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HARVEY'S SAUCE.

LAZIpIIT 11. llMatta. CAMS.
l This six* an .action brought by the Plaintiff,
Mrs. Elizabeth Lazenby. against the Defendants,
for an injury done to her in her trade. The derla-
ration stated, that at the time of the injury, hell's.
*Lazenby was the sole proprietor and refiner of a
certain sauce, called Harvey's Sauce, which was
sold in bottle.. with lobe's setting forth the same,
and that the Defendants having been aware of the
prethisei, joilited • number of labels in imitation
of theirs, sod sold thein to Messrs. Harvey and
Hallett, droggists, to be affixed to a spurious
composition in imitation of the article prepared by
the Plaintiff, by which the latter was greatly in-
_imps!. not only in character, but also in the sale of
the sauce. •
.Mr. Scapi.zre. who stated the case, said, that
„it, was one peculiarly well adapted, and of peculiar
--interest, to • Jury of the city of London. He hoped
that every Gentleman of the Jury he was address-
'big aspired one day to lie an Alderman of the isle.
tropolis—and it *SS with great deference he 'laic ,
that nothing; was of more importance to Gentlemen
connected with the city. or ambitious of its bomb*,
than that a sauces* celebrated as Harvey's. and so
celculated to add to the enjoyments of a citric
board and the Lord Mayor's less% shook' be pre.
served pure and unuilulterated. The inventor
of this famed sauce was a Mr. Honey, who '
kept an inn at Bedford'. It was found so grate-
ful to the palates of epicures, and so much to
improve the flavour not only of fish, but also
of beef-steeks and mutton-chops, that his house
was made a resting place by all who had any pre.
tensious to science its the eating way. and was visit-
ed by numbers not only from the east but also
from the west end of the town. Mr. Hare;,
after realising a comprtelice. retired froth boss-
'WM and estob6slied his sister, Mrs. Lazenby, in
the inn. Previous to tins time a home had
been spewed in town for the sale of the article; it
was sold in bottles with labels annexed, the con-
eluding words of which originally were—" li'.' B.
None geibuine except signed by .we, Hires;."—
At his death, that was altered into—" Nose, &e.
exceptaiigned by me, Elizabeth Lazenby." Mrs.
Lazenby camel on the business for some years, arid
then transitory' it to her sous, who now conducted
it. They had an extensive trade in the article,
by wholesale and retail, many dealers in town
and in the country being glad to purchase it fur re-
sale ; but they had to complain of most serious
injury front the great number of imitations sold, as
the original IMUCC, which both lessened their sole
and let down their/charecter. As an illustration
of this fact. lie might mention, that on one occasion
five bottles were brought in to them 'to ban the lii-
-liels altered, which bad become very old, and thtir
discovered them to be spurious. It was accident which
at length had led to • discovery of the fraud to:a
certain extent. A boy came to their wareticnive,
No. 6, Edward-street, Pontoon-quart, with above
300 labels. which lie said he had been ordered to
deliver there from Messrs. Cocks, in the Borough,
but of which they knew nothing. One of the
sons examining,: found them hot to have been
done with their plate, but in most respects a close
. imitation of those used by them. They then di-
rected a gentleman nf the profession to call on,
_Messrs. Cocks, and inquire into the circunistauce.l
He saw Mr. Benjamin Cocks, who told him that
the boy seeing them in the shop with Mrs. Lazenby's'
Name, had taken them to her by mistake; that,therr
' hid not been designed for her, bat had been ddue
. for a gentleman who promised to call for them. 'lle-
, even justified the p - •:ig of them, stating that the
plate had been done for Messrs. Hallett and Harvey,
and that he saw no harm in it. The Plaintiff there-
•cure charged him, that bring possessed of a plate 1
similar to hers, he had, without her authority, and
to her prejudice. in trade, printed these false labels.
He (Mr. Searlrtt) was informed that the Messrs.
Cocks supplied a great proportion of the chenSists
and druggists of London (for they too, it was to be
regretted, now manufactured sauces) wish labels,
from which fact an idea might be formed of the
extent of the injury the Plaintiff hail possibly suf-
fered from the Defendants. Mr. Benjamin Cocks
was not indeed so communicative when on a former
occasion he was placed in the hox.—(ln an action
'gallon Harvey and Hallett.)—He had proposed to
make retribution to Mrs. Lazenby after the com-
mencement of the action, but it was in a curious sort
of way, for he stipulated that she should pay the
costs. Ile trusted the July would now give such
a verdict as would not only preserve the palate, of
the Corporation of London (ruin being offended
• by spurious sauce, but also give a protection to fair
trade.
Mr. Lazenby was then called and examined by
Mr. GURNEY—Ia son to the Plaintiff, who carried
on the business of preparing and selling fish sauce,
at No. 6, Edward-street. Portman-square, and
was succeeded by himself and his brother, in the
latter end of the year 18IS. Ile was the proprietor
of a sauce called Harvey's Sauce ; Harvey was
brother to witness's mother, lie kept an • at Bed-
Isford : the property war given by him to her in the
year 1793. She has been the proprietor as long as
witness's recollects. Witness thy' proved the mi.
ginvl form of the label till the death of Mr.
Harvey, in the year 1813 ; and also that from the
second plate, with the logeature of his mother. The
proprietorship waa very valuable; for some years
past the sale has eitecitled ' tiro thousand pounds a
year; they were aold at tisOshillings a bottle retail,
and one shilling and sixpence wholesale; recollect-
ed a •boy of the name of Hooper corning to his
shop, tie believed in the year 1816 ; lie brought a
parcel of labels, above 300 in number, from Mr.
Cocks's ; the imitation label was then handed in
and proved. Witness hail known that there had
been pieacies of the trade. but could nut trace
them out before. Cock.'s bootee seat then known
by the -mime of Elizabeth Cocks end Co. printers
mud engravers, Thoni mi-st net, Borough; they
had nerve been easPlOjed by witness's house to
print label*. . .
• Csala.esamisted hy Afro MARIMATT—Priw to