The Northern Star, And Farmers' And Mechanics' Advocate

THE Avery Trial. This most extraordinary trial has not yet terminated. It has now occupied 20 days of close attention on the part of the Judges and Counsel, and nearly as many days of still closer attention, (because of their confined situation) on the part of the Jury. During the most of the past week, the trial seemed to be proceeding backward rather than forward, so numerous were the witnesses produced on behalf of the accused, and so minute and tedious was the examination of some of them. On Saturday, however, Mr. Randolph gave notice that the testimony for the defence was about got through with, and that, provided the government counsel would accord to them the privilege of calling another witness or two not then to be had at a future time, they would for the present rest the evidence for the prisoner. Attorney General acceded to the proposition, and some further testimony was adduced for the prosecution during the afternoon of that day, principally relating to the character and credibility of one female witness, who had previously been on the stand. The whole number of witnesses who have undergone examination on both sides, cannot, we think, fall short of 200,--a larger number than ever before testified at any one trial, within our knowledge or recollection.

Friday night, there was considerable commotion in the ranks of the Reporters in attendance at this trial, occasioned by the receipt of a Boston paper, (the Post we believe,) containing a condensed account of the proceedings of the court in its earlier stages. It appears the person employed to report for the paper in question, at the commencement of the trial, communicated to its managers the information of the pledge he had not to publish any of the testimony until the adjournment of the Court. The arrangement made by the Reporter, was acknowledged to be satisfactory to the publishers or printers of said paper, and was acquiesced in by them. As has been the custom with most of those taking notes, this reporter occasionally forwarded an account of the proceedings as the trial progressed, with a view to facilitate their publication when it should be finished.--But the temptation was too great;--the desire to gratify public curiosity, and to speculate by the sale of their papers; overcame all feelings of honor and moral responsibility on the part of the printers, and they published the testimony. The consequence was, the Court, though they exonerated the reporter from blame, if the circumstances were as stated,--declared he had forfeited his seat; and he accordingly backed out, on Saturday morning, probably determined to make the most of what he had got.--Fall River Recorder.

Trial of Avery.--We are tired of hearing, and repeating to our readers, the statements and conjectures of the progress and oft predicted termination of this trial. But the public expect to hear something from us, and all we can do is, to impart them the best information we can obtain. We learned, from Newport, last evening, that when the Court adjourned at noon, yesterday, the examination of witnesses had not closed; and it was thought, by one of the prisoner's counsel, that the trial would not, probably, be concluded this week. The time yesterday afternoon, and this forenoon, we understand, was occupied in discussing the question of the admissibility of the conversation between Dr. Wilbur, of Fall River, and Sarah M. Cornell, previous to her death, and the examination of Rev. Ira M. Bidwell, of Fall River. The conversations were, in part, admitted, but not any part going to criminate the prisoner. [Prov. Journal.

The Trial.--The trial of Rev. E. K. Avery, is of course somewhat nearer its termination than it was last week at this time, but the end is not yet seen. We then predicted that one week more would bring the trial to a close, and no doubts were entertained in regard to it--but new evidences are continually being put in, as the lawyers say, and the stopping place has not yet been marked out. All the testimony that has been offered since Monday, with but one or two exceptions, has been on the part of the Government; what may be offered next, and how much more time will be consumed, we shall not now even attempt to guess--this Yankee privilege we shall at once relinquish in respect to this trial.--Some think the closing argument by Mr. Mason for the defendant, will be commenced to-day--some to-morrow, and others still longer We believe, however, that the patience of all concerned in this trial, is pretty much exhausted. Newport Times.

The Providence Journal of yesterday says,--There is, at length, something like certainty, as to the final termination of this long protracted trial. We learned, last evening, from a source entitled to full credit, that the examination of the witnesses was completed prior to the adjournment of the Court at noon, yesterday. Mr. Randolph commenced his defence on behalf of the prisoner at about 3 o'clock P. M. and assured the Court that he would close before night. Mr. Mason is to follow, this morning, [Friday] on the same side, and will probably occupy the day. The Attorney-General will close to-morrow [this day] and there is a prospect that the case will go to the Jury, to-morrow.