The Herald of Wales. — 1888-12-01 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

TAYLOR AND COMPANY, LIMITED.  Miners Taylor and Compy., Limited (Coal,..quare), have &Oared • dividend of ten per rent. per annum, carrying forward £341 as 4d to next yeas 's amount.  Printers Christian left Windeor —on Thursday morning for Loudon. ehe will return to Windsor this atternoom with the Q nem, who arrives in London from Wind.or at form A Central News telegram from Constantinople, doted Tuesday, says that two thousand time-expired soldiers, not having received their pay recently revolted, raked out the boiler Br* lon board the transperte, and declared that they would not go without their pay. Eventually the money was paid. At Coleshill Police •court, Thomas Turner, was charged with three-tenincr to murder Wm. Stroud, editor of the Colethal Chronicle. He wrote Stroud a letter !tinkered with blood, in which he oslled the edt,or .IDasir Bees,'! and signed himself 'lank the Ripper," threateninir to do murder. Prisoner was ordered to pay Sf,y shillings.  Oa Tuesday some sensation was caused in Rhondda Valley, by the dienovery of the dead body of Jeremiah Phillip., aged 68, a lamp. looker, residing at No 17, Hall-street, Ferndale, lyirg on a heap of stones on Llanwouna, Mountain. It was ascertained that the deceased had been drinking heavily Um previous day. A terrible eodidentoceurred at Barrow Lime Works, near Leicester. A workman named Henry Smith was clearing some maehinery, when he was drawn by his jacket Late the slatting and killed before the augiaes amid he vtopped. His body wee fearfully mangled. some parts of it haying to be out out of the machinery. He leaves a widow and four ehildren.  On Wednesday forenoon, the linquest in connPoion with the terrible tragedy which took place on Monday last at Batley, when a railway pointsman murdered his wife and two children and subsequently counnitted cilicida was held at Batley. After reviewing the bodies and hearing witnesses, medical evidence was produeed to show that the murderer had starred from a nervous affection. The jury retuned a verdict that Jerrie took the lives of his wile and children, and then committed suicide whilst insane.  At Birmingham early on Wedneeday morning, • geetleman residing at Edgbastoo, a feehtonatle suburb of Birmingham, heard a noise, which prompted him to walk round to the neighbouring pcdiee station. A constable r,turned with him, and they found a wellknown burglar on the premium The constable arrested the burglar, aid was on him way to the station with him, when the latter broke away. A desperate struggle emitted, and lasted for 40 minutes, the or' staff being shattered Eventually, by the aid of • passing carman, the ruffian was secured, and at the police court later on, was remanded.  Ought religion to be taught in our day wheals ? is • theme which was discussed by the Arnold College Debating Society. Mt a. Burgess opened in the affirmative, and Mr 4. Hooper answered in the negative. After a stirring debate, in which M•were C. Evans, A. Thomas, I. T. Or fifths, J. W. Jonee, B. D. Thi mu, D. H. Davies, D. Thomas, and Secretary, W. J. Williams took part, the question was put to the votes when the majority decided In favour of religions teething. The chair we 000nnied by Sr W. Owes.