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Masterman, read and accepted. Sent down for concurrence. concurred.

[Bill to Incorporate Newport Academy] "An Act to incorporate the Newport Academy reported by the Joint standing committee on Literary Institutions, was read once, and tomorrow at ten o'clock assigned for a second reading.

[Bill to establish the Kennebec Boom Corporation.] An Act to establish the Kennebec Boom corporation, reported by the Joint standing committee on Turnpikes, Bridges and canals, was read once and friday next at eleven o'clock assigned for a second reading.

[Report on the pet. of Inhbts. of Whiting.] Mr. Hutchinson from the Joint standing Committee on the division of Towns, reported leave to withdraw on the petition of sundry Inhabitants of Whiting, read and accepted. Sent down for concurrence, came up nonconcurred. Senate adhere.

[Order.] Order from the House of Representatives, instructing the committee on the Judiciary to enquire into the expediency of providing by law that no Judge of Probate, or Judge of any other Court, which by law is authorized and required to cause notices to be published in public newspapers, shall directly or indirectly have any pecuniary interest in any newspaper in his county, and to enquire into the expediency of providing by law, that no Judge of Probate, or Judge of any such other Court shall give any preference in his said order to any newspaper, but shall order such notices to be published in such newspaper, as the executors, administrators, commissioners or parties interested respectively shall request, unless it shall appear that such request is unreasonable, or for a fraudulent purpose, read and passed, in concurrence.

[Order.] Order from the House of Representatives, instructing