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TRIAL. OF RICHARD r. ROBINSON

| 1" rae co"H ~ oyer ana IcrninST,
-Ntto ioTk-Boiore Judge Edwards.
Aldermen Benson, Banks, Randall! and
lngraham.
! The Cour; opened at 10 o'clock. for
the purpose OF trying Richard L. Ro-
binson, charged with the murder of
Ellen Jewett.
Long before thehour ofopenlng every
avenue TO the Court room was crowded
WIN persons ANXIOUS 60 witness the
tnal, and IN less than five minutes after
the doors were opened. every seat with
out the bar was occupied.
Before impannelling the Jury, the
counsel Tor the prisoner requested that
the names OF the entire panncl should
be called over. and freniy-oas only
answered To their names. The prison
or vas then informed Of his night to
challenge pcremptoriiy twenty Jurors,
and as many more for cause rs he
choose.
The imPannelling Of the jury then
commenced, when seven Jurors only
were sworn, the other fourteen having
been either peremp,orily challenged or
excused. The following are the names
of the seven: Isaac Winslow. Burtis
Skldmore, Daniel Comstock, Joseph NJ.
Inlay, Perry Jewett, James =. Scher
merhorn, Edward ID. Boxer.
The District Attorney then suggest
ed TO the Court that Talesmen be call.
ed from among individuals who were
not within the walls of the Court. He
made tins suggestion on the ground that
The persons in Court might be biased.
The Sheriff was then despatched TO
procure them. After a lapse of about
halt an hour, Joseph Hopkins and j.
reh Bull were sent in-the former Of
whom was Peremptonly challenged,
and the latter sworn.
After q farther interval Of nearly half
an hour, no other talesmen were sent
IN, and the hour of one having arrived,
our reporter was compelled to leave the
Court.
" y. Com. .iitcrfiSeT.
The examination Of RosnA Townsend. the
keeper of the house ia which the murder VAS
committed, occupied some time. And il reported
at lensth The j.ta,l, ART rather Disgusting.
Her testimony goes to the point Of Robinson.
identity aud h- being IA the room OF the dcoca,-
al on the nigh, OF tl,c murder
II Is SAID that young sister of Ro-
bInson, confined IN Bellevue prison for
the murder of Ellen Jewett, has arriy-
ed IN this city, from Durham, Connec-
hcut, and visits her unhappy brother
IN his cell every day, cheering him by
that sympathy which a sister only
knows, relieving his wounded spirit,
and binding up his almost broken heart.
She is said TO be a most beautiful and
accomplished girl, about sixteen years
of agc.-l.N y. Paper.
The La~ Of MrikeS.-The trial of |
number Of Journeymcn Tailors, for |
conspiracy TO injure trade and COM
merce, and for riot and assault and |
battery, which has been in progress Sc
veral days in the Court of Over and |
Terminer, New York, resulted, ON Mon
day, in the conviction of all the parties /
indicted. The jury recommended them
10 the clemency of the Court.
The counsel for the accused except /
ed 10 the Judges chargc, AMI wished |
ten days TO prepare formal bill for his
signature. which he denied
Judge Edwards stated that he would |
sentence the defendants on Monday |
next and the Court was adjourned un-
Ill Wednesday at I'D o'clock. when
Shannon will be put upon his trial for
arson Dat. ChrOn., June {.
DIR. Francis +. STRIBLINc has been
appointed by the Board of Directors. |
Physician 10 the Western Lunatic Hos.
pital, for the ensuing year. .SfGunton
Spectator.
Col. AARON Burr is, as we are IN
formed, lying exceedingly i'll. and it is
feared, OH hrs death bed.-[.N. Y. Sun.
The packets are still detained. We
learn that the Hon. Mr.. Stevenson. the
Minister 10 the Court OF ST. james,
goes out in the Montreal. Theodore
$. Fay. Esq, Is attached to the Lega-
ton, aud goes out in the same packet.
" Y. Com. .lir.
In the Pennsylvania House Of Re-
prescntatives, ON the Both ult.. Mr..
Stevens, from tho Committee appoint
ed on that subject, made a Report, ac-
companied with the follow ing resolu-
tons:
Rs1elrsd, That the Slayc-holding States
alone have The power 81 control and regulate
domestic SLAYER, ~ tLcif OW % liiuit-
Rs,oired, That Congress does possess the
constitutional authority, aud Il u cspolleni 10
abolish slavery and the slave trade y thin the
District of Columbia
A motion 70 PRINT 2. nnn cnnies wns