Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1857-07-08 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

MAI.), who attended as the deputetion. A liberal collection woe mole t the clove of the meting. Ben Mont —Some of the inhabitants of Bridgend and its ustglibourhoud ham recently heel, e'er...wed by it gang ol •• smashers." A mho of n speotable exterior •outed the Kitig'a fiend, Pent:tied, last week, And after plattnking of retreNtanerit, tendered a tivelseind note in payment. Toe Irindleril, Mr. David Thom., consented to chain. the nate, on his guest enoorning it On the back with his name, wintim lie wrote, C. Wi11...." The traveller then loft, cC he said, for (12).c/iamb, but of COlarse he went in another direetiOn. Ti afterwards op petted, hoses., tnct he lied Slept at Coyeherch the previous night, and attemptml, but ineffectually, to get his hest to minor the note. This penion turned out to be a brother ol wine hoot of the lima's Bead, who yes subsequently duped. The note wee alters.da psid to it gentleist.en at lit-Wend, who sent it to the book, where at wits Mend to he loran]. Several bad halferowtiv were gamed In Brolgeild ahoy{ the saute blue, donbtlees by en accomplice. 'The efforts ot the polies have hitherto proved inellectual in hi Oh Case, A'rt'Entrtnt. Stitellen.—A labouring man nested I.ac Hatay, hying at Lentwit-Mejur, made it determined attempt to des.roy his Onll hit on h'rittay lest, kte left home about live o'clook on Thursday moronsg to go to work at but would appear that tied. svi.d with an attack Cl insantty and did ocir go to 1 kit work. Search w. mile tor Ilim on the following day, and traces of blood beteg observed about the limekiln, these went followed, end the unfortunate man was TA length fOlitol, otenomittile at fields distance, hiding 1111der seine straw. He lied made it triginful gash in hie , throat and another create his left arm, and but for his t opportutie dtscost.ry niuvt alien have perished from loss of blood. Portlier search Mowed that the wounds had been inflicted with • hatchet, which trati found at the limekiln coven, I •ith blood. Under the care of Drs. Llooritin arid H•ines, of Covrbridge, the unfortunate man is bettered to be slowly rams...leg from hie wound, and when salliciently d emus ciii he taken to phi.e hire in Britonferry lunette asylum, he hating previous, attempted to commit suicide. it, has 0 wife and two children, who have now become chargeable to the parts',  MERTHYR LOCAL BOARD OF 11 E ALTH There was a full meetli. do Board on Thum:lay, the whole .ff the luembf rs to in, present, except Mr. C. H. James, who ieitttn purpcaely disqualibed himself by nomaiteMance. Several orders were merle on the report of the surveyor, among chub waa the c mstruction tin sewer at Pendaran. fact —permission to the Dowlais Iron Company to form sescrel new etre. ts at Car I I atrit--fumada mite sod repair Swan street-4mm and repair Park rosd—heride, he giving of notice to several private parties to repair under the 67th sec, of the act. Mr. Clark presented the report of the committee sp. pointed to motor with the iron masters and Mr. llawksley, to detine upon what terms the iron masters erouid agree for water to be taken from the Taff, for waterworks for the district. He said they met in London on the lo h Jaffe. Mr. Crawebay stst.xl that he wan determined upon the following points before lie would consent to the abstraction of my water trim the Taff, for the town of Merthyr, arid that he *peke tor the C 1 farthfa Work. and the Cliamorgaushire Caual. Yirst—That the compensation mould St, in water nod not money. Secondly— Teat tho water given should he equal in quantity to that  abstracted. 1 hiraly—That the ming. atm ion water Mu, I be green from a remit. aia. Pouribly—eThat the ret.eee.,ie mum be placed ia the Talrifeolien, should tbe water be ' Mom tem, sleet street.. Mr. Hill stated bunged t. be • .11Afied ittllt btreq3l.ll3,lllll co the part of the P.TAUUllth War Haw k•lty gave his opinion that mi.. pliant* mit 'tithes.. mediums would not be ineonsiet,nt Wit.b en econotnical scht me of water supply for the Merthyr metret. Mr. Clark laid that he believed the committee bad fulfilled tie te which they were aPP^l,lt'd• An' 11, begged to 10008 Chit I I‘e fullotetiug letter be sent by their clerk to Mr. Ilawasleyi . .  - , i'Merthrr, July, iustreetel by thu Lewd Mord of Merthyr ounin to ediltem you on the suricel of She water eupyly. 'rh. Honed has melted from Mvssre. Hill. Form., awl Clark, an *coma, 0.10 twetatu held he theta with Mr. Craushey, in your prwetire. on the 20th ult • in Loudon, from which it wweretands Mi. erowsilay, the Cyt,elloftt Wok, cod the Glamorganshire Canal, to melte the fullowiag p the rondrious upon thu fol 6 mew of obi& he will eonuent to copy ift scheme for the supply ol the °nutlet of M,rthyr ultio water That a etitupewution for the water et erected should he given ita iruter, itot in motley. 2. That the Cater giver. should he as catt,ll to quatroty as that tin eitaated. 3. Una the ousupoesesion be give, from reeer•oir. 1. Toni lie 'wet.tm be pl.ted in the T. 6 suppining the water ehouid 1,. taken Wont that  -741 r: Hill iv un.lerstool to feel satidied with tlieso son. ditb.u• ss repro, Ply,oulh work.. '•I nu, to requ. Si you to 'titre... voon aspos.ible, • general outlive of tile mitoutr in 01011 you v 01... to give 11,0 suppiy, WILI orogh eslollo 01 the co.l, irclulhlg tiie lupus of pipes ition; every street. The question of do.. mestio service [Pout uot et pr.:Ault be taken iota turtisiooration. . - . . .  ..The Loral Bonn' desire* inn further to lawmen upon you the extreme Import,ine, ohopott ll.ate it the Galliao olli. when. ,s men laid down, that 11111 time b• tont in making the itenenany surer) e 1,11, detailed optima e, so that the WU,. nny lit ounhoeneed at the ourhebt po,vible ,"I any &a, • J. Vs. Renaud., Clark."  Mr. Overton 01..1.0.1 to the leavr. as it would be OUflUg hi.. • p..."ortih•ele'et=rodnhseerhs!tutZnuael'o":„'; •olUsat. . Mr. kit) out suggested that • copy of the water works set übtarned uu./er Mr. Lyarle's whew: struula he forwarded to Ms. Mowitestey, crib the letter, r.qussting bine to /001 k MCI! Otto it to see whether It,. sat to. could Dot be Paried out under the aio, to sure the eke..o ot going to parlooneor tor a Yclre  lho magipsiou vraa adupc.l, and the oetiing thvo separated.