Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1889-10-02 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

EXTRAORDINARY.  !CURRENCE AT  -SWANSEA.  ANTI-MORMON AND ANTI-JARMAN LECTURERS ARRESTED.  IV uniquaDAY.—Bef—ore--ge-ser; R. Nevill the chair), R..MeLaren, H. C. Buckley, and Rev.  Can-on Williams,.  Reath was lintWigar' b on 'Thursday afternoon, when-- 'nit two thousand of its inhabitants assembled in the Gwyn Hall Square to show by their presence their approbation of the endeavour to perpetrate the memory of a gentleman who, during a long life-tuao, did more for his native town than au) other we could mention. The statue of Mr. Gwyn, by which it is sought to remind men of his good works, has been erected in front of the great hall which owes its existence to his munificence. It is a splendid bronze figure, wrought at the studio of the renowned Signor Riggs, and represents Mr Gwyn in the Astrachan-bound coat which lie so frequently wore before his death ; his head is bent slightly forward, his arm is raised, and the attitude 103 that of a , speaker seeking to emphsaise a point. In front of the ball three large platforms had been erected, one being set apart for a choir, which I gave a really charming rendering of three pieces. Amongst those present were Mr. J. T. D. Llewelyn (who had been invited by the committee to perform the unveiling ceremony). Mrs. Gwyn, J. M. Moore, J. H. Moore, W. Gilbertson, Archdeacon Griffiths, J. E. Moore, the Mayor (Mr. J. B. Davies), Wm. Llewelyn, J. H. Rowlands, Edwin Davies, H. P. Charles,l Osborne Sheppherd, T. S. Sutton, Signor Raggi, G. Gardener, Rev. Lewis Jones, D. H. Lewis, ' J. Marsden, and W Edwards; Mrs. Llewelyn, , Mrs. and Miss Rowland. J. L. Smith (Mayor ' of Aberavon), Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Gibbons, J. W. Reece, Mr J. H. Moore, Rev. Walter Griffiths and Mrs. Griffiths, Rev. David Griffiths. Prayer having been offered by the Archdeacon, and the clioirhaving sung the tooth , Psalm, Mr. J. H. Rowland addressed the meeting. He said that as they were aware, they had met to unveil the statue of their friend and fellow townsman, the late Mr. Gwyn. The statue I had been erected by the voluntary contributions of a large number of his friends, and had been ! placed upon land which had been given to the Corporation, and upou which they had been enTHE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT abled to erect a fine hall. It was also near the LLANELLY, ground which Mr. Gwyn had been given for the '' Mary James, wife of Wm. James, Penygmig, ralBll6 up of a churcp which was second to 6 the none m county, . and again' it was near the Llanelly, was brought up in custody, charged temple of Constitutions —a cause which had with attempting to commit suicide. Serizt. 'Williams stated that he apprehended beet, near to his heat, and which owed its repose to detain exist. the prisoner and charged her with attempting ence to him. He did not to commit suicide by cutting herself with a them long, and he called upon') Slr, Llewelyn to unveil the statue. knife. She made uo reply. Wm Mr. Llewellyn, who was cordially received, having withdrawn. the veil, said they had before ' but could not tin the husband whether he, was questioned wit,at Peuygmig' them a statue of a man whom they all remem- , on the 15th instant at seven o'clock. His wife bored with much reverence and with much love. I was down stairs. He heard her crying and went down. She was n the kitchen I ' (Hear, hear.) He trusted that for many, many i years, until beyond the tune of the youngest down on the sofa. He lifted her up and she screamed and jumped at him He noticed late M then present, the memory of the lar. Gwyn . would continue to be of service to his fellowblood on her hand, and sent for i woman from townsmen, as his presence always had been. He the back. He noticed a cut on the neck. He had been amongst them for along time He had did not see any instrument. He asked her what ' was the matter, but she made no reply. He been born close by—and it was not I found a knife on the table but their was blood until his 82nd year that he ed REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOB on it. The wife had no questions to ask, away in the ripe f ulnem or 281