The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1866-12-15 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

DISGRACEFUL SCENES IN A CHAPEL.— Some very disgraceful proceedings have lately taken place at the Westgate Congregational Chapel, Heckmondwike. On Sunday last, after the afternoon service, as the bread in the sacrament was being handed round by the persons appointed, one of the trustees seized the plate and requested to be allowed to fill the office himself; but this was objected to and a struggle ensued. The trustees, who succeeded in getting possession of the plate, tendered the bread to some of the communicants. Another trustee, after the gas had been lighted, turned it off at the meter, causing the congregation to disperse; and, having secured the key walked off. In the evening the chapel gates were broken open; and a reward has since been offered for the discovery of the author of the outrage. On Wednesday one of the gentleman above referred to, with the help of four men carried away from the place a number of benches and two tables, thus causing much inconvenience to the meeting which was held that evening. Similar disturbances took place some 14 years ago, which resulted in the minister of the place committing self-destruction.  THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO WoliTaaltAJMoN. —On Monday afternoon, at a meeting of the Wolverhampton Town Council, the Mayor read a letter which, though marked private, he had obtained through Sir G. Grey the permission of the Queen to read it at that meeting. The letter was dated Windsor Castle, December 1, and, after stating that an official answer to the address of the Corporation would be sent from the Home Office, proceeded :—" But Her Majesty is anxious that you should less formally, and, as it were more directly from herself, ' . say how much she wan gratified by the hartiness and cordiality of the reception she had met with from every individual of the vast assemblage that yesterday filled your streets; and how deeply—how very deeply—she was touched by the proof which the day's proceeding afforded to the ropasti and attention entertained at Wolverhamptoa for the memory of her beloved husband. The arrangements for the preservation of order and to prevent confusion were beyond all praise; lar.t even these would hardly have been sufficient had you not been seconded by the excellent disposition of the people themselves.— (Loud cheers) I have also been requested by Princess Christian to say how much she has been gratified by the welcome given to herself and Prince Christian, and that she will have much pleasure in wearing the beautiful bracelet presented to her at the station as a remembrance of a most interesting and gratifying day." Sir John Morris then read a letter he had received from Sir Thomas Biddulph, in which the Queen desired that her condolence might be conveyed to the wounded volunteer, and also the expression of her Majesty's intention to settle upon him an annuity of £2O. This announcement was received with great enthusiasm in the Council. Prescriptions and Family Recipes, accurately prepared at E. SANSOM'S, Chemist, Hindpoolroad. In the obitury of the Times "of Saturday the deaths are recorded of five ladies and one gentleman whose united ages amounted to 525 years, giving an average of exactly 87 years and six months to each. The ladies ages were respectively 80, 85, 87, 92, and 94 years ; the gentleman was 87 years of age. A pitman, named Browuless, was sentenced to death at the Durham assizes on Saturday, for the wilful murder of a child, named Ann Maria Reed. The prisoner, fancying himself aggrieved by his daughter-in-law and a Mrs. Reed, a neighbour, took a red hot erbelaisntinbgis'phoowudseera.ndAtnhreuxs! yodwfaughter of Mrs. Reed died ipptlo injured,os oikiro explosion a h ensued.lnedtthey The two women were seriously barrelae from the effects of the explosion. The prisoner afterwards attempted suicide.