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 THE STEAU-SHIP IUSSIBSIPPI. 54S �the same rate of 25 cents. The crews of ail other eastieta vessels were paidat the same rate, which vas, a*B betweeii Gwners and crew, a fair division ofi the catch. The libellants, having lost the usual catch in. Maine, while their expense» were not diminished, made a very poor summer's work, be- came much dissatisued, refused to settle at the rate whioh was offered by the owners, and brought this libel, insisting upon their right to 21 cents per barrel. �The whole ijumber of barrels which were oaught was 12i- 285 ; 170 barrels were sold for hait. The libellants have not been paid in fuU, although the owners have been ready ana willing to settle for 12^ cents per barrel. It is understood that the ash sold for hait are settled for at a special rate at 40 cents per barrel; that is to say, if a barrel sold for 80 cents-, it is called two barrels, and if sold for 60 cents it is called IJ barrels. I am not advised that objection is mader by the libellants to this method of accounting for the bait money. From the findings already made in regard to the custom of the business in the eastern fleet, it appears that the ownets of the vessel pursued the generally-accepted un- derstanding in regard to payment of the eastern crews, ahd which resulted in this case in a proper rate of compensation. . As an accounting is still to be had, in order to ascertain how much is due to eaoh person, let there be a reference to a commissioner, in case of a disagreement between the parties, to ascertain the amount duie to each libellant upon the rules heretofore stated. ���The Steam-Ship Mississippi. �(BistHet Court, D. Massachusetts. February 11, 1881.) �1. TJsB OF Dbt Dock— MAKiTiME,CoNriu.cT — Whabfagb— MABuroia Lien— Mass. Gbn. Bt. c. 151, § 1. . �Nelson, D. J. Libel by the Simpson Patent Dry iDoob Cksmpany, a Massachusetts corporation, to enforee against the steam-ship Mississippi, owned and registered in this port, a lien for the use of a dry dock in Boston. The libel alleges ��� �