1719 Senate of Strasburg prohibited the culture of tobacco. 1724 Pope Benedict XIV. revoked Pope Innocent’s Bull of excommunication. 1732 Tobacco made a legal tender in Maryland, at one penny per lb. 1747 Annual exports of tobacco to England from the American colonies, 40,000,000 lbs. 1753 The King of Portugal farmed out the tobacco trade for about £500,000. ” The revenue of the King of Spain from tobacco, £1,250,000. 1759 Duties on tobacco in Denmark amounted to £8,000. 1770 Empress of Austria derived an income of £160,000 from tobacco. 1773 Duties on tobacco in the two Sicilies, £80,000. 1775 Annual export of tobacco from the United States 1,000,000 lbs. 1780 King of France derived an income of £1,500,000 from tobacco. 1782 Annual export of tobacco during the seven years revolutionary war, 12,378,504 lbs. 1787 Tobacco imported into Ireland, 1,877,579 lbs. 1789 Exports of tobacco from the United States, 90,000,000 lbs. ” Tobacco first put under the excise in England. 1820 Quantity of tobacco grown in France, 32,887,500 lbs. 1828 Tobacco revenue in the State of Maryland, £5,400. 1830 Revenue from tobacco and snuff in Great Britain was 2¼ millions of pounds. 1834 Value of tobacco used in the United States estimated at £3,000,000. 1838 Annual consumption of tobacco in the United States estimated at 100,000,000 lbs. 1840 It was ascertained that 1,500,000 persons were engaged in the cultivation and manufacture of tobacco in the United States. TABLE II. CONSUMPTION OF TOBACCO.