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Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1847-08-04 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

UMBUG." . .  It covereth th • earth sir,—it overwheltneth every place even as darkness once (lid the land of Egypt. Aye it is like unto tio.:locusts and f ogs of whose infestings we read in holy writ. Even the newspapers—" the immaculate public press" —the " Palladium of civil and religious liberty," as Junius bath it—they are sometimes so infested. Did you read in this very journal last week the letter of "II r'—a very humbuggirg allair it is. But then—we must make ~Ilowanees for these Hs., they are often very ill-used. particulatly in several of the Counties—quite as badly as some other letters of the alphabet are in the metropolis; that is " werry bail indeed." This I suppose it is makes the H. in questimi so cynical and censorious ;—" Lord love your heart" my dtetr sir, don't be frightened by any H. in Christendom. It's all humbug. Your conwitnents liked your treat in fire-works very well, only it is a pity the gunpowder got so damp it did not Miro mtite as cleft-71y as it ought to have done. Perhaps it had contracted some of the H. mildew—a feede dumped—not much. , A sTall pinch of gunpowder burnt in good humour •does no harm ; it amuses the children, ant this maketh the parents' heart OA. Better burn the " villanous saltpetre" thus than use it as they do in some places. , I woqld rathor ace " 6 ad Save the Queen" and " Vivian for ev r" blaze out in the disk, and hear these semi[nerds responded to by a hearty British elver, than be informed of a landlord having been shot in the night amitiFt the it:lentil yellings of u band of God forsaken murderers. _  We can burn our bit of harm'ess gantviwder wilt one hand, rod help our poor neighbours with the mitt r, and still say our prayers at night wilt a clei.r c. nscience ad a trusting hope in Providence. I most say I prefer the character of Mr. Ward:e, in Pickwick, to that or Mr. Peek n in Martin Chuzzlewit. The " Brothers CheerPile," or tile Biotiters Vision, surely may, even in these hard times, draw a Ling cork for a friend, or burn a little gunpowder in an honest cause, (always remembering when it is burnt, whether before friend or foe "God Save the Queen,") and still be free from the whinings of cant and ll—umbug. : I ant so sick of thisdreadfully increasing Pecksniffery,  .... _ , that I must really have a touch at it soon in another quarter, from my 'high place;' whence I see all that is going on. In mean time, again borrowing from the lively author, I say " Awast time! keep a briOn look out forrm d, and good luck to you." The " bearines" of this hole observation lies in the application on it.  I remain, sir,  Your obedient faithful servant,  TIIE OLD TOWN CLOCIL•
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1847-08-25 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

SPEECIL—FrOIII TIM speech of Archdeacon Latfan, at the Tipperary County Election, we select the following elegant amenities:—" Those English fellows have not one drop of the milk of human kindness in their bosoms. That ill-looking fellow, (p .inting to Mr. ('ollett) and he is a very ill-looking feLew." (Laughter.) Here Mr. Cvlleit commenc.'d writing in his tablet. " Ave put that dewn it; your tablet; ciury that in your snuff-box, as we say in Tippers y They called you landlords of Ireland, wholesile murderers; and did that fellow (laugliffr) stand up for you 1 (Loud laughter.) Don't be looking an angry at me, sir ; don't think you'll intimidate me. M' John Bull. (Loud cheers.) . . . . If you return C nett, he will laugh with contempt at you, and when your estates are squeezed like a lemon, he will damn you for a set of beggally rascals. (Loud laughter.) Collett, did you ever hear that Irishmen had tai's f (Loud laughter.) . . . . I could not support Lord John Russell, my Lord Suirdale ; and I will tell you. why. Because lie starved 2.000,000 of my fellow countrymen. (Groans for the Premier.) . . . . . One soaree of the great revenue of England is derived from their cast-oil' clothes, and they send us their cast-off member, saying, • He'll do well enough for Paddy.' (Laughter.) You stoml for Lincoln, Mr Collett—abet', your name 1 John? (Laughter.) I'm surly that they did not send us a handsomer specimen of the cast-oi clothes than you. any way. (Laughter.) . . . . I remember in DE. Buike's present chapel, the late lamented O'Connell, may God be merciful to Inns! (Sensation.) Pray for him Mr.Callett. (Laughter) . . . One stmdard is the green tlag of Erin. (Tremendoup chems)  On our side is virtue and Erin The friends we have tried Are by our side, And Collett is beiore us." (Loud cheers.) lam speaking at random (laughter.) but I h.d • very good speech prepared, and you, Mr. Collett, spoiled it (laughter) by commg up at the eleventh hour with your bamboo head. (laught,. r.) . . . . ...... ii you were politielliy and Old Nick had you, the county would be the better."  A PALPABLE lIIT —At the University election, ;SIN Butt, the well-known Du:Ain barister. made A poignant retort upon Mr. Show. Oil the day of nomination, after Mr. Butt had addressed the electors, Mr. Shaw said ; "Speaking not as an Oxford graduate, but as an Irish gentleman, I will say, that Mr. Butt's speech proves nothing but the vulgarity of his own nature, which not ev.n an education at this University caultl refine." Mr Butt had no opportunity of tepl:sing till some time after, when lie took care to tell the recorder" that it was a ti eat pity when he had secured a retiring pension of 2,000 per as. on the consolidated fund, that he had not also managed to put his tongue upou the evil list."
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1855-01-17 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

TUE SHIP " SALSM."-The Salem, one of tended the murder of Mr Moore : each as Barthelemy the expren p.p., of ventlng forth Irma thence his NIT Chambers's hone." Ile also said •• Su help nos Ged .' 4 la rth Au Marstr -11 N te t• ' b ker living Frenchent•ti who have epplita for space nundwr no fewer theft...hoe makers ...id decide to reduce 1,',..! at thew „ . betng acoompanied by a lens., or • men d din rall•ed, eNldell by an explosion of coat gas on board the - ` -•• `I *"*. ' *..l*** " ' • • 1 . ' • • la .el h h • one ~ ten Inert. to moir w eh. 1- ho red the orde s , the Liverpotor litte of packets, ...ed by Mewrs Magee anethema up. a pomt which he hie.ll poness. no the 00.,,,e.. k00w..,,,,,,,..,,, r,.., near the Bute Dock, Cardiff, gave ...ad. to the limn 10,1191. Aonit is ',nem tntat I t t qu r y g ' ' ' ' ' ' . I L. ' t IMr .1 V Walthe. has just been , twomatis cluthss, the deep excavation which was lonia undeubted fitness to comprehend, to analyze, mid to • •• C trentle " ait American vessel The shi i was laden F. miboner received ea excelkut character from ' ' • I 6.1., on Monday, that . meittett,mantcd Edwin Thom, 11111..1,111a space mailable fin• rehibition ix NO,OOO :mares, iwiiig hod.. w , g , . 111 he oen out mei confi teuce re- en' beWg• "n• ant - •• - the priconer's back kitchen & entirely redecorated, by Mr De. Saws, ot Bath-street, who ... . - . , criticise it. The achiog, the endless-teasing desire which „oor, per.o.r. ....., sehoo wore meow, w. pg._ wtth It ISCiI .131, and upon the second mate going into b.,ost„, ie the se„,, .. sa,„erd j,..,„„,re ro,„ to,„g „, it .... rani., tha many ad these applicants must he estabh.l.. Pig iron htts Haiti.. Molt, „cording to .. Ifiths' coustitution to neme . fotm • P." of Me °. , bees, P. L. tan, en . ones. er at, gin ty. B ' ail .1 2d' '1 the hohl with a Itglitea candle, fite gm entmetiog from the nuol., had been killed by falling frorn the masthead. refueed. France has reeerved for herself two-lathe a a.. 1... pa. of speculate.. Little ...Elmo. Id 1. tri 1 , . . • . d. • I d 0 I ' ' •flf • fl , has utsp.ave MS nand gm, taste. it ter stern ta a a 1... ...L..... 11C . 11.1.°P.P.T. 11. !....1e P.IIIII Mr Popkin moved au arrest of judge... . the wit- the coal exploded, and the hatchway. were ail blown od The body was brought ashore the next day aa taken to !. available mace, uamely, 3.i 000 metres; vet, accord- article by the 0.. s Itere, t. slight ads.. having am o n .. e.... m scroll work. The Mert. wiad".' he. •!.
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1849-05-16 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

ADAM'S WILL.  (From the Welsh of Robert Davies, the Bard of Nantglyn.; When Adam of yore made his will, With little of justice, and still less of skill, To his darling sons—ungodly race! He left each a place—to till. Some he created magistrates, To some he gave wigs an their pates. Whilst others he left worse off than hogs, In ditches and hogs—to curse their totes. To some a sceptre he gave to wield, To others a spade to till the field, And all brothers! the same father And mother—to every chield. And to him who works least by half, He gives what is more than enough ; But the man who has least ;Os ids inside, His outside—is also worst off. To the poorest he's given as much pride As the Queen, who in State cloth ride. Before I would make such a will, my own— I'd have a mill stone—to my neck tied. And all his children, when they begun The worldly race, we all must run, Were from heaven, about the same distance, As you for instance—or any one. And so he left them, till scrambling In the mud, without light, grumbling, Kicking, each others' shins, in spite, And often in fight—jumbling. With the swearer the hypocrite would not gad; The spendthrift tile miser thought too bad ; Thus they all went topsy turvey, As if they were tipsy—and quite mad. • •  But now our priests, with divinity ramm'd, Cry out loud, with their bellies eramm'il, "You're going to hell ! you rascals you'll burn! Repent and return !—or be d—d !!!" But their ways to heaven are so different and pat, One saying thit way, another saying that. That one can't tell, to shun the es il, Which the devil —'s the way to be at. The Catholic swears by his rosary, That "lit Peter must ope the gate for ye, And that Father Murphy forgives murder, Without going furder—than Mary. Then comes the Calvinist, and says bang That some are only born to hang, And solo seeing heaven, without election, (Consoling reflection !)—you'll to hell gang. " That's a lie (says the Baptist), this is the way, Go wade thro' Jordan, about May. But as for your brats, they'll all May, But where I won't tell—to-day." The Wesleyan holds that nor Jews nor Turks Can ever go to heaven, without" good works." " Nay, nay (quoth the Quaker), thee can't inherit Unless thee the spirit—moves and jerks." Faye Old Mother Church, "Do not dare, But by Moses' laws your conduct square, Pay taxes and tithe of all your store, And no more—you'll surely go there." Now, who to believe of all the lot, They have not each the truth, I a cd ; One might suppose it's all a quiz, Whether there is—a hell or not. But nose the gospel bell shall toll This saving truth, from pole to pole! Love thy neighbour as thiv.e own self, And Godlihnself—with all thy soul, 'Pis thus thoult gain the blissful goal, And bid farewell to rigmarole." May 10, 1849.
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1849-04-25 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

FFNCE. Some persons still dwell upon the reasoning that Rush must have had accomplices, because the tire-arms have not been found. This, however, is quickly dispelled, when we tiod he slid not touch, throughout the protracted tri.d, upon that point. It has been said, and said truly, " It is singular that while introducing so much irrelevant matter in his defence, Rush overlooked the single link that was wanting in the chain of evidence agaimd him, the absence of the weapons with which the murder was committed." Whilst dwelling on immaterial points, or making stronger the evidence against him, he omitted to notice this point, and it was the only one in his favour I he was blinded to his own guilt. To an innocent man tae want ot the necesswy implements of destruction would have been the first thing to FUgge,T itself in exculpation. But Rush knew that he had used the weapons, and though not discovered, or produced against him, he forgot to call for them or notice their non-production. In fact, as is usual with such very over-cunning people, every step he tmdt only plunged him further into the mesh in which he was involved. After his long speech—his powerless detence—not one juryman, not a soul in court, from the gaoler to the judge, could retain a doubt, if he had any previously, that the guilty mu:slerer stood there it: the dock, appealing, with fearful blasphemy, to Heaven to atteA his innocence I Such mingled audacity and hypocrisy, passion and coolness, were never perhaps mingled in a court of justice. If the wretched murderer had any accomplice, our readers may rest assured he woul I have betrayed him before ascending the public sc.dfold, not from any conscientious motive or desire of justice, but from telt mallgnant spirit whi-h has characterised his infamous ca.ecr Mr many years past. -RUSH'S EVIDENCE AGAINST ntstsmr. The is y language of the pirsoner served to corroborate the evidence against him. Eliza Chestney states that when she was twisting about in the first atur'nish of her wound, the man who shot her exclaimed, "Poor thing! poor thing!" Now, it is curious that when Emily Sandford showed much distress under examination on the 31st, Rush requested the judge to adjourn the court, in consideration of the suffering state of the witness, pitying her in precisely the some phrase that he had Oied his victim, Eliza Chestney, "Poor thing ! poor thing!" Again, its his defence on the last day of his trial, be applies! the same phrase to Emily Sandford, " lie never could have any ill-feeling to her, poor thing !" no more than he had to Cliestney, when he shot her. " The jury saw to whit et enUties she was reduced, pose thing !" 'fhe pit ace is a common one, but it is remarkable that it should leap to the lips of this man when witnessing the tortures of his victims both on the scene of butchery and in the court of ju-dice. Amongst tile marvellous organs of murder is the assassin's own tongue.—Examber.
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1861-11-20 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

JUDOE.—A very learned and corn- same sail paths to eternity the innocent victims of the . _ A COMPAtuiIONATY . ry 620 10 Ell 1a 1 Sit 513913 t 38 9 13 Birmingh. 24575 10 5 515 246 satin.. Sweat pur MIS it ballot sh mold be brou lit rorni.e lebours dungen. ly, 111141 almost that the question of the d ell essionete judge in Texas, on passing sentence on John unmerited tortures of the ging ot their forefathers. Gloucester 7 5012 30 247345711147 6 20 10 47 Worcester 341141 11 3o 632 341 every Indian nlealiteralolleoldon °tipper DOW breigeoon- nently before the public at every election that takes PPM wh i had been convicted of murder, concluded h a Thanks to the eiventor of there cl muting and reparative 17.111 010)ler Up 440105 it :0 729 446 trilmtions to the 'lock of imported noimala and hic *in place, and it recommends the co-operation of the various J'HI--, i Dow. 6 10 5 7551157 5 11 3 Bristol ... 9011CO1SO6MI 12 4 6 SO II the • • r 1 Ssi. 0. lite 61,6101 y. N portien of the R y:ti Park is Reform Associations in the coteitry with the Ballot to run a course so sm•rowfte, t . I • Ihe relentless baud of I Brbtol orr 9402 SO til 9sola go 9 4511 2 . „ down IS 45 12 45 sirs 10 1 Sle 1 I remarks 118 follews :-" The fact is, Jones, the Court di i remedie,,, the most heavily %acted are no longio• doomed 6 56 Sow heieg prrp 'red ass home htr th e anima.a.ia eon co- Seeley. in order that suitable candidates may be brought not ,intend to order you to be executed before next spri, g 1 ' Mule these wowlerful medeventents arrest son after I Mourester Up S 64.111 as :Al 141 a .7 but the wcather is very cold; our jdil, unfortunately, Is 8C . ••1 ' i worcester arr 9de25435 45 9 18 696 Gloater .. 8 4311 lo Ile a 114 9a611 1. 9 20; 115 ln'h nal' 'he n'eletY• and a hill for lie eroleellio •of forward whenever it nifty he found necessary.- re Ile 53 26 A 6 44110 18 945 Newport. S 2512 35 9 it. 55934•411 al 3 4 • 11012011.0 game will •sliortls receive the it•tiiition of I'm-0d nil lan valve Pills ueolasp the ' Btrming" "•• in a very bail condition ; much of the glass in the WillC011ei•Illi• itt menu. an , , , it hits tht..eatetted beauty with despoliat ion. Ili, otvity .1 pan COE Cartilif ... 9 5 I 26 * 46- 6 3 9 51 4 1 12 1 4 I; • lum.ent 11 . le movenle• latl be furiher .treogtheoe.l in • Mr. Williams seconded the resolution, which was carried. unimithously. dows is broken; the chimneys are in such a dilapidated baneful grasp of scrofula. and with unerring eel -unity Derby a lee daya,lty the ad voe.ley of a local jou; na., the Yeoman state that no fire can be made to render your apartments enable the descentlitut to cast out the reproachful Wit- i vors - 5 35, 611 4 tape and Australian Acchniatiser, which will be iseued from 1 lie proceedings terminated with the customary COMcomfortable ; besides, owing to the great number of olittooiok,orited from hig sucest,org. i News...tie the itrgof office." plineat to the chairman. . - 1••• ) si ..., . v , t •4
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1853-06-01 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

ICI. •dd er gone t iroug I, tte 'mimeo was or ere to rpo t pro development of opinions-trom bong a conviction, sus- tee for colour tickets, they would have issued them, as they • FM royal party are to be the guests of ilia Excellency-the more ahead ; but at three o'clock, when ttor poll clone :-! -Mr. William Ewart Glathoone. Chancellor ot the Ex- was rejected by 139 to 126. 1 gress. tamed on the one side by philosophical theory, and on the were determined to win, and would not have stood on a Earl of St. Germans, at the Vice-regal Lotige, during the day, the numbers were-Scott, 2085; liev, 2ers, u chequer in the present ministry, is the third son of the late other by the practical experience of the most respectable colour ticket. Witness had paid 10s. for a county colour 1 their easy in the Irish metropolis. • the clue of the poll on Friday the numbers were-h.. The Registration ef Assurances Bill was, alter a short Sir John Gladstone, a Moque. in Forfarshire, and was and respected constitutional countries-such as Holland, ticket. Tse last election for Canterbury was the least ex- i 2407 ; Scott, 2421 : majority for Scutt, 14. born in Liverpool in the year 1809. Sir John Gladstone conversation, read a second time, and referred to a select Belgium, and Amerita-it Mut grown into a popular and Pensive be ever knew. There was km tinbery practised ; i I On Tuesday a travelling Jew pedlar was found was originally • email trade/ult. in Leith, where he failed committee, with power to call for evidetice. parliamentary fact. It has a powerful body of supporters where he before paid thousands, he then only spent loin- : innensible near Exeter, and his box and pockets rifled. Earl 'Mete is lying dunj,ftmotisly ill at 'fists .. in business. Having the world to begin mode, he pro- In a onurnthee of ways and means, a vote of £4,000,000 iii the 'Joust! of Commous. It hss a still more powerful dreds. &mud Blinks deporoed that he wmked for John. 1 The ruffians, who Made the attempt to murder, have not Park. His lordship's complaiut lie hereditary gout, r : oeeded to Liverpool, where he engagell in the West India was granted to her alajesty out of the consolidated hind. body of supporters in the country. In the ethinet it is an stone arid Gippa at the last eleciton, a. was employed to I • been discovered. . has reached his stomach. snide, then in Mg most prosperous state, and by dint of The Cathedral Appointments Bill, as amended, was open question-and it counts five of its old and consistent ascertain the price of certain voters who were likely to be : . . _ u. . _ _ _ 'sagacity, norgy, anti skill, he amassed one of tite most considered. advocatev in the list of the preseut administration. bought. The aunts regoited ranged trout £5 to ilo per princely lortunes of 1110.1ern times. In addition to his On the motion of Sir J. Y. Buller, a new writ was ' fo resume i-The ballot is an open question The ca. , voter. Had lie got a certain number to vote for the C.-
Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1853-04-20 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.  ABUSE OF THE KNlPE.—Three CUBS Of stabbing were tried last week at the Liverpool assizes. The first was that of W. Terrell, charged with having wilfully murdered one Joseph Quinn. It appeared that on lice evening of the elet of January the prisoner, the deceased, and a man named Shannon were at a public house called tire Cheshire Cheese, in Manchester' kept Icy a mi. named Holding. A conversation took place, and the prisoner and the deceased were laughing and chatting one another, and the prisoner pulled out a knife and said, " This knife has done many a one, and there's yet another to do ;" that he (the prisoner) had got bigger, and that the deceased could not mill him then. There were a great many people in the house, and the prisoner and the deceased seemed to go out of the house comfortably together. After they lett the Cheshire Cheese they proceeded up Oldham toad, and were met by a witness named Clements, who stated that they were quarrelling, and the prisoner was wanting to fight the deceased, and said, "Let's go across the cartroad, and we'll haveit out," and several times he said, " Let's fight it out," to which the deceased replied, that he would not fight unless the prisoner would show both his hands, and the prisoner showed his left heed, hut would not show his right hand, which he kept in his trowsers pocket ; they were then under a lamiepost in Chattertow street. and here the prisoner said to the deceased, " Hit me first," hut the deceased only stood still, with his arms folded across . Iris breast. Tire prisoner then drew his bawl out of his I pocket, a blade gleamed in the light, and lie stabbed the deceased in the abdomen. The prisoner then said again several times. " Hid me first," and be ran the knife into the deceased's shoulder, WIIO cried out, " I'm stabbed, Fut . stabbed ; take toe somewhere." Tle• prism., !hen rim away, and the detcased was trisea le the 1 Erte,y subseyiently to his OWE house, where he ',ire. in tee deceased being taken to the inerinary. it wss that Ire had a clean cut wound shout an iseli and a had below the navel, and that the intestines, which protraee,l, were also wounded ; it was this wound which cit.ed his iii on the following Monday. It was contended for the defence that tire grave charge oh' murder could not be supported, and that under the circumstances the ofilmce only I amounted to the lesser crime of manslaughter. The jar t returned a verdict of guilty ot wilful murder, arid the pet', sonar was sentenced to death. When the verdict was returned, he became muck affected, and exciaitned in a low voice, "Oir dear, oh dear! My God, iny God!' nd during the passing of tile sentence Im fell 110WII On his knees and said, "My God knawe ta mart and triad ; I did not intend it, God knows; my God knows my heart and mind."  ALLEGED MURDER BY POISON FIVE YEAus