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Counsel.

Deposed, that he knew a person of the name of
Procter. and was enip!,qed by hiM at the latter end
of April, 1917, to gather a quantity of black mid
white Moroi leaves. Sloe leaves were the black-
thorn. He also knew u person of the name of
John Malin*, lie was the sun of NVillialo Malin%
a coffee-roaster in Nortlininherlandodley. Ile did
not at first k tttttt the purpme for which the leaves
were gathered, bid afterwards learnt they were to
nu-ke imitation tea.
Mr. Jartwis, Connie! for the Defendant—Tell
ns what you saw youoself, and not what you were
told.
Mr. CLAVIER—He shall tell you nothing but
what lie did see. Do me the jostree to bcliese that
1 will soot put on impro:ier question.
IVitoris did not 1 t self gitlwr more than a bun.
Bred and a half of those leaves; but he employed
another person, of the name of JOllll Begster, to
gather them. After the travel were gathered they
were first taken to his house. awl afterwards to Mr.
J. Moline. in Gololstrotesstreet. He was to have
.241. per pound for gathering them. In Goldstone.
street they were tnatinfactured. They were first
boiled, and then the wader was squeezed from them
in a pre: s. They were afterwards placed over a
slow fire upon startle °remover to dry ; while on the
copper they were rubbed with the hand to curl
them. At the time of Itoiliog there was a little
verdigrise pot into the water (Misapplied to greeu
tea only). After the leaves were dried, they were
sifted ; this was to separate the thorns sod stalks
from them. After they were sifted, more verdigrise
and sonic Dutch piiik powder ails added ; this
made them resemble green tea, and the work was
finished. The Dutch pink was a bard otibstame,
mid was scraped with a knife ; he did not know its
componeot parts. It was shook up with the tea,
and, together with the verdigrise, gave the leaves
that yellowish green bloom observable on genuine
tea. They hail uo psrticular name for this proceras,
except giving the bloom. The black tea went
through a similar course as the green, except the
triplication of Dutch pink : a little verdigrise was
put in in the boiling, mod to tliis was added a smell
quantity of logwood to dye it, and thus the itienu.
focture was complete. The dr)ing operation took
place on sheets of iron. Knew. the Defendant,
Edward Palmer. who kept a grocer's shop
in fled-I' -street, NVliitechapel. Ile took some
of the mixture he had beta describing to his
shop. 'the first time he took any was in
May, 3817. las the course of that month, or the
beginning of Joie, he took four or five 711.. par-
cels. Ile did nut see Mr. Palmer at the tirue lie
took the paicels. to his iceollectioat. Ile stow Ilion
at other times. lie was nut paid for the mixture
on delivery. lie received whine halfpence at the
Defendant's sloop, for whit It he had been sent hy
John Matins. It was not said what this moony was
fur. Did not believe tier Defendant gave hint the
halfpence ; to the best of his recollection it was a
young man in the shop. John Maims sent witness
to the Defendant for some paper bags, and other
paper and string. Ile then raw him, and received
from him the bags and !toper. These bags and
paper were to put up floe imitation tea. Ile after.
wards delivered these bags, filled with the imam.
tion tea, at the Defendant's shop. Remembers
subsequently taking a qu natity of the imitation tea
to Mr. Mallow', in Russell-street. It was sold to
grocers at the west end of' the town. When he
took it there it was taken up to the top of the
house. Of this first quantity he took none to the
Defendant. He afterward* carried some snore to
Itumill.street. %Inch was also taken to the top of
the house. about one hundred weight and three
quarters; from this quantity he carried 561 b.
weight to the house of the Defesidant'i porter, by
the desire cf Mr. Aladin.. as the Defendant did
not wish it to come to his house; it was in paper
parcels of 71b. each.
Cross-examined by Mr. JERVlL—Procter was a
commissioner's traveller ; lie sold tea and grocery
an commissioso to different grocers in town and coun-
try. Ile employed 11'itiiess because he was out of
work at the time ; %Winters was by business r pot-
ter, and lived last iii that capacity with a Mr. Mil-
lard, in Size.lene, a merchant and packer. Ile
quitted his service in October, 1816. and had no
regular employment from that time till employed by
Procter. Occasionally did odd job. of paneling
while out of place, and had money from Ins brother
to assist iu supporting his family ; a pound or a few
shillings at a time. Did not employ himself more
Mau three or roar days in getting the leaves. Ile
was first employed by Pioctcr at the latter end of
April, 1817 ; the leaves were then coming out ;
he was ordered to get as many leaves as he could,
and employed Rags:er to assist him. %Vas nut told
what the leaves were fur till a month after; Procter
told him in the mouth of Juue. Ile was shewn the
• way to make the fabricated tea by Mr. Julia Melia,

and Mr. Procter 'and was erthred to assist in 114
manufacture. Was engaged in 'this way two month.:
or ten weeks. They mule a great many pounds m:
May. It was common for grocers to sell bags and pai.!
per ; Witness was not told by Mr. Mains what the
bags were for, which he got from the Defendant.
He
had no conversation with him oil the subject. He
could not my how many bags he got ; there might he
fifty. It was in May he took the parcels of tea
to the Defendant's house; part before and ;ma
after he got the hart. Ou being te-examined to
this point, he said it must have been after lie got
the bar that he took the parcels; it was a mistake
when he said part before and part after. NVlten he
carried the parcels, he saw a young matt in the
shop. Did not know his name. He might be
about twenty years of age. He was middle tiized,
about five feet high. He saw Mr. Palmer after-
wards ht Northumberland-alley. He did not then
tell him he had taken the parcels of imitation tea
to his house, or have any conversation with him. It
was in August. or the latter end or July, he took
the sGlbs. to the person whom he described as the
Defendant's porter.—[Here the witness referred to a
memoratiduut which lie had in his hand, and which
turned out to be a list of about twenty grocers to
whom he had carried the imitation tea.]--He made
this memorandum its September. The first memo.
rautfum was " albs. to Mr. Palmer, No. ti, Red
Lion-street, Whilechapel, in May and August ;
paid me part." This did not contain the albs. de-
livered to the porter. He had mid that lie was not
paid for the tea by Mr. Palmer. Though the half-
pence was part payment, but was not certain. The
porter lived in Boundary-court. James Medina told
him he was Mr. Paliner'a 'sorter, and that he was
to take the tea to him. as he did not wish to have it
brought directly to his house. He wits a fresh co-
lourtd country looking man, about 45. Could not
say whether he wore a wig or not.
John Bsgster proved that lie had been employed
by Alalins and Procter for two months. to gather
sloe and white thorn leaves ; when he first gathered
them they were taken to Jones's house, and front
thence to Meliit's coffee-roasting preinises,in North-
umberland-ailey ; he received two-pence per pound
for gathering them ; he saw the manufacturing going
on, but dal not know much about it ; he saw the
leaves on sheets of copper, io Goldstone-street.
Mr. Bowling, from the Excise-Ace, proved the
Defendant to be an entered tea dealer.
This ells the case for the Crown.

Mr. 410/is now addressed the Jury on the pert
of the Defendant, and confidently submitted, that
the evidence which had been produced to them, in
support of this information, was not such as would
justify them in finding a verdict for a single farthing,
or in findi►►g a verdict for the Crown at all.
Mr. Baum RICHARDS having summed up the
evidence, the Jury found a verdict for the Crown
for the full penalties, 'moulding to eight hundred
and forty pounds.
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL. V. JOHN PRENTICE.

This was •n information similar to the leo. in
Isich the Defendant submitted to u verdict fur the
Crown.

THE ATTORNNT-GENERAL V. LAWSON Homeice.
In this case also the Defendant submitted to a
verdict for the Crown.
THE ATTORNET.OENERAL V. JOHN ORKNEY.
This was another information *Millar to the last,
in which the Defendant appeared in person.
Thomas Jones proved that he knew the Defend-
ant, who was a grocer in Shadwell High-street, and
in the month of May last carried to his shop seven
pounds of imitation tea, by the order of Julio Ma-
hiss, for which he received the money, viz. 15s. gd.
or 2s. 3d. per pound.
The Defendant made an ineffectual attempt at a
defence, by calling his porter to prove that he
never saw any imitation tea brought to his master's
house.

Mr. DAUNCBT said, neither bad he ever seen
any of this abominable Muff carried to the Defend-
ant, but it did nut therefore follow thud it had ne-
ver gone.
The Jury found • verdict for the Crown.—Penul-
ties Seventy Pounds.

THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL v. JAMES GARY.
Thus Defendant submitted to u verdiet.—Penal-
ties 120/.

TIIE ATTORNEY•GENERAL V. 11. GILBERT AND

rbwr

These Defendmits PlllMllited to a verdict for the
Crown.—Peii.thies. 1401.

TIIL ATTORNEY-GENERAE E. W. CLARKE.

This Defendant likewise submitted to a verdict.

THE ATIORNEY•GENERAL C. JOAN HoRNER.

The Deksiduist in this 'case was a grocer in
Union-street, Southwark, and was proved by Jones
to have ►eceived twenty pounds of imitation tea in
three different lancets.
Mr. JEnv is made another ingrnions address to
the Jury, but filled in ',mincing the desired effect,
and a verdict was found for the Crown—Penalties
2101.
THE ATTORNEY-HENERA I. V. WILLIAM DOWLING.
This was a grocer iu King-street, To er-hull.
Jones proved that he delivered 71bs. of imitation
Ira at his house, and received the money fur it,
namely, 159. 9d.
Mr. J ERVIS addressed the Jury once more, but
with no better t &et than in the other CUSPS. A ver-
dict was found against Isis client.—Penalties 701.

THE ATFOBNEY•GBNBBAL V. GEO. DAVID DOLED.
This Deleuclaut gave no trouble, but bubluitted
to a verdict.

These were the whole of the informations brought
forward this day; but we understand that a greet
number of others are still pending. The following
mode of discuveriug imitation tee, hes been com-
municated to us. Lay the tea on wetted paper and
rub it, it will easily discharge the colouring it re-
ceives from logwood, Dutch pink, or verdigrise.
The Solicitor of the Excise huil in Court a boa,
containing upwards of twenty samples of different
qualities of imitation tea, from the most costly to
the most mummer. It is much to be feared, that
the country dealers have been greatly imposed upon
with these spurious compositions.

Stu:cr.—From the siometoos hums which have
occurred in this stock, perticulatily in all the low
fenny countries, the /erg wools are expected this
pot to teach 32 shillings pet WNW „Of IU pomucli.