Re British barque Chinaman.
The reference as to the matter of damages auatained by consignees of cargo lost in the barque Chinaman was resumed this of it. DRUMBIOND appeared for the claimants, Mr. WarnzwnioH? appeared for the owners of the Craiglands, Mr. Davaaconp asked His Lordship if he had re 1 any information from Mr, Pond quantities of dearn-pipes which had and used respectively, by the past years, ered that he had received astatemout of that kind from Mr, Pond, but that it had nob bees brought into Court, 'A discussion now took place between His ip and the Counsel as to the calling of two Chin store-keepers who could tender that had beau lost; but the convereat a did not result i ratanding being arrived eked for an adjourn-idence of these ner in the firm of Messrs, Lane, Crawford and Ca, We deal in alo and stont, The price of Cameron and Saunders' hotiied Bass! ale, 4 doz. qts., in Tle, 7; atour would 6.85, Pints of ale would be about jer cask of 4 doz.; stout, now Orabliy's ging 3.75 to Tls. 4.00 per case, Good oakum la worth about $10 per cwt.
By Mr. Duvantoxp—The prices given for the ale and stout are for quantities of not leas than ten casks, By the cask, we should charge $11 for alo in quarts, "and $10.50 for stout; pints would be $13 for both.
Alter hearing the evidence of this wit Mr. Drammond thought it would be w tary to call any more witnesses for the claimants, ce that the goods that were bei for had over been on board the Chi by the figures at which they had their damages in the first place, He considereil that the insurance office were the real plaintiffs in the onto, although the nam of other perrons apps an such. He believed that the rance office bad paid and were trying to make a profit Even if it were right the Jearned Counsel nts could not recover than the amount actually lost the insurance office could not yet more tha: actual losses incurred by the Municipal Council, Mesers. Hewett and Ca., and Y. Ching Chang. Be also maintained that Vases of calculation must not be the retail value of aingls bottles of beer, &c., ax sold by Chinamen, hut the invoice price of the goods wholesale, with the customary percentage spoken to by Mr. Suck added. The loss to be met by by Messrs. only witness called tended to show that their value was not up to the sum claimed. With regard to the dr: in-pipes, it was not as if they were all aald by retail the bulk of them' were ortinaril pal purposes, He attention to the fact that no evidence I adduced as to Y. Ching Chang's cla Mr, Drosmoxp lad an equal with insure: plaintiffs, were goods that they could prove to the Registrar, The learned wath, citing as 3 Mayne Damages, p. 220; and 10L.'T., N.S. p. 912, in support of hie remarks He claimed that the Municipal Coun were entitled to recover for all the pipes on the Chinaman at the i His Lonpsuir eaid his report would be filed in due course,
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