The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1883-08-18 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

SUNDAY EVENING MEETING. Mr. Booth again attended the meeting he!d in the Albert Hall on Sunday evening. The hall was crowded in every part, as by some means, though not publicly announced, it was rumour. d that the great temperance orator would again address a Swansea audience for the tart time. Mr. Snelling, who officiates as minister, began by stating that this was a red letter day in Swansea in mole ways than one, for besides the pleasure of Mr. Booth's prehence, this was the eighth anniversary of their services in that place, and during that time he end his fellow workers had had the joy and blessing of seeing hundreds, nay, thousands of sin laden souls pointed and led to the Saviour. He also thanked God and he friend Mr. Booth for the new opening for usefulness that the Gospel Temperance Mission had brought to their hands dunng the last two years, and he could appeal to hundreds that wire present if it was not the instrument in God's band to bring them first to their right mind, and then to feel their need of, and finding a Saviour In response to this appeal, much to the astonishment of many who were strangers, the answer, as he paused, came from every part of the house—" Yea, yes' praise the Lord, yes." —Mr. Bath then addressed the meeting. pace will not enable us to follow him in his pathetic appeal as he spoke of the beauty in God's sight of the tear of repentance, the most precious thing on earth, illustrating it, as be only can, with appropriate and beautiful analogies, but the audience was visibly moved, showing they were touched to the heart by the eloquence of the speaker. The result in pledges was that 110 donned the blue.  At Cwmavon Foundry four men have been serion,ly burnt by some molten metal being poired into the wrong channel. At Haverfordwost an old woman of 80 years haB a"...mpted to commit suicide by cutting her throat. She now lies in a critical condition.  The woman, Elizabeth Bolton, for the manslaughter of her daughter, was committed for trial at the Pembroke assizes on Saturday.  At Rhymney, on Saturday, a fight between two men resulted in the death of one of the combatants—" Will Sale."  On Monday the Marchioness of Bute laid the foundation stone of a new graving dock at the south-east end of the Reath Basin, Cardiff.  At Llanelly a blind woman named Elizabeth Bowen, aged 66 years, fell down stairs on Sun. day morning, and expired the same evening. Miss Kate Davies, 18 years of age, a native of Mae4eg, won the prize for soprano solo at the South Wales Eisteddfod.  It seems that the ship Melrose Castle vras twelve and a half miles from the nearest land when the murder of Carey took place. The trial, therefore, can take place in this country.  At the Newtown police court on Thursday, Henry Morgan, a wool merchant, was charged with fraudulent bankruptcy. He was committed to the assizes. _  The Cardiff Tramways Company announced at their half-yearly meeting on Saturday that a dividend of four per oent, per annum would be paid on August 18th next. John Howell, a moulder, of Llanelly, died very suddenly on Sunday evening. When his friends went to church he was left in fair health, but when they returned be was dead.