The Estates marked thus* were re-entered upon and re-sold in default of payment of the instalments accruing upon a previous sale. 2,670 No. II. A RETURN OF THE PRODUCE EXPORTED FROM THE COLONY OF ST. LUCIA BETWEEN THE 1ST JANUARY 1826 AND THE 1ST JANUARY 1844. Years. Sugar (lbs.) Coffee (lbs.) Cocoa (lbs.) Rum (galls.) Molasses (galls.) Logwood (tons). Cassava (brls.) Cotton (lbs.) 540 tons of sulphur were exported in 1836; 60 tons in 1838; and 160 tons in 1840. * It is supposed that some portion of the coffee of 1840 was smuggled into St. Lucia from Martinique and shipped as the produce of the former island. No. III. A RETURN OF THE VALUE OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF THE COLONY OF ST. LUCIA, FROM THE 1ST JANUARY 1830 To THE 1ST JANUARY 1844 :· : A RETURN OF THE SHIPPING EMPLOYED IN THE TRADE OF ST. LUCIA FROM THE 1ST DAY OF JANUARY 1830 TO THE 1ST DAY OF JANUARY 1844; 1,610 313 13,466 1,750 2,067 2,075 1837 335 13,043 1838 321 13,508 1839 1840 1841 1,555 1842 243 10,879 1,578 1843 260 12,772 1,642 1,994 1,960 308 12,638 1,874 317 265 11,329 1,656 282 11,548 245 11,726 256 11,771 1,611 251 12.216 263 14,348 337 13,005 2,119 CHAPTER IX. Legal and Judicial Institutions-The " 'Sénéchaussée" and "Conseil Supérieur "-President Jeremie-His Labours as a Judge and a Philanthropist Mr. Musson, First President and Chief Justice-Mr. Justice Grant-Projects of Codification-Chief Justice Bent-Reforms in the Criminal Law-Chief Justice Reddie-Salaried and Unsalaried JudgesPuisne Judges and "Juges Suppléans "-Appeals to the Sovereign in Council-Schemes for Reforming the Administration of Justice-The Change of Language Circuit Courts-Trial by Jury-Courts of Reconciliation-The Assistant Court of Appeal-Introduction of English Civil Law The Cessio Bonorum-The Press-French Laws-Code de la Martinique-Local Laws-Officers connected with the Judicial Estab lishment-List of Laws in force in the Colony-Returns of Intestate Successions. THE first Court of Judicature of which we have any account was established about the middle of the eighteenth century It was called the Court of Sénéchaussée, and was presided over by a Sénéchal, exercising a jurisdiction in civil as in criminal matters, tantamount to that ordinarily vested in a Judge of First Instance. In all criminal cases there was a right of appeal to the head of the local Executive, and in civil affairs to the Conseil Souverain" of Martinique. The 86 Y other functionaries attached to this tribunal were a Lieutenant-Sénéchal, with power to act in all cases of incapacity of the President; a Procureur du Roi, or King's Attorney, specially charged with the prosecution of police offences; a Substitut du Procureur du Roi; a Greffier, or Registrar, and two or three Huissiers, or Bailiffs, to carry its orders into execution. There were, more over, some half dozen practitioners at the Bar, combining the functions of advocate and attorney; and about an equal number of Notaries Royal. On the surrender of the Colony to the British on the 26th May 1796, this tribunal was replaced by certain provisional committees, appointed to administer justice in the peculiar circumstances of the Colony. These, however, appear to have given but little satisfaction; and on the 1st July 1800, a proclamation was issued by BrigadierGeneral Prevost, for re-establishing the courts of justice, conformably to the laws and usages of the French monarchy. By this proclamation it was further provided, first, that there should be instituted a local appellate jurisdiction, similar to that prevailing in Martinique; secondly, that in all matters, wherein the subject of litigation should exceed the sum or value of £500 sterling, |