The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-26

SECRETS OF THE WINE TRADE.-REMARKABLE
TRIAL IN THE COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

TRIAL IN THE COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
Osborne VI. The London Dock Company.
This action of detnuc arising of the stoppage
of certain pipes of wine claimed by the plaintiff The de-
PENDANTS pleaded guilty., and denial that the plaintiff
was wines in question As to the claim Of
the plaintiff respect of the pipes and casks they paid f25
into court and the plaintiff accepted the in satisfaction
of 40 much Of his OF action Mr.. Osborne am the
painff am wine and spirit merchant in Water lane,
Tower street, attended rummage sales at the docks
they are unclaimed Wines sold after three years. for
on the 9th of April 1854 bought Italian red wines
think fourteen pipes and four hhds paid f2s o. 9d Mr.
Lino as broker for Mr.. Robinson bought of the
same wine there about six pipes and eight
casks he paid $40 los 3D. and bought them of him at
profit Of per pipe paying f23 l9s 2d that was the 18th
May; they all sound had bought other lots which
turned of the two lots first mentioned, IA pipes
and hogsheads removed to the London Docks in
the Of H. Smith. He publican out OF business,
residing with that time. 1t is the general practice
of merchants wines in the of their clerks
The object do away with the prejudice in which the trade
is wrapped to prevent the OF the real or
maker of the from being known The wines
tered in the of Smith. The wines removed
to my premises, and paid duty them vinegar after
wards other portions of the wines removed to the Lon
don Docks and received warrants from the company for
the wines in the Of Smith, They placed in the
East quay. afterwards gave order for waiting the
wine consists of mixing all the pipes together in
large vat and Certifying withtwenty gallons Of French
brandy. The allowance is per cent of brandy Nothing
else put the wine but brandy The Waiting entirely
done by the company After three days the wine
drawn off into twenty-five pipes and hogshead.
receiyeda document from the company showing the precise
quantity each sent in the casks, and they
housed in East wharf All this done by the dock
At request these wines afterwards transferred
That the 4th 9Th of July, 1854 before
the company would deliver pipe which had sold Some
of these wines delivered to order One pipe
sold Mr. Percy for 600 Six others delivered me
November. blended them with other wines sold them
draught and bottled wines The company stopped the
delivery order and refused to deliver any The
waiting fo. All the charges have paid since bought
the wine fao Nothing but brandy put into
the wines the London Docks but the St. Katherines
dock sent preparation which knew found its way into
the wines In May 1854, employed broker named Tay
or, buy French reds" Mt rummagc sale Of the
London Docks Some them FOR which paid c27
afterwards the London Docks be waited paid f5
commission. He buy any thing price =; that is
anything which cheap. These last wines also
ted by the defendants by my order They to them
the Of Thomas Jones, servant Of mne They
drawn of into pipes and four hogsheads Two hogs
heads have been delivered to sold them 70 Mr.. Percy
for ESQ., think. When heard the wine stopped,
my solicitor. l applied at the Docks for samples
which were refused.
Cross-oromned keep public house now The average
cost price Of the pipes bought 81 1885, 3D. The
receive the wines from the Waiting all, with
exception old port wine casks At present prices port
got from the shipper less than f2s The French
worth ca fs per hogshead have sold any
Of those wines port All descriptions of reds when they
get into wine merchants cellar and blended sold
ports." sold these, so blended, "port." Draught
port fetches los l2s per gallon and get much
for it in bottles After the waiting the casks differ
in quality and color considerably When tasted the wines
in the Docks thought them very much improved.
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