——————————————————————————————————+————————————————————+—————————————— | Average consump. | COUNTRIES. | of male population | Nett Revenue | per head, over 18 | from Tobacco. | years of age. | ——————————————————————————————————+————————————————————+—————————————— Austria | 6·75 lbs. | £1,212,530 Zollverein | 9·75 ” | 296,560 Steurverein, including Hanover } | 12·50 ” | 12,420 and Oldenburg } | | France | 5·50 ” | 3,058,356 Russia | 2·50 ” | 284,280 Portugal | 3·50 ” | 304,140 Spain | 4·75 ” | 1,268,082 Sardinia | 2·75 ” | 246,192 Tuscany | 2·50 ” | 84,860 Papal States | 2·00 ” | 297,252 Two Sicilies | ... | 168,422 Britain | 4·10 ” | 5,272,471 Holland | 8·25 ” | 6,210 Belgium | 9·00 ” | 28,014 Denmark | 8·00 ” | 10,488 Sweden | 4·37 ” | 14,766 Norway | 6·40 ” | 23,322 United States | 7·60 ” | ... ——————————————————————————————————+————————————————————+—————————————— TABLE III. DUTIES ON IMPORTATION OF TOBACCO. United States 30· per cent. ad valorem. Belgium 13·9 do. Great Britain 933·3 do. Hanover 9·6 do. Holstein 10· do. Holland 3·5 do. Russia 161· do. Switzerland 3· do. Zollverein 45· do. TABLE IV. Nett Profits of the French Regie on Tobacco, after paying all expenses of purchase, transportation, manufacture, and sale. Showing the increased consumption, in decennial periods, from 1811 to 1851. ——————————————————————-+——————————- Years. | Francs. ——————————————————————-+——————————- 1811 | 26,000,000 1821 | 42,219,604 1831 | 45,920,930 1841 | 71,989,095 1851 | 92,233,729 Total gross revenue } | in 1857 } |185,000,000 ——————————————————————-+——————————- TABLE V. Consumption of Tobacco in Britain, with rate of Duty and Revenue therefrom.