Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1860-03-07 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

DESPERATE SUICIDE OF A FEMALE BY HANGING.—Ort Saturday last, the 3rd inst., Ann Willis, of the Wern, wife of John Willis, moulder at Mr. R. NevilPs foundry, was found hanging in her own honse. She had been married 26 years, her first-born and only child being a boy, 12 years of age. This little lad she sent out to play, about twelve o'clock in the day, and on his returning at two o'clock he found the blinds of the wiudowa drawn down, but the corner not being close, he could see into the room, where he saw his mother hanging. The house is next door to the workshops of Mr. Davies, builder, and the carpenters having just returned from dinner, one of them, named John Davies, hearing the boy's alarm, forced his way into the dwelling, when he found tho woman hanging by the garden clothes-line, made fast to a beam that runs across the room to support the joist. He took her in his arms and held her up while one of his shopmates unfastened the rope. She was quite cold and must have proceeded to the act as soon as tthe boy went out. She had placed a chair under the beam, from which she swung herself off, and the chair appeared to have been kicked from under her feet. Her age was 45. An inquest was held at the Oddfellows' Arms, Wern, on Monday, before Mr. Bonville, coroner; when a verdict was returned of "Temporary Insanity." Some of the witnesses said that the husband was a very drunken man, and that he had been drinking for three or four days succes-ively. It was also stated that he often abused the deceased, and that his conduct generally towards her was cruel. Neither money norfood wasfound in the house. The deceased was a very hard-working woman, and remarkably clean. She had cleaned herself; put on clean linen, and polished her shoes, before hanging herself. PLOUGHING MATCH AT SOHO FAl33L—The annual ploughing match, postponed from the 14th ult. in consequence of the frost, took place on Tuesday last week, on a field belonging to Soho Farm, two miles from Llanelly. The first class prizes were this year thrown open to the surrounding parishes of Pembrey, Llanon, Llangennech, and Llangendeitne, and all competitors were to plough to guage of five inches deep by nine inches in the body of the ridge, each ploughman being required to complete hia work in four hours. It was also required that four ploughs should be entered in the first class before the prize of £3 be competed for. Several persons competed in the first class, and the prize was awarded to Daniel Charles, of folio. The ploughing in this class was so good that the judges, Messrs. T. Anthony, Muddlesewn, and John Daniel, Llanon, were under the necessity of referring to Mr. Morgan, Glanyrafon, as umpire. The second class was open to ploughmen residing in the parish of Llanelly only, and any competitor who had previously taken a prize was required to make an advance upon it before the prize would be given. The first prize, £2, was awarded to John Thomas, of Cilfery ; the second, El 10s., to David Rees, Capel Evan ; *the third, El, would have been won by W Rees, Gellvgaled, but as he had not advanced on the last prize taken by him the prize was awarded to D. Davies, Pantygwenith ; the fourth, 155., to W. Edmund, Caerbrigyn ; the fifth, las., to John Walter.; the sixth, 7s. 6d., to C. Rees, Yatradfai ; the seventh, 5d., would have been won by D. Walters, Tyllwyd, but no advance having been niade by him it was awarded to T. Meredith, Gellyfawr. The ploughing was exceedingly good throughout. An ordinary was provided in the evening at the Crown and Anchor—Capt. James Lewis, landlord—where a good company sat down to an excellent dinner.  LLANELLY PETTY SESSIONS were held on Wednesday last, before J. H. Rees, R. Cr. Thomas, jun., and Robert Smith, F..sqrs. The charge of Mr. Superintendent Evans kgainat W. Rees, Llansaint, It. Morris, Kidwelly, John Williams, Pinged Marsh, William Rees, Pinged Marsh, William John, Kidw-lly, and Mary Jones, for stealing a box of plate from the wreck of the Stadfclt,' of Hamburgh, came on for hearing. Mr. R. B. Junes appeared for the prosecution. and Mr. Parry for the defence. Mr. R. B Jones called Walter Williams, of Towyn Canol, John Arnold, of Kidwelly, *es Emanuel, of Pembrey, and David Davie., of Pemhrey. David Evans wet stated to be unable from illness to attend. The result of the evidence was that the defendants were bound over in £2O each to answer to any indictment which be preferred against them at the approaching Assizes, and William Walters and John Arnold entered into recognizances, each in £lO, to give evidence.—Richard Rees, cabinet-maker, was summoned by Mr. Isaac for non-payment of highway rate, 95., due to the Llanelly Local Board of Health rate ordered to be paid with costa, the plea .of bankruptcy not being allowed.--Janet Rogers, Towyn-bach, charged Mary Davies with assaulting her. Their Worships inflicted no tine, and imposed only 3s. as costs.—Evan Arthur, ostler to Mr. Rosser, C. E., charged John Rees, ostler, with stealing some reins, a comb, and a sponge belonging to Mr. Rosser, and a pair of shoes, the property of the prosecutor, from a stable in the Ty•Melin public-house. The defendant admitted the offence, and was sentenced to one month's imprisonment in the House of Correction at Carmarthen.