Win\FSD\Y, Auousr 19 [Before Ihomvs BtchHAM, lisq , E M ] MARKS Y. LUCK IS Action to lecover the bum of £8, for goods alleged to be damaged on boiud the ship 'War Kpmt/ fiom London Mi. Meuiman, for the defendant, offeied £i in satisfaction of the debt which was lefused. Samuel Maiks deposed I liave lecuved two crates of ciockeiy by the ship ' War Spuit.' They weie deh veied fioin the ship in a damaged state Fiom infor mation I leceived I went to the agents, and was told to open them and see wliat was bioken, and male out my claim I opened them, and found that a quantity of the contents was bioken. The ciates came up to my place broken ; the shags could not be taken oft one of them Cioss examined by Mr. Meuiman ■ I was offered £i rathei than come into Court Mr Baines offeied me £2 10s. I had the ofFei of lepackmg one ci.ite on boaid; I refused to do ft. I vvas bound by my bill of lading to lcceive alongside My own caigo boatmen landed them, and my caiter was employed to bung them to my place. 1 cannot speak as to what damage they might have lecened in coming fiom alongside. The value of each ciate undamaged is £12 There was fully one third of eacli ciate destioyed, and as near as I can judge, the two ciates weio neatly equally damaged. I did not receive a notice fiom Captain Luckes on the ai aval of the ship that all claims for damage must be made before the goods left the ship. II J Wadham dopobed I lecollect some ciates being landed foi the plaintiff I noticed one ciate being u little ciushed in. I produce the boat note. The lenmika on the note are made by the chief officer of the vessel William Kipplonaite, deposed ■ I lecollecf; cat ting some ciates this month foi Mr. Maiks. I noticed that two of them weie in veiy bad older. They weie «io when I received them find I could not take the slmgs off one of them. One -was uoise than the otbei. J. K. Luckes deposed Tarn mastei of the ship 'War Spnit 1 and defendant in this action. 