The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-09 00:00:00

Mr. Edmonds, who is a well-

York, where he gained a nam-
liploma, from the Da,<4l

pal to thciso taken

in the more auspicious air of an American sky-7at once
strikingly faithful as likenesses, and finished with. true

artistic taste. The parent who pays Mi. Edinondi a visit
will, we venture to say, return very shortly to the • •

kinerican

gallery with the el-Aire family, to have theta at once
respectably and cheaply perpetuated.
PEE LATE CONVENT CASE AT PIZESTON.—It appears,
from a letter of the Rev. R. M. Master, incumbent of
Burnley' and from a statement in theßlackburn Standard,
that the 3.fisses Arrowsmith, the two yotmglaiiies who were
recently removed by their father from Preston to a convent
in London or the south of England, under circumstances
already detailed, are the daughters du Pretestant mother,
who brought them up as Protestonts. lar. Master states
that they were both christened at his church, at
their mother has been a constant attendant, an(

when their family recently rennWed to Preston, they en-
tered a national school there, with a View to become pupil.
teachers. Aceording to the statement in the Blackburn
Standard,' their father, ilr. Edmund Arrowsmith, fbr
many years after hii marriage, generally escorted his Wile
and family to the gates of Burnley Church, where they
were'regular worshippers, and afterwards proceeded him-
self-to the Remanist meeting. Singe' the removal of the
young ladies,. their eldest brother, who is about 13 years of
age, and who is also attached to the Protestant faith, has
been taken to some establishment abroad. Mr. Arrow-
sniith's brother is stated to be a Romanist priest in Li-
Verpool. The young ladies are respectively 14 and tl's years
of age, and "have a great horror of Popery."

AGBICULTUAL SkitTY'S CATTLE w.--Alneeting
of the committee of management of the Manchester and
Liverpool Agricultural Society has been held at Lion
'Hotel, Warrington, for the purpose of making`the neces-
•sary arrangements for the show, which is to tat e place on
.the 7th of September. There were present, Dr. Wilson,
-of Norton, in the chair, and Messrs. J. Warburton, John
Birch, W. T. Powmdl, R. l3aster, W. Rothwell, J. Picton,
J. Macfarlane, E. J. Pemberton, J. Dixon, W. Loughton,
W. Mercer, R. Ledger ; J.' Green, treasurer, and Henry
White, secretary. It was 'resolved that the show should
13e held in the large field 'behind the Patten Arms Hotel,
Warrington, where it was held in 1850, and Mr. Pemberton
and the secretary were requested to make the necessary
arrangements. It was also resolved, thatthere should be
a public dinner, and that in addition to "'the other prizes
for implements already -announced, there should be at.
.extra prize of £lO for the best reaping Inaclaine ; the trial.
•of the machines to take Place on the daylxfore the cattle-
show, in some of the `corn-fields in the teighbourhood.—
Manchester Guardian.

CAUTION TO LOVDT-B,OP LOTTERIES.-A large numler
of working-men have -recently been duped by a man de-
-1 scribing himself as "yr.- Walker, from London,' 'Who
I obtained possession Of-fa house in London-road, and issued
small handbills With the following heading r—" A "house
'furnished for one shilling ! Monster astribution .of'fur-
-niture, consisting of:. forty prizes, twill be drawn on
August 31st, 1853, at,125, London-road, Manchester- Trio
thousand subscribers,.-at- one shilling each." -The first
-prize, it was stated, would consist of 4' furniture fbr sifour-
-roomed hbuse," the second for three Tooins,. the third for
. -two, and the fourth for one ;. the others 'consisting-Of one
ror more articles, from A " goose featherbed, holster, and
two pillows," down tO."a set of chimney ornamenti." The
..;attention of Mr. Chief-superintendent Berwick waatalled
-'to Walker's proceedings ; and on some detectire.officers
' -visiting the house, thy found that it contained :nothing
',runt a few chairs and. a table. On'Tuesday, the landlord
having' succeeded in.. getting possession, the house was
, -*closed, and any further dealing. therewith by Walker thus
''prevented. We understand that inquiries made; 1--s. the
•officers show that at least 1,400 persons had subscribed ; so
'that Walker has received £7O .by his speculation.—Man-
•eester Guardian.

FIFA_LTII OF THE TOWN.—The -medical officer Of health
reports a continuance of the low .rate of mortality :which
has prevailed during—the last 'four months, and Which at
present is nearly 25 per: cent
„below the average of the
season.. The deaths -registered last week were -the same
in -number as in the .previous week, namely, 182. • This
unusually low mortality is probably owing in part-to the
moderate temperature 'which still prevails,' the mean of
last -week having beenlittle more than 60}, degrees, nearly
three degrees below 'the average Of the same period of
former years. The _mean temperature of July was
degrees, while that of. the same month of last year was
6 degrees higher. The average.wetldy mortality-of Zaly
this year was 1713, andlast year;23l ; and the deathefrom
howeircomplaints averaged 22 weekly this year and 4Sdast
year. {.Diseases of the lungs caused 45\deaths last •week,
awl zymotic diseases the•same number. Of these 25 were
from dkrrlm-a, 7 from typhus, only 5 from hooping• cough,
3 from .ecarlatina, 1 from measles. A male, aged 37; end
a female aged 39, died from the effects of intemperance.
The wind blew from the south-west nearly throughout
the week, and rain-fell ontTery 'day except Monday. :The
total- ameant was 31-100ths of an inch. A case of -fever
has been reported in a registered lodging-house.
Tas RCCIAL,INSURANCDCOMP,ARL—The annual meet-
ing of the shareholders was held. on. Thursday, at the
company's ~einces in Nortla John-street._ Mr. C. Turner,
the chairman of the board of directors, presided. The

chairman, in 43penink, oedines, sa
the directors might congratulate the s'
prosperity of the company. The=•

the proc

I that he thought
areholders on the
were all aware of the

losses in America last

year,,andle was sorry to say that

they had had ..considerable losses on that account since
that • period • notwithstanding that, the American
business, about; 'which. they had Beard and felt a good deal,
presented a much better aspect than during the first six
months of the ?last Year. The American losses were
£23,000, including £lO,OOO at New Orleans P • and the
American premiums this year amounted to £27,000,
;leaving a profit 'balance to their credit. of i:4,600, but
without deducting the expenses of management. He had
no doubt, however, that the American:business would
,fully equal the losses. The American business was at-
-tended with high rates of premium, and there flust' con-
zequently be proportionate- losses, though beliad no doubt,.
with prudent managemeat, in a course of years there was
every expectation-that this branch of business would pre-
sent the company with , a fair rate of renauneration. In
all the other branches of business, except thytmerican,
their lirospeets were highly satisfactory. 'die--report was
then read and adopted, and a dividend of 6 2-8-per cent.
declared

MEDZINTILE USAGE.—DYS.ART v. M'Cuvrzfr AND
RILEY.—This was -4 case at; the County
The plaintiff is a miller; and the defendants extensive
merchants in Liverpool and . Belfast. In the course of
their business a cargo of corn arrived at Falmouth to
to their order, and samples.were.forwarcled to their house at
Belfast. The samples were in prime condition, and in
pursuance of the instructions of their Liverpool house they
sold it to various parties at £7 10s. 6d. per ton, under the
special stipulation, "if the' bulk of the carge would arrive
equal to sample—if not the sale was void." The. vessel,
containing '2OOO quarters, was three months going from
Falmouth to Belfast, and, went ashore at Cardiff, and
thereby was sold on account of the underwriters, and the
cargo, from detention on the. voyage, Whlch should have
been performed in seven days, arrived in -a damaged con-
dition, and. was sold at prices varying from £4 10s. to £7
per ton. The insurers paid the full value, the other per-
eons who purchased the corn abandoned their claim, and
rejected it, as having come forward in bad condition ; but
Mr. Dysart sued for compensation, which the defendants
resisted, on the ground of mercantile usage. Mr.
Macartney, for the defendants, addressed the court, and
said it was a question of great commercial importance, as
their sales of produce annually exceeded elOO,OOO on the
same stipulations. He requested it should be left to the
Belfast Chiniber :of-ConimerceTlieing the only tribunal '
competent to decide such cases of mercantile usage, and
with him it was not 4 matter of pecuniary amount, but
of Principle.-r-His lordship perfectly. coincided with him,
and thought it a fair and mercantile offer, and impressed
on the plaintiff's solicitors to concede to it, which they
refused.—Mr. O'Hagan briefly stated the case; and pro-
duced witnesses to prove the sale as having been a con-
ditional one. If the corn would arrive in good condition,
the sale was to be confirmed ; if not, it was to be void.--
The defendant, it was proved, offered. to take his portion
of the corn at a reduction, which was a rescinding of the
former agreement.—His Lordship felt disliosod, to dismiss
the case, as it was. impossible Messrs. M'Curtin and Riley
could' deliver corn per said vessel in good condition, from
her detention ; but said, it was a question of such vast'
importance, he should prefer the plaintiff accepting the
offer of the defendants to leave it to the Chamber of Com;
nierce-,a body of the very highest commercial reputation.
Counael for plaintiff oqnceded to the offer. Mr'.. WOurtin
expressed a, wish to have it fully inquired into, and agreed
to the suggeetion of the judge, as he would not debar the
plaintiff from the fullest investigation.