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Peddle's wharf, opens at 63 north Water
Pegg street, from 290 north Front to 299 Second Penitentiary, or State Prison, cor. of Walnut & Sixth Penn street, from 8 Pine to Cedar
Penn street, (K.) from the Canal to Beach street along the Delaware
Pennsylvania avenue, from Bryan's alley to 138 Vine Pennsylvania Bank, 86 south Second
Pennsylvania Insurance Office, N. E. corner of Second and Dock
Penrose's wharf, first north of Almond landing Penrose's wharves, between Catharine and Queen Perkenpine's court, runs east from 43 Budd Perot's wharf, at 39 and 43 N. Water Peter's alley, fr. Charlotte near Browne to N. Fourth Petticoat alley, from 125 (Les to Browne Pewterplatter alley, som 14 N. Front to 17 Second B 2
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Pfeifer's alley, fr. 22 New Market to 235 N. Second Pfeifer's court, E. fr. Second to the Germantown : 0 1d Philadelphia Bank, S. W. cor. of Chesnut and Fourthi Philadelphia Dispensary, 37 south Fifth
Philadelphia Library, corner of Library and Fifth Philadelphia Insurance Office, 94 south Second, cor. of Walnut street
Phillips' ship-yard, first north of the Navy Yard Philosophical Hall, in Fifth below Chesnut, W. side
Phenix Insurance Office, 96 south Second
Pine alley, from Ball alley to 235 south Fourth
Pine street, from the Delaware to Schuylkill bet. Union and Lombard
Pitt street, from Cohocsink creek to the Germantown road between N. Second and Third
Pleasant avenue, from 235 Lombard to Little Pine
Pleasant street, from Charles to Wissahiccon road between James and Buttonwood
Plum street, from 230 south Second to Fifth
Plum alley, (M.) from Grisel's alley to south Sixtli Poplar alley, runs N. from Locust between Currant alley and Eleventh
Poplar lane, from 440 N. Front to Wissahiccon road
Portland lane, from 152 south Sixth to Seventh
Port Wardens Office, 18 Walnut
Post Office, 116 Chesnut
Pottery alley, from 8. Small to Little Oak
Powell street, from 100 south Fifth to 133 Sixtli
Powell street, (V.) from Francis to George
Pratt's court, from 395 N. Front
Pratt's wharf, opens at 93 N. Water
Presbyterian court, west from 170 south Fourth
Prichett's. wharf, first south of Chesnut
Prime street, from the Delaware to Shippen's lane between Carpenter and Federal Prince street, runs N. E. from Shackamaxou bet Bedford and the Frankford road
Probate of Wills, Office in the State House
Prospect alley, east from 37 N. Tenth
Prospect court, east from Eleventh between Filbert and Mulberry
Prosperous alley, south from Locust bet. Eleventh and Twelfth
Protestant Episcopal Academy, - Locust ab. Ninth
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Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Office in the State House
Prothonctary of the Court of Common Pleas, Office in the State House
Prune street. from 110 south Fourth to Sixth Pryor's alley. from near 152 S. Ninth to 165 Tenth Pryor's wharf. opens next 385 north Front
Pump alley, west from Spafford below Shippen
Quarry street, from 36 Bread to 101 N. Third Queen street. (S.) from the Delaware to Passyunk road between Catharine and Christian Queen street, (Point-no-Point road) N. E. from Frankford road near Otter to Gunner's run Quince street, from Walnat to Lombard between Eleventh and Twelfth
Race street, see Sassafras
Rachel street, north from Browne to Laurel between Build and Second Randall's court, W. from Blackberry alley ab. Locust
Randolph's court, west from 126 N. Second
Ranstead's court, see Patton's
Rapin's court, south from 102 High
Raspberry alley, from Walnut to Spruce bet. Ninth and Tenth
Raspberry lane, from 175 Cherry to 986 Sassafras Read's alley, from 190 Cedar to 5 Bedford Recorder of Deeds, Office in the State House Red store wharf, opens at 75 N. Water Relief alley, from Carter's alley to Dock Relief street, frem $18 south Front to 237 Second Remmington and Simmon's wharf, opens at 223 N. Water
Richardson's court. north from 159 Sassafras Ridge road, see Wissahiccon
Rihl's court. west from 526 N. Third Rising Sun Inn. 1SS Sassafras near Fourth Rittenhouse place, N. side of Locust above Ninth
Robbin's wharf, opens at 9 Little Water
Roger's court. runs north from Pegg street
Ilose street, runs N. E. from Germantown road but. Otter and Second
Rose alley, (N. E.) fr. Tammany n. Third to Browne
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Rose alley, runs north from 127 Locust Ross's wharf, opens at 97 south Water Rowlinson's court, east from 169 N. Second Rugan street, from 347 Callowhill to James Rush's court, west from 142 south Fourth Russell's wharf, first south of Pine st. public landing
Sansom's alley, from Willow to Noble, bet. St. John and north Third
Sansom's row, N. side of Walnut between Swanwick and Eighth Sansom's Union row, (N. L.) 258 N. Second
Sansom street, from south Seventh to Ninth between Chesnut and Walnut
Sarah street. fr. Queen n. Frankford road to Bedford Sassafras alley, from 190 Sassafras to Bryan's alley Sassafras street, from the Delaware to Schuylkill be- tween Cherry and Vine
Saunders' court, east from Pitt near Beaver
Savings' Bank, Decatur ncar High
Say street, fr. Sch. 7th to 8th bet. Race and Vine Say's alley, fr. Cherry to Walnut west of Thirteenthi Say's court, west from 36 N. Third
Say's wharf, opens at 19 N. Water
Scheme alley, see Vine alley
Schively's alley, see Bryan's
Schleisman's alley, east from N. Third between Poplar lane and Beaver Schneider's wharf, opens at $15 N. Front
Schriver's court, east from 71 N. Eighth
Schuylkill Bank, S. E. corner of High and Sixth
Schuylkill road, runs from Washington to Bridge st: west of the river Schuylkill
Scott's alley, from $79 High to 96 Filbert Scott's court, enters Poplar lane above Front
Second street, (N.) from 69 High to Mud lane Second street, (S.) from 52 High running south Second street, from Schuylkill (N. & S.) runs from Vine to Cedar between Front and Third Segan's wharf and ship-yard, opens at 371 N. Front Seit's court, south from 60 Sassafras Seven-Stars Inn, N. W. cor. of Fourth & Sassafras Seventh street, (N.) from 263 High to Vine and con- tinued north from Camac
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Seventh street, (S.) from 228 High to Passyunk road Seventh street, from Schuylkill (N. & S.) from Vine to Cedar between Sixth and Eighth Shackamaxon street, fr. the Delaware to the Frank- ford road between Sarah and Crown
Shakespeare Buildings, N. W. corner of Chesnut and Sixth
Sheaff"s alley, fr. N. Eleventh rear Race to Twelfth Shepherd's court, west from $6 N. Third
Sheriff's Ofice, in the State House
Shield's alley, from 140 S. Ninth to Raspberry alley Shippen's lane, from Cedar near Broad to Federal Shippen street, from 266 south Front to Eighth
Shoemaker's wharf, first S. of Mulberry street public landing
Shriver's court, east from 71 N. Eighth
Simon's court, west from 216 N. Front Sim's alley, from the Delaware to 15 south Water Sim's wharves, open at 155 and 159 south Water and Pine street landing
Sixth street (N.) from 233 High to the Germantown road north of Vine-it is the boundary line bet. the Northern Liberties and Penn township
Sixth street (S.) from 162 High to Carpenter
Sixth street, from the Schuylkill (N. & S.) from Vine to Cedar between Fifth and Seventh
Small alley, opens at 27 Barron Smith's alley, from near 219 S. Third to 32 Gaskill Smith's alley (N. L.) from 119 Green to 128 Coats' Smith's court, runs south .from High near Sch. Eighth Smith's court. west from 172 N. Eighth Smith's (J.) wharf, opens at $49 N. Front
Smith's (W. T.) wharf (Red-stores) 111 and 75 N. Water
Smith's wharf. opens at 67 N. Water
Snowden & Wagner's wharf, second below Christian Sober's alley, from 129 Walnut to Library
South Mulberry Ward, between Mulberry and Sassafras the Schuylkill and Fourth
South street, see Cedar
South alley. from 10 N. Fifth to 7 Sixth
South W'ard. between Chesnut and Walnut and Fourth and the Schuylkill
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Spafford street, from 50 Bedford to Fitzwater
Spring Garden Tavern and Wigwam, in north Sixth near Buttonwood
Spruce street, from the Delaware to Schuylkill be - tween Locust and Pine
St. Andrew's street, from Sch. Second to Broad be- tween Hunter street and Francis lane
St. Barnard's court, from 460 south Second
St. George's alley, from 53 Elm (New) street
St. John street, from Pegg's run or Willow street to Cohocsink creek
St. Joseph's avenue, from Sch. Fifth to Sixth between High and Chesnut
St. Mary's street, from 220 S. Sixth to Eighth Stable alley, from S. Seventh to opposite 46 Eighth Stall's court, from 203 Sassafras to Bryan's alley Stamper's alley, from 208 south Second to 163 Third Stamper's wharf, opens at 127 south Water Starr alley, from 163 Cherry to 189 Sassafras
State House, the S. side of Chesnut between Fifth and Sixth
Steinmetz's court, runs east from 93 N. Fourth
Steinmetz's court, (N. L.) N. from Buttonwood near Fifth
Steinmetz's wharf, opens at 51 north Water Stephen's court, runs west from 404 north Front Sterling's alley, from 15 Cherry to 118 Sassafras Stewart's alley, from Cherry to 394 Sassafras Stewart's court, west from Eleventh near Sassafras Stewart & Wiltberger's wharf, opens at 175 north Water
Stiles' wharf, first north of Coates' street Stillhouse's wharf, first north of Christian Stillhouse alley, runs west from 330 north Front Story street, from 152 north Third to near 93 Fourth Strawberry street, from 58 High to 55 Chesnut Sugar alley, from 32 north Sixth to 23 Seventh Sugar-house alley, from Vine to Wood, east of Third Summerl's wharf, opens at 75 north Water Summers' court, runs west from 414 south Second Swanson street, south from 10 Cedar
Swanwick street, from Little George to 153 Walnut Swede's alley, the commencement of Church street, runs from 22 Christian
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Swift's wharves, below the Swede's church
Tammany strect, from 318 N. Second to the Old York road
Taper alley, runs north from 53 Green
Taylor's alley, from 58 south Front to 73 Second Tenth street, (N) from 373 High to Wissahiccon rd. Tenth street, (S) from near, 371 High to Cedar ' Thatcher's wharf, opens at 319 north Front Theatre, (New) Chesnut first above Sixth
Theatre, [City ] Prune between Fifth and Sixth Third street, (N) from 115 High to Germantown road
Third street, (S) from 90 High running south
Third street from Schuylkill, (N. & S.) runs from Vine to Cedar between Second and Fourth
Thirteenth street, (N.) from High to Vine between Twelfth and Juniper
Thirteenth street, (S.) from High to Cedar between Twelfth and Juniper
Thomas' wharf, opens at 137 Swanson
Thorn's court, enters Fourth near George (N. L.)
Tidmash street, from Passyunk road facing. Carpen- ter street to Shippen's lane
Timber lane, from Frankford road above Shackamax- on street to 'Turner's lane
Tivoli Garden, High east of Centre Square
Ton alley, from 57 south Water
Torr's court, runs east from the Ridge road above Wood
Townsend's court. runs south from 86 Spruce Traquair's court, runs east from 11 north Tenth Trimble's court, from 510 north Front.
Trotter's alley, from 22 south Second to Strawberry Trusty's court, runs south from 6 Locust
Tunis' wharf, opens at 71 south Water
Turner's court, runs north from near 101 Catharine
Twelfth street, (N.) from High to Vine between Eleventh and Thirteenth
Twelfth street, (S.) from High to Cedar between Eleventh and Thirteenth
Union alley, from 180 Swanson to 463 south Front Union Insurance Office, 45 Walnut
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Union street, from 166 south Front to 79 Fourth Union street, (K.) from Bedford to Prince between Marlborough and Hanover.
United States Bank, Chesnut between Fourth and l'ifth
United States Insurance Office, 49 Walnut
United States Arsenal, Gray's ferry road, S. of Cedar United States Stage Office, 30 south Third United States Loan Office, in bank of the U. States Unity court, south from 16 Little Pine
University of Pennsylvania und Medical Lyceum, S. Ninth near High
Upper Delaware Ward, between Sassafras and Vine and Fourth and Schuylkill
Upper ferry road. from Callowhill near Washington to the Upper Bridge
Vanduson's wharf and ship-vard, first N. of Hanover Vauxhall Garden, Broad between George & Walnut Vernon street. from 44 Cedar to 29 Shippen Videl's court. west from 58 south Second
Vienna street, from Prince to West street between Cherry and Wood
Vine alley, runs from Tenth to Broad above Vine
Vine street, from the Delaware to Schuylkill between Sassafras and Callowhill, being the northern boun- dary of the city
Vinevard street, from the Wissahiccon road to Charles between Anne and George
Vineyard's ship-yard, at S. Brusstar's wharf
Wagner's alley, from 135 Cherry to 252 Sassafras Walker's court. runs east from 239 north Second Wallace's court, runs west from 10 north Front Wall's elbox. runs from Emlen's to Roger's court Wall's wharf, ovens at 127 south Water Waln's (5) wharf, opers at 135 south Water Waln's ( W.) wharf. opens at 7 Swanson
Walnut all . from Thirteenth to Juniper bet. Cher- . ry and % sonfras
Walnut strom. from Delaware to Schuylkill between Chesnut son Spruce
Walnut Want, between Chesnut and Walnut the Delaware and Fourth
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Walter's wharf, opens at $55 north Front
Warden's Office, 18 Walnut
Warder's wharf, first south of Race street landing Warder's wharf, (N. L.) opens at 371 N. Front
Warren street, (C.) from Quince to Twelfth northa of Spruce
Warren street, (K.) from Beach to Queen between Hanover and Bishop
Warner's court, south from 230 Shippen street Washington court, runs north from 205 Lombard Washington Hall and Hotel, Third st. above Spruce Washington street, (formerly Columbia avenue) forms
the west and south angles of Washington square Washington street, a continuation of High from the Permanent Bridge, running through Hamilton village
Washington street, (Penn township) east from the Ridge road between Green and Hickory
Washington street, (Penn township) north from Viue between William and Front
Washington street, (Southwark) runs from 550 south Front to Moyamensing road
Water street, (N.) from 16 High to Willow or Poole's Bridge
Water street, (S.) from 12 High street to Pine Watkins' alley, from 22 Bread to 85 N. Third Watson's alley, from Branch to Story
WVatson's alley, runs south from 104 Locust
Watson & Paul's wharf, first south of Chesnut street landing
Weaver's alley, runs from Twelfth to Thirteenth, between Lyndall's alley and Locust
Webb's alley, from 221 Cherry to 334 Race Well's alley, from Oak street to 37 i N. Front West street, fr. Frankford road to Wood above Duke WVest's court, east from 27 New Market street West's Picture Exhibition, Spruce street ab. Eighth West's (C.) wharf, first north of Vine street landing WVest's ( \V.) wharf, opens at 155 north Water Wharf street, south from Cedar along the wharves Wharton street, from the Delaware to Passyunk road near Federal
Wharton's wharf, opens at 67 Swanson
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Wharves, ( N.) from High along the Delaware Wharves, ( S ) fr. High along the Delaware to Cedar Whitaker's row, runs west from 66 south Fifth White- Bear Inn, 220 High street
White's ship-yard, at J. Brower's wharf ( K. ) White-Swan Inn, 106 Race near Third Widows' Asylum, High west of Sch. Seventh, S. side Wiggin's court, runs south from 62 Cherry Wilcock's wharf, opens at 57 S. Water Wiley's court, runs south from Castle street Williamson's court, fr. 262 Cedar to 7 1 Bedford ( M. ) William street, from Otter to Rose
Willing's alley, from 98 S. Third to 75 Fourth Willing & Francis' wharves, at 15 and 21 Penn Willow court, runs south from Pine above Sixth
Willow street, ( Sch. ) from Locust to Cedar between Schuylkill and Beach
Willow street, ( N.L. ) fr. Delaware along Pegg's run Wilson's wharf, second south of Maiden landing Wissahiccon road, N. W. from the corner of Ninth and Vine
Wistar's court, runs south from Vine east of Broad Witman's alley, fr. Kunckle n. Callowhill to Fourth WVitman's court, runs west from 400 N. Second Woglom's court, east from 73 N. Eighth
Wood street, ( N. L. ) fr. 190 N. Second to Schuylkill Wood street, (K. ) runs from Queen near Gunner's run to West street
Woodland street, or Darby road, runs S. W. from the intersection of the Lancaster turnpike and Wash- ington
Wright's alley, from Miller's alley to Vine between Schuylkill Eighth and Broad
York Buildings, on the south side of Walnut between Washington and Eightb York court, runs east from 37 Budd York street, from 135 south Third to Laurel
Zachary's court, routh fiom 31 Walnut Zanie street, from 32 north Seventh to Eighth.
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GOVERNMENT OF THE U. STATES.
JAMES MONROE, President of the U. States of America. DANIEL D. TOMPKINS, Vice-President.
John Q. Adams, Secretary of State.
W. H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury.
John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War.
Smith Thompson, Secretary of the Navy.
William Wirt, Attorney General. Joseph Anderson, Comptroller of the Treasury.
Richard Harrison, Auditor 'of do.
Joseph Nourse, Register of do
Thomas Tudor Tucker, Treasurer.
John M'Lean, Com. Gen, Land Office.
Return J. Meigs, jun. Post-Master General.
Judges of the Supreme Court of the United States. John Marshall, Chief Justice ; Bushrod Washington, Wil liam Johnson, jun. B. Livingston, Thomas Todd, Joseph Story, Gabriel Duval, Associate Judges.
Seventeenth' Congress of the United States.
SENATORS.
Maine-John Chandler, John Holmes. New-Hampshire-S. Bell, J. F. Parrott.
Massachusetts-James Lloyd, Elijah H. Mills. Rhode-Island-H. R. Bright, James D'Wolf. Connecticut-James Lanman, E. Boardman. Vermont-William A. Palmer, H. Seymour. New-York-Rufus King, M. Van Beuren. New-Jersey-Mahlon Dickerson, S. L. Southward.
Pennsylvania-William Lowrie, William Findlay. Delaware-C. A. Rodney, N. Van Dyke. Maryland-Edward Lloyd, Samuel Smith. Virginia-J. Barbour, James Pleasants. North Carolina-Nathaniel Macon, M. Stokes. South Carolina-John Gaillard, W. Smith. Georgia-John Elliot, Nicholas Ware. Kentucky-R. M. Johnson, Isham Talbot. Tennessee-John Williams, J. H. Eaton. Ohio-W. A. Trimble, Benjamin Ruggles. Louisiana-James Brown, H. Johnson. Indiana-Walter Taylor, James Noble. Mississippi-T. H. Williams, D. Holines. Illinois -- Ninian Edwards, Jesse B. Thomas. Alabama -- William R. Ring, J. W. Walker. Missouri -- T. H. Benton, David Barton.
REPRESENTATIVES.
Maine -- J. Cushman, E. Lincoln, M. L. Hill, E. Herricks, J. Dana, Ezekiel Whiteman, William D. Williamson-7.
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New-Hampshire-William Plumer, jun. N. Upham, Josiah Butler, M. Harvey, Aaron Matson, Thomas Whipple, jr .- 6.
Vermont-S. C. Crafts, Elias Keyer, B. C. Mallory, C. Rich, Phineas White, J. Mattocks-6.
Massachusetts-J. Reed, B. Gorham, G. Barstow, William Eustis, T. Fuller, J. Nelson, A. Hobart, F. Baylies, J. Russel, L. Bigelow, S. Lathrop, S. C. Allen, H. W. Dwight-13.
Rhode Island-J. Durfree, S. Eddy -- 2.
Connecticut-G. Tomlinson, N. Barber, H. W. Edwards, J. Ross, E. Stoddard, A. Sterling, Daniel Burrows-7.
New York-C. D Colden, S. Wood, C. C. Cambreling, J. I. Morgan, J. H. Pierson, W. W. Van Wyck, W. Patterson, C. H. Ruggles, R. M'Carty, S. Van Rensselaer, J. D. Dickinson, J. W. Taylor, N. Pitcher, R. H. Walworth, J. Gebhard, A. Conkling, J. Hawks, S. Campbell, J. Kirkland, T. H. Hubbard, M. Sterling, E. Litchfield, W. D. Rochester, D. Woodcock, E. Spencer, A H. Tracy, Charles Burland, jun .- 27.
New Jersey-Lewis Condit, E. Bateman, G. Cassedy, S. Swan, G. Holcomb, J. Matlock-6.
Pennsylvania-J. Sergeant, J. Hemphill, Thomas Forrest, S. Edwards, W. Darlington, S. Gross, J. Phillips, J. Buchanan, J. S. Mitchell, J. Findlay, J. M'Sherry, S. Moore, Thomas J. Rogers, L. Worman, J. Tod, J. Brown, G. Denison, T. Mur- ray, jun. G. Plumer, T. Patterson, A. Stewart, H. Baldwin, P. Farelly-23.
Delaware -- W .. Hall, L. M'Lane-2.
Maryland -- I. M'Kim, jr. P. Little, H. R. Warfield, J. Kent. T. Bayley, R. Neal, R. Nelson, R Wright, J. Casden-9.
Virginia-M. Alexander, W. S. Archer, W. Lee Ball, P. P. Barbour, B. Bassett, J. Floyd, R. S. Garnett, E. B. Jackson, J. Jones, J. Leftwich, W. M'Coy, C. F. Mercer, T. L. Moore, If Nelson, T. Newton, J. Randolph, W. Smith, A. Smith, A. Smyth, A. Stevenson, T. Van Swearingen, G. Tucker, J. Williams -- 23.
North Carolina-J. Crudup, W. N. Edwards, H. G. Burton, 'I'. H. Hall, L. Sawyer, W. S. Blackledge, C. Hooks, A. M'Neill, H. Connor, F. Walker, L. Williams, R. M. Saunders, John Long-13.
South Carolina-W. Lowndes, S. Tucker, T. R. Mitchell. J. Overstreet, G. M'Duffie, I. Gist, James Blair, Major Ha- milton, J. Wilson -- 9.
Georgia-J. Abbott, J. A. Cuthbert, E. F. Tatnall, R. B. Reid, G. R. Gilmor, W. Thompson-6.
Kentucky-D. Trimble, J. P. Brackenridge, T. Metcalf, S H. Woodeson, B. Hardin, J. T. Johnson, J. S. Smith, F. John- son, A. New, T. Montgomery-10.
Tennessee -- N. Cannon, R. Allen, HI. H. Bryan, J. Cocke, F. Jones, J. Rea-6.
Ohio-T. R. Ross, J. W. Campbell, L. Barber, D. Cham- bers, J. Vance, J. Sloane-6.
Louisiana-J. S. Johnson.
Indiana-William Hendricks.
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Mississippi-Christopher Rankin.
Illinois-Daniel P. Cook. Alabama-Gabriel Moore. Missouri -- John Scott.
Michigan Territory -- Solomon Sibley. Arkansas Territory-James W. Bates.
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PENNSYLVANIA.
JUSEPH HIESTER, Governor. Andrew Gregg, Secretary of State. 'I homas Elder, Attorney General.
COURTS OF PENNSYLVANIA.
The Supreme Court, (as a Court in Bank, ) hold six terms for argument, &c. in the five districts of the state, and ad- journed courts as they may deem necessary. The regular terms are,
For the Eastern District, composed of the city and county of Philadelphia, and the counties of Delaware, Chester, Mont- gomery, Bucks, Northampton, Lehigh and Pike, at Philadel- phia, 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. For the Lancaster District, composed of the counties of Lancaster, York, Dauphin, Lebanon, Schuyl- kill, and Berks, at Lancaster, on the 3d Monday in May. For the Middle District, composed of the counties of Northum. berland, Union, Columbia, Centre, Mifflin, M'Kean, Clear- field, Lycoming, Potter, Tioga, Bradford, Susquehannah, Wayne and Luzerne, at Sunbury, on the Wednesday follow- ing the second week of the term of the Lancaster District. For the Western District, composed of the counties of Alleg. hany, Westmoreland, Somerset, Fayette, Washington, Greene, Beaver, Butler, Mercer, Crawford, Erie, Warren, Venango, Armstrong, Indiana, Jefferson and Cambria, at Pittsburg, on the first Monday in September, to continue two weeks if ne- cessary. For the Southern District, composed of the coun- ties of Franklin, Adams, Cumberland, Huntingdon and Bed- ford, at Chambersburg, on the Monday week next following the end of the second week of the term of the Western Dis- L'iCt.
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 dollars; all issues uf fact are tried by jury, before a single judge, at nisi prius. WILLIAM TILGHMAN, Chief Justice, JOHN B GIBSON,
THOMAS DUNCAN, .Associates.
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The District Court for the city and county of Philadelphia has original jurisdiction of all cases where the sum in con- troversy exceeds 100 dollars. This Court holds four terms annually. On the first Mondays in March, June, September, and December. If business requires it, they are bound to hold courts nine months in the year.
MOSES LEVY, Esq. President. JOSEPH B. M'KEAN, Esq. BENJAMINR. MORGAN, Esq. 5
.Associates.
The District Court for the city and county of Lancaster, in the city of Lancaster, on the first Mondays of February, June, September and December.
CHARLES SMITH, Esq. President.
Courts of Oyer and Terminer and general Jail Delivery,
Are held twice in each year for the City and County of Philadelphia alternately, by the Judges of the Common Pleas, and the Judges of the Supreme Court; in the other Districts, they are held by the Judges of the Common Pleas. Trials of civil causes in the Common Pleas of Philadelphia County are adjourned Courts, held at such times as the Judges may ap- point.
CORPORATION OF PHILADELPHIA.
SELECT COUNCIL .~ George Vaux, President; Thomas Bradford, jr. Clerk; John W. Thompson, Anthony Cuthbert, Wm. Rush, Joseph S. Lewis, Wm. Meredith, J. M. Scott, Thos. Hale, John Miller, jr. T. Kittera, G. Worrall, L. D. Car. pentier.
COMMON COUNCIL .- James S. Smith, President; John C. Lowber, Clerk; Benj. Jones, jr. Thos. Williams, Danl, Knight, Wm. A. Peddle, Win. Heyl, Joshua Percival, Benj. Tilghman, James M. Broome, S. J. Robbins, John Markland, Ephraim Haines, John R. Coates, Samuel Robinson, Anthony M. Buck. ley, Wm. Gerhard, Charles W. Schreiner, Alexander Purves, Aquila A. Browne, James Wilmer.
Robert Wharton, Mayor. Joseph Reed, Recorder. John Bacon, City Treasurer.
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Robt. W. Sykes, attorney and solicitor to the Corporation. Thomas T. Stiles, Joseph Morris, and Nathan Atherton, City Commisioners.
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