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 496 FEDERAL REPORTBB. �Mastbr's Lien. ITnder the act of 17 & IS Vict. c. 104, § 191, the master of a British ship lias the same lien for his wages as a seaman. He is, by vir- tue of this statute, entitled to priority over an antecedent raortgage,(a;) and a bottomry bond given during the voyage, if he is not bound pei"sonally.(?/) But his lien for wages on one voyage is postponed to a bottomry bond given dur- ing a subsequent voyage. (2) If the inaster is liable personally for a debt, either as master or part owner, then his lien is postponed to the lien for that debt, whether it consista of a lien for seamen's wages, (a) or for neeessiu y sup- plies or inaterials,(6) or for the services of a watchman,(c) or of a bottomry bond.(d) �When Claimant is Part OWner. If a person claiming a lien is person- ally liable for a debt as part owner, his lien is postponed to the lien for that debt.(e) If a sbip-broker allows the ship to go into the possession of a ship- wright, his claim is postponed to that of the shipwright.(/) �Diligence. The last maritime lien is entitled to priority over an ante- cedent lien, although the earlier claimant eould not, even by the use of rea- sonable diligence, have ihstituted a suit to enforce his lien before the later one attached.((/) �Priority by Suit. The holder of a lien does not obtain any right to pri- ority over other liens of an equal or a higher rank, although he is the first to file a libel or to obtain a decree ; for the decree is considered to be so far under the eontrol of the court that the proceeds arising from a sale of the ship may be distributed among those who have pending libels, or who file intervening petitions according to their respective rights.(7i) But it is manifest, from the very nature of a proceeding in rem, that there mUst be some stage of the pro- ceedings at which the proceeds will be deemed to be conclusively appropriated to the claims then filed, for such a proceeding is a proceeding against all per- sons having an interest in the res, and by failing to appear they tacitly assent to a decree which cuts oii their interests and appropriates the proceeds to the payment of other demands. It has been held that no crediter can intervene after the flling of a report classifying the claims. fi) �Lex J'ori. Whether one lien is entitled to priority over another depends upon the lexfori, and not upon the lex Iqci contractus.{J) �Orlando F. BuMP. �(i)The Chleftain. Brow. tL.2ia;TheFeronltt, (/) The Panthea, 1 Asp.M. L. Cas. 133; S. C. �L. R. 2 A. & E. 65 ; The Mary Ann, L. R. 1 A. & E. 25 L. T. (N. S.) 389. �8; The Hope, 1 Asp. M. L. Cas. 563; S. C. 28 L. (f) TheFrank G.Fowler.Sred. Rep.336. Vide �T. (N. S.) 287; The Wexford, 7 Fed. Eep. 674. Goble v. The Delos De Wolf, 3 Fed. liep. 236. �(y)The Salacia, LusU.545. (A) The America, 16 Law Rep. 264; The �(z)TheHope, 1 Asp.M. L.Cas. 563; S.0.28L. ranny,2 Loiv. C08; The E. A. Bariiard, 2 Fed. �T. (N. S.) 287. Rep. 712; The Superior, Newb. 176 ; The City of �(a) The Salacia,Lush. 645. Tawas, 3 Fed Rep. 170; The Desdemona, .Swab. �(d) The Jenny Lind, L. R. 3 A. & E. 529 ; The 158, Contra, The Saracen, 4 Notes of Cases, 498; Selah,4Sa-wy.40;Hattonv. TheMellta,3Hughes, S. 0.2 W. Rob. 461; S. C. 6 Moore, P. C. 56 ; The 494; Covevt V. The Wexford.SFefl. Rep.677. Clara, Swab. 1; The William F. Safl'ord, Lush. �(c) The Erinagh, 7 Fed. Rep. 231. 69; The Globe, 2 Blatchf. 427; The Triumph, 2 �(li) The William, Swab. 346: The Jonathan Blatchf. 433, note ; Goble v. The Delos De Wolf, 3 �Goodhuo, Swab. 524; The Edward Oliver, L. R. 1 Fed. Rep. 236; The Pathflnder, 4 W. N. 528. �A.&E. 37; The Eugenie, L. R.4 A. & E. 123; The (i) The City of Tawas, 3 Fed. Rep. 170. �Daring, L. R. 2 A. & E. 260. (J) The Union, Lush. 128; The Selab, ■lSawy.40. �(e) Lo2;an v. The .Sollan, 1 Bond, 267 ; Petrie T. The Coai BluiT, 3 Fed. Rep. 531. ��� �