Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1884-09-03 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

HLII. Llantard ',Arden. ILIA (dee had been much dimfiguled by • wheel.  The inquest on the body of Win. Perrin, of Abereanaid, who conuaidlel suicide by cutting hie throat, h. been held. The jury returned s rerdiet to the 'fleet "That he tool' away his Ida whilst suffering from iusanity." . A telegrem received in Cardiff on Wednesday dawn that the steamer Abed..., of Swansea, ....bore or Limbo's Bar. Assistance is being rendered. The Abcd•we is a oew steamer of shoot 1300 t 0,,, hurdle's, and owned by Mown. Letri-heux and David, of Swans..  We bele to remind oar 'amine of the concert at which the renowned Ifde A. Sing will appear on September at.h. Aa there m a poloAbility of • crowded how., intenling our...hams /Mould weer* tickets at once. See parti,alara ' in advertiaing column.  Ward nusetinp are bring hold in Swansea in preparation of the conning Franchise nine, meeting. Councillor Freeman presided over an inithusinatic meeitng at the Landon, Inn, when tbe roped erect meeting wee approved of, and reeoluttons orb By pledged in terra, of the action of the Government with respect to the Franchise Kitt A very influential meeting wee , oLe, held at Korrinton on Wednesday Smog, The peril. of swing Loafn have inet been Oka. Gated at Caerphilly. It appeare that a girl I named Kmey Cambrian, aged abont 17 rases, no, in the act of getting out of one of them whin she lost her bet. The boat aria immediately re-filled, and Worn ehe had wee to regain her t hat, a mutt arata <fleeted, the boat in its descent , striking her with great force. She fell to the ground, and when picked op, .be wee bleeding proforely. ' "  j°,.... Monday morning, a labourer eased William Perrin, aired 6, hring at Abercariaid, near Merthyr, atta !keel his wife with a hammer whilst nhe wan lying down otairs in bed. He etruek her many times on the hea,i, inflicting re, onions injurien. ,he mn out of duet, to escape further cadence, and eben the polies trinited the bootie, half an hoar In ,r, they foun I the man lying dead in a pool thod ia a room upstairs. There au n racer found beside the body. The motive for the outrace and forth, eubsequent nuiride is as yet unexplained. Ilici.nurls ofeyen are now wat lane what in going on at the Welsh Brewster misdeal. At Linnelly additionnl latensen wets arraated. ! At Bontypyridd the lieniera were rc• &marred, ! with the exception of thowe ehening during the year-11 or 19 in number. At Abergarenny the police objected to the renewnl hi a lbens., beeaua! the louilord •/). oubjett to It. the romult of an al.e1000; hut the bench were mere.iful and renewed the licenne. At Monmouth the bench relimed to renew a licence on which three conch-bon+ were endorsed. At Bristol 11l objections to licenses h.. been preeented.  ;.. manna tea meeting in connection with the Carortrthen RAti Cotigregaii.nal Band of Hope, st Swansea. toi,k plscy in ths whool.room on Tuesoay. About 200 children. and aortae of the church choir, sat down ho e bountiful supple of tea with the usual etceterae, which was thoroughly enjoyed, M. Watts, orinfectioner, being the caterer. Tea being over, the party adjourned to the ley field on Wautis,n. where a variety of juvenile gsmes were indulged in. Diving the evening. biscuit., nuts, etc- wcrn dis.ibuted amongst the youngster. A return to the nhool-room was made about ; o'clock, and a miscellaneous programme of songs, harmonium solOs, recitations, and speeches were ressie.red by the Minim 12. A. Jones, E. Thomas, E. A. Eaton. and Moser. W. Jenkins, Dd. Davie., C. J. Hall, Mr. Griffiths end Miss Griffiths presiding at the h....mantle. Shout 3-/ new member. were enrolled.  Thejfollowing letter has been received in Swansea from the Cape, and has been courteously handed over to to, for publication —Caps Town, South Africa, July 27, 1884.—Dear Si-, Kindly pardon the liberty I take, bet it is with feelinge of mingled pain and ennuis I address you on behalf of your nephew, [Henry Perrier, late of Bryabyfryd, Swanse•3 who haa been here for this last nine months. He mine down here from Port Elizabeth to take • aitnation as Chief Inspector in the Cape Mounted Pollee, and since being doing duty here and w.e very much liked and impected by all. But he waa accidentally shot on Monday evening lest, and ho., since been in the homaal dangerously wooded. He II riven up by the dortors beyond recovery. Our duty here is not the same os the police home. We have to scout the whole country here for hundreds of miles around, and we were on duty ea Monday loot, he and I about 9., miles from Cape Town in march of • gang of hnrsreteal.rs end bushrangers, and we were surprised, and tired at. I maned, but my friend w. not so fortunate. I recovered his body and with a little help I managed to bring ha to the infirmary. He we. proiremeing favourably at indammation a in, and now he. given up by Oho doctors. Ile is .hot in tbe lungs. eloee to the been, and by the time you get thie he will be no more. Kindly allow we to sympathize with you in your bereavement. If he was my own brother I could not feel it more, as we hare dren friends since we left England together, shoot II