and to the legal profession, is is offered as containing a summary of the law and cases relating to collisions between ships. Its publication at the present moment is explained by the recent issue of new International Regulations for preventing collision at sea, which comes into force on the 1st of September next. I am indebted to my friend, Mr. C. F. Jemmett, of Lincoln's Inn and the Inner Temple, for valuable suggestions and assistance in preparing the following sheets for the press. For errors of arrangement, commission and omission (for which I alone am responsible) I ask the indulgence of the reader. 5, NEW SQUARE, LINCOLN'S INN, March, 1880. Page 26, note (o); see the judgment of the Court of Appeal delivered by 29, note (e); see the observations of Brett, L.J., on The Bold Buccleugh in The Parlement Belge, ubi supra. 31, The nature of proceedings in rem was fully considered in The 33, note (b); opposed to the view that the "wrongdoing" ship is 64, note (y); Lohre v. Aitchison is reported on appeal, 4 App. Cas. 755. 71, note (p); see The Consett, 28 W. R. 307; on app. 42 L. T., N. S., as to the costs of cargo owners before the registrar and merchants. 93, The decision of Sir R. Phillimore that The Parlement Belge was liable to arrest, was reversed by the Court of Appeal upon the following grounds :-(1) That the person and the property of a foreign Sovereign are exempt from the jurisdiction of a British Court upon the same grounds, namely, that the exercise of such jurisdiction is incompatible with the absolute independence of the Sovereign of every superior authority; (2) That this principle applies to an Admiralty action in rem; (3) That a ship owned and used by a State or Sovereign for public purposes is exempt from arrest, whether process in rem is considered as a proceeding against the ship or against the shipowner; (4) That in an action in rem the shipowner is indirectly impleaded. The question whether the ship was exempt from arrest by virtue of the con- vention mentioned in the text (p. 93) was not considered; The 158, 253, 259. It is intended by Order in Council to postpone the coming into operation of Article 10 of the Regulations of 1880 as to fishing boats' lights until the 1st of September, 1881. 271-279. By an Order in Council, dated the 18th of March, 1880, the bye-laws for the River Thames printed in the Appendix, pp. 271-274 (except No. 15, p. 271), have been repealed. By the same Order the rules and bye-laws printed in italics (pp. 274-279), and headed as "Proposed" rules, have been enacted in their place. The Schedule to the Order in Council contains an additional bye-law, No. 30, imposing a penalty of £5 for infringe- ment of the bye-laws. The new bye-laws come into force on the TABLE OF CASES. A. PAGE 66 "A. R. Wetmore," The, and the The "Epsilon," 5 Bened. 147 Abraham," The, 2 Asp. Mar. Law Cas. 34; 28 L. T., N. S. 775 Acteon," The, 1 Sp. E. & A. 176 87 10 9 66 Active," The, 5 L. T., N. S. 773... 72 'Ada," The, and The "Sappho," 27 L. T., N. S. 718; 1 Asp. Mar. Law Cas. 475; on app. 28 L. T., N. S. 825; 2 Asp. Mar. Law Cas. 4.. 212 Addison v. Overend, 6 T. R. 766 48 "Admiral Boxer," The, Swab. Ad. 193 114 'Adriatic," The, 3 Asp. Mar. Law Cas. 16; 33 L. T., N. S. 102.. .14, 155 African Steam Ship Co. v. Swantzy, 2 K. & J. 660; 25 L. J. Ch. 870; 27 L. T. 248; 4 W. R. 210 Agra," The, and The "Elizabeth Jenkins," L. R. 1 P. C. 501; 36 "Aimo," The, and The "Amelia," 2 Asp. Mar. Law Cas. 96; 29 L. T., N. S. 118; 21 W. R. 707 Alabama," The, and The "Gamecock, 2 Otto, 695...... "Albert Edward," The, 44 L. J. Ad. 49; 24 W. R. 179 Aldrich v. Simmons, 1 Stark. 214. Alexandria," The, L. R. 3 A. & E. 574; 41 L. J. Ad. 94; 27 L. T., 212, 213 .111, 126, 129 ..23, 169, 172, 200 .39, 66, 86 .10, 36 42 11 Allan," The, and The "Flora," 2 Mar. Law Cas., O. S. 386; 14 L. T., 17 206, 226 66 'Amalia," The, Cail v. Papayanni, Br. & Lush. 151; 1 Moo. P. C. C., N. S. 471; 32 L. J. Ad. 191; 12 W. R. 24; 8 L. T., N. S. 805 America," The, 3 Bened. 424; 10 Blatchf. 155; 2 Otto, 432.. .3, 8, 142, 176, 213, 218 "American," The, and The "Syria," Union Steamship Co. v. Owners of The "Aracan," L. R. 4 A. & E. 226; 43 L. J. Ad. 24; 31 L. T., N. S. 42; 22 W. R. 845; on app. L. R. 6 P. C. 127; 43 L. J. Ad. "Andalusian," The, 2 P. D. 231; 46 L. J. Ad. 77 Andalusian," The, 3 P. D. 182; 47 L. J. Ad. 65; 39 L. T., N. S. Anne Caroline," The, 2 Mar. Law Cas., O. S. 208; 2 Wall. 538...173, 210 .83, 113 and The "Johanna Stoll," Lush. 295; 30 L. J. Ad. "Arthur Gordon," The, and The "Independence," Maddox v. Fisher, Lush. 270; 14 Moo. P. C. C. 103; 4 L. T., N. S. 563; 9 W. R. 582 "Aurora," The, and The "Robert Ingram," Lush. 327. Australian Direct Steam Navigation Co., In re The, L. R. 20 Eq. 325; 1 Sp. E. & A. 378; on app. nom. Netherlands Steam- boat Co. v. Styles, 9 Moo. P. C. C. 286; 28 L. T. 429. ...4, 56, 111, |