The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-12-07 00:00:00

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On Saturday three men were killed by "black damp "
at Haigh, near Rochdale.
Mr. Davenport, mister of the Millgate Hospital, Man-
chester, has died of fever.
it is said that Sir Thomas G. Hesketh, Bart., of Ruf-
ford, will be high sheriff of this county for the ensuing
year.
Great preparations are making at Altrincham, to cele-
brate the coming, of age, on the 7th January, of the Earl
of Stamford and Warrington.
A boat is now worked on the Duke's canal, between
Runcorn and Preston Brook, by means of a stationary
engine.

BOLD HALL ESTATE.—The estates of Bold, purton-
wood, and Sutton, the property of Henry Houghton,
Esq., son of Sir Henry Bold Houghton, Bart, are now
on sale.

" KEEP' TO YOUR RIGHT."—A notice to foot-passen-
gers has been issued by the Town-Clerk of Manchester,
requesting street passers to take the right side of the pave-
ment.

The high sheriff of Cheshire, Mr. R. G. Leycester, of
Toft, has, with his usual kindheartedness and considera-
tion for the condition of all dependent upon him, advanced
the wages of his labourers 2s. per week.
A fine woodcock was picked up on Monday on the Li-
verpool and Manchester railway quite dead. It had flown
against the wires of the electric telegraph with so much
force as to shatter its bill about a quarter of an inch below
the point where it joins the skull.
SINGULAR BIRTH.—On Friday the wife of James
Garlick, of Hollingworth, near Ashton-under-Lyne, gave
birth to four children, two boys and two girls, which are
all living and doing well. The family are in very poor
circumstances, the father being an operative block-printer.
On Saturday a large number of persons went to visit the
' family and see the little youngsters, whom they found
placed in a large clothes-basket. Several presents were
made to the parents.
AN ERAMPLE.—At the last meeting of the committee
of the Warrington Industrial Relief Fund, the report of
the whitewashing done during the previous week was pre-
sented, from which it appeared that 138 cottages and 72
yards, entries, and other places, had been whitewashed
and thoroughly cleansed. It also stated that many of the
cottages were so filthy and dirty that they required wash-
ing over two or three times, and that three tons of lime
had been slacked for the purpose.
Loss OF LIFE AND PROPERTY AT WIGAN.—On Tues-
day, the Douglas overflowing its banks, the water rushed
into the lower Patricroft Colliery, worked by Messrs. Wm.
Lancaster and Co., destroyed several colliers and many
persons employed in the pit. The accident occurred at
night. If the water had broken in during the day it is an
almost certainty that an immense sacrifice of life would
have been the consequence, there being regularly engaged
in it from 250 to 300 colliers. The following are the
names of the supposed sufferers, all the men, it will be
seen, being married, and each party having a numbered
lamp, there is no doubt of the list being correct :—John
Rutter, junior, and John Rutter, senior, who has left a
widow and five children ; Matthew Bates, a widow and six
children; Thomas Rock, a widow and three children;
John Sherry, has left a widow, but no children ; Michael
Underwood, a boy. It was at first believed that three
others were in the pit; but six lamps only were missing,
and the three men supposed to be lost, in addition to the
above, showed themselves early on Wednesday morning.
The water continued to pour in during the whole of the
day, and of course no idea can be formed of the time it
will take to clear the mine, so that the bodies of the un-
fortunate colliers can be got out; it is believed by all that
it will occupy several weeks. Thirteen coal-pits are said
to be closed by this inundation. On Friday the water in
the shaft was measured, and found to be 36 yards, since
which time there has been no perceptible diminution.
although the engine has continued to lift more than 1,300
gallons per minute.
EAST INDIA COTTON.—Amidst all the turmoil and dis-
asters which we have lately been in, and are passing
through, we are glad to find that the subject of f.-e culti-
vation of cotton in India is not being lost sight of. We
have at present to notice that 45 bales of East India cotton.
grown from New Orleans seed, in the Company's farms at
Coimbotore, having been imported into London per the
ship Olinda. The cotton has been sampled in London,
and found to be of superior description ; the staple is good,
and of a fine silky texture. As the whole of the company's
cotton will in future most probably be sent to Manchester
direct, this importation has been consigned by the East
India Company, to Mr. Hugh Fleming, of this city. The
previous lots so consigned, have been grown in the Dhewar
district. The Commercial Association have also at their
rooms samples of two lots of cotton, grown in compliance
with a suggestion from them in February last. The sug-
gestion was made at that time to the company to try early
sowing (in May.) The letter so sent was most promptly
forwarded by the Company to Dr. Wright, with a request
that the suggestion might be adopted, and it has been so,
but through an unfavourable state of the weather the ex-
periment has not been very successful ; but Dr. Wright has
determined to give the suggestion a further trial.—Man-
cheater Courier.

SERMON AT ST. _ T
ROMAS'S.—On Thursday evening,
agreeably, with announcement, the Rev. Dr. M'Neile
preached at St. Thomas's, in aid of the school connected
with that church, but open to the whole town. The spa-
cious church was well filled, and had it not been for the
singularly unfavourable state of the weather, the building
wonld have been crowded to an inconvenient degree; and
many persons intending to come in from the country
were prevented. Amongst the numerous congregation
assembled we observed most of the respectable families of
the town, and an attendance of clergy larger than we ever
saw collected on any similar occasion. The service was
effectively read by the respected incumbent, the Rev.
Colin Campbell. The sermon, we are sure it is needless
to say, was all that could be desired. It was truly a su-
perb discourse. The rev. doctor took for his text the
first verse of the fifteenth chapter of Romans :—"We
then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the
weak, and not .to please ourselves." This striking text
was admirably applied to the interesting object in behalf
of which the sermon was preached. Nothing could be
more lucid than the manner in which the rcv. preacher
explained what was the strength alluded to by the apostle,
and thence told his hearers how it might be used in sup-
porting the infirmities of the weak. One suggestion we
must take care to make known. The rev. preacher said
the poor had a notion that they were conferring a great
obligation on their minister by sending their children to
school. Why was that ? Why,—because nobody but
the minister ever asked them to send their children, and
from that circumstance arose the absurd idea that the mi-
nister must necessarily be actuated by some interested
motive. Now, to do away with that idea, nothing was
wanted but for any gentlemen or ladies present to resolve
that they will each interest themselves about the children
of their poor neighbours—each take two or three families,
and urge upon the poor parents the obvious advantage of
sending their offspring to the school ; and if these poor
persons were too poor to pay the small sum required,
then let the lady or gentleman pay the money themselves.
A very little self denial would suffice to enable the rich to
do this. This is a most valuable suggestion, and we hope
it will be largely acted upon amongst us. As we have
said, the sermon was superb, and was listened to from be-
ginning to end with breathless attention. The collection
amounted to £3o.—Lancaster Gazette.