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informed of what those cakes consisted — not one in the whole of 
my experience as a crusher — not one — either a large quantity or 
a small quantity. 
Q. Of what is the " Triangle Best " cake made ? — A. Of good 
fine linseed, sesame-cake, and bran. 
Q. In what proportions? — A. About 50 of the linseed, 30 of 
the sesame-cake, and 20 of bran. 
r Q. The linseed that you have used, was it Calcutta or Black 
Sea?— ^. Both. 
Q. How would you describe the linseed that you used in this 
cake; would you call it "genuine," or "pure," or what? — A. 
genuine linseed. 
Q. Do you know the parties from whom you bought the linseed 
that was used in the manufacture of this cake ? — A. Yes. 
Q. Whom did you buy it from ? — A. Messrs. Baxter and 
Tall of Hull — their invoices have been put in. 
Q. Did you yourself see the linseed ? — A. Yes. 
Q. So as to speak from your own knowledge of the quality 
of the seed that was used in making this "Triangle Best"? — A. 
I did see it. 
Q. And is that a sample of it which was marked " C " and 
produced to the witness yesterday in the bottle ? — A. That is a 
sample of the Calcutta — the other is in my bag — •" Calcutta lin- 
seed, ex ' Labrador.' " 
Q. We have there a fair sample of the Calcutta seed ? — A. We 
have. 
And the other you produce ? — A. This is a sample of the 
Black Sea (producing a sample) — the only sample I had, and by 
permission of the Court, I will break it open. I put it in on 
purpose. 
Mr. Justice Blackburn : The linseed from which these 
samples are taken was that linseed which was used to make the 
particular lots of cakes in question ? 
Mr. Seymour: Yes, that is what I asked him. 
The Witness : The particular lot of cakes in question. 
Q. Now, was that in any sense of the word dirty linseed ? — . 
A. No one that knows linseed would say so for a moment. 
Q. You say not? — A. Positively not. 
|i Q. Was it a clear and genuine linseed ? — A. Superior linseed ; 
the best imported. 
Q. I believe your contracts are in Court, and the vendors were 
bound that there was not more than 4 per cent. 
Mr. Field : You had better put them in if you are going to 
-speak of them. 
! Mr. Justice BlACKBURN : The contracts — with whom ? 
I Mr. Seymour : With the parties who supplied this linseed. 
(The documents were handed to the witness.) 
