The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-12 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

ADULTERATION QF TOBACCO.-Mr. Richard Kusel, of
Nassau-place, Commercial-road-east, appeared to answer a
summons, at the instance of the Excise authorities, charg-
ing him with having in his possession 261 b. of Cavendish
tobacco sweetened with liquorice and sugar. Mr. Develly
prosecuted. The tobacco was found in his possession by
two officers of Excise. It consisted of two sorts of to-
bacco, mixed and so sweetened that it was obvious to the
taste and touch. He told the officers that he had cut the
tobacco up himself with a knife, which ho showed
them, but with which it was quite evident that he
could not have done it. He said he had purchased the
tobacco from two different manufacturers,whose names he
mentioned. The officers purchased samples of each, which
on being analysed were found to be pure. The mixture,
however, contained 1 per cent. of liquorice, and from 9 to
10 per cent. of sugar.
The defendant said that he cut up the tobacco as he re-
ceived it from the manufacturers, and put no "flavouring"
in it himself. One of the manufacturers had special
permission from the Excise to use some flavouring in his
tobacco.

Mr. Dovelly said that was only a small portion of some
essential oil, merely to gibe a peculiar taste,which was tho
speciality of that maker's trade. The Excise never gave
him any authority to use sugar. Besides, the sample de-
livered by defendant to the officer, as being in the state it
was supplied in by the maker, was perfectly pure.
Defendant was fined in the penalty of £5O, the full
penalty being £2OO.
Charles Oldney, tobacconist, 141, Long-acre, appeared to
answer a similar summons. Ile stated that he purchased
the tobacco from Mr. Kusel, and considered that when ho
bought at a fair price of a respectable dealer he had a right
to believe it was genuine, and could not be blamed if he
was deceived.

The Magistrate said that whoever dealt in, exciseable
articles was bound to take care that they were not adul-
terated.

Mr. Dovelly said any one accustomed to examine to-
bacco could tell the difference at a glance.

Defendant was fined in the same penalty.

THAMES.

A DISORDERLY FELLOW AT A WORKHOU SE. —John
Riley, a strong, able-bodied man, was brought before Mr.
Paget, charged with being drunk and creating a disturb-
ance in the Poplar Union-house.
Mr. Henry Jeffries, relieving officer, said a great many
poor creatures wore congregated in and near the Poplar
Union-house yesterday afternoon at five o'clock, and, in
the midst of relief the prisoner forced his way into the
office, drunk and disorderly. He called the officers very
bad names, and made a great disturbance. After a violent
struggle with him he was ejected, and continued his noise
outside. The prisoner forced his way into the office a
second time, the former disgraceful scene was repeated,
and it took the whole force of the establishment to eject
him a second time.

The magistrate asked if the prisoner asked for relief,
and the reply was in the negative.
The prisoner made a long defence. Ito could not obtain
employment. He met a school-1'0:10w yesterday, who had
just come off a long voyage, and who treated him with
liquor. He was not "overstocked with food," and that
made him intoxicated. Relief, ordered by the Board of
Guardians, had been partially withheld from him. He
struck his wife 12 or 13 years ago, and Mr. Jeffureys in-
terfered, and had been his enemy ever since.
Mr. Paget said the prisoner had given a much worse
account of himself than the witnesses had done, and sen-
tenced him to seven days' imprisonment and hard labour.