The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-13 00:00:00

_PROsll!Crra._

Tb.,. Is Inbebty la tie wo;lrriso MW for the Introduction of
capital at t e same time so large, so We, sad so prolitable as
Nat presented by the Ottoman Empire.
The general capabilities of the empire are se mat, end the
means which He varied productions offer for as profitable irs.
MIAMI of capital are to extenafve, so to create astonlelmient
thesis these *ma of Joint Mack en moil a lucrative Mad
'Medd have been left so long unoccupied.
The Ottoman Goverment Is at the present time Wing cow.
siderthie attention to the formation of public works, such as
railways and hone tromroado tram the interior to the coast : the
cultirodoe of silk sad rotten; Weiss operatioas, sad the
draining of marthy grounds ; and—as Immediately conducive to
the extensioe of the export trade—the Improvement of inland
navigation, and the means of land transport.
ler the aecomptidunent of these objects, however, the capital
of the coantry been is wholly Malemste, ea there is no efficient
available by which undertakings cm a large and oo4=lry Mile ma be amerplished.
lb simply this want the Ottoman financial Amodatlon to now
Wald.
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It la not, of comes tie intestine el the Direckee to undertake
en their own stoma the actual carrying oat of public worts In
Turkey. It le benne& however, that by their amistanoe the
developmest of the peat natural resourose of the cousin will
M encoarspxl, a taste for Industry and antenna will be pro-
="komiddesos swept the people will be gradually in-
and the van sum which are now uselessly boarded all
over the country will be proffiably employed, through the
medium of the Mensistios, In promoting these public worts
which are so necessary to the ettenalon of trade and agriculture.
The Company will negotiate inch commies' ma may be I
pasted by the Ottoman Government. and min industrial ta-
loa=public works and railway undertakisip in the empire.
which formerly waa the peat staple 01 export, can be
grpoewn to an unlimited extent to Turkey, and the Ottoman
has now detersibiod apes bending Into requisition
en the mete lands available for Its cultivation. in the year
1851 the cotton crop of Turkey was animated at,YO,OOO balm ; in
1812., at 0,000 bales while It is coundently asserted that this
year's cm will yield between 50.000 and 400.000 bales
The " Moneta Ageociatlon - will, by pecuniary
subtance to his Mine plasiere, eeaoueyeas far as possible
the growth of cotton In the Ottoman The rates of
interest charged by these mosey leaders vary from to 4 per
cost per moth (DI to 48 per cent. pm annum:, yet the sums
advanced are always paid In hill by the peasant. Can is tura-
rtahly taken to bare ample value to meet all contingencies and.
Midas the deposit of the farmer*s title deeds, the chiefs or com-
matt4Lls)uf tZuntistes frequently become -collectively or 1041-
' trill guarantees for the lona
TM chief offices of the Association will be in Loudon. Branches
will be opened In Comthatisople, Smyrna. and linnet ; agencies
or branches will be subsequently formed la the more important
toms of the empire.
Application for shares may be addressed in the amend form
to she Directors, and copies of the prospectus may he obtained
at the temporary offim of the Company, or at the offices of the
Brokers sad So ton ; but no application will be considered
Wm a deposit of £1 per share on the number of shares appbed
for has been paid.