The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-28 00:00:00

CROPS OF corro, IN ma SOUTHERN STATES
IN 1810-1862.

The following correspondence has been addressed
to the Manchester Cotton Supply Association by
order of Earl Russell :

Foreign-offiee, Oct. 25.

Sir,—l am directed by Earl Russell to transmit to you
herewith, to be laid before the Cotton Supply Association, •
copy of • despatch from her Majesty's Coesnl at Charleston,
oo•twiag observations on the cotton crops in the Southern
States of America daring the years 1860, 1861, and 1862,
together with information as to the stock of cotton now on
hand.-1 am, air, your most obedient humble servant,

_
E. HAMMOND
G. R. Haywood, Esq., Cotton Supply Association.
British Coneyhuts, Charleston, August 13.

My Lord,—The near approach of the close of the " cotton
year," which is compiled from September 1, seems to render
appropriate a few remarks upon the condition and amount
of the crop which has been planted during the last spring
and summer, as well as some general information oo the
subject of the cotton supply from the Southern States of
America.

I begin by expre•siog my regret that the disturbed state of
the country, and the irregularity of communication, render
it more difficult than usual to procure trustworthy details.
But I have taken some pains to collect the information, and
venture to think that it may be depended upon.
There can be but little doubt that the crop of 1862
would, under ordinary circumstances, have reached
4,500,000 bales ; but in consequence of the civil war, not
more than 1,500,000 have been planted. It is thought by
some that the present crop will not exceed one million
bales, but I have reason to believe that the supply from
Texas has been underestim►ted. That state has been, as
yet, very little disturbed by military operations, so that
agriculture has been less interfered with than elsewhere.
On the banks of the Mississippi very little cotton has been
planted, as the danger is too great. It is only in the in-
terior of the various states, at a distance from the great
rivers, that the crop of this year is to be found.
The crop of 1860 was disposed of, and, in a considerable
measure, exported before the blockade of the Southern ports
was established ; but it is calculated that 750,000 bales still
remain on baud.

The crop of 1861 amounted to about 2,750,000 bales. Of
these about one million bales have been destroyed, at
various places, to prevent their falling into the bands of the
Federal' ; the rest is stored in the interior of the different
states. Much of it has been bought by foreigners, who
hope to preserve it as neutral property through all the
dangers of the war.
About 50,000 bales have inn the blockade successfully,
chiefly to Nassau. One cargo has gone to Barcelona, and
one to France; I do not take into account the product of the
sea islands of South Carolina and Georgia. They are in the
possession of the Federala, and 1 have no mane of Year-
taining whether any cotton at all has been grown there
during the present season.
The amount, therefore, of cotton remaining in the South-
ern State■ at this date, which might be available to foreign
commerce as soon as the blockade is removed, may be said
to stand thus :

Bake.
Ranukioder of crop of 1860 760,000
Cudestroydri crop of 1861
Crop of 1862 (uot yet picked)

4,0(0,000
Shipped through the blockade
Remaining in the South 3,050,000

It must, of tonne, be remembered that • portion, or the
whole, of this accumulation may be destroyed at any mo.
meat by the Southern people.-1 have, Ise.,
(SlPed) it. BUNCH.

CHANCERY Rwroaw.—On Saturday, the Ist
November, • new act of pediment respecting the practice
of the Court of Chancery will take effect. It gives the
court power to postpone or refuse the application of reme-
dies within its jurisdiction until questions of law and fact
on which the tale to such remedies depended had been
ascertained ia one of the courts of common law. It is now
enacted that the Court of Chancery may itself determine
every question of law and fact incident to the relief sought.
That court may, however, when such matters can more
conveniently be beard at the &Wee. or in Londe' or Mid-
dlesex, direct an issue on the subject. Nothing in the act
is to alter or affect the power of the judges of the Court of
Chancery to sit with the assistance of a judge of one of the
common law courts. The proordure of the Court of Chan-
cery of the County Palatine of Lancaster is now assimilated
to that of the flesh Court of Chancery.
THE EIRBREW OATH.—At a coroner's court held
yesterday at the London Hospital, before Mr. John
Huniphieya, the question as to the proper method of
taking the Hebrew oath, which, since its previous ventila-
tion et the same institution, has excited. it is understood,
no little attention amongst members of the Jewish persua-
sion, was again the occasion of an animated diacu-siou. Mr.
!.avid Hyman byte, the house surgeon of the London
Hospital, having taken the oath, uncovered, upon the
English translation of the Bible, and merely substituting
the words "So help him Jehovah" for the ordinary form of
"So hely bim God, was proceeding togive his evidence, when
a juror, who was a member of the Hebrew persuasion, said,
with great earnestness, I protest against the mangler
which Mr. byte has taken the oath. It has
not been taken according to the proper form, and is in point
of feet uo smith. The Chief Rabbi has decided that tins
manner in which Mr. byte has taken the oath is not correct.
Mr. byte said that he had already given his reasons fully
for believing that the sacred obligation of an oath was not
diminished by his not having a hat on when be took it.
His convictions with respect to the subject were unchanged,
and lie need only say that the oath gnu perfectly binding on
Lim. The juror, however, continuing to protest, the coroner
said that the law upon the point was clear. if a %diorama-
! den were to come before him and say that a certain mode of
taking au earth was binding on his conscience, he would be
bound to believe Lim, and to administer the oath to him in
that manner, and not to prescribe soother. Mr. Byte had
distiocily stated his conscientious belief that the oath as
taken was binding, and there was not the slightest reason to
doubt that it was so. The juror said that he could not
agree with the learned coroner. Since the discutaioo of the
subject on the previous 00Cell011 the Chief Rabbi bad given
biz decision totally adverse to the views expressed by Mr.
byte. After some further remarks Mr. Byte proceeded
with his evidence, and the subject was allowed to drop.
SOUTH LCICKSTERISHIRE RAILWAY.—The ordinary
half.yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday, at
the Euston Statical ; Colonel Biggs in the chair. Mr. Pear-
son, the secretary, read the report, which congratulated the
propnetors upon the uninterrupted working of the traffic
upou the portion of the railway opened (from Nuneaton to
Hinckley), sod it was expected that the remaining portion
of the lice would be ready for traffic by the :Midsummer
of next year. The station buildings at Hinckley are com-
pleted, awl armogementa are in progress for erecting eta-
troth at suitable localities between Hinckley and Leicester.
The traffic over the first section of the railway (Ntmeaton
to }Beckley) had been uninterruptedly worked by the
London and North Western Railway Company for the past
six months, and the read satisfactonly maintained by the
contractor. The report was, on the motion of the Chair-
man, secended by Major Vereker, unanimously agreed to.
A dividend of 4 per cent, less income tax, ou the first sec-
tieu of the share capital, foe the six mouths ending June,
1862, was then declared. The meeting was then made
*penal, and a resolntion was agreed to empowering the
directors to borrow 50,000 f. on mortgage. The meshing was
then adjourned until the 24th of Nosember, for the purpose
of ceusidering, and confirming if approved, • workiug agree-
ment with the Londe' and North Western Gontputz.
Tule CITY BANK OF MANekIEsTER. —Jonah
Andrew, of the City Bank of Manchester, was brought be-
fore the magistrates at Manchester yesterday. Mr. Kiebiud-
boo, solicitor, was proceeding to open the case, which Wee
for spplsiug funds entrusted to him to meet a bill to his owe
use, for which he was liable to from three to semi
tears' penal servitude, when Mr. Cobbett, solicitor. said
lie appeared for the prisoner, and as there would have to
lie a remand he should prefer hat an rep ine. statement was
not made now to the prisoner's prejudice. He would consent
to the ren and cad aOy for thermion to bail. The police
sail there were other charges, but the magistrates admitted
the prisoner to bail la two sureties of 200 f. each.

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