The Sun.
London, England, 1818-05-18 00:00:00

name of John Matins ; be was the son of Williatn 1
Matins, a' coffee-roaster, in Northumberland-
alley. He did not at first know the purpose for
which the leaves were gathered, bat afterwards
learnt that they were to make imitation tea. Wit-
less did not himself gather more titan a hundred
and a half of these leaves ; but be employed air-
other person, of the name of John Bagster, to
gather them. After time leaves were gathered, they
were first taken to his house, and atier,;ards to
Mr. J. Malin', in Goldstone-street. He was to
have 2d. per pounr: tor gathering them. It) Gold-
stone-street they were mauutactured. They were
first boiled, and then the water was squeezed from
them in a press. They were afterwards placed
over a slaw fire upon sheets of copper to dry ;
while ou the copper they were rubbed with the
hand to curl them. At the dine of boiling there
was a little verdigrise put into the water—(this
applied to green tea only). After the leaves were
dried, they %rem sifted ; this was to separate the
thorns and stalks front tom. After they were sifted,
mote verdigrise and some llutch piok powder were
added ; this made them resemble green tea, and
the work was finished. The Mitch pink was a
hard substance, and was scraped with a knife : he
did not know its component parts. It was shook
up with the tea, and, together n ilh the verdigrise,
gave the leaves that yellowish green bloom ob-
servable on genuine tea. They had no particular
name for this process, except giving the bloom.
The black tea went through a similar cenrsra as
the green, except the application of Dutch
pink : a little verdigrise was put in in the boiling,
and to this Was added a small quantity of logwood
to dye it,"and thus the manufacture was com-
plete:- The drying • operation took place on
sheets of iron. Knew the defendant, Edward
Palmer, who kept a grocer's shop in Red Lion-
street, Whitecilapel. He took some of the
mixture he had been describing to his shop.
he first time he took any was in May, 1817.---,
in time course of that month, or tire beginniog of
Jane, lie took tour or five seven-pound parcels.
He 'did not ere Mr. Palmer at the time he took
the parcels, to his recolie,tion. He saw him at
other times. He was not paid for the mixtute
on delivery. lie received sonic halfpence at the
defendant's shop, for which he had been sent by
John Matins. It was not said what this money
was for. Did not believe the defendant gave
bias the halfpence: to tire best of his recollection
it was a young man in the shop. John Malins sent
witness to the defendant for some paper bags and
other paper and string. He then saw him, and
received from him the bags and paper. These
bags and paper were to put up the imitation tea.
He afterwards delivered these bags, filled with
the imitation tea, at the detendant's shop.. Re-
members subsequently taking a quantity of the
imitatims tea to Mr. Matins', in Rus,eil-street. It
was sold to grocers at tire weal end of the town.
When Ire took it there it was taken up to the top
of the house. Of this first quantity he took noneto
the detendaut. He afterwards carried some more
to Russell-street, which was also taken to the
top of the house, about one hundred weight
and three-quarters ; from this quantity he carried
53 pounds weight to the house of the defer',
dant's porter, by the desire of Mr. Manus, 43 the
defendant. did not wjsb it to come to hit !malice •
it was in paper parcels of 71b. each.
Cross-examined.—He was first employed by
Procter at the latter cud of April, 1817 ; the
leaves were then coining out ; he was ordered to
get as many leaves as lie could, and employed
Bagster to assist him. Was not told what time
leaves were for till a month .after; Procter told
him in the month of June. He was shown the
way to make the fabricated tea by Mr. John Ma-
lirms and Mr. Procter, and was ordered to assist in
the manufacture. Was engaged in tb-is way two
mow hs or ten weeks. They made a great many
pounds io May. It was common for grocers to
sill bags and paper; witness was not told by Mr.
Malius what the bags were for, which he got
from the defendant. He had no conversation with
him on the subject. He could nut say how many
bags ire got : there might be 50. It was in May
he took the parcels of tea to time defendant's house;
part before and part after he got the bags.
On being re-examined as to this point, he said it
must have been after he got the bags that he took
the parcels ; it was a mistake when he said part
before and part after. When he carried the par-
.
eels, he saw a young man in time shop. Did not
know his name. lie might be about 20 years of
age. He was middle-sized, about five feet high.
He saw Mr. Palmer afterwards in Northumber-
land-alley. He did not then tell him' he
,had
taken the parcels of imitation tea to his house, or
have arty conversation with him. It was in Au-
gust or the latter end of July he took the 561 b. to
the person whom he described as time defendant's
porter. He bad said that he was not paid for tire
tea by Mr. Palmer. Thought the halfpence was
part payment, but was not certain. Tbs.porter
lived in Boundary-court. James Matins told hint
he was Mr. Palmer's porter, and that he ti,as to
take tire tea to him; as he did not wish to-have it
brought directly to his house. He was to fresh
coloured country-looking man, about 45. Could
not say whether he wore a wig or not,
John Bagster proved that he had been employ-
ed by Malin* and Procter for two months, to
gather sloe and white-thorn leaves. When be
first gathered them, they were taken to Jones's
house, and from thence to Matins' coffee-roasting
premises, in Northumberland-alley ; he received
2d. per pound for gathering them ; he saw the
manufacturing going on, but did not know much
about it-;.-he saw the leaves on sheets of copper
.itm
Goldstone-street.

Mr. 'Bowling, from the Excise-Office, proved
the defendant to he an entered tea-t!ealer.--This
was the case for the Crown.
Mr. JEnvls niatie an ingenious speech for the
defendant.
Verdict for tfie Crown for the full penalties,
amounting to 8401.

THB ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. JOHN PRENTICE.'
This was an information similar to the list, in
which the defendant stibinitted to a verdict for
the Crown.

THE ATTORIIEY-GENERAL V. LA%VIONII9!-Mklg..
Iti this case also the defendant submitted to a
verdict for the Crown.