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In this city is a royal audience, removed hithei* from 

 Conception. It confifts of a prefident, four auditors, 

 and a fifcal, together with another officer dignified with 

 the endearing title of patron of the Indians. The de- 

 terminations of this court are without appeal except to 

 the fupreme council of the Indies,, and this is only in 

 matters of notorious injuftice, or denial of redrefs. 



The prefident, though in fome particulars fubordi- 

 nate to the Vice-roy of Lima, is alfo governor and cap- 

 tain-general of the whole kingdom of Chili j and, as 

 fuch, he is to refide one half of the year at Conception, 

 and the other at Santiago. During his abfence from 

 the kit city, the corregidor afts as his reprefentativei 

 and his jurifdidion, on this occafion, extends to all the 

 other towns, except the military governments. 



The magistracy, at the head of which is the corre- 

 gidor, coníifts of regidores, and two ordinary alcaldes. 

 In thefe are lodged the police, and civil government p{ 

 the city J and during the time the prefident refides here, 

 the jurifdiclion of the corregidor is limited to the liber- 

 ties of Santiago. 



The ofñce for the royal revenue, is direfled by an. 

 accountant and treafurer j where are paid the tributes 

 of the Indians, and other parts of the revenue ; the 

 falaries of officers within its department, and other 

 aíTignments. 



The chapter of the cathedral confifts of the biihop, 

 dean, archdeacon, chanter, four canons; and other fub- 

 ordinate ecclefiaftics. 



Here is alfo a tribunal of Croifade, the members of 

 which are a fubdelegate commiiTary, an accountant, and 

 treafurer. Likewife a commiiTion of inquifition, all the 

 officers of which are appointed by the tribunal of in- 

 quifition at Lima. 



The temperature of the air at Santiago is nearly 



the fame with that of Conception. The luxuriancy of 



foil, and exuberance of all kinds of provifions, the 



S 2 commerce. 



