The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-10-08
(Vok. 8.---------.Wo. A.

| rirm OF Messrs. Hugh Hamil & Co we're
1 the defendants. This was an action Brought
| to recover from the defendants O. sum Of up
wards of twenty thousand pounds The
| circumstances which appeared upon the tri-
al were nearly as follows In the mon, Of
May, 1909, the plaintiff arrived from New.
YORK, with 4 cargo of f1axseed, and other
commodities, and having represented the
SEED as the very best which could come
from New York-----in consequence ot this
strong representation, he induced, the de-
| PENDANTS, Hugh Hamill & Co. to sell il for
nm on commission. The high character
! OF the Defendants house las from tn re-
Presentation of the plaintiff, and the officer
! OF the men Board having branded it souod.
they gave certificates to the pure hasers}
produced an immediate sale; and 10 - hole
catg" and ship produced ret abou! 1880
pounds In few weeks numerous com
plants began to be made t. d, PENDANTS. os
its baseness and non growth. M M'Aual..
| ~ immediately went down to the counties
where 1t was sown, and inspected the crops
and wrote to Messrs. II * Co. that the
com plants were well founded; and said he
had inspected the crops of the Industries
SEED, aud acquainted them il had all missed
Aud Informed them he could not ex-
pect l OF a crop, On his return to Dublin,
numerous lawsuits were Immediately com
menced against Messrs. Hauiil & G and
their house daily beset with the comp ANTS
OF those who purchased and sowed the seed
M Anally at this period desired them 40 de-
tend those suits--I her hen Attorney (Mr.
Furlong) accordingly took defences to them.
1t appeared on ever, enquiry and examina.
ton, from the first and most respectable ma
Sistrates and gentlemen of several Counties
IN the Kingdom, that this seed universally
iailed, and did not produce any CT Old w at
ever. and was bad and unfit ror SOW . -
On obtaining all those informatians, az it
aPpeHr'nS the claims against Messrs Ha-
mill & Co. and M'Anally amounted to near
hfsy thousand pounds they consulted coun-
sci OF he first eminence, and consultations
were frequently had, at which il appeared
M,Analy always attended and at length.
IN full consultation, counsel adv sed thai all
the actions and COM laints Shou . c6n-
promised and settled. To IN, advice If
appeared M'Anally most fully assented- -
IL appeared Me ,srs. Hdmill * c. then en-.
ioyed MI Thomas Beasly their agent. to
compromise, settle and adjust those hume.
rous law suits and claims They had frs-
quently conferences with Mr.. Beasly. res
pectng arranging and settling the manner
mode and tx ent of such compromises-ar
winch meeting and Conferences NJ, MA
naily was always present and assisting in.
IN tact, 1t clearly appeared M'Aaaily re-
CelVed SVery information from defendants.
ana was consulted 10 every sep iakrn nd
had daily access 10 all their books aud ma
PeTs, which related to the sale OF the pro
perry lie mad put inio lheir hands; and that
MesSrs' TAMIL & 20. acted in every way
according t. his instructions
! 1t appeared at two several meerincs -,
the mcn,h oi April, 1910, between Nj s,rs.
t1auslh q Co, SIR. NJ 'AnaliY and Mr. Reas-
y their Agen., that il Wa fully dete mined
Mr. Beasiey, accompanied by Mr. Groyap.
zone "t the tirn OF Messrs Hngh HamllI g.
Co) should immediately proceed to the Sc
'eF"l Northern counties. where the Dersons
VINO purchased the seed and whohad COM
msnced actions and suits were, and th,re
settle and compromise with them ON Inc.
6esi terms possible.
ltapPeared Mr.. M'Anally here fully as.
sented, and himself ar anged the name &c
compromises and instructed Mr.. B,a.;ev
TO comp omise and settle upon the bs 81
terms ne Could obtain. 1t appeared "a VIZ
uence, that Mr. Beasley and MI Gros IN
men proceeded to the several Connie oF
CaVan, Leitrim and Longford, and mere
made The strICtest and most accurate ex,,n-
nation into these Claims, and indiyiduaUo,
eAaInined several hundreds OF persons ,,ho
purchased his seed and after the r. ost
| minute investigation, found them fnIlv vari-
ned. 1t appeared in evidence, that ,hose
gentlemen made 81 eat and Iaborious exert;1
ons TOR several weeks through those conn
ties, and that Mr.. Beaslcy and Mr. G. ,r.an
setued and compromised near two hunc, ed
suits, and by such eXcrsion, de ucted nd
got abated off those claims, above ten thon-
sand pounds o. the actual losses sus..,ne4
/ by the purchasers OF The seed u also an
Peared ia evidence, that if those ac,ions
were allowed 20 pr coed, the costs aIone.
would be above thirty thousand bounds IL
Tact, that the claims for damages apu cosls
| u not then settled, would have uounied
10 upwards OF sixty thousand pounds. and
by the active eXelti,n Of their ag.n. M
8easley, and M Grogan, those emo ns
Claims and suits oeie Compromised +nd ct
''ed Tor about eighteen thousand six hun.rsd
pcfDds.
1T also came out. tha' Messrs Hao,.u sc
20 had Warc ;h:;a expended ne amou,t oe
'he ship and carg aud that M'AnalIy =
ven az the present date, owes ,nem cons;-
de, able balance.
But there was fact in evidence On ,h;
trial, which opened a new and strong r-se.
u vas by the moss respectable egid. nee,
proved, ihat this very cargo Of Raxseea g
tuaiy lay OF board ship Of Nev.Y -
closely stored ior above fifteen month Nv,
winch u vas deprived of its vege,ab oc
gr "irG quail y and that it was p,h cI1
Know" * tt rcd Tor sale as a dsnage *
/ 50 q t Il VI 'An1iiy Bought this vtrv o. r,o
and DIDtprf. I if hct.----~ ,,-..z..-t ~