New-York daily tribune., 1856-04-26
COTTON AT THE PARIS EXHIBITION.

psrI. al tie reports on the Paris Uoiyersa Exhibi-
ton which bas usi been issued by The Lngl "a Govern.
mn, contains a rport on the cotton wool exhibited
an II AT occasion written BY Mr. Isaac b. Cooke Pre-
sjde1t of the Liverpool Cotton Brokers As)claOn.
Nj Cooke says:-" The article Of cotton wool u MOI,
On the whole, very " represented IN the e1postoh'
From the United states, the chief source oi suppy,
only few specimens ar. shown, and those chiefly OF
the finer descriptions 1T Sea Island one OF which wf-
Of extrem,y file quality. In this article, OF whlch the
United States h4s hitherto had almost the exclusive
pcssession she is de>tn in the future to find one
and pos -ibv than onr, young and vigorous nval
From Brazil no; a single ample appeared. Inc Com
missioner from Egypt mot willingly made an appoint
msbt with your deputy, and showed him various par
cels contributed both BY tee Egyptian Government
and from urva'e sources which however, did not diff
f, materially from the good and fair qualities when
tie trade have constantly before them IN Liverpool
Tie Commissioner explained that trade was spHng-
No ND in oil which, il Egypt, was expressed rom the
seed OF the cotton plant. This oil, IN ~ grOS'er
forms, il used substitute Tor tar and,
tion ubricaton, soap-making, and, in its purest
f,rn for human food. Each quality l. exposed a.ony
with the samples of cotton. IL was the opinion
Of the commissioner hat this additional lroiuce ffom
tie sane plant would serve cyentdauy TO cheapen the
production # the staple Dr. Royle. who PRESIDED
over the display of the produce of Bri'h In Ia IN the
exposition and who, from hs connection win the
East India Company, his personal knowledge OF the
climate and soils Of India and of all the experiments
instituted by the company for the improvement ot
cotton probably the person OF all others best compe-
tent TO give information the subject, most obhgngy
ravc hIs assistance IN the examination in this depart
meut He does not. however appear 10 ne very hope
full of the result of any attempts to improve the chlr
acer # Indian cotton, except Ia th" extent yie ID nv
the specimens Of Dharwar cotton lately sent To tng-
land He also gives expectation that the opening OF
the extensive Bern district, by railway, to the Bpm-
bav side, and by improvement OF the navigation O the
Godavtry river the east coast may furnish US with
an article more nearly approaching TO the American
staple than any which has hitherto been permanently
inn ed from India. The several colonies OF New
South Wales are represented by Mr. II Arthur, who,
after long residence and travelling in that country j.
r,fcttly acquainted with all ia varied products He
sxlbhed several samples Of cotton, the production
# land In the utgLbCrEOOd Of Morton Bay, -nl
eune also from the interior in the sara lail-
tude, about = deg. south, which were al from
ST. Island seed, bot Gu tlyatet " thou. much care
ILoee from the coast Especially are very favorable
specimens To- length and tncness, but are defective
Ia DO Mt Of ccaruess and staple, which u VI Arthur
attributed 10 ihe want Of care IN the cultivation lie
assfr that in this wonderful country there an eno-
nous extent of territory on the east coast perfectly
suited TO the production Of our commodity, AMI only
waiting the labor which, were il not for legislative
epactnents unequaly distinguishing this dependency
from The other British Colonies, would not be dlihcut
TO procure The prohibition OF the importatlon OF
coolies which TO all our other cOone- has been reduced
to suck restrictions as are required by humanity,
CONTINUES, apparently by oversight, in full force IN
Australia and forms, according 10 Mr.. NJ Arthur the
chief imyodmcnt to a large production of cotton. After
several vain rpts both by personal calls and CORE
y.
WHO was Ltrustcd with the products from the Cape OF
Coco Hope, Ccylon aud several of our W st lndian
Color ies il Is nee ssary to pass oytl in silence The lev
spe,imels Apcscd these local les which, however,
did rot aIpear TO press ut any new features Several
samples were exhibited from Greece aud seYerai from
Mexico on which no particular information has been o.
taiIed None were shown from Carthagena OF Deml-
rara ard Surinam Tie ony other ofcOt0n l. the
French Colony in Algeria, and great pains have been
taken to render the expedition Of the pro luce OI this
territ, ~ a. perfect possible In this fifth year Oi
the growth Of the article in the colony there ARE no
fewer than $50 exhibitors Of their pro ucc aaS up
ward of 90 samples, chiefly of Sea l-eat cotton.
pLrrc lac; wear 500 ba'es exported to France,
and a. is year 600 under cotton cultivation
Tie soil a,Ong tie coast. ard in some paris Tor upward
Cf 2CC miles INTO the interior represented 70 b. 81
the siceous and salty de,cupuon, which exactly siLs
the nature Of the Sea Island plant full production
J. welded 10 the acre: and whereas IN America II Is
rot profitable TO cultivate except as an annual IN
Algeria tie produce j. greater the second year than
the fnt. A specimen OF some which has been span
into vain by M.ssis. Gardner aud Bailey the yarn
and cotton being exhibited together Is nearly, 1t not
quite equal TO the finest produced in the United States
A few favorable examples Of Louisiana ana otheI
kiuCs of cotton also shown, but the Character OF
Il coil specially in the Prov nee of Orin a. well a.
the genius If the cuvators appear 10 lead TO the e-
lection Of the longer staple aud bes. quality rather
than TO the production OF large quantity OF an inferior
article. An important company, with large capital, on
Il, principle Of limited liability las BEEN iJrned to
uroii ote ihe cultivation and judic!ous prlzc IS
AWARDED bv The Emperor 70 the state producing the
,arccsl quantity in tie year.