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The Quarterly Law Journal by J.W. Randolph offers a dense, citation‑heavy mid‑19th‑century issue focused on a maritime collision case, Collision at Sea (Venus V. Hanover), off the New Jersey coast in 1855, and followed by a sequence of digests on evidence, contract, property, and court procedure in the United States and England. The primary piece analyzes whether Hanover was negligent in causing the Venus to be lost and which vessel bore fault when two ships meet while clearing each other. The governing rule discussed is that the vessel with wind free must give way to the vessel on the wind, with night conditions shifting the burden to the damager to prove lack of fault, considering light, lookout, and maneuvers. Testimony from Venus’s crew and Hanover’s witnesses is weighed for credibility, with concerns about bias and independent witnesses. Crucial nautical reasoning examines Hanover’s course choices and actions (bearing away vs. crossing bows) in light of English and US admiralty doctrine. The court ultimately finds Hanover not negligent and Venus at fault for lack of light and luffing across Hanover’s bow, with costs allocated accordingly. The issue then surveys numerous brief digests on evidence, contract, property, and procedure, and includes English decisions and editorial notes.

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