The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-10 00:00:00

COTTON SUPPLY ASSOCIATION,

At the usual weekly meeting of the Executive Commit-
tee, held on the Bth inst., a letter was read from her Ma-
jesty's consul at Pernambuco, stating that owing to the at-
tention now given to the cultivation of cotton, seed is
eagerly sought tor, and that, if a quantity could be supplied
of good quality, especially Sea Island, it would be immedi-
ately planted. Interesting letters from two different cor-
respondents were received respecting the cotton grow-
ing capabilities of Demerara. The colony is repre-
sented to be well able to furnish an almost unlimited
supply of cotton and of the best kind. The long line of
seacoast, extending from the Orinoco towards the south' is
described as well adapted to the cultivation, and prior to
the abolition of slavery contained several estates which pro-
duced a high e!ass of cotton. Sugar has since taken its
place, but there is now a general disposition to resume the
growth of cotton ; land is abundant, the soil rich, perhaps
the richest in the world, and both non-resident proprietors
of sugar estates, small owners of land, and small tenants are
directing their attention to the eubject, and it is expected
that within the next nine months a considerable extent of
land will be appropri,.ted to cotton. Judicious me isures have
been taken, both by the legislature and the public, to promote
the emigration of labourers from the United States and Bar-
badoes, where there is a superabundance of labour, and it is
confidently expected the colony will again become celebrated
for the quality and quantity of its cotton. A letter was read
containing an interesting report of an experiment conducted
by experienced agriculturists in the South Mahratta coun-
try for the purpose of determining the possibility of improv-
lug the system of cotton cultivation pursued by the Indian
ryot. The experiment was conducted on 33 acres of land,
22 of which were ploughed with an English plough, har-
rowed, manured, and drilled, according to the English sys-
tem. The remaining 11 acres were ploughed and prepared
precisely after the native method. The produce of the 22
acres was 387 maunds of 281 b cacti, and of the 11 acres 73
maunds, or 17 3-sths maunds per acre in the one case, and
61 maunds in the other. Distinguishing the two as Eng-
lish and native fields, the English kuppas yields one part of
fibre to 2.27 parts of seed, and the native kuppas one part of
fibre to 211 parts of seed, or 14 per cent in favour of the
former. Of clean cotton the English field has yielded at
the rate of 1591 b per acre, and the native 581 b. The result
obtained should have an important bearing upon the culti-
vation of cotton in India. Full details of the experiment
s
as well as samples of the cotton have been furnished. The
opinion
expressed that by carefully select-
ing eed i s confidentlyandcontinuing
the system of selection for a
series of years an immense improvement in the quality of
the indigenous varieties of cotton in India would be
effected, and that with Proper care and treatment such
exotic varieties as New Orleans, Peruvian, and Egyptian
may be successfully introduced into almost any part of
cotton-growing India. A letter was read from the honorary
agents of the association at Madras containing a detailed
account of the distribution of seed forwarded to them be •
tween June, 1861, and February, 1863, together with re-
ports from various recipients of the seed. The seed ob-
tained from the cotton thus grown has been preserved for
resowing. Large quantities of seed have been supplied to
the Agri-Horticultural Society. The report from the Go-
vernment of Mysore states the total area under cotton in
that territory to be 46,127 acres; the principal cotton-
growing halooks are in the Nugar division, bor-
dering on the Dharwa collectorate. About an equal ex-
tent has been sown with indigenous and exotic cotton, but
in Chituldroog, where the cultivation has spread more
rapidly, from superior adaptation of soil and climate, the
foreign has in a great degree supplanted the indigenous and
more than doubled its extent. In 1861 Mr. Davis was ap-
pointed supervisor of cotton in Mysore, with a view to
.en-
courage the introduction of foreign seed. A large quantity,
amounting to 4,652 maunds, was procured from Dharwar
and distributed, but it proved insufficient to satisfy the de-
mand. Gins are in great demand, and it is proposed to
Import them direct from England in future. A. letter was
read from the honorary agents of the association, Bombay,
enclosing a communication from the Pasha of Bagdad, who
transmits samples of cotton grown at Bussorah and Khan-
nikeen, and states the quantity of the former to be compa-
ratively large, and that probably not less than 60 or 80bales
will find their way to the Bombay market this season; but
the quantity of the latter will be diminished by the ravages
of the locusts. There is, however, every reason to expect
an extended cultivation during the ensuing spring. A re •
port was received from the India-office on the cultivation
of Peruvian cotton in the Madras district. The seed was
sown in the sand flats or drifts to the north of Ennore, the
ground being slightly watered by the hand till the plants
appeared above the sui face, and occasionally afterwards till
they rose to gin. Some of the plants reached the height of
2ft. or 3ft., bore flowers and pods, and looked healthy, but
most of them never came to maturity, and there can be no
doubt that the seed was sown too late.. The experiment
shows clearly that a fair crop can be obtain. ed from good im-
ported seed, whether Egyptian or Peruvian, and immense
tracts of land are available which might be turned to good
account. The ryots would extensively grow cotton if they
had only a nominal assessment to pay. Consular despatches
forwarded by the Foreign-office were received from her
Majesty's Consul at Palermo, with enclosures from Mar-
sala and Catania, reporting that the extent of land un-
der cotton cultivation is double that of 1862. Full de-
tails are given, which will be published in the Cotton
Supply Reporter. Samples of cotton from Paraguay,
where the cultivation is extending, and of native grown
cotton from Natal were submitted for examination. Seven
bales of the latter aro on their way to the association, Various

grants of seed were made. At the request of the Committee,
the President and Vice-President of the Association under-
took to obtain, if possible, an interview with the new
Governor-General of India, prior to his departure, on the
subject of cotton cultivation in India.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—Yesterday.

COURT OF DIVORCE.
HAMILTON V. HAMILTON AND REMINGTON.

Dr. Phillimore (the Queen's Advocate), Mr. Anderson
Q.C., and Dr. Tristram, for the petitioner; Mr. Sergeant
Shee and Dr. Wamby for the co-respondent.
This was a petition presented by Alexander Henry Aber-
crombie Hamilton for a dissolution of his marriage with
Sophia Hannah Adelaide Hamilton, on the ground of adul-
tery with the co-respondent, Mr. John Wilson Remington.
The petitioner claimed the sum of £lO,OOO for damages.
The respondent had put in no answer. The co-respondent
denied the adultery. It appeared that the petitioner was
married to the respondent, who is a daughter of the late Sir
Robert Abercrombie, in Scotland, on the 19th September,
1854, and that after the marriage they went to reside at
Milbrooke House, near Exeter, the residence of the peti-
tioner. At the time of their marriage the petitioner was 25
years of age, and the respondent about 23.
The co-respondent, Mr. Remington, was on intimate
terms of friendship with the petitioner and his wife, and
was a gentleman of property, residing at Rockbeare
H.use, within a few miles of the petitioner, In the year
1862, the co-respondent took apartments a No. 8, Old
Burlington-street, while the petitioner and his wife were
in London, and was visited by the respondent during the
daytime. The petitioner afterwards returned to his coun-
try seat, and on the 18th October, 1862, during the time
the petitioner was away for a few days, on account of his
health, the respondent, who did not accompany him, left,
stating that she was going on a visit to her aunt; but it
appears she went to the co-respondent at Cardiff, and on the
following morning respondent enclosed to the petitioner's
sister a letter for the petitioner, of which the following is a
copy :

The days I have passed alone since you left this have
made me think more, and consider how much I am wrong-
ing you in continuing to deceive you as I have done, for you
can be little aware how much I have injured you; and the
only reparation I can make—greatly as it grieves me to
wound you—and which reason has prevented my owning
it sooner—is to relieve you of one who is no longer worthy
of being your wife, and for whom, by the time you receive
this, you can no longer entertain either affection or esteem.
You must be aware that, loving my children as I do, it can
be no small struggle to own this and be parted from them ;
but I can no longer continuo with this on my mind, and feel
that they ought to be under better guidance than mine.
When time has worn down the edge of sorrow, you will, I
trust, have a happier house than I have ever made y,,tr ;
~nd all I implore of you now is not to utterly curse one
whom all the world will condemn, and who is in much dis-
tress of heart.—Yours, S. A. H.

The petitioner upon receiving it caused inquiries to be
made as to where the respondent had gone, but not suc-
ceeding in finding her, he had an advertisement inserted in
the Times, stating that her children, whom she was
much attached to, were exceedingly ill, and imploring her
to return. This she did, on the 26th of October, 1862,
and on the following morning she went away with her
brothers, and never afterwards returned to Milbrooke.
There are two children of the marriage.
Evidence was given of the marriage having taken place
according to the law of Scotland, and an extract of the mar-
riage certificate was put in signed by the proper officer.
Mr. Wm. B. Syms was called, and said that he was a
brother-in-law to the co •respondent. That in the years
1855 and 1856 he was staying at Milbrooke with the peti-
tioner and his wife, who lived on very friendly terms with
each other. That he went to India, and on his return again
visited them. On the day on which respondent went away
he asked her where she was going, and she stated to visit
her aunt. Ile went at the requeat of the petitioner t 3 Car-
diff, and then on 'to Denbigh, and he heard of the respon-
dent at both places, but wag unable to overtake her; but
she returned in consequence of the advertisement in the
Imes, and on the following morning was handed over to
her brothers, who had been telegraphed for.
Mr. Follett, a gentleman residing near Milbrooke, who
was in the habit of visiting the petitioner, spoke to their
living on very friendly terms.
Caroline Barnwell, who was a servant at No. 8, Old Bur-

lington-street, stated that in the months of May, June, and
July, 1862, the co-respondent took apartments there, and
was visited,by the respondent, whom she knew as Mrs. Re-
mington. She afterwards saw her at Guildford at her
brother's house.

John 111‘Andrews, a waiter at the Cardiff Arms, Cardiff,
proved that the co-respondent and the respondent occupied
the same bed together on the 18th October, 1862, until the
20th.

Mr. Jury, a surveyor and estate agent, was called to
prove that the co-respondent had property in Dowgate-hill,
in the City, which, after deductions, produced about £B2O
per annum.

Mr. Gibbs, a clerk in the London and Westminster Bank,
proved that the balance standing to the co-respondent's
account during the last three years was about £5,000.
Mr. Serg ant Shea addressed the jury for the co-respon-
dent, and said that he could not dispute the evidence of
adultery, and therefore the only question was as to the
amount of damages. He should prove that the co-respon-
dent's income was not more than £BOO per annum.
Mr. Smith, the co•respondent's solicitor, was called, and
stated that the property which the co-respondent had in
Yorkshire, and also at Doe-gate-hill, was mortgaged to a
very large awount, over £23,000.

His Lordship summed up, and told the jury that the only
question was one of damages. '
The jury found a verdict in favour of the petitioner—
damages, £5,000.
His Lordship granted a decree nisi, with costs.