CIRCUIT COURTS.

The United States are divided into the following nine Judicial Circuits, in each of which a Circuit Court is held twice every year, for each State within the Circuit, by a Justice of the Supreme Court, assigned to the Circuit, and by the District Judge of the State or District in which the Court sits.

2d

66

3d

66

4th

66

Presiding Judge.

1st Circuit, Maine, N. Hampshire, Mass., and R. I., Mr. Justice Curtis.
Vermont, Connecticut, and New York,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia,
Alabama, Louisiana, and Kentucky,
N. Carolina, S. Carolina, and Georgia,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan,
Kentucky, Tennessee, and Missouri,
Mississippi and Arkansas,

5th 66

6th 66 7th 66 8th 66 9th 66

Mr. Justice Nelson.
Mr. Justice Grier.
Mr. Ch. Justice Taney.
Mr. Justice Bradford.
Mr. Justice Wayne.
Mr. Justice McLean.
Mr. Justice Catron.
Mr. Justice Daniel.

The States of Florida, Texas, Iowa, Wisconsin, and California have not yet been attached to any Circuit, but the District Courts have the power of Circuit Courts, and the District Judges act as Circuit Judges. There is a local Circuit Court held in the District of Columbia, by three judges specially appointed for that purpose. The Chief Justice of that Court sits also as District Judge of that District.

For the Clerks of the Circuit Courts where they are not also Clerks of the District Courts, see Additions and Corrections at the end of the volume.

† And Fees.

1 Fees, &c.

MAINE,

PLACES AND TIMES OF HOLDING THE CIRCUIT COURTS.*

NEW HAMPSHIRE,

VERMONT, .

Windsor, 21st May;

Exeter, 8th October.

Rutland, 3d October.

MASSACHUSETTS, Boston, 15th May and 15th October.

RHODE ISLAND,

CONNECTICUT,

Newport, 15th June; - Providence, 15th November.
New Haven, 4th Tuesday in April ;- Hartford, 3d
Tuesday in September.

N. YORK, S. Dist.,. New York, 1st Monday in April and 3d Monday in October; and a special term for criminal cases and suits in equity on the last Monday in February.

N. YORK, N. Dist., Albany, 3d Tuesday in October and 3d Tuesday in May; - Canandaigua, Tuesday next after 3d Monday in June.

Trenton, 4th Tuesday in March and September.
Philadelphia, 1st Monday in April and October.
Pittsburg, 2d Monday in May and November;
Williamsport, 3d Monday in June and September.
Newcastle, 3d Tuesday in June and October.
Baltimore, 1st Monday in April and November.
Richmond, 1st Monday in May and 4th Monday in
November.

Lewisburg, 1st Monday in August.

Raleigh, 1st Monday in June and last Monday in
November.

South Carolina,. Charleston, Wednesday preceding the 4th Monday in
March; - Columbia, 4th Monday in November.
Marietta,† 2d Monday in March and September.
Savannah, 2d Monday in April ; — Milledgeville,
Thursday after 1st Monday in November.

Mobile, 2d Monday in April and 4th Monday in
December.

Jackson, 1st Monday in May and November.

New Orleans, 4th Monday in April and 3d Monday in December.

Nashville, 1st Monday in March and September;

Knoxville, 3d Monday in April and October; Jackson, 2d Monday in October and April. Frankfort, 3d Monday in May and October. Columbus, 3d Tuesday in April and October.

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*For the Terms in the States not attached to any Circuit, see Terms of the District Courts in those States. For the Terms in the District of Columbia and the Territories, see post, Part III.

This court is held by the District Judge, with special authority to exercise the powers and jurisdiction of a Judge of the Circuit Court.

Detroit, 3d Monday in June and 2d Monday in October.
Indianapolis, 3d Monday in May and November.
Springfield, 1st Monday in July 'and 3d Monday in
December; - Chicago, 3d Tuesday in April and
1st Tuesday in October.

St. Louis, 1st Monday in April and (special) October.
Little Rock, 2d Monday in April.

VII.

INTERCOURSE WITH FOREIGN NATIONS.

THE pay of Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary is $9,000 per annum, as salary, besides $9,000 for outfit. The pay of Chargés d'Affaires is $4,500 per annum; of Secretaries of Legation, $2,000; of Ministers Resident, $ 6,000.

The United States are represented by Ministers Plenipotentiary at the courts of Great Britain, France, Russia, Prussia, Spain, Mexico, Brazil, and Chili; and by Chargés d'Affaires at the courts of most of the other foreign powers with which this country is much connected by commercial

intercourse.

1. MINISTERS AND DIPLOMATIC AGENTS OF THE UNITED STATES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

[Corrected in the Department of State, September 14th, 1852.1

Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary in 1852.

George P. Marsh,

Interpreter), China. Salary, $2,500

Vt. | 1849 | Turkey, | Constantinople.

John P. Brown, Dragoman to the Legation. Salary, $2,500.

Henry A. Homes, Assist. Dragoman.

2. LIST OF CONSULS AND COMMERCIAL AGENTS OF THE UNITED STATES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES, AND THE PLACES OF THEIR RESIDENCE.

[Corrected in the Department of State, September 15, 1852.]
Those marked thus (*) are Commercial Agents.

George V. Brown, Tangier,Mor'co.* Wm. F. Boone,

Jos. H. Nicholson, Tunis, Tunis.

Guatemala.

Omoa and Truxillo (Hond.). San Juan de Ni

caragua.

Balize (Hond.).
Realejo.

S. Juan del Sud.

Loomis L. White,

Thomas L.Crittenden, {& Liverpool. Fred. W. Clark,

Frederick Kahl,
John L. Hodge,
J. B. C. Antoine,
C. S. J. Goodrich,
Hypolite Roques,
F. M. Auboyneau,
Auguste Furtado,
C. Andony,

Sedan.

Lyons.
Nantes.

Napoleon Vendee.

West Indies.

Wm. S. H. Newman, St. John, N. F.

West Indies.

Wm. T. Tucker,

John W. Fisher, {Pointe-à-Pitre, Timothy Darling,

Guadaloupe. Benj. E. Smith,

Alex. Campbell, St.Pierre, Martin'e. Robt. M. Harrison,
South America. — French Guiana.

J. W. Fabens,

Cayenne.

Henri Stucklé, Algiers.

*George Hughes,{ quelon.

Bermuda.

Nassau, Baha. I.

Turk's Island.
Kingston, Jam.

*Wm. T. Thurston, St. Christopher's. *R. S. Higinbotham, Antigua.

Barbadoes.

Isl. of Trinidad.

South America.

Charles Benjamin, Demarara, B.G.

*William H. Smiley, Falkland Isles.

Central America.

Africa.

W. J. Trowbridge,

Edw. B. Marache,

St. Pierre, Mi

GREAT BRITAIN.

England.

Thos. Aspinwall, London.

Manchester

Balize, Brit. Hond.

Australia.

Sydney.

↑ Portuguese Colony.

English Colony.