The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-27 00:00:00

(Stamped, id. Additional.)

and economy. At Rochdale, the co-operative flour *vele-
ties had in 1.657 a aspital of 7001., and awarded profits t
the aztent of S per cent. A cotton co-operation society
bad pined 13i per cent. profit. They in 11t5.9 had built a
mal without any debt, which oust 45,0001. (Cheers.) The
moon of these profits was the dealing only for ready
money, and another wan the lessening of the cost of manu-
facture and isle.

Mr. Wit.tun CHASIBiIIa stated that be bad visited Roch-
dale, and examined the various co-operative works, and
was thoroughly satisfied of the soundness of the whole
movement. He was informed that nothing had ever in.-
proved the moral' of the labouring claim* so much as this
movement. Several had been started in Scotland, and as
yet had been successful.
Dr. Brno mid Scotland was far behind in this matter, and
it would never be properly taken up till the buthy system
and the truck system, ilk., were done away with. Money
periodiailly pissed through the hands of the working-dames,
end what they should do was to arrest it, and not let it
pass into the whisky shop end other places. (oughter
and cheers.) The upper dames combined together, and why
should sot the working-chases too? (Hear, hear.)
Mr. JONES said working men did not enter into these en-
' terreises merely with the view of making money, though
when conducted on proper and correct principles there could
be no loss and mint be some profit. (Applause.) He bad
found large and well-conducted co-operative stores in Gala-
shieh, Bannockburn, and other places, oely generally the pro-
fits went to the capital arid not to the consumption. Working
men hated strikes, but sometimes could not avoid them,
union they submitted to tyranny and exaction. (Hear,
hoar.) But by organisation they might organne employ-
ment for themselves, so that there could be no necessity
for etrikea.

--ii;:CTrratii.t. said he had thirty rime ago ran-4T
mended the .co-operative principle to weavers in Cafe.-
bi sod it was from him that the Rochdale friends
took idea up and wrought it out successfully. He
theught it necessary to make this statement, se Scotland
was Asa defrauded of the honour justly due her. (A.
=11.) He was determined to stand up for sold Scut,
(Great laughter.) He rejoiced in the success of
the Social Science Association, though most of the ideas
they took up had been started by working men thirty
7llr.Cncs's ll'Larms had also visited Rochdale, and
corroborated what had been stated by Mr. Chambers.
Another reason for succees was the buying as well as
selling for ready money only. (Cheers.) As to cotton, he
was pretty certain co-operation applied to its manufacture
would not be successful.
Dr. Hoaxes lt'Lr.on was deeply gratified with what
he had heard to-day. He hoped the working men in Scot-
land would thoroughly carry out the matter. They must
not be afraid of names. Let them be called " socialist," or
anything else—what mattered it! It was the socialism of
Scripture. He, in these societies, saw now • brighter future
Inc the working classes of this country. (Great cheering.)
In Frame these societies bad a large capital and fair profits,
but they had the government dead against them. He
trusted God might speed this movement. (Great applause.)
The section shortly afterwards adjourned.