of Fremont, leading to Bonne-nuit bay, we see on the left side a bed of this porphyritic rock laid open: it is fissured in all directions, and reddish brown on the rifts: a deposition of loam, with large fragments and rolled pieces of the same rock, rests on this porphyry bed.

"The compact feldspar, in a completely disintegrated state, may be seen in going to Bouley bay, on the hills nearly to the southward of the signal post: on one side a great mass of it is laid bare, which, at first sight, has much the appearance of white limestone. A curious variety of compact feldspar also occurs in masses in Bouley bay and its neighbourhood: it is variously tinged by a green substance, which in some parts appears like green earth, in others like thallite, and even like serpentine. Some varieties are porphyritic and of a very pale green colour, passing into greyish white with green spots. Bouley bay presents a very curious aspect by those quantities of large green stones, and the huge boulders of variegated porphyritic masses, partly disengaged, partly still imbedded in the loam: but the most remarkable rock in this bay, quite up to La Coupe, and of which immense blocks lie scattered about, and stand out in their natural situation, is a pudding-stone, the mass of which is the green thallite-like substance, sometimes pure and dark green, sometimes pale, including pebbles, mostly of the porphyritic rock above mentioned, from very small to several feet in diameter: this is a very fine rock, and bears some resemblance to the beautiful Egyptian breccia. It appears to be in connexion with another of a similar nature, which forms the high ground in going from St. Martin's to Rosel harbour. This is a conglomerate, differing from that of Bouley bay in the cementing mass, and presenting but little of the green substance with which

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the other abounds; its cement is in general of a ferruginoargillaceous nature. This conglomerate appears to discontinue at St. Catherine's bay, where a porphyritic rock begins, which in part is not unlike that of Fremont, but is also seen in a state of clay porphyry. It contains nests of green earth, and a green substance like thallite, but softer.

"Besides green stone, both fresh and in various degrees of disintegration, which occurs in some parts as insulated masses in connexion with the sienite, two other rocks belonging to the trap formation deserve to be mentioned here, viz., the green porphyry and the amygdaloid, which are seen in considerable beds at Roque Mollet, on the road leading to St. Saviour's, where both rocks are quarried, and employed for paving and in the construction of walls. The green porphyry has a blackish-green base, in which are imbedded slender prismatic crystals of feldspar, mostly decomposed, and also, here and there, small withered globules of what appears to be carbonate of lime. The amygdaloid consists of the same mass with that forming the base of the green porphyry; only that its colour has generally more of a bluish-brown tint: it contains small nodules of calcareous spar, and the cells are generally lined with green earth. The rifts of both the amygdaloid and porphyritic masses are frequently marked with holes as if worm-eaten. Sometimes the mass appears without either feldspar or calcareous spar, and may then be considered as approaching to the nature of wacke; but sometimes granular carbonate of lime is found in it, in considerable nests: it is, therefore, incorrectly stated, that the latter substance is among those of which no traces are to be found in Jersey. On the other hand, the emery is mentioned by many authors as a mineral occurring in

that Island; but this assertion appears to be founded in error. The Duke of Bouillon gave me a piece of finegrained magnetic iron-stone intermixed with some parti cles of quartz, which was accompanied by a ticket inscribed' St. Lawrence Mont Frelard at Beaumont.' This substance might perhaps have passed for an inferior kind of emery; but I could find nothing similar to it at Mont Frelard, where there are curious beds of a trap-like slate clay in distinct layers, divisible into small fragments, which sometimes show rhomboidal forms.

"I saw a piece of green copper ore, said to have been found in Jersey; but this, I suppose, is likewise a mistake.

"Some of the Cornish miners, I understand, conjectured that tin might be found, from seeing a substance which resembled the chloritic earth called peach, which often indicates the presence of that metal: but neither was the substance the same as peach, nor is the nature of the rocks such as to warrant any expectation of finding tin ore.

"Manganese ore has lately been found, according to Mr. Lowry."

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CHAPTER VII.

Assembly of the States, Military Government, Royal Court, its Officers and Jurisdiction.

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THE Legislative Assembly of the Island called the States, consists of thirty-six members, and is composed as follows, viz. the twelve Jurats, who are elected by the whole of the rate-payers of the Island as judges for life, or who are ex officio legislators for life. 2. The twelve Rectors of the twelve parishes into which the Island is divided, and who likewise are members for life: and 3. The twelve Constables, who are chosen by the parishes triennially. The whole of these three Estates sit together, and form but one assembly. The queen's Attorney-general, the Vicount or sheriff, and the queen's Solicitor-general, though they represent no estate, are also admitted, ex officio. attorney-general and solicitor-general have a right to address the assembly, but neither they nor the vicount are entitled to vote. The Greffier, or secretary of the royal court, is likewise, by virtue of his office, clerk of the States.

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The Assembly of the States is convened by the Bailiff, who constantly presides, or in his absence, by his lieut. The governor may protract the assembling of the States, but not beyond fifteen days, except on occasions when the Island is in danger, or for the special service of the crown.

The governor, or representative of the sovereign, has

a veto on all its proceedings, but he is instructed not to use this power, except in cases which concern the " special interest of the crown:" he has no vote. The bailiff has also a similar right of dissent, but his veto extends only to the postponement of the Act of the States passing into a law, until it has received the consent of the crown, and is to be used only in such cases as when her "Majesty's interest or prerogative, or the constitution or laws of the country," are concerned.

No Assembly of the States can be held without at least seven of each corps being present, except on very urgent occasions, such as when the safety or defence of the Island, makes prompt measures necessary. Foreigners preferred to benefices, are, unless naturalized, excluded. The jurats and the constables are elected by those inhabitants who are British subjects, and twenty years of age, and whose names are on the rate list. The dean is appointed by the sovereign-the governor prefers to the rectories.

The principal business of the States is to raise money for the public service,* and to pass laws for the government of the Island; these have force only for three years, unless ratified by the queen in council, when they become permanent. This Assembly also exercises the power of naturalizing foreigners, with the same limitation as to time, unless confirmed by the council.t

* By an order of council, (received June, 1816, ) it is required, that, in all levies of money, ordered to be made by the States, the greffier must certify, that all the proper forms have been observed; the act must then be transmitted, by the lieutenant governor, to England, and must be sanctioned by the king in council, before it can take effect.

The public seal is kept in a purse, sealed by two Jurats, in the eustody of the Bailiff, which seals are not to be broken, except when a like number be present. The seal now in use was presented to the Island by Edward the First.