1032 ST"l KEVERNE. CORNWALL) [KELLY'S ST. KEVERNE is a. parish, situated on the shore of the (Meinegles) rocks and Penare Point. The emigrant ship English Channel, 12 miles south-east-by-east from Helston "John," which sailed from Plymouth for Quebec on the terminal station of a branch of the Great Western 4th of May, 18S5, struck on the Manacles at ten the same railway, 19 miles south from Falmouth, in the Truro night; 191 lives were lost and 167 of the bodies were in­ division of the county, hundred of Kerrier, petty sessional terred in St. Keverne churchyard. The National Life Boat division 01 Kerrier West, Helston union and county court Institntion have stationed one of their boats, now the district, rural deanery of Kirrier, archdeaconry of Cornwall " Charlotte," at Porthoustock Cove for tbe relief of :vessels and diocese of Truro. The church, dedicated to St. Kevern wrecked on the Manacles rocks, and at Coverack is a rocket or Akebron, founded about 1266, and appropriated to the apparatus. Benjamin Charles Incledon, the famous vocalist, abbey of Reaulieu, Hants, in 1330, is a building of stone, was born here in 1764, and died at Worcester, Feb. n, chiefly in the Perpendicular style, with portions of Early 1826. The Rev. Sir Vyell Donnithorne Vyvyan bart. I.P. of English on the north side, and consists of chancel, nave, Trelowarren, Mawgan, and Francis Grauville Gregor esq. aisles, south porch and an embattled western tower of two D.L. of Trewarthenick, Cornelly, who are lords of the stages, about- 60 feet high, surmounted by an octagonal manor, Colonel Arthur Tremayne D.L.,. J.P. of Carclew, ribbed spire 38 feet high and containing 3 bells, dated re­ Mylor; Lord Robartes D.L., J.P. and George Williams esq. spectively 1731, 1831 and 1795: the church retains many D.L., J.P. of Lanarth, are the chief landowners. The carved benches, and has in different parts the arms of soil is rich loam; the subsoil is rich marl and partly Bogan, Archdeckne and Pincerna: there are memorials to rock. The rocks of the district include hornblende in abun­ Robert Hill esq. ob. 1637; Thomas Toll, of Pennare, gent. dance, felspar, soapstone, serpentine and magnesian lime­ ob. 1668, and a large number of modern monuments, in­ stone. The chief crops are wheat, barley, oats, turnips and cluding one to three officers and sixty-one non-commissioned mangolds. The area is 10,173 acres, of which IS are water; officers and privates of the 7th Hussars, who were wrecked rateable value, £n,052; and the population in 1881 was in the "Despatch" troopship in Coverack Cove, January 1,812. 22, 18°9, on their return from Spain: the church was struck Parish Clerk, Thomas I. Joyce. by lightning February 28, 1770, when the spire and part of Sexton, James Pengelly; deputy, Charles Curnow~ the building were destroyed: there are 850 sittings, all free: POST & M. O. 0., S. B. & Annuity & Insurance Office.­ the churchyard has been enlarged. The register of baptisms Mrs. Annie Roskruge, postmistress. Letters are recei\'ed dates from the year 158o; marriages, 1608; burials, 1605. through Helston, at IO.50; dispatched at 2.5 p.m. The living is a vicarage, average tithe rent-charge £430, net Helston is the nearest telegraph office yearly value £286, with residence, in the gift of and held POST OFFICE, Coverack.-William Roskilly, receiver. Let­ since 1882 by the Rev. Meyrick John Sutton M.A. Corpus ters through Helston at II.20 a.m. & dispatched at 1.35 Christi college, Cambridge. The church of St. Peter, at p.m. St. Keverne is tbe nearest money order office & Coverack, was consecrated August 20, 1885, and contains Helston the nearest telegraph office. Postal orders are 175 sittings. There are Bible Christian and Wesleyan issued here, but not paid chapels. The charities are of £37 yearly value, of which £26 is for edncation and £ll for distribution. Four fairs INSURANCE AOENTs.-Sun Fire, A. E. & G. W. Roskruge are held yearly for cattle, on the first Tuesday after Twelfth~ A School Board of 5 members was formed February 16, day, March 5th, June 19th and October 2nd. The" Dead~ 1875; John Smith, Trevithian, clerk to the board man" is a lofty embankment, abont a furlong in length, on Board School (mixed), erected in 1876, for 180 children; the highway leading to St. Martin's, and was probably an average attendance, 50 boys & 60 girls; John Tressidder, ancient earthwork. Here are Chynals Poiut, the Manacles master; Miss Agnes Mary Shelabear, mistress Barker William, Coverack Julian Henry, farmer, Trilan Roberts Nicholas, farmer, Polcoverack Leverton.Spry Edwd.Jas. Church town Kemp John, farmer, Tregaminion downs Sanders Joseph, Coverack Kevern Fras. & Wm. farmers,Arrowan Roberts Wesley, farmer, Grougath Smith Richard, Coverack Kevern Francis, farmer, Trenoweth Roberts William, farmer, Treleever Sntton Rev. Meyrick John M.A. [vicar] Lambrick James, farmer, Trelanvean Roberts Wm. shopkpr.Treleever downs Wenn Rev. Thomas, Church town Lambrick John, farmer, Curno Rogers James, farmer, Rosenithon Williams George D.L., J.P. Lanarth Lambrick Josepb, farmer, Tregeague Rogers John, farmer, Rosca.rnon COMMERCIAL. Lambrick Samuel, farmer, Lesneague Rogers Thomas, farmer, Trythance Andrew William, farmer, Trembraze LawranceGeo.miller(water),Porthallow Roskilly John, carpenter, Coverack Barker William, shopkeeper, Coverack Lawrence Waiter, farmer, Rosenithon Roskilly WIlliam, farmer, Coverack & Bastain George, shopkeeper,Porthallow Lawrence "\\'illiam, fal'IIler, Trewillis Carnsulan, Post office BellettMary(Mrs.),milliner,Church twn Leverton-Spry Edward James, snrgeon, Roskruge Annie Elizh. (Mrs.) & Gerald Bolitho Mary (Mrs.), farmer, Trelever & medica! officer No. 2 district, Hels­ Wm. drprs.irnmngrs.seed, coal&who. Boulden Humphrey, farmer, Tregarne ton union & admiralty surgeon & egg&buttr.mers.Post oflLChurch t"\l n Bray Nicholas, farmer, Trevenvith agent, Church town Roskruge Edwd.Pearce,frmr.grcr.com, Carlyon Alexander, farmer, Trenithon Lory Susan (Mrs.), farmer, Tregoning manure, coal & slate mer.Church twn Carlyon Sampson, miller (water), Tre- Lory WiIliam, farmer, Trevalsoe Rule Edward, farmer, Treleyan lease mill Lugg James, farmer, Tregiddon Rule Edwin, grocer, draper & egg &; Ching Philip, farmer Martin Aaron, farmer, Trelever downs butter dealer, Church town Christopher Matthew, farmr.Trevothen Martin James, farmer, Cowissack Smith John, farmer, Trevithian Christopher Robert,farmer,Polcoverack MatthewsGeo.Hy.(Mrs. ),frmr.Chenhale Southey Saml. Pilchard inn,Porthallo w downs & Trelyn Nicholls Richd. carpenter, Church town Sowell Thomas, farmer, Rosenithon Coad James, farmer, Roskilly Nicholls John, farmer, Tregolssack Thomas Henry, farmer, Polkerth Coad John, farmer, Treleage Nicholls William, farm bailiff to William Thomas Mary {Mrs.), Polqnest Day James, farmer, Grougrath Clinton Baddeley esq. Pennare TremayneCuthbert, farmer,Rosenithon Eddy William, farmer, Rosenithon Oates Christopher & William, farmers, Trerise James, farmer, Trewoon Eustace Charles, farmer, Polcoverack Rosenick Trerise John, farmer, Tregowris Gay James, farmer, Arrowan downs Oates Elizabth.(Mrs.),farmr.Lestowder Trerise Richard, farmer, Trelan Giles Henry, farmer, Poldowrian Oates James, farmer, Roskrowgy Trerise William, farmer, Trelan Harris Richard, shoe ma. Church town Pascoe Thomas, farmer, Tremenhere TripconyFras.miller(water),Mehall mill Harris William, miller (water), Tre- Pearce John Davies, farmer, Trelan Tripcony Jas. farmer & omnibus propr garn mill & farmer Pearce Richard,farmer, Tregoning mill Tripcony James, miller (water), Tre- Harry John, farmer, Trelease Pengilly Alexander,frmr.Pednavounder gidden mill Harry In. jun. c.arpenter,Roaring style Pengilly James, farmer, Trebarbath Tripcony John, farmer, Gwenter Hayden SI. farmer, Gilly & Boscarnon Plomer John, boot ma. Church town Tripcony John, farmer, Roskorwell Hill James, farmer, Porthonstock PlomerWm.WhiteHartinn,Church twn Tripcony John, farmer, Trenance Hill John, farmer, Treloyan Ralph Henry, miller (water), Coverack Tripcony Robt.Jas. farmer,Pengarrock Hocking John, farmer, Gwenter Retallack Charles, farmer, Chyreene Tripcony Samuel, farmer, Keniwas Hocking J oseph, farmer, Bargwitha Richards Francis, farmer, Treskewis' TripconyWm.Jn.carpenter,Church twn James Eli, farmer, Church town Richards James, farmer, Carllpesack 'Waters Richard, farmer, Traboe James Elias, farmer, Nambol Richards James, farmer,Tredennack Williams Andrew, farmer, Tregarne James James, farmer, Treskewis Rickard'l'hos. farmer, Treleever downs Williams Henr}', farmer, Parkantidno James Richard, farmer, Chywoon Roberts Abraham, farmer, Polcoverack Williams John, farmer, Hallwyn James Richard, farmer, Treg-ellas Roberts Anthony, farmer, Kilter 1Yilliams John, farmer, Trenanc6 J ames'WmJarmer&butcher,Church- twn Roberts Henry, farmer, Roskorwell Williams John, farmer, Trevean John James, farmer, Trewillis Roberts James, farmer & omnibus Williams Louisa (Miss), frmr.Tregarne Jobns Bernard, farmer, Little Gwenter owner, Trevothen & Coverack hotel 'Williams Samuel, :Farmers' Arms P.R. Joyce Thomas John, registrar of births Roberts James, farmer, Tregidden &farmer, Traboe & deaths for No. 3 St. Keverne sub­ Roberts John, faruler, Tregarne Wills James, Three Tuns P.H.& farmer, dist. & sanitary insp.for Menea,;e dist Roberts Peter, farmer,Treleever downs Church town.