The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-07-04 00:00:00

Editor, who at that time happened to come in wheat
they were talking, end said he would send all the
espy in the beginning of the week, as he had only
tee Index tacomplete. Mr. Gillet then ohserved,
that when the work was relished, and had lain at
his wirehotioi for the space of one month, he would
be no longer liable, but that the rise would be upon
Mr. Mawman.
Riehara ;4ewby, apprentice to Mr. Mawmsn,
remember-d Mr. Gillet being at their shop, direr--
erg Mr. Patterson to send to Mr. Beaumont for
copy, that he might finish the work before Christ-
mas, and charge it to the account of 1805 ; and
adding, Mr. Mawman must recollea, that shoe the
works had been at his warehouse, in a finished
state, foe the space of one or two months, (the Wit.
ness could not recollea which) they would be at
Mr. Maerman's risk.
Mr. Joseph Bone r. stationer, stated, that he had
been in that line eleven years ; he knew Mr. Gillet,
and recolleeted the circumstance of his fire. Soon
after that event, he saw Mr. Mawman, and after-
wards met Mr. Gillet, in Salisbury-square. He
told this latter Gentleman, that Mr. Mawman was
surprised he had aever seen him since the fire had
happened, although he had seat repeated mese
sages to him ; that Mr. Mawman appeared very un-
easy about it, as he had heard a report that Mr.
Gillet was not insured at all. although he had pro-
mised to Mr. Mawman that be would do so.
Mr. Gillet answered, that he would go to Mr.
Mawman and speak to him ; hut with respea to his
having made a promise as to iosuring, that was all
done away. as the goods upon which that promise
was mane, were since taken away upon being corn-
ple:ed, and therefore he did not consider himself
b rind ; in a subsequent conversation, he remem-
bered Mr. Gillet saying that Mr. Day. Secretary to
the imperial Fire Office, had used him exceedingly
ill, at Mr. Phillips's shop, by telling him that he did
not consider him as having insured a shilling. Two
or three days afterwards, he saw Mr. Gillet again.
and he said that he always considered Mr. Day
as his greatest enemy till then, that he found him
his friend, for he advised him to leave out of the
claim, goods in trust, sa as to defeat Mr. Beau-
mont's attachment. Some time thereafter, the wit-
ness epees saw Mr. Gillet, who said, that, to his
astonisement. open calling at the Imperial Office,
be had footed they had may got a memorandum to
iteure for 50001. although he inteteled to have use
sured fee 60001. and that he had told the clerk so,
at the time he paid him 51. to offal that insurance.
lie also puled out a small pocket-book, and said,
that he bad ;even direaions in the manner therein
deteiled. He (Gillet) then read the items therein
put downs and the witness was positive there
were, Aasongst other matters, M goods in trust."
inserted to the amount of 30001 or 40001. He MS
as sure of the words, as he was ef his existence.
Mr. Samuel Hamilton, renter, recolleOed seeing
Mr. Gillet. soon after his (Mte G.'s) fire, when he
sirewed him p cket-lsook, and said, he wondered
the usurers could make a mistake, as he had read
tee items to them. Tne Plaintiff also read them to
tee weness, ar.d there were so much for household
tut :inure, a comparatively small sum upon his house,
and so malt upon goods in crest.
Mr Charles Levers, a witness not examined berme,
devised. that he vras Clerk to the Imperial Fire-
Office. Remembered going to Mr. Giltet, in Nov.
11105, to receive instruetions for *Meting the insur-
ance at their office. He was shewn up stairs into a
room, in Mr. G.'s dwelling-house, where he saw
Mme books in an unfinished state, appearing to be
in qnires, not bound, but piled up in heaps. When
NO asked Mr. G. to state the sums separately upon
the furniture. house, stock in trace, office for print-
ing. etc. be Mr. G. stated, that it would be a dfficult
matter for him to enumerate the sums at that time,
as the goods were sometimes inone place and some-
times in another, and at the same time pointed with
his hand to eve kind of ponds he alluded to. Be-
fore the witness went away, Mt. G. paid him 51.
and said that he would consider the matter, and
come to the insurance Office next day, arid it would
be made cut as they required it. He said he would
insure for 51001.. but did not call next day, as he
promised, nor did he do so till after the fire had
happer.ed.
Mr. W. Wilkinson, Clerk at the Phoenix Fire-
Office, deposed, that Mr. Glen had been in the
habit of insulin' at that office segrearly. from the
year 1:90 to 1501, when his policies expired, and
that he used to insure 7501. upoa stock in trade and
goods in trust.
Mr. James Skitchard. a Bookseller, deposed as
to his having employed a person of the name of
Rickaby, a printer, whose premises were burnt in
tne year 11788, and who had made good all the
damage sustained by the sdestruEtion of the paper
then is his custody.
Mr. William Peacock, Bookseller, in Salisbury-
square, also deposed to his having stefered a loss by
Redraby's fire, which was mad
,good to him. with-
out any demand on his part, or any particular agree-
ment with the parties.
Mr. Henry Brier said, he remembered a fire at
Samuel Woodfall's, a printer. in the year 1793,
when he was his apprentice, and remembered go-
ing round to all the booksellers' to inquire the ex-
tent of their loss sustained by that fire. io order
that it insight be made good to them. He had been
in the printing bosineis fur Iti or 17 years, and had
always uedeestond it to be the predict to insure.
'I his concluded the evidence oat the part of the
Defendant. The following additional witnesses
were celled on the part of the Plaintiff :
Mr. Andrew Wilson, Printer, deposed, that he
was present at the interview between kllnnsor and
Gillet, in the passage of Homer's house, Salisbury-
court. soon after the fire. They were conversing
about the itiistake that had arisen about the Insur-
ance at the Fire Office, which was reaewed upon
the witness's coming up. Mr. Gillet took out a
book, aid real some memorandums to him, which
he aboused the freedom to loath at. He did not think
that " goods in trust" were tr.entioned. (Here
a beak was ahem% to the witness, which he believed
- be had sem upon that occasion.
emetnorandums, written in pencil.)
s printer since the year 1799, and
of the trade, as he had made par-
e concerning it.and had found a peat
opinion and uncertainty existing, and
-.meau of that uncertainty, that the
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Coffec-lsouse, after Mr. fire. He, himself
had been elk the habit of insuring, although he
uirdersteod for what reason he was bound to do so.
Mr. Bonsnr was again called, and contradieed
the last witness in his description of the book al-
luded to. He swore most positively that the one
produced in Court was not the ore Mr. Gillet for-
merly exhiqted.
Mr. Richard Phillips, Bookseller, in Bricl.,,e--.trert,
deposed, that he had goods at Mr. Gillet% at the
time of the fire ; saw him a•sd Mr. Day meet at
his shop, when the book with memorandums of in-
surance was produced, and the items read. He be-
lieved the one now shewn him was the same. and it
contained no mention of goods in trust. He had
been in the praflice of insuring his goods which
were in the hands of printers, and knew of no prac-
tiers that requires the printers themselves to do so.—
tie had received 20001. in consequence of his lou,
from the Royal Exchange Insurance Office.
Mr. Debrett deposed, that be bad been a Book-
seller for 24 years, and knew of no established usage
or custom which rendered printers answerable for
the stock in trade belonging to the bookseller in
their custody. He bad made it a constant rule to
insure all his property, because, from the inquiries
he made. be never thought he could depend upon
the printers.
Mr. E. Cox said, he had been a printer, and had
had the misfortune to have his premises, at the SA.
voy, burnt down forty years ago, and that, although
he had not insured the property of his employers,
no claim was brought against him. The opinion
or Mr. Dunning had been taken upon the subjen.
He was not paid for the printing of that paper
which was lost. He never heard of any usage
which rendered printers liable for the value or Site
insurance of goods so des' rcyed.
Mr. Spilsbury, Mr. Chapman, and Mr. Adlatd,
printers, severally deposed as to their not knowing
of any established custom rendering printers liable
for insurance, as did also Mr. Jeffrey, bookseller.
of Pail-mall, and Mr. Butters, printer, in Fetter-
lane

Mr. Day, of the Imperial Fire Office, said, that he
did not consider Mr. Gillet as having any legal
claim for compensation at their office, the insurance
not having been completed ; but yet they had, out
of favour, given him 50001. to cover his losses.
There WAS no claim made for goods in trust, as he
had told him that they had made no allowance for
any persons goods but his own.
The resolutions of the Booksellers, and the coun-
ter-resolutions of the Printers, as to the extent of
their liability, after the fire, were then read aloud
as evidence—after which,
Mr. S6Et•MI6O and Mr. Vsluauas severally ad.
dressed the Jul y again on behalf of their respeetive
Clients ; after which the Learned Judge summed up
the evidence in a most impartial manner.

The Jury retired frr about an hour, when they
returned a verditt for the Plaintiff, for the amount
of his demand, animus the ♦alue of the Paper fur-
nished to him by the Defendant. and his (the Plain-
tiff's) charge for that part of the printing which
was consumed, that is
raintiffs charge
DAuet for paper •
Ditto for jointing .

. 1819 19 10

L• Itoc in o
. 560 0 0 1674 10 0

Balance in favour of Plaintiff . . 143 9 10
'lle Jury stated. that they did not find the gene-
ral custom, thereby leaving it as it was before, but
that the Plaintiff, Mr.Gillet, had committed himself
to the Defendant, so far as to render himself liable
to him for the money he had received from the In-
surance Office. They also found, that all due dili-
gence had been used by Mr. Mawman in furnishing
copy to Mr.Gillet, the Plaintiff.

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