The Lower House. 555

Ordered that M^r Sheredine and M^r George Present the Address
to the Governor
The House Adjourns to two of the Clock in the Afternoon

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 46

Post Meridiem
The House met according to Adjournment &c^a
The Question was put, that this Question should be now put,
Whether the Provincial Court on setting aside a General Verdict of
Acquittal in the Case of the Lord Prop^ry against Vachel Denton,
had made a Right Construction on the following Clause viz :
" And Be it Enacted by the Advice Authority and Consent afore-
said That the Justices of Assize, nisi prius and Goal Delivery, shall
in all Civil and Criminal Cases to be tried before them, where any
Persons concerned desire the same, allow and direct Special Verdicts
to be found: And in all Criminal Cases where the Party accused shall
desire the same, to Sign and allow Bills of Exception as they are
allowed in Civil Actions &c^a in part of An Act intituled, An Act for
Trial of all Matters of Fact in the several Countries where they have
arisen or shall arise, the Continuance of Causes in the Provincial
Court and Adjournment of that Court, made in July 1732," or not
Resolved in the Affirmative.

p. 87

For the Affirmative,

M^r Waughop

M^r Brome,

M^r Caswell

Swann

Smallwood,

Edw^d Sprigg

Wilson

Stoughton

Wootton

Carroll

Ennals

Osborn Sprigg

Henry Hall,

Brannock

Magruder,

Smith

Pearce

Wilkinson

Weems,

Sheredine

Jos. Hall,

Mathews

For the Negative

M^r Aisquith

M^r Gale

M^r Colvill

Calder

Goldsborough,

Rumsey

Middleton

Rob^t Lloyd

Dulany,

Hanson,

Thomas

Gordon

King,

Hooper,

Pemberton

Henry

George

R. N. Wright.