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consumption. The latter, indeed, has not 
increased since 1832, in the ratio which 
might have been expected from the in¬ 
creasing wealth and population of the coun¬ 
try, and, in fact, rather declined during 
the years 1840, 1841, and 1842. This re¬ 
sult was no doubt in part to be ascribed 
to the then comparatively depressed situa¬ 
tion of the manufacturing classes; but we 
believe that it was mainly owing to the 
admixture of chiccory, and other matters, 
with coffee. We have already seen (art. 
Chiccory) the extent to which chiccory 
is produced free of duty in this country, 
and the rapid increase of its culture; and 
as it is wholly used as a substitute for 
coffee, or rather as a means for its adul¬ 
teration, we need not be surprised at the 
stationary consumption of the latter, even 
with low prices and a reduced duty. Tt 
is, indeed, indispensable, if we would do 
justice to the coffee planters, and protect 
the revenue, either to lay the same duty 
on chiccory that is laid on coffee, or if 
that be impracticable, to grub up the chic¬ 
cory plantations, on making compensation 
to their owtlers. But exclusive of chic¬ 
cory, it is affirmed, and we believe trnly, 
that oilier and more objectionable substan ¬ 
ces have latterly been extensively em¬ 
ployed in the adulteration of coffee. Some¬ 
thing, perhaps, may be done to obviate 
such frauds by increased vigilance on the 
