The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-30 00:00:00

MANCHESTER CHAMBER OP COMMERCE.

The annual meeting of this chamber was held
yesterday; Mr. MALOOLN ROW, the pied lent, in the their.
The borough members, Mr. T. Barley and Mr. E. James,
Q.C., were also present. A few minutes before the pro-
ceedings commenced a cabinet portrait of the late Mr.
Cobden, painted by Mr. W. Percy, was hung over the
mantelpiece. The picture was painted for the chamber,
and was pronounced to be—what it no doubt is—ose of the
best portraits of the deceased freetreder that have yet been
published. The likeness is mervellous, and as reg.rds atti-
tude and expression pleasing in the extrinne.
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The proceedings oommetnied by the reeding of the report
by the secretary. it dealt with various topics, abstracts of
which have from time to time been published.

The Panama referred to the deaths, during the past
year, of Mr. Cobdeo, President Linooln, and Lord Palmerston,
congratulated the members upon the cessation of hoetilitiee
in America and the consequent restoratios of Lancashire
trade, and pointed out as matters which might beneficially
engage attention during the present year— commercial
COM& of arbitration, the amendment of the bankruptcy
laws, the fillies up of the schedule for specific duties en
the treaty with Austria, the partnership Laws, the questioa
of general averages, the constant Benne, and the possi-
bility of having a system of international weights, mea-
sure., and coins. With respect to the question of mil-
dewed goods, he called attention to a piece of cloth which
had been certificated from abroad as mildewed, but which
appeared to be in a perfectly sound condition, and which
he instanced as evidence of the loon way in which certifi-
cates upon such matters were granted. The pion of cloth
was laid upon the table for inspection.
Mr. Bazaar, M.P., in supporting the motion, said he
felt bound to congratulate the chamber upon tbe commer-
cial treaty with Austria. The Preach treaty was the first
gnat treaty effected by negotiatioo, and we had lied since then
the Italian treaty, the Belgian treaty, and last bat not least in
importance, the treaty now made with the 36,000,000 of
people in Austria would be as important as its predecessors.
Re wished, however, that the rates of duty bad been more
moderate than those which were likely to be exacted ; at
the same time reasonable hopes might be entertained that
those duties would be greatly reduced, and if Austria and
her people bad the penetration to see their own interests
they would very considerably reduce the duties in question.
He entirely sympathised with the congratulations offered
upon the comparative restoration of the cotton trade. Since
the termination of the war with America they bad
acquired something of the former degree of activity
that once pervaded the manufacturing districts.
Still much remained tube done. In 1860 the consumption
of cotton in the United Kingdom amounted to
2,500,0e0 begs during the ear; at the period of the
greatest distress, namely 1862, the consumption had di-
mioished to one million bags ; and last year it had gone up
to two million.. But during this period there had been
very important additions made to the means of consuming
cotton, not only by the spirited determination of spinners
to repair their old machinery, and prepare for a better
time, but be the spirit of capitalists who had invested new
capital in new works, the result bides that there was at
the present moment the power to consume much larger
quantities of cotton than had been known at any other
Period ; and he apprehended not much less than 3,000,000
bees would be required to supply the trade of the whole
kingdom when cotton could be bad in plenty, and at the sane
time at such cheap prices as ruled previous to the con-
vulsion of 1860. There bad been some very important
discussions upon a very important subject connected
with the financial operations of trade with America. It
had been stated that the exports to America, with the
revived trade, bad been so large, that our public finances
were likely to be seriously inconvenienced. He differed
altogether from suck an estimate. It was quite true we
bad sent something like 20,000,0001. value of British export.
to the United States, but in estimating the mesas of pay-
ment by America it seemed to be entirely forgotten that
America during the last year sent such ample supplies of
cotton that the value of them would be little abort of
25,000,0001. But, although this was sufficient reason why
we need apprehend no danger from our trade with
America, there might be some reason why we
should look seriously at investment. at home. In
the last session of parliament bills were granted
that would require investments in various public works and
enterprises to the extent of 126,000,0004 sterling ; and
irrespective of parliameetny pints for the investment of
capital there were the usual private enterprises proceeding
with wonderful activity io every pert of the country.
There bad been continually crested new joint stock win-
pewee, we had been continually contributing to foreign
Inane, and be estimated fairly that the home engagement.
of the country last year amounted to tittle leis than
200,000,0004 He put it to the chamber whether we were
likely to be in danger from speculative investments of that
bad, or from a legitimate trade of 20,000,C00L with our
friends across the Atlantic. They would be wise
in looking to then abundant eases of investment
at home. On the whole be was sorry to see
demands on the present parliament for investmesta to
a great extent ; and unless we kept our iovestmente at
home within moderate bounds, he feared some inenve-
Diem* would be experienced. Various interring state-
ment' were made last week respestiog the resources and
condition of British India. It was very singular that whilst
we obtained legitimate badmen with every other part of
the globe, we did not distinctly obtain legitimate business
with India. There appeared to be a stagnation in hulks
affairs prejudicial alike to India itself and to the trade of
this country. The Fist India Company, after all, had dull
changed its Lame. There was a retardation to improves:seat
in the very structure of the government. Of course he did
not think it was the duty of the government to grow cotton
or to become a great agricultural body, but knowing that
India was in the possession of • paternal government, and
that no great or good work could be originated in ladies
without the consent and support of goveromont, we ought
at least to look to the government of India for a removal of
those obstacles which prevented the development of the
agricultural and commercial prosperity of that great d.pen.
dency. Ho felt considerable anxiety as to the supplies of
cotton from India. Jn 1860 there were bore consumed
about 3,300 bags of Indian cotton per week. Last year
the consumption was to the extent of 20,000 bags per
week. But the quality of the Dodos' was a'
inferior that the moment abundant supplit
from America could be obta'ned, Indisn cotton
would cease to be consumed, sad India, which already de-
pended upon • great supply of cotton being sent to this
country at high prices, would be greatly disappointed when
they found that the suppliseand the penes were diminished.
Daring the last Ave years be concluded England had con-
tributed to the resources of India 100,000,0001. That large
sum of money had not been expended in the extended cul-
tivation of cotton or the better cultivation of the soil in
LAIN but palatial structures had been built in the cities,
and speculative operations had been entered into ; so that,
although India bad been positively benefited to that extent,
he feared the large sum of money paid to 'edits
bad neither been wisely DOT well employed. Even during
the last year a very large sum was paid for cotton
and other returns from India. Our exports amounted to
20,000,0001., but we received from India 51,000,0001. of
products, sot that we received an equivalent in value, but
the extravagant prices amounted to that large sum. We had
not during the pest five years been paying at that high rate.
but on the whole there had been paid to India about
100 000.13001. And how had the government requited us for
this? Had the authorities at the Indian Council in London
attempted to retain these vast advantages by inducing the
ryots to improve or increase their cotton ? Certainly not.
No effort whatever had been made in that direction. The
tune, be feared, was coming when distress would be brought
upon India, because it would be more to the interests
of the people of this country to obtain cotton
from America than from India. 100,000 0001.
already paid was ample compensation for what we
had received, and we had no oceasios to trouble ourselves
with consequences, as to what might accrue to India,
although it would be much to be deplored if India did not
keep up in the race of competition. Unless' something
nould be done in the way of administrative reform in India
there could be no improvement in the cultivation of

Mr. JANZI3, Q.C., M.P., made same observatioes in re-
ference to one subject on which he might claim, from
prior oonsideration of it, to possess mom knowledge than
be had of some of the other topic—Mr. Leppoe's proposal
of tribunals of comments, to the adoption of which he saw
many objections.
A further long discussion ensued by Mr. E. Ashworth,
Mr. H. Mason, Mr. H. Ashworth, sod others, and was ter-
minated by the adoption of the animal report.

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suably of New South Wales. said that Dr. Woolley,
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