New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-03
CITY ITEMS.

! ed by the committee appointed al the meeting OF Me
chancs and Working Men held Feb. p TO consider tho
present condition Of Mechanical Labor with special rel
erence the overwhelming influx OF Psuper ana o'h
cheap labor thrown upon the City and country
The meeting organized BY the appointment oil
John NJ Cosshey President Luther Stebbins as vice.
/ President and Hubbard Smith Secretary.
Mr. John D. Young introduced the business OF the
evening with some remarks mainly TO the effect that
they should no, allow interruptions Of their proc eedngs
having paid for the hall DE warned political parties
not 10 interfere with them lie read the address which
showed that the wages OF mechanical labor have fallen
greatly since twenty years and that the condition oil
Mechanics Is In every way worse than IL then was lns
evil the paper attributed solely to the Influx oil ioregn
! labor.
The following resolutions prepared BY the committee
were then read and adopted
! Rzsolred That the immense number OF laborers
thrown upon shores from Europe IL caeuinea 70
depress the value Of labor to point which VIII not yei
/ 10 American Mechanics support for themselves ana
families and has become evil OF appalling magnitude
| and therefore should be restricted
Resored That the present movement OF the Mechsn'
/ les and Working Men be known as the American La
/ boring Confederacy."
Rssslred That solicit the influence oil Female La
borers of every description and that We wiz MAKE Tue"
/ interests own. ,,.
ResoIrsd That the Working Nen of the United states
be exhorted TO sgtate the subject OF excessive
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correspondence with the New.York Confederacy upon
| the subject
Mr. Charles Williams followed In a speech on the gen
ersl subject The causes of the evn he thought were
monopoly and competitor Mr.. w. did not seem to have
very clear idea OF the nature OF this monopoly and
spoke of the wealthy with severity than intei'
gence He suggested particular remedy, but thought
a movement should be made by Mechanics courageous
| ly hopefully and persistenty.
After Mr.. w. had finished collection was taken up.
some music performed by quarette of volunteer sing
ers aud the Champion OF American Labor a new pa
per distributed among the audience.
The following volunteer resolutions were then propos
ed and adopted
Rssoirsd That the committee who have faithfully
discharged their duty getting up this meeting and the
address be constituted Central Committee with power
10 add to their lumber Representatives from each
| Trade and that said Committee adopt suitable meas.
ures for forming American Labortng Confederacies
on the basis of Protection to American Mechanics and
Laboring Men from future excessive Immigration Win
| out any leaning to existing political organizations
Another gee was then sung and the meeting adjourn
ed.
| MISSIONARY MEETNe.-.We understand that
| Rev j. d. Collins was ordained an Elder 10 the NJ E.
| Church on Thursday at the Church In Wlettst Mr.
Collins and Rev. Mr. White have been appointed Mis-
soners TO China and will sail In q few days for that
country class OF pupils from the Institution for the
Blind were present the services and sang hymn pre-
pared for the by Miss Bullock Of their
ber Miss B. also recited poem of her own compost
tion which was listened 10 with great satisfaction
Bishop James Dr. Pman and Mr.. Collins addressed the
meeting.
~" Bishop De Lancey will hold Confirmation
tomorrow afternoon at 81 o'clock at the Church Of the
Crucifxion under the Rectorshp of Rev. Dr. schroe
der, in the Broadway Lyceum, near Prince St. Seats
free
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY.-We learn from the
Commercial that the monthly meeting for April held
on Thursday last at the Society House. the president,
Hon. T. Frelinghuysen presiding 1t appeared that the
receipts for April were sos 534 81 and distribution Of
Bibles and Testaments 70s4 copies nine new auxila
ries were recognized one in NewYork, two in New
Jersey two in Indiana, one In Virginia In Georgia
and two in Alabama. Many applications were made for
books one from the Territory of Minnesota and one
for coored children in Alabama they were all granted
Mr. HILLS ANNUAL FESTIVAL CoScERr.-This
Musical Anniversary has to be looked for with as
much anxiety Fourth OF July New Year and Its
entertainments go of as freely the fireworks and
good things of those hilarious heartfes This year
Mr. HILL seems to have made even more than his
usual preparations for gratifying the public and has
listed body Of choristers both male and female, sell
dom brought together in this country any other occa
sion or under the auspices of any less popular and en-
ergetc leader. Mr. HILLS personal popularity being
directly concerned in these concerts he does we'll to
make such unprecedented exertons at combining and
concentrating artistical attractions.
The fret part of the entertainments will consist Of
Rossnis StaJat Mater, which will bring again the
COOL dewy refreshing tones and exquistey refined
modulations Of Miss NoBTHALL, who Is all too seldom
heard and whose outpourngs of song as vel
cmee to the heart the wild wood melody of Spring
thrush or Midsummer morning lark. For the rest we
have the Italians and full chorus with tho grandsst
and most varied selection of truly great music. But
read the programme.
FIRE-A fire was discovered about half past 10
O'Clock yesterday morning, In small frame house on
the corner of Avenue and Third-st which was en-
trely consumed.
} T We trust our musical readers will for their
sakes, not forget the Concert which the Italian
Company give this evening at the Tabernacle. I. offers
rich variety of attractions and is in respects
new feature in the music Of the We trust that
1t may be 30 brilliantly attended series of
Concerts of Sacred Music by the same artists.
I EY Messrs John Graham and Alfred A. Phillips
Esqrs will deliver Addresses the subject Of Temper.
ance at the Anniversary of the F. L. Snow Social Union
on Monday evening the NJ F. Church In Greene st
They will be heard by an audience limited only by the
, size OF the Church In which they speak.
y We call the attention OF single gentlemen
needing apartments the advertisement in another col
umn, of rooms in elegant house in Wsverly place
The opportunity Of obtaining situations desirable 10
! by no means frequent one.
y BROOKLYN AFFAIRS.
RELIEF FOR IRELAND "A Concert is to be given
: for this charity. Miss JULIA L. EoRTHALL has volun
teered her services signors Proc Ia to sing also and
, other artists OF distinction win appear.
! MAR N E JOU r N A r..
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