by act of Assembly passed the twenty-ninth of September, 1787, intituled An Act to appoint Commissioners to regulate the streets, lanes and alleys in the district of Southwark, and to lay out new streets, lanes and alleys therein, for the accommodation of the inhabitants, and to lay out the roads therein mentioned through the said district and parts of the townships of Moyamensing and Passyunk, now made report, that they have performed the duties required of them by the said act, and submitted the said report to the consideration of Council, which being read, it was

Resolved, That Thursday next be appointed for the consideration of the said report.

The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt: In favor of William Montgomery, Esquire, for twenty-one pounds, payable out of the monies appropriated by law for the expences of Government, agreeably to resolution of the General Assembly dated the twenty-second of November, 1783, being his wages as a member of the Council of Censors for twenty-four days, vizt: From December the sixth, 1783, until January first, 1784, inclusive, according to the Comptroller General's report.

In favor of the said William Montgomery, Esquire, for thirtyseven pounds, in full of his account for his attendance at Wyoming as a Commissioner of Claims under the act of Assembly passed the twenty-eighth day of Marck, 1787, vizt: From the nineteenth until the twenty-fourth of August, 1787, inclusive, six days, and again from the second of September, until the second of October in the same year, inclusive, thirty-one days, according to the Comptroller General's report and the said act of Assembly.

In favor of the Honorable William Irvine, Esquire, for one hundred pounds, in part of his pay as a member of Congress for this State, for which sum he is to account.

In favor of John Nicholson, Esquire, for fifty pounds, being one quarter's salary due to his Clerk on the tenth day of July last, according to the Comptroller General's report and an act of Assembly dated the fourth day of April, 1785.

Upon application of Christian Wyerman, requesting the permission and recommendation of Council to travel through this State, into the State of Virginia, and the other southern States,

Ordered, That a pass, under the seal of the State, be granted to him to travel as aforesaid.

The following letter from Council to the Gen'l Assembly, was read and approved, vizt:

In Council, Philadelphia, September 19th, 1788.

SIR-The memorial of David Linton, of the county of Lancaster, is inclosed for the consideration of the General Assembly. The merits of this worthy citizen in apprehending a daring villain, in the opinion of Council, claim the attention and some reward from your Honorable House.

I have the honor to be with great respect, your obedient and very humble servant,

PETER MUHLENBERG. Honorable THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esq'r, Speaker of the General Assembly.

Upon the petition and recommendation in favor of William McHenry, of Bucks county,

Ordered, That the fine of seven pounds ten shillings, payable to the use of the Commonwealth, imposed upon him by a Court of General Quarter Sessions, held in September, 1783, upon being convicted of an assault and battery, be remitted.

Upon application of Captain John Paul Schott,

Ordered, That Clement Biddle, Esquire, Quarter Master General of militia, be directed to furnish Captain Schott with twenty pair of pistols, twenty swords; one trumpet, and one standard, out of the stores belonging to the State, for the use of his troop of Light Dragoons, Captain Schott to be accountable therefor.

The petition of Alexander Barr, stating that in September, 1781 he was called upon to perform his tour of militia duty as a private

in the seventh battalion of the Lancaster county militia, at which time he was taken sick and rendered unable to do military duty or to attend a Court of Appeal, therefore, praying remission of the fine. which has been imposed upon him by reason of his non-attendance, , was read, together with a recommendation in his favor; thereupon, Ordered, That the said fine be remitted.

On motion,

Resolved, That the further consideration of the complaint against Lazarus Brown McLene, Esquire, Prothonotary of the county of Huntingdon, be postponed until Monday next.

A petition from John Hoover, relative to a shallop hired by him. in the year 1777, to the Board of War, which was destroyed by fire, and for which he has not received full compensation, was read and referred to the Comptroller General, to investigate the facts stated therein, and report to Council as soon as may be.

The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt: In favor of the Honorable William Maclay, Esquire, for forty pounds twelve shillings, in full for his attendance in Council from the eighth of August until the twenty-second day of September, 1788, inclusively, and his mileage.

In favor of the Honorable Samuel Dean, Esquire, for twentythree pounds five shillings, in full of his account for his attendance in Council from the twenty-third of August, until the twenty-second of September, 1788, inclusively.

On motion,

Ordered, That Clement Biddle, Esquire, be appointed and commissionated a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for city and county of Philadelphia.

A memorial from John Penn, Junior, and John Penn, by their Agent, Anthony Butler, containing a brief of their title to the manor of Springetsbury, lying north of the city of Philadelphia, was read, together with several inclosures; thereupon,

Ordered, That the said memorial and inclosures be put into the hands of Mr. Maclay, Mr. Smilie, and Mr. Smith, the Committee appointed upon the petition of Thomas Britton, and others.

Council resumed the consideration of the memorial containing a complaint against Lazarus Brown McLene, Esquire, for misconduct in his office of Prothonotary of the county of Huntington and the particular charges alluded to in the said memorial, being laid before the Board in writing, agreeably to the minute of the seventeenth instant: it was thereupon,

Resolved, That Alexander Grayton and Joseph Hubley, Esquires, be authorized and requested to attend as soon as convenient in the town of Huntington, and there to examine upon oath such witnesses as may be adduced relative to the charges exhibited against Lazarus Brown McLene, Prothonotary of the said county, that they inspect the records of his said office, and make report of their proceedings in writing to Council on the eighteenth of November next, at which time the said Prothonotary is hereby required to attend this Board.

Resolved, That the Honorable John Cannon, Esquire, member of this Board, be also requested to attend in Huntington to administer the oath to such witnesses as may be called to be examined touching the complaint aforesaid.

A letter from Charles Thomson, Esquire, inclosing An Act of Congress of the sixteenth instant recommending to the several States to pass proper laws for preventing the transportation of convicted malefactors from foreign countries into the United States, was received and read, and an order taken that the same be transmitted to the General Assembly together with the following letter,

vizt:

In Council, Philadelphia, September 22nd, 1788.

SIR-The inclosed letter from Charles Thomson, Esquire, together with an act of the United States in Congress assembled, dated the sixteenth instant, the Board direct me to transmit to you for the consideration of the General Assembly.

I have the honor to be, with great respect, your most obedient and very humble servant,

PETER MUHLENBERG, V. P. Hon'ble THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, Speaker of the General As sembly.

Upon consideration of a petition from William Barton,

Ordered, That execution against him for a debt due to the Commonwealth on a judgment obtained at the suit of the Collector of the Customs, be suspended for the term of five years from the date of this order, the petitioner paying the costs that have accrued. Upon consideration of the petition of John Redman,

Ordered That execution against him as special bail for Mr. William Lawrence for a debt due to the Commonwealth, from said Law

rence on a judgment obtained at the suit of the said Collector of the Customs, be also suspended for the term of eighteen months from this date, he the said John Redman paying the costs that have accrued.

Council taking into consideration a letter from several members of the General Assembly, informing the Board that John Skinner bath compleated the work of clearing and making good the public road from this side of Sideling Hill to the opposite side of Ray's Hill, in the county of Bedford, and the said Skinner having applied to Council for the ballance of money due upon his contract, and to have his bond cancelled; thereupon,

Resolved, That an order be now drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the said John Skinner, for the sum of two hundred pounds, ballance due upon his contract, and that the bond executed by him be delivered up to be cancelled.

The petition of John Fowler, now confined in the jail of this city, upon conviction of larceny, stating that his term of servitude is expired, and praying remission of the fine imposed upon him for the said offence, was read; and

Ordered, That the prayer of the said petition be granted.

Council taking into consideration the late services of Captain William Ross, of the Luzerne county militia, in support of the laws of the Commonwealth,

Resolved, That Council entertain a just sense of the good conduct of Captain William Ross, and the officers and privates under his command, in opposing the late rioters in the county of Luzerne, and endeavouring to restore order and good government in the said county.

Resolved, That the Secretary be directed to procure a sword, at the expence of the members now present, and present the same