The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1869-12-11 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

KBY TRELETIT —A. lecu 01 [h.! "Hip_ awl their Ilea•heriisin" was &livered in the Bur 'roll weAt last, by the Rev. J. HamtnerAl.,y, ,ilrste of do panisti. Tip. attendance was very 'on I. 'rhe lectiire, which was illustrated by b aotiful grains, lasted about two hours, and wai listened to with great attention. It is much to be regretted that the working men, for whose especial entertainment and benefit the lecure was designed, should be 80 backward in appro. ciating such an effort made on their behalf; and it is to be hoped that in future they wile are zealous in consulting the real welfare or the parishioners may have a little moro encouragement__  A -Yo I he vol ureir::::A4dDs.hviier,turlyen tx,l ;11'. cr,s; eat ,:o,t,u,eir,e_ti,il vg, een,l velocipede, edda:l:yi later, ilpeeretely only le or 13 yeere of wee, oung liam was oaßl.terite,l tueherd.ralwineniaedrirs desg,n,thoasotfyn..rttehhusi Lot.uhee at Lancasterni er ee,l werly:•aeii:l tt edhwesehdi y,,,,e1 whom it yard, dihtit,l aci at:k:a.dssi itil tehbh ,feet tue oiiie veuinc road leading to Liverpool, but at Loylaud, about six miles from Preston, the machine broke down, and he sold it for 41. He teen charge, be En Tet Ao pt a very pleasant meeting took pleee it the Devonshire Arms Hotel, for the purpose of presenting a testimonial to .Mr. Jemes Noble, who is about to leave Itirrow for Glasgow. After an excellent eeppee provided and served in Mrs. and Mr: Haines's best style, the chair was taken by Me Kendall, and after a few words from that gentleman Mr. J. Edwards made the presentation, which consisted of a handsein, ii„en golf sigliet ring, with an appreprife tion. In doing so Mr. Edwards suiAy ex-pressed the feelings of regret with which the friends of Mr. Noble had bean! of his projected departure from amongst them, and the high esteem in which Mr. Noble is held by all whom business or friendship has breueht in contact with him. Mr. J. Dixon ably f.ll .wed expressing the high appreciation he enterteieed of Mr. Noble, and his regret at tne temporary cessation of their intimacy. Mr. Noble feee ingly responded, and a few pleasing hours wire afterwards passed. The ring was sup; lied by Mr. Atkinson, jeweller. of the Strand SINGULAR PROPERTY Diseirre.--On Frei iy week, a curious m 'den was made in thee .er; of Chancery. Mr. H. H. Procter, a geirleinee 80 years of age, was possessed of coneelerede property in Lancashire. His seliciters were Messrs. Gregg, and they had had th.. tam ment of his affairs for a considerol 1 without having received the :weave costs. Mr. IL Procter, had a nephew . Gilbert Procter, and the brother-in-law i.i Mr. Humphrey Gregg, one of the firm of Mee-re Gregg. It was alleged, on the part of Mr. IL Procter, that his nephew, in conjunction, with Mr. H. Gregg, had obtained from him a deed of gift of the whole of the property be p.,l,eiiet and subsequently_ Mr. France, actin as solicitor to Mr. EL Procter, had obi duel an attachment against those parties. lie Use. Gilbert Procter had committed suicide, it sas alleged on one side, because he was afraid of the matter being investigated, and on the other that it was a conspiracy against him. Mr. Jessell, Q.C., now moved, before the Mester of the Rolls, that this attachment shelll be set aside. Mr. Southgate, Q.C., oppose! Mr. H. Procter. The Master of the Rolls said he should reserve his judgment Geaereg..—The second entertainment in connection with the institution took ph ice on Friday week. These recreations have become very popular in the village, and are alwuytwell attended by an appreciative audience. and though the price of admission is raised t' tack seats from id. to 3d. the attendance was quite as good as usual. The number of ruembeisii now over 70. The various readings ad s.nes were admirably given, and the comic seues of Mr. Long, of Ulverston, kept the company in roars of laughter. Rev. H. R. Smith presided, and Mrs. Smith played the accompaniments with her usual skill. Tuesday evenin; celled the season of the Natural History Class, whets several interesting specimens were exhibited, and papers read by the Rev. Canon Hubbersty, Rev. El. R. Smith, and Mr. Miasma. There have been three excursions this summer, one to Humphrey Head and two to Silverdale, and aeveral rare samples have been gathered, which were shown last evening, and information given VMr. Mason. A tea wasprovided by Me ossop, which reflected great credit on the purveyor. It is intended to give a coucer. in the Institution on Friday, December 17th, the Iwoceeds to be devoted to the fund now being raised for the benefit of John Wood, who our rea len will remember met with a serious accidental Lindale in-Furness a few days ago, and which has prevented him from following h:s useal avocation. The unfortunate man his a wife and seven children. Several amateur vocalists have volunteered their services, and the committee of the reading room have kindly given the me of the room. Tickets may be had at the Post Office, Grange, and early application is particularly requested, as only a limited number will be supplied.