Reports of Cases Heard and Determined by the Judicial Committee and the Lords of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Volume 3V. & R. Stevens, Sons, and Haynes, 1866 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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Admiralty advances agreement alleged amount anchor Appellant ASHBURNER authority BANK OF AUSTRALASIA Batavia Bill of lading Bishop of Cape Bishop of Natal Brunswick and Canada Cape Town cargo Charter-party claim collision Colony constituted contract COWASJEE EDULJEE creditors Crown damages Dean debt deed Defendant DIONISSIS Eastern entitled evidence firm Flower Forster freight Fusilier GODFRAY Governor granted ground insolvent Island Jersey judgment Jurats jurisdiction lands learned Judge Leaton Letters Patent liable license lien LORD BISHOP Lord Chelmsford Lord Justice Lordships Master Mauritius ment Moore's P. C. mortgage Municipality Norway Nowra old firm opinion Order in Council owners paid Parish parties payment Pertusio petition Petitioners Plaintiff port Préposé proceedings Proclamation promissory notes purchase QUEEN question Ralph Meyer Robey respect Respondent Respondent's ROLFE AND BAILEY Royal Court salvage Sayers Scire facias ship Statute Stericker sugars Supreme Court tion vessel Vict
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Page 35 - In obeying and construing these Rules, due regard must be had to all Dangers of Navigation ; and due regard must also be had to any special Circumstances which may exist in any particular Case rendering a departure from the above Rules necessary in order to avoid immediate Danger.
Page 34 - If two ships, one of which is a sailing ship and the other a steamship, are proceeding in such directions as to involve risk of collision, the steamship shall keep out of the way of the sailing ship.
Page 247 - Ship, for Damage done to the Goods or any Part thereof by the Negligence or Misconduct of or for any Breach of Duty or Breach of Contract on the Part of the Owner, Master, or Crew of the Ship, unless it is shown to the Satisfaction of the Court that at the Time of the Institution of the Cause any Owner or Part Owner of the Ship is domiciled in England or Wales...
Page 33 - If two ships under steam are crossing so as to involve risk of collision, the ship which has the other on her own starboard side shall keep out of the way of the other.
Page 250 - London, (the act of God, the queen's enemies, fire, and all and every other dangers and accidents of the seas, rivers, and navigation, of whatever nature and kind soever, excepted,) unto order or to assigns, he or they paying freight for the said goods at 51.
Page 153 - Highness that it may be established and enacted by the authority aforesaid that such jurisdictions, privileges, superiorities and preeminences spiritual and ecclesiastical, as by any spiritual or ecclesiastical power or authority hath heretofore been or may lawfully be exercised or used for the visitation of the ecclesiastical state and persons, and for reformation, order and correction of the same and of all manner of errors, heresies, schisms, abuses, offences, contempts and enormities, shall for...
Page 65 - Salvage in respect of the Preservation of the Life or Lives of any Person or Persons belonging to any such Ship or Boat as aforesaid shall be payable by the Owners of the Ship or Boat in priority to all other Claims for Salvage...
Page 281 - But where the contract is. either expressly or tacitly, to be performed in any other place, there the general rule is in conformity to the presumed intention of the parties that the contract, as to its validity, nature, obligation, and interpretation, is to be governed by the law of the place of performance.
Page 75 - ... the value thereof is insufficient, after payment of the actual expenses incurred, to pay the amount of salvage due in respect of any life or lives, the Board of Trade may in its discretion award to the salvors of such life or lives...
Page 146 - Parliament shall have power to make Laws for the peace, welfare, and good Government of the Federated Provinces (saving the Sovereignty of England), and especially Laws respecting the following subjects : 1.