The Cambrian

THE MAYORALTY. We observe that Mr. Councillor Mason is a candidate for the Mayoralty, and has issued a circular to the Council soliciting the honour of their support.

COUNTY BOROUGH OF SWANSEA. MUNICIPAL YEAH 1888-9. Register of attendance of members of S*ansea poration at Council Khd Committer meetiB#^j ————— Council- Committees. >xs • 'g a> -a Name. 9 *2 o 'S peg po A § 5 S £ « < The Mayor 22 21 294 174 E.H. Daniel" 22 19 121 78 T. Freeman :1 22 19 199 86 J. Lewis 22 20 249 137 W. J. Rees 22 4 152 10 £ ■ Tulloch ••• 22 18 182 90 K-D. Burnie 22 19 179 106 H. A. Chapman 22 22 201 144 w. H.E.I wards 22 20 189 78 A, Francis ••• 22 20 207 141 J-Glasbrook' 22 15 147 70 Lewis 22 22 204 160 BJS 22 w 195 us A. Mason 22 14 208 14o H. Monger •• 22 20 219 88 H. Malinhan't 22 21 190 120 W. Plk P 22 19 190 156 J-A. Rawlins 22 14 202 63 • Richards 22 19 186 ™ F. Rocke '• 22 17 188 118 P-Thomas 22 I8 235 172 J- Aeron Thomas 22 21 171 82 THOMAS ••• ••• 22 17 156 92 M. Tutton 122 20 200 134 JNO. THOMAS, Town Clerk. Guildhall, Swans^t 30th October, 1S89.

FOOTBALL. FIXTURES. °V. 2—Penarth, h jaD, n—Cardiff Harlequins, h »» 4 — Brighi use Rnugers, h 18—Penygraig, h >• 9—Guy's Hospital, h „ 25—Llanelly, h 16—Newport, h Feb. 1—Lampeter, h 4-Bright use Rnugers, h 18—Penygraig, h 9—Guy's Hospital, h „ 25—Llanelly, h 16—Newport, h Feb. 1—Lampeter, h »> 23—Cardiff, h „ 8—Lampeter, a >. 30—Llanelly, a » 15—Bristol, h 7—Gloucester h » 22—Newport, a ec. 7—Gloucester h » 22-Newport, a 14 Neath, h 24-London C. Service b 19—Oxford University, h Mar. 8-Cardiff 'Quins, a 21-Rnncorn h 15—Cardiff, a 26-London Welsh, h >, 22 Cornwall, h T" 28—Neath, a •> 29—Barnstaple, Jan. 4—.Newport, h April 5—Mannington, n 7-Swlnton, h

FOOTBALL. SATURDAYS MATCHES. KICK OFF AT 3.15. SHARP. SWANSEA v. PENA RTH. ADMISSION—SIXPENCE. [6747 THE CHURCH IN WALES.—At St. David's Catholic Church, on Sunday evening next, Canon Wilson will £ 1Ve a lecture on The Reformed Cnurch in Wales. THE POLICE BAND CONCERT.—In consequence of the West Glamorgan Agricultural Show taking place 011 the 12th December, the Police Band concert ^illbe given on Thursday, the 19th December, instead of the 12th. „ WINTER ASSIZES.—Mr. Justice Hawkins has fixed the following days for holding the Winter Assize m cj16 South Wales Circuit: -Carmarthen December 9 December 12 Cardiff December 16 Criminal 4rUess on^ 130 t^ansacte^ at these Assizes WESLEY CHAPEL, SWANSEA.—At the above place of SSfMp. Sunday, November 17th, the Rev. W. H. auinger, D.D., L.L.D., F.1'.S.; w;jj preach both ^orning and evening, and on Monday, November 18. • Jdeliver a lecture at tiieAlbert Hall, on Contrasts ..Mature, "to be illustra' ?■ by a po worf ui oxy-hydrogen lrne-light.. „ J°SHUA Dr^ox'S GI;'ST CHOia. Wewould oan the T-of our readers to the first V'u uO bwangea of 3aaa Dyson's diorama and gipsycaoir, ao we Albert for 'ten days, commencing Monday, N o^ember L These entertainments have been e3taoi ished to Provide all classes with an elevating and amusing t Tiiere is an entire change of picture* i ils, c v. ee AdvL

( I COUNTY BOROUGH OF SWANSEA. I Election of Councillors. RESULTS OF THE POLL. SWANSEA has now entered upon a new phase of electoral experience. For better or for worse, the Borough has been extended, and henceforth we are to be governed by a Council of 40 instead of 24 members. There was no paucity of candidates, and all the vacancies were spiritedly contested. As on previous occasions, little or no political feeling was introduced into the contests. In the Victoria ward, it is true, Mr. S. P. Wills (Gladstonian Liberal) opposed Mr 1. P. Martin (Conservative), but even in this ward Imperial political considerations were en- tirely eclipsed by the local questions which Mr. Usher brought to the front. In the Brynmelyn Ward Mr. G. Morgan placed himself before the electors as a Home Ruler, and the Irish, almost without exception it is said, voted for the man with the green cards." All over the Extended Borough, there was a goodly amount of public interest manifested in the electoral proceedings, but generally there was not much excitement evinced or temper evoked. At each of the polling places, friends of the various candidates were as busy as they could be soliciting the votes of the ratepayers as they came to the poll; but it is questionable whether house-to house canvassing, or personal solicitation are productive of as much good as will counterbalance the amount of evil they cause in the shape of lying promises. The private vehicles of the town were actively engaged conveying electors to and from the polling places, but it is jubilantly stated by some candidates' friends that hired vehicles were used for other candidates in such a way as to raise questions of illegality. Of course there was a great deal of confident assertion as to how various candidates stood at each hour of the day, but it was little more than vain guess-work. As soon as the poll was closed, the ballot boxes were brought down to the Town Hall, and the counting commenced in the presence of the Mayor (Alderman Jas. Jones) and the Town Clerk, The figures were declared by the Mayor as each ballot-box was disposed of, and the following are the results :— Morriston Ward-(Two Vacancies). St. Helen's Ward-(Two Vacancies). DAVID HARRIS 526 WILLIAM PIKE 567 EDWARD THOMAS 449 JAMES MATTHEW MAYNE 407 EDWARD RICE MORGAN 430 RICHARD WHITE BEOR 131 MORGAN HUSSEY 172 Landore Ward-(Two Vacancies). I Victoria Ward-COne Vacancy). JAMES NAYSMITH 489 WILLIAM USHER 309 WILLIAM WILLIAMS 425 T. P. MARTIN 248 REES JONES 404 STEPHEN PRUST WILLS ..# 239 BENJAMIN ROBERTS ••• — ••• 2?5 CASTLE WARD—(TWO VACANCIES). ST JOHN'S WARD—(THREE VACANCIES). FCT. JONNSWD ALBERT MASON 290 HERBERT MONGER 648 FREDERICK BRADFORD 273 EDWARD RIOE DANIEL 557 LAWRENCE TTJLLOCH 168 JAMES HOWELL WILLIAM BONFIELD WESTLAKE •• 159 JOHN GRIFFITHS 420 BRYNMELYN Ward-(One Vacancy). Alexandra Ward-(Two Vacancies). GWILYM MORGAN 406 ABRAM FRANCIS 505 CHARLES DAVIES 390 JOHN GRIFFITHS 328 PHILIP JENKINS 194 THOMAS JONES 312 Ffynone Ward-(Two Vacancies). GEORGE THOMAS KING 56 MORGAN TUTTON 470 WARD~-(ONE VACANCY). JOHN VINER LEEDER 436 THOMAS T. PASCOE 417 STEPHEN LLOYD FRANCIS 680 I RICHARD WHITE BEOR 19 ROGER THOMAS .» 480

INCIDENTS OF THE DAY. The whole of the ballot-boxes reached the Guildhall before 9 o'clock, where there was an anxious company waiting. The counting began at once. In the Brynmelin Ward it appears there was a quantity of beer flowing so freely that many persons got muzzy, if not drunk, and the result was a broken head, the owner of which had to be taken to the hospital to be attended to. Speaking generally, however, the contests were quietly conducted, and thanks to the good humour that prevailed, the incidents to be regretted are few indeed, although the excitement was intense, and many were aggravated not a little by the pertinacity of injudicous partizans. The Guildhall was besieged by a large crowd which increased to enormous dimensions as the time for the declaration of the poll drew near, and the interest taken was almost equal to that of a general election. There was another large crowd congregated outside The Cambrian Office, attracted by the announcement that the results of the elections would be made known in a supplement to The Cambrian newspaper. Here also much excitement pre- vailed; the supplements which contained the results of the elections before they were officially annunced, were eagerly sought after, and fought for, and in the press three or four panes 0f glass were broken. The attention of the ratepayers, who turned out en masse, was about equally divided between The Cambrian office and the Guildhall. When at the latter place, the poll was declared there were many shouts of jubilation, and a very .w hisses, and some amount of laughter was indulged in at the expense of the least successful of the candidates, "When the results had all been made known, Messrs Usher, Bradford and Monger were shouldered by enthusiastic supporters, Monger were shouldered by enthusiastic supporters, and carried through the crowded streets, amid the acclamations of the multitude. The names of the successful candidates, and the measure of the support they had received WRre soon common property, and in a surprisingly sj1.ort space of time, the Guildha yard was deserted, tfte streets had assumed their normal appearance, and the excitement had subsided. The police are to be complltnented upon the extreme good teinner and courtesy they exhibited both at the Guildhall and at The C(ln^rian office, and their conduct throughout the day helped to make as pleasant as possible an ejection which will ever be looked upon as a memorable one, inaugurating a new era of mumcipal life.

ATTRACTIVE NEW LIGHT OPERA IN SWANSEA NEXT WEEK.— We understand that on Monday next (4th inst.) Mr. Melville has made arrangements to produce at the New Theatre, Wind-street, the light opera entitled Iduna," composed by A. H. Behrend, the libretto being by the late Hugh Conway. Mr. A. H. Behrend is no ^011bt known to many of our musical readers as the composer of sovera,l charming songs such as "Tlio Gift," "Daddy," "Auntie," '^dothers. He is, by the bye, a grandson of Balfe, and so comes from a thoroughly musical stock. Poor Hugh Conway's name is n course a household word to most of us. The opera was pro- d ir>prl in Manchester last week, and has already proved an pnnrmmK success. Reports that we have received speak most j &ic, librGtt0' and ARTISTES EN^GED.

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ELECTION ADDRESSES. County Borough of bwansea. 11 MUNICIPAL ELECTION, 1889. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE ST. HELEN'S WARD. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I BEG to thank you sincerely for the great honour you have done me by returning me in so gratifying a manner at the head of the poll. As a Swansea man, I take a special interest in the progress of my native place, and in all that concerns its welfare. In my opinion, we are about to enter upon a new era in local history. The expansion of trade, the opening of new railways, and the provision of other commercial facilities, will offer many opportunities which ouerht to be taken advantage of in the interests of the public as a community as well as of private traders. Having myself happily profitted by a former period of local prosperity, I am now able to devote time and attention to the public affairs of the Borough. Your generous support of my candidature, and the proud position in which my constituents of the St. Helen's Ward have placed me, encourage me in the course I have hitherto pursued, both inside and outside the Council Chamber, in promoting, in a spirit of un- wavering patriotism the trading prosperity, the Urban improvement, and the social advancement of the people of our County Borough. I trust that the newly-enlarged Local Governing body will prove itself worthy of confidence, and will Learn to limit partizanship and personality within such bounds as will be for the best interests of our great and growing community as a whole. Again thanking you for the trust you have reposed in me, and the special honour you have done me, I remain, Ladies and Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, WILLIAM PIKE. High Pennard House, Bryn-road, Swansea, Nov. 2nd, 1889.

Swansea County Borough Election, 1889. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CASTLE WARD. LADIES AND GENTLI-MEN,— IT IS my pleasing duty to thank you most sincerely for electing me one of your representatives at the County Borough Council. It shall be my con. stant aim, by a diligent discharge of the duties devolving upon me, to prove myself worthy of your confidence. My best thanks are also due to those who so heartily placed their services at my disposal during the contest. Yours faithfully, FREDERICK BRADFORD. Oxford-street, November 1st, 1889. County Borough of Swansea* MUNICIPAL ELECTION, 1889. CASTLE WARD. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,— I THANK you sincerely for the honour you have conferred upon me by placing me in the proud position of heading the poll. I also thank heartily those supporters who worked so earnestly and well to secure my return, and promise you all to fully justify the confidence you have reposed in me. Yours very faithfully, ALBERT MASON. North Hill, Nov. 2nd, 1889. County Borough of Swansea. MUNICIPAL ELECTION, 1889. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE ALEXANDRA WARD. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,— I BEG to tender my thanks to you for electing ma to day as one of your representatives for the County Borough Council. I also thank those who gave voluntary help so willingly to secure my return. Yours faithfully, JOHN GRIFTITHS. High-street, Swansea, N ovember 1st, 1889. County Borough of Swansea. FFYNONB WARD. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,— TBEG to return my sincere thanks to the manj friends and supporters who recorded their votes JL friends and supporters who recorded their votes for me yesterday. Considering the short time my address had beer before the burgesses, I consider the result sufficient to iustify me in placing my services before the electors of the Ffynone Ward for the first vacancy. I am, Ladies and Gentlemen, Yours obediently, T. T. PASCOE. Mansel-terrace, Swansea, November 2nd, 1889. Swansea County Borough. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE FFYNONE WARD. I LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, "1% /TY GRATEFUL thanks are due to you for th< JVJL honour I have received at your hands. KEST assured I shall do all M my power to look afte vour TS, AND do my duty to Swansea. I als thank my opponents for their honourable conducl towards me. I rem »in, Ladies and Gentlemen, Yours obediently, J. VINER LEEDER. I 101. Oxford-street, Swansea, November 1st. 1889. PriBf V QTPOTTP^VER, and Published by IIOWEL WALTER WILLIAMS CO., at the CAMBRIAN OFFICE, NO. 58, Wind Street, Waited by Steam Pow Swansea, in the County of Glamorgan.-FKiDAT, November 1, i889.