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CRIMlNAL CoURT-The business Of the
present term of the Criminal Court, which
commenced the first Monday Of December,
has already occupied five weeks, and the
docketis far from being cleared. tits thought
by some that the Court will bring the busi-
ness OF this term to close at the end oithe
present week; but that seems to be doubt
iul. We understand the fourth murder case,
United States Us. Williams, free negro, who
is charged with the murder of his wife, near
Georgetown,) will commence nextThursday,
and that case may continue several days.
Within the last week new cases also have been
brought under the notice of the grand Jury,
and these may require the action of the petit
jury before the adjournment Of the Court.


1t is due to the Hon Judge CRAWFORD to
state that he has been exemplary in the dis
patch of the criminal business, uniformly
sitting every day from ten o'clockuntl four,
and sometimes not adjourning the court until
ten O'Clock at night


Fifteen prisoners have already been tried,
convicted, and sentenced to the penitentiary
"a number which, as we learn, is unprece-
dented at any single Term since the establish
ment of the Criminal Court. Several very
old offenders have already been convicted,
and are now in confinement at labor in the
District Penilentiary.


The court and jury were occupied during
the whole Of last Friday in the second trial
of Ignatius Grimes, free negro who was
charged with grand larceny in stealing twen-
ty-six dollars i'll money from Darnel Chew,
Gree mulatto.) The prisoner seemed to
have borne good character, and greatdeal
Of Interest was manifested in regard to his fate.
He was defended dy Messers. Radcliffe and
Woodward The case did not go to the ju-
ry until Saturday morning. After retiring
for short time, the prisoner was found gull
ty, and the Court sentenced him to suffer
eighteen months in the penitentiary, to take
an effect from and after the 18th instant. The
prisoner before and after the passing Of the
sentence upon him, solemnly declared his in
nocence.


George w. Ialburt, indicted for an as
sault and battery upon Zachariah Berry, was
tried and acquitted. This trial lasted for seve-
raj hours, and created more than common
interest The defence was conducted by
Messrs. Carlisle and Radcliffe.


Two or three common cases of assault
and battery were tried in the latter part ofthe
day.


The Court adjourned at the usual hour
until yesterday morning at ten O'Clock, when
the trial of Wesler Scott, charged with for
gerry, was commenced


We understand the case of the United
States Us. julian May is likely to be tried
during the present week.ANat., Int.





We understand that Mr.. TEMPLEToN, the
distinguished vocalist, will give the first Of
his concerts in this city on Wednesday even
ing; of the particulars of which due notice
will be given by advertisement