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

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THE LATE CO VENT CASE AT PRESTON.--I
from a letter of the Rev. R. 31. Master, incumbent of
Burnley, and from a statement in theß/ackburn Standard,
who were

to say,

to the Am

lave them

that the Misses Ar'roW smith, the two
recently removed lA, th

ither from Preston to a convent
south of England, under circtuustano?.:.s

in London or tl
already detailed, are the due,
who brought them up as Protest

..liters of a P

Ma.
'01111.6,

t both christened at h

it moth,

has been a constant attendant, and that
when their family recently removed to Preston, they en-
tered a national school there, with a ticw to become pupil
teachers. Affording to the statement in the Mackburn
Standard, their father, Mr. Edmtmd Arrowsnith, for
many years after his marriage, generally escorted his wife
and family to the gates of Burnley Church, where they

were regular worshippers, and afterwards proceeded him-
self to the Romanist meeting. Since the removal of the
youngladies, their eldest brother, r.-ha is about 13 years of
age, and who is also attached to the Protestatt faith, has
been taken to some establisintent abroad. Mr. Arrow-
smith's brother is stated to *be a, Romanist priest in Li-
verpool. The young ladies are respectively 14, and 15 years
Of age, and " have a great horror of Popery."

XeIIICULTUAL a6CIEIT'S CATTLE 110V7.—A meetir
of the committee of management of the Manchester ar

Liverpool Agricultural Society has been held at the Lion
ilotel, Warrington, for the purpose of reeking the neces-
sary arrangements, for the show, which i= to take place on
the 7th of September. There were present, Dr. Wilson,
si:of Norton, in thechalr, and Messrs. 'J. Warburton, John
`'Birch, W. T. Pownall, R. Baxter, W. Rothwell, J. Ficton,
-1. Macfarlane, E. J. PerAerton, J. Dixon, W. Loughton,
W. Mercer, R. Ledger ; J. Green, treasurer, and Henry
White, secretary. It was resolved that the show sho,
be held in the large field behind the Patten Arius 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, that there shoad be
a public dinner, and that in addition-to the other prizes
for implements already announced, there sh,ruld ix an
extra prize of £lO for the best reapina, machine; the trial
of the machines to take plateon the day before the'eUtle-
show, in some of the corn-fields in the neigl

)urhood.—

2lfanChester Guardian

CAUTION TO LOVEtS OF LOTTIMIES.—A large ember
of working-men have recently: been duped by 'a van de-

cribing himself as

ker, from i

obtained possession of a house in London-road, aid issued
small handbills with the following heacling:--," I- house
furnished for one shilling ! Monster distribution of fur-
niture, consisting of forty 'prizes, will be 'arcwn on
August 31st, 1853, at 125, London-road, Manclaester. Two
thousand subscribers, at one shilling each." -The first
prize, it was stated,, would consist of furniturelor a four-
roomed house," the second for three rooms, thethird for
two, and the fourth for one ; the others consisting of one
or more articles, from a " goose feather bed, bolster, and

two pillows," down to-"a set of chimney ornUments." The
attention of Mr. Chief-superintendent Beswick waits called
to Walker's proceedings ; and on some detective-officers
visiting the house, they found that it containdd nothing-

having succeeded in getting possession, the house• was
closed, and any further cleiling therewith by Walker thus
prevented. We understand that inquiries mane by the
officers show that at least.l,4oo persons had subscribed; so.
that Walker has received £7O by his speculation.—Man-
chester Guardian.

FrEALTII OF THE Toww.—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 impart to the.
moderate temperature which still prevails, the mean of
last week having beenAittle more than 6oi- degrees, nearly
three degrees below the average of the same period of
former. years.- The mean temperature of July was 614
degrees, while that Of the same month of last ,year was
6? degrees higher. The average weekly mortality of July
this year was 176, and last year 231; and the deaths from'
bowel complaints averaged 22 weekly this year and 43 last
year. Diseases of the 4ungs caused 45 deaths, last week,
and zymotic diseases the same number. Of these 25 were
from diarrh=, 7 froin'typhus,. only•s from hooping cough,
3 from scarlatina, 1 from °measles. A male, agOd•37, and
a female aged 39, died:from the effects of intemperance.

the week, and rain fellon-every day except Stonday.- The
total amount was 34400ths of an inch. A case, of fever
has been reported in a registered lodging-house.

THE ROYAL hisumAogcE,ComPANY.—The annnalaneet-
: of the shareholders was held on Tharsday..,at the

company's offices in Norti
the chairman of the boar(

resided. 7

hainnan, in opeill

he directors -might

41,9 _proceedings,
*=late the
They u

Irosperity of the eompa

aware of the

losses in America list
they had had considera
that period ; still, nctw

Er, and he was sorry to sa,:

hat, th
and felt

American
good:deal,

presented a much better
months of the last yew
1'0,1.000

The Atherican losses were
£13,000 at New Orleans ; and the
American premiums this year amounted to £27,000,
leaving a profit balance to their credit of £3,600, but
without deducting the expenses of management. He had
no &AAA, howeter, that the American business would
fully oqual the losses. The American business was at-
tended with high rates of premitun, and there must eon-
sequengy be proportionate losses, though he had no doubt,
with prudent management, in a course of years there was
every expectation that this branch of :business would pre-
sent the :company with a fair rate of remuneration. In
all the other branches of business,: except the American,
their prospects were highly satisfactory. The report was
then read :and adopted, and a dividendof 6 2-8 per cent.
declared.

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MENCA.NTLLE USAGE.—DYSAIIT T.
..41 1; lIRTIN AND
Ifixxx..—This was a case at: the County Antrim assizes.
The plaintiff :is a miller, and the defendants extensive
merehants.in ,Liverpool and Belfast. In :the course. of
their business a cargo of corn arrived at Falmouth to
to their order,and samples were forwarded to-heir house at
Belfast. The samples were in prime condition, and in
pursuance of theinktructions of their LiverpooLhouse they
sold it to -various parties at £7los. 6d. per -ton, under the
special stipulation, •"if-the bulk of the earge .would arrive
equal to sample—if mot the sale • was void." The vessel,
containing 2000 quarters, was three months going from
Falmouth to Belfast .anal went ashore at Cardiff, and
thereby was sold on account of the underwriters, and the
cargo, from detention on The voyage, whichhould havebeen performed in seven days, arrived in a
£4
damaged
per-
con-
dition,per
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the
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rejected who
as purchased
l av
resisted, on the ground of mercantile usage.
Mr. Dysart sued for compensation, which the defendants_ir
Macartney, for the defendants, addressed the court, and
said it was a question of great commercial importance, as
their sales of produce annually exceeded £400,000 on the
same stipulations. He requested it should be left to the
Belfast Chamber- of Commerce, being the only tribunal
competent to decide such cases of mercantile usage, and
with him it was not a matter of pecuniary amount, but
of principle.—His lordship perfectly coincided with rim,
and thought it a fair and mercantile offer, and impressed
on the plaintiff's solicitors to concede to it, which they
refused.—Mr. Crllagan 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.—HisLordsrhesipfeltmcliscuportseind tOanddisßmiliseys
the case, as it was impossible lsrs,
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 Corn_;
merce—a body of the very highest commercial reputation.
Counsel for plaintiff conceded to the offer. Mr. M'Curtin
expressed a wish to have it fully inquired into, and agreed
to the suggestion of the j.udgej as he would not debar the
Plaintiff from the fullest Investigation.