Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1880-08-04 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

GLAMORGANSHIRE ASSIZES. (Before Lord DiMice Rana,iar.) His Lord•hip entered the court at 11 o'clock, and the following were sworn on the Grand Jury , Rowel Gwyn (foreman), Griffith Llevreqvn, J. J. Jelikina (mayor), Mid Thomas, We.. Gilbertson, J. T. D. Llewelyn, J. H. Rowland, John Crow Richardson, Charles Bath, G. B. Strick. C. T. Wilson, Herbe. Lloyd, B. K. Pritchard, S. S. H. lineman' Fisher, R. A. Emery, John Richardson, Dr. Paddon, G. B. Brock, J. Clarke Richard., Richard Rich. ' and., F. A. Teo, S. B. Power, John Glmbrook. The nen al proclamation against %me and to.. morality having been read, His Lordship proceeded to address the Grand Airy. He said he was afraid, from what he bad heard, that the calendar was somewhat heavier ' than it mustily ht. There was nothing in the I ! calendar of an exceptionally grave character, sueb , '. as murder, but there were several charges of a I very grave description. There were three case. of arson, two of which were leas. grave than the third, . where. person was charged with attempting to 1 ....defrattodf ata iri.inns.airsince....thsoc, i.ieotnye. oTh f wehre wichtee ir,,, I,ourr. • I soa charged was the father.in-law of the proseenaria. There was a case of attempt to murder—of • woman being thrown into a dock at Swansea, sod it would be for the jury to say whether the il.ll o. the remit of accident or deeign. There were two came of maselaughter, one of which waa where a policeman was charged with eansing the . i iamb of an old man at Llano...atm. The other vres I where a man had home discharged by the Illftfpfl; traces, and the prisoner we committed on the find. • , Mg of the coroner'n jary. There was a charge of ' wounding with intent, and one of a woman attempting to commit suicide. There was a cane of libel, arriving out of a charge against a policeman at Llamatalet. The alleged libel consisted of s ' letter which appeared in a newspaper at Beath, charging a medical gentleman with being grossly ignorant. The charge was • very serious one, and it appeared to him that the person who wrote the ! letter admitted the fact. It would le for the jury I to say whether the letter eras juntifiable on public I grounds, or whether it was intended to injure the j prosecutor anti bring him into disrepute and eon. I tempt. 11. Lordship then briefly alluded to the . earn in which t_he_ve_sse_li,.lln.arlborougli and re j Uganda we concerned, and dismimed the Grand i Airy to their duties.  Thia action was brought to recover the ',natty o: £lOO. to which the defendant wao alleged to he ii• Ole, on the around that he bad .upplied senor,. to the Merthyr Union while he was guardian of the samt contrary to the atatote. Mr Muletyre. Q C., and Mr B. Franeia Welleoste appeared for the plaintiti nod Mr 13, T. William., Q.C.. and Mr WiUc.m Evaat for the defendant. T. B. X eolith. master of the Merthyr liniim. produced a tender for the aupply of oath], to the Union, ..ent iu by Ivor Davie, w: whoni the N. • ' who supplied colihon u accordance. with the contract. Ilia Lordahip [on the document being handed op to tom]: Is them any proiiiiioo that there doeumente need not be Aesop.' If nor. :we can't hase Mr F. darnee, Clerk to the : All doentnentv. ,d the Union, are exempt, ray lord. Morgan Thorne, pay olte.r of the union, proved that he paid the money on ....count of the ta.ttina to Mr Gabe, or to Mi. Gabe. Ivor D... ie. work..ll for Mr Gabe at Mr Gabc'e chop. Pr,vions to the oiotract being met-ed into w.th Ivor Davi, Ile Gabe, need to pimply coffin.e. P. evione to that, Pole John William., the. plaintiff, had the A'ZItTIKr. Crow exsonined : When I could not firm lyre Davire I paid the money to Mi. Gabe, •Ito signed ; the nec.pt 0 Ivor Dee lee, per C. G." When leer Dada. received the money he eigned the receipt • himaelf. The want then adjourned for luncheon.  F.-300$0100 ROUX= AND ITATINTIOIL •WANPILD too-or. Preside. -George Wvodyett Il.tioge, N.P. Ellen Powell eurrendered to her bail, charged Wee Prriideate-lacer• Heywood. 1.R.5.. F. 0.5.. ttith .t.e,..ti., .. comet,. ...00,10. by h...i.g