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A ACTS from tie Minutes of the Second Sef f.cn of the Jle th General As emb a the Commonwealth Pennsylvania, v. Continued from our laft. S' JM March 10, 1786. A. M.

at Houfe refumed the confideration of the letter poftponed March7thrffom his Excellency Governor Smallwood, and i folution of the Houfe of Delegates of Maryland of the twen fnft day of February laft, appointing Ccnmiffioners for that wvuilUllilUildl II Willi IUII LLb Ulh w. for the purpofes of digefting.the moft proper meafuret r. improving the inland navigation of the river Sufquehanna, fur effecting a navigable communication between the bays of and Delaware. appointed or to be appoi al Delaware, for the faid purpofes court houfe and prifon in the borough of be poftponed until Friday next. 1 On motion made by Mr.

Will, feconded by Mr. J. Smith, Ordered, That Tuefday nextbe afiigned for the third reading if the bill, entituled An Aft to, empower the Wardens of the city of Philadelphia to extend the market houfe in High ftreet from Third ftreet to Fourth ftreet from Delaware river, and to continue, the fame from time. to time weftward, from one ftreet to another, in the middle of High ftreer, as the Wardens of the fatd city fhall think ncccfTary, and rfor other purpofes therein mentioned. of divers inhabitants of the northernmoft part of Montgomery county, and of part of the counties of Northampton and Berks, was the fecond time.

And on the queftion, Will the Houfe adopt the following refolutionfubmitted by the committee viz. Ref.ilved, That the prayer of their petitions ought to be granted, It was carried in the negative. The cqmmittee appointed for the purpofe, February 25th laft, reported a bill, enutuied An Act to extend tne oenentor aa An A fn ot. k. k.n.A rf trial Kv inrv tn An Act to the beneht or trial co VUiii WIVW Ordered to lie on the table.

A petition frr.rrv Peter Jedon, of Warrington townfhip, in the county of was read fetting forth, that his father Francis Jedon, was appbercblhctor of. taxes within the fid who, being old and infirm, employed the petitioner to doTthe bu finefs that on the evening of the third of December laft, on his way to make payment into the treafury of the feveral funis he had collcftedt he was robbed by two armed men of forty fix pounds five fhillings in paper currency, fifty one dollars, thirty fix Fiench crowns, and a trifle of fmaller coin, public money; and praying the faid fums may be allowed in the fcttlemeht of his father's accounts. i v'. Ordered to lie on the table. A petition from Alexander M'Lane was read, fetting forth, that the requeft of tle Surveyor.

General of this ftate he fuDerin tended the laying out the lands appropriated for the redemption of the certificates of depreciation, and laid out the referred traftsfor u( of the ftate and praying this Houfe to grant him a com lnfition for thofe as well as tbe ccnfidcrable expencc he has been at in conducting the faid bofinefs, Oidcrcd to lie on the tabic, A petiuon from John Fitch was read, Yetting forth, that he hath inTented an eafy and prafticabie method of working boats in i fc 1 nigti ways within thi flate, md'report, which was reid, and til, on Thurfday next, proceed 6 tft llVflfl t. iaKU 0' i mam, WMMIVU hllW AM Ordered, That Meflrs. annum, Trail and A. Smith, be a cjtnniittee, to draught and report a fett of inftruttions to the rurnmilSohers to be appointed agreeably to the foregoing refolu 1 i with the allowance to be made them for their trouble. 1 Oii motion of Mr.

"Whitehill, feconded by Mr. Hannum, Ordered, That the order of the'day, for debating the bill, en tltuled An Aft'to repleal an aft, entituled An At to.fuf 'end anaftof General AlTembly of this commonwealth, entity JsJ A Supplement to an at, entituled An Aft to enable 'Viliiam Thomas Bull, John Kinkead, Roger Kirk, Tohn Sellers. John Wilfon and Tofeph Davis, to build a new was part debated the fame by paragraphs, ffioners, to meet the Commif Th committ February 4d laft. th nation of nted by the ftates of Maryland tu i k. nAt n( Montgomery, made report, which was read, c0urt hcule and prifon in the county of Chefter, and fell the pld this commonweahh and Ordered to he on the table.

The committee appointed February 28th laft, on the letter from the Governor of Virginia, referred to in the MeiTage from the Vice Prefident and Supreme Executive Council of the 26th of the fame month, made which was read, and Ordered to lie on the table. The committee appointed March ft, on the memorial of Philip Dalby, made report, which wasxead, and Ordered to lie on the table. Agreeably to the order of the day, the bill, entituled An Aft to enforce the due collection and payment of taxes within (dtvuic Luira umcriaa navine la Ordered, That the further confideration thereof be poftponed. Adjourned until three o'clock on Monday next, P. M.

M0 'N A March 13, 1786. P. M. The Houfe met purfuant to adjournment. Petitions from a number of thelnbabitants of the city of Phi ladelphia.were read, retnohftrating againft the aft, entituled An Aft to regulate the general eleftions of thia commonwealth, and to prevent frauds therein," pafled the 13th day of Septemoer, 1755 and praying that 10 mucTuof jthe laid act may be repealed, On motion of Mr.

Whitehill, feconded by Mr. Rittenhouie, as alters the antient method and eftablifhed orincioles bv which Ordered, That to morrow be afiigned for the third reading of the general eleftions have fo long beenHcondufted, in favor of the bill, entituled An' Aft to enforce the due colleftion and needlefs innovations and imaginary jmprovements. payment of taxes within this commonwealth." Ordered to lie on the table. The report of the committee, read March 6th, on the petition Petitions figned by 2633 inhabitants of the city of Philadel cf Jofeph Harrifon, was read the fecond time, and the further phia, and of the counties of Philadelphia, Bucks, Chefter, confideration thereof poftponed until Tuefday next. Laocafter, York, Cumberland, Northampton and Dau ne report or the committee, read March 4m, on tne petitions phuj, were, read, remonftratine aeainft the bill, entituled An ing the Market in High ftreet and praying the fame may not be pafled into a law, but that, as they conceive it a queftion of private property, the, may be left to the courty of law to determine thereon; Ordered to lie on the table.

A memorial and petition the inhabitants of Lower Smith field townfliip, in the cowntyoT Northampton, was read, ftating, that the faid townfhip is unequally taxed with refpeft to the reft of the county and praying relief in the premifes. Ordered to lie on the table, A petition from divers members of the Prefbvterian Conere The bill, entituled An Aft to provide for the payment of tion of Brandywine, in the county of Chefter, was read, pray the principal and interelt of fuch 01 the bills emitted putiuanc lng to be incorporated. to refolution of Congiefs of the eighteenth day of March, one thoufand feven hundred and eighty, and an aft of the Legiflature of this ftate of June the firft, one thoufalTd feven hundred and eighty, as fhall remain unredeemed on the thiriy firft day of December, one thoufand feven hundred and eighty fix, was read the third time, debated by paragraphs, and ordered to be engrafted, for the purpofe of being enafted into a law. Adjourned until half paft nine o'clock to morrow, A. At UR AY, rcb 11, 1786.

A. M. The Houfe met purfuant to adjournment. A petition from Jafper Yeates Edward James Clemfon, Jcfeph and Edward Hand, Guardians of the eftates of. Burd Grubb and Henry Bates Grubb, minor children of Peter Crubb, late of Hopewell forge, in Lancaftex county, deceifed, was read, fetting forth, that the alteration prayed for (by the re monftrance read March 7th) in the divifion line between the counties of Lancafter and by extending the line along the fouth mountain, and by the lines of the townfhip 1 of Lebanon and Heidelberg, if granted, materially injure the interefts of the faid minor children therefore praying that the prayer of the aforefaid remonftrance may be rejected.

Ordered to lie on the table. A petitionand remonftrance from divers inhabitants of the county of Chefter was read; praying the aft, entituled An Aft to fufpend an aft of General Aflcmbly of this Commonwealth. entituled A Supplement to an aft, entituled An Aft to enable VVilliao) Thomas John Kinkead, Roger Kirk, John Wilfon and Jofeph Davis, to build a new court houfe and prifon in the county of Chefter, and to fell the old court houfe and prifon in the borough of Chefter, may be repealed. Ordered to lie on the table. A petition froni Owen M'Laoghhn, formerly foldier in the regiment commanded by General Hazen, and a citizen of.

this read, fetting forth, that in the month of November laft he was robbed cf the feveral certificates given to him for the depreciatfon arrears of pay and gratuity and praying new ones may be granted him, in lieu thereof, Ordered to lie on the table; A petition from Thomas Blair was read, fetting forth, that he hath at a confiderable expence erefted a mill on Aughwick creek, in the county of Bedford therefore praying the fame may not be declared a public highway. Ordered to lie on the table, To be continued. Bank of North America, APR! 27, 1786; fTfl HE Stockholders are denied to meet at the Bank on Mon oanK on jwon 1 day, the 29th of May next, at 11 o'clock. of lefting a direftor in the pIace.of Cadwallad who has reugned. Province of NovaScotiaj Court for confidering caofes of Mar riage and before the Governor and Council.

THERE AS the above named vv Tohn Lezett, heretofore of Bladen county, in North Carolina, hath preferred a bill of complaint againft the faid Rachel Rowel, for adultery, and praying a fentence of divorce thereupon, agreeable to the laws of this province. Thefe are therefore to warn and notify the faid Rachel Legett, otherwife called Rachel Rowel, and all other perfons interefted in faid caufe, that this court will proceed to the hearing and determination thereof, on the firft Thurfday in Oftober next, at the Council Chamber in Halifax, of which all concerned are to take notice, and govern themfelves accordingly. isy Urder of the Coutt, FRANCIS SHIPTON, Philadelphia, Alms Houfe, April 26, 1786. rrnHECoNTRiBOTOBs to the RiLiir and Employ. On JF I A our rivers by the force of whereby the inland navigation Precifely at NINE O'CLOCK, atthe CITY VENDUE of the United StateTmay be greatly promoted and praying this nuuie (.0 grant mm an exciunve ngnt 01 committing ooats ror a limited time upon the aforefaid principles.

Ordered to lie on the table. The committee appointed February. 28th laft, on petition of Henry Bedkin, made report, which was read, and Ordered to lie on the table. The committee appointed December 24th laft, orr the petition of the Sugar Refiners in and near the city of Philadelphia, made report, which was read, and Ordered to lie on the tabled The committee appointed February 28th laft, on that part of the Metlaee from the Vice Prefident and Sooreme Executive Menage irom ti vv 7 .7 Council, which relates to the opening and jepairingthe roads and Uefolved, That this Houfe ti ihe appointment of five Commi will begin the SALE of a large and general Aliortment of Merchandize. ARTHUR St.

CLAIR, and Co. Aoftioneers. 1 TO BE SOL D. THE Houfe in which Dr. Thomas 'Call a now lives, ftand ing on the main ftrett in the town of Greenwich, in the county of Cumberland, and ftate of New Jerfey, one quarter of a mile from the public landing on Cohanfey creek it is pleafantly fitua'ed on the higheft ground upon faid ftrcet, commanding an extenfive view of the river Delaware, and the afore faid creek, and of the veflels paffiiig and re pafling upon the fame, likewife a beautiful and highly cultivated country around The houfe is two (lories high, containing a handfome parlour, entry and flair cafe on the lower floor, with two rooms on the fecond, the whole compleatly flnifhcd, painted and papered, and in good repair, a large kitchen with lodging rooms over it for feryants, a pailed garden, pump at the door, a ftable and carriager houfe, and fixteen acres of excellent land.

Any perfon. inclining to purchafe, may know the terms, by applying to Mafkell Ewing, Efq; in Greenwich aforefaid, Col. David Potter at Bridge town, or the fubferiber, in Trenton. JAMES EWING. April zi, 1786.

A. 2. 3 5 8. 9 10. A GRAN Philadelphia, April 27, 1786.

ON CERT or SACRED I FO the benefit of the Pennfylvania Hofpital, Philadelphia Difpenfary, and the Poor, for whom there has, hitherto, been no regular. provifion made, will be performed, at the Re formed German Church, in Race ftreet, on Thurfday the 4th cf May. The doors will be opened at half an hour after 9 clock, in the morning, no fooner, and the Mufic will begin, precifely, at 11 o'clock, after which no perfon can be Order of the Mufic to be performed. Mamni celebrated Overture. An Anthem from the 1 jOih Pfalm.

An Anthem from the 18th Pfalm, by the Rer. Jas. Lyon, Flute Concerto, by Mr. Brown. The Voice of Time.

6. An Anthem from the 97th Pfalm, by Mr. Tuckey. 7. A Violin Concerto, by Mr.

luhan. An Anthem from the I22d Pfalm; by A. Williams. An Anthem from the 2d of Solomon's Song, by Billings. 4 Handel's celebrated Halleluiah Chorus from the Meffiah.

Tickets, at five millings each, ate to be had of Mr. Young, at the fouth weft corner of Second and Chefnut ftreets, and of all Adt to empower the Wardens of the city of Philadelphia to ex the managers. To prevent co nfufion, care has been taken that tend the Market houfe in High ftreet from Thirjl ftreet to Fourth the number of tickets ftruck off fhould not exceed the number ftreet from Delaware river, and to continue thejame from time to perfons, who, by eftimation, be accommodated at the place time weftardly, from one ftreet to another, in the middle of vpropofed. Correfpondent to this idea, all who apply for tickets High ftreet, as the Wardens of the faid city fhall think neceflary, will have a right to be fupplied, till the whole number prepared and for other purpofes therein mentioned," and praying the fame exhaufted, after which it will be out of the power of the ma may not be paHTed into a law. nagers to furnifh more.

And upon the fame principle, on the Ordeed toJie on the morning of the exhibition, the perfons fupplied with tickets, aa A petition from divers freemen, refidine or holdinereal eftates the fucceflively offer themfelves, will be introduced to their feat. in High ftreet, between Third and Fourth ftreets. in the city of give oy jury Philadelphia, was read, remonftrating againft the bill for extend thfi public officers of this ftate, and to other perfons who fhall be proceeded againft in a fummary manner by the Comptroller oe neral of this ftate, to fuch perfon or perfons whofe accounts were fettled before the publication of the fame aft," which was read the firft time, and Ordered to lie on the table. The bill, entituled" A Supplement to an aft, entituled An Aft for verting in the American Philofophical Society, held at Philadelphia, for the promoting ufeful knowledge, a ceitaih lot of ground, being part of the State Houfe fauare," was read the third time and the further confideration thereof poftponed Indeed it is the dehre, and will be the endeavour, of the managers, to have the whole of this bufinefs conducted with that decency and dignity, which its nature and defign feem to require. To adminifter fome relief to him whofe hope is like a fhadow, to raife up him who is bowed down with forrow, and to fhow that the fine arts may and ought to fubferve the purpofes of humanity, are, we believe, the views with which the performers have, voluntarily, offered their fervices on this occafien.

Under a full conviction of their motives being fuch, And as the hi theft proof of bur JOHN CORYELL, jun. At; approbation, we have cheerfully, complied with their requeft, and agreed to aft as MANAGERS." For the Hofpital. Reynold Keen, Nathaniel Falconer, William Hall. .1 For the Difpenfary. William White, Henry.

Hill, Samuel Miles. Overfeers of the Poor. Jofeph Snowden, Daniel Smith, Jacob Baker. Of" Zion Church. Henry Helmuth.

Truftees of the Mufical Inftitution. George Nelfon, Aza riah Horton, Jofeph Ker. From the Truftees of the Univerfity. Francis Hopkinfon. Of the Reformed Church.

Cafper Wynberg, William Will, Jacob L. Swyler, John Baker. Coryeir Ferry, April 12, 1786. WHEREAS there is a falfe and fcandalous repprt circulating through the country, propagated by fome malicious perfons witn a t0 injure me the fubfcriber, in the public bu MpUrp flocfs 1 now follow, viz. that I was killed dead on the fpot by a dbk Moerii, man whom I attempted to rob and as there is not the leaft fha dow of truth in it, I do therefore promife a reward of FIFTY Halifax, March 27, 1786.

DOLLARS, to any perfon who will difcoyer the original author, 51 1 Rachel Ltgett, other wife called Rachel Rowel, Defendant, Philadelphia, April 20, 17S6. ALL perfons who may have any demands againft the eftate of Bin jamin Bxttirton, late of this city deceafed, are defired to poduce their accounts, properly atteftedj for fettlement And all thofe who are indebted to faid eftate, by bond, note oc book account, are requefted to make immediate payment, to REBECCA BETTERTON, Executrix. JOSEPH HOWELL, jun. Executor. EIGHT DOLLARS, Reward.

WAS ftolen the 13th of April laft, out of the houfe of Peter Care, of Roxborough town tip, Philadelphia county, the following clothes from the fubfciiber, viz. A jean coat of an olive colour, a pair of nankeen breeches and jacket, a fhirt, and a pair of cotton ftriped trowfers, all which are partly new, fup pofed be taken by a certain perfon that pafled by the name of vrcorgc caicy, wiuie ne uvea in me netgnoournood, Has nnce been found out that his name is George Fogle, who came to this mint of the Poor in the City of Philadelohia. will' country amone the Heffian trooos. and deferred he I fuBoofd pleafe to TAKE NOTICE, that their Annual Meeting for to he about 24 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high, fwarthycom examining the Tranfaftions and Accounts of "the Managers and plexion, thin bearded, has different left being darker Treafurer cf the Houfe of Employment and Alms Houfe, for than thexight, but ean fcarcely be difcerned, fharp nofe, flender the year paft, and to eleft Managers and" a Treafurer of that built aad ukk motioned, fpeaks broken Englifh, andis very po Corporation for the enfuing year ji by Jaw appointed to be held lite ht'nm ftocmaker by trade, and feems very indaftriout when ai.iuc vourc nouic llc wws, aaa oa wncn ne lert lac ncignDOurnood, a greenu this, city, wherefore they, to" attend ir the, afternqon of Monday, the 8th day of May enfuing. By Order of.fhe Board of Managers, JOHN CUMMINCS, Steward, Northern Liberties, April, 29, 2786.

OS For the Summer Seafon or one Tear, A CONVE I ENT Houfe, Stable, Chaife houfe, Garden, on a very pleafant foot of eround. fituated in the Northern in a Ian l.i!n'mn TAuKT trrntMn ti T. wuuwwu iuw, iu jwMiv xutiuinuo, in decona itreer, cweea ivace and vine Mitfwwn, rowarox ocnuyuuu, a iitue oeiow tne rails iinquire uis luoicnocr, uviog oa ulq aioreuio place. "J' 4 fm wr ml ttTTi I 1 Til WWIS TREICHEL, coat, corduroy jacket and breeches, wore a caftor bat partly new. bound with velvet.

Whoever takes op the faid thief, and feeures him that the owner can get his clothes, and have him brought to juftice, fhall have the above reward, paid by GEORGE BROUNSBERGER. Scythes, of all Kinds, Manufactured and Sola by the Suhfcriher, Ml the fien of the'Scvthe. in Penn ftreet. nearlv ooDofite Thomas Penrofe's welling houfe theV are fold alfb by ftreets 5 and at theftore of GREENFIELD HUMPHREYS. vu v.i b'Ll Majri, rharff.

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