New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-30

enough from sef-nterest TO grow as much - posbie
Da. tners was ono very great drawback In this
England might do something 10 correct N
present the fllah was In tho habit OF re-
ceiving advance upon the security Of bis coming
cr9ps corn Or cotton, &C.; but be was not only nos
was charged exorbitan rate Of interest for these
advanose-ss high O. 30 per cent Il am informed that
the rate Is Often - high "a 60 or 20 per CONT He
Toad soad ,ec9umsnd that the ch csptass of England
terest and giving the culvaor fair price for hs cot
ton Ths he said might be done 70 pay the capitsist
sSn, SS and os sns psop,S finding SURE tura 70, shs
HighHees, 'how the capitalists in England sap-
posing them to BE- disposed 70 adopt this susgestion 70
be secured against the failure OF the people in fulfilling
this purpose T. His Highnss replied, Il would rsoon-
mend that these contracts be made under the eognx-
ance of the Governors of the Districts who have power
to enforce their falllment; and be stated that II
it should have bis full encouragement and support =
far the authority of tbs viceroysty was concerned.
In ealing his attention to the question OF an improved
system Of agriculture he said he could not speak prsc
this suggeston--that the Association should send
out from England q practical agriculturist, and
one well acquainted with cotton cultivation. This
man should study the syst1m pursued In this country
and, possible, establish mode! farm. Ii success
full his system, he hd doubt would be initiated By
the feLabs, butt must be work of time. The Vioe-
roy dwelt expressly upon the desirabty of Engiish
capitalists, artculary htsS interested in cotton, en-
they much interested in obtaining cotton fsr
thec mills the fellah in obtaining market for his
cotton. The question OF seed to be sown, whether
American on Otherwise, was upon which he could
net offer On opinion, as the only instance In which
American seed hss been cultivated In Egypt as far -
ascertain, was in the instance OF an experiment.
on the estate of the late Eli Ham Pashs This see1
sent out by the Association some eighteen months
hava fha MIA tn tor Qr1 Wou -
this steamer sample OF the produce which has been
valued In Liverpool at I'd. per pound.
HIS Hiahnees did not sllude to the question of
labor, II is supposed by many persons tina. the pops
laon is being seriously drneS tosuPply labor tor ne
information which have been careful 70 derive from
high and reliable sources there not more than 50W
or 5000 men employed upon these works. which arc
ouly yet In very incipient stage OF progress Inn
can be very serious draft upon the population q
Egypt. On the other hand, the Viceroy, who IL ~
the present moment engaged In an extensive series OF
financial rereDchments has within the last lew Gays
dsbsnded large number Of bis troops, sunieien. ~
make up for the few thoussnds employed upon the
Suez Caua, and judging from the earnest intelsenoe
he displayed in his remarks upon the question OF cotton
agriculture it is TO be hoped tina. he Is becoming alive
10 the great fact that England the best customer
of Egypt for her cotton and other produce nor pros
perty Is more dependent upon Great Britain than any
other Power The interview was on the whole sitIs-
factory showing Us t did the lively interest taken by
his HInhn0sS tue Interests Oh WSh -
the sound views he entertsins TO the right of peo
ple to at for themselves in pursuit OF their own con-
mercia interests, and TO do 80 with freedom.
"After hs had disposed Of the subject or the me
mortal, the Viceroy gave Instructions 10 Mus'apns
EAendi TO render every assistance 70 myself and Dr.
Forbes on our intended Witt TO several Of the cotton
districts of the Delta 70 accompany US on the ooney,
and introduce to the Governors OF tho dstI1cs ane
the Sheikbs Of the villages aud also 20 place the
means OF conveyance at disposal when required,
with a view to our acquirdg whatover Information
may be obtnabls to the o. stem OF agriculture ana
preparation pursued by the coton-srowers Of this
country.
"Ths crop for next year will begin to be picked a
the end of September. ALI last years crop is well
out OF hand l did not, therefore, see any when L
paid viat TO the cottOL-market, which Is about q
mile from the center Of the town. on the banks Of ths
Mahmoodieh Canal
$50 far have been able TO see or learn anything
Of the productive powers Of this country 1t appears 70
mo there is scarcely any inut to its resources Mr..
Ross of the firm OF Messu. Briggs & Co: OF this city.
informs me thai in 1867 the export OF Egyptian cot-
ton during the season amounted TO 81 72 bales, accord
ing 10 bis estimate; in 1878 to ia Ia 1887 70
ll9, ,3Ss; In lS59-60 TO ll9,0i3 and In lS6O6l, %
1879 bales showing in four years al increase u
81 Isl bales Tie population. rather the extent Of
available labor does not appear 10 be 80 limited rs -
prevent rapid ensioa OF cultivation, and there
every probability, therefore that by the adoption OF
some iudicous scheme, such that referred 10 by the
yieeroy the production of cotton in Egypt might soon
be doubled or increased tenfold The faCs OK
this increase / mentioned TO the Viceroy, whs
Sad that such increase would at the same Tune
tend TO rase the couoitiOn Of the cultivaior, whe
ia by no means iDsensble tc an improvements
In his external comforts, although as a rule he V
extremely ignorant. To Increase the growth oil cotton
nero would therefore, lead 10 more extensive import
OF Brtsh manufactures and by this means cement Tie
inter ste Of Egypt vita our own The people OF Alex
andra, and all with whom have eonVersed, say
that England lake no wiser step than to strepnen
the ties OF Egypt with horsef Egypt especially ee-
nsnfa lax ION witt
East Indian and it therefore behoves us 70
take every legitimate step for strengthening the COM
nercial bonds which unite the two countries Ii may
be Of mention IN illustration Of the growing
enlightened policy of the vceroy, thai no has brougns
about reduction in the third class railway fares be-
tween AexsndIia and Cairo. 1 am also told that not
only do the agcultarists avail themselves as much a.
possible of the railway bus they use the telegraph ex
entiyoy to facilitate their business operations TIKI
afues greatly mproy ed state OF things among hem
snd il ia anticipated that the traffic of the railway viii
be greatly increased by the present reduction In price
INDIA AND TBE COTTON TRADE.
Since the beginning of the present political troubles
In America threstenng Englands supply OF cotton for
her Lancashire mills the question has been seriously
raised as to whether luda could not be made to axe
the place Of toe Cult States IL fur ishng that most
important article OF commerce. IL has been suggested
that England should look to her great Eastern Empire
for Ler cotton rather than 70 foreign country whoee
supply is 30 very precarous that an unexpected war
nj INT involve all her cotton manufactures, ana WIN
than nearly all her commercial interests in utter rum
To this consideration it is added that such transfer OF
trade would eectually stop the culture Of cotton In
! America and that Slavery would then be made IN,
| protitable. and fually abolished However well
founded otherwise these suggestloos may te tners
. be no loubt but that the English aDufsctureH and
the English Government, aud indeed the whole En-
Esb rsope are in earnest III their inquiries on this
snblect. -, - 4. - :; .
The question is not whether cotton can De grown IN
India os not Tor that had been decided long before
LeIanJer crossed the Indus. The "royal apparel OF