by a court of justice having criminal jurisdiction in England be deemed a crime or offence rendering the person doing such act amenable to punishment in England, shall, in the exercise of criminal jurisdiction under this Order, be deemed a crime or offence rendering the person doing such act amenable to punishment.

III.-Constitution of Her Majesty's Consular Courts.

1. The Supreme Consular Court at Constantinople.

9. There shall be a court styled "Her Britannic Majesty's Supreme Consular Court for the Dominions of the Sublime Ottoman

Porte."

10. The Supreme Consular Court shall hold its ordinary sittings at Constantinople; but may, on emergency, sit at any other place within the district of the Consulate-General of Constantinople, and may at any time hold its ordinary sittings at any such place within the Ottoman dominions as one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State may approve.

11. There shall be one judge of the Supreme Consular Court. He shall be appointed by Her Majesty by warrant under Her Royal sign manual.

He shall be, at the time of his appointment, a member of the bar of England, Scotland, or Ireland, of not less than 7 years standing, or a subject of Her Majesty (by birth or naturalization) who shall have filled the office of Legal Vice-Consul in the Ottoman dominions or the office of Law Secretary to the Supreme Consular Court.

He shall hold by special commission from Her Majesty the appointment of Vice-Consul, but shall have rank and precedence as if he held the appointment of Consul-General.

He may, in case of his absence from the district of the Consulate-General of Constantinople, either in the discharge of his duty, or with permission of one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, or in case of illness, appoint, by writing under his hand and seal, a fit person to be his deputy, who shall have all the power and authority of judge.

During a vacancy in the office of judge, or on emergency, a fit person, approved by one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, may temporarily be and act as acting judge, with all the power and authority of judge.

12. There shall be attached to the court:-(1.) One legal ViceConsul; (2.) One Law Secretary; (3.) So many officers and clerks as one of Her Majesty's Secretaries of State may from time to time think fit.

One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State may from

time to time temporarily attach to the Court such persons holding appointments as Consuls or Vice-Consuls as he may think fit.

13. The Legal Vice-Consul and the Law Secretaries shall be appointed by Her Majesty.

They shall respectively hold by special commission from Her Majesty the appointment of Vice-Consul; but the Legal ViceConsul shall always have rank and precedence above the Law Secretary.

The Legal Vice-Consul shall act as registrar of the court.

The Law Secretary shall discharge such duties in connexion with the conduct of criminal prosecutions as the judge from time to time may direct.

The Legal Vice-Consul shall hear and determine in a summary way such criminal charges as may, under this Order, be properly so heard and determined, and as may be specially referred to him by the judge.

The Law Secretary shall hear and determine in a summary way such criminal charges as may, under this Order, be properly so heard and determined, and as the judge may from time to time think necessary for the dispatch of urgent business to refer specially to him.

Where a suit or proceeding of a civil nature, originally instituted in the Supreme Consular Court, relates to money, goods, or other property, or any civil right or other matter at issue of a less amount or value than 1007. sterling, or is instituted for the recovery of damages of a less amount than 1007. sterling, the judge may refer such suit or proceeding specially to the Legal Vice-Consul to be heard and determined by him, or if it appears to the judge necessary for the dispatch of urgent business, he may refer such suit or proceeding specially to the Law Secretary, to be heard and determined by him; but in all such cases an appeal shall lie as of course to the judge.

In case of the absence or illness of the Legal Vice-Consul or Law Secretary, or during a vacancy in the office of Legal ViceConsul or Law Secretary, or during the temporary employment of the Legal Vice-Consul or Law Secretary in any other capacity, the judge may, by writing under his hand and seal, appoint the Law Secretary to act temporarily as Legal Vice-Consul (if the case so requires), or any fit person approved by one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State to act temporarily as Legal ViceConsul or as Law Secretary (as the case may require). The Law Secretary or other person so appointed shall have all the power and authority of Legal Vice-Consul or of Law Secretary (as the case may be).

Every Consul or Vice-Consul temporarily attached to the court under Article 12 shall discharge such duties in connection with the

court as the judge may from time to time, with the approval of one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, direct; and for that purpose shall have the like power and authority as the Legal Vice-Consul.

2.-The Provisional Consular Courts.

14. Each of Her Majesty's Consuls-General, Consuls, and ViceConsuls (holding a commission as such from Her Majesty), resident in the Ottoman dominions (with the exception of Her Majesty's Consul-General at Constantinople, and with such other exceptions as one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State may at any time think fit to make), or any person acting temporarily, with the approval of one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, as such a Consul-General, Consul, or Vice-Consul, shall, for and in his own Consular district, hold and form a court, styled "Her Britannic Majesty's Consular Court at [Smyrna, or as the case may be],"-hereinafter called a provincial Consular Court.

IV.-Juries. Assessors.

15. Every male British subject resident in the Ottoman dominions, being of the age of 21 years or upwards, being able to speak and read English, having or earning a gross income at the rate or not less than 50%. a-year-not having been attainted of treason or felony, or convicted of any crime that is infamous (unless he has obtained a free pardon), and not being under outlawry, shall be qualified to serve on a jury.

16. All persons so qualified shall be liable so to serve, except the following:

Persons in Her Majesty's Diplomatic, Consular, or other Civil Service in actual employment;

Officers, clerks, keepers of prisons, messengers, and other persons attached to or in the service of any Consular Court;

Officers and others on full pay in Her Majesty's navy or army, or in actual employment in the service of any department connected therewith;

Persons holding appointments in the Civil Service, and commissioned officers in the naval or military service, of the Sublime Ottoman Porte;

Clergymen and ministers in the actual discharge of professional

duties;

Advocates and attorneys in actual practice;

Physicians, surgeons, and apothecaries in actual practice;
And except persons disabled by mental or bodily infirmity.

17. On or before the 14th day of March, in the year 1863, and on or before the 14th day of January, in every subsequent year,

each Consular Court shall make out a list of the persons so qualified and liable, resident within its district.

The list shall, on or before the 21st day of the same respective month, be affixed in some conspicuous place in the court, and shall be there exhibited until the 31st day of that month, with a notice annexed that on a day specified, not being sooner than the 7th or later than the 14th day of the then next month, the court will hold a special sitting for the revision of the list.

The court shall hold such special sitting accordingly, and at such sitting, or at some adjournment thereof (of which public notice shall be given), shall revise the list by striking out the name of any person appearing to be not qualified or not liable to serve, and by inserting the name of any person omitted and appearing to be so qualified and liable, either on the application of the person omitted, or on such notice to him as the court may direct.

The list shall be finally revised and settled not later than the 21st day of April, in the year 1863, and not later than the 21st day of February, in every subsequent year, and, when settled, shall be affixed in some conspicuous place in the court, and be there exhibited during not less than two months.

Such list, as settled in the year 1863, and in every subsequent year respectively, shall be brought into use in the year 1863, on the 1st day of May, and in every subsequent year on the 1st day of March, and shall be used as the jury list of the court, as to the year 1863 for the 10 months, and as to every subsequent year for the 12 months then next ensuing.

18. Where, in pursuance of this Order, a jury is required, the court shall summon so many of the persons comprised in the jury list, not fewer than 15, as may seem requisite.

Any person failing to attend according to such summons shall be liable to such fine of not more than 107. sterling, as the court may impose.

Any such fine shall not be levied until after the expiration of 14 days. The proper officer of the court shall forthwith give to the person fined notice in writing of the imposition of the fine, and require him within 6 days after receipt of the notice to file an affidavit excusing his non-attendance (if he desire to so do). The court shall consider the affidavit, and may, if it seems proper, remit the fine.

19. A jury shall consist of 5 jurors.

In civil and in criminal cases the like challenges shall be allowed as in England, with this addition, that in civil cases each party may challenge 3 jurors peremptorily.

A jury shall be required to give an unanimous verdict.

Where there is a jury, all the proceedings at the trial shall be

conducted in English,-evidence, if given in any other language, being interpreted in the usual way.

20. Where a Provincial Consular Court (not held before a resident Legal Vice-Consul) proceeds, in pursuance of this Order, to hear and determine any case, civil or criminal, with assessors, the court shall nominate and summon as assessors not less than two and not more than four indifferent British subjects of good repute, resident in the district of the court.

Where, however, by reason of local circumstances, the court is able to obtain the presence of one fit person only as assessor, the court may sit with him alone as assessor, and where, for like reasons, it is not able to obtain the presence of any fit person as assessor, it may sit without an assessor; but in every such case the court shall record in the minutes of proceedings its reasons for sitting with one assessor only, or without an assessor.

An assessor shall not have voice or vote in the decision of the court in any case, civil or criminal, but an assessor dissenting in a civil case from any decision of the court, or in a criminal case from any decision of the court or the conviction or the amount of punishment awarded, may record in the minutes of proceedings his dissent and the grounds thereof, and an assessor dissenting shall be entitled to receive gratis a certified copy of the minutes.

V.-Jurisdiction and Authorities of the Consular Courts.
1.-In General.

21. All Her Majesty's jurisdiction, civil and criminal, exerciseable in the Ottoman dominions shall, for and within the district of the Consulate-General of Constantinople, be vested exclusively in the Supreme Consular Court as its ordinary original jurisdiction.

22. All Her Majesty's jurisdiction, civil and criminal, exerciseable in the Ottoman dominions beyond the district of the Consulate-General of Constantinople, and not under this Order vested exclusively in the Supreme Consular Court, shall, to the extent and in the manner provided by this Order, be vested in the Provincial Consular Courts each for and within its own district.

23. The Supreme Consular Court shall have, in all matters civil and criminal, an original jurisdiction concurrent with the jurisdiction of the several Provincial Consular Courts, such concurrent jurisdiction to be exercised subject and according to the other provisions of this Order.

24. The judge of the Supreme Consular Court may visit, or appoint the Legal Vice-Consul or the Law Secretary of the Supreme Consular Court to visit, in a magisterial or judicial capacity, any provincial Consular court, and there inquire of, or hear and determine, any case, civil or criminal, pending in that court, or arising