820 Quarterly Report of the Chemical Committee, December 1891. 
This letter was laid before the Chemical Committee at its meet- 
ing held on December 8, when the Secretary was instructed to reply 
as follows : — 
Koyal Agricultural Society of England, 12, Hanover Square, London, W. : 
December 12, 1891. 
Gejctlemex, — The Chemical Committee bad under discussion at their 
meeting on Tuesday last your letter of November 21, and they are quite 
willing to give publicity in the Society's Journal to the full correspondence, 
as desired by you. 
The Committee would, however, point out that neither the analysis 
made by Mr. Bernard Dyer nor any letter of explanation was before them 
at the time the report was published, and this, notwithstanding the fact 
that the vendors (Messrs. TS'akeley Brothers) knew of the complaint made 
by ^Ir. Finn about the cake, and had declined to give any allowance for it. 
The Committee had no intention whatever of casting any doubt upon 
the correctness of the copy of analysis given to Mr. Finn. The statement 
in their report was not a comment of their own, but was taken from a 
letter by Mr. Finn to Dr. Voelcker, dated June 20, in which that gentle- 
man wrote as follows : — 
" The agents from whom I bought have sent me a copy of an analysis 
which they say is the same cake, and which comes out better than yours, so 
I have sent you a copy." 
I am, yours faithfully, 
Erxdst Claeke, Secretary. 
Messrs. E. & J. Ilewetson. 
December 8, 1891. R. A. Warren, Chairman. 
SNOWSELL V. THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
The following transcript from the sliortliand notes of the pro- 
ceedings in this case, which was heard before Mr. Justice Wills on 
October 30, 1891, was laid before the Chemical Committee at their 
meeting held on November 3, and, on their recommendation, was 
ordered by the Council to be published in the Journal : — 
In the High Court of Justice : Guildhaij, : 
Queen's Bench Division. Friday, oOth October^ 1891. 
Before Mr. Justice Wills. 
SNOWSELL 
V. 
THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Mr. Cock, Q.C, and Mr. A. T. Lawrence, instructed by Messrs. 
Thokxeycroft and Willis, Agents for Me.«srs. TAyxTON Sons and 
SiVETEK, of Gloucester, for the Plaintiff ; and Mr. LocKWOOU, Q.C, and 
D.'. Blake Odgers, instructed by Messrs. Gaeeard James and Wolfe, 
f(jr the D(>fendants. 
