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UNITED STATES US. WM. RUFUs ELLIoTT.- The investigation of this very exciting re- stunned yesterday morning at II o'clock, m the Court House, before Justices Morse and Goddard. The deposition of Mir. Baily, which had been taken pre- vous to the openng of the Court, was submitted by the Justices 10 the counsel employed for and against the prisoner, but not read audibly from the bencl, 80 that neither the reporters nor the pubic could judge of it's bearing the case. few additional witnesses were examined yesterday, but their testi mony did not appear io be important. .-.

 Soon afler l2 o'clock, the testimony being closed, Mr. Dent arose and said that the remarks he now asked permission make, would, he trusted and l,e- lieved, be unexceponable both to the Justices and hls learned friends for ihe defence. u...

 On Tuesday, the 18th instant, immediately on hIs arrival from the country 10 this city, he received d message from the family of Hon. Amos Kendall, re. quesing him, in the absence of Mir Kendall. to take such part in this investigation, then about to com mence in lhis Hall, us he (Mr. D. might deem ad- visable Afier the brief reflection allowed him, he concluded that the family and friends of Wm. Zebe- dee Kendall were interested at least in the proper development of the evidence in the case with refer ence to his fair fame, which was all that left of hlm for them to cherish. He accordingly deerInin- ed to take the humble part he had taken in this mel anchoy affair. The heart stricken father of the guleless, generous, and talented youth, who had so suddenly fallen in the arms of death, and over whom the grave had this morning closed, arrived in this city to-day from New York, and had approved his motives and his course of conduct; and both he and Mr. D. will be governed hereafter by the rules and motives above alluded to. Mir. K. desires that the unfortunate youth at the bar Of pubic justice may receive all the tenderness and all the forgvness consistent with the laws of his country and enter tains feelings against him which Can lead to his injury.

 Indeed, one of Mir. Ksndall's earliest remarks to him (Mr. D.) was, that he deemed the position of young Elliott even more unfortunate than that of his deceased son. ..,.....

 Mir. Hoban then rose, and, in an able argument, conlended that the case prma tdeis was one of will lul, deliberate murder in law, and that the Justices therefore could not take bal. ..... - i.

 Gen. Jones, in reply, contended ably that the case was one of necessary self-delence. The case was adjourned at 5h o'clock till 10 o'clock this morning, when Gen. Jones will proceed with his argument Mat. Intelligencer, Aug. 2l.