The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1885-05-23 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

CHIJOH OF ENGLAND T 1 SOCIETY.  On Monday evening the first of a series temperance meetings was held at the Army Hall, Swansea. There woe but a m attendance. The captain of the local corps to. the chair and after a few introducting week, called on the Rev. E. J. Wolfe to speak. It rev. gentleman said he came there to listen the bight and not to talk, but as there eeemed t be a dearth of speakers he would say a fa words. He urged those present to work forth success of tlo as gstberinee, not by bringing do reepectable classes there, but the &inking mg and women. The captain announced that r Tuesday the hall would be deeor.ted, that ' G. Cawker, Easq. would take the chair end Ma Grenfell would undertake the musical part the performance. A collection was made the benediction pronounced. The second meeting in connection with Church of England Temperance Society tt place at the Church Army Hall, High-street, Tuesday evening. The meeting opened • prayer by Mr. W. Williams and Mr G. Ho, Mr. R. G. Cawker presided, and there was wer,d attendance. The speakers were Mr. Stephens, Kilvey, Mr. H. Williams, and Williams, of the 'Temperance Hotel. Miss fell presided at the harmonium. Several pie were taken at the 0090 of the meeting which of a most successful nature. To-night (We day) the Rev. Canon Smith, Vicar of ST will address a similar gathering in the Army Hall. On Tuesday the Committee of Privileges the House of Lords began the hesriog of ' petition of John Fraser, of Curnarvon, 1 claims the dignity, honours, and title of Barony et Levet, in the Peerage of Scotland. The Liar:telly tin-plate litigation ease , again proceeded with in the Chanoery Divi or the High Court of Justice on Tuesday, had not concluded at the rising of the amt. John Jenkins M.P., was amongst the who gave evidence. At the Aberdare police-court on Thomas H amen was fined 15s and costs unrauming a charge of powder that had r• fire at the Aberen an Colliery. prosecuted on behalf of tbs. PLwell Company. The council of the University College Wales, Aberystwith, met on Tuesday after at Lonedale Chambers, Cnancery-iane. Aberdare (in the chair); Messrs Stuart " ; J. H. Puleeton, M.P.; Morgan M.P.; and Lewis Morris were also present. At the Cardiff police-court on Tussle Thema. Hanson and Arthur Billet Floor, , tem and plumbers, carrying on business Oxford-terrace, Cowbridge-road; Canton, • t harged with stealing paint brushem, knives, thole and otter alticles, of the value £4 from a new building in Be Burgh -street, ' property of Thomas Gough, en the Bth Ma Also a quantity of toole, brew taps, het &c at various times. They were beth cc deal for a week. An ir eneet was held at the Joint Asylum, Carmarther, on Monday night, the death of John Belt, a patent who cowr suicide that morning by hanging. The. had been 'a patient at the asylum educe 1 April, 1880, he was;3o years of age, was labourer, and came from Bogelly Pembroke, The jury returned a verdict that the ‘' committed suicide whilst insane. Mr. J. T. Dillwyn Llswelyn, the Co candidate for the South Glamorgan Fat tary Division, addressed the elect, rs en ' afternoon in the Town-hall Cowbridge. was a large atkeudance. Mr. F. E. Stacey, Landlough Castle, occupied the chair 7 Llewellyn spoke upon foteign uffairs, and that the affieirs in the Soudan from the login to the present time were very deplorable. felt that Enularal ought to have the tut control of effeire in that country. With reB. to the to ‘ndin matters in Ddistph ne Gtesoivthentsesnit , Russia, he ite wish result of the arbitration was known. He spot Of the expenditure of the Conservative GOV012:1 memo, and claimed that it was more economies' than that of the. Liberals. Be advoc.ated the more direct representation of tax-payers 911 county boards, and dwelt at some len;,th °on the fiscal arrangements of the county to e.aw the teed of a re.adjustnient of local taxatiou. .4; vote of confidence In 11r. Llewelyn was proposes _yb Mr. D. J,nkins, seconded by Ale. fill Thomas, of Boverton-place, and wearied with acklamation, a few hands' being held up again It. A vote of thanks to the chairman coneludew , the mooting.  deetle  :onservatiTel  ;;11.5i  1C;;;ii-il  Thel  ffsinA  irtrevl  spoke'  ,• 5. 3fis tad . thq toot at, at with Hooper. 'B5 DT Gren pledg ioh w iedneel 4waneek] Chureti s oil thes whtt dug • hair* , and, art. e.t witne Tuesday ,ostt f _ mimed Kinsho Duff of ifteinoot e. Lori; Rendeli, Lloyd nt. t sday Pahl se we (018 itin :man Coun ignt, jot c...rnmitt decea 0 13