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London, England, 1817-07-16 00:00:00

Merl grimes. was crocs•e:::mined by Mr.
but nothing came nut to impeach his vent.
city ; lie n:rsisted, that at the time he bought the
shim's' he did not know their real value, but lie ima-
gined that he hod paid the full prise, as he could only
get about a shilling profit upon r.ich from Mr. Evir-
iagton, Messrs Harvey, and v.irious other dieters in
sack• articles. _ _

Mr. T. W. Williams deposed to the transaction at
Guildhall, when the goods in question were placed
in the funds of the defendant. He also spoke of A
conversation he had had with Mr. Todd, in which
it was admitted that the discount allowed by Edwards
on the sue to Lavink was not unusual.

Mr. Justice ABBOTT put it to Mr. Gurney for the
defendant whether he could make out any case to meet
that established by the other side?
Mr. GURNEY hoped to be able to satisfy the Jury
that the whole transaction between Edwards and Le-
wink was a fraud upon Todd and Morrison, and that
Levink was well aware et the time lie made the pur-
cliase-,, that Edwards must have stolen them. Of
course it was impossible for him directly to contra.
diet the story Levink had told in his own exculp
lion ; but the Learned Counsel submitted, that the
undoubted inference from the facts he should prove
would be, that this jobber, as he was called, was
privy to the rolAery. He could shew distinctly that
the shawls and watts were manufactured for the sea-
son at which they were sold, and that Levink had
bought theme for little more than halt the price riven
by Todd and Morrison to the manufacturers, only
about a month before.

A person of the s atne of Cope, shopman to Todd
and Morrison, was then put into the box. He pro-
duced a part of the goods in Tiestion, and swore dis.
tinctly, that for some of the shawls (1.. r which Le.
viol swore he gave 9s. each) he had oniy given Ed-
wards 7s. lUd. while they cost; Todd arid Morrison
16s. or 17s. 0 hers Levink had bought for 17s. 10d.
fur which Todd and Morrison had paid the manu-
factures RI. 14s. aid scarfs at AI. I2s. Gd. for which
Todd and Morrison had paid re 2. Eut. Some bom-
bAz• ens he had obtained from Edwards at Al.
which cost in tact £6. 151.

The conduct of this witness was such, on 114 cross-
examination, as to compel the Learned Judge to
threaten him with sumntary punishment. Hr deniesl
for a long time that he knew what a jobber was—he
might have heard the word used in the trade, but it
htd never been explained to him—he might be aware
what A jobber was, but he did not know that he was.
At length he allowed that he was acquainted wi h
the business of a jobbet, and that Levink followed
that business.

Mr. Justice Assort. asked Mr. Gurney if he could
carry iris case farther It appeared at present that
Levink had bought the goods in an open shop, had
sold them with as little concealment, and however
low might be the price he had given, he had only ob;
tained a comparatively small profit from the plain-
tiffs and various other respectable tradesmen.
Mr. GURNZY admitted that he was provided with
evidence to no other point. He could shew by the
manufacturers the real value of the articles.

The Jury signified, that in the face of the case
made out on behalt of the plaintiff, such testSmony
would be of no avail; and they accordingly found a
verdict for the plaintiff, damages 410.1, being £lO
for the detention, and *95 for the value of the goods.