The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-10 00:00:00

OPENING OF NEW.BTORE3.

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Yesterday (Wednesday) evbning, the openio3 of
the new Ver s cm-NA 'n 111.1shs"-strcet, Holbrck, for the
Leads Industrial Co-open:ire Flom- and Pro% %eon S-scie
was oele`mitted by a6O rie in the new boildrno,•. The suc-
ems which a:tended the iseer,tiora of the excirty's floe.
101 k 4 to the er.te-aion of Vie bssine-s by the addition of
Mon-, for the Lee ul woerc:es hutches a matt,
• end to csa.y on the buViir •a satisfactor'y. addl.
tion.l premises were ntqu'-ed. The foundation-atone of
the new bri'le'nt• P 110.••••,• :be rr.'l n scoore,
L.:, by tar. folio Helms-, end them Aim
I,n convict 1, is we. ope d for tie nue of go mi:es,
• oo Fi'day las:. The cost of the N (wt. 'i bas
tr )'1 11'•11e.'y /111111171:b I), to„e.ber ..:.0 fittioss, &c., is
al-mt 2,a )t., and every isooverieece for c-n.,:os on the
rr• :ous business w:th ocenfot. hr. Irmo pros:drd. • In 'Ali.
Con, a i piviora room-61 feet by 374—ban 10%0 been
erect-3 for the meetin-.4 o: the society, and iu this tea
was in the evening soa'ved to about 6( 1 of the members.
The bei'ding, we may add, has been whory desilJed sod
a....ns,ed by committees of worl.'ir. men, without the aid
and capers of coy r-ch'.4 A. Mr. the presideot,
we. the cher., rid, at the conelrsion of as, Mr. Pratt's,
the seaste-f, anootroccd tbs. let.ers of spolo;.y hei been
reesiv d from M.. Miss.', M.P., Mr. &renal, M.P.,
Mr. CoesJ-bean, 21. P., Mr. Wi"iam Edward Tinnier,
M.P., Mr. 1 'aid I raft, Mr. E. 'aoyd, Mr. Wm. B. Derison,
and other Lentlemen. lotereeting addresses upon the ad-
vent...le-of co-operation were &Neared doi:na the evening
• Y-. Taylor, one a the ti ; Mr. W. Bell, en-
pnident : Y-. W. F".., of Rochdale ; Mr. Councillor
Ca..er, Yr. John Holmr- Yr. J. Mr. °eves, and
Mr. lip< I. Y-. Taylor sketched the history of the society
fmm 11. es g:n in Mi ••ch, 1837, to the present period, show-
in bow, notwiths' -odor, tbe gmat thdiculties they bad in
the f Instance to contend with, they gradually praipsred,
sod hal att-..v depress' and satisiactory position. Mr. Ellis
gamesome raj interation facts respecting the progress of
co-opelat've eocietimin Rochdale. There the society started
s:th a switol of 0..1y 10/., and they had goes on 'og
r itil they had now a oapital of 39,0001., a t eir re-
ceipts daring the last quarter amounted to about 48,0001.
Ine receipts from the corn mill for the last thirteen weeks
were 40,0C11., besides which they had recently commenced
a cotton mill, the capital invested being 70,0011/. ; and which
gave employment to 400 or 900 men. Mr. W. ell stated
mat the Leeds Co-operative Society was the largest in
Ennland, having about 4,00 members, 400 having been
r hied dr. :ng the pastyear. Their capital bad also increased,
and they del sow, on the completion of the budding. larger
br'ancel'n band by come thormods than when the founds-
tioo stone was laid. All the speakers urged upon the
membei. the ha/m.1.40t., if they wahcd the society to be
prospemnr, of prrehasing what they required at the stores :
they were reminded that it Sr. sot by the appointment of
an active sod energetic committee that ther opt:ratios,*
would be stneenfol, but by s'l the members doi.ig their
part in atime'atirr. the sale o: the e commodities, from which
their profit was denvcd. The proccelings, which were of
an intere3ting chrracter, concluded with the usual votes of
thanks.

A CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETE FINED SEVEN FOVEDII
POE FALSE SCALES AND WEIGNTS.— Yesterday, at the
Rochdale Pol lescourt, Hugh Bamford, manager of the Brick.
field Co-operative titore appeared to answer a charge of
having in use at the store, two pinto( scales out of balance.
and ll weights light. The ease was proved by Policeman
Wilkinson, who stated that there was not one weight on the
premises in proper order. Bamford said that the scales bad
been examined every fortnight at the old premises. but this
, duty bed been somewhat neglected since they entered the
new premises. The weight. had all hessn adjusted in May.
(To the Chairman, Mr. Chadwick)—We have weighed all
wets of goods with these weights.—After some severe re-
marks from other magistrates the Chairman rid, " We
shall, for the scales, convict in the highest penalty, M. and
costa ; and for the defective weights, 2f. and coots, for we
think it necessary that the public should be protected."—
Leeds Mercury.
THE LATE FIR► IN THE STRAND.—Yesterday •
marching investigation was made into the cause of the out-
break, but it remained undiscovered. The contents of Mr.
Calvert's Museum, v►lued at some thousand pounds, are not
insured.

1.314D0N GENZRAL OMNIBPS COMPANY (LI lamp).
—Tn,Se receipts for week ending Oct. 6, 11,9971. 19e. 2d.