Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Admiralty ..., Volume 1Little, Brown, 1853 - Admiralty |
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act of parliament act on petition Addams admitted affidavit agent alleged appears applied arrival authority award boat bottomry bond British Calcutta captain capture cargo cause charge charter-party chief mate Cinque Ports circumstances claim colonies condemned consideration considered contrà contract costs Court of Admiralty Court of Chancery crew damage decree direct discharge Dodson Dundee duty effect England entitled evidence expenses fact forfeiture freight further given ground Hagg interest island Jamaica station JUDGMENT jurisdiction King's Advocate London LORD STOWELL Lushington mariner maritime master mate monition objection observed officers opinion owners paid parties payment person pilot port of London possession present principle prize proceedings proceeds question Ragged Island received reference refused registrar and merchants remuneration respect sailed salvage salvors seamen ship ship's Sierra Leone slaves statute suit taken tion transaction Trinity House vessel villenage voyage wages witnesses
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Page 404 - ... or against the subjects or citizens of any prince, state or potentate, or against [ * 404 ] the persons exercising, or assuming to exercise, the powers * of government in any colony, province, or part of any province or country, or against the inhabitants of any foreign colony, province, or part of any province or country...
Page 404 - ... his Majesty, issue or deliver any commission for any ship or vessel, to the intent that such ship or vessel shall be employed as aforesaid, every such person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor ; and shall, upon conviction thereof, upon any information or indictment, be punished by fine and imprisonment, or either of them, at the discretion of the court in which such offender shall be convicted...
Page 405 - Now, in order that none of our subjects may unwarily render themselves liable to the penalties imposed by the said statute, we do hereby strictly command that no person or persons whatsoever do commit any act, matter, or thing whatsoever contrary to the provisions of the said statute, upon pain of the several penalties by the said statute imposed and of our high displeasure.
Page 217 - September, may happen to any other ship or vessel, or to any goods, wares, merchandise, or other thing, being in or on board of any other ship or vessel, further than the value of his or their ship or vessel, and the freight due or to grow due for and during the voyage, which may be in prosecution, or contracted for at the time of the happening of such loss or damage
Page 403 - ... foreign prince, state, or potentate, or of any foreign colony, province, or part of any province or people, or of any person or persons exercising or assuming to exercise any powers of government in or over any foreign state, colony, province, or part of any province or people...
Page 403 - ... any or either of the cases aforesaid, actually paid to, or received by him, or by any person to or for his use or benefit ; or if any person whatever, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or in any part of his Majesty's dominions elsewhere...
Page 403 - Majesty, shall hire, retain, engage, or procure, or shall attempt or endeavour to hire, retain, engage, or procure any person or persons whatever to enlist, or to enter or engage to enlist, or to serve or to be employed in any such service or employment as aforesaid, as an officer...
Page 403 - ... part of any province or people, or of any person or persons exercising, or assuming to exercise the powers of government in or over any foreign country, colony, province, or part of any province or people...