a capital officer of justice among the Turks, answering to a chief justice among us.

It is said, that this authority was originally confined to the seldery; but that, at present, it extends itself to the determination of all kinds of law-suits; yet is nevertheless subject to appeals.

There are but three cadilechers in all the grand sig- nior's territories: the first is that of Europe; the se- cond, of Anatolia; and the third resides at Grand Cairo. This last is the most considerable; they have their seats in the divan next to the grand vizir.