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of Hull. The cake was branded "W. H. & W., Pure," and 
invoiced as " W. H. & W. Pare Linseed Cake (our usual make 
and quality)." Before the cake was sent for analysis the follow- 
ing correspondence passed between the vendor and the manu- 
facturers : — 
" Messrs. Willows, Holt & Willows, Hull. " May 27, 1887. 
" Gentlemen, — On the 18th inst. you sent 4 tons of linseed-cake to 
H. and B. Railway lahelled ' Great Barr,' and I invoiced them to my customer 
as 4 tons of linseed-cake, but he refuses to accept this. 1 have therefore 
invoiced them to him as you invoiced them to me. He is going to have 
them analysed, and I hope that they will come out all right. I do not want 
my name tiguring in the ' Journal.' — Yours faithfully, 
" Tnos. BEABBtTRN, per R.J.S 
" Willows, Holt & WiUows, Oil Mills, Hull : 
" Mr. Thos. Bradburn, Wednesfield. " May 28, 1887. 
" Dear Sie,— We have your favour of yesterday, contents of which we 
note, and have no doubt the analysis will turn out satisfactorily. Of course 
your friend quite understands we do not sell the AY. 11. & W. Pures as a 
95 per cent, linseed-cake, our price for that description being 30s. per ton 
more money. — Y'^ours faithfidly, " AV. II. & W."' 
Subsequently to Dr. Voelcker's report being received, the 
vendor wrote again to the manufacturers : — 
" Messrs. Willows, Holt & Willows, Hull. " June 17, 1887. 
" Gextleiiex, — Please refer to my letter of May 27. 
" My customer has had this cake analysed, and I enclose copy of analysis. 
You will perceive that it is an impure and very dirty cake. 
'•' Dr. A'oelcker encloses blank form for my customer to fill up, I presume 
for publication. 
" I am going out to-morrow for a week's holiday, and shall not, therefore 
be in the office next week, or see my customer again until Thursday week. 
I might just say that he refuses to pay for it, and not only so, but he is 
very angry and much annoyed. 
" He was under the impression that your cake was commercially pure and 
of good value. 
" It is very hard lines indeed for a dealer to have his name exposed in 
the R.A.S.E.'s ' Journal ' and papers, coupled with the names of the manu- 
facturers of a bad article, when he is quite an innocent party in the business. 
■ — I am, gentlemen, yours faithfully, " Thos. Bradeurn." 
A sample of the delivery was, at the makers' request, taken 
from the bulk and forwarded to Mr. Penney for analysis, and on 
J uly 7 they wrote to Mr. Bradburn as follows : — 
" Mr. Thomas Bradburn. " July 7, 1887. 
"Dear Sir, — We have received and enclose Mr. Penney's analysis of the 
sample you sent us, e.g., the 4 tons W. II. & Pures to Great Barr. 
From the analysis it appears this lot is not up to our usual qualitj-, the seed 
not having been so well screened as it .should have been. We are willing 
