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1014 THE ISLANDS OF SCILLY. . [KELLY's PuBLIC OFFICERS:- and held since r879 by the Rev. RobertWilliam John Smart A_qents for Llo11d'.s ':f the [;nderwriters of Glasgow, -'Yew M.A. of Queen's College, Oxford. On the west side of the York, Paris, Trie~te, Bremen, Dresden, Vienna, Zurich ':f island are the ruins of an old castle, called" Charles' Castle," Havre, Francis Banfield & Sons, Strand and a circular tower, called" Oliver Cromwell's," with walls Agent to the Underwriters of Liverpool, Thomas Johns 12 feet in thickness; it was formerly mounted with a battery Bnxton, High street of 9-ponnders, but is nuw dismantled. Piper's Hole is an Coast Guard, Ambrose White, Garrison hill, divisional extensive cavern, at the north-east extremity of the island. officer in command of Scilly There are numerous other caverns in the neighbourhood, Notary Public, John Banfield, Parade and the views generally are magnificent. The Abbey, which Policeman, John Jenkins, Strand was the mansion of the late. lord proprietor, is delightfully Registrar of Birth.~, Deaths ':f Marriages, Clement William situated with a terrace in front, and is surrounded by orna- Mumford, Church st.; deputy, Wm. K. Newton, Hugh st mental gardens and pleasure grounds, containing manytro­ Royal National Life Boat Institution,Edmonds J. Bluett,sec pical plants, which cannot be. grown in the open air in any Superintendent of Customs ':f Mercantile Marine, Henry other part of : the aloe. flourishes in great luxuri- Hicks, Parade I ance, and as many as forty of these have been seen in flower Superintendent Registrar, Robert W. Scaddan, Post office ; at the same time : the South American ostrich also lives deputy, Edmonds J. Bluett, Bank here in health and activity, and it is understood that the late Vestry Clerk, Clement William Mumford, Church street proprietor left, by will, the sum of £100 yearly to keep up these gardens, which are. open to the public every day, PLACES OF WVRSHIP, with times of services :- Sundays included. The background is formed by a bill, from St. Mm-y's ChU1·ch, St. Mary's, Rev. James Henry White, the summit of which an extensive view of the isles may be vicar; 10.45 a.m. & 6 p.m.; daily, 7 p.m obtained. There are two streams, and the abbey ponds St~ Niclwlas Church, Tresco,Rev. Robert William John Smart, cover an area of about so acres. The soil is sandy ; the curate; 10.45 a.m. & 6 p.m.; daily, 7 p.m subsoil is granite. The chief crops are potatoes, barley and St. Agnes Church, St. .Agne.s, Rev. John Ching Barfett, oats. The acreage is about Boo ; and the population in curate; 10.45 a.m. & 6 p.m.; daily, 7 p.m r87r was 266, and in r88I, 325. St. .11-fartin's Church, St. Martin's Pa1-ish Clerk, William Pender. All Saints' Church, PosT 0FFICE.-John Jenkins, jun. receiver. Letters through Bible Christian, , St. Mary's, Rev. Samuel Short­ St. Mary's ridge, minister ; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m. ; wed. 7 p.m SCHOOLS:- Bible Christian, St. Agnes, Rev. William Henry Alford, Boys' ':f Girls', supported by the lord proprietor of the minister ; 9 a.m. & 2.30 p.m. ; wed. 7 p.m estate & by the school fees; William Pender, master Bible Christian, St. Martin's, Rev. Thomas Rowe, minister ; II a.m. & 6 p.m. ; wed. 7 p.m St. Agnes, the next island in size, contains about 650 Wesleyan, Holy vale, St. Mary's, Rev. John Bowman, acres. 'fhe church of St. Agnes is a small plain edifice of minister; 2.30 p.m.; wed. 7 p.m granite, consisting only of a nave and a tower containing I . TVesleyan, Hugh towu, St. Mary's, Rev. John Bowman, bell. The living is a curacy, yearly value £roo with resi­ minister; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; mon. & thurs. 7 p.m dence, in the gift of the Chaplain of the Scilly Islands, . Wesle.yan, Old town, St. Mary's, Rev. John Bowman, and held since I882 by the Rev. John Ching Barfet. The minister ; 2.30 p.m. ; tues. 7 p.m Bible Christians have a meeting-house here. The lighthouse ScHooLS:- on this island, built in I68o, is one of the oldest in the United .National (boys'), William Coplin Bastian, master; (girls') Kingdom; it is 78 feet high, and exhibits a revolvil1g light, Miss Annie Dale, mistress which can be seen at a distance of I8 miles. 'fhe population Infants', Miss Mary Haines, mistress in I87I was I79, and in I881 it was 148. The infants' school was built in I858 by the late A. J. Parish Clerk, Thomas Albert Hicks. Smith esq. & the boys' school was enlarged by him in Letters through St. Mary's I871-72; they are supported by Government grant & School (mixed), supported by the lord proprietor; Miss school fees, all further expenses being defrayed by the Elizabeth Ann Anthoney, mistress lord proprietor St. Martin's contains about soo acres, and a popula­ CoNVEYANCE TO PENZANCE:- tion in I88I of I75· The church of St. Martin, destroyed by West Cornwall Steam Ship Go. during Ma,.y & June, to & from lightning in I867,was rebuilt by the late proprietor in I867-~, daily, & in April, July, August & September every mon.wed. and is a sma\1 building of granite, consisting only of a nave & fri. mornini. returning next days, & from rst October to and a turret containing I bell: there is a small but beautiful ISt April eYery mon. & thurs. morning, returning wed. & stained window, representing St. Martin- dividing his coat sat. (John Banfield, jun. manager); offices, 6 North parade, with a beggar. The Chaplain of St. Mary's conducts divine Penzance service here occasionally. There is also a chapel for Bible Tresco, the second island in point of size, but the most Christians and a Church of England Sunday school. beautiful of the whole group, is the residence of the lord Parish Clerk, John Goddard. proprietor of the isles ; it was built upon the site of the Letters through St. Mary's Benedictine abbey of St. Nicholas, Tresco, supposed to School (mixed), supported by the lord proprietor & the have been foundeu in the tenth century, and which, in the school fees ; Miss Mary Anthoney, mistress reign of Hemy VIII. was annexed to the abbey of Tavistock: two remarkably fine archways of the old abbey church are Bryher contains about 300 acres. The church of All still standing. The church of St. Nicholas, built at the Saints consists only of a nave and a tower containing I bell. expense of the late Lady Sophia Tower and Thomas Alger­ The curate-in-charge of 'fresco holds a service here every non Dorrien-Smith esq. was consecrated by the Bishop of Sunday afternoon. The rocks at Shipman Head on the north Truro on the I6th July, I883; it is in the Early English part of this island are exceedingly fine. The population in style, consisting of chancel, nave and transept, and has I88I was 103. sittings for about 220 people. The living is a curacy, in the SAMPSON, the sixth island in point of size, is not now gift of the Chaplain of the Scilly Isles, yearly value £I2o, inhabited. • St. Mary's. PRIVATE RESIDENTS. I Edwards 1\Irs. Hugh street Mumford Clement William, Church st Adams William, Bank I Ellis Mrs. Hugh street Mumford Richard J.P. Holy vale Alford Rev. Wm. Hy. [Bible Christian] George Mrs. Holyvale Mnmford William Philip, Old town Auterson Mrs. Bank Gibson John, Thoroughfare Pearce Joseph, Thoroughfare Badcock Charles, Old town Gluyas William Mumford J.P. Field ho Pender James, Well lane Banfield Edward, Parade Hall Misses, Church street Phillips James, Church street Banfield Francis, Church street Hall Thomas Lemon J.P. Church street Rogers Mrs. Parade Banfield John J.P. Strand Hicks Charles Henry, Church street Rogers Thomas, Silver street Banfield John, jun. Strand Hicks Henry, Parade Rogers William, Strand Banfield Mrs. Strand Hicks James, Porth Cressa Rowe William Pierce, Garrison hill Bluett James, Bank Hicks Mrs. Bank Sherris 1\Irs. Bank Buxton Thomas Johns, Hugh street Hicks Mrs. Waiter, Strand Sherris Mrs. B. Parade Bowman ReY. John [Wesleyan] Hoskin William Mumford, Church st Shortridge Rev. Samuel [Bible Chris· Duff 1\Irs. Church street Jenkins Edward, Church street tian], Buzza street Edward John, Church street Moyle John Grenfell J.P. Parade Stidiford Mrs. Church street