The Herald of Wales. — 1887-03-26 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

EXTRAORDINARY SCENE AT A COUNCIL MEETING  THE SWANSEA CORPORATION GIVEN A BACK BEAT.  Some of our lO.TuiliiZes---1;;;;; gained not a little unenviable notoriety fee " scenes, " but the Swansea Town Council, the School Board, and all the other local bodies may take a back seat after what has occurred at the meeting of the Brighton Town Council on Thursday. The following is taken from one of the local papers of that highly cultivated and intensely aristocratic town.  When the proceedings of the Works Committee were before the meeting a Mr. Ballard described the committee ae an abominable and atrocious body, and observed that there was not one straightforward or honest man among them. (Disorder.) The Mayor • One moment ; let me take down the words—" abominable and atrocious committee, and not one honest man in it." Mr. Booth: I cannot sit and hear my fellow townsmen bladiguarded in thi e cruel manner. Mr. Dsllard : Can you name an homat man on the committee?  Mr. Booth: I Gould not name, if you were there.  _ the Mayor. I think, Mr. Berry, the committee have done perfectly right. Mr. Booth: But surely, Mr. Ballard has the gold sense to withdraw. Mr. Ballard: No, I won't; I will not withdraw anything. You mention one honeet man. The Mayor (to tho council): I appeal to you not to take any notice. I Mr. Ballard The Prese and the public will; that is all I care for.  The Mayor: Let me understand what we arc doing. If I call upon him to withdraw he will have to withdraw or be taken out of the room. Is it desirable or not to take any notice? (Cries of Bo.") However painful it may be, let.us treat bin utterances with perfect indifference. Mr. Broadbridge: Mr. Ballard ought to be thoroughly ashamed of himself. Mr. Ballard: I am not aahamed ; I repeat it.  Alderman Bridgen : (to Mr. Ballard) : With. w it. Mr. Ballard: I never withdraw. Alderman Brigden : You ought to; it is very wrong. Mr. B alard : You name an honest rasa.  _ . Alderman Brigden : Yee, myself. Mr Ballard: You an honest man? You are a stupid. (Laughter.) Subsequently, when the council were dimesing the proposal of the Works Committee to expend £9,000 in paving footpaths in old highwaye, an exception was moved, limiting the sum to be expended to £l,OOO a year. Mr. Ballard supported the exception, and obeerved that the committees of that council were only the liveried lackeys of their alkali; their officials pulled them by the nose and made them do what they liked. (Laughter) Mr. Daniel observed that Mr. Ballard appeared to have an extra St of madness that afternoon, and Mt. Ballard retorted that he was not boosted. (laughter.) Mr Daniel proceeded with his speech without any further personal reference.  At about one o'clock, on Tuesday mortify', Mr. Jackson, a large and fashionable jewailer, carrying on bounces in the Highoitreet, Pane ham, near Portsmouth, on looking out of bedroom window, saw a man sweep out 1 the shop window an armful of the onatheatt amounting in vales to £6OO. The thief good his escape, although bit by &stool by Mr. Jackson, and is still at large. The Parl of Donmven doe. not intend to a leugtLtned visit to the Colonies.  of itis . ooitlieot--=. ie= layi )  MARCH SHOCIUNG WI'S MURMUR A murder bag been esszunitted at Wombwell Juno non, near Render, on Sunday sight, by Isaac liarleiturst, a collier. It aebniethat Haalehtirst had a number of men drinking at kin boom, he fetching drink for them from a neighbouring public-bowie. Returning about 6 o'clock he found his wife absent from the room. Going upstairs, he found her in company with one of he party named Leather. The husband turned Leather -Cint and kicked his wife on the bead, and went to bed. When he awoke in the morning she was dead. Information was given to the police, and Razlehurit warn brought below the magistrates on Monday, and remanded on a tiarge of wilful murder.