The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-06-17
Local Matters.

CRIMINAL CovRr.-Thc June term commenced
yesterday.
The following named gentlemen compose the
Grand Jury, viz:
William Gunton, Thomas F. Simms, Thomas
Young, J. F. Halliday, Bcniah WiIlett, b. F. Mid
dleton, William Ii. Edes, Esau Pickrell, William
Seldcn, Andrew Hoover, Thomas Havenner, Hen
ry Haw, b. o. Tayloc, George Thomas. George
w. Young, Alexander Ray, Ephraim Wheeler,
Robert Clarke, George Parker, George Waters,
George Poe, P. M. Pearson Samuel Kirby, and
Thomas Bla gden.
The Grand Jury having been sworn
Judge CRAwroap delivered his charge, defining
their powers and duties. Various crimes, he said,
from the grade of murder to the lowos offences,
would be presented for their investigation, and
upon this they must enter firmly. deliberately,
and inpartally, with view to the public good;
and, in conclusion. he directed the attention OF the
Grand Jury to the law relating to free negroes
and that against the circulation of small notes.
The following named gentlemen were sworn as
Petit Jurors, viz:
| Edward Bradford, Ohio T. Vcrmillion, Motley
| L. Adams, Henry Parker, James X. Plant, James
| Barnard, Caleb Barnhil, Humphrey o. Whit
more, Bertrand f. Hays, William Cammack, Ed
ward Birckhead Thomas P. Tench, Samuel Han
son, George A Bohrer, Rein Beck, William
Kurtz, Charles Mann, William Tucker, Archibald
| R. Quantrill, Landon w. Worthington, Henry Il.
Marcellus, John r. Scrivcner, James Clephanc,
John McDermott, Alexander Talbot, Eugene La
porte, Samuel Drury, Samuel Wardel, John X.
Ruff, and Vim. s. Macpherson.
| Medepcris, Mexican, tried during the last term
of the court the charge of committing an assault
on a Miss Parlshurst, was to-day sentenced to pay
a fine of five dollars and coats.
| covorat petfv NH and ba cascs SUBJ
| mitted without trial, to the court, and fines i'm
posed on the guilty parties.
| The Hon. Alexander w Buc, of Michigan, was
| admitted TO practice in the criminal court, and
| took the usual oath.
| WAsHINeroN BiscUIT THE WoRLD's FAIR -
Messrs. Havenncr & Brothers, of this city, some
! time since sent out samples Of their American
crackers. consisting of soda-bieeuit and water
crackers, Cor pilot brcad,) to the Worlds Fair in
London; and they have recently received letter
from c. F. Stansbury, esq, the commissioner un-
der whose charge they were placed, stating that
their articles mad arrived out without the slightest
| damage and that since they had been on exhibit
ton they had attracted much attention, and were
greatly admired for their appearance and flavor
It will not surprise those who know the character
of our Washington bakers, and the general supe-
riority of American biscuit should they learn that
| the Messrs Havenner had obtained premium
when the prizes shall have been awarded at the
| London Exhibition.
"WmspEnINa IN ScHooL." The question for dis
cussion in the Teachers Association, (hcd at the
Smithsonian Instituon,) yesterday afternoon, was,
Sought whispering to be forbidden in schools; il
go, by what means may il be prevented" This
proposition involved the subject OF school discipline
generally; and the impression left upon our mind
by the remarks was that three OF the male teachers
at least, intend. they have commenced, strictly
to enforce in their schools like Zcno, the virtue Of
silence. They did not approve Of the device OF the
schoolmaster who, they had been informed, whipped
his boysto uproar so that the idea mightoc-
cur to the passers By that the learners were unueual
ly Industrious A gentleman, who did not appear to
be a member of the Association, was the only one
who took the negative side, and he, in substance,
maintained that il was the business Of The teacher
| to teach and that Of the scholar to learn. This,
constantly kept in view and enforced would SUI
pcrscde all over-niceties in discipline. The vote
was not taken on the question at issue; and the
discussion this interesting subject will be
sumcd at future meeting. The female teachers
had nothing to say.
! TIE CiacuIr CouRT, yestcrday,werc engaged
with chancery business