Seprexper 29, 1860.] THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 873 
we learn that on the banks of that river excelient Cotton can mene irown country to seek their fortune. They are willing to, or two. Perhaps it ought to be stated that even Coti 
be bought from the natives at the moderate price of only one | engage in a new industry, but they want—what all great | spinners are not indifferent t to the ai ay ere a at this eng 
pentiy per pound. We learn from Mr. Mackey’s “Tour in ene must have—some capital to commence with. ter race: 
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the best manner of pultieating Cotton, cleaning the | in carrying out the objects which our association had in view, 
wed ud irrigating the land, no doubt they would follow the | viz., increased and improved supplies of the raw material which 
price of from Mpio when they saw emg — imitation would be pro- keeps this great district of ours in beg suc man Well, I aen r 
1d. to 24d. to 8d. per lb. There can be no question that the duct ctive of great profit. In Australia, there beta resources | the Cotton Supply a have rsued a ver vy 
native cultivators have to combat serious difficulties in having tS a supply of the brue qualities of Cotton to an pees nie course in declining ip absolutely i entified with any iiad 
to contend with native dealers, who are exceedingly extor- Sir George Bowen has said to me that in his o ticular company for promotion of the growth of Cotton; at 
immediate neighbourhood he has a pioa of ground mete i Pndivi ual Cotton 
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spoken very eloquently and very effectually upon this subject, | the useful Cottons can be wn; and if the natives were | questing that we aries afford them all the aid we possibly cou ld 
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allowing a fair charge for transports, and pe Yielding of a fair | number of iste enriched capitalists of Lancashire, and of the 
remuneration on so large a capital as 100,0 The question, | Cotton trade, come manfully penen and say— hir pce 
I repeat, only wants grappling with, and if a some energetic shall po se Subject ie eri n has n to serious exige: 
Te; i ive, the nativ will put it he dan o wil Paget tein on sending Nous 
formed that there is a good market for Cotton, they will be of cotton fro es? “the” res can be 
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we have said, No, selene: thus far we have gone, and 
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proved gins, and that the Cotton will come in as perfect a | tion to the Bri me colonies, I by no means am dis; d to 
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this rt of EAA irnik ba ed in Cotton Spinning and 
manufacturing, gam I wouid ask you where should we be as a 
country but for joint stock co! onani jes? ( ear. 
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adulterations. (Hear.) I believ @, gentlenien, that if we got 
one or two other strings to our bow, ae and increase the competi- 
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my friend Mr, Littledale, of em ota room The have, in a v nerous and confident spirit, stat 
pet yet it shows that the s go> pe of some ttt Liverpool aay willing t echairoed in this aiy ionisoi. Cotton 
merchants is with us ; and I hope that the sympathy of all the | Growing Company. Probably, some of their directors will 
ich we are now humbly | join the board that is proposed to be constituted, should the 
new company be called into existence. We are much come 
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rtant 7 ion from a gentleman with wh om I have | to those gentlemen for their services, and for their willin, been racoeoded t ished crop, and, for anything w 
Bowen, Wachter i aah of being acquainted, Sir George | to. be associated with us; and, if we can form a great Pana know, everythin; Fe eT with this crop being a matter 
p i ate vernor of Queensland, Australia, He wrote me strong company, I believe, ihata guenen min be the regni of our Loot. bs eee} in the eee the rte a which at 
‘ “pide o z upon, this ech but he has mari ked it “private, mple for suc ment à roa one webio and prom jies t o be very ex ian- 
boss, There is a ch companies 
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als who coumested. with ee roln wie L 800,000 wi Jana te that date, can a 
his at the present oe: is unproduc- | 31st of August we have imported about 300,000 bags. At the 
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p took, i Ju Taira and August last, 430,000 tages and Liverpool ex- 
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age the’ ra Of POS r to the ital oea of Euro 130,000 bags, making a total 
of England and Wales. Along the sea coast and banks of the tates of a meeta a that preparation would be made 
rivers you pass millions of acres, which bear the same relation f th instead of preparati 
to the Cotton and sugar which the great pastoral districts of | bein ad inued d tion. consumption enen ould be 40,000 bags week, and he 
he mother | diffidence had see: ulfilled. “He had since paet Sea that it 
E oa would aans sep een to 50,000 bags per week, and he (Mr. 
Mason) brig on pared to endorse that Pia ishing "The average 
i en by the trade from Live: l in 1859 was 
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learn with infini paee that the colonists are interesting | country, 4 cen Cotton paien ri have Tnvestments in 
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depends our great po position as $ 20) ial c unity ; andas | have to apologise to you, gentlemen, for the e great length of | India. He thought the SAR ofits sae tax was the want 
ar as has been apparent, there is Bot ‘the slightest shadow of a | time that I have been speaking this morning. (No, no. of proper and good government; but now that the attention 
doubt of the ible success of this undertaking. (Hear, | ave simply felt that we have.a duty to perform among our- fÈ ey bad a right to 
hear.) We kuow that one-third of England’s commerce is | selves, = 3d we fail ae the attempt, we sball at all events | expect t) Shat good remit would ensue. It been urged 
otton, and that Cotton, next to corn, is her | have the neoini tion of eration that we have peronu to | one reason why more Cotton was not produced in India, that 
- In the canemel report of ihe “ Wide | serve on to the greatest e: of our | when n Ameria produ Niel pge eig , India was thrown o 
e wheres it is stated that the directors | humble s le ability. Appian d neglected. That was for complaint ; 
which is eight i ult, in order to reach the plantation, | The gery Thave i PES ET ult mupetedier hou tho-wonaen that India did not with America 
nd ai a kalf sed distant by water, and more by | my excellent friend the Mayor of Ashton, and I beg to call upon | in the quali! the raw material; but believed it was 
at in board that although he was | him to move the first resolution. (Hear.) capable of brought to compete "with it in the material, 
m pose n of the land ainas roes be calculated, we | The Mayor of AsaTOR-GRDE YNE (Hugh Mason, Esq ), | Mr. e ching 2 the qnoslistik Bodoa fo = Cotton Su 
ay rely on having 50 acres of Cotton planted during | said— bartels aad gentlemen, I beg to move— on, had al shown him a sample, received 
les of clea: submitte India ( aei hon, ptian seed, 
in Australia are Yee oo l ion | tock Comp: ar efi Pte ap) neS and he Ai ie ag ? ag a ould be fg Se eE g ue eee 
2 not merely talkin, j | that the company be conside: as form wi any quantity ol ear. 
Sio, but actively engaged in t e work of producing ¢ oe cr half of the proposed ital of 100,000/, shall have | told, without any Tis kainin and that India 
ey appear to me tobe ing in a most rational manner. | been subscribed, and that the following — be nase | ew ie 5 considerable mgr S — bag = 
esi Sa isi i ereby empowe otton. e then read extracts 
has oy 3 00 acres, and they es to act as provisional directors, wp they are y po Mr. aaah. st Besos, between Lucknow and. Agra, tu 
to you; and the result I hay ve no odo w ill be all that otal any :—Thos. Bazley, Esq., M.P. ; Mr. John Pender, Mr. Thos. | the Presidency of Bengal. The letter stated thi 
obtain beli Jas. M‘Conn and = Mr. 
io ee ee tralia so| Mr. R. Platt, Stalybridge; Mr. J. Mayall, Mossley; Mr. 
beng (lies) But they w OTa Yio even their gold J. Walke ret Bat 4 ; Me 5 “ey girip ne Peepe and as our Saase Pie raria nie aang Now in that motes: Mason) fally 
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many the colonthe axe | pe nt hp tog Ris bee I think, almost oxhaunted concurred. He did not think that ae terprise ban 
le, The ey = people of eaterpelig who tage. left the whole subject, I shall occupy your time aoh for a moment | meet the difficulty, and they were boun asumers, 
ol EiT. | a bel ton-un z = ad Shak ig rchase, ar eds mac: 
an . per statu > acre, oa probably of not ice than | and Mr. T. Emmott, Oldham; Mr. J. Marshall, Stockport ; Bono to be grown there he (ha writer) would recommend the 
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