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At the annual meetiipf the Manchester
Chamber Of Commerce, hsid9anuary 21st. the
Secretary read the following letter from Lord
-.John .R1sneIl pn cnttnu. sZrnHtnE IN India
"FoRE1ag OFr1cE, Jau. 49, 188l-sir: The
uncertainty which must necessarily exiSt ~ to
the effect that the present political crisis In
The United States may have on the supply Of
-oostoay-and te-serious results h:eh might
eusue if that; supply :Wete to fall .shaz, appsaF
10 Lord John Russell It'd suggest tht eIpedten:
+, y. Of making timely inquiry a. to the posshi1.
itg OF obtaining from other ,AuAstsra such an
amount OF cotton IS may compensate for any
deficiency In the amount usually obtained
from the United 8tatea. s:<~.s ~ ,:sE ~
ton Association, Of. Manchester, the attention
finer Majesty's corsuls wal, so1ne time Since,
called to the facilities which the countries
Wherein they resided offered for the cultiva-
: ton OF the cotton plant, and much valuable
tnf9rmattou on this point has bee4, from tiu9e
:meht~to rsha- Cotton Association, and It has
been made apparent that. with proper encou.-
agement, rast supply Of cotton might be pro-
ductd for the British market in many places
not hitherto resort d to for that purpose.
ut would seem, too, that, without more
industry by the prospect of q aure market, no
email amount or. cotton might at ouce
be obtained, and 1t occurs to Lord John Rus-
sell that it would be Of great convenience and
advantage to the cotton manufacturers in this
country, in anticipation Of = deficient supply
from the United States, fthcy could obta =
fair estimate Of the amount Of supply which
might at once ba procured from other coun-
trlea. iftt were thought worth while TO- send
audfotch It. ,- >.
Lord John Russell, therefore, desires to
place ut the disposal Of the co ton manufacture
ers Of this country tho services of any Of her
ala1estys cousuls residing in countries which,
from the information now in the possession OF
tbs Cotton Association, offer a prospect ol
Immediate supply, If it we're necessary to have
RECOURSE to them. >. =
Lord John Russell would not indeed think
It right that her Majezty's con.uls should be
allowed to incur any expenditure Ut public
money on this account, or in any way 10
pledge, the government to the. collectors or
t producers al cotton within their districts that
the fruit OF their lahors would surely find
British market. But the consuls might ascer-
I tain what amount OF cotton might be expected
to be forthcoming In their respective districts
might be brought into the local market If the
'nahve dealers had . reasonable assurance Of
ind.ng customers for II at \ given time,
The attention Of the consula, Lord John
{. RpEsel cunceives, might useiully be directed
to these, as well AS. to other similar points
which might hesugge<ted by your Association
in communication with the General Cotton
Assoclatiop, and also With the Chamber Of
Commerce VI Liverpool
The practical knowledge possessed By The
members Of the several associations viii en-
able them At once to Judge whether any BENG.
fetal results would be likely to attend such an
inquiry as that which Lord JOHN Russell, If
they choose to accept bis ofer,is prepared to i'll
strnct Hrr Majesty's coneuls ut once to ees on
foot Lord John Russell Is aware that Ia mak-
ing this offer be ia departing in some degree
from the usual practice; bnt It appears TO his
~Lor,tship that the vast amount OF the interest
at stake not only a5regards the manufacturers
themselves, but as regards also very large
proportion of the laborins population Of ttis
Country, warrants him in Informing the parties
who, from their position, take a lead in sucl,
matters, that ha Is prepared and anxions 10 af-
ford them all the assistance, more pasticlarly
ut tho present time, which the department
under hls superintendence is able to render.
81 nm, sir, your most obedient,= humble ser-
want, We. HAMMOND
'.The President Of tho Manchester Chambe1of
Commegce.",