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quitting the senor of iiir employers he hail nob, done
that which lie had a tight to do, Ms They had retro.
(wished the agrceinein by whirl, lie had bound him-
self to their service, and that if lie did not like the
introduction or it 1111 l her apprentice into log ma.ter's
service, contrary to tl Wru les observed 7U tier trade, he
was justdierf in quitting it. Tlw objection made li)'
the Defendant Wilt out to work with any apprenuted,
hut with a greater her than was the cu town Of
tow
trade. As au individual he clearly had a right to act
Ist this groom! ; gad if it was went in one
man to do it, hr not .we upon what groom' 1.1
reason or con 11111 l u sesist cnuiivahty was unlisted,
where numbers concurred to the 101111 r Opli.lllll. awl
juiced iu the "Ile *et. The ituisterr in ili-derent
way. made arrangements with each viper for the
rrgulatten of their business, and yet we never hear
of any prusecutiosis against theta fur a Coll•
Spitilet ; all the prosecutions arc by the misters,
and all the conewrions are the couvretimis of the
suffering journeymen. Mr. Williams insisted, that
WOWS', the Jury were clearly satisfied that the De.
fendriist„ Edge, had conspired with the other persons
named in the iiiilictittent, for the purposes therein
stated, of obliging and compelling his emplayeis
to desist from receiving any apprentices rano their
merviee, it would Ire their duly to mind lulus.
Mr. Hour adopted the same course of argument
ip Ilw defence of Ferguson.
Boron Woou said, the Defentlents and coy other
workman had, as individuals, a right to serve their
employers upon such corialtitons as they chose,
and
leave their SerViee ttltrii they thought themselves ag.
grieved, provided they did this as individuals. willow'
any Pleviont conceit with each other. It was the
comimiiiig loge:6i to effect their purpose which
wile illegal; und if the Jury were satisfied from the
evirleuct that the i)efeiralinits hail conspired or coat.
vetted together 40 quit the employment of the
Proateutro-, for the purpose af procuring the re-
' moviig of the of 'moms apprentice, i hey must
find the Defeudants guilty of the charge imputed
to them.
'I lie )111y fooled both the Piisoners Gtrifty.—
Judgmeiii otum them will be paiiiiiiniteed in the
Caiirit as the cause hail turn re-
moved flew the jurisdiction of the Quarter See-
-1 pious.

AO% ZEBU E.

FRAWKYORT. APRIL 5.

thx.reeer roe A ritivAtt; LETTER.)
It is asserted that the (;ernianic Dirt has held
several *erre% meetings, to deliberate upon the
most suitable essesitores, to adopt in common,
In
order to bring bock the Universities of Germany
to the real end of then instalment. These estobltshw
mental, which have no equals to the ilistroictitat of
the ociesscrs., honors•, :Intl philology, ate OM, and
C.Osoot be, tie iiiiii atitS aahlrctrd to any ►ystrm
of education whatever ; hut, on the Whirr hand,
they will sot 'Alice the students under the autho-
rity of Ilse co iiiiii oss police ; they are pertina-
cious al►esit I.re:toying the privileges of the UM-
vereities, sod of administering accoriliog to their
special manors, isitil by their own Uoinhers.--•
Tlwy are Its-piddles, in which the Professors
Isom the Academical Semites; hut this aristoeracy,
*imply invested with legal power, trembles I►efore
the democracy of the stsidessto, who, abendossing
One University for 'mother. can deprive the Profess-
SOS* of is port iiiii of their revenues. The stresigth of
this democracy centers iss the associatiossis which
counsel, by a rola of I iiiii our, every member to fol-
low the systrin of conduct adopted by the majority.
It is to dissolve these aseociat mini to reinforce
the nodosity of academical Senates, that the heads
of the State have in anziuu► contemplation.
The intelligence of the death of the assassin of
M. de lititz• bile us doubted. Letters from Mao-
helm, tip to the Ist of April, do not notice it. nor
that lie has been tittered there. The news of his
death appears to hove been circulated with a view
of preventing the non oeuvres of any pietis•nw he
may have. We lieve ecru it letter Itotti Matitheitn,
of the Soth ult. which says—" Chalice Sand still
lives; a celebrated physician hit arrived to attend
him ; lie is closely watched, Anal under the most
rigorous concealment."
A very worthy and highly respectable man, who
knew Sand intimately, writes as follows, respecting
hie dirpo►ition:—" The unhappy Charles Saud,
who assassittated M. de Kotzebue, was dear to sue.
lie is the brother of one of soy best friends, ill.
Saud, attorney, of the Appeal Court of A--,
who formed), served as Lieutenant in my company.
Charles Sand was with us when we tittered France
a second (sine. I had au opportsn►ity of uheely-
nog him every day, and I could only daily love and
esteem I
integrity. grail mural., and hiss enthasi:tshe love of
truth. All silo were intimate with i know that
such were his nooolities. lie was at the tome time
to the utmost lest, caliu, and thosiglithil, ex-
empt f all exaltilion and effetvescelice pro-
duced by pessuits; so that I can only consider his
wretched attempt a. ass rifect of faIIatICISIO, as at
incentive wiasaleeing of mood.
" l thought it useful and proper, throvigh love
for the truth, moil attachment for eity unhappy
friend, who was its so zealous apostle, to notice this
Wunder 10 you nosier these various relations."

Some difficulty been expetiroced at Ma-
drid, owl the principal cities or Spain.
...w.f.', oil when solemn fasts are ob-
served, the Spinivoi Government, In miler ilia WI
adr4p4te ebtuitied in future, bud
rrduced ttle 11. r v on t!iis commodity, winds was
before very tort:, to half of what it originally mond,
The importatwo nt Cadiz add other ports Irk+ in
erdisegimice heed codeiderable.
ritrANi n NIARTIU, Eq. late Blortnaidlir
vont of Arm., has beet, al.poinird Wmtlsor
u. the room of FaAtir Is Tow VSI'.ND, E,41. dr-
crieled ; and Wuous, has beeicappolideil
to the ..Rice of Billellesistle Pussuivent at Amis.—
/Gaze/le./
•

The Cheshire Spring Assizes commence', tit
Chester MI NnfJrv. Their. weer Wu crisemidi,
for r moot; thew wee, John Boggaley, aged
ill a 400;11/.1,11.1. I ruin ~,IK Is port ; John Jonastito,
ti;;ril from Ala, cle.fielil; and Salmi* I
I)ll4,onotta4l, aged ‘2.t. "eta-maker, from Nlanches-
ter, for scile: rm. f trial MOS expt cted
CIO j ~!eld,,).