Volume Eleven - Pre-Victorian to the Present Day - some more aspects - Random Rants, Notes and Articles No. 1 . . .

1893 - Trade-Marks Applied For - "Sea-Weed Lung Life" ; 'sketch of children on sea-shore and device of sea-weeds on label, for a medicine for human use. By J. Hughes, Clive Crescent, Penarth. The essential particular is the combination of devices. 169,216.' - The Chemist and Druggist [1080] [499] 13th May 1890.

1893 - Trade-Marks Applied For - "Hughes's Blood-Pills" ; 'heart-shaped device, and wording on label ; for medicines for blood, skin, and nerve diseases. By J. Hughes, Craig-yr-Awel, Clive Crescent, Penarth. The essential particular is the device. 171,924' - The Chemist and Druggist [1080] [499] 17th June 1893.

1861/62 - Poisoning by Mistake. - Mr. Hanbury Leigh, of Pontypool Park, the Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire, died from the effects of poison given him at his residence, Plymouth House, Penarth, near Cardiff. Mr. Leigh, who had reached his 81st year, met with a slight accident by falling down part of the staircase.

A bottle of medicine was ordered to be given the aged patient, and some embrocation to be applied to his back. On Friday night, Sept. 27th, the butler was requested to give his master a portion of the medicine. The two bottles, one containing the medicine and the other the embrocation, were upon the mantelpiece. The butler gave the deceased the embrocation instead of the medicine. The fatal mistake was instantly discovered ; medical men were called in, and the usual remedies were applied.

The sufferer called his household around him, shook hands with them, and more than once begged they would not hurt his butler, who had given him the poisonous liquid in mistake. He died the following evening.' - The Pharmaceutical Journal [1082] [499] 1861/62.

1798 - Interesting Intelligence from Various Parts of the Country - Penarth Point - Bodies found at Kymmin Cottage, Penarth.