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TRIAL OF MIR. AVERY.

Correspondence Of the Bosisn Duly .idtertiser
SEwroRr, SUNDAY, NAY I2.
The Court on the Avery Trial, ad.
journed last evening, at Z o'clock, az.
ter an extremely arduous dave work.
aud will meet again on Monday morn
ing at 9 O'Clock. The day has been
spent 10 examining witnesses against
the prisoner. Seventeen witnesses were
examined IN the course Of the day, five
Of whom were females, and twelve
males. The prosecution have now ex-
amined so OF their witnesses, and seve-
raj points in their case still remain to
be brought out in the testimon y, which,
'hus lar, has been mach more minute,
and OF course more volnminous, than
1t was in the examination before the
magistrates at Bristol. The prisoner
preserves the same self possession,
with which he first came into Court.
In the course Of the examination to-
day. which be observed closely, he
wrote several questions and handed
them to his counsel across the table.
Let man, however innocent. fancy
himself placed under pressure OF such
circumstances, and he can easily cen.
seive how trying the task would be 10
20 through with il, without betraying
either undue anxiety, an affected in.
difference, or . reckless hardihood.
Still there 10 no ground fos drawing
any inference from the fact that 4
prisoner conducts himself with entire
propriety, either favorable or unGa.
voraable TO the question before the ju.
~. IL may be constitutional ; Il may
be forced, or il may be the high CON.
seriousness Of innocence. There are
certain compilations which do not rea.
Oily betray any internal emotions, and
1t would often be ss unjust to infer
guilt from the excitement and ANXIETY
OF an innocent man charged with q
crime. affecting bis life, as il would be
TO infer innocence from an external air
OF eompOsure. II is, however, q mat
ter 81 curious speculation on the hu.
man mind TO watch lie operations in
extremes. The propensity 10 strong
IN man TO see how HE fellow man sus.
tains severe pressure under anV cir.
eumstanees, nor ought il fairly to be
attributed 70 mere idle curiosity, IL
- something higher. Firmness and
prOpriety Of demesnor aIws:s com.
mand respect, whatever may be the
public sediment as TO the merits or in
Aoeenee OF the individusl Who exer.
sises these qualities, Under severe trial.
10 the present instsnce, they have not
failed to produce that Impression.
can give no idea Of the probabls
extent Of the trial. I should think n
pretty certain 70 terninte this week.
bot q s'ay extend beyond it. a great
deal Of the testimony and newspaper
evidsnee on the trial, are Of course
exeluded, - mere hearsay testimony.
This will, Of course, throw out Of the
case on trisl, vide range Of eireum-
saantial and casual matters, which are
familiar TO the public, but which do not
come within the rule Of legal evidence.
Ihe sane feeling which the deport.
mene Of the prisoner is calculated 10
produce, was eyiseed in the crowded
audience yesterday, in the examination
81 = young lady, wilhOat its being r..
pressed BY any doubt a. TO tie being
fully deserved. do not allus.e A 4,
80 az al connected with the case. In
point oi testimony, bot simply &c one
lIttie greco spot w that bossied pro.
tsss'ob, the law, which afler all. hove.
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