The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1867-03-22 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

THE GFJ&MWRN GAZETTE, BIUDGEND. 14.11TDAY, MULCH 22, 1867.  LOCAL NOTES.  THE lamente 1 dir‘th of Miss Turbervill of Ewenny Abbey iR noticed in another place.  The sad event occurred on Saturday morning last, the decealed lady having attained a  venerable age. Mother Huth still wears her winter mantle, and cereal operationshave been stayed. March has been true to its ancient proclivities and during the past few day has lionised with the vie& after a fashion tho rovers° of  pleasant to those whose avocations of necessity  take them out of doors.  The office of Chief Constable was filled up on Monday last, Lieut.-Colonel Lindsay being the chosen one of eight candidates previously  elected by a committee. The weather did not prevent a leviathian meeting of magistrates, though the attendance was probably curtailed owing to the heavy falls of snow, rendering some roads quite impassable. The result of this election can scarcely have  created surprise when we call to mind the indefatigable efforts made by the Conservative party to gain the day, and this is another notable instance of the universality usually prevailing among the Tories when any important question is brought to issue. Although we indicated in these columns some weeks ago the probable result, we cannot help thinking that some mistake has been made, and decidedly coincide in the opinion already expressed of the very objectionable procedure of making pledges to any candidate. We direct attention to a letter elsewhere from Mr. Pitman of Manchester, on the subject of the Permissive Bill. Without espousing such an extreme measure we cannot but express our admiration at the efforts now being made to close nublic-houses on Sundays. and we feel confident that it needs not the coercion of Total Abstainers, or the persuasive eloquence of any other body or individual to enlist the hearty co-operation of all respectable innkeepers in the movement They like the other portion of mankind require a day of rest and would gladly avail themselves of theboon, to say nothing of the significant moral tone cast over society, by the due observance of the Lords'-day, We trust that the Brid:tend Temperance Society will not be dormant while others who keep aloof from such tsiociations are up and stirring, and it will show that is not altogether utilitarian in character. The great course of intemoeramce is daily becoming more and more armarent, and we need not go further than look at the lamentable position of the condemned felon in Swansea, who caused the death of a man at Aberdare while under the influence of drink, and it may be added that both murderer and victim I were under the demoralising influence of alcohol. Our columns of to-day also record the finding of a dead body in the snow, and the deceased it was stated at the inquest when last seen alive was very drunk. The abandonment of Cowbridge fair at the last moment was a source of disappointment both to farmers and dealers—sellers and buyers—and it is oretty generally considered by agriculturists that the county of Glamorgan is hardly dealt with in being included in the stringent measures of the Privy Council, when not a single case has occurred within its boundaries.  We are glad to notice the spontaneous assistance given ;n this town to the poor during the present inclement season, and to which we have mule more especial reference in another column.