The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1888-02-17 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

LLAWER MEWN YCHYDIG.  At Cardiff on Monday, the polling to fill the vacancy in the Town Council, resulted in the return of Mr Alfred Rees (R.) by a majority of 229.  Mr W. Mein, secretary of the Rhymney Railway Company, has resigned his appointment, in consequence, it is said, of personal difference, w ith the directors.  At the meeting of the Swansea Harbour Trust on Monday, Mr Dixon, of Bristol, was unanimously appointed superintendent,  The half-yearly meeting of the Bute Docks Company took place on Friday. The accounts showed a balance available for dividend of £79,695 Os. 5d., and a dividend for the half-year at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum on the Ordinary Shares was declared.  David Evans, of Ferndale, Rhondda Valley, a miner, committed suicide on Friday morning by placing some dynamite on his head and exploding it. His head was blown from his body, and one arm was blown away. In the House of Commons on Monday night Mr Dillwyn gave notice for February 28th of a motion with reference to the disestablishtnent of the Church in Wales.  Lord Tredegar has promised to become a patron of the National Elsteddfod to be held at Brecon in 1889, and to contribute £5O towards the expenses.  Several alleged bogus club proprietors were prosecuted on Friday, at Carditl, by the police authorities, and in one case a penalty of £5O and costs was inflieted.  For an extensive robbery of electro-plate from a traveller's sample case, at the Royal Hotel, Cardiff, the magistrates on Friday, committed two men for trial at the sessions.  A fine of £2O and costs was inflicted on Monday, by the Penarth bench of magistrates, upon Charles Isgar, who pleaded guilty to selling beer without a licence.  The Newport Corporation at its meeting on Tuesday, adopted a memorial to the Charity Commissioners, declaring that in their opinion it was highly desirable that a Boys' Higher School should be provided at Caerleon.  The London Gazette of Tuesday night publishes the official notice of the winding-up of the Cardiff Trustee Savings' Bank. The costs are ordered to be paid out of the assets of the bank.  At a meeting of the trustees and managers of the Cardiff Savings' Bank on Monday it was decided to oppose the appointment of Mr Lyulph Stanley as liquidator, on the ground of the hostile spirit manifested by him. The Bristol Town Council at Tuesday's meeting agreed to expend £lO,OOO for the purpose of providing refrigerators and other appliances at Avonmouth in connection with the foreign meat trade, and in view of possible competition from Cardiff in the immediate future.  Colonel Morgan, the Mayor of Brecon, at Tuesday's meeting of the Town Council gave a donation of £lO towards a fund to assist the poor of the town during the present hard weather. Other members of the council also contributed. An inquest was opened on Tuesday, on the body of Mr William Morgan, known in bardic circles as " Gwilym Brycheinio," of Tongwynlais, who was found drowned at Cardiff, in the Glamorgan Canal. The evidence disclosed suspicions of foul play, and the inquiry was adjourned.