ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE. 



t he least. I regret that the want of an accurate sm% 

 vey has prevented rue from elucidating the localities 

 by a map. 



ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE. 



The supreme judicial power is lodged villi His 

 Majesty's Court of Judicature for the incorporated 

 Straits. Settlement. The Honorable the Governor, 

 or President for the time being, or the C ouncillor 

 for the time being, acting as such Governor or Pre- 

 sident, has judicial precedence'. The Honorable the 

 Recorder ranks next, if present, and then the Resi- 

 dent Councillors acting in their capacity of Judges. 



Tins Court, with the aid of the Magistrates, holds 

 regular Quarter Sessions of the Peace, which are ad- 

 journed, and the business is afterwards conducted by 

 two or more magistrates. There Is a Court of Re- 

 quests which extends to .Province Wellesley. Its 

 duties, in the latter district, are performed by the 

 principal Assistant there, who is one of the Com- 

 missioners. 



* There is likewise a sitting Magistrate on the Is^ 

 tend— «and individual Justices of the Pence on Penang 

 occasionally exercise alone their authority— ^althou. U 

 not perhaps to the extent that would be desirable. 

 There is likewise a Coroner, whose duty formerly 

 extended to Province Wellesley, 



Province Wellesley lies within the jurisdiction of the 

 Court of Judicature. The principal Assistant there 

 for the time being, independent of his political and 

 executive duties, exercises the functions of Magis- 

 trate — a Commissioner of the Court of Requests aa 

 before stated, — Police Snperiutendant, — Coroner, 

 and Collector, In the latter capacity, lie has not, 

 of course, Liny judicial aulhorih — yet ii is probable 

 that the investigations which necessarily take place 

 at his office, and under his immediate cognizauce. 



