Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1856-11-05 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

THE HALL TESTIMONIAL—This handsome testimonial, consisting of a salver and services of massive plate, intended as a memorial of his long-continued services whilst flume Surgeon to the Swansea Infirmary. and as an acknowledgment of the skill, assiduity, and *Holism with which he performed the duties of that office, will be presented to Mr. J. G. Hall, in the sonic of the subscribers, by our Member, Lewis Llewellyn Dill wyn, Esq., at a general meeting to be held at the Guildhall, on Friday nest, at hall-pa 4 three o'clock in the afternoon, when it is expected there will Le a very large attendance 'Die testimonial, which ',fleets high mcdit on the taste of our town•man, Mr. Hutcoinson. r, has been exhibited for soma weeks pint in the window of hi. mtabli-hment itt Mind-street Ihe salver contains She following inscription .—•' Fritiented with a service of plate to James Griffith Hell. Esq., by 4 large nurnbet of sub-eribers, in testimony of his able services DA House Surgeon to the Swansea Infirmary, which office he held for fourteen years, enjoying the confidence of the supporters of the instdutton, and the grateful acknowledgments of the poor patients."  THE MUNICIPAL FAxcrioNs.—The excitement which the Ist of November tumidly brings With it, was this year confined to the lower ward of our borough In the upper ward, na the old members 'r walked over the course- unopposed, there no no stir whatever. The presiding alderman, J. r. Jenkln. E.g., having sat for an hoer, and the mavor, Mr. EM. Richards, Mr. John Glnsbtook, and Mr. 'home Powell, having each polled three votes, they were declared duly elected. The torn for the upper ward were Mr. Philip Roger., jun , and Mr. Edward Daniel, Morriston.—ln the lower w srd the current of events did not run so .moothly. The moditi.des, Messrs. Glover. Rutter. Base, Walters, Stroud, Rem, and Bevan, wsth their friends, were early astir, and the proforma of the poll wax watched with much anxiety. Me.m. Mover and Rutter, who were candidates for re-election, took the lead throughout the day. Up to about one o'clock Mr. Philip Walters stood next, he being at that time about As a-head of Mr. Nicholas Buse, who stood next. Between 0110 and four, the friends of Mr. Buse rallied round him, and will be to. it by the subjoined figures, obtained for him a very advanced position. At the close of the poll, the votes for each candidate Maxi thus  I.!epiey,  31r. 'fh elms Glover 323 „ loveph Rutter 230 ~ Nichoias Buse . Phnip Walt, rs 173 „ Thomas 1t~. „ G,orge Tart.. Stroud „ John Bevan 2 Messrs. Glover, Rutter' and Buse were consequently declared duly eleLted. The presiding alderman thr this ward was Rmhard Aubrey, E.q, ; the ass,ssors, Mr. Rbhard George, ironmonger, and Mr. Isaac Jacob, jeweller.  ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT AND ATTEMPTED &Arlon —Mach exadeineut was creme.] in this town on Tharaday net by the appearance of handbills minnow.. log that Mr. Laski Davies, fig several year, past cm& &maid clads aud buslness manager for Mr. Michael John Michael, luLti istoommled alter torah. ..ling moory to • largo Amount, and offering a reward for hi, anorak-ileum. 'This excitement no. consideribly ihcreased tepee Friany moron, by Da heing 1.111.1111r,i that Mr. Danies had bee.m found in a cottage at 'I rebuilt, in the pariah of Llanamelacts, where he hal attempted suicide, by tutting hos throat aith a moikinfe. The eirounioancet under which the each attempt wet made, so for as we have h.:anento to glean then, lectern. hollows—lt appears that Mn. De. ieu left o.ueeee at • rather early moron Tuesday 11110,1111%, in his dog•eurt, accompanied by two Other parties, one 01 whom, however, appears te here gone with hint billy three or lour 0111 i, The direction he took wan that of Liongaielach, aml Velindre. Detective pollee acraeant Loeb, on the tame ot the aaaaa it against him, went early on Wedneakiv morning in permut, and from mn,lorrmnoino,ntnted ound that he had visaed oue or two loublic houses nu the road, hut could net truce him further thou Rhytlypionly. It 30.1111. to have been doubtibl whether the portico thence lietook themselves to Poutardulais or to Cross Inn. with the view of going forward to ',landau. The police orliter, thinking it probable, from subwrpient inquiriea, that the fugitive would be found nearer Swansea, made it strict but unavailing eearch of every boon' where it was Likely he would collier take refuge. int Thursday, he was, from some circunismtices which had come to. his knowledge, • • .. • . .  TH-E- YsrttADnUptLAjs