0
Capsicum 88
Copperas 310
Quassia 150
Colouring and Drugs 84
Mixed Drugs 240
Spanish Liquorice 420
Hartshorn Shavings 77
Liquorice Powder 175
Orange powder 126
Caraway Seeds 100
Ginger 110
Ginger Root 176

Condemned, not being claimed.

July 30. Luke Lyons, Shadwell.

Capsicum 1 lb
Liquorice Root Powder 2
Coriander Seed 2
Copperas 1
Orange Powder 8
Spanish Liquorice 1/2
Beer Colouring 24 galls

Not tried. (7th May, 1818.)

Aug. 6. John Gray, at West Ham.

Multum 4 lbs.
Spanish Liquorice 21
Liquorice Root Powder 113
Ginger 116
Honey 11

Penalty, 300_l._, and costs; including mixing strong beer with table,
and paying table-beer duty for strong beer, &c.

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Numerous other seizures of illegal substances, made at breweries, might
be advanced, were it necessary to enlarge this subject to a greater
extent.

Mr. James West, from the excise office, being asked in the Committee of
the House of Commons, appointed, 1819, to examine and report on the
petition of several inhabitants of London, complaining of the high price
and inferior quality of beer, produced the following seized
articles:--"One bladder of honey, one bladder of extract of cocculus
indicus, ground guinea pepper or capsicum, vitriol or copperas, orange
powder, quassia, ground beer-heading, hard multum, another kind of
multum or beer preparation, liquorice powder, and ground grains of
paradise."

Witness being asked "Where did you seize these things?" Answer, "Some of
them were seized from brewers, and some of them from brewers'
druggists, within these two years past." (May 8, 1818.)

Another fraud frequently committed, both by brewers and publicans, (as
is evident from the Excise Report,) is the practice of adulterating
strong beer with small beer--This fraud is prohibited by law, since both
the revenue and the public suffer by it.[63] "The duty upon strong beer
is ten shillings a barrel; and upon table beer it is two shillings. The
revenue suffers,