The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1884-10-18 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

WOUNDING AT CARDIFF.  lEdward Murphy, 18, labourer, was indicted f. tr unlawfully and maliciously cutting, stabbing, laid wounding one Rachel Dean, at Cardiff, on September 20th. Mr Griffiths prosecuted.—lt appeared from the evidence of prosecntrix that , she was coming along Cowbridge road, near Cardiff, on the night in question, when she saw a small crowd of men. Two were fighting, Amongst them was the prisoner, who upon eeeing her said, "You Welsh cow, Twill do for you, and with that he struck her on the arm with a penknife. P.S. William James arrested the prisoner, who denied that be ever used • knife, Litt he (the police officer) found a knife near to where the affray took place.—The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, and the prisoner was dischat cd.  Mr Stuart, the Premier for New Son th Wales, is progressing favourably. V6count Valeatia will contest Oxford at the next gentral election.  John Scott, of Sandbach, was thrown off his horse and killed instantly. There i+ not a ease of foot-and-mouth disease now in the Ifbited Kingdom. The Social Democratic meeting a lin has been forbidden by the police.  .. _ The Duke of Connaught will atsucce his military duties early in April.  _ A ticket-of-leave mtn has been sentenced te seven yearn' penal servitude at Rochester for felony.  A boy named William Thomas Bevan, living at Allty•Wallis, has been accidently shot by his companion.  Several very important licensing appeal mos are to be heard at the Swansea Quarter Sessions.  A labourer named Edwards, living. at Cwmbran, has made a determined to attempt commit suicide by cutting his throat with &knife. A collier named Thomas, living in Hoplrintown, has just died from injuries which he received at the Typioca Colliery.  The Edinburgh Chamber Of Commerce have adopted a motion demanding better seaport defences for Scotland.  It is pretty generally rumoured in the neighbourhood of Llantriosant that Dr Price's hou.eketper, Gwen Dian has given birth to a fine boy, and claims the Dr to be his fsther.  A domestio servant named Owen has been sent to prison for a month for stesling Perna books and other articles, the property of her master, at Cardiff. The recorder of Rochest3r, Mr Francis Bartow, is so seriously ill that he was unable to sit at the City Quarter Sessions, and Mr H. 23. Croft officiated for him.  The Rev A. R. Webster, M.A., citrate in charge of St. Martin'e, Stamford, and private chaplain to the Marquis of Exe,cr, has been appointed to the living of Tinwell, Rutland. The Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce have agreed to memorialise the railway companies for an imoroved train aervice between Edinburgh and Newcs3tle and London and Edinburgh. The directore of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company have dechrel an interim dividend of 12s. id. per shale. or 2i par cent, for the haltyear ended 20th Juno last, payable on the let November.  Representations have been made by the British Government to France respecting the overhauling of British ships engaged in the Formosa trade. It is feared the zeal of French officers may lead to a similar state of affairs to that formerly created in Madagascar. The new Indian Institute was opened on Tuesday afternoon at Oxford. Profe.scx Monier Williams delivered an address and advocated the establishment of Indian University faculties. He considered a two years' course too short for Indian Civil Service candidates.  Lord Randolph Churchill opened a hssa:r in aid of a Church of England school at Birmingham on Tuemlay. He said he hoped lii presenoe would not bring down the opposition a an organised gang. Be had come misgivings about attcnding bazaars, but he thought the more education wee removed from party controversy the more efficient it would become. His lordship was loudly cheered. Shocking deaths are eontinually rounded item Cancer, Scurvey, King's Evil, Gout. Fits Jaundice, Apoplexy, Inflammalions, Fevers, dm., all cauacd by poisoned blood. We advice everyone to take HUGHES' Patent BLOOD PILLS to purify the blood so that health is secured. Sold by all chemists, is. lid., 2s. 9d. and 4e. 6d.  _ . LordPenz mceewritAng to the "I imea," afiirma that eintat the rejection .4 the Frei °him Bill no dominant or general ezpremion haa bsen given which could warrant the reverie' of the action of the Upper if, we.