Euie  extends  655.  The  Hen  for  freight  under  a  charter  party  is  often  a  less
under  charter  obvious  deduction  from  common  law  principles  than  is  that  for
^    ^'  freight  under  a  biU  of  lading.     The  charter  freight  may  be  regarded

((/)  Skinner  ».  ITpshaw,  2  Ld.  Eaym.  citing  per   Johnson,   J.,   in  Gracie  «.
752.  Palmer,  8  Wheat.  605.
(A)  PerHolt,C.J.,Torke».Grenaugh,  W  Chases.  Westmore,  5  M.  &  S.  180;

2  Ld.  Eaym.   866  ;    per  Lord   Ellen-  Crawshay  v.  Homfray,  4  B.  &  A.  50.
borough,  Eushforth  ».  Hadfield,  6  East,  (»«)  See  Eushforth  v.  Hadfield,  6  East,

519.  519  ;  7  East,  224.
,,„.,„        ^        ,  „ ,  («)  Cf.  "Wright  V.  SneU,  5  B.  &  A.
W  Smith,  Mere.  Law  (9th),  p.  560 ;       35^     3^^^^  ^_  ^^^j         2  N.  E.  64 ;

Soarfe  ..  Morgan,  4  M.  &  W.  270.  Leuokhart  ..  Cooper,  3  Bing.  N.  C.  99.
[k)  See  Parsons,  Shippiaig,  I.,  177  n.,  (0)  Oppenheimr.  Eussell,  3B.  &P.  42.
LIENS  FOR  FEEIGHT,  ETC.  795

as  in  part  a  payment  for  the  ship's  voyage  to  the  port  where  the  Sect.  655.
cargo  is  to  be  loaded.  Moreover  it  is  often  a  fixed  sum,  having  no
direct  relation  to  the  quantity  of  goods  carried.  Still  it  appears
to  be  well  settled  that,  whether  the  freight  be  payable  in  proportion
to  what  is  carried,  or  by  a  fixed  sum,  the  lien  arises  independently
of  the  express  terms  of  the  charter  party,  unless  they  are  incon-
sistent with  it.
