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think very moderate, considering the Indian cotton gen- 

 erally realizes from -li to 5 pence per Ib. in England. 



" The Doab, as well as Bundlecund, has always grown 

 considerable quantities of cotton, and will be able, as we 

 hope to show, to grow it of a better quality as soon as the 

 Ganges Canal, that most magnificant of works for irri- 

 gation, is completed." ROYLE. 



" The cotton of Jaloun and Jhansi (writes Mr. Bell) 

 was formerly much celebrated. Koonch is now the great 

 mart in that direction, and it is surrounded by the 

 Jaloon Territory. Mr. Bell, after making careful en- 

 quiries, ascertained that the cotton of Baugchenee was 

 that which at present is most in repute with the natives 

 of those parts, who gave about 7-J- per cent, more for it 

 than for the other best kinds. The district is on the 

 south of the Chumhul, near Dholpore, aiid therefore pro- 

 bably very similar in soil and climate to that of Jaloun 

 and Jhansi, which are not very far distant. Mr. Bell 

 further thought, that it might be landed at Liverpool in a 

 clean and desirable condition for about 3 pence per Ib. 

 As these districts, as well as Bundlecund, lie to the 

 westward of the Jumna, and have always been famous 

 among the natives for their cotton, it is probably owing 

 to some physical, pecularities of soil, or of climate, that the 

 cotton is produced of a better quality, for we cannot dis- 

 cover that it has the ad vantage of any more careful culture 

 or cleaning." ROYLE. 



Some, indeed, ascribe the whole of the difficulties and 

 the unimproved state of the Indian cotton to the con- 

 tinued purchases by the European merchants of the very 

 dirty and adulterated article. These, however, who are 

 resident at Bombay rebut this charge, and explain the 



