Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-08-18

the honor OF addressing, and certainly was OF
very great importancc-important TO the de-
iendant, inaSmnch as the penalties which were
sought to he recovered from him, went TO
very considerable amount IAN amount, howev-
er. 10y no means diNproportioned To the gain
winch he had made by engaging in this sort OF
action imp ortant also to them, 10 hin,
and TO the ruolic a. large, because the gain OF
the defendant WAS at the expence of their
health In fact, as the habits OF society at pre-
sent existed, there we're scarcely ANY persons
who were not in the daily aud constant habit
OF running the risk OF beng injured and impo.
sed upon, by taking the commodity which
iotmed The sabJect oi ihe present prosecution.
The prosecution against the defendant, as they
had heard from his learned friend, was for hav-
ins in his possession, and also for disposing Of
commodity as tea, which, in point of TACT.
was not tea. The universal use OF tea made
Tins question of universal Importance. twas
lamentable TO think, that in this great town
there were persons who ere in tile daily habit
oi selling deleteroms drugs, under different
masks and that, while the public were ina
ginning they were drinking at their meals nll-
irtious he> erages. they we've in fact swallow
Ing slow but certain poison; and this, in
order that parties like the defendant might
take advantage of the sale of AN article which
was not merchantabie, at "a price far beyomh IT'S
! Intrinsic value. They had already heard du.
ring the present sittings, that those who sup
posed they were drinking coffee were deceived
and were IN fact drinking neither more nor
| less than an infusion of scorched peas and
beans. This they we've told was in useifharm-
less, and he believed. at least. there no
mixture of unwholesOme ingredients. Not so
IN the present case. Tor he should prove that
The most perniclous drugs had been used and
II was clear that all ranks OF society," whether
male or female, were alike exposed TO their
effects. The defendant Mr.. Palmer, was "a
grocer, ana had, no doubt, reaped no small
advantage from his heiations traffic. Itwoud
appear that "a regular manuiaCtory Of this mi-
tation tea, as IL wax called, was established i'm
GoidStone street: and he should call a witness
who would 60 through the whole history of the
transaction. The parties by whom the manu-
factory was conducted were person of the
name OF Proctor, aud another person named
John Mains, the sou OF William Nialins, carry
Ing On business iii place called Northpmber-
land alley, Fenchurch street, proiessediy as
cof1ee rooster. I hese two persons engaged
Others 10 furnish them with leaves, which,
aier undergoing certain process, teal he
would describe, were sold to. and drank bythe
public, as tea. The parties gathering the
leaves which were of The white aud black thorn
tree. Were PAID at the rate of two pence per
pOnhd Tor the produce Of their labor. These
leaves, in order 10 be converted into an article
resembling black tea, were first boiled then
baked upon au iron plate aud, when dry,
rubbed with the hand, IN order 10 produce the
curl which the genuine tea mad. This was III
fact the most wholesome part of the Operations
-tor the color, which was yet TO be given To
IL, was produced by logwood; whether this was
an inuiIons ingredient or MT, lie did not know,
bat lie believed few OF ms auditors would " IL
bnsly drink an infusion of that dye. With re-
gard 10 tie green Tea, that was manufactured
IN a less questionable and in more destrnc-
tive lnanDer-he meant destructive TO the con-
sttuiion ot those by whom il was drank In
This part OF The business II appeared. that the
leaves, after having been pressed ana dried
were laid upon sheets OF copper where they
received Their color from AN article known by
the name of DIiCi pink some of which Ga
powder of Il yeltowish hue) he held in his hand
Ohe OF the component parts OF this powder he
understood 10 be white lead bat % this he
would not pledge himself. The other article
Hsed III producing The appearance of the fuc
green bloom, which was observable OIL the China
tea, was decidedly, Il deadly poison He aliu
ded 10 rerdigTiS, which, itappeared was added
TO the Dutch pink lii order TO complete the
operation. feeling of horror seemed here
TO pervade The whole court. This WAS the case
which lie had 10 bring before them; aud hence
IL woulda appear that, at the moment they were
Suppnsing they were drinking pleasant and
nutritious beverage, they We're, III fact, i'll all
probability, drinking only the produce of lie
hedges round the metropolis, prepared for the
purposes of deception in The most DsXiouS
manner. He had felt il his bounden duty 10
he thus explicit IN his statement. with ID view
not alone OF holding up the defendant as a pro-
per example 10 Others, but TO place the public
upon their guard against such neiarions impo-
sittonS. lie could lot be accused of "a desire o
infame the minds of the jury by exciting their
private feelings, because no end could he gain
eG by such an attempt. lie went for positive
penalties, and the verdict could be given only
trusted he should be enabled TO trace To the
possession OF the defendant 50 lbs. weight of
The commodity lie had been describing and
1t so, he should eniiiic the crown 10 penalties,
am0"ntiEg IN the whole To Si0t IA SUM by no
means large, when compared with tie enormity
OF the offence.
Thomas Jones, SIrorH.
Examined by Fir. Clarke, kings counsel
He deposed, that he knew person of tie
name OF Proctor, and was employ ed by him AT
the latter end OF April, 1917, 10 gather 4 guam
tity of black and while thorm leaves. Sioe
leaves were the black thorn. He also knew "a
person Of The name of John Malins, he was the
son OF william M diius. Il coffee IOdster lit Nor
ihnnberiaud Alley. n did not at first know
the purpose for which the leaves were gather
ed, bat afterwards learnt they were TO make
imitation tea.
Mr.. Jervis, counsel Tor defendant us
told.
Mr.. Clarke.--Ie shall tell YOU nothing but
what he dad see. DO me the justice To believe,
that ! will not put AN improper question.
witness did not himself gather more : IAN an
Kindred and Il half OftheSe leaves bnt ne en-
pioyed another person of the name Of John
Bagster, to "a tlIer them After the leaves were
gathered, they were fiISt taken To his house,
and afterwards 10 Mr.. j. Mains, in G0ldslone
street. lie was to nave 2d. per pound for ga
theriDg them. In GOIdStone street they were
manufactured. They were first boilrd, and
thei the water was squeezed from them in a
press: They were afterwards placed over d
siOwhIe upon sheets of copper 10 dry; while
on the copper they were rubbed with The hand
to curl them. At the time Of boiling, there
was a little verdiSris put iuto the water, (ihis
applied To green tea Only) After The leaves
were dried, they were sifted this was TO Sepa.
rate the thOrns aud stalks from them. After
they were sifted, more verdgis and some
Duteh pink powder was added ribs made
them resemble green tea, and the work was
finished. The Dutch pink was a hard sub.
stance, and was scraped with knife ne did
not know its component parts. 1t was shook
| UP WITH The tea. aud. tOgeIher with The vardi