IVES, St., a municipal and parliamentary borough and seaport-town of England, county of Cornwall, on the western shore of the bay of the same name, 8 miles N.E. of Penzance. It consists of several streets, for the most part narrow and irregular. The parish church is a low but spacious granite building of the time of Henry V., and has an elegant tower 90 feet high. The harbour is defended by a pier built by Smeaton in 1770, and is capable of accommodating vessels of 200 tons. On 31st December 1855, there were 166 sailing vessels of 13,404 tons, and 3 steam vessels of 584 tons, registered as belonging to the port. The number and tonnage of vessels that entered and left the port during that year were:—Coasting trade, inwards, sailing vessels 1699, tonnage 110,469; steamers 130, tonnage 29,700; outwards, sailing vessels 1155, tonnage 74,154; steamers 182, tonnage 36,498;—colonial trade, inwards, sailing vessels 4, tonnage 578; outwards 2, tonnage 220; foreign trade, sailing vessels, inwards 37, tonnage 4899; outwards 15; tonnage 2327. This is the principal station of the pilchard fishery. In the vicinity are extensive tin and copper mines. The town is governed by a mayor, four aldermen, and twelve councillors, and returns one member to parliament. Pop. (1851) of municipal borough, 6525; of parliamentary do., 9872.