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In this city is a royal audience, removed hither 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 rtdrefs. 



The prefident, though in fome particulars fubordi- 

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

 captain general of the whole kingdom of Chili and, 

 as fuch, he is to refide one half of the year at Concep- 

 tion, and the other at Santiago. During his abfence 

 from the laft city, the corregidor a6ls as his reprefenta- 

 tive •, and his jurifdidion, on this occafion, extends to 

 all the other towns, except the military governments. 



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

 gidor, confifts of regidores, and two ordinary alcaldes. 

 In thefe are lodged the police, and civil government 

 ,of the city •, and during the time the prefident refides 

 here, the jurifdidion of the corregidor is , limited to 

 the liberties of Santiago. 



The office for the royal revenue, is direded by an 

 accountant and treafurer ; where are paid the tributes 

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

 falaries of officers within its department, and other 

 affignments. 



The chapter of the cathedral confifts of thebiftiop, 

 dean, archdeacon, chantor, four canons ^ and other fub- 

 ordinate ecclefiaftics. 



Here is alio a tribunal of Croifade, the members 

 of which are afubdelegatc commifiary, an accountant, 

 and treafurer. Likewife a commiffion of inquifition, 

 all the officers of which are appointed by the tribunal 

 of inquifition at I^ima. 



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, 



