Year: 1859

These facts require no comment from u.s.


We may add that no inducement in price will
again tempt us to touch SANDY cotton and if
others will act upon the same determination the
American planters will not long continue prac-
tiee as disreputablc it must in the end be in
furious to their character and interests.
Manchester, Sept 2T 1859.


Under our financial head viii be found another
communication on the same subject, which has
been talked of on the flags. II will be perceived
that it is suggested that agents. that is those who
are employed TO purchase cotton on order, should
be personally holden for deficiency in quality,
which means they should be accountable for the
differences between cotton and sand and dust


There was some talk of the weather and pros
poets for the yield of cotton. OF course the con-
dition of the weather from day to day is watched
with more or less interest At this present mo.
ment the talk is, that the Bears have the call that
is, the buyers have the advantage We shall know
pretty positively on this point between the 5tll
and 10th Of November It is manifest, however,
that the receipts are increasing and strengthening
the highest estimates in private circles. The re-
ceipts Mt Mobile last week were 25 100 bales,
against l5, ,0s2 bales same time last year. The ex-
cess in receipts at all the ports up to last evening
over last year was 80 2l0 bales.


The insurance companies and offices were the
subject of talk yesterday. The great fire in the
Fourth District was commented on and almost
fabulous figures were put down as the amount of
losses sustained by the respective companies.
Although the fire spread over great space the
underwriters will not suffer for more than $3.50 600
Qhough the losses were much larger) if as nssch.
The inhabitants, collectively, Of the upper post Of
the First and the lower part of the Fourth District
will be the greatest sufferers. There was great
complaint Of the want of water. So far as our
observation extends there was an abundance of
the element on Felicity Road, which was forced on
to st. Nlarys street. Of course, after the fire
passed st. Mary's street, it had its own way until
brought up for the want of material in Josephine
and Jackson streets.


If this very destructive confiagration will not
rouse the citizens and property-hoders to the i'm
portance of erecting water works it may be well
asked, when will the time arrive? There has been
a charter for water works-regularly passed BY
our observation-disclosures the public for eighteen
months, and yet no action has been taken by our
citizens 1t s useless to expect the present Water
Works Company to extend their conduits or pipes
into the Fourth District The charter Of tile Com
| pany does not ALLOW them to go above Felicity
Road. In fact, the Company has not the ability to
increase its domain usefulness Though new





water one hundred and fifty feet high it will not be
of any advantage to the Fourth District


There was some talk among scrip dealers of
losses on insurance companies. We have only to
suggest to dealers in scrip not to be alarmed; the
several insurance companies can stand dozen
such fires, and your scrip will be paid when dre or
promised to be redeemed: therefore, do not be
worried, scrip holders, but if you can urge our
| eleven insurance companies to come forward and
subscribe hundred thousand dollars in aid Of the
Lafayette Water-Works, such conhagrations as
that of Sunday night will be few and far between.
| The mails from the North came through yester-
day. The next steamer due from Liverpool is the
Persia of the 18th. The Galway steamer. of the
same date is fully due at st. Johns. The Anglo
Saxons advices of the 18th have had very little
effect on our market. These half-weeklY advices
are generally considered of the militia order,
| though the Canadian line of steamers is working
along very WELL The Kangaroo is due with ad-
| vices to the 18th inst.