Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1889-12-28 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

SCOTCH BREACH OF PROMISE CASE. The Helensburgh breach of promise case, in which Gertrude Heeling, housemaid, Helensburgb, sued Peter Mathieson, grocer's assistant, for £509 damages for breach of promise of marriage, has again been called before Sheriff Gebbie at Dumbarton on an order for proof. Ft was stated that, defender had left Helensburgh without leaving any address, and his agent did not know where he was now. Pursuer's agent said there was no course open for him but to move for decree as craved. After some discussion and a brie t adjourrunent, the shogif4 gave: deoree for pursuer as craved (P.. 500 with expense& .  THE SHOOTING OF JUDGE BRISTOWR Wilhelm HeRlllllllll Arnemannothe.German dentist arrested at Nottingham on the charge of shooting his Honour Judge Bristow° with intent to murder, was on Wednesday committed for triatet.the assizes in that town. Several witnesses were examined. including Ernest Brown,: ac porter, who wrencir the revolver from Arnemann's grasp, and hA, him say, "I have done him. I intended doing I could drink his blood."—Mr. Grey-, house surgeuk at the hospital, said for nearly six days the judge's life was in danger, but he then began toirupneve,and had been improving ever since. There were still secondary risks and no attempt had been made to extraet the bullet. The prisoner, on being formally charged, said ; "The evidence, is not altogether correct in every particular, but it gives the facts."  THE HEALTH OP ROYAL PERSONAGES . . We are, remarks the Lady's Pictotiul, probably. in. debted to the dulness of the present. season for the incessant cross-fire of statemerets and • counter-statements, assertions and denials, respecting the health and movements of certain exalted personages. We have, par ezemple, been repeatedly informed during the last few weeks, "on the best authority," that her Majesty, hadosignified her intention of opening Parliament in person next February; but those who really know are tolerehly, certain that the ..Queen will not be present on,tbe-occaelon in questien. Far more serious, however, have teen the allpterting rumours coneerning the health of the Prince, of Wales which have recently , beeneo „extensively circulated. His Royal Highness has been deaoribed as having become "an altogethet changed man," and the most harrowing details have been given of his depressed air and altered appearance, and of the gloomy forebodings he has expressed to those about him. It is, therefore, not surprtaing that a corrective,to. Ogee distressing report§ has been supplied by "one in.nuthority." All ..officiAl and authoritative pooli-poehinge of the recent reports about the health of the Prince of Wales notwithstanding, it is a fact that it has been sufficiently unsatisfactory to cause very considerable anxiety in the Royal family, and that the light-hearted dismissal of the rumours as so many baseless and silly bite of gossip may be taken cum gramo. The wish is proverbially father to the thought, and it is at any rate certain that the whole nation would be delighted to think that the Prince was as well as he and all of us could wish. His Royal Highneiie is better and that is something I to be pleased about, even if it does not altogether I warrant the couleur de rose view of the situation I taken in certain quarters.