The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TRURSD NY P.VENING, AUGUST 14, 1862.

intelligent individuals were at the bottom of the
magnificent start made by the little island which
we have been accustomed to regard as a fortress
only,
In Jamaica cotton had been grown to th .e amount
of 12,000,0001b5. a year, but was given up at the
time of emancipation—the well known reason is,
that the angry planters refused fair wages to the
soil every to squatting. British
every way adapted
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A large extent of it
is literally Sealsland,
would rival fully what
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grown
ni
n a growing.
similar and
position in the Southern
States. All the cotton growing districts in the
West Indies, however, say that the present popula-
tion is inadequate to its growth, and that they want
Coolies. Prince KUNG would doubtless spare them
gladly any number of Taepings, and it would be
more profitable than the Imperialist practice of
cutting off their heads. Perhaps the next two thou-
sand we capture for the Imperialists might have
their choice offered them—British Guiana, or the
tender care of the Mandarins. But not only our own
colonies—the tropical states of Ecuador, and New
Granada, beg us to come and take land at a shilling
an acre, which will grow cotton enough for all the
world. Venezuela, too, offers us any amount for a
reasonable price. Of Queensland we have all heard
—Coolies, and they are not far from them, is all
they need to grow any amount of cotton. The Mau-
ritius even and Madagascar speak in the same
strain. Meantime Italy is confident she can
do much, and Syria herself reminds us that, till we
turned her off—as we have done so many countries,
for theun grateful fighting, blockading, cotton-burn-
ing, tariff-making Americans—she sent us a hand-
some supply.

In truth, in regard to cotton growing, we seem
to have an " Embarrassment of riches." We may
have it from almost a hundred quarters, if we will
but fix upon any of them, and work them in the
best way. If India is our chief hope, she is by no
means our only one. The chief obstacle there is a
Home Dictator, who prefers disputing about accounts
with those who understand them better than him-
self, to encouraging companies for cheap transit
and irrigation. We have rather a cheerful impres-
sion, on the whole, from the meeting. It tells us,
indeed, little new, but it places before the public,
with more authority than usual, the openings there
are for intelligent activity in cotton growing, and
we can but hope that some of the right men will
be stirred up to go to the right place, and to do the
much needed work.

There are two separate conclusions that have
recently been arrived at in regard to the PRINCE
CONSORT'S Memorial that appear to us particularly
to deserve our consideration, they are put forth
respectively by the Royal Commissioners, as we
ought to call them, rather than giving
them the name of a mere Committee, and
by the architects especially consulted by the
Royal Commissioners. The last-mentioned, that is
the Committee, take occasion to remark in their
report very recently issued—" In reviewing the vari.
ous schemes that have been offered to our notice
during the general discussion of this subject,
we had become aware that a large proportion
of the public appear to be desirous of connect-
ing the intended monument with some institution
intimately associated with the PRINCE'S name. The
inquiry having been to a certain extent re-opened,
we could not overlook this prevalent opinion."
While the Architects to whom the Committee
turned very naturally and judiciously for advice,
have observed on their part quite as significantly :
" Considering all the doubts which at present exist
with reference to the permanent extension of the
buildings in South Kensington, and the difficul-
ties end delays which would arise in the event
of a recommendation by the Committee of
such a project, it appears more desirable to erect
the Memorial, not as a part of, or in immediate
connection with, a very expensive edifice not yet
determined upon, but as an independent Monument,
in Hyde-park, on or near to the site of the Exhi-
tion of 1851, or on some other more public and
Kensington, according
h
tcentralo
th e e sitepe t
at thanion s South
which
ave been held out,
and upon which
Carrying persons subscribed to
the funds." the project in the
und s. many
manner thus proposed, we may reasonably hope
that a memorial will at length be raised upon a
site and in a manner worthy of the authors and of
the object of this noble and affecting Enter-
prize. A memorial of love and gratitude to the
PRINCE CONSORT—to be raised upon the site of
the Crystal Palace of 1851, upon the greensward
of Hyde-park Not an obelisk—we are rejoiced
whenever we recal that proviso to mind. And—Not
a monument (let us hope and trust this devoutly to
the last) in any way connected, directly or indi-
rectly, with those horrible architectural abomina-
tions at South Kensington.

His Imperial Highness Prince Leuchtenberg,
attended by General Rehbinder, has arrived at Claridge's
Hotel from Russia.

His Excellency Count Edward Baranoff has ar •
arrived at Maurigy's Hotel from St. Petersburg.
Madame Musurus and family have left town for
St. Leonard's-on-Sea for a few weeks.

The Duke and Duchess de Padua and Madlle,
Marie de Padua have arrived at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-
square, from Rome.

The Earl and Countess Spencer have arrived at
Spencer House, St. James's, from Spa, Belgium. The
noble earl and countess intend to remain in town about ten
days.

The Countess (Dowager) of Yarborough and Lady
Sophia Pelham left town yesterday for Malvern Wells.
Viscountess Jocelyn and family have left Cam
bridge House on a tour in Germany.
Lord and Lady Aveland and the Hon. Misses
Heathcote have left town for a tour on the Continent,

Lord Broughton and Colonel the Hon. Strange
Jocelyn and Mrs. Jocelyn left town on Tuesday for Tid -
worth Park,
Rants, for the autumn.

Lord and Lady George Quin have left town
for Ireland for a few weeks.
Lady
Mary Craven leaves town to-morrow on
a visit to the Earl and Countess of Hard wicke, at Sydney
Lodge, Herta.

Lady Annora Wynn was safely delivered of a
daughter on Tuesday, at her residence in Lower Berkeley-
street.

Mr. and Lady Isabella Stewart and family will
leave town in a few days for Brighton.
The Hon. Gilbert Heatheote, M.P., has left Bel-
grave-square for Scotland, for the sh oting season.
Sir Ralph and
Lady Howard left Belgrave-
square yesterday, for the Continent.
Sir W. Miles, M.?., Lady Miles, and Miss Miles
have returned to Farrance's Hotel from the Continent.
Sir William Fraser has left town on a Continental
tour.

Sir Robert Peel has arrived in Paris from Lon-
don, and alighted at the Hotel Bristol.
THE QUEEN'S
WESTMINSTER RIFLE VOLUN-
TEERS.—On Tuesday, a very interesting
y, the 19th inst.
'place at Wormwood Scrubs between
the members of the St. Martin's Division (the 13th and
,
competition will take
14th companies) of this crack regiment for a number of
very elegant prizes,
given by the inhabitants of the " royal
parish," the honorary members
and the officers of the divi-
s::::N to
r°e be
s' 1 is
won an
by elegant silver cup, value 15 guineas; N 0.2,
a silver challenge cup, presented by the ladies of St. Mar-
t
years before it becomes his private property ; No. 3, a silver
presentee by lt,
cup, Garrard, Esq. ; No. 4, a silver Cap,
by B. Turner, Esq.; No. 5, a rifle telescope, by F. West,
Esq. ; No. 6, a small bore rifle, by the officers of the divi-
sion; No. 7, a framed artist's proof of the engraving of
the Execution of Montrose, by T. Davey, Esq. ; No, 8, a
consolationthe officers of the division; No. 9, a
rifle telescope,
b by, y
Mr,
Steward ; and No. 10, a very hand-
any by Mr. Allen, of the Strand,
As the division contains some very excellent shots a sharp
oi e l fitted dressing.case,
will be the result,
and exciting contest