The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-09-12


Teens, as eriiiet smongH the ~"mei ;they
un,ted IL, la pc hot'es, ard committed MANY
exec Hcs. (uch as taking away the bread tom
the bakers, the corn from ne market, and
meat from he butchers, where they came !
rot one man was among them for ATTY man
who is caught IN {, ch riots his punlihment Is
mpr,6 nment for life: Thele entetpr'ilng
Arnsz ms, however, became at Taft 70 iuccsh'
ful as 20 be too powerful for the civil power,
and were, with much ado, difpeIfed with the
affiltance OF the military, without the lois OF
any lives.
One day in the lait term the names OF
public defaulters were called over before the
B4rons Of ,hc Exchequer, amoneit whom
was Lord Holland when on an AFFIDAVIT be-
Jog read, thar his Lofdthp was proceeding
20 icuie his accounts wi'h all pofible expe-
diuon, the Bsrons were p eaied to grant ten
months longer time to hrifh them.
A pcIfon at new Shorehsm, Who was en-
uuled lately BY candidate with 3oocl. IN
order to hrlbe the voters, haSlaIely decamP-
ed Ia J6nrdine.
Letters from L,fbcn fay. that report pre-
vas there that the French KIre had threat
ned TO recall bis MiniRers and Coniuls ION
every place in Portugal, On account OF lone
commercial iniringements, which bis fuhjeefs
had lately fuffercd in that kingdom.
+ Several llrps in the Ruaian feet have left
,h,Medi,erapean 10 return towards the north.
By the above cIrcumfance, it IS iupp' Ted that
the treaty of pscfcation between the Turks
and RsAians is in great fcEwardnsis If not
concluded.
Tniy Z. tits faid that cne reafon Why
MI. " likes fands 4 candidate for the flee
Of Sheriff is, the opportunity that flee viii
give him of being admitted into bis Msj'Ry's
preicnce, and OF laying his cafe before HIM
in perrin.
A letter from the Hague, dated June %,
fays. /" 1t is whhrered here, that the King OF
Portugal bath lately run new rfk for his
life, by poifoned letter, which had been
preiented TO his moR Fai'hful Msjeily; but
happily it had not the Effect which the trai-
tors who TENT II expected.
Yeferday came on, at the adjournment
of the Gefions at GuildhaIl, the trial of Ed
ward Irvine carpenter, for an silault, in lew
ing the pcrfon Of ]. Wheeb's, according to
the Royal Proclamation for that purPofe,
when he was found guilty, fined one ihilli z,
and ordered to Re imprif nd for two months
-. Md nrae. Connnter
Tuly l.. A Great Patronage has decla:-
ed he will on no account admit the popular
Patriot into hi. prefence, but that when ne
comes to St. James's in his magiterial capa-
citv, upon any pubic occaliors, he mutt ex-
pea to be received only BY the Lord in
waiting.
On Monday night an efigv of Mr. Horre,
in canonical habit, with pen in one hand.
and in the other fal, box, intended to re.
prefer. the ueafury box of theBill of Rights,
after being carried through the principal
ll,eets in the city, was confirmed in BONFIRE
which the populace made for that purpofe
before the Manlion houle. The like was
done in Salilbury- cour:, tleet-Rreet.
Yeferday the two Sheriff., accompanied
BY one of the under Shetifs, went at half an
hour paft ten to Guildhall, and caf up the
poll books for the new election of Sheriffs,
which they 6pi[bed about quarter after
three, when MIR. Common SERGEANT, in the
room of the Recorder, WHO was at the Self
ons Houfe, declared the numbers TO be as fol-
lows; viz. For Alderman Wilkes 25r5;
Mr.. Bull 2Io4 Alderman Kukman 1910 /;
Plumbe 1875; Oliver IIo: Whei euPon The
two Erh where declared duly elected which
was received BY the very numerous concouTie
of people in the hall, with lorg and loud ac-
CARNATIONS and the SheTiffs elea addTeiied
the Lyeryss follows:
Idr. alderman WILKESs SPEECH