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sand in the cake, though the amount of that is sufficiently large. The cake, 
besides this, contains a large quantity of foreign seeds and starchy bodies. 
Among these foreign seeds I find Cotton-seed, Niger, and Polygonum, in some 
amount. The impurities account for the cake being lower in nitrogen than 
it ought to be.— Yours faithfully, "J. Augustus Voulcker." 
" Wollaton, Nottingham : December 20, 1886. 
" Dear Sib, — I am much obliged by your letter of the. 18th inst. 
" I have done nothing farther witli Messrs. Warhurst. They called at my 
office a day or two ago, and made a long statement very much like the ex- 
planation given in the merchant's letter which I sent to you. 
" I could simply say that I had nothing to do with that ; I must be guided 
entirely by your report and analysis. I do not see what I can do further in 
the matter. . . . 
" I shall be happy, however, to act upon any suggestion you may make. — 
Believe me, yours very truly, "Wm. Wright." 
" Dr. J. A. Voelcker." 
" W. Wxl^bt, Esq., Wollaton, Nottingham. « December 24, 1886. 
" Dear Sir, — I am much obliged for your letter of the 20th. There re- 
mains nothing more but to thank you for the particulars sent. I will lay 
these before the Chemical Committer, who -will take such action as thej' 
think fit. 
" I presume you will communicate to the vendors the contents of my letter 
of December 1, so that if they, or the manufacturers, desire to make any ex- 
planation before the case is mentioned again (end of January), they can do 
so. I take it that they have not made you any allowance for the cake. 
" Messrs. Deuniss in their letter to Messrs. Warhurst, October 2, say — ' If 
any error has been made in the delivery, we shall be glad to take the cake 
back or make compensation.' I should be glad to hear, if it is not troubling 
you too much, whether either of these proposals has been acted on. — Yours 
faithfully, " J. Atreusius Voelcker." 
" Wollaton, Nottingham : December 28, 1886. 
" Dear Sir, — In reply to your letter of 24th inst., I have this day sent 
to Mr. Warhurst all the correspondence between us, so that the manufac- 
turers of the cake and himself may be fully informed of what is going on, 
and have the opportunity which you suggest of giving any explanation. 
" They did not take the cake back, for the simple reason that it was all 
consumed before I received your analysis. They have not made any com- 
pensation, probably because there is still an outstanding account due from 
me to them, and they may be intending to make some deduction when this 
is settled, but I delayed paying any more money until matters were cleared 
up. — I am, dear Sir, yours faithfully, " Wm. Wright." 
" J. A. A^oelcker, Esq., 12 Hanover Square, London, W." 
" Alfred Denniss & Co., li)l High Street, Hull : 
" Dr. J. A. Voelcker. January 8, 1887. 
" Dear Sir, — Y'ou have analysed a sample of linseed-cakes supplied 
through Messrs. H. & F. Warhurst, of Nottingham, by us, to Mr. W. 
Wright, of Wollaton, Nottingham, who states the analysis to bo inferior, 
but will not furnish a copy, and refers us to yourself ; -we should be obliged 
by your sending us one. — We are, yours truly, A. Denniss Si Co." 
" P.S. — The sample is No. 1,403. We should be glad to receive also part 
of the sample, which may not fairly represent the bulk. 
" Please also state the brand on the cake. There may be some error 
Lore." 
