Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-11-19 00:00:00

THE SUPPLY OF COTTON:

The following communication from Lord Claren-
don, to the Secretary of the Cotton Supply Asso-
ciation of Manchester, has just been published:—
Tangier, Oct. 19, 1857.
My Lor3,—With reference to the late instructions con-
tained in -Mr. Hammond's consular circularof the 12th
ultimo, I have the honour to transmit herewith, a private
letter addressed to me by the vice-consul at Dar-el-baida,
Mr. Wooldridge, accompanying a drawing of the cotton
plant grown in the neighbourhood of that port. I shall
direct Mr. Wooldridge to send me a sample of the cotton,
and, when received, it shall be transmitted to the Foreign
Office.—l have the honour to be, my lord, your lordship's
very humble servant, J. DRUMMOND HAY.

The Right Hon. the Earl of Clarendon, K G-., G.C.B.

Dar.al-Baida, sth October, 1857.

My Dear Sir,—l send you a rough sketch of the cotton
plant, as cultivated here by a native, and which I picked,
about five minutes' walk outside the town. The sketches
are the natural size of the plant.
No. I is the flower in full bloom, bat of a brighter
yello v than the accompanying sketch, as my paints are
not good enough to produce the natural colour.
No. 2 is the cotton itself, just bursting forth into
maturity. _ _

No. 3is in its ripe state. It has fallen abroad, and is
ready for gathering.
No 4 are the seeds of the bulbs of No. 1. They are of
a pale yellowish colour, soft and moist.
No. 5 are the seeds of No. 2, hard and dry, with the
cotton still adhering to them, as I pulled them abroad.
No. 6 are the seeds of No. 3. They are covered with
a fine greenish, mossy substance, hard and dry.
It is to all appearance of excellent quality, fine, and of a
milk white, and possesses a silky g7oss. At present about
an acre, in two beds, is the extent of the cultivation here,
and it appears to flourish wonderfully, considering that
there is no particular care taken in its growth, for the
whole space is covered with the bright yellow flowers and
dark green bulbs. It was sown, I am informed, about
May last, and I should think in about six weeks in two
months more it would be ready for gathering. The
atmosphere in these latitudes being so very humid, is very
favourable to its production, as it flourishes better in damp,
irriguous ground than hard and dry.—l remain, my dear
sir. yours very faithfully, FRANK WOOLDRIDGE.
P.S. Please excuse the -bad drawing, for I never consi-
dered myself a flower painter. I believe this is the first I
ever did from nature.
J. H, Drummond Hay, Esq., C. 8., &c.

Belgrade, October 15th, 1857.
Sir—ln reply to your circular despatch of the 12th ult.,
I beg to inform you that (whatever gazetteers state to the
contrary) no cotton is raised in Servia. Probably the
changes of temperature are too sudden for it. Beres, in
Macedonia, is the nearest pint at which cotton is pro-
duced, but it is not of an exportable quality ; otherwise
the proximity of Salonica would be a great advantage.
The important growths of this article, as far as concerns
the Sultan's dominions, are found in the Asiatic directions,
where additional impulses might be given, now that other
fields are closed for a time.—l am, sir, your most obedient
humble servant, Tiws. DE GR. DE FONBLANQUE,
Edmund Hammond, Esq., &c. &c. &c., Foreign Office.

Trebizond, Octoberl7, 1857.

My Lord,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt
of Mr. Hammond's circular, of Septembr 12th, accompany.
ing a series of questions regarding cotton. That article
not being produced here, I cannot afford the information
required.—l have the honour to be, with the highest re-
spect, my lord, your lordship's most obedient humble
servant, J. A. STEVENS, Acting Consul.

To the Right Hon. the Earl of Clarendon,
K.G., G.C.8.,

Jassy, October 21,1857.
My Lord,—ln reply to the honour of circular despatch of
12th Sept. of Mr. Hammond, under secretary of state, in-
closing from the Association in Manchester for Promoting
the Supply of Cotton a printed series of queries on the
growth and cultivation of that plant, addressed to her
Majesty's consulates in different countries. I am fully
impressed with the importance of the information required.
The climate would hardly permit the cultivation
of the plant here, as the frosts of winter would at once
destroy it. I am, however, unacquainted with the annual
plant, which might probably be productive to some extent
in this latitude, as the heats of summer are torrid, and the
autumn is a season unparalleled for its mildness. The
only cotton plant with which I am acquainted is at Malta,
which is triennial, if I mistake not, and yields abundantly
in autumn. I have the honour to be, my lord, your Lord
ship's most obedient humble servant, SAMUEL GARDNER.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Clarendon, K.G., G C. 8., &c.

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