The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-03 00:00:00

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1866.
FEBRUARY.
Lincoln
MARCH.
Derby Spring 1 Croxton Park l6
Liverpool Spring
Warwick Spring
Doncaster
Lewes Spring

No wmarket Craven 2
Durham
Blackheath & Woolwich 2
Catterick Bridge
Abergavenny 5
Lichfield Spring
Chelmsford Spring

T h i r s k lO
Epsom Spring
Newmarket Ist Spring l6
Liverpool Hunt Cup 2O
Chester
Curragh 24

Ascot Spring 1
Salisbury
Bath 8
Harpenden lO
York Spring

Epsom Summer l5
Uxbridge 2l
Manchester
Ascot Summer 29

Windsor Summer 5
Newton
Hampton 7
Odiham
ilibury l3
Stockbridge
Chelmsford l9

Liverpool
Beverley 2O
Ipswich
Hungerford
Newcastle on-Tyne 26
Curragh 26
Worcester

C3tton Supply Association.

At the meeting of the Executive Committee, on Tues-
day, a letter was read from Dominica, West Indies, en-
closing specimens of the cotton grown on the island, and
stating that the writer's crops present a more promising
appearance this year than last. The weather has been
much more favourable, though a gale of wind a short time
since did some damage to the trees, blossoms, and pods.
It is expected that larger shipments will be made than
last year, and some bales will shortly be consigned to the
Association. A letter was received from Tobago, West
Indies, enclosing several samples of cotton, and stating
that the soil and climate are in the highest degree suited
to its cultivation. Large tracts of land might easily be
obtained, and sufficient labour is available if the requisite
capital could be procured for the establishment of this
branch of industry. It is suggested that an English
company should be formed, or that parties willing to sup-
ply the requisite funds should appoint an agent to make
the desired advances, and to receife and ship the produce.
A list has been furnished of persons ready thus to under-
take the growth of cotton with the extent of land which
they offer as security. The writer is most confident of
success, and would greatly regret that so promising an
opportunity should be lost. In addition to an estate of
100 acres, which can be had for £2OO, or rented for two
years at £l5 per annum, and at £2O afterwards. Situated
close to the sea, there is also an estate of 1,000 acres,
which could be purchased or rented. 'in every respect
adapted to the cultivation of cotton. A despatch, for-
warded by the Colonial-offtOe, was received from the
Governor of the Bahanas,
containing a report from the
police magistrate of long Island, in that colony, describing
the progress of cotton cultivation during the past year.
Between 900 and 1,000 acres have been planted, and the
island is represented as literally covered with cotton
fields of various , dimensions.A large proportion of the
crop is shipped direct to New York. A company has
been formed for growing cotton, called the American
and British West Indian Cotton Company; and appre-
hending that a sufficiency of labour would with difficulty
be procured, they have secured labourers from New York,
together with the necessaryappurtenances for carrying out
their object. Several shipments of cotton have already
been made by the Company. The cotton crops through-
out the island suffered greatly for want of rain from June
to about the middle of September, but they have since re-
covered, and present a promising appearance. Papers for-
warded by the India-office were received, containing a
comparative statement of the extent of cotton cultivation
and the probable out-turn of the crop, for the present
and previous years, in the central provinces, Rat-
tywar, the north-western provinces, and some other
districts in India. In the central provinces the area
under cotton in 1865 is represented to be nearly 15 per
cent. less than in 1864. The estimated total out-turn is
about 235,987 cwt., of which probably two-fifths will re-
main in the country to meet the demands of the large local
weaving trade, and three-fifths, or 141,592 cwt., will be
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provinces is also confirmed. The experiments made
with American and Peruvian seed in the Madura and
Bellary districts of the Madras Presidency are repre-
sented to have proved unsatisfactory.—A letter was
read from the East India Cotton Agency Company,
Bombay, accompanying two small sample bales of the
new crop of cotton produced in Candeish, from
fine seed, introduced by the collector of that
district from the neighbouring talooks around Akote, in
West Berar, and confirming the statements previously
received from the revenue department, Bombay, as to the
success of the experiments thus made. A greatly im-
proved quality has been grown, and the cotton is worth
at least double the price which the inferior mixed kinds
hitherto produced in Candeish would have obtained.
The collector, Mr. Ashburner, has been ably assisted by
Mr. P. W. Hewitt, and deserves the highest praise for his
judicious exertions. It is estimated that about 20,000
bales, Bombay weight, will be picked this year.—A letter,
received from the honorary agents of the Association,
Bembay, contains several applications for exotic seed, for
experiments in different parts of that presidency, with
on the
translation of the
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the various states of the Zollverein, providing for its re-con-
struction and prolongation, was received from the Foreign
Office ; also a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's
Consul at Barcelona, containing a return of the quantity
of cotton received at that port during the year 1865, viz.,
94,000 bales.—A letter was read from the Vice-President
of the Imperial Cotton Commission of Anatolia, reporting
that the Ottoman Government has awarded gold medals
to several English subjects, including Mr. William Sand-
ford, of Bath, who has done so much to promote the cul-
tivation of cotton in Turkey. It is stated that the growth
of American cotton has become permanently established
in Western Anatolia, and that next year a large propor-
tion of this description will be cultivated in all the great
districts of Turkey. Notwithstanding the progress made,
and the good intentions of the Imperial Government,
great abuses still prevail, and great obstacles are en-
countered; while on the part of the district and local
authorities, cotton culture meets with neglect, and often
with serious obstruction, from private interests. Four
cases of Italian cotton, the Siamese and the hsrbaoeous,
were received from the International Exhibition, Dublin,
and may now be seen at the rooms of the association.
There was no further business.