The Lower House. 345

A Motion, for Leave to bring in a Bill For issuing Writs of
Replevin out of the County Courts, was granted: Ordered, That the
Committee of Laws do prepare and bring in a Bill accordingly.
A Motion, for Leave to bring in a Bill For remedying the In-
conveniency arising from the present Proceedings upon Attachments,
was granted: Ordered, That the Committee of Laws do prepare and
bring in a Bill accordingly.
A Motion, for Leave to bring in a Bill For recording all Deeds of
Conveyance for Lands in this Province, was granted: Ordered, That
the Committee' of Laws do prepare and bring in a Bill accordingly.

His Excellency the Governor communicated to M.^r Speaker the
following Message, viz.
Gentlemen of the Lower House of Assembly,
I have received Intelligence that most of the Inhabitants of Penn-
sylvania, who lived Westward of Carlisle, have left their Plantations,
and are retired to the more populous Parts of the Province; and
that the Carlisle Settlement is also breaking up, which will leave
our Northern Frontier, West of the Susquehanna, quite open and
exposed to the Incursions of our savage Enemies. I am also informed
that the French have advanced to the Little-Meadows with a large
Number of Waggons and a considerable Quantity of Military Stores :
This last Advice comes by M.^r Chapline, a Gentleman of your House,
to whom I refer you for a more particular and circumstantial
Account.
30^th March 1756 Hor.^o Sharpe.

On reading the Petition of the Rector, Vestrymen, Church-
Wardens, and sundry Inhabitants, of Worcester County, the Ques-
tion was put, Whether Leave be given to bring in a Bill according

L.H.J.
Liber No. 48
March 30

to the Petitioners Prayer, or Not Resolved in the Affirmative.

p. 260

For the Affirmative,

T. Reeder, Handy, Bordley,
Mills, J. Goldsborough, Dulany,
J. Reeder, M. Tilghman, Lloyd,
Hynson, Edge, E. Tilghman,
Wallis, Gray, Casson,
Hammond, Tolley, Scarborough,
Hall, Hyland, B. Handy,
Gassaway, Baker, Chapline,
Carroll, Ward, Beall,
Reynolds, Addison, Dennis.
Stoddert, Fraser, 34
Jordan, Hawkins.