Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-03
Cooperation in England /.

Iuc returns or the cooperative so.
cIeies in England shows that there are 676 of
these societies. Of these 436 have made re-
turns. The number Of members of the 436 So
cie'ies bad reached 73,423 at the close OF the
year 1866. The shares are commonly f each
Generally speaking, sales are for cash. but
several societies give credit to members. In
the year 1866 these associations received for
goods sold cash amounting to no less than
t4,455,596. The expenses amounted to f235,4S4
The profits realized, after the payment OF
wages. rent, repairs, and other expenses, were
f376,29i. At the end of the year the amount
of share capital was f1.04s, ,O96. and of loan
capital, fllS,t23; the trade liabilities. fj34,56l
the assets and properly: and the cash in hand,
fI92.sG3. As many as thirty. nine Of these as.
sooiations sold goods in the year, each Of them
to an amount exceeding 100000; six to an
amount exceeding 1100,0OO.
The Rochdale Equitable Pioneers," estab-
lished in 1874, still take the lead This asso-
citation had at the end Of the year 1865. 6,2i6
members, and share capital OF f97,4s9; gro-
cery and provisions sold in the year to the
amount Of f249.l22 cash, realized a profit of
f3I,e31. There is quarterly-audt by men,
bers The profits were disposed OF thus: For
interest, f3.s23; dividend on the amount Of
purchases made at the shop, f25,s29; educa-
ton OF fixed stock, fl, 1877: charities, f165 A
cooperative association in Cheshire conducts
farm, there are % mem bers, but the capital
is only ESQ, and the years profits were but
EOS. OF the entire number OF co cooperative So
ceties in England nearly half, and nearly all
the larger societies. are in Lancashire or York
shire.
OUR NEW PossEssIoHs.-Already are Sec
retary Stewards sprognostications in regard to
our new possessions being verified. Hardly
six months ha We passed since Russian Ameri.
ca was acquired, yet enterprise of every
character are springiug up in that country,
valuable Pacific trade for the United States.
Building lots have advanced several hundred
dollars in price at New Archangel and Stka,
in anticipation of large flow OF immigration
nor rfro toin
California to proceed to Russian America to
reap the wealth afforded in her gold, copper,
ana coal mines. fur trade and fisheries. Ship
builders on Puget Sound expect and are pre-
paring for extensive orders in the Spring, and
United States NAVY Yard is to be located on
Cambridge Island. The climate at New Arch.
angel is described as being delightful, and all
kinds OF vegetation are rai~ed there. So far rs
can be ascertained, the inhabitants OF Russian
America, with the exception of the Indians,
are pleased with the transfer Of the country,
included Ia Uncle Sans domlnions. Before
the lapse Of many months, there will doubt
less be regular line OF vessels plying be-
tween San Francisco and various points on
the Russian coast and we shall in time wit
ness growth and civilization upon the Pa.
cific coest SURPRISING the most sanguine ex-
pectations.-N. Y. Commercial.
RESULTS OF IRISH EMIGRATIoN.-How
greatly emigration has affected ,and yet steadi-
Iy continues to affect the population OF Ireland
putatioD3: In le6I the census gave the popu-
lation at 57SS AIS; every year since, in spite OF
increase by birth, it has been declining, ac-
cording to the estimates of the Registrar Gen.
eral In 1862 it was 5,7s4,5s7; in 1863, 5.73s $780,
in 1854, 5,075,307; in 1865, ,GS6 in 1866, S.
5e2.6!5; in 1867. $751;, 1856. Twenty -one years
ago the population OF Ireland was over eight
millions and quarter; sixty. one years ago it
was nearly at Its present figure, being COM
puted at 5,574, los. But the relative proportion
of the sexes is not the same for 1866 and 1860;
the difference is noteworthy. for 1: indicates
the distinction between a small population in.
creeslng under natural circumstances, and a
large one dimiB ishing by the emigration OF it's
vlrile youth. 1866. with population of 5,574.-
los, there was an excess Of females over males
by 50,469; while In 1857, with total popula-
tion of 5,557, 1856, there is an excess of females
over males by 1S4,756 One of the saddest facts
the satisfies reveal is the increase, not merely
relative but absolute, OF deaf mutes, blind, In.
cane, ldiottc, and decrepit inhabitants.
EXECUTION IN NEW JERsEY.-The execution
OF Quiller at Elizabeth New Jersey, will be
on Thursday, November IA, instead Of Mon.
day. In reply to the usual question whether
ne had aught to say ''why sentence of dC lth
should not te pronounced" the prisoner stated
that, although he made no denial of shooting
Ftrman, it was not willful murder He also