And every dealer in tobacco and snuff shall take out a licence in like manner, for which he shall pay within the liberties of the chief office in London 5_s._, elsewhere 2_s._ 6_d._ (43 Geo. III. c. 69.) But persons licensed as manufacturers who shall not sell tobacco in a less quantity than four pounds, nor snuff than two pounds, need not be licensed as dealers. (29 Geo. III.) Every person who shall manufacture or deal in tobacco or snuff without taking out such licence, or shall not renew the same ten days at least before the end of the year, shall forfeit, if a manufacturer 200_l._, and if a dealer 50_l._ Persons in partnership need not take out more than one licence for one house. Every manufacturer and dealer shall make entry in writing of his house or place intended to be made use of for manufacturing, keeping, or selling tobacco or snuff, three days previous to his beginning, on pain of forfeiting 200_l._, and also the tobacco and snuff there found, together with the casks and package which may be seized by the officers of the customs or excise. THE IMPORTANCE OF SMOKING AND SNUFF-TAKING, EXEMPLIFIED IN A GRAVE DISSERTATION, DEDICATED TO THE YOUTH OF THE RISING GENERATION. What soothes the peasant when his toil is done? He cheerly sits beside his cottage door, In the sweet light of ev'ning's parting sun, His young ones sporting o'er the sanded floor:-- What cheers the seaman, when the fight is won, And vict'ry smiles upon our naval band? Toiling no longer at the murd'rous gun, His thoughts are proudly of his native land. What charms the Turk, Greek, Frenchman, fop or sage, In this enlighten'd comfort-loving age; Since health, and pleasure's cheerful reign began, But lov'd tobacco, sovereign friend of man?--M. S. "For the taking of fumes by pipes, as in tobacco and other things, to dry and comfort."--_Bacon._ "Bread or tobacco may be neglected: but reason at first recommends their trial, and custom makes them pleasant."--_Locke._ Hail! inspirers of the profoundest and the brightest things that have been said and done since the creation, and, in the strength and plenitude of our recollections of thy divine virtues, aid us to sing thy praises! What though there be those, who, in the whim, caprice or ignorance of thy merits, would run ye down in the plenitude of their prejudices--have ye not stood the test of time, that criterion of excellence? Are ye not, most sublime of pleasures, independent of your other numerous claims upon public and private favour--are ye not immortalized by the hallowed names of the great, the good, the wise, the witty and the learned, whose encomiums of your worth shall descend with you, through the future ages of unborn posterity.