Wilson Hemingway, Secretary of State, (term ends Nov. 1845,) $3,000 This Court, which has no jurisdiction except what properly belongs to a Court of Errors and Appeals, holds its sessions annually at Jackson, commencing on the 1st Mondays in January and November. This Court, which has jurisdiction over all matters, pleas, and complaints whatsoever, belonging to, or cognizable in, a Court of Equity, holds two sessions annually, at the city of Jackson, on the 1st Mondays of December and June, and continuing as long as business requires. It also holds two sessions a year, at Columbus and Pontotoc. Time of holding Court. For the counties of Lowndes, Winston, Octibbeha, Kemper, Noxubee, and Neshoba, 1st Monday in May and November. For the counties of Itawamba, Pontotoc, Monroe, Chickasaw, and Tishamingo, 3d Monday in May and November. For the counties of Marshall, Coahoma, Tippah, De Soto, Ponola, Lafayette, and Tunica, 1st Monday in January and July. For the counties of Carroll, Choctaw, Holmes, Yalabusha, and Tallahatchie, 3d Monday in June and December. This Court has concurrent power and jurisdiction within the district with the Superior Court of Chancery, when the amount in controversy does not exceed $500,000. The Vice Chancellor is elected for the term of 4 years; appoints the Clerks, who hold their office for 4 years; he must be at least 30 years of age. Appeals may be made to the Superior Court of Chancery, unless by consent of both parties, when the same may be taken directly to the High Court of Errors and Appeals. District or Circuit Courts. The Judicial divisions were reorganized in 1840, and formed into 11 Districts, or Circuits. The salary of the Judges is $2,000 each. Dist. Judges. District Attorneys. Counties of the Districts. 1. George Coalter, Elbridge G. Walker, Warren, Claiborne, Washington, and Bo 6. H. S. Bennett, Henry Gray. 9. Stephen Adams, John W. Thompson, 10. M. L. Fitch, Robert C. Perry, 11. V. T. Crawford, John T. Lamkin, livar. Yalabusha, Carroll, Choctaw, and Tallahatchie. Adams, Wilkinson, and Jefferson. Smith, Copiah, Simpson, Scott, Newton, and Jackson, Jones, Green, Perry, Wayne, Jas- Noxubee, Lowndes, Kemper, Winston, and Octibbeha. Hinds, Madison, and Rankin. De Soto, Coahoma, Tunica, Ponola, Lafay- Monroe, Itawamba, Tishamingo, Pontotoc, Yazoo, Holmes, Attala, and Leake. A Circuit Court is holden in each county twice a year. This Court has original jurisdiction, in civil cases, in which the principal of the sum in controversy exceeds $50. It has chancery jurisdiction in all cases under $500; and has power to foreclose mortgages, without limit as to It has also exclusive criminal jurisdiction. sum. Judges of the High Court of Errors and Appeals, and the Chancellor, are chosen by the electors for six years; the Judges of the Circuit Courts. Attorney General, and District Attorneys, as well as all military officers, are chosen by the electors for four years; all other officers, for two years. FINANCES. During the Fiscal Year ending March 1, 1843. Miscellaneous exp. of Exec. 2,701.36 Licenses to retail spiritu. Total amount received, Total amount expended, $311,179.99 304,428.41 Principal items of Expenditure. Chief sources of Income. Salaries of Ex. officers, $8,869.99 Direct taxes, $308,634.77 Expenses of Judiciary, 8,635.78 Pay of the Legislature,* 7,127.00 Hawkers and Pedlers, 1,311.47 1,000.00 Internal improvement, 3,303.90 172,619.34 Total, 319,057.84 $2,615,049.15 Interest on the State debt, Miscellaneous, 3,117.41 Brokers, †Whole amount of State debt, Two millions bear 6 per cent. interest; a part of the remainder only bears interest. The Legislature was not in session during that fiscal year; add $33,607.64 to $7,127.00, and we have $40,734.64 as the expense of legislation for the January session in 1842. + $615,049.15 outstanding warrants and funded scrip, Dec. 30, 1843. The two millions are Planters' Bank bonds. There are also five millions of Union Bank bonds, which having been issued without warrant of constitution, the State refuses to acknowledge any liability to pay. EDUCATION IN MISSISSIPPI. Proportion and Number of Whites above the age of 20 who cannot read and write of whites above 20—whites between 5 and 20 to educate, &c. Two new counties have been formed, one by dividing Bolivar, called "Sunflower;" and the other by dividing Washington, called " Issaquena." PENITENTIARY. - The number of convicts, November 28, 1842, was 56; received during one year after that date, 27; making in all 83. During the same time, there were discharged, by expiration of sentence, 8, and by pardon, 5. Two died, and one escaped; leaving 67 on the 27th of November, 1843. The income of the institution during this time was $15,083.07; and the expenditures $15,086.71. XVIII. LOUISIANA. GOVERNMENT. Salary. ALEXANDER MOUTON, of Vermillionville, Governor, $6,000 The Senate consists of 17 members, elected one half biennially, for the term of 4 years. The House of Representatives has 60 members, elected biennially. The legislature meets annually, and the members of both branches receive $4 a day during the session, which usually lasts 90 or 100 days. The Secretary of State, and State Treasurer, are ex officio members, and form the Board of Currency, with an additional salary of $1,200. This Court has appellate jurisdiction only in all cases where the matter |