322 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 28-Dec. 16, 1757.

L. H. J.
I.iber No. 49
Dec. 8

On Motion, That a Message be prepared to be sent to the Upper
House, requesting them to join in a Conference with this House :
Ordered, That Col. Tilghman, Mr. Matthew Tilghman, Mr. Edward
Dorsey, Mr. Dulany, and Mr. Williamson, do prepare and bring in
such Message.

On Considering his Excellency's Message of the 7th Instant,
which inclosed Capt. Alexander Beall's Letter; Ordered, That Col.
Tilghman, Mr. Edward Dorsey, Mr. Matthew Tilghman, Mr. Carroll,
and Mr. Dulany, do prepare and bring in an Address to his Ex-
cellency, in Answer to the said Message.
The House adjourns till 2 of the Clock Afternoon.
Post Meridiem. The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
Mr. Benjamin Mackall brings in and delivers to Mr. Speaker, an
Ingrossed Bill, entituled, An Act for suppressing Plumb-Point Ware-
house in Calvert County; which was Read and Assented to.
The following Message, viz.^t

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By the Lower House of Assembly, 8th December, 1757.
May it please your Honours,

It having been represented to this House, that an Act of Parliament
passed in the Thirtieth Year of his present Majesty, prohibiting for
a limited Time the Exportation of Grain from these Colonies to any
Neutral Port, has already, and must hereafter be greatly prejudicial
to the good People of this Province, by Means of the severe Restric-
tions thereby laid on the Trade and Commerce thereof, we propose
to send a Petition to his most Gracious Majesty, or a Representation
to the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations, as may be
thought most proper, in order to procure those Restrictions to be
taken off; and presuming your Honours may be desirous to join us
therein, have named Col. Tilghman, Mr. Matthew Tilghman, Mr.
Lloyd, Mr. Edward Dorsey, Mr. Carroll, and Mr. Dulany, to confer
with such Members of your House, as your Honours may think fit
to appoint on the Draft thereof.
Signed p Order, M. Macnemara, Cl Lo Ho

Was sent to the Upper House by Mr. Matthew Tilghman and
Mr. Carroll.
Col. Tasker, from the Upper House, delivers to Mr. Speaker, the
following Message, viz.^t
By the Upper House of Assembly, 8^th December, 1757.
Gentlemen,
We are willing to join in a Petition to his Majesty, or a Repre-
sentation to the Lords of Trade, to take off the Restraint laid on the
several Colonies for the Exportation of Grain to any Neutral Port,
as proposed in your Message of this Day; and have named Col. Lloyd