The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-03

compositors on the morning newspapers at Boston
have asked for increase of about sixteen per cent
which being refused by OF two of the Offices the
printers are now on q strike. The hands in estab.
ishment at Baltimore also struck yesterday, and
afterwards inudiciousy attacked the proprietor and
compelled him to fly for protection Such conduct
viii be deprecated by all right thinking men
nothing is ever gained by rashness.
The annual meeting of the National Topographic
cal Union convened in Pittsburg yesterday. Repre-
sentatves were present from seventeen subordinate
associations, in nine States societies having
been added since the holding of the last convention
The delegate from the New York Book and Job
Printers Cooperative Union was admitted as an
honorary member, but without the privilege of vot-
ing warm discussion took place on resolution,
which eventually rejected declaring that it is
expedent that two organizations should exist in
this city-the nature OF the work performed by the
newspaper and book and job workmen being very
dssimilarmost Of the ypesetting for the papers is
accomplished between sunset and SUNRISE at the
expense of health and rest besides which is abso
lutely requisite tina. the compositors should be
among the most competent Of their class combining
good education with swiftness and correctness in
executing their work. as it frequently happens that
for want of time the type composed by them is sent
to press prior to being properly revised by either the
authors or proofreaders. On the other hand the
book and job printers here, is the with the
generality of compositors in other places are not
hurried and worried to such an extent as are their
| fellow craftsmen on the morning papers, and are
seldom under the necessity Of working by artificial
| light.
The Board Of Aldermen met last evening, but no
| business of importance was transacted. Alderman
| Tiemann presented his protest, but the members
were seemingly not in favor of receiving it, three
of them stepped out of the ROOM thereby leaving the
| Board without quorum which, III consequence, had
to adjourn. For debate on the protest, another
| column. The Board of Assistants did not organize,
for want of quorum.
The pews in Hope chapel were set up for lease for
the ensuing twelve months by the trustees Of the
Madison square Presbyterian church last evening
The chapel has been rented for that term by the
Rev. DR.. Adamss congregation The bidding was
spirited and an amount of about four thousand two
hundred dollars realized in few hours.
The body of Mr. William Schuyler, merchant of
Albany, who had been missing since the 23d of De-
cember last, was found yesterday by boatman float
ing in the East River the foot of COrears street.
There was no appearance of violence about the body
and what renders the death more like the result of
accident is the fact Of finding in the pockets of the
deceased his gold watch and nearly two hundred
dollars in money, which, if he had been the victim
Of any assassin would, no doubt, have been taken
from his person The report of the coroners inquest
will be seen elsewhere.
To-day's inside pages contain two very interest
ing letters from ex-edt0r in Central America;
Venezuela and Madeira correspondence Pro-
ceedings of the Art Union Investigating Committee,
the Board OF Supervisors, and the various courts:
Commercial Theatrical, and large amount of Mis-
cellaaeous Intelligence, sc,
The Fishery Decentralization RecIproci-
ty-Expectcd Debut OF the New PREMIER
Policy OF General Pierce.
As heretofore announced through our special
telegraphic advices from Washington, it is pos
sible that during this week Secretary Marcy
will break ground upon the fishery question
and commercial reciprocity, with H, B. Majes-
tvs colonies of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
Newfoundland and the Canadas. We. how
ever, incline to the opinion that the foreign
schedule Of ministers. charges and consulates
yet to be finally arranged, with some other
pressing appointments. may detain the cabinet
for still week or two, and that then the diff
Guilty concerning the boundary of New Mexico
will take the precedence of all other foreign
matters
It is quite safe, we presume, to predict that
when the presence of the office seekers is re-
moved from the consumption of the materials
which attract them to Washington-when the
catalogue of our various representatives and
agents abroad is finished and their instructions
do IN hr;a Of ba
rubbish Of the spoils are cleared up, and the
field is thus prepared for deliberate work. then
we may expect our Premier to brush up his re-
miniscences Of Grotius, Vatte Bynckershoek
and Puffendorf to lock the door of his library
and sit down with Mr.. Champion to feast
Of diplomacy on the fishery question and inter-
national reciprocities.
We are anxious to see William L. Marcy in
this new character of the chief of our foreign
negotiations His most mastery stroke in this
line of business, heretofore was unquestlonably
that remarkable diplomatic correspondence with
Gen. Scott. pending the Mexican war, known as
tie Hasty Plate OF Soup Correspondence"
In that instance the General-in-chief of the
army was extinguished for as diplomat he
has not subsequently made the slightest pre-
tensions to any degree Of merit whatever. But
excepting this case. we are not aware that either
the official antecedents or the peculiar ten
denotes of the mind of Secretary Marcy have
been Of diplomatic turn. For all that he
may be well read in diplomatic affairs, and fully
conversant with the hair-drawn technicalities
and verbose distractions Of the treaty stipula-
lions, and the interminable correspondence
and the colonial, parliamentary, and Congress
sional proceedings in relation to the North
eastern fisheries, and the reciprocal free trade
with the British North American provinces.
Nor dc we entertain any very serious appre-
tensions OF the inability Of our Premier to
cope with the subtlcties Of the Goldfish free