Correspondence of the American Republican. ]


WASHINGTON, Jan. %, 1876.
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have Jus! left the Criminal Court ROOM
which has been crowded to sutIocaton from 10
o'clock this morning until the present hour, 5
o'clock, by citizens who take the greatest inte-
rest IN the fate of WIN. b, Whiting, the man
who has been under trial for the last six days,
under the charge of grand larceny.


Your regular correspondent has correctly in.
formed you Of the proceedings III this most re-
markabe case, from day to day, and shall not
communicate anything Of its details. But the
splendid Efforts made by the counsel of the ac-
Cused in the course of this day, seem to demand
something more than ordinary notice; for can
truly say, that have never during ten years
regular attendance in Court, heard more able,
eloquent and powerful addresses to the Jury,
than those of MGssrs. Carlisle and Laurence,
the counsel for Whiting. Mr.. Laurence, who
opened the defence this morning, spoke three
hours, and made most thrilling address to the
| iury-characteriZed by close reasoning and
manly el0quence. was satisfied by my pre-
vious knowledge of MIR. Laurence that he was
gentleman Of intellectual superiority, who
only needed suitable opportunity for exhibit
ing the powers of his mind as an advocate and
speaker. That opportunity has been afforded
him to-day, and well indeed has Mr.. Laurence
availed himself of it, to make an impression
that cannot but tend to his advantage in pro-
fcssional point of view, while at the same time
| it places himself amongst the most highly gift
cd members of the bar.


| Mr.. Carlisle has also won for himself fresh
and never-fading laurels, by his most eloquent,
ingenious, sarcastic and powerful address to
the jury, in which the principal witness for
the prosecution, Henry l.. Cross, was handled
without gloves, and subjected to such an or
deal, that, if ! do not greatly mistake, will
place him, whatever may be the verdict Of the
| jury, in very uuonviable position.


Mr.. Radcliffe is now addressing the Jury and
making an energetic effort to sustain the pro,
socuton, and to Justify the course of Henry H.
Cross. OBSERVER.