IVES (St), a sea port town of Cornwall, in England, seated on a bay of the same name; which being unsafe, it is chiefly frequented by fishermen, for the taking of pilchards. By this trade, however, and that of Cornish flates, it has thriven greatly, and 20 or 30 sail of ships belongs to its harbour. It is a corporation, governed by a mayor, 12 capital and 24 inferior burgesses, with a recorder, town clerk, &c. and it sends two members to parliament. Here is a handsome spacious church, which is often buffeted by the waves of the sea; but the mother church is at Unilalant. There is a grammar-school here, which was founded by Charles I. It has two markets in the week, and an annual fair.