The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-07 00:00:00

COTTON SUPPLY ASSOCIATION.

At the usual weekly meeting of the Ezecutivo
Committee, held on luesoay, a letter was read awn
Nassau, stating that a small bale of cotton grown
tram Egytian seed at Grand Bahama, taad cleaned
ny a gin sent out by the association, has ueen for
warded for sale. A correspondent at Loaf; island,
one of the Bahamas, reports that almost everybody
on that island has now planted cotton, and that
gentleman on his way to Nassau purchased in.
few hours 3,000ib. ot fine cotton. The favourable
results so far realised seem to justify the expecta-
tion that cotton will continue to be grown in ran
increased degree at Grand Bahama. A letter woe
received from Si. Knee, West Indies, reporting theL
some experiments in growing cotton had succeeded
well, and that the writer intends to plant a large
area t '+.year. On some estates in which he is
terested in the adjoining island of Nevis cotton had
been tried, but had not done well, owing to execs'
sive drought. some samples have been forwarded
which, it found to be satisfactory, will prove
stuainus to greater efforts. The cultivation of cot'
ion is gradually extending, although it is yet but 0
experiment. A letter was read enclosing a sam plc
ot cotton from Batavia which had been grown fr ore
American seed sent out by the association. It je
stated that the Egyptian and Sea Island seed had
not succeeded, but that the New Orleans promiaod
well, and it was intended to sow a larger quanti I 9
of that description. Encouraging accounts were
also forwarded from Manilla. Letters were receiva4
from Genoa and Turin, representing the importance
of promoting the growth of Sea Island cotton in
Sardinia, for which that island is well adapted,a nd
requesting to be furnished with large supplies of
seed. It is intended to plant 1,000 hectares at once'
and upwards of 5,000 hectares next year, as ever
experiment so far gives assurance of satisfactal
results, A letter was read from Malta, conveying,
the thanks of the directors of the Exhibition el
Maltese Industry for a grant of gins made by 1;136
association, as prizes to be presented to the in Ot
successful cultivators of cotton. The Exhibition
opens in the second week of April, and informatin°
of its progress will be supplied. Consular de.
spatches, forwarded by the Foreign-office, were
received from her Majesty's Consul-General at
Beyrout, containing a comparative return of Lbe
quantity of cotton seed sown in the pashalic of
Sidon in the years 1862 and 1863, and showing Olt:
the excess in the latter over the former year neA
been 209 per cent., and amounted to 1,193,7931 b.
return of the quantity of cotton shipped at the par
ot the pashalic during, the last two years will be
speedily obtained and forwarded. The Cotton Cow'
mission is taking measures for the disiributiou to
American cotton seed from CJustantinoplea t
be given to the growers gratuitously for the
preaching season. A despatch from Mr. Consul
irt
Green, Bucharest, contains en interesting ToP.c_ia
from G ilalz of some experiments in the cultivation
at cotton, communicated by Prince Couza's sect
11
zaty. The result of these experiments is a rliti
conviction that cotton ~,an be advantageously grown
in the Danubian provinces. A sample has _,OO
forwarded as an illustration of what can be pro
duced.

General Glribdidi leaves Brooke on AlondaY
be
morning for Loodou. Lunch is ordered to
ready for him and his friends at the Fountain Rotel,m
the
Wot
Cowes, on his arrival there. Ile is to embark fro
Fountain-pier at ten o'clock, so as to reach Southau3l"l3
to
time for the 11,35 train for 14ondon.