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The several divisions of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway have been consolidated under the government of James R.obb, Esq., whose reput Von- as a Banker and Rail way Administrator is established in Europe as well as in America. Mr. Robb. as President of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway, joins the Direction of the Erie and other lines forming the Throu4h Route between New York and St. Louis, so as to secure unity of action. The price of issue has been fixed at Co. The terms of ism, are as follows : Z s. d. 5 per cent on application, being 11 5 0 per bond of 1000 dole. 10 ~ on allotment „ 22 10 0 „ 15 „ 19th November „ 33 15 0 „ • 15 „ 19th Dicember „ 33 15 0 „ ti „ 19th January „ 47 5 0 less £7 Coupon due Ist January Xl4 s 10 0 Subscribers have the option of paying the Instalments in advance, and will be allowed a discount of 9 per cent per an num on such pre-paymen s. After allotment, Scrip Certificates will be issued to bearer." 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These proceedings,they were aware, had been brought under his lordship's notice, as well by her Majesty's Ambassador to the Sublime Porte as by different religious and missionary bodies in London. They were, consequently, as well known to his Lordship as to render it necessary for them to detail them at any length. They might bo briefly described as consisting in the shutting up of rooms hired by missionaries and by agents of the Bible Society, in which they peaceably conducted their Christian labours ; in the seizure and carrying away of Christian books ; and in the imprisonment of converts to Christianity from the Mahommedan faith, and their threatened banish ment from their native land. These arbitrary and unjust acts the memorialists submitted were not only inconsistent with the principles of toleration professed by the Turkish Govern [Lent, but an express infringement of that clause of the HattiHumayoun in which his Majesty the Sultan em ployed these distinct and emphatic words—" As all religions are freely professed in my dominions, none of my subjects shall be injured in the exercise of the religion he professes, nor shall ho be molested in the exercise of it." This con cession to religious liberty, as was well known, was made by the Sultan at the earnest and conjoint importunity of nations professing Christianity, and was more especially due to the enlightened and long-continued efforts of her Majesty's late Ambassador at Constantinople, Lord Stratford de Red cliffe, The memorial which was presented contained the following passages :—" Your memorialists would respectfully repre sent to your lordship how incumbent it is on the British Government, to whom Turkey owes so much, to lo)k to the fulfilment of the pledges she has given, and still to main tain by British diplomat) that freedom from persecution for Turkish subjects becoming Christians, and that liberty for missionaries to propagate the Christian faith, which it is the distinguished honour of British ,iiiplomacy to have achieved. Your memorialists are not ignorant that the recent intolerance is attempted to be justified by the Tur kish Government on the plea that the missionaries and some of their converts have acted with great indiscretion in promoting the spread of the Christian religion, and have preached in places and among persons where they were likely to excite public disturbance, and it is even alleged that the converts were imprisoned for their own protection against the violence of the populace, which they either had excited or were in danger of exciting. Your memorialists are perfectly assured that this allegation has no satisfactory foundation in the facts of the case, and that the appre hended popular disturbance was little less than a gratuitous and exaggerated surmise. Besides that, it will be apparent to every one that it is as dangerous to admit such a plea as it is always easy to frame it. It is particularly objected by tho Ottoman Government that missionary operations have been carried on in the khans, or, as they were sometimes called, the inns of the city, places to which mixed multitudes resort, so that the public peace is endangered, and in which in former times it was said nothing of the kind was attempted. But your memorialists are able to state, on the contrary, that for more than a quarter of a century the missionaries have been accustomed to rent rooms in the khans in con venient places for meeting those persons who wished to come to them for religious inquiry ; and as some misappre hension exists on the nature of the places thus designated they submit the following remarks :—The khans in Con stantinople, while they are sometimes described as if for the purpose of a clearer definition, by the explanatory word inns, are inns not in the sense of the European hotel, but rather in the sense in which Sergeant's-inn or the other Inns of Court in London are so denominated. They are large buildings, having an open court in the centre, and are divided into a great number of rooms, for the most part small, which are rented and occupied by individuals or companies, and used by them in storing merchandise, for workships, or to dwell in, or in short for any purpose at the occupier's pleasure. The khan is a public place, but these rooms are no more public than are the chambers of a barrister in Lincoln's-inn. No person enters them but at the invitation of the occupiers, or with his consent. By no fair use of language could any canvassing of the claims of Mahomedanism, or any exhibition of the superior evidence of Christianity into which a missionary might be drawn in answering the inquiries of those who resort to him in these rooms, be represented as a public attack upon the religion of the country, for the roams are private. Into a church any one may enter, for it is open to all, but the doors of a room in the khan are closed, and the public are not admitted, but only individual persons whom the missionary pleases to receive. In these private rooms religious meetings hate been accustomed to be held for years, expositions of the sacred scriptures have been given in them, and the doctrines of the Bible discussed with Greeks, Armenians, and Turks, and without disturbance given or received. Missionaries, it may be added, have never attempted to preach in the open court of the khan, any more than in the streets of the city. To prohibit them therefore from thus resorting to and using the khans in the way explained—the only way in which they have used them, is not only an act of intoler ance, but an uncalled-for abridgment of the liberty which has long been enjoyed and never hitherto abused. Your memorialists are constrained in conclusion to observe that these proceedings of the Ottoman Government upon which they have animadverted are conceived in the spirit of that ancient exclusiveness which characterised the policy of Turkey in former days, but which they hoped had become obsolete under the guidance of Christian statesmen. They are a practical repeal of some of the most precious provi sions of the Hatti Humayoun, and the first steps at least of a retrograde movement which, if it be not stopped, will conduct the rulers of that country back again to the time when a Mussulman could embrace Christianity only at the peril of his life. The limits of religious liberty, a.; now de fined by the Turkish rulers, are narrowed down to a prac tical negation of it almost altogether. " The Ottoman Go vernment," it is said in Sir Henry Bulwer's letter to the Secretary of the Committee of the Evangelical Alliance at Constantinople, dated August 1, "is willing to allow Pro testants and all Christians to exercise their own religion in the Ottoman domintons, in churches or quietly at home, but it will not allow any attempts, public or private, to assail the Mussulman religion. It will allow Mussulmen to become Christians, but it will not allow them, any more than it will other Christians, to go about speak ing publicly against Mahomedanism. Your memo rialists feel certain that they need enter into no argu ment to satisfy your lordship that the enforcement of these views will inevitably put a stop to all missionary efforts and prove utterly subversive of all religious liberty in Turkey ; nor can they refrain from expressing their surprise and deep sorrow that such views should be sanctioned in express terms and be sustained by the influence of a British Ambassador, the immediate successor of that eminent statesman to whom Turkey is indebted for the Hatti Humayoun of 1855, which has been justly extolled as the charter of her liberties, and as one of the noblest monuments of modern European legis lation. These are not the views, as they are persuaded, which the British nation supposes are to obtain in a coun try for the defence and preservation of which it has expended so much blood and treasure, and they appeal against them with the greater confidence to your lordship since you have spent a long and honourable life in promoting civil and re ligious liberty, and will not now, as they are firmly con vinced, permit this liberty to be violated in any country in which British influence can protect it." Lord RUSSELL, after adverting to the facts es they had been explained by the deputation, and to the explanations which were contained in the explanations of Sir H. Bulwtr, said the subjE,ct should have his fullest consideration, It was explained that Lord Stratford de Redcliffe had some delicacy in taking a personal share in presenting the memorial to Lord Russell, but had expressed his earnest hope that the noble lord would find himself at liberty to at tend effectually to its contents. Ills lordship, in a letter addressed to the Committee of the Alliance, added, " Hcr Majesty's Government have, in my opinion, most rightful and urgent motives for keeping the Turkish authorities to a full execution of the Hatti Humayoun, and in particular for pressing upon them the bounden duty of not impairing or allowing to be impaired, that part of the Imperial charter which provides for the complete enjoyment of reli gions freedom, and its open exercise without molestation by all classes and every individual of the Sultan's subjects." Our Commercial Relations with Germany and Russia. (From the Manchester Guardian.) On Tuesday Mr Ward, C.E., the charge d'affaires at Hamburg, attended a meeting of the directors of the Man chester Chamber of Commerce, to ascertain the views of the chamber as to any modifications of the Zollverein tariff whenever opportunity may arise for carrying those modifi cations into effect. The members present were--Messrs H. Ashworth (chairman), H. ,L Leppoc, 0. Heywood, J. Hola liday, A. Cassels, the Mayor of Salford (Mr W. Pearson), and H. Fleming (secretary). The CHAIRMAN read Mr Ward's }utter of introduction from the Foreign-office, wherein it was stated that Earl Russell desired to give the board the opportunity of person ally communicating with Mr Ward, and explaining to him their views as to any modifications in favour of British in dustry which the Governments of the German Customs Union, if any opening for doing so should arise, might be urged to adopt in their tariff. He (the chairman) said that the appearance of a Government representative at that chamber was of good omen. Ile trusted that Mr Ward might be followed by others, so that there might be an in dication that diplomacy abroad was animated by the same spirit as mercantile affairs at home. Mr WARD said it gave him great satisfaction to be able, in accordance with the desire of her Majesty's Government, to appear before the representatives of the commerce of so great and important a city as Manchester. The object of his presence was twofold : first, to state the real position in which this country stood towards the newly-constituted Zollverein and the tariff which would immediately come into force; :and, secondly, to ask the chamber for its opinion, and also for suggestions, in regard to the improve ment of that tariff. The chamber was probably aware that the German Zollverein was instituted between 30 and 40 years ago, that it was very popular in Ger many, that it had tended very much to increase the material wealth and resources of that country, and that it had also added something to the political influence whicji Prussia exercised over the smaller States, Being bound by the Governments of ether States, Prussia had not been able to realise all its wishes respecting the German tariff, and in the course of time alterations and reductions of that tariff had been made. But none of those alterations was of more importance than those proposed on the occasion of the negotiation of the commercial treaty with France, which began three or four years ago. On the occasions of those negotiations he,with theßritish ambassador atßerlin, endeavoured to obtain a reduction in the duties upon British commerce, On presenting themselves at Berlin, the first question they were asked was as to what equivalent they would offer for the reduction they wanted. They were ob liged to answer that they had not any, because the British Parliament had lately made a liberal tariff for all nations; and that as Germany was enjoying the benefit of that libe ralised tariff, Prussia would act under the same principles as had been adopted with such good effect in England. In the end, the Prussian authorities promised to concede to England all that was given to France, which was, in fact, placing England on the same footing as the most favoured nation, Efforts were then made with the Berlin Board of Trade to induce the Zoliverein to adopt the tariff upon the ad valorem principle, instead of the metrical system by weight ; but it was considered that the latter system was so universally adopted by the German merchants and manu facturers that they would not be pleased with a change, and the suggestion was not carried out. He (Mr Ward) did not think that any proposal to alter - Mat nyrsteru would ha sue - cessful. The treaty with France was signed on the 2d of August, 1862 ; and in consequence of the promises made by Prussia, this country became entitled to the benefit of the tariff. Prussia then commenced getting the consent of other States, which was a task she had the utmost difficulty in accomplishing. It was only on the very. day before the end of the term fixed—viz., the let instant—that she got the consent of the four States that most objected to the measure, viz., Nassau, Hesse Darmstadt. Bavaria, and Wur temburg. These States gave their adhesion on the 30th of September ; on the let October the treaty was completed, and the Zollverein was reconstituted on the basis of the new tariff. That tariff would come into operation on the let July, 1865, and would continue for 12 years. The principle of the Zollverein was unanimity as regarded all its delibera tions and considerations; and, therefore, the voice of any one State, however small, was of the same weight as that of Prussia. It had been much discussed whether an alteration in that respect would not be an improvement, but unfortu. nately, things remained as they were. The tariff contained many reductions of duties, and many of them were not without importance to trade in general, and to the cotton districts. The duty upon cotton yarn, for instance, was re duced from 3 dole, to 2 dols ; that was from 9s. to 68. per centner (1121 b). There was a reduction in the duty upon cotton twist from 8 to 6 dole. per contner ; and in cotton manufactured stuffs from 50 dole., which had been the usual rate, to various rates of 30, 16, and 10 dole. per centner. There were also important reductions with regard to iron ; in the case of pig iron it was 25 per cent. Duties were also reduced on woollen stuffs, mixed goods, and chemicals used in manufactures. The export duty on rags was reduced nearly one-half, being from 9s. to ss. per centner, which was a matter of some importance to papermakers. All non enumerated goods which were formerly charged ls. 6,1. per centner were now free. Considering all these reductions, he thought that, though the new tariff did not go the length of a really good free trade tariff, it was a very important progress in the right direction. They might fairly entertain hopes that in the course of years the Zoll verein would go still further and appreciate the true prin ciples of trade, and see thegreat benefits which the adoption of them had conferred on the commerce, finance, and gene ral welfare of this country, The British authorities had not omitted to furnish the Prussian and other German Govern ments with those valuable statistics which the Board of Trade had lately published, showing the progress which England had made in consequence of the adoption of the free trade system. The strong arguments afforded by those statistics would not be without weight, for the Free Trade Association at Berlin was highly appreciated, and it worked by its branches very actively throughout Germany. Free trade had many friends in the Prussian House of Deputies, and the Upper House was entirely composed of free traders. The landed proprietors and nobility were to a man free traders, which was the very reverse of what had been the state of things in England. They saw that they had no interest in maintaining the protective principle. The difficulty of carrying out free -trad e measures w i t h t h e Zollverein was not with Prussia, but with the smaller States, such as Bavaria, Hesse-Darmstadt, Nassau, and others, where the manufacturing interests were too strong for the Government. The rule hith er t o a d o pt e d in the Zollverein for triennial conferences would con tinue to be maintained; consequently there would be an opportunity every three years for carrying out any sugges tions with regard to the reduction of duties which it might be expedient to make. It was also possible that political and other questions might afford other opportunities for effecting the same end sooner than they expected. At the expira tion of the 12 years over which the treaty was to extend it was competent for any State to retire upon giving two years' notice. Whilst the Franco-Russian negotiations were going on, a separate negotiation was pending with Austria, Austria tried very hard to persuade the Southern German States to leave the union, and form a separate union with her, Austria was also desirous that the treaty which existed between her and the Zollverein since 1853 should be renewed. That treaty secured a preferential admission of Austrian manufacturers into the Zollverein. Without the permission of France, which was to be on the footing of the most favoured nation, Prussia would not make the concession which Austria desired, and the probability was that Austria would now lose the benefit of the Zollverein treaty, and that Austrian manufactures would be admitted into the States of the Zollverein on the same footing as those of England and other nations. It was considered in Ger many that the reconstitution of the Zollverein was a great triumph of Prussian commercial policy,andAustria felt very sure that her commercial relations with Prussia had for the moment been cut away. He understood that the Austrian Ministers had expressed great readiness to treat with other nations, and make their arrangements, if possible, inde dendent of Prussia, He was not very sanguine that any thing important would follow from that. The Austrian Go vernment had many difficulties to deal with in the repug nance of her commercial bodies to any alterations ; and again, Austria had never gone down to the level of the tariff of the Zollverein; if she had, it would have been diffi cult for Prussia to have prevented her and some of the other German States from forming another Zollverein. Her tariff was also higher than the revised tariff of the Zollve rein. Austria was still strongly in favour of a treaty with England, and her prawn made it important that But ar rangements with foreign nations should be effected, They must hope that the Austrian manufacturers would make further efforts towards freeing their trade, and further improvements in that ccun try might, though slowly, be expected. Through the re commendation of the German Commercial Diet, the sub ject of a treaty of commerce between the Zollverein and Russia had been ventilated. The Commercial Diet recom mended that the Treaty should contain general reductions applicable, on both sides, to all nations. Should it take effect the Russian tariff would be reduced largely, and the Zollverein would admit every description of Russian pro duce duty free. The negotiations had hitherto been pri vate; but a negotiator who came from St Petersburg to Berlin was told that as soon as the reconstitution of the Zollverein was completed negotiations with Russia would be opened efficially. If a treaty was effected ho an ticipated great benefits to this country, for whatever bene fits were given by Russia to Prussia would also be secured to England, for we stood on the footing of the most favoured nation with Russia. The treaty would also bo beneficial to Russia herself. for it would stop the enormous smuggling on the frontier, and admit English goods legiti mately, and he hoped to a much greater extent. In reply to Mr Leppoc, Mr WARD said that he was in structed in 1861 to represent English interests at Berlin on the occasion of the conference between Prussia and France. Mr LEPPOC said they were all indebted for the very lucid and valuable information which had been given by Mr Ward ; and they were glad that the Foreign-office was beginning to take more notice of them as a Chamber of Commerce. He regretted that at the conference between Prussia and France in 1861, Prussia forgot that she had a quid pro quo for all she could offer us in the repeal of the corn laws (for we had few duties beyond the excise) ; and that on the occasion of that repeal England did not avail herself of the opportunity of obtaining a promise of a cor responding boon from other countries. With regard to Austria, he was quite of Mr Ward's opinion. A short time ago, when it was proposed that ho, as a member of that chamber, should go to Austria to set forth the advantages of free trade, he expressed his objec tions to such a course, because he wee convinced that at present it would be useless. He could not believe that Austria would give up her protective system. In the case of Russia Mr Ward had made a passing remark about the smuggling on the frontier. That smuggling was carried on to an enormous extent. In fact, he did not believe that the Government got one-twentieth of the duties that were due to it, In 99 cases out of 100 English goods were passed through the Russian ports by means of false declarations, which were connived at by corrupt officials, who received a pro rata share of plunder, something after the manner that prize money was distributed to a ship's officers and crew. He concluded by moving a vote of thanks to Mr Ward. The motion was seconded by Mr HOLLIDAY and adopted. On the motion of Mr 0. HEYWOOD, seconded by Mr. CA.SSELS, the following resolution was passed :—" That the best thanks of the directors of this chamber are due and are hereby given to Earl Russell for the opportunity afforded of conferring with Mr Ward, C. 8., her Majesty's charge el' afaires at Hamburg. The directors have learned with great gratification the important concession, especially as regards the staple manufactures of this district, which has been made by the Zollverein. They also contemplate with pleasure further reduction, and a bolder adoption of free trade policy." The meeting then separated, The New Bankruptcy Act. Yesterday was issued, in a blue book of 530 pages, the report of the select committee appointed to in• quire into the working of the New Bankruptcy Act, together with the evidence heard before them. This report ie simply a postponement of any decisive re• commendations until next session. It is as follows : The length of time spent in the important inquiry en trusted to your committee has rendered it impossible for them to do more than report the evidence taken by them, while fulfilling the duty imposed on them. To report use fully on so difficult and intricate a subject requires great care and much thought. Many attempts have already been made to legislate with effect upon this important branch of administration, and the failure of these manifold efforts makes it imperative upon Parliament to act with great cir cumspection and deliberation in all future proceedings in this matter. Your committee therefore hope that at the commencement of the next session of Parliament they may be reappointed, and thus that sufficient time may be afforded for a due consideration of the many intricate questions that havo to be clectaea before ancient legislation is possible. It appears, however, that a /Ong draft report was proposed by the chairman, Mr M'offett, and read to the committee, though the above, proceeding from Mr Roebuck, was ultimately adopted. This draft report, which is of considerable length, contains the following paragraphs respecting the commissioners, the official assignees, the creditors' assignees, the registrars, the accountant in bankruptcy, the mes sengers and the ushers, denoting to a certain ex tent the nature of a great part of the evidence : That as regards the commissioners, there is concurrent testimony as to the great uncertainty of their decisions; complaints are numerous as to the delay of all matters ad ministered in the court, and also as to neglect in exercising the powers of punishing fraudulent debtors with which they are invested by the Act of 1861. That considerable public inconvenience has also been experienced from the irregular hours and short periods during which the courts are open in London for the transaction of business, and that the affairs of the district courts appear to be adminis tered in a still more objectionable manner. In one case it was proved that a commissioner of the Leeds court, who is in receipt of £l,BOO per annum, resides in London, and attends the court at Leeds for a few hours only once a fort night. It will be obvious that such laxity on the part of the commissioner, being the head of the court, gives the tone to the other officials. As respects the Official Assignees.—There appears to be a considerable amount of negligence and indifference in the collection and distribution of the funds. A case was quoted in which so long a period as nine months elapsed after a dividend had been declared before payment was made, although the money was lying at the credit of the official assignee's account. Much of this negligence is stated by several witnesses to arise from the alteration in their mode of remuneration by commission to fixed salaries of £l,OOO or £1,200 a year; this view was supported by the evidence of Mr. Commissioner Holroyd, Mr Miller (the chief regis trar) by Messrs. Lewis, Lawrence, and Reed, experienced FLorensdiodnenptroa of the t t i h t i e o n A e s r s s o , c a i n a t d e d by e Mr. ll : m b S e a r m s p o s f o Co n mmerce L ; l a o l y i d, of whom concurred in advising that if the services of official assignees are retained, their remuneration should be partly by salary and partly by commission. There is no uniform system of keeping accounts ; no sufficient control, either in respect to their duties or their accounts ; that they stand in an anomalous position with respect to the creditors' assig- nee, who has, in the first place, to audit the official assig nee's account, the official assignee in return auditing the accounts of the creditor's assignee. The system of audit is of an incomplete and unsatisfactory character, being usually made in a crowded room, where the accounts of 20 or 30 different estates are all frequently audited at the same time, amidst much noise and confusion. It was further proved that very serious defalcations have occurred in the ac• counts of the official assignees ; that they not unfre quently obtain power to sell the property of the estate previous to the choice of the creditors' assignee, and to the detriment of creditors. That these gentlemen are not selected on account of any fitness for the offices. In the case of the Birmingham district court, it was stated that two of them had been bankrupt, one as a banker and one as a stockbroker, one was a newspaper editor, and the fourth a clerical agent. That the principal amount of labour in the collection of the debts is thrown upon the creditors' assignee. That it is clearly proved that no chock or supervision exists as to whether the assets are collected or left uncollected either by the of f icial assignee or the cre ditors' assignee. As to the Creditors' Assignees.—The existing act places upon the creditors' assignees the responsibility of collecting and settling all debts over £lO in value, but does not provide the remuneration previously apportioned to the official as signee, and therefore the affairs are frequently handed over to solicitors, whose charges prove very onerous to the estate. The arrangement has consequently not been found to work advantageously, but it is suggested that payment by com mission to creditors' assignees would partially obviate this disadvantage, As to the Registrars.—These gentlemen appear to hold an anomalous position, occasionally discharging the func tions of the commissioners, and when not so occupied their duties appear to be such as would be batter discharged by experienced accountants ; their utility under the existing system appears to be of an extremely limited character; as to the control which should be exercised by the regis trars over the meesengers of the conrt, it appears that in one of the district courts two of the registrars were actually under pecuniary obligations to the messengers of the court, and had bees so for many years. The registrars are entrusted with the audit and taxation of the passengers' bills of costs against the bankrupt estate, and in the cases referred to, each of the messengers is reputed to have overcharged sums, amounting in one case to £1,423, and in the other to £1,560 in two years, which overcharges had been allowed by the registrars, and retained by the messengers. As regards the Accountant in Bankruptcy—This :officer appears simply to discharge the duties of a treasurer, hav ing no control whatever over either the official or creditors' assignees, or their accounts. As to the Messengers.—The payment of the officers fre quently constitutes a very heavy charge upon the mete. PRICE .4d. STAMPED ....sd. Their duties seem to be such as might be discharged by the assignees. It appears that, in addition to their authorised dues, they have been in the habit of making charges in re spect of duties not performed, for journeys never undertaken, and for others far in excess of the amount paid. The die coveries previously mentioned, of overcharges to the amount of £1,423 and £1,666 in the years 1862 and 1863, are due to an investigation ordered by the Lord Chancellor to be made as to the Leeds district court. It is proved that the mes• sengers are constantly in the habit of employing brokers, notwithstanding the abolition of.that custom by the act of 1861, and of charging the same in their accounts, which, being sanctioned by the registrar as taxing-master.thc soli citor to the estate is compelled to pay. As to the Ushers.—The duties of the ushers would ap pear to be simply to attend upon the court, for which their salaries, varying from £BO to £lOO per annum, seem to be ample remuneration. But it is apparent from the evidence that these individuals exercise such occult influence over the legal practitioners in these courts as enables them to levy very heavy contributions in the shape of charges for useless copies of proceedings, which the solicitors feel bound to take in order to avoid obstruction in the despatch of business. In an appendix of nearly 200 pages are a variety of im portant dccuments which were communicated to the com mittee, or called for by them, in the course of the inquiry, Cotton Supply Association. At the usual weekly meeting of the executive committee, held on Tuesday, a letter was read from Malta, reporting that the twr:, gins presented by the association to the Maltese Exhibition have been set up, one in the large village of Zebbng, where any one is at liberty to clean his cotton by it free of charge, and the other is one of the Government houses in the neighbouring island of Gozo, for pub lic use. By this means it is hoped that the gins will be useful, and be appreciated in spite of the great prejudice prevailing against anything new. The quantity of cotton raised in these islands has hitherto averaged 3,500,0001 b. per annum, and the produce of this year is expected to be 4,500,0001 b. Experiments are in progress with three sorts of foreign cotton seed, the results of which will be communicated. The land is principally a good fruitful clay, mixed more or less with disinte grated calcareous sandstone. In some places there is a mixture of fine red loam, but there is supply of water. A letter was received from Jaffa, reporting the results of cotton cultivation on the Palestine Model Farm, and enclosing samples of the cotton grown there from seed sent out by the association. The Egyptian and New Orleans varieties are de scribed as presenting a beautiful appearance, the plants being about four feet high and very full ; the cotton ia white, fine, and of long staple, and has been grown without irrigation. The cotton raised from native seed in the district has this year proved a failure; the plants, though looking healthy and promising during the whole of the season, have borne but little, and in many cases nothing what ever, whilst the cotton is coarse and of short staple. It is represented to be highly important that ' exotic seed should be largely introduced, as both climate and soil are most favourable to the culti vation of cotton, and that without irriga tion. A letter was read from Mr. Hyde Clarke, describing an interview at Constanti. nopie with Fuad Pacha, Grand Vizier, in which he urged upon the Government the importance of taking immediate measures to ensure an ample sup ply of American seed for distribution in Turkey, and the fulfilment of the promises made by the Porte to liberate the cultivators of cotton from the vexatious interference of the tax collector, as well as the necessity of securing the construction of roads and railways. Samples of cotton, called " Laran," were received from Peru, with an intimation that this quality is likely to come forward in consider. able quantities before long. The cultivation of cotton is reported to be progressing favourably in Rio Grande do Sul (Brazils), and that some parcels are on their way to Liverpool. A sample was re• ceived of a fibre from the 'West Indies, described as growing in a pod I:ke cotton, and a small shrub called imako, the bark of which is used to make cords for tying horses. A letter was read from the ; honorary agents of the association at Bombay, containing details of the distribution of American and Egyptian seed forwarded to them, and which has been sent throughout the presidency, and to other parts of India. Copies of the draft of a new tariff for the Dutch colonies in the Eastern Seas, which has been submitted by the Netherlands Go vernment to the States-General were received from the Foreign-office. Consular reports on the cni- tivation of cotton in the district of Aleppo, Corfu, Ceara, Maceio, Bahia, and Damascus were received from the Foreign-office, together with a despatch from the acting consul-general at Constantinople, enclosing a report from the vice-consul at A dria nople. He states that satisfactory accounts have been received of the districts of Ouzounkuipru and Dimotica. The crops from American seed arc in a forward state, and there is every reason to hope that they will give good returns. The reports from most parts of the districts in Thrace and Bulgaria represent the crops from Egyptian seed to be by no means encouraging, and the generality of growers are of opinion that this exotic cannot be successfully naturalised in this part of European Turkey. A large supply of Ame rican seed for distribution in Adrianople, Ouzoun kuipru, and Dimotica, is earnestly recommended. The return from the Pashalik of Aleppo, Adana, and Maraslo states that 310,000 acres were planted with cotton in 1863, and 745,000 acres in 1864—that but a very smell quantity of American seed has been sown this year, and the produce, which was 212,500 cwt in 1863, is expected to be 215,000 cwt in 1864. The crop is sent to Mersyna and Alexandretta. The cultivation of sesame seed, castor oil plant, and rice has been entirely abandoned for that of cotton. In the Pashalik of Adana a species of worm resembling a small silkworm has done considerable damage to the cotton plants, and destroyed, it is calculated, about two-thirds of the pods ; so that, though more than double the area has been sown, the produce will not be much greater than last year's. I❑ the pashaliks of Aleppo and Marasle the crops are very promising. The insecurity occasioned by the inroads of the wandering tribes, bath Bedaweens and Tur comans, to whom large sums have to be paid, as blackmail, is a serious obstacle to the extension of cotton cultivation. Large tracts of fine arable land a►l along the banks of the Euphrates, easily irriga. ble, and still bearing traces of ancient cultivation, are now lying waste. From the island of Corfu it is reported that the land available for cotton is of small extent, and the produce, always insignificant, has rather diminished than increased. No cotton is exported; it is solely cultivated for home consump tion, and is not likely to extend during the feverish excitement of political changes, and whilst many in tricate questions, affecting the relative position of landlord and tenant, remain to be determined by legislative enactment. In the island of Cephalonia there are no materials for forming a reliable esti mate of the extent of land planted with cotton, which is only cultivated for home consumption. In the island of nate, the soil being unsuitable for cotton, but little was grown until within the last three years, during which it has somewhat increased; the produce last year was 12,0001b5, and this year is expected to be 40,0001b5. The return from Ceara (Brazils) states that no reliable estimate can be formed of the extent of cotton cultivation in that province, but the annual shipments from 1845 up to last year show a considerable increase ; the want of population is the great drawback. It is estimated that 4,480,0001bs will be exported this year. In the province of Alagoas (Brazils) the area planted with cotton in 1863 was about 90 square leagues, and the increase this year is ten per cent. The produce, which in the former year was 49,609 bales, or 310,056 arrobas of 321 b each, is expected to be doubled this year. Up to the end of August, 43,614 bales, or 224,984 arrobas of 321 b each, had been exported. In the province of Bahia no materials exist for forming an accurate estimate of the extent of land planted 'with cotton, which is, however, small ; very little, if any, foreign seed has been used N s although it has been imporkd. About §35 toe* et cotton was the produce of 1863, and 873 tone were received ❑} to the end of August in this year. Bad roads, sad the want of means of transport, are great hindrances to the cultivation of cotton, and govern mentrhas not done anything towards the removal of impediments. Her Majesty's Consul at Damas• cus states that he has had - the queries of the associa. tion tramilated into Arabic, and forwarded them to the mudirs of the districts, and the sheikhs of the principal villages, bat the answers have not yet been received. From personal inquiries made at Baalbek, he reports that 1,000 acres were planted with cotton in this district in 1863, and 3,000 in 1864, and that the produce in the former year was 36,0001b5, and is explcted to be in the latter 180,000Ibs, which is sent to Beirut. The crops iook healthy. American seed had not succeeded; the plants came up weli,hut the autumn rains set in before the pods were ripe. The native plant does not require so long a time to come to perfection. The climate is cold, owing to proximity to Mounts Lebanon and An i-Lebanon. Various grants of seed were made, which closed the proceedings. The Distress in Lancashire. PRESTON. At the weekly meeting of the Relief Committee held at Crooked-lane on Monday night there was a further increase in the number of cases relieves. It appears from the report presented that the num• ber of cases was 2,413, comprising 8,983 persons, who had been relieved at a cost of £251 7s 2d, being an increase of 113 cases, 348 persona, and £ll 15s 2d in cost. The chief constable's report shows that there were 8,973 operatives working six days per week, 1,345 five days, 1,322 four days, 4,599 three days, 46 two days, and 11,139 totally unemployed. The num ber of mills totally closed was 27, and the loss of wages for the week £9,833 63. Owing to the pre. valence of scarlet fever and other sickness, the Re. lief Committee ordered their visitors to report as to the extent to which this prevailed, also the condi. tion of the dwellinghouses and premises in the dis tricts affected. The result of these inquiries showed that during the past fortnight there had been 192 cases of scarlet fever, 41 of which had proved fatal, The sanitary condition of the worst part of the town was in many instances very bad, open cess pools and other nuisances being enumerated. The committee referred these reports to the local Board of Health, who promptly instructed their inspector to see that the evils complained of were at once remedied. 1 /~~ BLACKBURN. The Relief Committee met on Monday evening, in the Town-hall, under the presidency of Council lor Sturdy. The hon. secretary, Mr Henderson, reported that the sub-committee had distributed relief last week to 334 cases, representing 1,450 persons, at a cost of £lOB 7s 6d ; as compared with last week this is an increase of 60 cases, 300 per. sons, and of £l5 63 3d. in the amount expended. The Expenses of the committee for the week were £4 2s. It was agreed to recommend the Educational Committee to issue school certificates for the eaten. dance at a day school of the children of these in rex lief, the attendance to be paid for at the rate of 2d per week, as formerly. Mr Alderman Hutchinson called the attention of the committee to a statement which had been made public that the Oldham Re lief Committee distributed relief to the unemployed operatives in the Oldham Union. This statement had been made the basis of an argument in favour of the Blackburn Relief Committee undertaking to relieve the factory operatives now out of work in out-townships of the Blackburn Union. It was, however, contrary to fact. Whatever might be the boundary of the Oldham Relief Committee, there were, or had been, eight additional Relief Committees organised or in operation, and four of these district committees had been before the Manchester Committee that morning as ap plicants for a grant. In the Blackburn Union there had been a local committee established in 13 townships in addition to the borough of Blackburn, and if the distress increased in these districts these committees could at once make application for a grant to Manchester. The meeting adjourned till Monday next. The statement Alderman Hutchinson refers to was made by Mr Dickenson at the Board of Guardians meeting last Saturday. It will be, therefore, understood that Mr Dickenson's mission to the Relief Committee was unsuccessful. BURNLEY. There are now in Burnley no less than 23 mills and sheds at a complete standstill; the majority of the remainder are running short time, and a fear exists that even these may succumb to a fluctuating market, The effect of this severe depression has been to add considerable numbers to the unemployed operative list of the local Relief Committee, and the committee have now to exercise great discriminas tion in selecting the most deserving cases from the multitude that present themselves. Last week's returns show that 650 applications for relief were made, which occupied the committee two consecutive days in examining ; the result being that 344 cases were entertained, representing 1,424 persons, who were relieved at a cost of £126, the average indivi dual earnings amounting to 2d per week, Some of the young unmarried powerloom weavers have banded together and issued a circular, wherein they solicit the assistance of the public in the following terms :—" Distress in Burnley.—lt is no use our applying to the Relief Committee for aid, because their rule is not to support single men. Now, be cause we are not married we are, as a body, likely to perish. Looking at these things, in the name of humanity we ask the public what we are to do. The law forbids stealing, and starvation cannot be borne much longer, for our frames are almost exs hausted. There is a necessity for our taking some honest means for our support." During the past week the Board of Guardians expended in relief £241 2s 3d, against £2ll lls 8d in the correspond ing week of last year ; 107 vagrants were relieved, and there are 113 inmates in the house, against 126 in the corresponding week of last year. CIIORLEY. Daring the past month there has been a steady and gradual increase in the distress in this town, which may be attributed partly to the stoppage of two large mills and the adoption of short time at others, and partly to the inferior quality of the material, in the working of which the hands are not able to earn near the amount of wages they would if the material were good. Pauperism is rapidly on the increase, the number relieved during the week ended on Tuesday, the 25th inst., showing an increase of 260, as compared with the number in the receipt of relief a month ago. The state of emg ployment according to the latest returns is as foil' lows :—Usually employed, 4,857 ; unemployed at present time, 1,395 ; employed full time, 1,931 ; employed five days per week, 460; weekly loss in wages, £BB4 ss. The town itself is in a very ded pressed state, as evinced in the number of empty shops and cottages in the town and the almost weekly failures in business of the tradespeople. The Relief Committee are about to resume active operao tions this week, having received a grant of £l5O from the Central Executive Committee on Monday. The committee relieved a few cases last week out of 133 which they had in hand, being the balance left from their previous operations. A letter from the Poor Law Board was read before the Board of Guardians on Tuesday, inquiring into the health of the paupers in the Chorley Union, and it was re( solved that the matter should be considered before a special meeting on Tuesday week. THE LATE GALE.—The forebodings expressed in our accounts of the gale in the Moray Firth on Wednesday at,d Thursday, which appeared in our impression of Friday, have unhappily been fully realised. The boats which were missing from Portessie and Buckie have now been ascer tained beyond question to have been lost, In the Buckle boat,the ew, the cr Gle , y, it is n ew co nsidered beyond all doubt that all consisting of nine men, have been drowned. Another boat belonging to Buckie was also lost. The Shamrock, of Portessie, was cast ashore within a quarter of a mile of her port, and her crew of nine men . were all lost. Altogether, no fewer than 26 men belonging to the two villages, which are both in the parish of Ruthven, have been lost, leaving 12 widows and 34 fatherless claildren,-- Scotsman. T " OXFOR D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited ) . THIS EVENING will be produced (second time in this country), ORM EE AUX ENFERS, by Offenbach. 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