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UNITED STATES' POST OFFICE ESTABLISHMENT.
The Post Office Establishment is under the direction of a Fost Mas- ter General, whose office is called the General Post Office, and is kept at the seat of government.
Congress, by special act, establishes such post roads as appear to them expedient. At this time there is a main post road which extends
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1733 miles from Robbinstown, on the north-eastern extremity of the sea- coast of the United States, to St. Mary's on the south-eastern extremi- ty ; and another main post road, which leads from the seat of govern- ment to New Orleans, being a distance of 1233 miles, and branches or cross roads, which keep up a communication between the capi- tal of the United States, and the capitals of the individual states, and also with every city or village of any note. The aggregate of the extent of the several post roads is about 51,600 miles.
The mail is carried by contracts made with the Post Master Gene- ral, who has divided the whole into nearly 400 routes or contracts, and has stipulated for its conveyance as often and with such expedition as he finds the public interest requires. It runs daily between the great and commercial towns ; twice a week to the capitals of each state not commercial, and once a week to other places. The usual rate of tra- velling on the cross roads is 40 miles a day, and from 60 to 120 miles in 24 hours, between the great commercial towns.
Post Offices are established by the Post Master General, at such pla- ces as he considers expedient.
There are stages for the conveyance of the mail and passengers, from Belfast in Maine, to St. Mary's in Georgia, and on many of the cross roads.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
For Single Letters, composed of one piece of paper.
miles.
cents.
Any distance not exceeding
36
6
Over 36 and not exceeding
80
10
Over 80
150
123
Over 150
,
400
18 1-2
Over 400
25
Double Letters, or those composed of two pieces of paper, are char- ged with double those rates.
Triple Letters, with triple those rates.
Quadruple Letters, with quadruple those rates, provided they weigh one ounce ; otherwise, with triple postage.
Every Packet, composed of four or more pieces of paper, and weigh- ing one ounce or more, is to be charged with single postage for each quarter of an ounce ; except letters conveyed by water mails, which are not to be charged with more than quadruple postage, unless the packets actually contain more than four distinct letters.
Newspapers. cents.
Each paper carried not over 100 miles,
Over 100 miles 1 1.2
But if carried to any Post Office in the state in which it
is printed, whatever be the distance, the rate is 1
Magazines & Pamphlets are rated by the sheet. Carried not over 50 miles, per sheet 1
Over 50 and not over 100, 112
Any greater distance, 2
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TABLE Of the Post Office Establishment, from 1789 to 1816, inclusive.
Years.
No. of Post Offices.
Amount of postages.
Masters.
Compensation to Post
Incidental expences.
mail.
Transportation of the
Nett revenue.
post roads.
Extent in miles of
1789
75
1790
75
$37,935
§ 8,198 § 1,861
$22,081
$5,795
1,875
1791
89
46,294
10,312
3,092
23,293
9,597
1,905
179 21
195
67,444
16,518
5,282
32.731
12,913
5,642
1793;
209
104,747
21,646
5,660
44.734
32,707
5,642
1794
450
128,947
27,156
9,812
53,005
33,974
11,984
1795
453
160,620
30,272
12,262
75,359
42,727
15,207
1796
468
195,067
35.730
14.353
· 81,489
63,495
13,207
1797
554
213,998
47,109
13,623
89,382
63,884
16,180
1798
639
232,977
56,035
16,035
107,014
53,893
16,180
1799
677
264,846
63.958
14,605
109,475
76,808
16 180
1800
903
280,804
69,243
16,107
128,644
66,810
20 817
1801
1025
320,44.
79,338
23,36.1
152,450
65,292
22,309
1802
1114
327,045
85,587
21,668
174,671
45,129
25,315
1803
1258
351,823
93,170
24,084
205,110
29,459
25,315
1804
1405
389,450 107,716
24,231
205,555
51,948
29,556
1805
1558
421,373
111,552
26,180
239,635
44,006
31,076
1806
1710
446,106|119,785
28,416
269.033
38,872
33,431
1807
1848
478,763
129,041
32,093
£92 751
24,878
33,755
1808
1944
460,564|128,653
.28,676
305,499
34,035
1809|2012
506.634
141,579
23,516
332.917
8,62
34,035
1810 2300
551,684
149,438
18,565
327,966
55.715
36,406.
1811
2403
587,247|
159,244
20,689
319,166
88,148
36,406
1812 2610
619.208 177,422
22,117
340,626
109.043
39,378
1813
703,155|221,848
20,605
438,559
22,143
39,540
1814
730,370 234,354
17,176
475,602
3,244
41,736
1815
3000
1,043,065 241,901
18,441
487,779
294.944
43,966
1816 3260
961,011 257,718
24,744
521,970
156,579
48,976
1517|3459
51,600
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PHILADELPHIA REGISTER.
A VIEW Of the progress of the Post Office Department.
red to,
The several periods refer-
Number of Post Offices.
Length of Post Roads.
the mail in stages.
Weekly transportation of
horseback.
mail in sulkies and on
Weekly transportation of the
Weekly transportation of
mails.
Yearly transportation of the
Periods.
Numbers.
Filles. Miles.Miles.]
Miles.
1793
209
5,642
8 567
7,662
16,229
843,908
1797
554
16,180 14,902 19,708
34,610
1,799,720
1801
1,025
21,840
24,490
34,380
58,870
1803
1,258
25,315
30,172 37,228
67,400
3,061,964 3,504,800
1807
1,848
33,755
41,528
45,000
86,528
4,499,456
1811
2,403
36,406 46,380 61,171 107.550 48,976 7 1,046 74,516 145,562
5,592,652
1816
3,260
7,569,224
1817
3,459
51,600
The mail is transported in stages, each day in the year, 10,121 miles.
The mail is transported in sulkies and on horseback, each day n the year, 10.616 miles, making 20 737 miles per day.
If you divide the post roads of the United States into two dis- inct post routes, the mail will travel each week, in stages, nearly equal to three times around the globe; and divide all the post roads in the United States into four equal or distinct post routs, on which the mail is carried in stages, sulkies, and on horseback, t will be equal to a travel of six times, each creek, around the globe, averaging one post office for every fifteen miles of post road. The mail is transported by a direct or corresponding line of tages, from Anson, in the district of Maine, via Washington City, to Nashville, Tennessee, a distance of one thousand four hundred and forty eight miles, in a south-western direction. The nail is transported, by a direct line of stages, from St. Mary's, n Georgia, to Highgate, in Vermont, viu Washington City, a distance of 1,369 miles, in a northern direction.
the mails.
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Main Line of POST-TOWNS from Wiscasset to Sunbury, with their distances, as established by the Post-Master General.
"Wiscasset to Bath 13
13
Bristol
10| 504
Brunswick
12
25
Philadelphia 20
524
N. Yarmouth
15
40
Chester
15 539
Portland
15
55 S Wilmington
13 552
Biddeford
14
69
¿ Christiana bridge
11
563
Wells
14
83
York
16
99
N.H. Portsmouthı
12 111
Haver-de-Grace
6
589
Newburyport
22 133
Harford
12
601
Ipswitch
12 145
Baltimore
25
626
Beverly
10 155
Bladensburg
38
664
Salem
2 157.
LGeorgetown
8
672
Lynn
6|163
Alexandria
8
680
Boston
13 176
Colchester .
16
696
Worcester
48 224
Dumfries
12
708
Springfield
49
273
Fredericksburg
25
733
Hartford
28 301
Bowling Green
22
755
Middletown
14|315
Hanover court ho.
25
780
New Haven
26 341
Richmond
22
802
Stratford
14 355
Petersburg
25
827
Fairfield
8 363
Norwalk
12 375
LStamford
10 385
Smith field
69 999
Kingsbridge
30 415
Fayetteville
New York
14 429
Newark
9 438
or Greenville
55
1179
Elizabeth Town
6 144
Cambden
35 1214
Bridgetown
6 450
Columbia
80 1294
Woodbridge
4 454
Cambridge
50 1344
New Brunswick
10 464
Augusta
120 1464
Princeton
18 482
Savannah
Sunbury 49|1513
Trenton
12 494
POST OFFICE-PHILADELPHIA.
Establishment of the MAILS, for the year 1818.
EASTERN MAIL. ,
New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hamp- shire, and Rhode Island states, arrives daily, at half past 5 A.M .; closes daily, at half past 12 P. M.
Mendham, Boone Town, Hackett's Town, Rockaway. Bask- ingridge, Flemington, New Hampton, Middletown-point, Allen- town, Freehold, Shrewsbury, Cranbury and Westfield, N. J. ar- rives Wednesday, at half past 5 A. M .; closes, Monday, at half past 12 P. M.
Morristown, Sparta, Newtown, N. J. and Hulmesville, New- ton, and Attleboro, Pa. arrives Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
Connecticut. N.Y. New Jersey
N. Carol. S.Carol. Georg.
Halifax
75
902
Tarrbury
37
939
50 1049
Cheraw court house,
75 1124
Penn.Del. Maryland.
Elkton
10 573
Charlestown
10
583
Maine.
Massachusetts.
Virginia.
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days, at half past 5 A. M .; closes, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, at half past 12 P. M.
SOUTHERN MAIL.
Maryland, Virginia, N. Carolina, S Carolina, and Georgia states, arrives daily, at 1 P. M .; closes daily, at half past 5 A. M.
New Orleans, Mississippi. Territory and Tennessee state, ar- rives, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, at 1 P. M .; closes Thursdays and Saturdays at 5 A. M.
Ohio state, south and west of Chilicothe, via Washington city and Marietta, arrives Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, at 1 P. M. ; closes daily, at half past 5 A. M.
London Grove, Chatham, New Garden, Cochransville and Strasburg, Lan. county, Pa. arrives Wednesday, at 1 P. M .; closes Saturday, at half past 5 A. M.
Lancaster, Harrisburg, Pa. and intermediate offices, arrive daily, at 4 P. M .; closes daily, at 4 P. M.
Great Western Mail, via Pittsburg, for Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana states, and Upper Louisiana, arrives daily, at 4 P. M. clases daily, at 4 P. M.
Columbia, Pa. York and Adams counties, arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 4 P. M .; closes Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, a 4 P. M
Mails via Downingstown, Pa. for West Chester, Kennett's Square, New London Cross roads, Oxford, Cr. county, and Mount Pleasant, Lan county, Pa. arrives, Wednesday, 4 P. M .; closes, Monday 4 P M.
Reading, Pa. mails, and intermediate offices, arrives Monday, Thursday and Saturday, at 6 A. M .; closes Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 2 P. M
Northunb rland, U.ion, Columbia, Berks, Lebanon, and Ly- coming counties, arrives Monday and Saturday at 6 A. M .; closes Monday and Friday at half past 2 P. M.
Mails via Lancaster, Pa. for Mifflin and Huntingdon counties, arrives Wednesday at 4 P. M ; closes Saturday, at 4 P. M.
Easton, Pa. mails, and intermediate offices, arrives on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 6 A. M .; closes Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, at 2 P. M
Mails via Easton, Pa. for Northampton, Luzerne, Pike, Wayne, Susquehanna and Bradford counties, Pa. and Gennessee county, N. Y. via Easton, arrives on Tuesday, at 6 A. M .; closes on Wednesday at 2 P. M.
Belvidere, Hamburg, Pittstown and Johnsonburg, N. J. via Easton, Pa. arrives Thursday, at 6 A. M. ; closes Monday, at 2 P. M.
Bethlehem, Montgomery Square, Allentown, Nazareth, Lau- sanne, Kreidersville and Berwick, Pa. arrives Tuesday, Thurs- chiy and Saturday, at 6 A. M. from 1st May to 1st November ; Tuesday and Friday, at 6 A. M .; from 1st November to 1st May; closes Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 2 P. M. from Ist May to 1st November; Tuesday and Friday, half past 12 P. M .; from 1st November to 1st May.
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Nazareth, Pa. arrives Thursday and Saturday, at 6 A. M. closes Wednesday and Friday, at 2 P. M.
Mount Holly and Moorstown, N. J. arrives daily, closes daily. Haddonfield, New Mills, and Bordentown, N. J. arrives Wed- nesday 4 P. M .; closes Thursday 3 P. M.
Salem, N. J. and intermediate offices, arrives Monday, Wed- nesday and Friday, a, 3 P. M .; closes Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 3 P. M.
Bridgetown, N. J. and intermediate offices, arrives daily, at 3 P. M .; closes daily. 3 P. M.
Milleville, Port Elizabeth, Deunis's Creek, Cape May, Cape Henlopen and Cape Island, N. J. arrives Monday and Friday, at 3 P. M .; closes Wednesday and Saturday, at 3. P M.
Cedarville, Fairton and Dividing Creek, arrives Monday and Friday, at 3 P. M. ; closes Monday and Friday at 3 P. M.
Tuckerton and Somer's point, N. J. via Haddonfield, Long-a- Coming, Eversham, Scoy's Inn, May's Landing and Abscone, arrives Wednesday, at 7 A. M .; closes Wednesday at 3 P. M.
Swiftsure mail, via Jenkinton and New Hope, Pa. Somerset C. H. Plainfield, Springfield and Scotch Plains, N. J. arrives Monday, Thursday and Saturday, at 6 A. M. ; closes Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 6 A. M.
Germantown, Pa. mail, arrives daily, at 8 A. M .; closes daily, at 4 P. M.
Letters must be left at the post office within the time specified to insure their going in the mail of the day, and newspapers half an hour before the time. As there are several places of the same name in the United States, it is necessary that the di- rections should be particular ; the states should be distinguished, and when it might otherwise be doubted, the counties. When letters are not for a post-town, the nearest post-town, ought to be mentioned.
The office is open daily, from sun rise to sun set, except on Sunday, when it is open from 8 to 9 o'clock, A. M. and from 2, to 3 o'clock, P. M.
GOVERNMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA.
WILLIAM FINDLAY, Governor. THOMAS SERGEANT, Sec'ry of Com. - TRIMBLE, Deputy Sec'ry. 1200
Salary, $5333 33 2000
State Legislature. The General Assembly shall meet on the first Tuesday of Decem- ber in every year, unless sooner convened by the Governor.
Senate.
1st District-Benjamin R. Morgan,* William Maghee,* John Read*
2d District-Abraham Bailey,* Maskell Ewing .*
3d District-Cyrus Cadwallader .*
4th District-John Hopkins,* Charles Smith .*
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5th District-Peter Fraley,* Marks J. Biddle .* 6th District-John Forster .*
7th District-George Weaver.
8th District-Thomas J. Rogers, Joseph Frey, jun. t
9th District-Thomas Murray, Charles Frazier.
10th District-Henry Wells.
11th District-Charles Augustus Barnitz, * William Gilleland.+
12th District-Alexander Dysart.
13th District-Jacob Altar.t
14th District-William Piper.t
15th District-James Poe .*
16th District-John Reed.
17th District-Pressly Carr Lane .*
18th District-Abel M'Farland, Isaac Weaver.
19th District -- Samuel Power, Walter Lowrie.#
20th District-Henry Hurst.#
* Federal Members, t New Members. + Re-elected.
House of Representatives.
Philadelphia City, John Purdon, William Lehman, George Worrall, Griffith Evans, Samuel Hodgdon.
Philadelphia County, Dr. William Rogers, Robert M'Mullin, Andrew French, George F. Goodman, James Dyre, Michael Leib. Adams, Samuel Witherow, Michael Slagle.
Allegheny and Butler, Samuel Douglass, William Marks, jun. John Wilson, Andrew Christie.
Armstrong, Indiana and Jefferson, James M. Kelly, Samuel Houston. Beaver, John Clarke.
Bedford, John Harshbarger, John Noble.
Berks and Schuylkill, Joseph Good, Jacob Levan, Elisha Geiger, Jacob Greisemer, Michael Graeff.
Bradford and 'T'ioga, Samuel M'Kean.
Bucks, Phineas Jenks, David Wynkoop, Benjamin Foulke, Abraham F. Stover.
Somerset and Cambria, Henry Black, James Hanna.
Centre and Clearfield, Jacob Kryder.
Chester, John Menough, Samuel Cochrane, Joseph Sharp, Thomas Ashbridge, Evan Evans.
Columbia, Samuel Bond.
Erie, Crawford, Warren, Mercer and Venango, Thomas Wilson, Sa- muel Hays, Ralph Marlin.
Cumberland, William Anderson, Henry Ford, John Davis. Dauphin, John Downey, John Rutherford.
Delaware, Dr. Samuel Anderson, William Cheyney.
Fayette, Andrew Stewart, William Davidson, George Dearth.
Franklin, Ludwick Heck, Andrew Robinson, Stephen Wilson. Greene, Rees Hill.
Huntingdon, Conrad Bucher, Christian Garber.
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Lancaster, Joel Lightner, Hugh Martin, John Forry, jun. Emanuel Rei gart, Jasper Slaymaker, llenry Hambright.
Luzerne and Susquehanna, Jonah Brewster, James Reeder.
Lycoming, Potter and M' Kean, John M'Meens.
Mifflin, Tobias Kreider, Joseph Kyle.
Lehigh, William Fenstermacher, Peter Newhard.
Montgomery, Joel K. Mann, William M. White, Jacob Drinkhouse Tobias Sellers.
Lebanon, John Harrison, John Uhler.
Northampton, Wuyne and Pike, Isaac Dimdick, David Roth, Joseph Bowman.
Northumberland, Lewis Dewart, Joseph Hutchinson.
Union, Frederick Stees, Joseph Stelwell.
Washington, Joshua Dickerson, Jacob Mirich, James Kerr, John Reed Westmoreland, Henry Allshouse, Peter Wallace, George Plumer.
York, Michael Gardiner, Frederick Eichelberger, Peter Storm, Mosc Hankin.
Treasury Department.
Auditor General, Geo. Bryan. Treasurer, R. M. Crane. Salar $1333 33 euch.
Land office .- Surveyor Gen. Rich. T. Leech. Secretary, John Coch ran, Salary §1333 33 each
Officers of Philadelphia County.
Prothonotary, Joseph -B. Norbury. Clerk of Quarter Sessions Tench Coxe. Register, Samuel Bryan. Clerk of Orphan's Court Robert Johnson. Recorder, Matthew Randall. Thomas Truxtur Sheriff Thomas Elliot, Under Sheriff. Deputies : John Tron:, Joh! Snyder, Horatio L. Melchor, Francis E. Brewster, and Joseph Phi lips.
To Retailers of Wines, Gin, Whiskey, Rum, Brandy and other Spirits. All persons engaged in retailing those liquors, by measure less thar one pint, are advised to avoid breaches of the state law. No person can sell even in a liceused house, under another person's license, as signed to him. Every seller must have a license to himself and in his own name, from the court of Quarter Sessions for the county, and from the Mayor's court, for the city. Every person who has a license must avoid selling after his license -hall expire, until he shall procure a new license. The bnc's run at $50 for the first offence, and $100 for every subsequent offence, with costs in each case. - If the fine and costs be not paid, the defendant must be sentenced by the court, to confinement at hard labour two months for the first offence, and three months for every subsequent offence. The United State's license is of no avail to prevent fine, imprisonment and costs, for breaches of the state law. No person is likely to escape notice for breaches of the law, because the guardians of the poor, and the person informing, divide all fines between them.
Not. 17, 1817.
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To Aliens.
The Legislature of Pennsylvania having given to Aliens, a right to buy Farm Lands, Mill-seat-, Grounds for Manufactories, dwellings, &c. with buildings, and to hold, lease, will or sell such property, on such aliens declaring in court, their intentions to become citizens, public notice is given of that privilege. The Court of Quarter Sessions will commence on the 1st of December, after which such declarations can be made, and naturalization may be completed on matured cases.
TENCH COXE,
Clerk of Court of Quarter, Sessions.
State-House Square, Nov. 28, 1817.
FEDERAL COURTS OF LAW
THE SUPREME COURT.
At the seat of government, the first Monday in February annually.
CIRCUIT COURTS.
For New Hampshire, on the 19th of May and 2d of November, at Portsmouth and Exeter.
Vermont, at Windsor and Rutland, alternately, the 1st of May and 3d of October.
Massachusetts, at Boston, on the 1st of June and 20th of October.
Rhode Island, on the 15th of June and of November, at Newport and Providence.
Connecticut, on the 13th of April and 17th of September at New Haven and Hartford.
New York, at New York on the 1st of April and September.
New Jersey, at Trenton, on the 1st of April and October.
Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia, on the 11th of April, and 11th of October.
Delaware, at Newcastle and Dover, on the 3d of June and the 27tli of October.
Maryland, at Baltimore, on the 1st of May and 7th of November Virginia, at Richmond, on the 22d of May and November.
North Carolina, at Raleigh, the 12th of May and November.
South Carolina, at Charleston, on the 20th of May, and at Columbia on the 30th of November.
Georgia, on the 6th of May and 14th of December, at Savannah and Louisville. '
District of Columbia, at the city of Washington, 1st Monday in June and 4th in December, and at Alexandria, 1st Monday in July and 4th in November.
When any of the above fixed days happen to be on Sunday, the court is opened on the Monday following.
In those districts where two places are designated for holding the sessions of the Circuit court, the first term in the year is always held at the place first named
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DISTRICT COURTS.
Maine District,
At Portland, 3d Tuesday in June and the 1st in December, and at Pownalborough, 1st in March and September.
New Hampshire,
At Portsmouth, 3d Tuesday in March and September, and at Exeter, 3d in June and December.
Vermont,
Windsor and at Rutland, 1st Mondav in February and August, and 2d in May and November.
Massachusetts,
At Salem, 3d Tuesday in March, and 2d in September, and at Boston 4th Tuesday in June, and 1st in December.
Rhode Island,
At Newport and Providence, Ist Monday in February and Au- gust, and Ist in May and November.
Connecticut,
At New Haven, 3d Tuesday in February and August, and at Hartford, 3d in May and November.
New York,
At New York, Ist Tuesday in February and May, August and November.
New Jersey,
At Burlington, 1st Tuesday in February and August, and at New Brunswick Ist in May and November.
Pennsylvania,
At Philadelphia, 3d Monday in February, May, August and November.
Delaware,
At Dover, 4th Tuesday in February and August, and at New- castle, 4th in May and November.
. Maryland,
At Easton, 1st Tuesday in March and September, and in Balti- more, Ist in June and December.
Virginia,
At Williamsburg, 3d Tuesday in March and September, and at Richmond, 3d in June and December.
North Carolina,
At Newbern, 1st Monday in February, May, August, and No- vember.
South Carolina,
At Charleston, 3d Monday in March and September, 1st in July and 2d in December.
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Georgia, At Augusta, on 2d Tuesday in November, and at Savannah, 2d in February, May, and August.
Kentucky,
At Frankfort, on 2d Monday in March, 3d in June and No- vember.
Tennessee,
On the 1st Monday in April, July, October, and January.
Exclusive of the above-mentioned stated courts, the district judges have power to hold special courts in their respective dis- tricts at their discretion.
COURTS OF PENNSYLVANIA. The Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court (as a Court in Bank) hold six terms for argument, &c. in the five Districts of the State, and adjourned Courts as they may deem necessary. The regular terms are,
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT, at Philadelphia, on the 2d Monday in March to continue two weeks, and on the 2d Monday in December to continue three weeks. The last Monday in July is the return day for July term, but no Court is then held.
NOTE .- It is only in the City and County of Philadelphia, that the Supreme Court has original jurisdiction, and there only, where the sum in controversy, exceeds $500; all issues of fact, are tried by Jury before a single Judge, at nisi prius.
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT, at Pittsburg, on the 1st Mon- day in September to continue two weeks if necessary.
FOR THE LANCASTER DISTRICT, at Lancaster, on the third Monday in May.
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT, at Sunbury, on the Wednes- day next following the 2d week of the term of the Lancaster District.
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT, at Chambersburg, on the Monday week next following the end of the 2d week of the tern of the Western District.
The Eastern District, is composed of the City and County of Philadelphia, and the Counties of Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, Bucks, Northampton, Lehigh, and Pike.
The Western District, of the Counties of Alleghany, West- moreland, Somerset, Fayette, Washington, Greene, Beaver, Butler, Mercer, Crawford, Eric, Warren, Venango, Armstrong, Indiana, Jefferson and Cambria.
The Lancaster District, of the Counties of Lancaster, York Dauphin, Lebanon, Schuylkill and Berks.
The Middle District, of the Counties of Northumberland, Union, Columbia, Centre, Mifflin, M'Kean, Clearfield, Lycoming, Potter, Ticga, Bradford, Susquehanna. Wayne and Luzerne.
The Southern District, of the Counties of Franklin, Adams, Cumberland, Huntingdon, and B !ford.
TVm. Tilghman, Chief Justice.
John B Gibson,
Associates
Thomas Duncan, S
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PAXTON'S
Prothonatories.
John Conard, prothonatory of the Eastern District, office at Phi- ladelphia.
William B. Irish, prothonatory of the Western District, office at Pittsburg.
George A. Frick, prothonatory of the Middle District, office at Sunbury.
John Hoff, prothonatory of the Lancaster District, office a Lancaster.
John Findlay, prothonatory of the Southern District, office at Chambersburg.
THE DISTRICT COURT, for the City and County of Phila delphia, has original jurisdiction of all cases where the sum ir Controversy exceeds $100.
Joseph Hemphill,
Joseph B.M'Kean. Presidents.
Anthony Simmons. Jacob Sommer. Assistant Judges.
This Court holds four terms annually, on the 1st Mondays i March, June, September and December. If business requires i they are bound to hold Court nine months in the year.
Courts of Common Pleas, Quarter Sessions and Orphans Court.
1st District, in Philadelphia, on the 1st Monday in March and June, the 3d Monday in September, and the 1st Monday in De cember. President, Jacob Rush, residence in Philadelphia.
2d District, in York, on the 1st Mondays in January, April, Au gust, and November. In Lancaster, on the 2d Mondays after the commencement of the courts in York. President, Walter Frank lin, residence in Lancaster.
3d District, in Berks, on the 1st Mondays in January, April, Au gust, and November. In Northampton on the 2d Mondays after the commencement of the courts in Berks. In Lehigh, on the Mon days succeeding the second week of the courts of Northampton county. President Robert Porter, residence in Reading.
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