Whereas by the act of 1784, chapter 37, which institutes Saint-John's college, the visitors and
governors of the said institution are required annually to lay before the general assembly the account
of all the public money received by them, and the manner of their applying it; wherefore, ORDERED,
That the said visitors and governors are hereby required to lay such account before the
general assembly on or before the 18th day of December instant.
    ORDERED, That a copy of this order be transmitted to the said visitors and governors as speedily
as possible.
    A petition from sundry inhabitants of Washington county, praying an act may pass for making a
turnpike road from Baltimore-town to Elizabeth-town, and from thence to William's-port, was
preferred, read, and referred to Mr. Brother, Mr. Barroll, Mr. Hollingsworth, Mr. Bowles, Mr.
Key, Mr. W. Thomas and Mr. Winchester, to consider and report thereon.
    The report on the petition of Christian Koon was read the second time, and the question put,
That the house concur therewith?  Determined in the negative.
    Mr. Boone, from the committee, brings in and delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An additional
supplement to the act, entitled, An act for the removal of the seat of justice from Melville's
warehouse to Pig Point, in Caroline county; which was read the first and second time by especial
order, passed, and sent to the senate by the clerk.
    Mr. John Thomas, a delegate returned for Charles county, appeared, and after qualifying in the
mode prescribed by the constitution and form of government, and taking the oath to support the
constitution of the United States, took his seat in the house.
    The supplement to the act, entitled, An act to erect a town in Queen-Anne's county, was read
the second time, passed, and sent to the senate by the clerk.
    Mr. Oneale, from the committee, brings in and delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act to
authorise and empower the levy court of Montgomery county to assess and levy annually a sum of money
for the support of Hanna Carter; which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
    Mr. Wilson, from the committee, brings in and delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act to
ascertain the allowance of the members of the general assembly, electors of the senate, and electors
of president and vice-president of the United States; which was read the first time and ordered to
lie on the table.
    Mr. J. C. Thomas, from the committee, brings in and delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled,
An act directing the levy courts of Baltimore and Anne-Arundel counties to levy on the respective
counties a sum sufficient to pay Oliver and William Matthews two thirds of the sum expended by
them in repairing and rebuilding a bridge over Patapsco river; which was read the first time and
ordered to lie on the table.
    Mr. Key, from the committee, brings in and delivers to the speaker the following report:
    THE committee to whom was referred the petition of John Ridout, beg leave to report the following
facts:  That captain Thomas Bassett, an officer in the British service, on the fourth day of
November, seventeen hundred sixty-seven, returned two certificates into the land-office of the
then province of Maryland for five hundred acres of land each, the one called The Desert, the other
called Grassy Cabbin; that Horatio Sharpe, then governor of Maryland, paid the caution money
for the warrants in virtue of which said lands were taken up, and also compounded on the same;
that afterwards the said Thomas Bassett, in the year seventeen hundred and sixty-seven, assigned all
his right, title and interest, in said lands, to Horatio Sharpe, Esquire  The committee further
find, that by the rules of office the governor of Maryland for the time being could not issue a grant
to himself, and therefore, notwithstanding the assignment aforesaid, patents issued to Thomas Bassett
for said lands, who held the same, in trust, for Horatio Sharpe, his heirs and assigns; that the state
of Maryland, in remembrance of the virtuous conduct of Horatio Sharpe during his administration
of the government of the province, exempted his property from the operation of the confiscation
law.  And they further find, that the said Horatio Sharpe, in virtue of the permission given him by
the said law, afterwards conveyed all his estate in Maryland to John Ridout, in fee-simple, in 
virtue of which he became entitled to an equitable estate in fee in said two tracts of land, and hath
always paid county taxes thereon.  The committee further report, that the legal estate in fee being
outstanding in Thomas Bassett, in consequence of the two patents aforesaid, information was lodged
with the agent by Josias Wilson King, under an impression that the same was liable to confiscation,
he being ignorant of the aforegoing facts.  They further report, that the informant, Josias Wilson
King, hath, on his part, agreed, that the title to said two tracts of land be vested and confirmed in
John Ridout, his heirs and assigns; and on consideration of all circumstances, your committee are
of opinion it is reasonable, just and proper, that a law should pass to that effect, and that leave be
given to bring in a bill for that purpose.
                                                            By order,                              J.  HARWOOD, clk.
Which was read.
    The bill for establishing a company for opening and extending the navigation of the river Pocomoke,
was read the second time, passed, and sent to the senate by the clerk.
    On motion, ORDERED, That the additional supplement to an act, entitled, An act relating to
public roads in this state, and to repeal the acts of assembly therein mentioned, be committed for
amendment.
    On motion, ORDERED, That the bill relating to negroes have a second reading on Saturday
next.
    On motion, Leave given to bring in a bill, entitled, An additional supplementary act to the act
for marking of highways, and making the heads of rivers, creeks, branches and swamps, passable