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- -------- · General Dry Goods tity named. u Although some years ago i t con. when from its containing & largL q :m it has of quartz, it may be E aid to re! ble the siste d of only a few smal l houses, m J rge become a very thrivinµ: place, ar isi ng Chinese ptt1intze, it is excavated ·luna - from the construction of a p ier, and a Par, Polkerris, Fowey, Mevagiz blocks or slabs and exported .. s 0 es m o:e basin cut out of the sohd rock for vessels stone, but the china-clay r e q u 1 zey, etc. . Much of the China clay careful treatment . The latter · piled m of 200 tons. layers upon an inclined pla11e a nd & f ro m the works near St. Austell is sh ip Our vi s it to this section of Cornwall 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"Chan<lize for ihe use of the surrouud There are tin smelting while the coarser residuum ie oilught in ing d i stric t . that we co·ild not stay longer to partake pits (catch-pools) placed at s uituble inter- works, a naptha manufactory and a small of the very gene;'ous hospitality of the vale. From the reservoir all tho water is foundry in the village, Ncar Charlestown good people whose acquaintance we made. drawn off and the clay re·noved to pans, is an upright block of granite, called the for .'l'he only knowledge they had of our where it is passed under the inJlueuce of "Giant's Staff" or Longstone, to which and · existence before ou r arrival in the locality a novel drying maching, thoroughly re- the following legend attaches : "A giant was what they learned fcom a. letter we lieved of moisture, two tons boing put --Tregeagle-travelling one night over 'i8!!0W'eHadapt'Aldtoe.hildM1ttl!at eol.la. -fp&tfon, had sent to the address of a laay who through in fi ve minutes, and af terwards these hills was overtaken by o. storm [ l't!el)mmend itna superiortoanyprescription Sour Stomach, l>iarrhma., ErUctation. Xil1s i;ivca sleep, and promotca d!· . "1olom1 W. me.'· long since pa s se d to her re ward , but properly packed in barrels and removed which blew off his h at. He im med ia t ely H. A. A:acBJCR, M. D., falliug into the hands of her son, wo were lo the sea side for shipment. ll1So.Oxford13$., Bl'ookl.Ju, N, Y. These pursued it, but being impeded by a sta ff wJurlovs inedlcatiou. favored with a most courteous reply to china clay beds rauge f rom 2 feet to 80 he carried in his hand, he thrust it into Tim Cl!a."TAt"R COMPANY, 77 Murray Street, N. Y. our inquiries respecting where and how feet deep. The discovery of china clay the ground until he secured his hat. we should find the place we desired to is of comparatively recent date-1768- Afte r wanderin,'..{, however, 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 fav or, the quantity now ex- ga ve up the search and returned for his friends and that our visit was mutually ported yearly amounts to u pward s of staff, but this also he was unable to dis FOR S.A.f,E BY J·. HIGGINBOTHAM & SON, BOWM.A.NVILLE: enjoyed. The lady we ex pected to see 75,000 tons, valued at £260,000. More cover, and both were irrecoverable lost. was a Mrs. Bennett·, sister of the late than 7,000 persone are employed in its In the moaning when the giant was gone Mrs. Thos. Pascoe, of East Whitby , near production and exportation. The best his hat 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 was fou n d on Whitehouse D own and bore Rampton, Mrs. Sam. Cole, Maple Gtove, inferior not over lSs. 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 a utu mn of y e ar s . We received a genuine Cornish within recent years the dullness in trade 1798, when some soldiers having encamp welcome, how ev er, at the homes of her in gen eral and the competition of fo re ig n ed around it, they fancied, it is said, as it to make room for son, Mr. J. D ennet t, and her daughters, mines have greatly iujured the Corni sh was a. wet season, that this giant's hat was In order \ Mrs. Capt. Thos. Scantlebury, and Mrs. tin and copper mining trade. The annual the cause of the rain and therefore rolled Has a large Stock of FalllGoods which are! coming Ca.pt. W, Purches, and others . We value I of cop p er formerly exported was it over the cliff. The sta.fl' or longstone made 1.1 brief visit to Penhale Far:n, the estimated at £1,350,000, for about 15,000 was d isco v ere d in the posi tion in which home of Mrs. Iohn Geach, si!ter of Wm. tone of pure copper, extracted from it now stands. It is about 12 f eet high, will start on in rapidly, Hogers, Esq., Hampton, and aunt of the 220,000 t ons 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 Geach has been a widow for several ye;i.rs of the process of tin min ing may interest he might grasp it with ease." We relate and l11.1s raised a respectable family of our readers. Tin' is usually found to run this piece of superstituous legend, as an on hand, which he is determined to run off three sons and one daughter and managed in veins from ea.st to west, a·reraging in example of scores just a s improbable t a large and excellent farm. hat have come do;vn from generation to She is a breadth from 12 to 40 inches, bnt differlarge, fine-looking woman and knows well ing great l y 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 ex cavat ed from Pentuan with a small harbour for 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 Also a large and choice stock of Sum.i.'l1et Goods that we lla ve lightful countrv residence. We sa.w on selected. The owner of tl,ie land grants long. The road is o ver a hilly district Mrs. Geach's farm one of the most pro- a li cen se to work for which he received from this village for two miles which mising fields of Fall Wheat that we l1ave one part in 18 of the ore. Drain- brought us to the important fishing-tow n in Stock seen for many a day, and it reminds us ing of the mine is very important of Mevagi zzey . The inh11bitants of this ' 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 g oing to Pen h a.l e we passed The descent is mado into the mine by a and other :U.sheries, the former of which , which will be sold at Menabilly, the beautiful palatial residence square shaft, 9 ft. in diameter, divided employee a bout 50 seines . During the aud grounds o f Jonathan R11shleigh,Esq., b y a p ar ti t i on , one piut for miner11, the pilchard 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 ge nerosity have won for him the respect chine used for raising is called "a whim," makes Lhe town very offensive. T he cholera made severe ravages here As the public know that we and gratitude of the whole country-side. and is worked by horsepower or steam. So come along and bring your friend with you and ex We also saw Kilmarth, the residence and One bucket ascends while another de- sn 1849. The harbor is protected by a The bowels of the earth are substantial stone pier, and a large govern .always do.what we advertise) grounds of his son, Evelyn W. Rashleigh, scends. amhre tfoods and Prices, all of which must be disposed of;to· Esq. M en abilly is l} miles from Fowey, traversed often at great distances, in one ment loan h as j us t been negotiated for f u th er extensive on a promontory some r improvements to the m called Greben Head, instance, 60 miles . The miners work 8 d$ 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 <m these waist, and notwithstnnding the excellent around are bold and picture5que, and the grounds is a. grotto where are on exhibi- contrivances for ventil ation, they suffer views seaward extend o ver St. Austell DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE. tion a remarkable collection of Cornish terribly from heat. We were told that a bay to Ramc-head, near the entrance to minerals and a " Longatonc," or Celtic man has b een known to lose 5 pounds in Plymouth Sound. The church sta11ds in sepulchral memorial, designed to indicate weight in a single spell. B e sides the a v all ey near the east end of the town, the grave of Cirusias, son of Cuuimorns. underground minea,Cornwall has stream- without a tower. From a jealous fo c l in " In the mineral collection are fine speci- works; these produce the purest metal. which existed a lon g time, the fisherma mens of sulphuret of tin, malachite, fluors, Running water is directed over the ora of G.orran, a neighboring village, accused sulphuret of copper, blocks of tin dating to remove the dirt, and the tin '.lre ia the mhabitauts of Mevacri:.:zy of sellin<> from the per-historic era of the Cornish then 11,athered. 'l'he procesa of re li ning their bells to pay the cost°of taking d ow mines, cubes of r uby copper, lustrous and separatin the ore into the various the 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 g ro tto Oi' t the seashore is an oc gonal one. After this process is over the fu se d seir.e?" It appears that many years ag o May be loo ked for. This sale erection of marbles and serpentines, i·e- meta.I is moulded into blocks of 3 01 4 the .fisherman of Gomm and Mevagizzey 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. Mi o ers aa a their respective nets, anchored the seiues jaspers, agates, shells, coralloids and class are. noted for their sobriety and for the night and r et ul'l1e cl home, when short ends but includes pieces minerals. ln the centre stands a table prudence. Some interesting d et ai l s re- the Gorran m en went out a l ittle before made of 32 specimens of Cornish granite, lative to CorniSh mines aud winers will dayli ght an d destroyed, as they thou ght, 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 relative position of the two seines, so that at prices that will astonish Mr. and Mrs. S.C.Hunking, of Courtice, Land's En d. " in the locality of Fowey, but want of time But we must return to Par. On the they had indeed cut the ir own to pieces. prevented. Fowey is a famous old place quuy are silver smelting works, the h uge Any person who considers th1;1 prope1· which in th e old days shared with Ply- chimney of which (now idle) is 240 feet study of mankind is man s hould spend a cannot give you a com m outh and Dartmouth the maritime high . This port was formerly the scene season among the Cornish fisherman of superiority of the south of England, and of flourishing pilchard fish e ries, and was Mevagizzey-bold, restless, generous· plete list of all we shall offer, Looe, ·rruro and Penryn were merely the centre of considerable business activ- hearted fellows prompt in peril and liter re gard ed as creeks belonging to its harbor. ity. The Par consolidated mines on the ally as b rave as lions ! Th ey 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 a big sale of popular goods tween Noland Head and Deadman Point, in the immediate vicinity. Par is one of adventure, which they flavor with a which must take eye of every economical buyer. We keep, The small inlets 01· coves which radiate mile from the town of St. Blazey and racy Cornish saying, o r a snatch of old at One such legend the best qualities, styles, and assortment in as it were from its commodious and three and a half from Fowey,. to which a rude Cornish song. secure harbor are called '· pills. " As a branch line of rail way. runs from the Par runs that when Capt. Pellew, aHerwards western ou tl et it has the advantage of junction. Polkerris, a small fishina vii- 'Lord Exmouth, c aptu r ed the French every vther port in Cornwall, and is a lage in a cove about two miles a "' way, frigate "Oleop11.tra", the first pri ze in the fol ladies', gents' and childrens' wear ; also in Trunks and Valises. favorite port in time of storms. The would be a pleasant summer resort if great revolutionary war, L hi s own ship, harbor is a broad sheet of w a ter sheltered suitable accommod atio n for lodgers were the "Nympho", was manned by a c rew Come an? see .our elegant stock-Cash bought it, low prices will sell it. by lofty cliffs. It is formed by the river provided. We f o u nd a vory comfortable one -thi rd of whom wera Cornih 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. John Ben- men, tota lly unaccustomed to a man - o f patto.na our mtent10n to do better for you than anyone else. Go.ods ,. 'l:h_eir bra very not the less w " Brown Willy," and 1iowing through a n ett, proprietor. We met a Mrs. Philip war. fertil a vale of infinite beauty here effects Trembeth here from whom we obta i ned a truly British. A lad to rn by the press· cannot be bought cheaper-none are allowed to undersell us. its junction with the sea. Fowey stretches long letter written from Canada in 1836 gang from a barber's shop, became by 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 varieg ated cliffs of shall forward for publication in a future captain of one of the main-deck guns, rn1a _ . l!!! · !JE JI£ __ nd thro ghout the ol u a n. · P r Fowey occupied a prominent issue of this journal. Considerable seine a u action gave thtJ place in English history in the fifteenth fishing was done here some years ago, now neessary direction .with all the com cen tu ry , and the "lfowey Gal lants, " as drift fishing or catch ing by the head is plaicency and decis10n of a veteran. \· its stout seamen w e re called were long a more followed. Foreign markets have Anot.her says th at a miner after the en terror to th e French along the ooast of almost ruined the fish trade here. The gariement was observed sitting in a des--OF-N ormandy. Also during the Civil War prices were 50s. per hhd. (425), now 30s. pondi ng mood u pon the gun-carriae, in the 17th century Fowey was t he scene !s the highest figure. The men c mnot complaining that his se a -sick nes s had reof 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 sur geon repul8ed by King Charles and escaped to ing iu it. Mackerel, fl.at fish and red ascertained, what the brave man hirnnelf Pl ymouth, while his army of G,000 men mullet are the most numerous. The v il - had not perceived, that he had been uncondition&l!y surrendered. Fairfax !age has a Me thodist chapel, a publi c wounded i n the leg by a musket shot, ".7 seized the town in 1646 during the Royal - school and a reading room ; also a well and that the ball still lodged i n the ist struggle . In 1Gll6 a Dutc h man-of-war equipped boat and b o at house for life- sav - wound. . Besides the established church, Meva· where are to be seen chased into this harbor the i rgini an ing purposes. traders, but was forced to withdraw About a mile nort h of Par St ation is g1zzy contains chapels for Independents, before the voll eys of the ]Towey Gallants. St.Blazey,a market town of some import- Wesleyans, and .Primitive Methodists; In the following year they repulsed De auce. aituated at the head of the inlet of a lso a Nati on al School for boys and girl11. Ruyter. The old veterans delight at this Par Harbor, and surrounded by gently- :rhe market day is Saturday, and a fair The populabte day to relate these scrc1ops of local sloping hills whose wooded sid es and leafy l he!d on St. Peter's Day. hiatory. Queen ic tori a and Prince crests lend a delil(htful charm and beauty t10n 18 upwards of 2,000. Coosort honored F owey with a Yisit in of their own to the landscape. Its name On our return tri p to Plymou th on 1846 while on a c ruise. About 120 vessels commemorates St. Blaise, the titular pat- Saturday nigh t from the we st , we fouud now l:>elong to this port. The chief ron of wool-combBrs, and Bishop of ourself alone in a fi rs t - class coach with o. points of interest at or near }owey are 8 e bas te of America, who was martyred ver y elderly gentleman with whom we the Church, and Place House, the wind- under Licinius in 316 A. D. He is said ha d a very brief convtJrsation. He was mill probably erected by some Cornish to have bcon born in Asia. and to have going to Lostwithiel on a visit to hi11 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. Land, the ruins of St. David's Fort, the land. The population exceeds 3,000, aud His don-in·law and t wo grand sons and a the Best Bargains. remains of Hall R omie fortified in tl1e the men are engaged in or connected coaC'hman met him at the stati on, and as Civil War, and of St. Sav four 's Chapel with the mines. The following super- he was getting out of the car we noticed Large variety Hanging and Table Lamps, Fancy at Polruan. him slip a coin int o the guard's h t'.nd as The population reaches to s l i tion is related by the inhabitants: }'or 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 m ul a was prescribed by a Greek physician: him out. This venerable gentleman was rambles along the coas t , has been in the "Hold the afflicted person by the throt, '.l'homas Simon Bolit ho , of Tre ng wa inton , SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF past a noted mining, lead melting, chi na and rep eat the words"aloud: Blaise, the near Penzance. Cornwall, the head of the c l a y and granite quarrying district. The martyr awl servant of Jesus , commands firm of Bol i tho & Co., 'Ba n ker s. Im china clay industry is still a flourishing thee to Qass up or down." Ca ndles were agine o u r surprise to re:i.d in the p aper5 one on "the r o cky land of the walls" or offered upon his altar, which were after - on Monday that he had d1ed very suddenly ' strangers, as the Saxons were impudent wards esteemed and infallable cure for at the r e side n ce of his daughter on Snn Inspe('t ion Solicited. · day enough to call the Britons. nir,ht. He was out in the garden The china the toothache and dts{,ased cattle. Feb ,_ clay is the felspar of granite, a species of ruary 3rd is consecrated to St . Bl aise in after church and feeling suddenly unwell, 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 ver y few minutes . He was one of tho '.rnE GANA· decomposition into a s of t adhesive sub- the church there is a st atu te of the pat- b est known and most weal t hy men in Visitors England. DIAN NEEDLE stance, not unlike mortar, and \.his when ron-saint, hut not the less are toothaches southern C o rn w:tl l , and the daily journals Co., 16 a11l 8 all contained lengthy obituary tributor; to z purified from mica, schorl, or quart , is and sore throats common enough in the Jl'ront i:3treet ENn. - SrrAvTr:s1rn1;y East, lo1·onto his life's work. Ho had been '1 great ad m irably adapted for the best k in ds of town which does ao much honor to h i m. got up the Neatest, most Complete and Beat 'fEMl'ErtANOO Ho·rm,, l\1onnt pleasant. pottery. It is identical with Chinese Two or three miles south of St. lllazey public benefactor, and now the whole SellingNeedlePl\clmgein America· Sen<l 25 100 ro?ma. '.L'hrce minuletl' walk from Central poreel'.tin clay. When bhi gro wan or ) is Charlestown, fter which Charlestown, country rnourns his sudden decease. cents for Samples of New No.1, finished i'ine and fame Street St11tto118, Nig.l1t portei·. lte . ev. lJr. Brigg3. 'l'ornnl;o, and Pluh. Part!cnlars ont when stamps are en. commended by H 1\1.A.J. cla.y rn of tolerable adhe31veness, and ·now Hay·don, m West Durham, was closed for reply. Hev. EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. GREAT REMNANT SALE we Infants Children I Ct!l'ell k,':15· w&iic · M.MAYER MONDAY, JULY 25 S'CTJYLMER HATS REGARDLESS OF COST. ,At Cost. GEN T S FURNISHINGS D&L'lf Rare Bargains The Prices tell, the Quality sells. you. We I b1t h Best 12c. Print fior 10c. a Yard. BOOrs, SHOES AND SLIPPERS Be.st 1 Oc. Print fiOf 8c. a Yard. Other Prints for 5C and 6c. a yard. M. TRELEVEN Grand Spring Opening Seer S ucker Dress Goods 10c. worth 15c. Handsome D re s s G,oods 10c. a yd.. Murdoch Brothers' N""E-W- OE:IN"".A.. El:.A..LL Ginghams 7c., cheap at 10c. V Parasols at Tremen dous.Reductions. V 21 Pinner Sets, lovely patterns, 30 China Tea Sets, very pretty, 15 Printed Tea Sets, elegant designs, 50 "White Bed Room Sets. SilERAL.CASES SUPERIOR GLASSWARE JUST ARRIVED. 20 Superior Printed Bed Room Sets, FIELD and GARDEN SEEDS NOW OPENw to V\rla & J0'\.Velry ff OUS0. To Ac ENTS _, r L IVERPoo I Children Cry for Pitcher's_Ca5tora 20-5 Chae. Gn.uct.t , J(,nfllrrnd. 20.15