have lived to see three hundred men and one hundred horses.” Samuel died in 1851, leaving a strong and vigorous business in the hands of an excellent workforce and a family willing and able to continue along the same lines as before. His three surviving sons James (1823-1906), William (1827-1900) and Samuel(1831-1904), were old enough to seize their opportunities and keep the business growing. They continued the daily morning prayers and annual staff mixers initiated by their father. In 1872, Budgetts extended their premises to include the whole block bounded by Rupert St, Nelson St. and Bridewell. Samuel's sons separate In July 1875, the firm was reorganised. James Budgett and his son Richard continued the London business under the name “James Budgett and Son” . William and Samuel (son of the founder) continued the tea trade in London and the whole business in Bristol under the original name “H.H. and S. Budgett” Samuel Jr. was in difficulties. He was married to Sarah, one of two daughters of John Brogden. The other daughter was Mary, who was married to William Billing. John had died in December 1869. In his will, signed in 1867, he left his business interests to his sons: Alexander, Henry and James; who had been his partners and were now the executors. He had made a marriage settlement of £10,000 in 1867 with Mary Billing. He left a similar amount as a legacy. Both these were to be held in trust. The trustees were Samuel Budgett, Alexander Brogden and James Brogden. The terms of the trust was that it should be invested in “gilts or similar” within five years i.e. by December 1874. The sons were adventurous in running the business. By 1874 they were in difficulties. They had retained the trust funds in the business. Samuel was unable to persuade them to move the funds to a safer place. Perhaps for the sake of family relations he was reluctant to force the issue as the law and the trust's terms required. This left all the trustees in Breach of trust. If Brogdens should fail, all Samuel's fellow trustees would fail with it and Samuel would have to refund the trust himself. All the assets of James and William, his brothers, were potentially forfeit because they were also his partners and therefore liable for his debts. In 1880, Brogdens duly failed and Mrs Billing sued the trustees (effectively