Par consolidated mines on the ally as b rave as lions ! They are full of a·s a sample read the fol- Its coast line embraces the section be- hill i.bvve the town are the principal tines strango, weird superstitions and legends We ftave no': completed arrangements for tween Noland Head and Deadman Point, in the immediate vicinity. Par is one of adventure, which they flavor with a a big sale of popular goods at � which The small inlets 01· coves which radiate mile from the town of St. Blazey and racy Cornish saying, or a snatch of old must take eye of every economical buyer. We keep, as it were from its commodious and three and a half from Fowey,. to which a rude Cornish song. One such legend the best qualities,�h� styles, and assortment in secure harbor are called '• pills. " As a branch line of railway. runs from the Par runs that when Capt. Pellew, aHerwards western outlet it has the advantage of junction. Polkerris, a small fishina vii- 'Lord Exmouth, captured the French BOO�rs, SHOES AND SLIPPERS 12�c. Print fior every vther port in Cornwall, and is a lage in a cove about two miles a"'way, frigate "Oleop11.tra", the first prize in the fol ladies', gents' and childrens' wear also Best favorite port in time of storms. The would be a pleasant summer resort if great revolutionary war, Lhis own ship, ; in Trunks and Valises. harbor sheet w ter sheltered c mo ation for lodger the "Nympho", was manned by cr w Come an? 10c. a Yard. is a broad of a suitable a com d s were a e see .our elegant stock-Cash bought it, low prices will sell it. by lofty cliffs. It is formed by the river provided. We found a vory comfortable one-third o f whom wera Corni�h fisher· Our spe.c1alty 1s to J?lease our customers, our aim to save money for ou1· Fowey which rises east of the peak stopping place at the Inn, Mr. J ohn Ben- men, totally unaccustomed to a man-of ­ . patto.na our mtent10n to do better for Oc. Print " Brown Willy," and 1iowing through a n ett, proprietor. We met a Mrs. Philip war. 'l:h_eir bravery not the less w� ,. you than anyone else. Go.ods cannot be Be.st 1 fiOf fertil a vale of infinite beauty here effects Trembeth here from whom we obtained a truly British. A lad torn by the press· bought cheaper-none are allowed to undersell us. • a Yard. its junction with the sea. Fowey stretches long letter written from Canada in 1 836 gang from a barber's shop, became by 8c. along the right bank for a mile, and on by the late '.l'homas Pascoe, and which we the deaths and wounds of his comrades, 28. • the left are the tall variegated cliffs of shall forward for publication in a future captain of one of the main-deck guns, rn1a M. TRELEVEN l!!!!JE __ Other Prints for • Polruan. Fowey occupied a prominent issue of this journal. Considerable seine and throughout the action gave thtJ ·_. JI£ 5C place in English history in the fifteenth fishing was done here some years ago, now ne�essary direction� .with all the com­ and 6c. a yard. century, and the a l ts " as or c t in by the is plaicency and decis10n of a "lfowey G l an , drift fishing a ch g head veteran. Grand Spring Opening \· its stout seamen were called were long a more followed. Foreign markets have Anot.her says that a miner after the en­ terror to the French along the ooast of almost ruined the fish trade here. The gariement was observed sitting in a des- --OF-- Handsome Dress­ N ormandy. Also during the Civil War prices were 50s. per hhd. (425), now 30s. ponding mood upon the gun-carria�e, in the 17th century Fowey was the scene !s the highest figure. The men c mnot complaining that his sea-sickness had re- G,oods 10c. a yd .. of an important event. 'rhe Earl of find other employment so they keep at tlll'ned now the battle was over, and that Essex made it his headquarters, but was the fishing, but there is a very poor liv- his ltJg smarted terribly. The surgeon Murdoch r asc r ai B others' repul8ed by King Charles and escaped to ing iu it. Mackerel, fl.at fish and red e t ned, what the brave man hirnnelf uc er Dress­ l - had ot ercei ed, that he had Seer S k P ymouth, while his army of G,000 men mullet are the most numerous. The vil n p v been uncondition&l!y surrendered. Fairfax !age has a Methodist chapel, a public wounded in the leg by a musket shot, Goods 10c. ".7 worth seized the town in 1646 during the Royal- school and a reading room ; also a well and that the ball still lodged in the N""E-W- OE:IN"" .A.. El:.A..LL ist struggle. In1Gll6 a Dutch man-of-war equipped boat and boat house for life-sav- wound. 15c. chased into this harbor the irginian ing purposes. . Besides the established church, Meva· where are to be seen traders, but was forced to Vwithdraw About a mile north of Par Station is g1zzy contains chapels for Independents, before the volleys of the ]Towey Gallants. St.Blazey,a market town of some import- Wesleyans, and .Primitive Methodists; Ginghams c., cheap In the following year they repulsed De auce. aituated at the head of the inlet of also a National School for boys and girl11. Pinner Sets, lovely patterns, 7 Ruyter. The old veterans delight at this Par Harbor, and surrounded by gently- :r he market day is Saturday, and a fair 21 at 10c. bte day to relate these scrc1ops of local sloping hills whose wooded sides and leafy l� he!d on St. Peter's Day. The popula- China Tea Sets, very pretty, hiatory. Queen ictoria and Prince crests lend a delil(htfulcharm and beauty t10n 18 upwards of 2,000. 30 Coosort honored FVowey with a Yisit in of their own to the landscape. Its name On our return trip to P lymouth on Printed Tea elegant Parasols , we designs, at Tremen­ 1846 while on a cruise. About 120 vessels commemorates St. Blaise, the titular pat- Saturday night from the west fouud 15 Sets, now l:>elong to this port. The chief ron of wool-combBrs, and Bishop of ourself alone in a fi rst-class coach with o. 50 Superior Printed Bed Room Sets, dous.Reductions. points of interest at or near }�owey are 8ebaste of America, who was martyred very elderly gentleman with whom we the Church, and Place House, the wind- under Licinius in 316 A. D. He is said had a very brief convtJrsation. He was mill probably erected by some Cornish to have bcon born in Asia. and to have going to on a visit to hi11 20 "White Sets. Cotoe early and Secure cruiser after his return from the Holy first landed at Par on his arrival in Eng- daughter,Mn.Richaro}'oster,Lanwith1m. Bed Room Land, the ruins of St. David's Fort, the land. The population exceeds 3,000, aud His don-in·law and two grand sons and a SilERAL.CASES SUPERIOR GLASSWARE the Best Bargains. remains of Hall Romie fortified in tl1e the men are engaged in or connected coaC'hman met him at the station, and as JUST ARRIVED. Civil War, and of St. Savfour's Chapel with the mines. The following super- he was getting out of the car we noticed Large variety Hanging and Table Lamps, at Polruan. The population reaches to slition is related by the inhabitants: }'or him slip a coin into the guard's ht'.nd as Fancy nearly 1, 700. a stoppas:(e in the throat the followihg for- he bade him good bye, after assisting Ware, Bohemian and China Cups and Saucers, &c. Par, where we left the train for our mula was prescribed by a Greek physician: him out. This venerable gentleman was rambles along the coast, has been in the "Hold the afflicted person by the thro�t, '.l'homas Simon Bolitho, of Trengwainton, SPLENDID ASSORTMENT past a noted mining, lead melting, china and repeat the words"aloud: Blaise, the near . Cornwall, the head of the OF clay and granite quarrying district. The martyr awl servant of Jesus, commands firm of Bolitho & Co., 'Bankers. Im­ china clay industry is still a flou rishing thee to Qass up or down." Candles were agine our surprise to re:i.d in the paper5 r c or - on FIELD and GARDEN one on "the o ky land of the walls" offered upon his altar, which were after Monday that he had d1ed very suddenly ' SEEDS NOW OPENw strangers, as the Saxons were impudent wards esteemed and infallable cure for at the residence of his daughter on Snn­ Inspe('tion Solicited. · enough to call the Britons. The china the toothache and dts{,ased cattle. Fe - day nir,ht. He was out in the garden b ,_ General Dry Goods clay is the felspar of granite, a species of ruary 3rd is consecrated to St. Blaise in after church and feeling suddenly unwell, V\�rla Buil•lings. MURDOCH BROS. soft granite that was once rock firm and the Church of England calendar, as it is he went into the house and was dead in · = tenacious but which has been reduced by duly kept as a holiday in St. Blazea. 1.n a very few minutes . He was one of tho decomposition into a soft adhesive sub- the church there is a statute of the pat- best known and most wealthy men in '.rnE GANA• DIAN NEEDLE Visitors to England. l not unlike mortar, ron-saint, not r o t e C rnw:t , and the daily journals & J 0'\.Ve ry ff OUS0. stance, and \.his when hut the less a e t o hach s southern o ll Co., 16 a11€l �8 purified from mica, schorl, or quartz, is and sore throats common enough in the all contained lengthy obituary tributor; to To Ac ENTS Jl'ront i:3treet East, �l�o1 onto - admirably adapted for the best kinds of town which does ao much honor to hi m. his life's work. Ho had been '1 great · ENn. SrrAvTr:s1rn1;y got up the Neatest, most Complete and Beat - I'fEMl'ErtANOOVERPoor_, Ho·rm,, l\1onnt pleasant. pottery. It is identical with Chinese Two or three miles south of St. ll lazey public benefactor, and now the whole SellingNeedlePl\clmgein America· Sen