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E-;l,»olm Muivaml lu>i).ii ♦"l''^ ', i,\,,..vih liicliardMm and ( om- lousing to . ,- , . .'\ iV';v",'..Vll'v''l»-ld-uul ilnnlv boimiliinlo the said .\rihibaUl .. u. I,i. .■.■.„,!,. Alt..n,.-y, l^.'om.r, o ••"','", ('.i Is' .,„u>r. !..,.! A.l.ni..»tn.- 4 f '• the lon'th day of Apil last, ho .sauou ''•'■" ,^;;v;,";>:-j,^,,V^-.,„,i convov unti :: Mir Arsto;i;^^!:;n^i'M;:^=". '^- ro.capt.ea ana .nt 14' 1 7 '.5 'y^ into Halifax l.v TI.-M. =^Wr Maul.., the ,^e.aii\, w.b and In. y pay the .u„:.n.,i ■ ofc.mtribulionor ^-^neval a^rrair. . ,., .s her.in.before sot lorlh, and under un. a.re.-u,ent or arrangement made a, HalUax rJ.lamc ,o tluM.»y.nen thevol, t . •.> ■ thi^obh.ratimMo be null and void, oiherwiv- lu be a.ul .ema.n n, lul lorce and ■ m.e>rh«s done and i,as..od in .h.. Ci^y ul' Qm-b.v aKmva.d, tho day, n.on b ' und yenrabove written, in iheoflieeof .VrehibaUK'a.ni.lH.li, one ol the undcM^i - ' "'in whm^s whereof the said .John Mure and ih. said Robert Mmwfr\i h,u. hereuHto set ihuir han.l* in the ,)re,-.enee of ns ihesai.l Nola. ,. ., who have i;v hereunto set our names in' lai.V an.l Tesii,nony ol the ,.ro,ms..s N.ned ..n the orifjinal, John Mure, Woberi Morm-rb, \i |-a..bauh, N<.tary I'nb he, Archibald CampWl, Notary Public, as appears by lb.- .am.., r.;n;unmKol Kveoul- ,>. iny Office. (Signed) (I.. S.) ARCHIBALD ( VMPBELL, Xolarv Pul)lic and lioh'M-L to be liur.le -a'd ijiiii.', ;■ eonirii. :- The d.vlaration in iho Conrt of Kin-'s Bench,. ibr the dl-tnct of Quebec, dated .i(h • OctoU S 5 stu.e. that theretotbre, vi/-. Jd August, IM , the d...lendar..s, • ;'hn • J and Robert Morrogh, by u certain o\,liijati..nnuule and na sedbelore Ca.npbj-ll and »'" ^ •' '5 Notaries Public, Lvcm, e jointly and severally held a,u( hnnly bound m the s.m ol L MM) currencv, to be pafd to the said PlainlilV or his certam A't""'>'.v, \c. tor whica !'. v.ue , .bJvvellandtrnlv made, ibev the said John Mure a.ul ilobert ^f;»•'•"?\ ^^''-"1 ';,''' ;',^;. ioiutlv and -sev-erallv, their" heirs, executors, .a.lnen.strators, etui as.igne (or «''»'-■ whole' by the said obligation or writing obligatory yet the^.:--ui .lobu Mu..: audRob-.t MorrogU (Hat sirniii^ rn,iihili, Sfc. ) had not paid the same, .. .;. The second count is I., the same, .fleet as the brst, only .-tai.n- tho pay;,.-,,.- bv the Defendants, " when thereunto afterwards reepieste.i. • The third count sets tbrih the condition, and av. rs tha. aiior the makmg ol uv ,a certain arrangement nnus made at llalilLx, relative to tlu- said genera av-rug. > ?ion and the pavmrni (brr.of: by which sai.l arrangcnu-nt it was sell .hI i.n.l ar.ange.l i!:, IZxZ^umX^^cs vi/,. V\9h, 7s.i^.;,l. currency, had become an.Uvas become ,b,e and Jai^ik Sand n ^•p:.:; of the .hare and proportion ol' such gencr.1 ave.ago or contnb,.- Son, in the said condition mentioned; and then goes on to aver the non-payai.nl ol Muh ^"^J'Sli'^^m/lri^Ues the condition, and avers that the Dei;.nd.v,Us had no, paid theamomitoflhecontributionergeneralaverage, asthemu-beiorese,hh«i.,, a.si>pnlat,.d "TlShumnt is analogous to the fourth, except that instead of averri,^ that tl.e Def^n danls 1ml not paid the general average or contribution, as so, forth .n he Bond ; .t .. au-i- red that thev had not mid any general average or coutnbiuion wbat.o.'vi i . VleLiovV LlaJtonvvas aftervvards amended, by leav.- nl tin- ( cn.rt bwddmg iw . com s : one tor money paid, laid out and expended generally by tla- I am,, for le ^).>- -thndants, and the other for .^tain contributions and general average. bcloK- ihui nm. ■: owinii from the DefendaiKslo the Plaint ith ,. ,„„,i 'Keabove declaration Ihe Defendants pleaded a ./<:/.;»><■ aa Jomh ,n dro„, apcpoi.,,) exception percniptoire vn droit, and a dr/iwc iiujonds nijuil. '«'he nemetual exception Hcre»ip. i ■.- svih Richardson & Co. and-not against the Uetendants. ,,,,,• .•,-•, ,, n, • indlv?' That there was no good or valid consideration given by the Plaint.l, to the Dei- - ''';];dK"Sar;heSifVv«.s not present befot. tlte Notaries at the .ime whe. the H,.. 1 '''4thif'Tl.atthen.noeni€ntoranangement mentioned in the condition did not take plac, tlu apJiVi'ers nit iSmg been duly and legally appointed .vnder the sanc.iou of the (our, ..-1 ''Sk'Sai^atlltlch-agreementorarrangetnentwas made, it was made without ,;.e ^^^S'T.:i'^T^^:!<^^^^' arrangement w,. illegal and n,i..s,, the ...;.. bei,." damaged and of le..s value tiian that al wl.icli it was c.iimaleil. , . Ttilly Tlu.t sacli a-.-ennent or arrangement was not confirmed or sanctioned bs (,h. '^7;.d's;i!irri-"i^'»^--i'^- ^''^ ''•-'•^"''^"' "";'"■ '•^"' "'■" '•""' tiir, h'j.knowing that tln^'cnrgo had been damHged and ovr e^dn.ah.il. ■n,c Pluin.in- w«H the n.«.U'r of tl e .^ '^.f, ''^l, / ' .V.rJ " i vcyMi^e by a>, American W,.,er.on, H-.nter & Co. ... ^^;;'^;';; '" .^ ;. , ' f. „" \ ur, ami Take, into Halifax. ,,|UM. .be «us lilulU-.l HsjauHl by the .,lha-,. ^^ J^ J ' y';\^, , ,„f,a „f Halifax, o,. .,,„..,•... On Ibis ocoiH...., a cou.n,M«.on '•' / Ij '' ' J ^^e , ve Kin , ms n.Mce of an offer . ,, ilu.t ptn-i.., :>. 'V^'''^ ' > ''7,: ", "j,,, , ,,i^.^lal Qneb.'.-, «lucl. was lier oriRinal port ^^ v^^;;;,::;:;:;:^::^;::- ::e^hu:'i./;;.i':;';.' :;.^., s-^^ .^ th. ve„e.,and ,xm ^'T£t^;;js:;z?;^Hbev.inHh.cos.,«...;a;w^ ..vi.l. (he maj.er a. lao.e.U ... ,'1'"^"' "";.,,' ,' ',,„,.. Tl.e Defendants beins the con- .e,„ia..ts o., h,. a.r.val a <^;^-:'.;ji:. ,,:,'' ,.,,... The I'laintilVhad already given ....nees 01 ih.. ca,i;o, \»''- ' ' " ' V^/j*'^ ^ ' ,, , „as iberelore liable for s^ch .alvago as -,,..Mn(y at Ha :i..x, U.v be .1 ^'''1 ' '^,,A,; - ' ^ /^^^ ..nhe Murlh,, as cha.-ffeable on cill.cr ,nii.|.l ulti...alely be avva.dod to the olbuo . »< .^ v 1 u. ^f co..r,o no objection .,|..ro..« or .1... other ; L.K.^h be bad no '''.''^'''^VV J' .^ (^ m. t ay the a.no..ni otall i!.o .o.liiivni. .0 .h.> D,.!l-.,dants. o,. t lu-.r if.s.. |r ':\ [;/;,;;,'' .JV.is o>v..crs could h. .i.„.Hnis ui.ici. .niiiht .i...«.b. '»"^«;:i"^ .iJ;,; v^^ rr.drn...ili.-d or ^..f.- ... m. do..<. I bey •'\' ; V -'^ " .g^j, „„d ,, sum ofbcttvoen litken iniip 11 that It 'vonid Iw easiiv nohsiDie lo a!<. i^n «> '^" T^^y with regard to ...^ Lice and PIXTS da;:! ''^uSieirobli^aion was con- With .v,vi.rd I., the pv.toxt on the p.ut ot ' " 'j^'^.'^^ '^X^r answer is that i.. cvc.y .acted ...e...ly i.. .he capacity <;1 -^^'^^'^^^^ by ^^oSuy, po^imely st.pukting in wlu.h a man enteis into a sfdeini. ccniliaci, oy ■\^ "_\\l\_ , ,..i..r.cnrvr,-^ I (Its. .as., in wlu.h a man enters ...to a s.mMo — -^v m .^^^^^ ^^^^ ^wbalsocvcr; ,„r ,l,e i,ay..u-nt oi a stMn u '"'>»^y " ,' .//^^ "J ,.„„,,act ^r hi. own bcndit o.- It „u.ai.s IK.; Nvlu-tlu-r he has *^"t'^'*^' r".., ,;,",', ,„,. j^,, u siTnify so tar as may a.lva,.,a,e solely or .. u^.n, ^^iJ^^^t^ S,ti:;m he cLracts, (tl.oug^ ,ulat.> to the utatlor bctwcon ^'''"^^V *' \, ;\.,. .^I^^^ t„ others by whom he might iit- it n.i.ht ,K.rhaps have so.r.e '^ ™ ^l' ,; . J^^ s^^^ the g.oun,lon whkb hcn.ay hopo ter^va.•dsbc- to be ...do,mulK-d) ;^^'7,^'l,';\",,\.. ,;,,., „avo .ludg,.ie.,t in tb«ca>.caocora...g for su.b l\.tn..; ...den.mty or , tot \^l^^\^^ h,„„bly submilted.o a concnrcni to the stipnlatioii \n tb.- cont.att,— in tonlo.in.i) a. j -.ri.-s of authorities \o '^'V",'"",' ;;!;*; ,w sun. awarded to the Plaintift-by the Jud-mcivt h will boporce.ve.l »" '"'••^'»f^\ "'^ ^^.^ '^ H^V. .'Jrf. originally adj.ul-ed for saKage „f the car-o by the ( ..un .,t V' 'r . ,e cUis the ^vhole ...n.n.nt, of what be is entitled M,=tcad of 11.317. 0.. UiL the sun. actually -ivn. b) the -Jmt^muU.