The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1884-08-09 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

LLANELLI'. H. Francis, e Gwynn, b Richards 0 G. P. Lewis, b Bowen..* .. 39 J. G. Lewis, e Bowen, b Richards 2' J. Howell, c Perkins, b Eichards IT H. Samuel. b Bowen 11 J. Daniel, b Bowen G. Jones, b 'tanbark!' .. H. Bowen, b 'lowan C. Davies, c and b Bowan .. 0 H. Rees, b Bowen .. W. Thomas, not out Total  A cricket match was played betweemthe Myst, Juniors and lifynydd Bach on the ground of the former, which resulted in an easy victory far Bryn Juniors by an innings and four runs. The bowing was well by the two clubs. X. Gape, 1. Wdhame, end R. Hughes played well tor the Bryn, and W. Morris for Mynydd.  The Reyal Palace at Athens has been deerttoyedi by fire. At Leeds Assizes, Joseph Laycock, was leotenced to death for the murder of his wife sad four children.  At Quaker's Yard a porter named Drawl/vies sustained a compound fracture of the leg, br Wang between the footboards and the steps of a carriage.  A coroner's jury at North Shields, has returned a verdict of manslaughter against Elisabeth Ferguson, for cawing the death of her child. Two London solicitors have been put on their trial for embezzlement, at Haverfordweet, hut the court had no jurisdiction, and the protection fell through.  We understand that the Rev. John Lew* of Belevue Chapel, has been appointed to prods the annual sermon to the students of flarerfordwest College on Sunday next. It is noteworthy that Mr. Lewis is the youngest minister who haw ever been honoured to preach the annual sanson. Mr. Lewis, it will be remembered, was chairman of the Glamorganshire Association of Baptists ia 1882. We understand that Mr. Lewis will on Sunday evening preach the sermon he has specially prepared for the Haverfordwebt students, when his usually crowded chapel is likely to be crammed.  The monthly meeting of the Swansea Library committee was held on Tuesday, Mr Brock presiding, and there being also present Messrs B. Bath, J. C. Fowler, Parminter, S. Maraud, M. B. Williams, Cawker, Gwvnne, H. A. Chapman, &c.—ln accordance with notice gieele at the last monthly meeting, Mr Chipman brought on the question of advertising! (and asked whether there was any motion in the minute books by which any advertisements required by that committee should be limited to one or two papers. The Chairman reed Mr Chapman out of order, in the absence of & motion, when Mr Chapman moved, "That the librarian be instructed to look over the minutes for evidence of any such resolution, and to produce the same at the next meeting!" winch was agreed to. Mr E. Bath, in reply to • question by the chairman, said that the architectural designs for the new library building@ were still at South Kensington waiting for any proposition for alteration that the authorities may see fit to make, after which the committee would be in a position to advertise for tenders for the erection of the new building.— Mr J. C. Fowler made a statement on behalf of the sub-committee who have had the control of the exhibition of engravings belonging to the ' library. He also gave a statememt of the finances of that Nub-committee, which showed small balance of a little over £7 in hand, but intimated that at the Michaelmas quarter 47 they would require the assistance of the general committee to the amount of .Cl.l to meet current expenses. Mr. Fowler also threw out a suggestion that the committee might take into consideration the free exhibition of the pictures, which be was of opinion would be a boon to the public, partiallarly the working classes. The question w*, adjourned until the next monthly meeting of al• committee.  L