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A walk across the fields led to Manaccan, after visiting 

 the church, the party went down the hill to Tregonwell mill, 

 where Manaccanite, an oxide of titanium, was discovered by the 

 Rev. Mr. Gfregor in 1791. Of the uses of titanium, and its 

 admixture with soda in the arts for rendering muslin unin- 

 flammable, Mr. Crowther gave an account, besides exhibiting a 

 specimen. 



The ancient name of the old parish of Manaccan, of which 

 the Eev. A. R. Eagar is the new vicar, was Minster, Saxon for 

 monastery. Since 1521 the parish has been called Manach-an 

 (interpretation — in Cornish — being monks). Both names imply 

 the previous existence of a monastery there. The great tithes 

 were bestowed on Grlasney College by its founder, Walter 

 Bronescombe, Bishop of Exeter, August, 1275, towards the 

 maintenance of two chaplains, to celebrate a mass daily in the 

 Lady chapel, for the souls of tbe founders. But the great tithes 

 of Trevose and Treath still belong to the vicar, so the titulary 

 Manaccan is a vicarage, but technically a rectory. The Bishops 

 of Exeter bad until lately, in the parish, a small tenement, 

 possibly outlying the manor of Penwyn Toirian, it extended to 

 Helford river. An old family was that of Kestell, of Kestell 

 Barton, and their monument is in the south side of the church. 

 The arms are founded on the rebus, or three castles gules. 

 Interesting features in the church were the hagioscope, and 

 carved wood let in the wall, removed from an oratory in St. 

 Anthony. The church has a Norman doorway. A fig tree, said 

 to be 200 years old, grows out of the south wall, the tree bears 

 fruit every year, but it does not come to perfection. Celebrities 

 of the parish of Manaccan include the Eev. R. Polwhele, poet, 

 historian, and divine ; also, Houghton and Budge, who are 

 buried there. 



From Manaccan a short walk led to Helford village, where 

 the party went on board the steamer ; after waiting for a detach- 

 ment of the company, who had gone round by Dennis Head, St. 

 Anthony's Church, and up Durra Creek, anchor was weighed. 

 The return home up the Biver Fal was most agreeable, and about 

 eight o'clock a landing was effected on the Truro quay. After 

 expressing their thanks to Major Parkyn, the hon. sec, for the 



