The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1884-02-09 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

DLSPU TS AS TO THE GOAT STREW SCHOOL. _  A few weeks ago the Swansea Corporation obtained counsel's opinion as to their claim against the School Board thefor re-conveyance of the Goat street schoolroom. They were advised by Hr. Barber, the counsel in question, that the prwmaes had reverted to the corporation under the School Site Act, in oousnuenoe of hiving ceased to be a sohoeL Kr. clerk to the School Road, bsing of • contrary opinion, took advice front Mr. S. H. Blackniore, an experienced conveyancieg banister, !end he mitirely oonfirms the opinion of Mr. Hartland. Mr. BLekmore's views are ao follows :  Oa foil and careful consideration of the School Sites Act, and partieubrly 4 and ii chapter 38, I am of opinion that the property comprised in the convey:me. of 1853 hoe oot reverted to the Corporation of Swaney., notwithstanding that it has, er may have, C' used to be used as • school. The ground on which the claim to reverter is b.ascl moms to be the provide in section 2 of 4 and 5 Viet., chapter 38, and I am not %ware of any other grouad on which it can be urged. In my opinion neither the proviso nor it. section alpha. to a grant by • oorporetion. The proviso is that the land "so granted as aforesaid " shell Oa certain events) revert I think that the words, "ao granted a,. aforesaid" mean "granted by seek persona in melt ramarier and for suelt: purpose se aforesaid." and that the proviso is applisable only to that oration, and it is not a general previeo applicable to all Lando granted under theprovirions or for the purposes of he Att._ The worda themselves and tan- position as part of section Siena to shown this; and is is,Z think tarther show by the proviso being repeated, in motions 3 and 4.  waFda ill  The question, then, is whether petting aside sections 3 and 4, which relate to Crown lands) section 2 is the one and only general enabling chime, and setion 6 • mere movie° on it (as motion 6, no doubt, is), or whether sections 2 and 6 are independent enabling chimes, the former applying to private individuala an,l the letter to corporations end publii and unincorporated trustees or bodies. I, think that the latter is tho prot r nonstruction of them two sections, and In,to,y or the iollowing reason : sectibn 2 is ezpreessiy confined to persons mined " and having the beneficial irtientet ' in the landito be granted; section 6 applies to oorpor• ationa and unincorporated trustees mini to land "in any manner vested in gush corporation," aeplyiing not only, to bind of which each corporation is. but also to that at which it is not, beneficial owner. Thisantim. one broad distinction between the two sons which I think decisive of the question, and Ism nothing in the Act inconsistent with this distinction. Why the Legislature should have given • reverter to the Crown and to psivate ownms, bat not to ordinary corporations or litsblic incorporated trestece, Ido not know; but some cogent reasons are suggested in the owe befogs nte, such may hare well influenced the Legislature.  The following bulletin , was issued on Monday : - Sir Bartle Frere has hada good sight. e. rength oontinues. andeavour is bens' made.. te establish at Newport a bnueh of the gnash. Deimos Air sobiation.  The Communion plate of the parish Clairol) pi St_ Neuta, Huntingdonehire, reload at £lOO, has been destroyed by fire. At Llanelli° on Saturday' Thomas Michael, a collier at Gement, WWI rerSallata Oa a eharire of closing the death of ten men atMarnent Colliery oa the 16th January.  On Friday morning • bey named Jae. Welch (12), West Bromwich, °animated suicide by lamming himself. He was immediately out down, but he was found to be dead. The mother oute. that the boy had recently bees complaining that he weeefraid he would sot be able to paaa the birth standard at whoa,. and this had eyed upon ha mind.  At the Queen's itiospital, on Friday morning, Lucy Green died from the effects of burns received on the pn-vions evening- She bad taddentally knocked dowel a lighted paraffin lamp which stood on the table, and her drew \MP saturated with oil and ignited. She was terribly burnt a'.l ever the body. Her sufferings were very great during the night.. We have the eatisfaction of stating that the Postmaster-Genera/ has arranged with the Great Western Railway Company for an acceleration of the morningnorth math between Gloucester and Newport, Ctrdiff, Swansea, do., which will be weveyed by a new train, leaving Gloucester for Milford at 6.15 a.m., reaching Newpoat at 628 instead of 7.15, Cardiff at 0.49 instead of 7.40, Swansea at 8.42 instead of 10.5, Carmarthen at 10,19 instead of 11.29, and New Milford at LL.) instead of 12.55. A corresponding up train will leave Caemarthen at 7.5 MD., and Swansea at 8.35 a.m., arriving at taloueester it 11.45 a.m., and giving a new Morning terCee to Landon, arriving there at 2.46 p.m. A new twain will leave Paddington at 9.15 p.m., and running throughout on the narrow gauge, willyeach atations in South Wales at the same time seat present, that' avoiding the change of gauge which takes place at present at ,windon, and saviag 15 minutes on the journey far let passengers. and 65 minutes for 2nd and 3rd class passengers, who now have to start from L.larlon at 8.10 p.m. The up mail will leave South Wales stations at about the same time as at present, but the long detention which now takes place at Gloucester will be avoided, well as the change ..f gauge at Swindon, as I the train will leave Gloucester at 10.50 p.m., 1. Instead of 2.20 am., and arrive at Paddington 4 2.25 a.m., being an improvement of 90 minutes for let and 20d clam passengers, and 130 m:nutes for 3rd claw passeturers. The new trains, and the alterations above referred, as well as other.) consequent upon them, Will take effect from the let March next.