New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-05

PnrSrrRS CoorERArivE UsfoS.-Tbe Printers on a
strike met according adou nmeni' at Tammany Hall. at
o o'clock Yesterday afternoon Mr. David A. Cooke pre-
sided.
TIE Chairman Of the Executive Committee reported that
10 had received communications from Me-srs Trow and
Jenkins he former ting that he was willing IN pay the
advanced scale which received with hearty cheers
rom tho members assembled from the latter (Mr Jenk
ins with ,he proviso that week be allowed him to fin
ib or now almost completed After much discu sion,
orrono,ion was nsde that Mr. jenkins offer be accept.
"a nrovded that he acceded to the scale any deviation
could he made precedent for similar proposals from other
er,lovers population hereupon waited upon Mr. Jenk
-; ,b result Of which was the demands Of the men were
;,,oadiatalv acceded to by that gentleman This an
,n,nceroe1; was also received with loud applause
NJ Jolo Oliver lof the firm Of Oliver * BrOther made
marks the purport of which was, that for some
go he had been an employer, and for many years pre-
49, ionrneyman, lie knew from sad experience how
different it was to procure even me necessanes OF ie
nerses NJ family; and now when il his good for
IT, 4, he psced in comparatively independent position
no nor his brother forgot the interests Of their
ovess and weeks previous 10 the present movement in
answer 10 a respectful and workmanke request to that
eject they had voluntarily increased the salaries Of their
,.sn He impressed the necessity Of this Society 10
ro all apprentces 70 be bound 10 their respective en-
cveTs until they attained the age Of twenty one thereby
ns,ring GOOD workmen 10 fair employer and preventing
cher on Deyers taking unfair advantage of the apprentices
bIonging 10 fair establishments For his own part he
tpew one in this city who made openings for six boys
A they had three years at the business with
mployes who treated them kindly and taught them their
business they enced away by the inducement Of
few shlings more, per week. This house had thereby
resped the advantages of the services of boys who
inst getting useful without any trouble IN training them,
b the other house had reaped all the trouble with no
ether return than ngatitude He asked them was it fair
or manly that employers should pursue snch and
Mr. o. stated that since his increased expenses be nvara
by told his patronsthe publicthat he compelled to
mat the TIMES and in no instance have his patrons refused
TO tab like position.
Atbis stage of the proceedings Mr. J. ID BurneT who
occupied the Office of Secretary during the absence of Mr.
j Smith ar deleg0te to the Pittsburgh National Con
venton stated bis wish resign that office in consequence
Of being engaged business that would admit of no nur
rupon and he believed that unemployed persons we're en-
titled TO The first choice he would wish some to
accent Mr. Roman then requested to fill the vacancy
which he accented vote of thanks then passed to
Mr. B. for bis manly and upright conduct during the pres
emf movement Of the Union.
We understand from the Executive Committee that only
three or four Offices have not acceded to the scale each
employer only waiting for the other to move Some ofthe
publishers are not inclined to pay an advance price for
work; although the printers hope they will accede as TINS
movement necessarily requires increase to their EN-
The Executive Committee will continue in session today
to hear further reports at Tammany Hall.
TAVERN AND EXCISE IrcEssEs-An tavern and excise IL
censes having expired the LIST instant the Board of Ex
else commenced its business yesterdy morning at clock
AM in the Mayors Office As the licenses granted to
each Ward in rotation the officials of the First Ward sat
of Alderman Moore Assistant Alder
man Browne and Police Captain Halpn. Applicants not
known these persons questioned to the in
which they have conduct their places Of business to
this time and proof satisfactory to them is not furnished
of having kept an orderly place they rejected In this
way about twelve persons consisting both of men and
women were refused licenses up to noon and the
petitions of many more held over for consideration.
Up 10 that hour sixty liquor licenses had been granted in
that Ward. There persons present who made
general or special objections and any inquiries made
objections raised from these gentlemen named above
~ At the Harvard College Exhibition, on the Sd inst,
two Of the parts by New York students as follows
An English Version From Quintus Curtius. "Alexan-
der to his Soldiers George Ludovic Bennett Brooklyn.
N Y
An English Grafton THE New Crusades." John Err
wing, New-York
Prices OF PRoyIsoNs.-The following are the retail
prices of some of the principal articles for the table at