New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-09

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T.i th.r, o. tn, Convssasa d. % al u I'D o.,
q ~ Les. stuTe VHo raed n the passage OF ms o y W.
oog and able Letter WAS read from Mr. John =. Mo1a-
ruff II Troy BE expressed himself oissaisn-d WIN th-
b 10 rs present shspe which be said amounted 70 nothing
sno that il Wa invariably the when the Lssare ~
sEy safe were about taking ton on the ten hour P'n
PIE some petty Egng lawyer. vho Vas sent 70 'ne KS
s;ure by the votes Of The workingmen stood up ana m "
q hst in the absence Of any agreement ten hours should
oors,itUfes days vork He ghi as vel propose tns,
IN The absence OF the and moon s1ty mn a'es slA
siut- an hour There other questions isad ne
which would nteres. the working classes beside the ten
hour such amendment 10 the Homestead ken )ton
ACT which. th tie Ten Hoar bill, sssnpsd IN the
Senate this last session which referred 20 the judiciary
Committee. Of which Judge Vanderbilt Vas Chairman
and though 70 him and begged him TO m on H.
he would not have to battle through anohsr 'es
Mr. Woodruff next referred TO the injury State prison
labor doing the honest mechanics, which uotFf
standing the sF OF 20 still carried on IN those pisces
He also recommended that State Convennon OF tne
trsdesen and working classes should be held AZ AOtny
in esch year 10 watch snf correct me P9
cal rckslers who were mixing money BY dsladins
and selling them.
The secretary was directed write 70 Mr. Woodruff 70
request further explanation Of his views on the SUBJECT
be wrote on. letter Was also read rom Mr. bern"u
HUghs congraulsnc the convention on the Success OF
their eIeons in the passage II the ten hour bill ana 70
commanding further exertion- The convection then al
journed.
PHoSETIo SHORT HASD.-On Saturday evening last,
lecture the above subject delivered by McHsnry
s Cbubb Member OF tbs British Phonetic Council, at the
Lecture Hall Of the Hydropathic Institution. No IS Light
st New York to highly respectable and intelligent audi
ence The lecturer commenced by showing the necessity
which existed for philosophical system Of representing
words Originally sphsbeic EritiOg intended 10 be
phonetic II by the mixture of words from the dhsr
ent foreign languages of which the English language was
composed which had caused so wide disparity between
written and spoken words because English pronunciation
had been given foreign spelling and in some instances
spelling had been given while the old pronunciation
was retained Tie consequence that out of from 90
0CO 70 0OoO words in language eny from 30 TO 20
spelled sccOrdng 10 the original IDEA OF an sphaoetc
system Of wrrg-the representation on paper OF the
sounds Of the human voice Inc words 50, no. %c, we're
precisely consistent snd were proof OF tbs a;knoTlsdy
ment Of a phonetic principle in writing but when they
came TO such words t l0r, &C. they departed from
primitive simplicity ana added letters which we're not
sounded why 20, should be right Tor and o not be
right f0 seemed strange and unsccolnisbs aud shy
there should be silent ioe and silent s IN l)r Sss
equally perpeIng 20 the learner. There was no reason IN
ali this The sound Of was represented differently IN
each Of The following words the tac letters being those
EMPLOYED 70 represent it-m0tlng, mat, pagHs, ddhh
pam straight gaOl g0uging gauge pray PRAYED great
val r1iep wsigh, weigAed they and conveyed No less
than different combinations 20 represent one sound
There rule philosophy 10 guide Us in
the .pelng Of words and while smiled at the chinese
for poyng arb airy character for every word We
in fact employ ing All arbitrary spelling winch Vas
dfcu TO remember than merely arbitrary characters
would be He would put Il 10 BIZ present well -ducNed
audience whether they after many years study and pAs
tee we're able spell sny word IN tbs language oOrreoiy
without reference 70 a dictionary In photography II
WAS very different svery word was spelled accordingto
the pronunciation, SO thai any one sho knew the letters
could spell any word any language without any such
reference The II WAS founded on principles
which applied universally, aud when those principles we're
Learn ID few simple characters such he then exhibited
committed memory the power % express every NELL
gibe sound produced by the human voice, was acquired
ed illustrations ~,
The whole audience Joining IN the exercise The breyiiy
of the system also exhibited and was sho IN that one
stroke in photography would often express ss much a.
twelve strokes in the ordinary long hand writing After he
lecture vas announced tina. tor the study OF p1r
biography would meet there every Monday evening at Z
clock