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" The question, however, is not merely one of price. It appears that Sir 
William's cattle have been supplied with, and have eaten, a mixture con- 
taining worthless and injurious substances, a fact which I could not have 
discovered had I not sent a sample to the Consulting Chemist of the Royal 
Agricultural Society of England for analysis. 
" I will now consult Sir WiUiam on the course to be adopted under the 
circumstances." 
T. MiLtHousE TO Mr. Metnell. 
" February 17, 1887. 
" Your letter to hand this morning respecting the cake. Had you asked 
me for a guarantee for its purity, I should have referred you to the makers. 
" When I wrote to you I said it was the same cake many of the farmers 
— Mr. Robt. Russell and others — were using, and it had always given satis- 
faction. You mention the price I quoted you " at the time being 10*. less 
(not 7s. 6(?.). The price is not always the same, having this morning had a 
circular with an alteration, viz., 2s. 6d. per ton cheaper. I am soiTy this 
misunderstanding should have been. I can assure you it is against my wish 
to wrong any one, which your letter almost said I had been guilty of." 
Mr. Metnell to T. Millhouse. 
" February 21, 1887. 
" Since the date of my letter of the 16th instant, I have consulted Sir 
WUliani on the subject of our correspondence. I am authorised to make the 
following offer to you, viz., that you at once send for and remove the re- 
maining cakes, and that you be allowed at the rate of 6/. a ton for the 
quantity already consumed. 
" This offer, if not accepted by Wednesday next, must be considered as 
withdrawn. In any cas3 Sir William reserves liberty to make any use he 
may think proper of this correspondence. 
" In regard to the last paragraph of your letter of the 17th inst., I may 
remark that your principals, in their letter to you of the 14th inst., appear to 
attempt to shift the blame from the manufacturer, and to attach it to their 
agent, by saying that you were aware that the cake was not pure, and that 
in effect the price was incorrect." 
T. MiLLHOTJSE TO Mr, MeINELL. 
" February 22, 1887. 
" I have written to the OH Seed Company, and as soon as I have an 
answer will write and let you know if I am to accept your terms." 
T, MiLLHOUSE TO Mr. MeTNELL. 
" March 1, 1887. 
"I have this day sent for the unused cake and find it to weigh 1 ton 
18 cwt. 3 qrs. Also enclosed samples of seed oats, with the price, should you 
be buyers." 
Mr. Mbtnell to T. Millhouse. 
" March 2, 1887. 
" You mention that you have removed the unused linseed-cake, but you 
do not state whether or not you accept the offer of 61. per ton for the 
quantity used. Assuming the quantity you name as being returned, viz., 
1 ton 18| cwts., to be correct, the quantity to be paid for is 2 tons 1^ cwts., 
which at Gl. per ton would be 12/. 7s. Gd., for which I am prepared to advise 
Sir William to sign a cheque." 
