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COMPANY.

This ranee, which lass been lung pending, and has ',mord
Snuck interest, slim, on at Guildhall, wt it's:thumb., last,
and has lasted frum thst Isles to the present day, in the
coarse of *Web it ans.! probably be brought to a clove.

It is aa action betnight by the Plaiatiei, extrusive sugar.
retthers, near Whiteeharehroad, against the Directors of
the Phd•nax Fire Insurauce Company, to recover t►e marmot
4.f it robe), of insurance of 10.000 f. insured on a part of
their premises, namely. o.ooof. fur the Well 1144412 P, and
10,11001. for the stork therein. The Defendaims said that
they were not liable, and 'Ton that iimne was joined.
The kOLICITOIL GrVERAIL slated the Case to the dory.
The Plaintiffs were ntgar•rrtieers, carrying on a veer 41C1C11-
sire business in that hue, sad this attains was brought to re-
cover the amount of au itisnranee of 15,0010. an a 11,WIS-
elefild part of their klieg. it was iseeeinary here to oh-
serve, that the loam-ante was set epos the whole
but merely on thin new SIIVIS.I4OIII/t. There was an IMAMS.
aims, on another part of Ilse building, but that would be the
sulsjest of a separate action. The tie. homer, WI whiehi the
present policy was effected, was at Die end ut the build-
ing called the long warehouse; and the objection taker was
lout for any thing that had gemmed in that sew house, Ito t
fur what had occursed its the lung warehouse contiguous
to it. Before the insurance was effected, a survey of the pie-
miles was taken by Mr. Lockey, Surveyor to the Pilaw:
Company ; and it was sot 111 after be had made his report,
that the 'cerement for the pulley had been concluded. It
WAS now 'wassail for ham to p 4.1.11 out the nature of the
machinery used by the Plaintiffs; fur, as it wits MIS-resit
(tom that usually employed in rebuts; Miter, the gel 51".2
*Wild ISM 41111411 the diffesertee. A method had beeu not-
collect' by Mr Wiliam, of retinue( sugar lay elicitation oil
in a vessel, heating It, amid pa►arag it through the sugar;
and after steered 11414tIfIWISS4S, he succeeded in carrying It
Kato caret. Mean'. Severn and Co. adopted this plait in one
part oh their premise a, namely, the bog house. If the oil
vessel was healed to a temperature of 300 degrees, it was
sollicicuit to buil the sugar through which it was pawn d.
When the oil was at that degree ut heal—which was ascii--
lA4mitii by a thermometer 'dared at thy top of lbe vesstl.--a
pump was then set going, and the out seas pa.sed up through
a copper pipe; from thence into the pan; SAW there, vim;
throve' tau or Owe* coil", it was sent out through :mother
pipe tom the holler to be again embalmed to the acts,., 4.‘
heat. "[be risk was considerably lessened by 1111% tuvenuou.
There was no danger of the sugar boiling over; or, if is
did, that circumstance itself would nut be dangerous, as
there was no lire placed under the pan. Pekoe this nta-
chluery was put up, out of the Platutilis had a courcee-
ttolt with Mr. Luckey, the Surveyor of the Defeatism's, re-
specting it. The former saw the plan and approved of it,
and pointed out a place wlse►e the sup:oaths aright be
elected. Whether he counnouicatc.l the 4.11r01118111.1C, lu
the Directors, the Jury 'mould be able to judge by qnd by.
lie hail even gone so far as to suggest that it might be placed
iu an upper room if a brick 'vie thrown over It. At lust
It was erected Wu the ground floor, in a much fitter situa-
tion. Mr. Cape also saw it, and tuqutred the particulars el
its operation, and be had ',ever complaiued of it. The fire
took place on the 10111 of November, Isl 9, about three
o'clock in Ilse mourning. The damage thus occasioned ease
rise to great contention, it beiug averred on the aide of the
Defeudauts that the accident had been uccasiouctl by the us.
lure of the apparatus. lie, however, would he üble to
prove the contrary to the swain lion of the Jury.

3lr. %V. WilkeWsua proved the policy. When premises
communicated with each other by doing, it WAS etteutumed

iu the policy. If the commusicalioa is with premises where
auy loose dangerous process le Cifflttl WI, it as iututioueil ;
and in that case the premium would be higher.
George Duke, a millwright on Messrs. Severu's premises.
It was Isis duty to superiiiiend the eimehiniry. He exs..
'Mued it the rimming berme the fire. The mien had then
dune work, and the premises were all safe, as ousel. Tioe
was about seven o'clock. Witness remained till lialf.past
eight. He left May, Site esgiue•keeper, there. He 'rims .
ed at seven o'clock in the morning, and found the premises
nearly burnt down. It was wituess who had fiard sp the
pump. The usual hist was as frum 320 to 360 degrees. The
oil vessel hail been lakes uut a week before this, sad clewed
and repaired. It still leaked a little. The oil that dropped
west into the &easel passed off by the chiniory. If thleakeil
in auy peat degree it would have put the lire out. After
the weasel was dug out from the ruins it was as perfect as
ever; water was boiled in it without its baying Seta re-
paired. He remembered IMO( Mr. Luckey, the reseveyer.
iu his slop before the apparatus wile put in ; but his convey.
sation with Mr. Luckey was objected mat that stage of the
proceedings.
The willtres was cross-examined by Mf.SCARILIET; but
nothing importaist was elietteiL
Several witnesses were called to prove that. this lire was
first observed in the part of the premises twat to •Dasou-
street, which is some distance hum the place where the
ntschiserywas placed.

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Charge Muller (a German) was is the service of &were
and Co. at the time of the fire, and for three mammal a
half before. 111 was past three sin the morniug of the
whets May railed to him to know if be was rearly.to have
the engine started. He said he *us nat. He loofaht at the
thermometer then, but dues not reinewilier how it Steed.
Whits be put the pimp to work at was at 360 degrees. 'lbis
was the maul heat. A little after this he saw a smoke in
the fill-house, trader the warehouse MOWN He was them be.
fore the pan. The smoke was wear the comer of llama-
street. He then went up into the warehonse,and saw smoke
and fire there. Hr went to the gritediug-house (benumb the
double doors. Ile went round to Uusomstreet, amid gave
the alarm of fire. He saw no delfereuce in the *ay the ml
vessel *raked at that time, from any other time. There was
too smell. Remembered ruing to the Plsenix.offiee the day
after the fire. It was Mr. Lackey who told bung to ru that
day to the office. He was asked several (imams% that day.
is was all in English, and be did out undersisnd every word
that was said to him.
Cross arnatined.—Kuew Mr. Lorkty very ea IL He came
to the premises the day after the fire. He saw wiener,' and
his master. Witten' believed he (Mr. Lorke7) raked some
questions, and told bas waster to send him (Mader) and
MAlir other. to the other. ills master mid he ',meld, anal
venires and porno others were um. • Mr. Walker was there
aim. It was Mr. Bishop who told them to to and answer
imest ion% which should be put to them. Mr. Walker was
morel when those questions were asked, soil he look slum
dews, as did also another Gentleman. His aniwers wear
afterwards read to ban, sari he said it was part of it true.
He did not adderstand them rightly at first.
Hr. SeattLare—.Lid you nut deny that there was any oat
esedi?..4 Whew I did. I then told the truth.
Dial** mut say that the stesraben was en fire, 'sad that
that wee the first you raw, and the Moor above it agar
• I did out say that. I said, that iu about an hour after
•lit-the ire I saw u very thick smoke: I sant 1 saw it Mille
-tleasse-bea, and that was true; and also it the till-homv,
where I *as. I saw the fire five naiades after. Thcre was
• rag deal of smoke iu the fill.bouse. There was WI 11111/1-11
Make that 3 left my dollies there. I said I taw a liar iu

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