Terms of the convention; but were subsidized by a Foreign Government for the Postal Service, they would be entitled to exemption from such liability.
In obedience to Your Lordships' Commands, we have taken these papers into consideration and have the honour to Report.
That in our opinion, French Vessels which are National or the property of the French Government, & vessels which are chartered or subsidized by the French Government, and men employed for "the conveyance of correspondence between French & English Ports" are within the 5th Article of the Postal Convention, and may not on any account be diverted from their especial duty, or be liable to seizure, detention, arrêt de Prince, or embargo.
But it does not follow that such vessels are exempt from the liability attaching to other vessels for damage which they have done in collision; redress in such cases must however be sought through and with the consent (where the liability is disputed, & the question of fact is to be tried), of the French Government.
2. Where a vessel is not within the terms of the convention & not National property, but merely chartered or subsidized by a Foreign Government for the Postal Service, we are of opinion that it has no claim to any exemption whatever.
In giving Your Lordships our opinion upon the two questions which you have directed to be put, we have confined ourselves to the very terms in which those questions & Articles 2, 4, 5 of the Postal Convention are framed.
We think it right to add that whilst we do not agree with the opinion which Mr Rothery has apparently formed that the convention applies only to the routes "named", we are of opinion with him that the routes especially...
Termo of the convention; but
was
suvardized by a Foreign
chartered or su
Government for the Portal Service
the would be entitled to
from such liability
In obeduine to
Lordships
Commando
taken these paper into
A
exemption
Your we have
over
Con
sideration and have the honour
to Report.
That in
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French Vepels which
are
opinion
Nahonal
or the property of the Frenew Government, & vessels which are chartered or subsuizzed by the
French Govemment,
men Employed
5 for
"The conveyance pondence between French &
of
"English Ports
are within the 5th
Article of the Postal Convention,
4 may
not
arr
any
account be
diverted from their expecial duty, or be liable to secure, detention.
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But it does not followd that such repel is experpt from the liability attaching to other
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vessels for damage which the have done in collision, redress
erv
such
Cases
enust however be
sought through & with the consent ( where the liability is disputed, & the question of fact is to be tried), of the French Govemment.
2. Where
a
vessel is
not
within the terms of the convention & not National property, but merely
Chartered
subsidized by a Foreign Govemment for the Postal Service,
we are of opinion that the has mo clarin to any exemption whatever.
giving your Lordship- our opinion upon the two questioin which
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have directed to be put we have confined omselves terms in which those
to
to the
very
questions & Articles 2 4 5 of the Pestal Convention
are
framed.-
We think it right to add
that whilst we do
not
with
agree
the opinion which Mi Rothery has apparently formed that the convention applies only to the rouses "named, we
are
routes especially
of opinion with him
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