The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1876-11-29 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

CAVENDISH-STREET, 28. Coniston Lake ..Dep ..., 5557 45 .... 1139 - ... .7 20 .... [449 Foxfield Junet. Millom(HolbornHill) o 517 57 .... 1150 .... .... 3 0 ....17 01.... .... ....,6 .. 4 1.7 .... 7 3 .... Whitehaven ........ 7 139 20 ....11 10 .... .... 416 ....Ili 20 .... „ . t  At Staffordshire winter assizes, on Saturday —before Mr. Justice Mellor. John Perry, 20, puddler, was arraigned on the charge of shooting Margiret Ash, with intent to murder her. Mr. Young prosecuted, prisoner was undefended. It appeared that prisoner and prosecutor had been courting, but the young woman had broken off the engagement because of Parry's habits of drunkenness. He declared that if she would not have him she should not have anybody else. On Saturday, the 9th of September, he saw the girl's mother, and got aninterview with his old sweetheart, upon the representation that he was going for a wilier, and he wanted "just to shake 'ands with her first." The interview took place ; and when she turned from Perry to go into the house where she lived as domestic servant, he fired a pistol at her, and some shot entered her back, though the greater portion lodged in the door. She screamed and turned round, when Perry said : "If that has missed I have another here." He presented a pistol at her face and pulled the trigger, hut the cap only snapped. Prisoner was seized soon after by two men, and a couple of pistols were wrested from him. He said he had done it through jealousy and was willing to suffer. When the prosecutrix—a respect,bly dressed and good-lookinty, girl— stated in her evidence that she refused to have Perry because be was so drunken, Mr. Justice Mellor said he wished there were more like her, for it would prove a great check upon drunkenness.—Prisoner was found guilty of shooting with intent to do grevioui bodily harm, and was sentenced to ten years' penal servitude, his Lordship remarking that the severity of the sentence was to show that such cases—which were getting to corpinon—were not to be treated with leniency. Prosecutrix set up a terrible cry in court when the sentence was pronounced.  The Prince and Princess of Wales returned to Sandringham on Saturday, Sir Elkanah Armitage died on Sunday morning at Hope Hall, in the 83rd year of his nge. Buy your Shirts, Slops, Linen Jackets, Cord and Moleskin Trousers, at 1)w cuE's Working Men's Clothier, 4 and 5, Paxton T,.•:..•1 The best shop in town—clock over the il!,,r.—E:sc:vl'.l john Robinson was cli:o.ged lt Ilford petty sessions, on Saturday, with having caused the death of his sister, Elizabeth Robinson, aged 72, at Plaistow. No evidence was offered agait.st the prisoner, as a coroner's jury had feting that deceased had died from natural causes. He was therefore discharged, but will he placed under restraint on the ground of insanity.  Vice-Chancellor Malins had before him again on Saturday the case of "Vane v. Vane, in which Frederick Henry Vane, who claimed to be Sir Frederick Henry Vane, asked the Court to declare that he is entitled to certain estates in Cumberland and Westmorland, and that the defendant, heretofore known as Sir Henry Ralph Vane, who is in possession of the said estates, has no right to them, because the father of the defendant, through whom defendant . claimed title, was illegitimate: Mr. Glasse, Q.C., Mr. Serjeant Ballantine, and Mr, It. N. Smart were counsel ,for the plaintiff; the. , Attorney-General, Mr. J. Pearson, Q.C., Mr. ! Davey, Q.C., and Mr. North for the principal defendants; and Mr. Mounsey Heysham for the trustees. The arguments having been con- . eluded., the Vice-Chancellor proceeded to deliver judgment. After he had recapitulated the facts, his Lordship said there was not a particle of evidence to support the allegation of the plaintiff that the father of the defendant was illegitimate. The whole foundation of the plaintiff's cet failed, and the Court could not help regret:lug that the plaintiff, whose case was one of the most hoo:los ever brought Liefore a court of justice, had assumed the title of Sir Frederick Henry before he could bring forward the slightest proot of his title. The bill must be ,lisinissed.—Mr. J. Pearson, Q.C. (one of the counsel for the defehdaut) : With costs? The Vice-Chancellor . If you ask me for costs, I must clisinisi the bill with costs.  An inquest has been luld at 'Cradlcy touching the death of Mary Millward, who threw her child into the Cradley Pool, and afterwards jumped in herself. The child was rescued alive, but the woman, when found, was quite dead. A verdict of "Suicide, during temporary insanity" was returned. The child was seriously injured, but is now in a fair way of recovery. WM.