As instances of the respect paid to the commanding genius of Mr. Lemon, the people of Truro are said to have drawn back from their doors or windows as he passed through the street. And the Rev. Samuel Walker, a respectable although a fanatical clergyman, exhorting the children to be circumspect in the presence of Almighty God, incautiously added, “Only think, my dear children, how careful you would be if Mr. Lemon were looking upon you.”
The parish of Germow measures 1,062 statute acres.
| £. | s. | d. | |
| Annual value of the Real Property, as returned to Parliament in 1815 | 1,373 | 0 | 0 |
| Poor Rate in 1831 | 180 | 11 | 0 |
| Population,— | |||
| in 1801, 629 | in 1811, 735 | in 1821, 830 | in 1831, 1175 |
giving an increase of 87 per cent. in 30 years.
GEOLOGY, BY DR. BOASE.
The geology of this parish is identical with that of Breage, of which in fact it forms a part, occupying only a segment of the Godolphin Hills.