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Their duties seem to be such as might be discharged by the
assignees. It appears that, in addition to their authorised
dues, they have been in the habit of making charges in re-
spect of duties not performed, fur j out neys never undertaken,
and for others far in excess of the amount paid. The die
covcries previously mentioned, of overcharges to the amount
of £1,423 and £1,656 in the years 1862 and 1863, are due to
en investigation ordered by the Lord Chancellor to be made
as to the Leeds district court. It is proved that the mes-
sengers are constantly in the habit of crei,lo)ing brokers,
notwithstanding the abolition of,,that custom ly the act of
1861, and of charging the same in their accounts, which,
being sanctioned by the registrar as taxing-m tster,the Loh-
citor to the estate is compelled to pay.
As to the 'Ushers —The du'ies of the ushers would ap-
pear to be simply to attend upon the court, for which their
salaries, varying from £BO to £lOO per annum, seem to be
ample remuneration. But it is apparent from the evidence
that these individuals exercise such occult influence over
the legal practitioners in these courts as enables them to
levy very heavy contributions in the shape of charges for
useless copies of proceedings, which the solicitors feel bound
to take in order to avoid obstruction in the despatch of
business.

In an appendix of nearly 200 pages are a variety of im,
portant documents which were Communicated to the coin.
mittee, or called for by them, in the course of the inquiry.

Cotton Supply Association.

At the usual weekly meeting of the executive
committee, held on Tuesday, a letter was read from

Malta, reporting that the two gins presented by
the association to the Maltese Exhibition have been
set up,'one in the large village of Zebbug, where
any one is at liberty to clean his cotton by it free
of charge, and the other is one of the Government
houses in the neighbouring island of aczo, for pub-
lic use. By this means it is hoped that the gins
will be useful, and be appreciated in spite of the
great prejudice prevailing against anything new.
The quantity of cotton raised in these islands has

hitherto averaged 3,500,0001 b. per annum, and the
produce of this year is expected to be 4,500,0001 b.
Experiments are in progress with three sorts of

'oreign cotton seed, the results of which will be
communicated. The land is principally a good
fruitful clay, mixed more or less with disinte.
grated calcareous sandstone. In some places there
is a mixture of fine red loam, but there is supply of
water. A letter was received from Jaffa, reporting
the results of cotton cultivation on the Palestine
Model Farm, and enclosing samples of the cotton
grown there from seed sent out by the association.
The Egyptian and New Orleans varieties are de-
scribed as presenting a beautiful appearance, the
plants being about four feet high and very full ;
the cotton is white, fine, and of long staple, and has
been grown without irrigation. The cotton raised
from native seed in the district has this year proved
a failure; the plants, though looking healthy and
promising during the whole of the BMW], have
borne but little, and in many cases nothing what-
ever, whilst the cotton is coarse and of short staple.
It is represented to be highly important that
exotic seed should be largely introduced, as both
climate and soil are most favourable to the culti-
vation of cotton, and that without irriga-
tion. A letter was read from Mr. Hyde
Clarke, describing an interview at Constanti-
nople with Fuad Pacha, Grand Vizier, in which
he urged upon the Government the importance of
taking immediate measures to ensure an ample sup-
ply of American seed for distribution in Turkey,
and the fulfilment of the promises made by the
Porto to liberate the cultivators of cotton from the
vexatious interference of the tax collector, as well
as the necessity of securing the construction of roads
and railways. Samples of cotton, called "Laren,'
were received from Porn, with an intimation that
this quality is likely to come forward in consider.
able quantities before long. The cultivation cf
cotton is reported to be progressing favourably in
Rio Grande do Sul (Br z• Is), and that some parcels
are on their way to Liverpool. A sample was re-
ceived of a fibre from the West ladies, described
as growing in a pod I:ice cotton, and a small shrub '
called fcnako, the bark of which is used to make
cords for tying horses. A letter was read from the
hoe orery agents of the association at Bomb►y,
containing details of the distribution of American
and Egyptian seed forwarded to them, and which
has been sent throughout the presidency, and to
other parts of India. Copies of the draft of a new
tariff for the Datch colonies in the Eastern Seas,
which has been submitted by the Netherlands Go-
vernment to the States-General were received from
the Foreign office. Consular reports on the cul-
tivation of cotton in the district of Aleppo, Corfu,
Ceara, Maceio, Bahia, and Damascus were received
from the Foreign-office, together with a despatch
from the acting consul-general at Constantinople,
enclosing a report from the vice-consul at Adria-
nople. lie states that satisfactory accounts have
been received of the districts of Ouzounkuiprn and
Dimotica. The crops from American seed are in
forward state, and there is every reason to hope
that they will give good returns. The reports
from most parte of the districts in Thrace
and Bulgaria represent the crops from Egyptian
seed to be by no means encouraging, and the
generality of growers are of opinion that this
exotic cannot be successfully naturalised in this
part of European Turkey. A large supply of Ame-
rican seed for distribution in Adrianople, Ouzoun.
kuipru, and Dimotica, is earnestly recommended.
The return from the Pashalik of Aleppo, Adana, and
Marasle states that 310,000 acres were planted with
cotton in 1863, and 745,000 acres in 1864—that but
a very small quantity of American seed has been
sown this year, and the produce, which was 212,500
cwt in 1863, is expected to be 215,000 cwt in 1864.
'The crop is sent to Mersyna and Alexandretta. The
cultivation of sesame seed, castor oil plant, and rice
has been entirely abandoned for that of cotton. In
the Pashalik of Adana a species of worm resembling
a small silkworm has done considerable damage to
the cotton plants, and destroyed, it is calculated,
about two-thirds of the pods ; so that, though more
than double the area has been sown, the produce
will not be much greater than last year's. In the
pashaliks of Aleppo and Maraslo the crops are very
promising. The insecurity occasioned by the inroads
of the wandering tribes, bath Bedaweens and Tur-
comans, to whom large sums have to be paid, as
blackmail, is a serious obstacle to the extension of
cotton cultivation. Large tracts of fine arable land
ad along the banks of the Euphrates, easily irrigae
ble, and still bearing traces of ancient cultivation,
are now lying waste. From the island of Corfu it
is reported that the land available for cotton is of
small extent, and the produce, always insignificant,
has rather diminished than increased. No cotton is
exported; it is solely cultivated for home consump-
tion, and is not likely to extend during the feverish
Excitement of political changes, and whilst many in-
tricate questions, affecting the relative position of
landlord and tenant, remain to be determined by
legislative enactment. In the island of Cephalonia

there are no materials for forming a reliable esti-
mate of the extent of land planted with cotton,
which is only cultivated for home consumption.
In the island of Z trite, the soil being unsuitable
for cotton, but little was grown until within the last
three years, during which it has somewhat increased;
the produce last year was 12,0001b5, and this year
is expected to be 40,0001b5. The return from Ctara
(Brazils) states that no reliable estimate can be
formed of the extent of cotton cultivation in that
proviuce, but the annual shipments from 1845 up to
last year show a considerable increase; the want of
population is the great drawback. It is estimated
that 4,480,0001bs will be exported this year. In the
province of Alagoas (Brazils) the area planted with
cotton in 18G3 was about 90 square leagues, and the

increaao this year is ten per cent. The produce,
which in the former year was 49,609 bales, or
310,056 arrobas of 32ib each, is expected to be
doubled this year. Up to the end of August, 43,614
bales, or 224,984 arrobas of 32tb each, had been
exported. in the province of Bahia no materials
exist for forming an accurate estimate_ot extent
of laud planted with cotton, NI hiuh is, howevti,
small very liftlr, it any, foreign seed has Leen used