Cornish Characters and Strange Events

From a painting by A. S. Cope, reproduced by permission of Mrs. H. Forbes Julian Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Wills 12 From an engraving by Simon, after a picture by M. Dahl A View of the Celebrated Logan Rock, near Land's End in Cornwall 18 Taken after the Rock was displaced on the 8th of April, 1824. From a lithograph by Vibert, after a drawing by Tonkin A View of the Southern Part of Castle Treryn, showing the Machinery erected for the purpose of replacing the Logan Rock 22 From a lithograph by Vibert, after a drawing by Tonkin Hugh Peters 26 From an old engraving James Polkinghorne, the Famous Cornish Wrestler 54 From a drawing as he appeared in the Ring at Devonport on Monday, 23 October, 1826, when he threw Ab ̱ͫ . Cann, the Champion of Devonshire, for a stake of 200 sovereigns Henry Trengrouse, the Inventor of the Rocket Apparatus for Saving Life at Sea 60 From an oil painting by Opie the younger, reproduced by permission of Mr. H. Trengrouse The Wreck of the "Anson" 66 From a sketch by Mr. H. Trengrouse " Parson Rudall " 72 From a painting in the possession of the Rev. S. Baring-Gould John Couch Adams 84 From a mezzotint by Samuel Cousins, a.r.a. , after a picture by Thomas Mogford. From the collection of Mrs. Lewis Lane John Couch Adams 88 The Cheese-wring 92 From an etching by Letitia Byrne, after a drawing by J. Farington, r.a. Nevill Norway 118 From a painting in the possession of Miss A. T. Norway Sir William Lower 126 The Killygrew Cup 134 "1633. from maior to maior to the towne of permarin, where they received mee that was in great misery " Jane Killygrew This cup has been recently valued at the sum of 4000. It measures just two feet in height George Carter Bignell 142 From a photograph John Ralfs 146 Reproduced by permission of Miss Loveday E. Drake Sir John Call, Bart. 154 From a portrait (by A. Hickle) in the possession of his great-granddaughter, Mrs. de Lacy Lacy Whiteford—the Residence of Sir John Call 164 From a drawing in the possession of Mrs. de Lacy Lacy John Knill 170 After a picture by Opie in the possession of Captain Rogers, of Penrose Glass inscribed "Success to the Eagle Frigate, John Knill, Commander" 172 From the collection of Percy Bate,…