Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1867-03-02 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

THE REV. PAXTON Moon's Lacrune.—The Rev. Paxton Hood deliveied a lecture at Castle-street Chapel, ' in this town, on Wednesday evening, on 'Lamps. Trumpets. and Pitchers.' The chair was occupied by Mr T. Phillips, Mayor. There was a comparatively large audience, considering the unfavourable state of the weather. Mr Hood, in the course of his remarks, said he was indebted for the title of his lecture to the story of Gideon, in Old Testament history. The audience would remember that Gideon'a army, beng reduced to three hundred men, he resorted to the stratagem of giving each non a trumpet in one hand, a pitcher in the other, and a lamp within the pitcher. Ile looked upon the story as a parable upon the "foolishness of preaching"—the might of spoken words. Words, like lamps, were intended to illuminate darkness; like pitchers, they were vehicles of refreshment; and, like trumpets, they were capable of penetrating the conscience, and making themselves heard within the inner. most recesses of the soul. He gave a succession of illustrations of the romance of the pulpit, reading curious extracts from quaint English and French preschera. He wished lila friend Dr. Rees would write the romance of the Welsh pulpit; no man living was better qualifi,el to do so. (Cheers). He germ humorous anecdotes of old Methodi-t preachers in the United States, e the " Muecular Christianity': school, and concluded by quoting a portion of a characteristic sermon by Christmas Evans—" The Bunyen of Wales "—in illustration of the variations of pelpit styles. The lecture was listened to with great attention, and frequently elffileuded. On the motion of Dr. Rees, accorded by the Rev. W. Semuels. an unanimous vote of thanks was awarded to the lecturer, and a similar vote to the Mayor for presiding on the occasion, which brought the proceedings to a close. Tiers ASdIZES.—The Spring Aseizes for this county will be opened on Tueeday next, before the Honourable Sir Henry Singer Keating, Knight, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas. The following is a list of the prisoners for trial up to the present date:— Richard Wntkins (on bail), for elaying and killing , Daniel Jones, at Ystradfodwe, on the 15th of August. Michael Crowney, for maliciously wounding David Samuel, with intent to do him bodily harm, at Merthyr Tydvil. Mary Harris (on bail), for secretly depositing in a box in her bedroom the dead body of a child, of which she had recently been delivered, endeavouring to conceal the birth thereof, at Maesteg, on the 14th of July. David Bradly, feloniously killing Frederick Manning. at Swansea, on the 3rd of Octobet. Thomas Rees, burglars-, at Aberkenfig. Terence Cullen. bigamy, at Neath. Benjamin Jones, with the wilful murder of Thomas Watkins, at Aberdare, on the 30th November Edward Cowley (on bail) burglary, at Merthyr, on the sth January. Michael Sullivan, feloniously assaulting Abraham Levine, and putting him bodily fear, at Merthyr. Daniel Higgins. maliciously wounding John Hier, at Merthyr. William Coghlan, embezziem 'at, at Swansea. Richard Jones (cat bail), feloniously wounding IVO! Lewis, at Gelligaer. Charles Brown, stealing from the person, at Cardiff. Edward Gibson, perjury, at Cardiff. William Lewis, Francis Francis, and David Howells (on bail), charged with rape, at Merthyr, on 16th of August. Leyshon Morgan and John Theimae, rape, at Merthyr, on the 25th August. Thomas Bello, John Carr, and William Ryan, robbery with violence, at Cardiff Thomas Davies, Daniel Davies, and Edward Samuel, unlawfully entering ail enclosed wood, armed with guns, for the purpose of destroying game, at Penarth. John Mahoney and Ellen Keardon, robbery with violence, at Cardiff. John Thomas (on bail), charged with fraud-ally making away with part of his property (he being a banktupt), with intent to diminish the sum to be divided amongst his creditors, at Cardiff, on the 25th of September. John Conner, felony, at Islencialf. George Cook, uttering counterfeit coin, at Cardiff. David Davies, cutting and wounding, at Cardiff. There are thus thirty-two prisoners, but only twenty-four cases, and, with the exception of the charge of murder, the cases, are not of a very serious nature. The civil cause liat includes two or three special jury Cases.