The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-16 00:00:00

SIR JAMES ORAIIAM ON 'nu: CULTIVA-
TION OF FLAX.

In pur.unnec of a circular signed by Mr. Matthew
Browse. agent for Sir James Graham in this district, a
Meeting was held on Monday afternooo, at the Grahame.
Arm, Longtown, " for the purpoee of taking into coo-
!adenines the propriety of introducing the cultivation of
the Sax crop into this district, and also to endeavour to
come to some arrangement with Mr. Rome, of l'arlisle, to
Ware the totabliehmt nt of a flax mill at Longtown." The
secular was addressed more immediately to the tenantry of
the right honourable baronet, but many gentlemen from a
distance atti 'Wed who were interested in agricultural
Marten, and erne of whom had had considerable cape-
tome, in the cultivation of flax.
The meeting consisted in all of about GO sierras, and as
it was stated in the circular that "Sir James Graham
would introduce the subject," considerable interest was
meek 4. Upon a table in the room in which the meeting
miss held were arranged seecimensof flax grown upon Sir J.
Graham's estate At Croft:lead, ale. tempi,. taken tuna the
Crop cultivated by Mr. Rome. In addition to these w, re
specimens of the raw material and the manufactured
article. eshibiting all the stages of Chevalier Clauwen's
piece. the,, were examined sod discussed previous to
the commencement of the pow '.dingo, with considerable
euriout) sad Mere.! Seth aft, r one o'clock,
Sir JAMES IlltAllAY entered the room, and at once
sommented the bueineesof the meeting. 'Ehe right hon.
baronet commenced by aimlngising for asking them to meet
bins nopieting a metro. w Inch he ha.l no oppoi tunity of bring-
tag bef .me under their note,. Ilatiis t also disclaimed all mar
tart" of a political nature in counexion with the movement,
be proem-deal to at ite that in travelling through le'land,
about three years since, he ea. struck with the vast euperio.
Pity of Ulster over the urn r prosier., of that country, and,
on tiotstigating the cause, he found it to be due to the fact
that it was the seat of the limn trade of inland,
sad much engaged in the cultivation of flax.
Ile nom ally costeidered whether there was anything peen
-
liar in the ur c:imatc at that particular portion of
'retold which gave it an advantage over the South of
Scott: and and Nerth of England, and deliberete consilera-
lion 1.11 him to the couclusion that neither the roil nor
climate was superior. (Hear.) lie then thoualit it his
e to inve.tigate the subject not only ax connected with
!retard. hut also to esteud inquiries to dill. rent part. of
Euelarel. (Hear, hear.) In the South he found, pursuing
injuirie. as far as Wiltshire, Ne.ex, and into Wide.,
there was a strong impression that the time had arrived
when ih • attention of agriculturists must be directed to
the or oath of Nat. The right hen. baronet having ma
some r suiration. train intelligent farmers, in which
the 1nt...111.-lon of flax into the rotation of cow,
was reommiendeil. and hoeing briefly described the
Clitee'sni'a'netill.7trirrl7cocfmtrrawyhmicahteril.:la,Tpe taken
toisiticyc'
I felt that it was of the litTlaw., importance to you, under
the cireunistanee., to introduce the cultivation of flax in
your !oration of crops; it is what I shall do in reference to
the land whit li I farm myself, and my firm conviction is
that its general adoption as ;:l inns: advantageous to the
iteerests of both owner sail occupier. (!fear.) The diffi-
culty is where to And a manufacturer an the immediate
of the grower who will undertake the pur-
ehoeu and eunveision of the seed into oileake, and of the
straw into Nth. (Rear) 1 fur one would not have any
rem et it a joint-.bock affair of this kind, nor wooed I re-
wow, nil the tanner. to become imerulative to that extent.
(Rear.) It is snough foe them to grow the row material.
But whilst I felt it was due to ciutiou the farmers upon
this. point, I inquired in my own immediate neighbour-
hoed whether thin. was any gentleman of spirit, skill, capi-
tal and enterprise, r.ady to undertake the experiment.
(Hear.) Well. gentlemen, the result was that in Mr. Rome
I found what I sought for, and he expressed himself per-
feu,y willing to undertake the enterprise if the growers
woiril give hint some encouragement. ("Hear, hear," and
appla.u.e.) I said to him at tile time, Now don't be rash;
doe t do anything without looking wrll what Yeti are about,
and al, dating all the chance,' of success. I advised him
to a.. ti Ireland and learn what was going on there. I raid
I Is id give )nu the hest introsluctione you can have with
regard to opportunities of teeing the growth and mann.
Isnot e of flax. I am not unknown there, and every facility
shall be offorili d you of acquiring all the information you
can pevibly obt tin ; and, moreover, if you like ri go, my
agent. Mr. Itrown, shall accompany you. (.'applause.)
Mr. Rome wont accordingly, and returned home very
much temllrmed in his previous opinion, that there
was co much superiority in the mode adopted by Belgium
and in Ireland, that he was not unwilling to proceed at
once, if toe grievers of this neighbourhood will only give
bun soo.e es rtainty with regard to the supply of the raw
material. (" II ar," and applause.) Ileanng this, I natu-
rally wrote off to my two great neighbour, all-powerful on
Ouch aide of the fiordcr. Lord Carlisle and the Duke of.
bucclevelt, to learn what they hail to say on the subject.
They wen of nay opinion, that if thin cultivation could be
introduced. with the ant of a couple of manufsetoner ludo-
pendeut of the land, it was a great opportunity, which
oiled oat to be neglected. (Hear.) But the great proprie.
son can do nothing of thenzsdres, linas.isted And without
cooperation. y mast have the support of the yeomen
sad the fanner., and without it all uur efforts are in vain.
If the way be leafed by your assent to this proposition, I
shall have no looitation in getting a person over from [re-
load to guperintend the process of " pulling," at my own
east. (" Hear,- and applause.) So, also. at the sacrifice
of some inning., I am willing to come to an arrangement
with Mr. Rome to establish a manufactory in this district.
(Renewed app! me.) I found that some objections were
made to taking the raw material so far as Carlisle. I find
that Mr. Rome, so confluent is he that the manufacture
will *mond, ha. already made arrangenienta for obtaining
premiers is Car:i.le for that purpose. But so I have already
stated it is ne.eseary in my view to have an immediate ap.
primate ion of ti.c p:aee of growth to the place of manufac-
ture, an lif we give Mr. Rome encouragement to open
another establisliraret in Longtown as a sort of branch ma-
aufactery ha is ready to enter into that arrangement like.
wise. (Heat. hear.)
Mr. limo amlseveral other gentlemen corroborated the
Wears put forward by Sit J. Graham, who read the follow-
mg statement :

Coat of Coxhelots and Value of 22. Or. 20p. of Flax, grown
on ('raft Head Farm; Scason, 18.51.
ruout-1

To 38 bads seed, et fi4. percus ilel
To :, Loos 11 cal. straw, st tilts. per ion

COST.
By two ploughings, furrowing, sow-
um. rolling, atc., at 16s. per acre CI 14 0
By G bush. seed. at Ins. per bushel 3 0 0
By weeding, toot 9s. ad. per acre 1 0 0
13y pul:teog, harvesting, thatching,
le., cost 41s. per sere ^ 4 6
By rent of land. rates, Its., 265. per
sem

£23 2 0

110 16 0
Levin and thatalkiag wed. at
Vb. per acre
By carriage of straw to Cazliale, at Is
per tea 1 3 6
13 4 0

£9 18 0
Profit, LI 13s. per acre.
The meeting (repeated althorn coming to any Specific
arrangement, the lantana ban left spa maul the 2od of
February.

SPORTING.

TATTERSALL'zi—Tnussixty.
CHEN= CVP.
to opt Iltr. litaidoro Contra (t NM I).
to to Itare•lnot (1)
11.: to (t).
DERBY.
0 I add Kr. Mrrry't Hobble Noble ~t)
IS to Lord Zetlantre Augur (t)
Id to Lord Yotientoter Claterboare (t)
II Io tor., Itlttb!orrlair'o Nougat (I)
10 to Ur. J. otaa.ry'r (Neil° (t freely)
1,0110 OD 101 Klosston and Lookllot It)
no two favourite. were barked at the quoted odd, for
601. owl, Kingston freely at IS and 20 to I, Claverhou.e, in
three or four quarters, at IS and 16 to I, and Orals) at 20
to 1 to wady 3001.

OUNDLE STEEPLF.-CHASEB.-7UEADAY.
FAltll3lll' and TRADIMMIN'a STERPLII CRAPE STAINS
of 6 00•4 each, and 25 added ; three miles. (4 subs.)
Mr. 11. tiled's Palm 12.0 Ilk .
Mr. Tennant% *Ws AO, IM Ilk (Mr. Dal'er) 3
Mr. Przarie. Sweat. 12. t Id, (NW Welillt) 3
Mr. Pereira's Th Lady-Killer, 13.5711 (Mr. 00rdas) 4
Bating .. 2 to 1 art Snipe, and 4 to 1 art Single Sole.
Won easy by two lengths ; half a length between second
and third.
HANDICAP SW 666666 KT-4 of 11 revs each, 10 ft, and
only 2if declared, with 100 added, the second to save his
stake ; four mile*. (72 abs., 9of whom declared.)
Mr.T. J. Mssos's 00114 Uses% list 4lb ... . (T. 01.ver 1 I
Mr. Ilersuesl•4o3, SW 31 (ltutherfnrd) 2
114'. O. Deurtes eAffill. 9.4 IMb (D. Wynne) 0
Mr. Vranew's 0140•.101 1010
Mr. C. Hisulaes Maria MOO 3, OM Sib (Planner) 0
Mr. Gears'. Matas, Nat Mb
Mr. Load's TMGeneral. Itlat 411 f
.Oinver) n
Betting : 6 to 4 mist British Yeoman (taken freely), 5 to
2 apt Carrig, 6 to 1 mat Maria Monk, sad 6 to 1 asrst The
General. Isaac made the running for the Ant half mile,
when the favourite took it up, was never after headed, and
won in a canter. All but the first two fell early in the Life,
[Linton breaking his b ick.
SaLLIND RTAIE.4 of .5 sots. each, 2 ft, and 26 added.
Three miles. (12 subs.)
Mr. Frane• Tesing Lawry pliY.,, led 4th . 'Ramie.) I
Mr. 11. Bed% Jerry (40!). Wm 4111 .. .... . .. . . 10a011040) 2
Mr. 0. STensd.'s Psrsots Dmobllir (MI), Inet 411 .. (A'.k ( 3
Mr. R. eathee. Harks:oar (M), list (Owner) 0
Mr. CChoillion'or Irm hog C. 1.), 1151 III01) 0
We W. Saab's but ktbosur WI, Mil Mb (Areber) A
Mr. Howard's Gabor, (eV. 1142 alb (Dcaskleras) 0
Mr. WAhrr's tour) 14:4). 04 Pk .....—.... (Orion) n
Mr. T. Prices RaMlaWre 0.0, 9111 Mb • rer") °
Mr. Wristie• Atalanta ( I, Int Mb ..„.... .... ........( 1 0
Mr. Rsepsth'. onn4)y (41111 hat Mr (2073.1 0
Woe in a canter by time leagtlhe; the mans between
wand and third.

NAVAL
Arm inALTT, JAN. 1 S.—APPQiYTMF.MTIL—COM-
sanden C. Forsyth and V. A. Maminoberd, to Caul
(hoard. Lieutenant' J. W. Pike, to Boars; and 0. P.p.
plowell, to Brdarosia. Boatswain H. *Darnall, thinner
M. I'. Moore, and Carpenter W. Joao, to nom.
Centaur, with the Admiral, at
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