The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1883-10-20 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

RELIEF.  The notorious Helen Sweeney appeared before the Board, and gave notice of her intention to leave the Workhouse. A clean, respectable looking woman, named Margaret Griffiths, who had been living in Emma street, appeared in Workhouse garb, asking for out-door relief and a protection order. Mr. Howells explained that the applicant kept one of the nicest, cleanest houses a working man could have. She had been married four or five months ago, and her husband not only ill-treated her, but had smashed ber furniture and burned her clothes. The Board refused out-door relief, but ordered proceedings to be taken against the hubband.  A high tide prevailed on the North Devon coast on Wednesday night. The lower portions of Ilfracombe were flooded. The new pier was damaged and the tollgate keeper narrowly escaped, At Mineheacl a portion of the Great Western line was swept away.  From Berlin, on ;Wednesday night, it was reported that the ravages of trichinosis in the province of Saxony are increasing. In the village of Ermersleben alone 200 persons are said to be seriously ill, including the official examiner of pork. So far twenty cases have ended fatally.  Further particulars from Smyrna show that Katopanayo, Reis Dere and Lidja were destrued by the recent earthquake. The Porte is considering the advisability of appealing to England for subscriptions !on behalf of the twenty thousand homeless survivors. The " Times " says : If the Government think it will be&possible to carry a simple franchise Bill.next session, and a Redistribution one the following year, there can be no objection. But it would be very unsatisfactory to carry the Franchise se the last work of the present Parliament throwing over Redistributo a new House.  At Voulocondor Island, belonging to French Cepa n China, a hundred and fifty Annamite convicts, employed in erecting a lighthouse, mutinied. M. Dulong :was murdered, also a native warckr. M. Bridault was maltreated and left for dead. They had no protection except that of:six natives who laid down their  At Paris on Wednesday night it was said that there is no truth in the report that M. Jules Ferry Intends making a statement at the opening of the session. He will accept any interpellation, and take his stand on the platform of his Havre and Ronen speeches. The use of the name of M. Clemenceau, and other public men in the Radical manifesto published yesterday, was utterly =authorised.  The Liberal conference was resumed at Leeds on Thursday, Mr. John Morley again presiding. Mr. Kitson, of Leeds, moved that a measure  for the redistribution of seats, giving equal  value to every vote, should be introduced into Parliament. Leeds, he pointed out, returning  two Liberals and one Conservative members, had not its proper share in the representation of  the country. An amendment was proposed advocating equal electoral districts, but this was lost on a division, and the resolution was carried unanimously. The following resolution was also carried unanimously—That the Conference strongly condemns the action of the Honee of Commons in refusing to allow the thrice duly elected member of Northampton to take his seat, and declares that the Parliamentary oath should be abolished. A deputatior was appointed to convey the Conference's resolution to the Premier.