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Places and times of holding the Supreme and District Courts of the United States.

SUPREME COURT.
The Supreme Court of the United States must be holden at the City of
Washington, and have one session every year, to commence on the second
Monday in January.

DISTRICT COURTS.
Maine. Wiscasset, last Tuesday of February, and 1st Tuesday of Sep-
tember; and at Portland 1st Tuesday of June.

New Hampshire. Exeter and Portsmouth, alternately, on the 311 Tuesdays of December, avd each 3d calander mouth the realier.

Massachusetts. Boston, 3d Tuesday in March, 4th Tuesday in June, 2d
Tuesday in September, and 1st Tuesday in December.
Rhode Island. Neu

port, 20 Tuesday in May, and 3d Tuesday in October; at Providence, the 1st Tuesday in August, and 1st Tuesday in February.

Connecticut. Hartford and New Haven, alternately, on the 4įh Tuesdays of Feliruary, May, August, and November.

Vermont. Rutland, 6th of October, and at Windsor, 24th of May.

New York City of New York, for the southern district, on the 1st Tuesday of each month; for the northern district, at Albany, 31 Tuesday of January ; and at Utica, last Tuesday of August.

New Jer sey. New Brunswick, 2d l'uesdays of March and September; and at Burrington, 3u Tuesdays of May and November.

Pennsylvania Fastern district, at Philadelphia, & Mondays in February, May, August, and November ; and for the western district, at Pittsburg, Isi Monday of May, and 20 Monday of October.

Delaware. Newcastle, on the 3d Tuesday of June, and 20 Tuesday of De. cember; and at Dover on the Tuesday next following the 3d Monday of March, and the Tuesday next following the 4th Monday of September.

Maryland. Baltimore, Isı Tuesdays of December, and of each 3d calendar month thereafter.

Virgina. Eastern district, at Richmond, 15th day of May, and 15th day of November; and at Norfolk, Isı day of May, and Is: day of November; anu for the western district, at Clarksburg, 1st Mondays in April and September; at Lewisburg, 1st Weidnesday afier the 2d. Mordays in April and Sep:ember; at Wythe couri house, 1st Wednesdays asier the 31 Mondays in April and September ; at Staunion, 1st day of day, and 1st day of October.

North Carolina. Edenton, district of Albermarle, 3d Mondays of April and October; at Newbern, (district of Pamprico,) 41h Mondays of April and Ocober; and at Wilmington, (district of Cape Fear,) Ist Monday after the 4th Mondays of April and October.

South Carolina, Eastern district, Charleston, 30 Mondays in March, and September, 1st Monday in July, and 20 Monday in December; for the westeru districi, ai Laurens court-house, on thic vext Tuesday after the adjourn. nient of the circuit court at Columbia

Georgia. Savannah, 2d Tuesday in February, May, and August; and in Augusta, 2d Tuesday in November.

Kentucky. Frankfori, 1st Mondays of May and Noren.ber.

l'ennessee. Knoxville, for Eası Tennessee, 3d Monday in April and 20 Monday in Oc:oher; and at Nashville, for West Tennessee, 41h Mondays in May and November.

Ohio. Columbus, 3d Monday in July, and 4th Monday in December.

Louisiana. Eastern district, ai New Orleans, 2d Monday of December; and for the western district, at Opelous13 court-house, 3d Monday of March.

Indiana. Corydon, last Mondays in May and November.
Mississippi. Jackson, 4th Mondays io January, and June.
Illinois. 'Vandalia, 41h Monday of May and 1st Monday of December.
Alabama. Hunisville, 2d Monday of April and October; at Mobile, 1st
Monday in May and 2d Monday in December.

Missouri. St. Charles, 1st Mondays in March and September.

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CIRCUIT COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES. The Circuit Courts of the United States have original cognizance, concurrent with the courts of the several Statęs, of all suits of a civil nature, at common law, or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds, exclusive of costs, the sum or value of five hundred dollars, and the United States are plaintiffs or petitioners; or an alien is a party, or the suit is between a citizen of the State where the suit is brought, and a citizen of another State ; and have exclusive cognizance of all crimes and offences cognizable under the authority of the United States, (except where the laws of the United States otherwise direct,) and concurrent jurisdiction with the District Courts of the crimes and offences cognizable therein. But no person can be arrested in one district, for trial in another, in any civil action, before a Circuit or District Court., No civil suit

can be brougbt before either of said courts against an inhabitant of the United States, by an original process, in any other district than that whereof he is an inhabitant, or in which he shall be found at the time of serving the writ ; and no District or Circuit Court has cognizance of any suit to recover the contents of any promissory note, or other chose in action, in favor of an assignee, unless a suit might have been prosecuted in such court to recover the said contents if no assignment had been made, except in cases of foreign bills of exchange. The Circuit Courts also have appellate jurisdiction from the District Courts, under the regu. lations and restrictions provided by law.

From final decrees in a District Court, in causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, where the matter is dispute exceeds the sum or value of three hundred dollars, exclusive of costs, an appeal is allowed to the next Circuit Court, to be held in such District. But no District Judge (sitting in a Circuit Court) can give a vote in any case of appea) or error,

from his own decision, but may assign the reason of such his decision. Places and times of holding Circuit Courls of the United. Slates.

First CircuiT.- Associale Justice, Joseph Story. Maine, at Portland 1st May, and at Wiscasset, 1st Oc:ober.

New Hampshire, at Porismouth and Exeter, alternately, 8th May and 8th October.

Massachuselts, at Boston, 1st June and 20th October. Rhode Island, at Newport and Provider:ce, a iti rnately, 15ih June and 15th November. Connecticut, at Hartford and New Haven, alternately, 13th April & 17111 Sep.

SECOND CIRCUIT.- Associate Justice, Smith Thompson. Vermont, at Rutland and Windsor, alternately, 21st May and 30 Oc!oler.

New York, at New York, last Monday in Februa'y, 1st Monday in April last Monday in July and October.

THIRD CIRCUIT.-Associate Justice, Henry Baldwin. New Jersey, at Trenton, on the 1st April and 1st October. Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia, 11th April and 11th October.

FOURTH CIRCUIT. Delaware, at Newcastle on the Tuesday next following the 4th Monday of May; and at Dover on the Tuesday next following the 3d Monday of October.

Maryland, at the City of Baltimore, 8th April and November.

FIFTÆ CIRCUIT.
Virginia, at Richmond, 2241 May and 220 November.
North Carolina, at Raleigh, 12th May and 12ih November.

Sixtu Circuit.- Associate Justice, James M. Wayne. South Carolina, at Charleston, 20 Tuesday of April ; and at Columbia on che 4th Monday in November.

Georgia, at Savannalı, on Thursday after the 1s: Monday in May; and ai Milledgeville, on Thursday after the 1st Monday in November.

SEVENTI CIRCUIT.- Associate Justice, John M'Lean. Kentucky, at Frankfort, 1st Monday of May and November.

Tennessee, at Nashville, Ist Monday in March and September; and 31 Knoxville, 24 Monday in October.

Ohio, ai Columbus, 20 Monday of July and 30 Monday of December.

DistriCT OF COLUMBIA. Circuit Courts for the District of Columbia, at Washington, on the 4th Monday in March and November; at Alexandria, on the 1st Monday in May, and Isı Monday in Oc:ober. And the District Court for the same District, on the 1st Mondays of December and June.

COURTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
District Court.

Alex. Hunter, Marshal, Washington. William Cranch........ Judge.

Wn. Brent...Clerk..........do..... Edm. I. Lee...Clerk.... Alexandria. Edm. I. Lee...Clerk..., Alexandria Circuil Couri.

Orphans' Court. Wm. Cranch.Chief Judge....$2700 S. Chase, Judge, Washington.$1000 B. Thruston.. Assistant do.... 2500 H. C. Neale, Register, Washington. J. S. Morsel., ....do......... 2500C. Neale, Judge, Alexandria. $800 F. S. Key... Attorney..Washington. Alex. Moore, Register, Alexandria.

TERRITORIAL COURTS.
Arkansas.

East Florida.

Robert R. Reid....Judge ..$1800 Thomas J. Lacey..Judge .....$ 1500 Benj. Johnson ........do...... 1500

Thos. Douglass, Atr'y, St. Augustine.

Samuel Blair....Marshal.....do .... Edward Cross............... 1500

Middle Florida Archibald Yell........do...... 1500

Thomas Randall.. Judge.....$1800 Saml. C. Roane, Atty. Little Rock. Elias Rector.....Marshal....do....

J. D. Westcott, All's, Tallabassee.
7'. 'E. Randolph.. Marshal....do....

I'est Florida.
Michigan.

John A. Cameron..Judge.....$1800 George Morrell... Judge.....$1500 George Walker, .. Atty.. Pensacola.

Solomon Sibley.......do...... 1500 Jas. W. Exum.... Marshal...do.... Ross Wilkins........,do...... 1500

South Florida. David Irvin..........lu...... 1500 James Webb.......Judge..... $2000 Daniel Goodwin, Attorney, Detroit. William Marvin, Atl'y. Key West. Peter Desnoyers.. Marshal......do.. Thomas Eastin.... Marshal...do....

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INTERCOURSE WITH FOREIGN NATIONS. Since the publication of the preceding Volume the following changes have taken place in the Foreign Missions of the United States :

The mission to France has become vacant by the returo of Mr. Liv. ingslon, late Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, and by the recal of Mr. Barton, who had been appointed Chargé d'affaires on Mr. Livingston's departure. Mr. Van Vess, late Envoy to Spain, has returned; William T. Barry received the appointment of Envoy to succeed him, but died in England on his way to Spain, and Mr. Middlelon has since been appointed Chargé. Mr. Kavanagh has been appointed Chargé to Portugal, which mission, last year, was vacant. Mr. Wheaton, late Chargé to Denmark, has been transferred to Prussia, and Mr. Woodside appointed to Denmark. Mr. Williamson has received the appointment of Chargé to Venezuela, being the first diplomatic minister from the United States to that country.

The Pay of Ministers Plenipotentiary is $9,000 per annum, salary, besides $9,000 for an outfit. Secretaries of Legation receive $2,000, aud Chargés d'Affaires $4,500 per annum.

Ministers of the United States, in Foreign Countries, with the places

of their Residence.
Russia.--William Wilkins, En. Ex. and Min. Plen'y. St. Petersburgh.

John Randolph Clay....Sec'y of Legation.... St. Petersburgh.
ENGLAND.-Aaron Vail..........Chargé d'Affaires....London.
SPAIN.–Arthur Middleton, jun....Chargé d'Affaires.... Madrid,
PORTUGAL.—Edward Kavanagh...Chargé d'Affaires....Lisbon.
BELGIUM.-Hugh S. Legaré.......Chargé d'Affaires.... Brussels.

HOLLAND. Auguste Davezac....Charge d'Affaires....Hague.
DENMARK.- Jonathan Woodside..Chargé d'Affaires....Copenhagen,
SWEDEN.—Christopher Hughes...Chargé d'Affaires.... Stockholm.
PRUSSIA.—Henry Wheaton........Chargé d'Affaires.... Berlin.
TURKEY.—David Porter.... Chargé d'Affaires....Constantinople.
MEXICO.- Powhatan Ellis.........Charge d'Affaires.... Mexico.
CENTRAL AMERICA.-C.G.Dewitt.Chargé d'Affaires....Guatemala.
NEW GRANADA -R. B. McAfee....Chargé d'Affaires.... Bogatá.
VENEZUELA.-J. G.A Williamson.Chargé d'Affaires....Caraccas.
BRAZIL -William Hunter..... Chargé d'Affaires.... Rio de Janeiro.
Chile.—Richard Pollard..........Chargé d'Affaires.. { Sacrilegio de-

. Peru.-Samuel Larned...........Chargé d'Affaires.... Lima.

Consuls of the Uniled States, with the places of their Residence.
Note.-Those marked thus † are also Agents for Claims; thus are Commercial Agents.
BRITISH DOMINIONS. Francis B, Ogien.... Liverpool.

Thomas Dennison....Bristol.
England.

Robert W. Fox...... Falmouth. t Thomas Aspiowall.. London. Thomas Were Fox..Plymouth.

Albert Davy....... { Kingston upon Robert R. Hunter.. { Coworth.cle of

Hull.

Wight

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