Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1880-01-24 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

MARRIAGE OF THE BISHOP OF MANCHESTER.  The Bishop of Manchester wee married at Bt. Peter's, Onslow-gardens. London, to Miss Duncan, of Bath. The Dean of Westminster was the principal officiating clergyman. After returning to the residence of the bride's cousin, the Bishop and Mrs. Fraser left Louden for Torquay. His lordship, on the previous day, sent .£250 to the secretary of the Manchester and Salford District Provident Society, for distribution among the deserving poor, and £5O to the secretary of the local Young Men'c Christian Association, for gifts to. persons who have seen better days, in recognition of the kindly interest taken by the community in his marriage.  COAOITLIMIL —The Best Cement for Broken Articles, 6d., ls., 2s. Postage 2d. Hey Bros., Stockport, Bold everywhere.  THERE CHARGES OF ATTEMPTED Albert Partridge. Partridge. an army pensioner, was charged at Kidderminster with attempting to murder his brotherin-law, Thomas Pearsall, Inspector Ebury, of the borough police, and Elisabeth Clarke, a young woman to whom he recently was about to be married. The cases were separately investigated, and the evidence showed that two other persons had had their lives jeopardized by the prisoner. It appeared that on the afternoon of December 22nd the prisoner purchased a revolver and fifty rounds of ammunition at an ironmonger's In Kidderminster. An hour or so later he presented himself at John manner's house, where Clarke lodged. He wished her to go out and speak to him. She refused, and he immediately Produced the revolver, and fired at her, the bullet going past her ear. Tanner, who was in the room, jumped up. and rushed on the prisoner, gripped his arm, twisted him round, and pushed him from the house. He seems then to have proceeded without much lose of time to an inn, where Thomva Pearsall was drinking. Pearsall, who was still suffering from the wound the prisoner had inflicted on him, could not attend the court, but independent evidence showed that the prisoner deliberately shot him. The shot was aimed at his head, but, Pbarsall rising et the moment, it entered his chem. He has been lying in a precarious state for some time, but is now better. The prisoner's next performance was a threat to shoot Police-constable Hill, then in quest of him in another part of the town. He then fired at Inspector Ebury, the bullet going through hie coat without injuriog The prisoner had on the morning of his examination said he would be hanged for some one yet before the job was over, and asserted that Tanner load enticed the girl Clarke from hina. He vim committed foe trial at the Worcester Assizes on the three charges. THE DELAY IN THE ADIEINISTRATION OF JOBncr.—ln addressing the grand jury at the Central Crimiaal Court, the Recorder referred to some comments which load been made on the delay in the administration of justice there, and to the inconvenience thereby occasioned to the jurors and the witnesses. Be pointed out that the enormous increase in the population of London, combined with the effects of recent ltsgidation, had greatily augmented the business of the ceurt ; butt while, he could hold out no reasonable hope that the, dues ,lion of the sittings wont& be shortened, everp effort would, be made to faaaitats ths pm/greets!. business,