Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1877-04-13 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

SCENE AT A WEDDING.  An emus*/ incident occurred at Stoke Church, Devonport, on Wednesday morning. The Rev. J. Sector de Connell's, the curate, was officiating at a wedding, and when be asked for the ring he was missing. The bridegroomdeclared that the hide had it; the bride said to the contrary.. The service was stopped ; both tamed out their pockets and meanwhile, the bridegroom rated the bride somewhat soundly for her alleged ()aimlessness, whilst the bride persisted that she had given the ring previously to the bridftroom, and that he must have loft it. Mr. de Comedies had no ring on, nor had any one in the church, and bride and bridegroom departed to the church porch— the one grumbling and the Ohm molding—to look for the Wenn ring. At length it struck the clerk that a mmall zing attached to his watch-guard, on which hung a locket, might be detached and lent for the occaidom It was very small, but it just went on the orthodox finger, and the clergyman, thasfore, returned to the altar and the two were made man and wife. Directly they were, married, however, the railing commenced again, iktd continued until the ring wen found in the howl of e pipe that was in the Min's  ILLTTSB OP LORD Jtissios AirrinOrit. —Lord Justice Amadett, who was present and took pest in the Wineeitembire Easter. Sordoni on Monday, had a severe parnlytic seizure on Tuesday afternoon at his residenes, Wychhold Hall, near Droiteriteb: Buiorlii or an ExiTowit Councompa.—Mr. James HartehOrn, one of the principal lace mastibrdurers of Nottingnain, and an ex-town commilior,_"' Committed suicide at his residence on Thursday Afternoon by cutting his throat. PRIBMITATION .TO A PRRONITTOR OP Canal= CavammiL. —On Thursday night, the Duke of Westminster presented, at the 'Town Hall, Chester,on behalf of a numerous body of subscribers inObestsi' and the neighbourhood, a magnificent silver salver; msnnfactured by Messrs. Elkington Liverpool, iiiid a purse of 150 sovereigns to the Rev. E. L. DI mole, for eleven years precentor of Chester Cathedral, on the ea:anion of his preferment to the rectory of Northenden, lately held by the Bishop of Calcutta. A ease which was before the Bow-etreet magistrate seems-to illustrate the expendicency of an alteration in the law affecting drunkards. A woman named Ann Blake was charged with drunkenness; and her husband stated that up to October last he had paid the sum of E 810.405. incurred by his Minims partner in fines for this offence. The woman asserted that the money was paid out of her own private income, which she had a right to spend as she liked, and the stipendiary magistrate gave her the opportunity of contributing ten shillings more of it to the T The alternative was seven days' im nmen7aelige case, however, suggests the desirableness of a law which shall deprive confirmed drunkards of Mrs. Blake's type altogether of the option of condoning the offence by paying the oomparativelv trifling rum of ten shillings. The resignation of Prince Bismark is generally attributed to his misunderstanding with General von Stoic& and the manner in which the quarrel was settled. It is well known that the imperious Chancellor can brook no rival near his throne, and his resignation was quite in amordance with previous acts In his political career. There is no doubt, however, from the latest amounts, that the Prince has reconsidered his determination, and the only question at peanut in suppense is the appointment of his substitute during the leave of absence which he wishes to take, and upon that the Emperor's decision has not yet been announced. Although there is not at present, and is not likely to be, any vacancy in the Chancellorship the German payers are it is said, already quarreling over the ancessnon.  The London papers publish an extraordinary Address! which has just been forwarded to the Archbishops and Bishops of the Rng,lish Church by many leading members of the High Church party, including the Deans of York, St. Paul's Manchester, and St. Aaapb, . the Provost of Eton, and several Canons, Arohdescona, and other dignitaries. The memorialists not merely, carefully rshi& from censuring the practises and rebellious attitude of the clergy, but speak with respect of the enemies committed, condemn the measures taken for forcing the lawless to fulfil their ordination vows, and ask for such change. in the constitution of the Church as will give the semi-Romanists unrestricted filmdom to proceed in their present paths. And, as it is foreseen that Parliament may not sanction such a prooseding, the memorial goes on to eontend that the synodical acts of the Church should be placed beyond the reach of the Legislature— in other words. Convocation is to take the place of an Infallible Pope, is to make its own statutes, and to supersede existing tribunals; while the clergy, vested with State privileges and in receipt of national funds, are to be in no way accountable to the nation! This monstrous scheme is put forward for "retaining the relations of Church and State." If it really has obtained the assent of the High Church clergy, it makes the longest step towards effecting the ends of the Liberation Society that has yet been seen.