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122 what alterations should be made in the law relating to appeals from the Court of Common Pleas in criminal cases. Read and passed in concurrence. [Order] Order from the House instructing the same committee to inquire if any and what alterations ought to be made in the Act relating to the attachment of personal property passed March 15, 1821, to obviate the evils apprehended from the construction given by the Supreme Judicial Court to the 34th Section of said Act, read and passed in concurrence. [Order] Order from the House, instructing the Land Agent to examine and report the quantity of land which has been divided between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of Maine, and now remains the property of the State in what towns or townships the lands lie, describing the quantity in each, and also making a distinction between the lands lying north and south of the line running west of the monument. Read and passed in concurrence. [Petitions referred] The petition of the Inhabitants of Brewer, for separate representation, was read and referred to the Joint Standing Committee on apportionment of Representatives in concurrence. The petition of the President, Directors and Company of the Thomaston Bank for renewal of their charter was read and referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Banks and Banking in concurrence. The petition of Joshua Briggs and others, for the exclusive right of ferriage between Robbinston and St Andrews was read and referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Turnpikes, Bridges and Canals in concurrence.