Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1889-10-23 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

MARRIAGE OF THE REV. T. MEREDITH WILLIAMS.  At St. Matthew's Church, Cheltenham, on Tuesday,an interesting marriage was solemnised between the Rev. T. Meredifh. 8.A., vicar of St. Mark's, Swansea, and Miss Bryant, daughter of Edwin T. Bryant, Esq., of Langtonleigh, Cheltenham ; the Rev. Canon Bell, Dl)., rector of Cheltenham, officiating. The Rev. T. Meredith Williams is deservedly respected in Swansea and the neighbourhood alike for his genial good nature, as for as his successful labours at St. Mark's, and Miss Bryant was held in great honour at Cheltenham, for the active part she had taken in church work. The Imembers of the Bible class marked their appreciation of her labour by presenting her with an illuminated address ; and among the numerous wedding presents was eve from the Rev. Canon Bell, and another from her fellow Sunday school teachers. Those who know the bride and bridegroom will bear strong testimony to the fact that the parish of St. Mark's has been as fortunate in its vicar's wife as in its vicar. The duties of best man were performed by the Bev. D. Watcyu Morgan, Morriston.  The bank rate is unaltered.  A Central News telcgramfrom New,York says: The electric light supply bent oil from this city pending litigation between rival companies. The body of a man, missing for six months, was found tied beneath a boat in a boathouse, at Worcester, on Wednesday. The corpse was half eaten by eels. Five hundred Montenegrins are on their way to Servia, where they intend to colonise. They are driven from their own country by famine, which is making sad havoc among the people of the Principality:  The stenmer'Antelope had a narrow escape on Tuesday, on her passage to Jersey, owing to the breaking of her steering gear. She drifted I towards Corbiere Rocks, but finally safely I backed from the danger. On Wednesday morning the police found a farmer, named James Corcoran, brutally I murdered at Mount,mellick, near Maryborough. No motive can at present be assigned for the murder. The police have made two arrests. The Standard correspondent says :—I am in a position to state positively that Queen Natalie will not return the visit of the young King, as she declines to enter as a private person the gates of the palace where she lived as Queen. The Daily Telegraph says —Lady Duffeyin's work, entitled, " Our Vice-Regal Life in India," is to be published by Mr. Murray in two large volumes towards the close 4if the present month, or in the first week of November.  The Daily News says that the Hon. Ashley Ponsonby, Mr. Gully, Q.C., M.P., and Mr. Henry Holiday, have -ignified their intention of joining the English deputation which is about to proceed to Maryboro to be present at the trial of Father McFadden. A Central News telegram from St. Petersburg on Tuesday says ,—The :Vows Vreinja publishes an inspired article extremely friendly towards Germany, and foretells the settlement of the Bulgarian question as a result of the czar's visit.  The school strike mania has reached Holyhead, where the boys at the Board and British schools are demanding shorter hours and no home lessons. Some of the teachers were on Monday subjected to rough treatment by their putalb, who armed themselves with sticks and cabbagestalks.  The captains of the Clyde steamers Queen and Prince Consort were put on trial at Glasgow on Wednesday, for colliding their vessels I and causing a fatality to the master and pilot of the Clyde steamer, Adela, and were also charged with running down a boat and killing Dr. Huton.  Six of the persons arrested in connection with the Cronin case have been indicted, five for attempting to bribe jurymen, and the other, a venireman, for accepting money. A special grand jury has been sworn in to make further inquiries into the matter. Another person has been hulioted on Tuesday.