490 Kidd V. Royal Agricultural Society of England. 
Q. Will you oblige me by answering my question? Did you know of 
your own knowledge that the mill was behindhand on account of pressure 
of orders and deliveries ? — A. Yes. 
Q. You sent away this cake on the 1 2th ? — A . Yes, I believe that is the 
date. 
Q. On the 17th, did you receive a letter from Mr. Wells of the 16th ? — 
A. I do not recollect the dates. 
Q. We have got your answer here. (Production of Mr. Wells's letter 
objected to by Mr. Seymour, and objection allowed.) 
Mr. Field : (To Witness). How soon did you say the sale began to fall off? 
■ — A. I think about ]\Tarch. 
Q. What date in March ? — A. I cannot say positively, 
Q. This is published on the 11th. How soon in March did it begin to 
fall off? — A. I cannot say exactly. 
Q. Hadn't you a steady sale in April ? — A. No. We were pushing it very 
hard. 
Q. Weren't you on the 5th of April selling a great many of the " Triangle 
Bests" — "the quality of both being much liked at present?"' — A. Not a 
very great quantity, but more than we had been ; because we had made 
an extra strong effort to do so, and the result had been that some orders 
came in. 
Q. Then the sale hadn't fallen off at that time ? — A. Yes it had — it was 
falling off then, and it continued falling off throughout. 
Q. Hadn't you a steady sale on the 19th of April? — A. No. It was not 
so good as it had been. 
Q. Is it not the fact that the sales of stock take place in March and April, 
so that there is always less sale in that month ? — A. Yes. But this j'ear 
compared with the previous year was so very much less. 
Q. But the sale does fall off in March ? — A. Yes, it does certainly — No ! 
March is generally the best month. 
Q. March and April, then? When does the sale stop? — A. Probably 
about the end of April or May. 
Q. Earlier than that ? — A. No, March is generally considered the best 
month we have in the year. 
JRe-Exainined hy Mr. Seymour. 
Q. And can you attribute that falling off to any other cause than that 
which you have stated, namely the publication of this libel ? — A. Certainly 
not. 
Q. You have been asked about the triangle brand. Are there other brands 
known in commerce ? — A. Mr. Kidd makes three qualities of cake. 
Q. Two brands — a triangle without any word attached, and Triangle 
Best ? — A. Yes ; there is a third quality called the " Diamond K pure." There^ 
is a diamond with a K inside it, and the word " pure " attached. 
Q. Are the distinctions between these various brands and qualities perfectly 
well known in the market? — A. Perfectly well known. 
Q. There is just one other question which I will ask you, and it is this:— 
I think you say you have dealt very largely in the paiticular kind of cake 
that you supply to Mr. Wells ? — A. I have. 
Q. With regard to the sesame that you have spoken of, what is the 
(piality of the oil that is expressed from it ? — A. In France it is used for 
culinary purposes. 
Q. For human food ? — A. For human food. 
Mr. Seymour : That is the case for the Plaintiff. 
Mr. FiEi.n then oj)ened the Defendant's case as follows : — May it please 
your Lordship, Gentlemen of the Jury. My learned friend has exercised 
