NORTHERN DISTRICT.

This district includes Essex and Middlesex.

The attorney makes no return of the criminal business transacted at the December term of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Essex. Owing to other official engagements of the attorney, the court appointed another gentleman to attend to his duties at that term, and no return of the business has been made to him.

The attorney says, in his report, "The returns are somewhat imperfect, but are substantially accurate. By them, it will be seen, that the amount of labor performed by me, has been quite large; it occupied my undivided attention for thirtytwo weeks, besides other occasional calls."