Sessions held at Lostwithiel

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Sessions held at Lostwithiel

10th January 1815

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Justices

John Colman Rashleigh, esq., Rt. Hon. John, Lord Eliot, John Hearle Tremayne, Edmund John Glynn, Henry Peter, Francis Hearle Rodd, Francis Glanville, Thomas Graham, John Gould, jun., esqs., Henry Hawkins Tremayne, Robert Walker, John Trefusis and Joseph Pomery, clerks.

Jury

John Carne, George Tallack, Richard Rogers, William Roberts, John Foott, Thomas Kittow, Thomas Nattle, William Blake, John Blake, Francis Clemow, Robert Clemow, John Grose, George Lovering, Samuel Nankivell, Peter Rowe, William Martyn and Thomas Sleeman, gents.

Presentments of highways in Stithians, Mabe, St. Enoder and Lawhitton held over.

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Ten gaol and marshalsea rates levied to be paid to Edward Coode, gent., vice-treasurer.

Treasurer to pay deputy clerk 40s. for carrying statutes at large, etc., from one sessions to another for past year; £24 for levy warrants for gaol and marshalsea rates for past year at 10s. each; 13s 4d. for examination and pass of Richard Lawrey at Easter sessions; 13s. 4d. for examination and pass of Andrew Harvey at Michaelmas sessions; and £21 for deputy clerk's salary for past year.

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Army transport rates fixed to be in force until 14 Apr. next.

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Recognizances

William Drew and others to prosecute appeal against highway rates of St. Columb Major: held over.

Richard James of St. Mawes, shipwright, indicted for a nuisance. Pleaded guilty: fined 1s. paid in court.

John Harris of St. Neot, lab., indicted for taking a hogshead, property of Thomas Richards: one week in county gaol.

John Johns of St. Germans, lab., indicted for taking a peck of coals, property of James Martin Japson and John Paul: one month's hard labour in county gaol.

Friendly Society

Rules and regulations of friendly society at Northill allowed and confirmed.

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John Eplett of Penryn, lab., indicted for taking two ducks, property of William Hill: acquitted.

Andreas Carolus vom Samarien committed for stealing a parcel of coffee from, and part of cargo of, the brig 'Louisa Wilemina [sic]': discharged ignoramus.

Bastardy orders

Name: Joseph Gill; Parish: St. Stephen in Brannel; Court's decision: To remain in custody

Name: Thomas Maddron; Parish: St. Just in Penwith; Court's decision: Discharged

Name: Thomas Trethewy; Parish: St. Ewe; Court's decision: To remain in custody

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Bastardy orders

Name: Mary Newton; Parish: Gwennap; Court's decision: Committed for refusing to declare father of her son, to remain in custody

Appeal by Feock against order of 20 Dec. last for removal of Mary Martin, singlewoman, from Camborne: held over.

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Appeal by Lanteglos by Camelford against order of 26 Oct. last for removal of Mary Branch from St. Kew: held over.

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Filiation order:

Child; F.; When born; 1 Oct.; Parish; Mother; Alleged father.; St. Clement; Dorothy Thomas, singlewoman; John Fookes of St. Clement, yeoman

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Appointments made at Epiphany sessions 1812 uner Act concerning care of pauper and criminal lunatics: confirmed and same justices reappointed: Appointments made at same sessions concerning "lunatics of a Higher Class" confirmed and same committee reappointed.

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Members [of Parliament] for county requested to bring in a Bill to explain and amend Act concerning pauper and criminal lunatics with clauses to following effect:-

1. That counties alone shall elect annually their visiting justices, and be enabled to fill vacancies caused by death or resignation.

2. Subscribers to any lunatic asylum shall elect annually the members of their visiting committee, and fill vacancies caused by death or resignation.

3. If no election has taken place the previous year's visitors shall continue to act.

4. Clerks of general committees bo enabled to convene meetings of the committees where adjournment has been accidentally omitted, etc.

5 A quorum of seven J.P.s be enabled to limit the sums to be spend on purchase of land or houses, or exension or alteration of existing buildings.

6. Any excess of expense in maintaining pauper lunatics over 14s. per week to be defrayed from poor rate of parishes to which lunatics belong.

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Recognizances

William Drew and others to prosecute appeal against highway rate made by Joseph Norway, and others, surveyors of highways of St. Columb Major: held over.

James Carvolth and others to prosecute bill of indictment against rate made by Joseph Norway and others, surveyors of highways in St. Columb Major: held over.

John Trebilcock and others to prosecute bill of indictment against rate made by Joseph Norway and others, surveyors of highways in St. Columb Major: held over.

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(Recognizances)

James Priske of Wendron to prefer bill of indictment against Samuel Richards of Wendron, lab., for felony: estreated.

[Pencilled note in margin, apparently contemporary, "dischd at Easter Sessns"]

Sampson Uren of Wendron to give evidence on bill of indictment against above S.R.: estreated.

Walter Trevorrow of Redruth, hairdresser, and his pledge William Trevorrow: held over "the woman not being yet delivered."

Simon Luke of Gwennap, miner, and John Rawling his pledge: held over "the woman not being yet delivered".

William Harrie of St. Juliot, yeoman to appear, and his pledge Roger Nottle of St. Juliot.

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John Brewer of St. Merryn lab., indicted for taking an oak footpiece property of William Bartlett: two years' hard labour in county gaol.

John Morcom of Gwennap, lab. indicted for taking a pound of tallow candles, property of Thomas Roberts and Thomas Treweek: one month's hard labour in county gaol, during which time to be publicly whipped at the United Mines, near Symons' engine house.

John Harris of St. Neot, lab. indicted for taking six geese, property of Benjamin Lean: transported for seven years to New South Wales "or such other of His Majesty's Colonies..."

Samuel Richards committed to bridewell, charged with having entered James Priske's house and stealing 6s: discharged for want of prosecution.

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One bridge rate levied to be paid to James Chapple, jun., gent., bridge surveyor (east).

Bridge surveyor (west) to repair Treguddick and Lostwithiel bridge roads.

Thomas Symons, als. Arthur Daw, of Lezant, lab., indicted for stealing three pints of wheat and a quart of potatoes, property of Christopher Spear: one month's hard labour in county gaol.

Presentments of highways in St. Columb Major at Easter Sessions 1812 discharged on payment of court fee.

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Recognizances

Absalom Skewes of Camborne, tinner, to appear, and his pledge James Skewes of Camborne, yeoman.

Thomas Martyn of Advent, yeoman withdrew plea of not guilty. Pleaded guilty: fined 1s. paid in court.

Appeal by Sithney against order of [blank] for removal of [blank] from Helston: held over.

Robert Vincent committed to bridewell for "behaving disorderly" in St. Austell: discharged and passed to place of last legal settlement.

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Appeal by Sithney against order of [blank] for removal of [blank] from Helston: held over.

Mary Foster committed to bridewell for "pretending to have skill in Palmestry" and telling fortunes in Roche: discharged.

Richard Tippett committed to bridewell for want of sureties in breach of peace against Mary, his wife: discharged.

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