The Herald of Wales. — 1887-07-23 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

CARDLFF BLUE RIBBON ILEETING  THE POLICE CONDEMNED.  On thaitu7dity- e;;;;;g laat meeting of the cardiff e weekly ' 61°961 Temparms.  Union was Itie'A at the Cardiff, ' when Mr Fergusion occupied tkeetiiir. COND• calor F. Beavan and Mr W. Natindere were on the platform. The chairmau,'sfter songratialing Mr Jacob Darien upon the succee of his ehoir at the recent competition at the Crystal Palace, , condemned, in somewhat strong terms, the friendly feeling existing between the police and the pablicans In his opinion Ids friendliness ought to be done away with. It was in opposition to their duty, and it stood in the way of the carrying out of that duty in a way it should he carried out. It wan, continued the speaker, time that this was properly looked into. For hie part he would like to see the present net of policemen done away with and an honest set taken in their place. Mr W. Saunders next addreeeed the meeting. In the course of his address he mid that there were four thing@ in regard to the temperance question that he oonld not iinderstand. First he could not understand why men of common sense were notteetotallere ; aeconclly why parents place intoxicating liquors before their ehildren ; thirdly why women mar. ried non-teetotallers. and fourthly, why every christian did net feel as christiena. It wan their , duty to net a good example by becoming good tempters. During the evening the Blue Ribbon Choir rendered one or two choral pieres, including the test piece that was sung at the Crystal Palace. They were deeervedly applauded.  A proposal is under consideration to establish branch libraries at Cardiff.  A bogus club keeper, who has evaded a oommittment order for nine months, was captured eon Wednesday night in Cardiff, and sent to prison. The Cardiff Corporation, in view of the water decreasing in their reservoirs, have fixed pumping gear near the Taff River, ',from which they will pump a supply for street watering, ete.  It is oonsidered unnecceesary for the Cardiff Corporation to use its compulsory pewers, acquired in oonneetion with the site in Cathedral-road, for the South Wales University College. _ _  At-the Cardiff Police-court, on Friiay, Thos. Evans, Robert Williaras, Thos. Lewis Lloyd, John Rnddock, and Win. Macdonald were evoh fined £lO and mite for infringements of das Excise laws.  At the Cardiff Police Court, on Wednesday, Henry Good, and Henry Bedell, were fined 109. each and costs for cruelty to horses, and Henry Barber, 20s. and costs for permitting in the latter case, the horse belonging to the Tramway Company. Wife batterers are common in Cardiff but magisterial severity may have eons influence in reducing their number. On Monday, a man named Jas. Sullivan was sent to prison for a month for correcting his wife with a poker. He said be went home to dinner and his wife gave bins "cheek" instead.  ----i'he—en-iTuir;7-mr—o the death of James Colfier, who died recently from the effect of burns sustained by an explosion on board the Salatenge, of La Rochelle, was resumed on Monday evening, at Cardiff, and was again adjourned. On Saturday morning, a seoond man, who had been injured, succumbed to his injuries.  Malcolm Campbell, a man of foreign appear. cube, was charred on remand at the Cardiff pollee court on Friday with wounding Jas. Burr on the breast with a knife. The men had had a scuffle as already reported,and prisoner, it is alleged,drew his knife and stabbed his antagonist in the breast. Prisoner was committed to take his trial at the Swansea Assizes.  On Saturday, another meeting in conneetion with the South Walee and Monmouthshire Coal Owner's Association was held at the Angel Hotel, Cardiff. The meeting considered the amendments of the clauses in the Mines Regulation Bill relating to shot firing, and the amendments made by the coal owners, subeequentio their recent inlerview with the Home Secretary. Several alterations were proposed in regard to the much disputed point of shot firing.. . . .  A girl, named Caroline Chick, the daughter of • plumber, residing at Llandaff -road, Cardiff, on Friday night made a most determined attempt to commit suicide by jumping into the river Taff, and on the following morning was charged at the Cardiff Police Court, and reraanded for a week for enquiries to be instituted. It wee stated that she had on a previous occasion attempted to destroy herself. . Mr. W.W. Moore, the Swansea representative of the Western Moll was the recipient of a handsome and valuable timepiece, on the occasion of his recent marriage. The presentation took place on Friday, at Cardiff. Mr. Parker, managing sub-editor, presided Over the meeting, and the presentation was made by Mr. Laecelles Carr, editor in chief, who alluded, in eulogistic terms, to the ability of Mr Moore, and the services he had rendered. Mr Moore feelingly acknowledged the presentation. The Cardiff water supply, and the effects of the drought, were discussed, on Friday, by the Waterworks Committee, attention being especially called to the amount of waste caused by the watering of Fardens. It was resolved that the loud authorities be requested to abstain from taking water from the street mains for street waterinh purpoaes,a step which, it is said, has been rendered necessary, not by the near approaoh to a famine, but for the purpose of conserving the supply, for should the winter prove a dry one there would be great ground next year for fearing a deficiency.  While a Mr Bright was out driving at Cardiff, on Saturday, a centre pin in the body of the wagonette fell out and the body of the vehicle slid off the axle. The horse became restive and bolted. The driver pluckily held on to the reins until he bad been dragge4.iisome distance along the ground when he was Miged to let go. Proceeding on its mad career, the horse jumped through the large plate-glass window of Mr Lewis's shop—a tobssoooninee— !Queen-street. The window was of course smelled, and eonsiderable additional damage was done to the stock by the sudden and a*m in g advent of as exceptional and ruuleeir visitor. The window was insured.