... THE REPRESENTATION OF SWANSEA DISTRICT. GREAT MEETING OF MORRISTON LIBERALS. UNANIMOUS AND DETERMINED THEY NOMINATE MR. WILLIAM WILLIAMS. The great and enthusiastic meeting held last night in the Tabernacle Schoolroom, Morriston, makes it perfectly clear that the Liberals of that go-ahead suburb have thoroughly made up their minds as to who is to be the Parliamentary repre- sentative for the ...

... FATALITY ON THE AT SWANSEA. FUXLHAL OF TEE DECEASED. Yesferdav afternoon the nortal remains of Isaac John Sheldon, who was injured on the G.W.R. at the North Dock las; Wednesday and who suc- cumbed to his injuries a faw hours later, were laid in Cockett Churchyard. ly halr'-past two o'clock nearly 350 railway mtn had assembled in Robert street, Manselton, and a few minutes later those piesent ...

... SUNDAY CLOSING IN WALES. The Stipendiary of Cardiff adheres to the decision which he gave some time ago as to the legality of the Hotel de Marl. It will be remembered that Mr. T. W. Lewis declared that the hotel was a rude kind of club, though there were no rules as to membership and no subscriptions paid. The mode of pro- cedure was beautiful in its simplicity. A chairman was elected, who ...

... A3,D Dli^S A FEARFUL BEGS FOR A KNIFE TO FINISH THE TOB. The annals or crin10 and of self-murder in Swansea have rarely revived a more horii ying addition than it is our duty to record to-day. About 10 o'clock this morning there was commotion among the residents inWeatern-atreet, Sandlields. at the intelligence that one of their neighbours had committed suicide. The statement was premature, ...

... Before Herbert(Chairman),Dr. Howell Rees, 01 one. Hughes. PRTTNS A* ^,IS ...

... Tom Hurst, a well -known trailer at Chantey i died on Saturday Weather prophets pcrdi-t th.it -visitors to I Ne^vmavket arc to have a vret meeting behind the i Ditch. Those who dwell in41 the little town in M Cambridge shire will placidly put u ) with the infliction in view or the good that, more rain wouid do ho:h t':e Heath and surrounding couhtrv. Tiie county championship in cricket has ...

... NEATH PETTY SESSIONS. THIS DAY. Before Messrs. G. H. Davey and W. P. Struve. SUNNW DRINKING. Alfred Harris, labourer, Skewen, William Allan, collier, Hirwain, Thomas Davies and Isaac John Rees, colliers, Cwn;a and Thomas Brock, labourer, Panlyrhi el wera fined in sums varying frocu 5s. to 7s. 6d., with costs, for drunkenness on Sunday the llthinst,— John Thomas, collier, Hirwain, was charged ...

... THE POST~BAG. [BY POSTMAN.] Hey. Ben Davies, Pant-teg, gained the first two bardic prizes at Porth Eisteddfod. One Landore man was so anxious to be a delegate at the Council meeting to-day that he proposed himself. At Si'oh Chaps!, Landore, there was a great escape of gas last night. That is always a sure sign of an election. A speaker at the Landore meeting last night said that Sir Hussey was ...

... Several of the solicitors on FLUNKEYISM the Mid Wales r:lit IN* THE have been telling ill: H LAW cotTliTS. our Judge Cecil Be: 1 that they do notwish him to be removed to another circuit. One of these le^a1 I flunkeys said that no difficulty of any kind had arisen through the judge's ignorance of Weldh. We beg to question this gentleman's ability to pass an opinion on the matter. Asa. mat- ...

... RECEIVING ORDERS. James Bailey, Gorse-lane, formerly Ilafod- bridge, Hafod, both Swansea, commercial travel- ler, formerly grocer. James Palmer, trading as M. Palmer and Co., lately Oxford-street, now Duke-street, Hwansea, coachbuilder and wheelwright. Thomas Rosser Robinson, lately Montpelier- terrace, now Walter-road, Swansea, trading at Eichange-buildings, Swansea, and West Rhondda Colliery ...

... JRRESPONDENCE. THE WEDDING'' HOLIDAY. — I should like to know if his Worship the r (Mr. H. A. Chapman) proposes to close his ess on J uly 6thnext, as not a hundred years ago sn Mayor proclaimed a half-holiday on the on of a funeral, but his men were woriung tuo W~ s JJ ;L,„ I am, A WORKING MAN WHO WANTS TO KNOW. Swansea. ...

... 1VELSH CAJj-VINISTIC METHODISTS ,\r M0RRIST0N. MONTHLY MEETING AT BETHANIA CHAPEL. The monthly meeting of the West Glamorgan district of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodists was opened yesterday at Bethania Chapel, Morriston. Mr. David Davies (Maesieg) presided, and there were about 150 ministers and deacons present, among whom were :—Revs. T. Davies (Giant's Grave); W. James, M.A. (Nantymoil); D. ...