JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT. United States District and Circuit Courts in New York. SOUTHERN DISTRICT. Composed of the following fourteen counties-Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Kings, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester. Times of holding Courts (at the City Hall, in the city of New-York,) viz : CIRCUIT COURT.-Judge Thompson, (of the U. S. Supreme Court,) and Judge Betts. Equity and Criminal Terms-Last Monday in February and July. General Terms-First Monday in April, and last Monday in October. DISTRICT COURT.- Judge Betts. First Tuesday in every month. United States Commissioners' Office, to take affidavits, bail, &c. in the City Hall, New-York. NORTHERN DISTRICT. Composed of the forty-four counties, or all that part of the state not included in the Southern District. Nathaniel Garrow, Marshal, Auburn. Utica. Auburn, $2,000 fees. do. do. Nathaniel S. Benton, District Attorney, Little Falls. Times of holding Courts-3d Tuesday in January, and 2d Tuesday in May, at Albany. Last Tuesday in August at Utica. JUDICIARY OF THE STATE OF NEW-YORK. The Courts of general jurisdiction are as follows, viz: 1st. The Court for the Trial of Impeachments, and the Correction of Errors, (commonly called the COURT OF ERRORS.) Its constituent members are, the Lieutenant Governor and Senators, the Chancellor and the three Judges of the Supreme Court, in all 37 members. [See Constitution of the State, Article, 5] It is the court of last resort upon appeals from the Court of Chancery and writs of error from the Supreme Court, and has no original jurisdiction, except in cases of impeachment. Its sessions are held at the Capitol in Albany, or any other place, and as often as the court shall direct, but there are not to be more than two sessions during the recess of the Legislature in any one year. 2d. The Court of Chancery, the powers of which are vested in the Chancellor. Its stated terms are appointed by him; but two terms at least are to be held in Albany, and two in New-York, every year. By the equity powers vested in the Vice-Chancellors, the Court of Chancery has, except in a few cases, become a court of appeal only. There are nine Vice-Chancellors, viz., two in the 1st circuit, and one in the 8th circuit; in the other six circuits the circuit Judges act as vice chancellors, in all cases and matters of equity, subject to the Chancellor's appellate jurisdiction. 3d. The Supreme Court, consisting of the Chief Justice and two associate judges. It has four terms in each year, viz: commencing first Monday in January at the Capitol in Albany, first Monday in May at the City Hall in New-York; first Monday in July at Utica; and the third Monday in October at Albany. 4th. Eight Circuit Courts, each consisting of a single judge. The circuits correspond in territory and name with the eight senate districts. Each of the circuit judges possesses the powers of a justice of the supreme court at Chambers, in the trial of issues joined in the supreme court and in courts of oyer and terminer. There must be held in each year at least two circuit courts, and courts of oyer and terminer, in each county of the State, and in the city of NewYork at, least four. 5th. The Superior Court of the city of New-York, consisting of a chief justice and two associates. 6th. Courts of Common Pleas, in each and every county of the State, consisting of three judges (at present) for the county of New-York, and five judges of county courts for each of the other counties. There are besides the above, certain courts of a peculiar and special jurisdiction, viz: 1st, Surrogates' Courts, having jurisdiction of testamentary cases, the Surrogates of each county. held by 2d. Courts of Sessions of the peace, for the city and county of New-York, held by the recorder and two associate judges, (as at present constituted by act of the Legislature passed May, 1840,) This court was formerly held by the mayor, or recorder, and two of the aldermen. 3d. The Marine Court of the city of New York, held by three justices of the same. 4th. There are Mayor's Courts in several of the other cities of this State; held by the mayor, recorder and aldermen, or mayor and recorder, jointly, or singly. And in the city of Brooklyn is a Municipal Court, held by three jus tices. 5th. Justices' Courts, in the cities of New-York, Albany, and Hudson; held by justices of the peace, called ward justices. 6th. Justices' Courts, in each county, held by a justice of the peace. COURT OF CHANCERY.* VICE CHANCELLORS' COURTS. The circuit judges act as vice-chancellors in their respective circuits, except in the 1st and 8th circuits. (For names see page 408.) FIRST CIRCUIT. William T. McCoun, Murray Hoffman, At New-York, first Monday in January, April, July and October. SECOND CIRCUIT. At Poughkeepsie, first Monday in March and June, and last in August; and at Newburgh, first Monday in December. *For Terms see Index. THIRD CIRCUIT. At Albany, second Monday in February and fourth in November; and at Troy, second Monday in June and 4th in August. FOURTH CIRCUIT. At Plattsburgh, Monday before fourth Tuesday in January; at Ballston Spa, last Tuesday in April and second in August; and at (Fonda,) Mohawk, second Tuesday in October. FIFTH CIRCUIT. At Utica, first Mondays in March, September and December and fourth in July. SIXTH CIRCUIT. At Ithaca, third Monday in February; at Elmira, second Monday in June; at Bath, fourth Monday in October; and at Binghamton, last Monday in December. SEVENTH CIRCUIT. At Auburn, first Tuesday in February, second Monday in May and fourth Tuesday in July and October. EIGHTH CIRCUIT. Frederick Whittlesey, Rochester, Vicc Chancellor. At Rochester, second Tuesday in February and August; and at Buffalo, second Tuesday of May, and Tuesday after second Monday in November. Taxing do, |