Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1857-01-14 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

CORR ESPONDENCE.  BOARD OP HEALTH AT NEATa.  To Me EJitur of tke " Ss; Glauturjaa Herald.' j Sin—Allow me once in to to trespms on your eultimu,..l in reply to Mr. 'f houtes. That gvutleman has m-do iota attempt to verily his former stutemeots by • string of assertions which am eutirely unsupported by aity thing in the shape of yrwif. The mere iple .2nd et any man under suck eireutnMentes must fail to convince those woo Imre intelligenue enough to think for themselves on this or any velum subject and where as in this case we seek for truth, we hairs • right to expect cool' thing better thou toe "suffice it to my" et Mr. i below. I will take his six mei:rhosuu seriatim, and let us sce what they are worth : Assertion No. I.— Au •• impertunt item," Mr. Thomas . says, has been mental. . Your reporter, tqr, and the memories of many who • were present at the netting, must Wets sadly tailed it thin asserdon is coerce,. I,et Me. Thomas attic the. element of • tubtle mystery. Assertion No. 0.—•• nate the ratealhe value given by him was toren," I have already proved the error of this front Mr. 'Thomits's own uguret. Aseertion No. —" That Mr. Thumat's assumption as to the eacitaliking of the water rent is bodice out by the reply co the assistant secretary to the (icueral H. ard 05 Health to the letter of D. H. XI organ, Est." his is clearly necistised by the rep,y beach, which states that the teal board may borrow to the amount of the full weessable value of the pariah Ito the Hoorn of Health) f.ir one y ear, which amount, :Limning to tin erroueous estim or of Mr. lhomus, it £7604; wher.m Nr ilson,oo etated at the meeting, that tlie tuna of E•littlx would be the limit ot the borrowing powees ot  Assertion No. 4.—" That the St:lll4te of cottage property made by Mr. 1 hon. is borne out by Ilia' ktter.“ Mr. Thome. here confounds the eatimate ithile with the mode of rati ami ,g. 'the latter. m rro by him. I hate 01.3 tcoed myself, and newsr tor one moment disputed. .khurtion No. 5.—" That his estimate of tot ',a Call be at ally time jmtitied by fusee pato in other To this I would reply. that an exatniaation into the whom. ot boars of hearth taluhrs, as paid 1.4 other tow. h, %qua extent mid popubition to Motu, will rawer cantina at) eutwate -ban las own. Meertlea No. 6—" £haloa.ostottOua upott such rammed data OA the cost of perwa atm w.aki (50 ta.tolcd) mantel IA: .us." If this means aii)tai.4, I take it to by teat the estimate% thenwe.res uro .audeigus. . . •  ..... loei Culaide tilllt no pruti.soional eogiocer . ,  would itazi:ru Mull all uwtiticet %Mai the pi.. awl .pe. tilicalious of the pr posed 0ur..., to sot their detail.. Esti taro 11 him earctio y tiovolood 11.41.1 0.1.1-mre.l; too sith all rtse et to 510. 'room ,s, 1 must firmly pruh..nt -10104 his or any other mu', right (ammo pruh.aneut,ly 1,4 ip“.ll in call in quisliou Otto .1.11,1 11011' and details or siattr supply prepared lo 'no, have foil) ea submitto to on person comp,tint tu torat au titioa this sulutet, 111, to .I,r. N 1,111., M 1.0 /5.. oho states In is letter so use, dated Stlsf M.a.e.l, IL:06 (vim; belore the boara of health (uestiou was 0100101)—.. 1 11.16. you Will 410) t..ut hi oholo (do, the yr... 1. r.4ter May . curelealhAtt. ekettliivin 00 a less coat t. us your ¢..Lutllc." am soli euutint to fall hack on such an autt.Ority, 'Weil all, died worth, thiteotnft dpll,loll.lfll4o4olflg hum nousqualtlied or unprotessional to n. I h, estius., for cira..lagv, 14k 101 l proboeility, woo.d ho 7,11,i1 tutin I remain, Sir, Yours, faithfully, M Olt 11,11, Asa°. lust. U.S. N to 11, J.. 5. 184.  Nvw Fr Ain. ix Slndrenama.—in the same ni k in wlitch a death from atry us in reported in 1,11.i00, to IN ILqUelli held by sI„ r•able tint there 1,1, all al mmt total alone*, of the usual symptoms, an ace wit taa mr, rrd troin Alcllumrne of a suicide by the same poison, worn the con, unions, rigidity, and Arching of the only, expected in such caret, were poserfully exhibited. The patient slur a young nista ho, ilrireir by pccutliary distress, mallowed strychnine in a pings of brandy winch a linen gate loin in a tar. ,ro At first his looks denoted intense anxiety ; Linn followed tn., mood ft ightMl coot at. see.; mot idie moment uefo, he died, -11.• 1110lIted at the IoP some, in answer to a question w hat poisou he had taken. atryelmitic."  C tee ArteanES.—Mr Charles M. Wtilkt he eminent 'query, wntes to its—. As ;natty of your rea,lers may feel anxious to know the r,olt of the cora averte.es for the steel) years to t litiouose last, puoltehee by authority It the Lennon Gazette of this  _____..--..... ..... -. . r. d. ... • When Barley Oats I beg to state, for their ihformatioti, that emelt 1:100 of tithe reat.eoargo •ill, for the year 1,2, am mot to £,9 lt;t. 7itt, which is a title more than 5t yr mat. Tilltee tile We, year's value."  )AINB au the Back, Gravel, Lumbago, ktheuntati•of, liowt, ludigeotatu. Yterrowbe.r, b.iriur, Y.e.— • LW. 111A0., Ct./APULIA Li