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CORNWALL the place". It was here that Mr. Forbes him- self painted "The Health of the Bride," and that Mr. Frank Bramley painted his '* Hopeless Dawn," giving with such vivid pathos a tale that is of constant recurrence in the fishing homes of the West. The little Art Gallery so appropriately established at Newlyn was built by Cornwall's great benefactor, Mr. Passmore Edwards ; while in direct connection with the artists is the brass and copper repousse work of the villagers, initiated by Mr. Bolitho, another great benefactor of the neighbourhood. This work is now brought to considerable excellence of design and execution, and it is interesting to find what artistic taste can be developed from rough fishermen and lads. But perhaps it is not fair to speak of Newlyn fishermen as rough ; they are intelligent, courteous and kindly. It is possible that there may have been an ancient chapelry here — -Leland says there was ; but the present church is quite modern, and is suitably dedicated to the fisherman St. Peter. It has some good stained glass, and a terra-cotta reredos. Newlyn East (5 m. S. of Newquay) was probably the original settlement of St. Newlyna. There are many ancient sepulchral mounds here. Trerice, once a seat of the Arundells, is in this parish ; it contains some striking panel-carvings, representing different old Cornish manor-houses. NEWQUAY, the most popular watering- place in Cornwall, is in itself a town devoid alike of interest and charm, but the neighbour- hood amply supplies both, and supplements