The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-27 00:00:00

COTTON PRODUCTION IN WESTERN

AFRICA.

TO TO =MR OT TOT asses.
8114—I beg to enclose you oopy of a correspond-
epee with Fad Rawll with reference to the promotion d
cotton cultivation in Angola under the auspices of the Partu-
rient) noremmeat.--1 am, he., J. BEATON.
12, /al oorptontreet, London, E.C., Nov. 25.
(CoPY.)
12, 11 mereteehrest, LC., Nov. 12.

To the Right How. Forl Rowell, her Ifojerty's Secretary of
Mate for Foreign Affairo 3e., &c. . _

My Lord.—At a time wl;en the momentous question of
secerrlag am somas of cotton supply is occupying the
etiolation of all classes, sod doubtlessly also that of her
Majesty's govenusent, you will, I trust, =CMS the liberty
I hike is tyska* your lordship the tessellation of as be-
portant ermeembis granted me by the King of Portugal of
410,000 aerie dialed in the colony of Awls for cotton cul-
tivation.

--I
beg to refer to a dispatch from Mr. Gabriel to your
lordship, dated Lcanda. 25th February, 1880, is paeafa
33 of which he smells that " the country is fur-
nishiog an unlimited supply of coital ;" sad paragraph
85, that " capital and supervision an alone
required to develop it."
The pretest enamel production of cottoo in the colony
is estimated at 12,800,000 lbs.
The weltivation caa be carried on in Angola on such
favourable Lamm that cotton of the much Deeded quality
can be Owed in liverpooi at 4d. per lb. And now that
publie stiaziks is evidently bettrartaig more digested to the
[militias promoted ia Western Africa for orcitable maim
=thirstiest, lam is green hopes that the formation of •
company for utadug this large couceesion will not be lunch
louver &Lipid, sad ft it will be the means of extending
the whinier of melon in that part of the world, and af
aecuriag large sad very quick returns of that etaple open-
modity.— I have the honour to remain, your lordship's
very obeaent servant, Joni BRATON.

(00P13
Foreign-office, Nov. 18, 1862.
sir,—r .in directed by Earl Russell to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter of the 12th intent, enclosing for his
lordship's information the translation of a decree irod by
the Portuguese government, granting to you 410,000 ease
of lend in the province of Angola for cotton cultivation.
Lord Russell desires me, in reply, to state that he
would learn with pleasure the enemas of the undertaking in
whim you are engagel, ; and I am to suggest whether' is
furtherance of your mews, you might not with advantage
pima yourself in communication with the Manchester
Cotton Aseociatiaa.—l am, sir, your moat obedient,
humble servant,)

A. H. LATAID.

THE ZEE DR. TEMPLE ON THE LANCASHIRE

DISTRESS.

The Rev. Dr. Temple, of Rugby, in company
with two other friends, lately visited Lancashire, and the
former rev. gentleman published the impression produced
on his mind.
The friends visited, either jointly or separately, Manches-
ter, Stockport, Prance, Blackburn, and Burnley, mimede
careful inquiries into the system of relief adopted over the
whole comity.
" My first impression," says Dv. Temple, e
per,tabeit:ll
surprise to lied the distress much lees than I had ex
I visited many of those who are now receiving :elid—
e:Me accompanied by a relief committee's visitor; some
quite aloes. I only found one house without a
tolerable fire. I Mew signs of hunger, bin none et
starvation ; I saw no here feet ; I saw nothing at all
approaching to the misery of the Irish famine
nor to that which was to be seen in Coventry two years
ago. A Toy little inquiry, however, revealed that thin
appearance was doe, not to the smallness of the distress.
but to the therm& efficiency of the system of relief. The
have parted with everything that could be parted
people vale,. Almost all their bedding, all extra
clothing, all spare furniture, all past savings—all have been
gradually absorbed. They are now standing ou the 'dire
of • precipice from which they axe only held back by
the strong arm of • more complete organisation to
aid them than I believe any other county in
Eagiand could have produced. The centre of this
organisation is the Executive Committee at Man-
cheaor. This committee meets every Monday, and
obtains as full reports as it is possible to get, not only of
the needs of each of the distressed towns, but oldie supplies
provided, either from local or other sources, to meet those
needs. Upon these reports Use committee makes its
grants, often accompanying them with suggestions or
requ;remente. The grants are made in every in-
stance to local committees who have undertaken the
duty of relieving the Warmed iu their own locality."
To the county organisation, and, above all to the
Executive Committee it is due that the administra-
WO of relief la at once efficient and just, and that oo one
from one end of the county to the other is in real deism
of dying for lack of food. "Most certainly anyone who
wishes to give, and wishes that his money should be wisely
sod efficiently used, should send it to the Central Com-
mittee at Manchester."
The poor people seemed to feel that all was being
done for them that could be done. " Many of them
were dejected, indeed almost prostrate. Many
showed in their facies the terrible struggle through
which they had posed before mounting to accept
relief. One, a decent shopkeeper, showed me his
books to prove that his whole profits for a week had
only been fiel., and asked lif I thought be bad done very
wrong to come on the committee. Another spoke cheer.
fully. as he hoped that an Englishman might feel morti-
fied in accepting charity to save his family from starving
but while he spoke be turned pale, a spurn crossed hie
face, and be rose suddenly and left the room, while his
wife burst into taus. Everywhere I met the marks of
terrible mental suffering. But nowhere did I find any
complaint against the upper classes, soy sense of injustice,
or of having been hardly used. Never was there seen
a nobler simplicity of endurance. We cannot allow thee*
to Bursa We must continue to send them help.
h the motley now subscribed is well in front of the
im iate need, it must not be forgotten that it flows
rapidly out; as to leave the relief committees withons
money for • week would inevitably starve hundreds. To
leave them without money for a month would renew the
honors of the Irish famine."
Dr. Temple believes it would be ru;n to the smaller rate-
payers to strain the rates much farther. The mill-
owners as a body are doing as much as ever
could be expected of them, but the lead:mem
have not appreciated the greatness of the need. "If the
riches of the millowoer are liable to the demand of the
operatives, much more are those of the landowner; and this
terrible crisis has seriously damaged the foe mar, while it
has left the latter Omen, orisesthed. If every landowner
in Lancashire would raleulate what be would have to
pay if • rate of 2s. 6d. weselevied. not on occupiera
but on owners throughout the county, and make
that sum his contribution. Lancashire would have
no need to talk of • grant frem the consolidated fund.
That the property of the county is well ahie to bear the
burden there cannot be the slightest doubt. If parliament is
to interfere, the interference should consist In putting the
burden on the right shoulders, not in tranderring it to the
shoulders of the nation. But I feel tolerably confident that
the meeting next week will render interfersoos needless.
A county which has shown such admirable urn in sehninis.
tering Coeds entrusted to its msnagemeat is not likely to be
unwilling to make the needful sacrifices towards raising its
share of such funds; and more than its share England will
not ask it to do."

THE HON. FREDERICK CADOGAN AND N.
FRILLARD'S CONTRACT.

The inspectors appointed by the creditors to wind
up the estate of IL Valllard ere shoat to declare the (lest
dividend, and their solicitoes, Messrs. Bischoff, Ooze, and
Bermes, lame been instructed to transmit the following
letter and memorandum to Mr. Cadogan :
" 19, Coleman-street, £C., Nov. 22.
" Dear Sir,—We have much pleasure is transmitting to
you the inclosed memorandum. containing the 4:prairie's of
the opinion of the inspectors of M. Veillard's estate on your
transactions with that gentlemen.—We ere, dear sir, yours
obediently,
" BISCHOFF, Cox; min Boars.
" The Hen. F. Cadogan."
" • The inspectors of M. C. Veillsrd's estate, having bad
under investigation all the circumstances connected with
the cootract with the Exhibition Comndssioners. as well as
Mr. eadergan's transactioes with M. Veillsid in reference
thereto; and baring had Mr. Cedogan before themselves
(and the largert creditors upon two different noatsions),
and having Tully weighed the evidence frankly sod sure-
servedly gives by him, consider it due to Mr. Calms, more
erme6ally after the comments that have bees made upon
his conduct, to state that they lave been unable to detect
anything in the circumatatiess cconected with the contract
or in his tranasetioes with IL Veillard in the least degree
affecting his honour or integrity ; that, with respect to the
agreement between M. Veillara and Mr. Oedema, the in-
spectors are of opinion, and are advised, that the ternin
were fair end legitimate ,• and that the action of the tertian
order the contract moieties the suspicion of say impure
motives.' "

The Irish Catholic University held its " own-
meeeemeate " as Tuesday, and the prises tad bosoms wars
distributed to the newel successful student/. in the pts.
mace of a crowded sad fashionable anembly, 'mond vslioa
wen eines of the Iris prelates, isoluding three of the leer
archbishops.