ter of the house; and that purchasers were entertained in a princely style at his vast establishment.

The venerable joke of "Dealer in Tobacco and other Sweetmeats," is exemplified in the person of Madame Grandmaison, who, for many years, has been celebrated for her delicious preserves, exquisite noyeau, as well as being the principal vendor of an excellent snuff, bearing the name of MARTINIQUE, on which island Madame lives, or did live; and where she manufactured her snuff from the finest tobacco grown in the Caribbean Isles. It is sold in long necked bottles, and requires moistening before use; the application of a drop or two of green tea, unimplicated by sugar or cream, draws out the fine flavour. Genuine Martinique will be found to possess a very slight perfume, and is of a mild character.

A mixture of tobacco, reduced to an impalpable powder, with an equal quantity of red earth, is brought from the Havanna under the high sounding name of PENALVAR. Its pungency is so great that a very few grains are sufficient to create a · violent attack of sternutation, by which hard name, as every body is aware, sneezing is called by Nosologists. As a dentrifice, this so-called snuff, is much and successfully used.

PRINCEZA, which somewhat resembles the last named in appearance and pungency, is brought from Lisbon, where it is principally manufactured.

The popularity of Lundy Foot's Irish Blackguard brought before the public a villanous concoction of burnt horse beans, denominated WELSH This intruder ought to have attempted some imitation of its predecessor's title at least, and called itself Welsh Humbug. We really wonder how the peppery children of the Principality could suffer such an insult on their senses to be vended under the name of Welsh.

Our fellow labourer in the Tobacco field, in his Paper, asserts, with a somewhat rash confidence, that the story told of the origin of Lundy Foot's snuff is a fable; and endeavours to prove his assertion by a coarse quotation from a vulgar tract, published in the reign of William III., in which there is not the slightest allusion to highdried, or toasted snuff, but the simple fact is stated that the Irish were addicted to the use of tobacco, not only in pipes, but in powder and quids.

Those who have visited Dublin, and talked with ancient natives on the subject of Lundy Foot's extraordinary good luck, know well that

the over roasting conflagration, which he thought his ruin, proved the Aurora of his fortune; if they be sceptical, let them visit the magnificent establishment, at the foot of Essex bridge, and view the keg of BLACKGUARD, "open, like a tourney of old," as a late senator might have said, "for all comers," in grateful memento of the fact, that it was not to the highest class of society "Misther Fut" originally offered his high toast. A few paces from the entrance of this far-famed depôt, may oft be seen some tall carman, his frieze coat hanging at his back, with sleeves unoccupied, the garment decorated with flat steel buttons, each larger than a dollar; but should there be one "bigger than the biggest," Paudeen will take a long grip of that same, holding his thumb and fore-finger tightly pressed to the edge, in order to form two deep indentures in his horny digits, that he may fill these cavities with the much loved

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Lundy Fut," when he dips his big fist into the keg.

A well-written little work, called "Ten Minutes' Advice in choosing Cigars, with a Word or two about Tobacco, and something about Snuff," gives the following version of what Joseph Fume is pleased to call a fable:

"The real truth is this:-A large tobacco warehouse had been burnt down in Dublin, and Lundifoot, or rather Lundy Foot, then a poor man (a porter at the same warehouse) purchased, for a mere trifle, a large quantity of scorched and burnt tobacco, from off the ruins. This he ground up into a new sort of snuff, which he sold excessively cheap among the poorer sort of Irish. It was much admired for its pungency, and soon grew into immense repute. Lundy Foot opened a shop, gave the snuff his own name, and became a thriving man: but his invention has generally been known as Irish Blackguard, from the persons who first gave publicity to its excellence."

Within these few years, "the beautiful city called Cork," has entered into competition with Dublin, in the manufacture of high-dried; and LAMBKIN'S CORK is rising rapidly into popularity. For what business has any Cork to sink? Why should not Lambkins frisk and fatten?

PARIS, and FACON DE PARIS, are names given to two plain preparations; but of late both have been misnomers. The French capital could not produce any snuff so good; and it is well known, by visitors to that gay metropolis, that it is the Façon de Paris to vend the very worst.

SCOTCH is fabricated solely from the stalks of tobacco leaves; is in abundant use amongst that venerable and valuable body, yclept washer women; and fell 11 per cent. in the market during the short period that the Steam Bleaching Company was in operation at Merton. Its members, greatly to the joy of the legitimate blanchiseuses, soon found themselves in hot water; and one of the directors, now in reduced circumstances, had his feelings lacerated not long ago, by an ancient beldame asking him :—

"How are you off for soap ?"

He had not in his power a reply so satisfactory as that of the näive and ingenuous Peter Simple. Sailors swear that the wreck of this steamventure was a judgment on its crew, for dismasting Merton of the trees planted by glorious Nelson, and rigging one or two that were left standing, with sheets quite unworthy of his timbers.

MASULIPATAM, a dark, moist, highly-scented snuff, brought from the coast of Coromandel. The mode of its preparation, which we "happen to know," shall remain a secret. We will not follow the example of the clever Fume, and indulge in subjects likely to give offence. We are