The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-05 00:00:00

'HE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 5, 1864.

most part, they know nothing, except that it offers
high bounties and good pay. Perhaps the Federal
Government, which treated the remonstrances of
Lord Lyons on this subject with such supercilious
disregard, has discovered the inconvenience and im-
policy, not to say the danger of longer persistence
in a systom that has led to so much cruelty and in-
justice, and to such well-founded complaint on the
part of Great Britain and other foreign Powers.
At all events, it has to be congratulated at having
seen, though tardily, the error of its ways, and at
having ceased to be, through its venal unprincipled
agents, the greatest kidnapper in the world, the
King of Dahomey perhaps excepted.

Cotton Supply Association,

At the usual weekly meeting of the Executive
Committee, held on Tuesday, August 2, a letter was
read from Durban, Natal, enclosing two fine samples
of Sea Island cotton, valued at 4s. and ss. per lb.
respectively. This description of cotton is said to
succeed well, and seems better adapted to the
climate than any other. When planted in a choco-
late sand found there it is very prolific. The writer
had some which he expected to begin to pick about
the middle of June. The unusually stormy weather
which had been experienced had done considerable
damage to the crop, but was not likely to discourage
planters from increasing the production of cotton.
A letter received from Gibraltar represents the cot-
ton in Barbary to be looking well, and that picking
will commence towards the end of this month, The
Moors are beginning to sow cotton inquantities,and
seed had been liberally distributed. A letter was
read from St. Thomas's, West Indies, stating that
the young trees and the cotton crops generally are
looking unusually healthy, and growing fast. Some
Sea Island and Egyptian cotton, grown from seed
supplied by the association, has been sold in Liver-
pool at 42d. and 39d. per lb. respectively. The
writer states that his crop so far has covered all the
expenses incurred in production, and that if the
American war continues there will be a large mar-
gin for profit. A letter was received advising the
shipment of two bales of cotton from St. Thomas's
to the association for sale, and enclosing a commu-
nication from Yanko, Port Rico,stating that a quan-
tity has been forwarded as a specimen of the pro-
duce of the country. A fine sample of cotton
grown in Antigua from New Orleans seed was
received through the Board of Trade from the
Governor of that island, together with a despatch
stating that the cotton was grown under unfavour-
able circumstances, as from the period of planting,
three months back, up to the time it was picked no
rain had fallen. The Governor is anxious that the
cotton grown in the island shall be fairly tested, in
order that if it promise to be remunerative the
many estates now lying waste may be placed under
cultivation. A letter was read from Upolu, one of
the Navigator Islands, enclosing a sample of cotton,
and stating that the writer is about to enter into the
cultivation, and has obtained land for the purpose,
both on the seacoast and inland, which he antici-
pates will cost from £lO to £l5 per acre to clean
and plant the first crop. He expects to obtain
adequate labour from the natives, and his request to
be supplied with seed and a gin, to be paid for out
of the produce, was grunted. A report was received
from the Colonial-office, which has been forwarded
by the Governor of the Gambia, stating the results
of Staff Assistant-Surgeon Harvey's mission to the
Upper River, and containing valuable information
respecting the trade of that district. He remarks
that he observed on his route several large inclosures
with fair crops of cotton, and that on approaching
Medina, the capital of the kingdom of Woolli, a
large town in the centre of an extensive, well-
cleared plain, he passed some large patches of cotton.
Ia answer to his inquiries at Medina respecting
cotton, the people stated that, if wanted, they could
bring plenty to market, and he thinks it could be
obtained in large quantities and without difficulty.
The ground nut requires a considerable quantity of
rain, cotton, on the contrary, but little, and under
the circumstances of an insufficient rainfall (as that
of last year) might, he thinks, be made to supple-
:neat any deficiency is the former. The difference
between the price at present paid by the trader to
the native producer and the price of cotton in
Bathurst leaves but a small margin for profit, but
he has no doubt that an increased and steady
demand would lead to increased cultivation and its
production at a much lower rate than that at pre-
sent paid by the traders, which, of course, would
allow a larger profit, even supposing the present
low price i❑ Bathurst to be the market price.
The treaty which Dr. Harvey has negotieted with
the King of W'oolli will enable traders, with perfect
safety both to their lives and property, to establish
depots at Medina, as well as other large towns
throughout the whole of the territory under the
authority of the King, who has an earnest desire for
friendship and trade with English merchants. A
despatch forwarded by the Foreign-office was re

ceived from the Acting Consul-General ac Tabreez,
reporting that the high prices of cotton in Europe
have given a great impulse to its production in his
consular district, and that a considerable quantity
has, consequently, been exported to Europe in
1863-64. The total amount may be estimated at
from 8,000 to 10,000 bales of 1601 b. each. Nearly
double that quantity was exported to Russia via
Tiflis and the Caspian Sea. Despatches forwarded
by the India-office were received from the Govern-

went of Madras, relative to the cultivation of Peru-
via❑ cotton in the South Arcot and Kistna districts
of that Presidency, together with various samples
of the cotton grown. The Peruvian plants stand
the sun well, and the result of close observation is
that, if they were properly watered, they would be
far more remunerative than the indigenous variety,
and that they are admirably adapted for general
introduction into Southern India. The staple is
fine and long, and the cotton commands a high
price, ranking, it is said, next to Sea Island. The
yield is represented to have been at the rate of

5601 b. of clean cotton per cawny, equal to an acre
and a quarter. The plants do not seem to require

a period of repose, as before one crop has been fully
collected blossoms shoot out in every direction.
Details are supplied of ezperiments with Peruvian
Egyptian, and Sea Island seed, made by Messrs.

Keess and Gibbs, who have incurred considerable

expenditure to give full effect to their efforts.

and have readily imparted to others the benefit
of their experience and knowledge. Rporte

also forwarded by the India-office, were received

on the agricultural exhibitions held in the
districts of Tinnovelly and Nellore, in the months

of March and April last. At the first named the
American saw-gin was exhibited at work to

:he people. It cleans th.e cotton beautifully, bui

;ears the fibre, and, however well adapted to foreign

kinds, will not do for the short staple indigenous

cotton of Tinnevelly. At the Nellore Exhibition
Mr. Smith, of Nabobpet, came forward again with

New Orleans cotton, from seed raised in the country,

What he exhibited was far beyond anything else
on the ground, and won the first prize. The collec-
tor remarks that it would bA well to wait for a year

eA
or two before coming to any conclusion as to whether
IN-ow Orl ns and other foreign species degenerate
or not. The yield of cotton without irrigation is
represented to have been at the rate of 150 lb per
acre; but where irrigation was employed once in
eight days the yield was at the rate of 250 lb per
acre. The Dharwar saw-gin was worked and at-
tracted great attention. The leading merchants in
the cotton trade expressed the opinion that the work
was good, but that there was considerable waste,
and their conclusion was that the breadth of cotton

cultivatio❑ in the district did not make it worth the
ryot's while to incur the loss for the sake of the
economy in time and labour. A letter was read

from the President of the Italian Royal Commission,
Turin, advising the despatch of a silver medal, in
acknowledgment of " the eminent service to the
Royal Commission " rendered by the association,
" both in furnishing counsel and material assiq-
ance."

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