Blandford Weekly News. — 1889-01-26 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

WEDDING OF LORD SALISBURY'S SON. The Church of St. George's, Hanover-square, was erowded on Tuesday afternoon by a large assembly to witness the marriage of Lord Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, third son of the Marquis of Salisbury, and Lady Eleanor Lanibton, third daughter of the late Earl of Durham, of Lambton Castle, Durham, and sister of the present peer (John George Lambton), and niece of his Mosellency the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Viceroy and Governor-General of India. The service was choral, the officiating clergymen being the Rev. Lord William Cecil, rector of Hatfield (brother of ths bridegroom), assisted by the Rev. E. Capel Cure, M.A., rector of St. George's, Hanover square, and Canon of Windsor. The chancel was decorated with pot-plants, and the altar with choice bouquets. The bride arrived in good time, accompanied by her brother, the Earl of Durham, who subsequently gave her away. The bridegroom was attenued by Lord Edward Cecil, his brother, NC groomsman. The bride wore a dress of the richest Vandyke white satin, trimmed with silver,the bodice being draped with mousseline chiffon, long ends of the fichu falling on the skirt fringed with silver, also wreath of orange flowers on the bodice, forming on the shoulder. Her tulle veil was fastened with diamond stars an small sprays of orange flowers, and her bouquet, the bridegroom's gift, was of the choicest exotica. Seven bridesmaids awaited the arrival of the -bride, Lady Ann Lambton, Lady Gwendolen Cecil, sisters of the bride and the bridegroom, Lady Gwendolen Osborne, Misses Beatrix and Muriel Herbert, and Miss Violet Lambton, nieces of the bride, and the Hon. Mabel Palmer, niece of the bridegroom. The Ladies Ann Lambton and Gwendolen Cecil wore dresses of white Irish poplin and red velvet. The other five youthful bridesmaids were attired in gathered frocks of the same poplin,with red sashes,most tastefully arranged. Their ornaments were gold bangles and bouquets of rare hot-house blooms, from the bridegroom. The dejedner was given at Lord Durham's town residence, in Hill-street, Berkeley.square, which was nunierously attended. Among those invited, many of whom were present, were the Prime Minister and the Marchioness of Salisbury, the Ladies Cecil, the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, the Duke and Duchess of Leeds, Lord and Lady George Hamilton, Lord and Lady Claud Hamilton, the Hon. Sidney and Lady Beatrice Herbert, the Earl and Countess of Pembroke, Lord and Lady Antrim, Lord and Lady Carmarthen, Earl and Countess of Lichfield, Dowager Countess of Elgin and the Ladies Bruce, &c. Early in the afternoon Lord and Lady Robert Cecil left for Oakfield, Bracknell, Ascot, the seat of General and Mrs. Alderson, kindly lent them for the honeymoon, the bride's going-away dress being brown cloth and velvet, trimmed with Russian sable, cloak and hat en suite. The presents were numerous and costly.  The solicitors acting for Barrett, who was accused of murdering a boy at Bradford, have received a letter written by the town clerk of that town, with reference to a communication from them asking whether it was intended to compensate their client, stating that the local authority is not responsible, especially as the prosecution was taken up by the Treasury. It is positively asserted in Russian Court circles that the rumoured marriage between the Czarevitch and the Princess Alix of Hesse is not yet decided on. But she is expected to be present at the marriage of the Grand Duke Paul to the Princess Alexandra at Greece, which has been fixed to take place in June.lt is said that the Prince of Wales will represent Queen Victoria at the ceremony. rte Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York ham isoued a circular, declaring that absolution will in future be denied to persons attending the antipoverty meetings in which the former priest, Father AUGlynn, was a prominent participant, on the ground that these meetings revile the Holy See and disregard its admonitions.  ..... A murder, with robbery, has been committed ir Neubau, a densely populated quarter of Vienna. A young woman,named Dorothea Krejci, aged 25, living in her own apartments, was found lying strangled in • pool of blood, with several deep wounds in the neck and body. She had been visited previously by a working man and a soldier.