822 
Snoivsell v. The Royal Agricultural Society. 
quality of the cake was, and those analyses were perfectly satisfactory. He 
bad supplied it, as I told your Lordship, to customers occupying first-rate 
positions, and to other parties who had had analyses made themselves, 
and he had had no fresh analysis made, and he thought there was no 
necessity for it, as everybody seems to have been satisfied. However, it 
appears that, in consequence of some alteration in regard to the law of 
adulteration, the manufacturers had altered the description of the cake 
on their invoices, by leaving out in a sort of label the word " pure." But 
Mr. Snowsell had not noticed this omission, and he had not noticed that 
there had been any difference in the manufacture of this cake ; but, un- 
fortunately, there was, and this so far as I know was the first case in 
which such matter was discovered. But when Mr. lies discovered this, he 
was naturally very much displeased with the cake which he had got, and he 
thereupon made a comphiint, and brought it before the notice of the 
Royal Agricultural Society, and thus it was that they thought it right (the 
cake heing used for feeding purposes, and the matter being of the 
greatest impoitance to the public) to bring it before them in their report. They 
did not publish the letters which Mr. Snowsell had written to them, 
and it is not for me now to say anything about it, because they thought 
they wei'e carrying out their duty in publishing the documents which 
they did. Mr. Snowsell thought, as some of the documents suggested 
that he had some knowledge of the change that had been made in the 
cake, that it was his duty to himself and his customers to bring this 
action against the Iloyal Agricultural Society. Accordingly, the matter has 
now come into Court, and I, on behalf of Mr. Snowsell, have had an op- 
portunity of making this statement, and Mr. Lockwood, representing the 
Royal Agricultural Society, has met me very fairly, as I felt sure he 
would, with regard to this matter ; and therefore we agree that the 
Record shall be withdrawn, and that there shall be an end of the 
matter. 
Mr. Lockwood. — Perhaps your Lordship will allow me to say 
on behalf of the Royal Agricultural Society for whom I appear, that 
they have had no interest whatever in this matter so far as this indi- 
vidual Plaintiff" is concerned, nor, indeed, my Lord, are they in any way 
concerned as to any disputes which may arise between this gentleman, 
who appears to be a retail dealer, and the manufacturers ; they must settle 
those disputes amongst themselves. The Royal Agricultural Society 
consider they had a duty towards their members, and, indeed, to the 
farming industry generally ; but, as my learned friend has very frankly 
stated that he recognises that what was done by the RoyaL Society 
was done in what they considered to he the performance of the duties 
which were imposed upon them, it is not necessary for me to say any more 
upon the matter, so long as it is recognised in public that what was done by 
the Royal Agricultural Society was done in what they considered the public 
interest. 
Mr. Justice "Wills. — The Record is withdrawn, 
Mr. Lockwood. — If your Lordship pleases. 
