CO-OPERATIVE CONFERENCE—The quarterly meeting of delegates from the Wellingborough and Kettering districts was held at the Coffee Tavern, Rushden, last Saturday afternoon. Mr. Thos. Willmot was voted to the chair, and after having given a hearty welcome to the delegates on behalf of the Rushden Society, called upon Mr. Panter, the secretary, to read the minutes of the last quarterly conference, held at Wollaston. A long discussion then took place regarding a resolution which had been put at that meeting requesting Mr. Scotton, of the Wholesale Society, to make enquiries into the action of the wholesale buyers in purchasing from private traders in preference to Co-operative Productive Societies. Ultimately it was decided to adjourn the subject for consideration at the next quarterly conference to be held at Wellingborough, when it was expected Mr. Scotton would be able to be present.—Mr. Thos. Butler (Wellingborough Midland) then gave a lengthy report describing the new sale-room lately opened by the Wholesale Society in Guildhall-road, Northampton, for the convenience of the smaller societies in the neighbourhood, and which it was shown would prove a great benefit. Several questions were put to, and satisfactorily answered by Mr. Butler, to whom a vote of thanks was unanimously awarded. Similar compliments were also given to the secretary and chairman of the meeting after which the delegates adjourned to the Stores in High-street, where a capital meat tea had been provided. It is needless to say that to this ample justice was done by the 50 or 60 friends present. The repast over, Mr. T. Meadows, of Finedon, proposed, and Mr. T. Butler seconded, a hearty vote of thanks to the Rushden friends for their hospitality, after which the delegates dispersed to their several destinations.