The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1877-10-26 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

DREADFUL SUICIDE.-011 Saturday, an inquest was held at the Cardiff Infirmary on the body of Elisabeth Sumllbridge, a woman living formerly at 13, Cwiuney-street, East Moors. For eight years she had been in an unsound state of mind, and an inmate of the County Lunatic Asylum. She had, however, been discharged from that institution about a month since. Last week the symptoms of insanity returned, and she was about to be sent back to the asylum. Oh Friday morning she attempted to jump from the bedroom window, but was prevented, and two women were placed by her husband to watch her. In the evening she managed to elude them, and escaped from the house, She was followed by her sister and a neighbour. The Great Western Railway is close to the house where she lived, and before they could reach her she threw herself across the rails in front of an engine, the wheels of which passed over both of her legs. She was conveyed to the Infirmary. Her limbs were amputated, but she died on Saturday morning. No blame was attached to anyone, and the jury returned a verdict "That deceased committed suicide while in an unsound state of mind. BOARD OF Guas.nraws.—The weekly meeting of this board was held on Saturday, Mr. C. W. David in the chair. As the chaplain had resigned through ill-health, a memorial signed by 21 of the Nonconformist ministers of the town was read by the clerk. The memorialists offered their services to attend the sick poor at the Workhouse, and conduct the religious services there weekly on the acne plan as had been carried out at the Infirmary, gratuitously. It was, however, considered, that with two large establishments, the Workhouse and the Ely Industrial Schools, a paid chaplain was necessary, and the offer of the memorialists was declined with thanks. On the motion of Mr. W. Lewis, it was resolved that in future all charges made against an officer of the board should be first investigated by the Visiting Committee, and then reported to a general meeting of the board, and that no charge be made in public until it is shown that there are grounds for making such charge. One of the guardians (Mr. Stone) complained that Dr. Milward, a medical officer, had written to the newspapers a letter, in which he called in question the decision at which the board had arrived on the previous Saturday respecting himself as unjust and unwarranted. It was bringing the guardians into contempt with the public, and he, therefore, called on Dr. Milward to apologise and withdraw the statement Dr. Milward declined to do anything of the kind, and a wenn discussion followed, some of the guardians siding with Mr. Stone, others with Dr. Milward, and a few leaving the room, and the scene ultimately ended by the chairman vacating the chair, as the whole discussion had taken place without a motion being put before the meeting. It is stated that other measures are to be taken with the doctor, and on the other side an action for libel is threatened by the doctors, who have formed themselves into an association for defending Dr. Milward. PROPOSED NEW Docxs.—A special meeting of the proprietors of the Glamorgan Canal Company was, held on Friday at the Royal Hotel, Cardiff, Mr. Robert Crawshay in the chair. The engineer, Mr. Hassard, presented a report, accompanied with plans, for converting the south end of the Glamorgan Canal into a dock, the dock by the Old Sea Lock to be 2,000 ft. long by 400 ft. wide, with a depth of water varying from 21 to 19 feet, and to be connected on the western side by a railway and bridge with the Great Western and Taff Vale Railways. A graving dock was also to be provided, 350 ft. long by 60ft. wide. It was also proposed to construct a tidal basin 400 ft. long by 300 ft. wide, with a depth of water of 30ft. from the sills at high water springs, and 20ft. at neaps. On the western side there would be wharfs, 1,700 ft. long, fitted with eight hydraulic coal staithes, each of which could tip 500 tons of coal a day, or a total of 1,402,240 tons a year, and, if necessary, two coal staithes could be erected on the basin. The cost of the two works was estimated at £lBO,OOO, which, with the purchase of land, law and Parliamentary charges, would make up a total, it was estimated, of £240,000. From various sources, tipping of coal, storg timber, merchandise, iron ore, and railway tolls, it was estixuated that an income of .252,638 would be derived. The working expenses were estimated at £20,691, leaving a net revenue for the payment of dividend of £31,967. The plans of the engineer were submitted to the meeting and generally approved of, and on, the motion of Mr. Spencer, one of the shareholders, the committee were instructed to issue the necessary notices and lay the sc ieme before Parliiunent at the next session. The additional capital will be raised, in Cardiff. it is believed,