The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-12 00:00:00

ThanAtiy, Sept. 11

Total 1.4,e7

The first vessel from New (Mews to Liverpool
since the raising of the blockade arrived at the latter port
yesterday. Besides other cargo, she brings 1,215 bales of
cotton.

Mr. Forster, M. P., has been suffering for some
days from a sharp attack of diphtheria, but the worst symp-
toms have disappeared.
MR. COBDEN, M.P.—The hon. member for
Rochdale being at present sojouruiog in the North High-
lands, several friends of free trade and international amity
in this city proposed a few days ago to invite him to Glas-
gow, with the view of presenting to him an address of
congratulation and thanks for his recent great and im-
portant services as the representative of her Majesty in esta-
blishing increased trade and commerce with the great and
gallant French nation; but from the subjoined extract from a
letter to an esteemed citizen it will be seen that, in conse-
quence of the indifferent stated health of the hon.gentleman.
the people of Glasgow will on this occasion be denied the
gratification of listening once more to one of our most gifted
senators and honoured citizens of Glasgow. He says :--`• I
am exceedingly gratified and obliged by the kind proposal of
yourself and friends My present visit to Scotland is
in quest of health, and I am endeavouring to forget politics
for a season in the pure air and beautiful scenery of the
Highlands. To attend a public meeting in your City-hall
would be frustrating these objects, and although it would
be under other circumstances most agreeable to rile to re-
new my acquaintance with the inhabitants of Glasgow, of
whose former kind reception I have a very pleasant reeollec-
tiOD, I must beg you and your friends kindly to excuse me
from taking part in any public demonstrational the present
occasion."—North British Mail. .

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SunsuTurici FOR CoTroN.—Excitenient con•
tioues to increase in the market for the various pro-
duct,' to which attention has been turned owing to
the scarcity of cotton, and flax, hemp, and jute have
all experienced a further advance. In jute the im-
provement has recently been extraordinary, the present
quotation showing a rise of about W. per too or more than
25 per cent. upon that current a week back. The move-
ment appears to have been greatly accelerated by a state-
ment that Messrs. Thomson and Co., of Sleadeld Works,
Dundee, have introduced x method for its treatment which
will enable it to be spun on cotton machinery, and in
fact to fulfil in a great degree the purposes of that staple.
The firm, it is said, have taken out a provisional patent
for the treatment of all vegetable fibres, with a view to
their manufacture into textile fabric', but their attention
has been more particularly directed to jute, with the object
ut meeting the present crisis. Samples of the preparation
have been lodged by them with Messrs. Robinson and
Fleming, 21, Austintriars, for the inspection of persons
ootnpeteut to judge of it, and the value of the system will,
therefore, most probably sonn be tested. The rapidity
with which the preparation can be effected is stated to be
very great—the entire process requiring only a few
hours, and the material produced is also such as will
be applicable for admixture with wool and silk. Mean-
while, however, some experienced persons are dis-
posed to doubt if it will not be found too brittle.
At the same time there are a umber of other
people putting forth suggestions and claims, and a
certain kind of Italian grass is spoken of as a desirable pro-
duct. Should jute, however, prove really available to the
extent anticipated by Messrs. Thomson it will be likely to
take the lead of all other articles, owing to the great abun-
dance in which it can be obtained. About 10 or 15 years
ago it was scarcely known as an article of commerce, but the
quantity now annually exported from India is thought to
be about 70,000 or clO,OOO this. It comes principally from
the eastern parts of Bengal, and is very easy to cultivate.
The first purpose to which it was applied on a large scale
was the manufacture of gunny bags, and subsequently it
has been introduced for the manufacture of compete, which
have been used in considerable quantities in America. A
year would be required before a new crop could be supplied,
but it could then be furnished to meet acv possible demand.
—Time.. We hear of another substitute for cotton, the
composition of which is made no mystery of. A gentleman
residing at Mappleton, near Ashbouro, has patented a
material which is said to be equal to Sea Island cotton, and
i which can be produced at 3d. to 6,1. per lb. The experi-
ment is stated to have been completed by the manufacture
of several hundred weights into yarn, and to have realised
the representasions of the inveotor. —Mandiester Examiner.

•
THE FLAX-BEED Caor.—A good deal of inquiry
has been made of ua regarding (lax-seed. The crop is a
large one and has been saved in good order. The yield is
fully 20 per cent greater than that of last year. The con-
tract system controls the great bulk of the crop, however,
so that the price is ►u arbitrary one, and indicates nothing.
The crushers furnished the seed to the farmers on condition
that they sell them the crop at one dollar per bushel, and
hence Ude is the price that the farmer now gets.—Cincin-
non Price Current.

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FORLIOSERS NOT TO SI EMPLOYED AT THE AMERICAN
NAVY Yaana.—Aa order has been promulgated at Charles-
town and other navy-yards of the United States, that none but
citizens will hereafter be employed as workmen in these
Thu word " citizen" includes not only natives, but
olartnen who have taken out their final naturalisation
papers, and who hare also sworn true allegiance to the
government of the United States. The order now promul-
gated was adopted many years ago, but was never enforce'
to any great extent.—Nrie York Paper.