RETURN OF SEIZURES MADE, AND OF PROSECUTION FOR BREACH OF THE RELATIVE TO TOBACCO
RETURN TO AN ORDER OF
THE HONOURABLE HOUSE OF COMMONS, Dated 25th April 1877;- for
RETURN "of the several seizures made, and of the prosecutions for breach of the laws relating to tobacco, between the 5th day of January 1864 and the 5th day of January 1877, distinguishing those in Great Britain from those in Ireland; specifying the places where, and the names of the persons prosecuted, or from whom the seizures were made; the quantities and kinds of goods seized; the results of the examination of the goods, by analysis or otherwise, when seized for adulteration; whether any and what judicial proceedings were taken in each case; result of such proceedings; and amount of fine paid or imprisonment suffered (in continuation of Parliamentary paper, No. 286, of session 1864)"
The following information has been transcribed from a booklet, owned by the Webmaster, it has been transcribed in full by me, verbatim. I have proof read several times, but as always I would be happy to accept any reasonable requests to re-check my transcribing. There is no other information whatsoever on this booklet, I have 'drained it dry'.
Year ended 5th January 1865 - GREAT BRITAIN
| EXCISE COLLECTION & SURNAME | GIVEN NAME | PLACE WHERE PROSECUTED & SEIZURE MADE | QUANTITIES & KIND OF GOOD SEIZED | NATURE OF OFFENCES CHARGED & KINDS OF GOODS SEIZED | RESULT OF EXAMINATION OF GOODS BY ANALYSIS WHEN SEIZED FOR ADULTERATION | WHETHER ANY & WHAT JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS TAKEN | RESULT OF PROCEEDINGS | AMOUNT OF FINE PAID OR IMPRISONMENT | WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GOODS SEIZED |
| BRIGHTON | |||||||||
| SMYTH | John | Brighton | - | Hawking cigars | - | Prosecuted | Convicted | £25 | - |
| SOLOMAN | Nathan | New Shoreham | 3lbs tobacco | Hawking tobacco | - | Prosecuted | Convicted | £1 | Restored |
| LEVY | Henry | Brighton | 2.1/2lbs cigars | Offering for sale & selling cigars without license | - | Prosecuted | Convicted | £1 | Condemned |
| BRYER | G.F. | Eastbourne | 7lbs cigars | Hawking cigars | None | - | Restored | ||
| LIVERPOOL | |||||||||
| MARSHALL | J. | 63 Gildart's Gardens. | 168lbs. Coltsfoot leaves, | Manufacturing herbs in | - | None | - | - | |
| Liverpool | 36lbs. Coltsfoot cut, one | imitation of tobacco | |||||||
| sack, two hampers, 1/4 pint | |||||||||
| essence of cinnamon 4oz. | |||||||||
| of Brazil wood-chips, 1/4oz. | |||||||||
| annatto | |||||||||
| DAVIS | Sarah Ann | Bootle Marsh, | 6lbs. Coltsfoot in imitation of | Manufacturing herbs in imitation | - | None | - | Condemned | |
| Walton on the Hill, | cut tobacco. | of tobacco In possession. | |||||||
| Lancaster | |||||||||
| JACKSON | Jane | 26 Richmond Row | 1oz. Coltsfoot in imitation of | In possession of coltsfoot in imitation | - | None | - | Condemned | |
| Liverpool | of tobacco | of tobacco | |||||||
| KNEALE | Alice | 56 Richmond Row | 4oz. Coltsfoot in imitation of | In possession of coltsfoot in imitation | - | None | - | Condemned | |
| Liverpool | of tobacco | ||||||||
| MANCHESTER | |||||||||
| WOOD | Thomas | Manchester | Selling cut tobacco without license | - | Prosecuted | Convicted | £1 | - | |
| MITCHELL | William | Manchester | 150lbs. Turkey tobacco | Selling tobacco by auction without license, | Compromise penalty | ||||
| Storing tobacco in unentered premises. | imposed by Board | Convicted | £1 | Restored | |||||
| NOTTINGHAM | |||||||||
| HAMPTON | James | Nottingham | 3/4lbs. Cigars | Hawking cigars | - | None | - | Condemned | |
| SWAINE | William | Nottingham | 3/4lbs. Cigars | Hawking cigars | - | None | - | Condemned | |
| CLAYPOLE | Joseph | Nottingham | 1/2lb. Cigars | Hawking cigars | - | None | - | Condemned | |
| LANE | Thomas | Nottingham | 1 box cigars | Hawking cigars | - | None | - | Condemned | |
| READING | |||||||||
| VAN TRIGT | C.V.A. | Newbury | 1 box cigars purchased | Hawking cigars | - | Prosecuted | Convicted | £2 | Condemned |
| SHEFFIELD | |||||||||
| NEILD | J. | Hillsborough | 1lb. Cigars | Selling cigars in public road. | - | - | - | Condemned | |
| SUNDERLAND | |||||||||
| MCCORMICK | Lawrence | Sunderland | 4 packets imitation tobacco | Hawking tobacco | - | Prosecuted | Convicted | 3 Mths prison | Condemned |
| WARRINGTON | |||||||||
| STEEL | James | Widnes | 5lbs. Tobacco smeared with | Hawking tobacco | - | Prosecuted | Convicted | 3 Mths prison | Condemned |
| MCLAUGHLIN | James | Widnes | lampblack | ||||||
| LONDON NORTH | |||||||||
| ELKAM | Isaac | Islington | 150lbs. Leaf tobacco | Found without certificate | - | None | - | Restored | |
| LONDON SOUTH | |||||||||
| MASON | John | 14 Great Chapel St., | Illegal show-board. | ||||||
| Westminster | Not renewing license | ||||||||
| DUNDEE | |||||||||
| NESS | George | Dundee | 120lbs. Dutch leaf; 30lbs | Removing unmanufactured tobacco to | - | None | - | Restored | |
| Stalks | auctioneer's premises | ||||||||
| GLASGOW | |||||||||
| RICHARDSON | E. | Glasgow | 1lb. Tobacco purchased | Having adulterated tobacco on their | Sample of cut Cavendish | Compromise penalty | - | £50 | - |
| RICHARDSON | J.M.E. | Glasgow | premises. | purchased at 79 Argyle St., | imposed by Board | ||||
| contains 4 percent liquorice. | |||||||||
| Sample of Cavendish, properly | |||||||||
| labelled, but uncancelled, | |||||||||
| purchased at 79 Argyle St., | |||||||||
| contains 5 percent of | |||||||||
| fermentable sugar, and | |||||||||
| 5 percent liquorice. Sample | |||||||||
| of Cavendish purchased to | |||||||||
| No. 4 Bromielaw, contains | |||||||||
| 4 percent of liquorice. Sample | |||||||||
| of Cavendish not covered by | |||||||||
| wrapper, found at 79 Argyle | |||||||||
| St., contains 4 percent liquorice. | |||||||||