New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-02


Church. was dedicated on Saturday last sermon was
preached in the morning by Rev james H. Perry and
another in the afternoon by Rev J. p Hermance The
services were continued Sunday through the day:
number Of distinguished speakers addressed the cOngreys
ton. Til. branch Of the Forty hirdst Church will De
under The pastoral care cf Rev J. y. ShafIer.
Tux HARDBRx.D B,Krns.-An adjourned meeting Of
this body Of men held Saturday evening At the
Grsndft House for the purpose OF taking into eon'dera
ton m increase of wages John lioyt chosen Chair
nan On the OccaeiOn On motion It resolved 70 form
themselves into an association protective union Aeon
nee was employed confer with the bosses, and n eun
the feeling among the working in the principal baking
establishments in the city They propose increase o.
two shings per day-the present being fourteen
sbllings After uGmPortant business the meeting
adjourned
The WM1ERs.-A meeting of the Waters lately on a
strike was held on Friday evening the Grand ST Hall
The Secretary made verbal report stating that the Society
had done well thus far and the prospects hereafter were
very fair They had some two thr.e hundred Dol
lars IN the treasury and he certain that in three or iour
wears the Of money in the reasurer hands would
exceed three four thousand dollars their resources being
ouite large There some six or seven hundred
members of the Society who stood ready pay the board
of any who might be thrown out OF employment
Of whom there were now not more than twenty.
LABoRERs IS LEATHER SToREs-Ata meeting held at
No II Jacobt BY the extra hands working in the heavy
leather stores for purpose of notifying their employers
that they should require advance OF wages the ioo"
ing resolutions were adopted ,.,
Re,lred mechanics and sbong have Justly asked
advance we feel ths we are g.y snec 20
hes which cannot do at present rents and provisions being
RleS Thai we will no. 81 50 day or p
per hour when not working full day .. -o;o 20,
Adjourned 10 meet on MONDAY evening" ~ IoOol'c 10
port from each store.
THE MOLD CAsDLE MAKERsA meeting of this body
wa, held on Saturday night Hermitage a corner
of Houston and Alensts Mr.. Howe was called to the
Chair and James Malone appointed to act as Secretary
report from the Committee appointed at the last meeting
TO 90 round the employers TO advise with them respect
ing the increase of wages was read The report stated
that several employers had been waited but only from
two was any sort of favorable received and these
two merely stated that others gave the wages and that
if MIR Buchsn signed the list Of prices first Of all thathey
would inclined consider the matter Others stated hat
ey could settle their affairs with their ownmen-who
had not as yet complained to hemsDd did notknow there
was Society of Candle Makers, nor did they want to
know whether there not, or anything about
them and advised the members of that Society, If
they had any BUSINESS to mind, TO attend 20 H. ana
that they would attend TO theirs and when they desired the
advice of the Society they would ask IT, but at present they
did not require IT,
Mr. Howe suppose then need not expect any con
sderation from the employers, matter how Just our
claims are We now in the commencement OF summer
the dead for trade and they have MS IN Their
power Our time however will come IN the iauL WIN
respect to those who make the excuse OF Mr. buchans
not signing the list Of prices they know very well mat TINS
was undertaken with his appreciation, IN fact at
his express instance He SAW that not com
pensated for our labor though he wished should be
Mr. Buchan has always been the friend Of the
workngmen connected with the trade and pays the very
highest wages gven-nOt to few men IN his factory but
to all hands employed In of the year we are
forced to work from o'clock in the evening 10 o'clock
the next morning except Saturday nights and to make up
week. are compelled to work two half days beside In
slack times Of the employers are in the habit OF re-
curing three four half days so that we are LETT bu Tour
hours Of the twenty four for rest and all TINS Tor Us
day for the very best hands and five or SIX shngs Tor
some others Mr. Buchan has acted in this way or
taken advantage of dead but you applied for
work and be hsd II at all or could make out he would
give you and at full price Some say we are asking
too much for what do and that any old woman could
make a candle | admit she could SORT OF one But
any one labor in the field and there is still great DIT
ference between agricultural aborers IL IS not dcu 10
wipe plate clean knife and fork and lay them on
table: vet person who could do this and would
scarcely he employed waiter in the Astor House II
require skill and experience to make 1000 mold
candles IN Twelve hour9 ana II" one o' uWse wen NPe
Tenced in the business could DO the work There has been
great deal Of this fault for worked with men
who knew nothing OF the business at hrs nor unul we
taught them and now they are the very men VINO are
keeping down the wages The truth is that there seems -
mrre blame should be attached to the men themselves
in this matter than the employers for wa stuck togeth
er we would beyond doubt succeed Neare notyery nu
when altogether and would recommend that we
organise regular Society and be prepared in the all to
make demand would however say that there are some
Of those employers who treat the so harshy were
few years since working men themselves but now they
considered II presumptuous in working man to speak 70
them. They now had riches and splendid houses but
would not wish for half what they worth that the public
should know how they acquired them circumstances may
arise when it will be expedient tell these matters; my
self if stand alone will tell the tale and make them repent
their conduct Hear, hear
Resolutions were then passed TO organise Society forth
with Of the rules Of which would be that the members
would not work in establishments where than
lar number of green hands would be kept The meeting
then adjourned.
ScHooIs-A lecture delivered upon this subject on
Saturday evening last at Metropolitan Hall After prayer
Rev Mr. Roberts said: From my early boyhood have
been engaged in teaching and not being under the influence
OF either clique club here prepared to speak ont
boldly my opinions with regard to Public Schools Perhaps
you may all have heard Of recent work entitled the
"CsthOlc Chapter in the History Of the United States
THIS work great curiosity-he had been much
amused by this Chapter" He would 90 the same
Chapter had travelled and he would bring back the Rey0
lutonary Fathers hemselyeSthat is he would show the
spirit that influenced them, and hold it up guide and
pattern in this modern time lie then read clauses
from the several Constitutions Of the thirteen original States
10 prove that venerable sres OF the Revolution
strong opposed 10 thing that would give opportunity
to Romans 10 obtain any power either IN the Seminary or
the Cabinet Eight he had spoken in the Iaber
nace the state Of the public schools crisis has
been reached which forces the ungacOus theme upon the
public mind From the time of revolutionary fathers
who so ieaousy guarded their public schools and by law
compelled the Bible be read them and TO be
offered ND therein thereby securing the State Protestant
Christian citizens, have gradually gone back we have
made concession after concession to the k0manlsts we
have abolished the lay prayers and the reading the
scriptures public schools in order TO satisfy and con
clse the ROmansts and far from II as ever. he
thought should restore our schools 10 their original
character The Romsnss of late making great efforts
in Prussia and many other countries the Continent
of Europe in England. and in the United States
out their esus and emssares Of kind 10 undermine
the Protestant religion He said that nothing should satisfy