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Mr. Miles, M. P., seconded the motion. Kind, indeed, it had 

 been of M. Claussen to come before them that day, before he had 

 completely secured his patent, to give them the earliest notifica- 

 tion of the agricultural bearing of his researches. He trusted 

 that the result would prove as good for himself as for the far- 

 mers, whose interests he had then advocated. 



The chairman then put the vote, which was carried unanimous- 

 ly. He was sure they all felt deeply obliged to the Chevalier 

 Claussen for the favor he had done them. The information had 

 been fully submitted to their consideration, but of course they 

 received it without any inference being drawn from such reception 

 that the council held themselves responsible in any degree for 

 the opinion expressed by M. Claussen. He thought it his duty, 

 as their chairman to repeat this caution. On that day fortnight, 

 namely, on Wednesday, the 26th of February, at noon, M. Claus- 

 sen had consented to again attend, for the purpose of detailing, 

 after the completion of his specifications, the details connected 

 "with his new process. Mr. Beale Browne would probably on 

 the same day bring forward one statement, of which he had given 

 notice, of his long experience in the cultivation of flax. 



Flax Cotton. — Few persons in England have distinguished 

 themselves as advocates of British free trade more than Sir James 

 Graham, a member of the present British cabinet, and now proba- 

 bly at the head of the ministry ; and as it may interest our south- 

 ern readers to see his views on the subject of flax cotton, we take 

 the following from the report of the debate on Mr. D'Israeli's mo- 

 tion, received by the last steamer ; 



" This question of the price of cotton did, he thought, open up 

 some hope to the landed interest. And from whence did it come 1 



-"Via prima salutis 



Quod minime reris, Graia pandeture ab urbe." 



[Cheers.] As he had said from whence they could least expect 

 it— from Rochdale. [Hear, hear.] From the house of Bright 

 Brothers. [Loud cheers.] It had been discovered through their 

 means that by an invention in science, flax stalk might be used 

 to great advantage, and in diminution of the cost, in mixture with 

 cotton wool, sheep's wool, and even, as he had been informed^ 



