barratry, 129

collisions, 130

enemies, 129
fire, 129
strandings, 129
pilotage, 127

quarantine, 130

Bill of sale, 160

Blank form of transfer, 26

Board of Trade, powers of, in

bankruptcy, 143
Bottomry bond, 132
Breach of contract, 51

by failure of performance, 51
by impossibility of perform-
ance, 51

by renouncing, 51
remedies for, 52

Bread to be sold by weight, ex-
cept fancy bread, 35
British ship, effect of alien pur-
chasing, I

British ship, number of shares in, 7
Broker, 14, 66

CALLS on shares, 5
Capacity-

to contract, 18, 157
corporations, 22
infants, 18
lunatics, 23

married women, 20
to make a will, of land, 155
of moveables, 155

to bequeath land, 155
to transfer land, 155
Carrier, 160

Chancery Division, 160
Charge, 160

Charter, 160

Charter-party, 112

brokerage, 122

capacity of vessel, 129

consignment of vessel, 122

description of ship, 118

despatch, 113

deviation, 113

expense of loading, 121
form of, 114

freight, 113

express lien, 121

stipulations as to, 120

mate's receipt, 121

name of ship, 118

nature of cargo, 120
nature of contract, 112
perils excepted, 122

place of loading, 121

provision in case of war, 122
seaworthiness, 113

voyage, 118
Chattel, 7, 160

Cheque, 140

"and Co." 140
compared with bill, 140
duty of bank, 140
" not negotiable," 140
presentation of, 141
Chose in action, 7, 161
Classes of contracts, 24

FACTOR, 60, 65

Fire insurance-

a contract of indemnity, 102
concurrent policies, 105
conditions avoiding policy, 105
explosion, 104

"fire," meaning of, 103
insurable interests, 103
notice of loss, 105
premium, the, 105
property insured, 104

of married women, 104

of trustee, 104
usual exceptions, 104

proposal, the, 104
risk undertaken, 103
spontaneous heating, 104

Firm, relation of, to members, 2