Cornish Christmas Carols 

Cornish Carols - A Tradition For The World

   Nadelek Lowan 

West Briton 4th January 1839

LAUNCESTON - A noble ox was slaughtered on the 29th ult. by Mr. Rundle, one of our principal butchers, for the Christmas market. It was seven years and a month old, and its weight exhibited the following remarkable results: The four[fore?] quarters 1,680 lbs; the loose fat, 227 ½ lbs; the hide 139 lbs; the head 40 lbs; total, 2,097 lbs. This fine animal was bred, reared, and fattened at Tamill and Travarten[?], in St. Clether, by Mr. James Sommers, the spirited proprietor of those estates, who, coming about nine years ago from North Devon, introduced upon his farms the splendid cattle of that district, and has since constantly selected his stock from the same quarter, with what result this specimen will shew.

West Briton 6 JANUARY 1837, Friday

Launceston - The Duke of Northumberland has given large quantities of wood to the poor of Launceston and St. Stephens, and has caused a number of deer to be killed and distributed among them, during the last fortnight.