The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-05-16

nue. IN office during the preient ienlNH S'io y
is tofmaIly concluded, hat Lord Cover will
then take Lord Norh's pace, as Fluff Lord
Commihioner Of the Ireatury; and that Mr..
jeremiah d. fon will be made Chancellor OF
The Exch, quer,
On Thurf1ay feverai N ,blemen, The Al
men Trecolhck, Aigill, Wilkes, Towniend,
Sawbfidge, and many other Clli2ens, paid a
witt to the Lord Mayor and Mr. Oliver, at
the Tower.
1t is Cad the Lord Mayor will not ap-
point Iocum Tenens for any other Pufpole
than Common la | which will caoie a
great difficulty in the execution Of pdot eu-
hnefs.
Another account fays, all brf~cf is at
fland at the Manllon houie, no alderman
chuGes ar prefent to fit for the Lord Mayor,
though lcveral have been applied to for that
purpofe.
The fashionable toaa that now prevails
from one end oflh,s metropolis to the other
is, Z" Success to OLIVER the Sec0nd."
Wren Mr.. Alderman Oliver hra went to
the Tower, his goaler, according to his or
ders, 'oCk down the names of thoie who came
to vit him but the viGors where 10 numer-
Gus that the man loon found it mpoiliblc he
threw down his pen, aud cuIled the Houie Of
Commons, and iaid if they had a mind to
have the names, they n,uit lend two Of their
own clerks to write down the ifis.
Yeferday two meetings were held offeve-
raj members Of the oppoiiion, Lords and
Commences, when if was reio'yed to vii, the
Alderman in the Tower in conIequence of
which The Dukes Of Richmond and Portland,
the Marquis Of Rockingham, &c. this day
vliited the imprifoned Aldermen. Lord
Temple and many members ofthe Houfe Of
Commons vliteI the Tower The hrit day Mr..
Oliver was lent thither, without waiting for
any meeting of their party, or Pegmifion of
their leaders.
The MinlRers blame the Onilows for their
raihnels and incompetence they blame the
Minifters for their coolneis and moderation
his Majefy bames them for making him
party, by advlling Proclamation and poor
john Bull hames them all together, being al
ways fure to fuffer for their blunders.
Not long ago one Mr.. Wright, very in
genious mechanic of Clerkenwell, went to
the Kings Palace, and delired to be introdu-
ced to his Maefy the attendants demand
ed his 6uiineis he faid he had lomething to
thew his Majefy, which would amuGe him
the attendants aiked if he had any thing to fell
to the King for they have their inHru6fi
ons from certain perions, who know his Ma
'ieRy's extreme fondnets for toys, not to
permittoo many people to bring them, elt
his whole income lhould be fquandered in
nick knacks) The Quaker arfA cred, +" No
but Rave fome;hng that viii amule him
and if thee wit let me Zee him will not be
ungr4tefni" The mention Of his gratitude
procured the Quaker admiAipn, His MaieRy
aflied what he had to lhew him The Qua
ker faid, very curious little watch. / he
King fad he was fure he had already the
fmalleli in the world, and, pulling out draw
or, took about thirty CT forty in his hand
fome of the FIVE of a ihiliing, Others of fix
peace, and afkcd the Q oaker # ne could ihew
him a watch as final as thole The Q aker
then produced watch not qli,e 70 large
as he quarter of d quarter guinea. His
MajeHy was in raptures and after having
examined it long time through mic,of
cope, demanded what he fhould give for il.
The Quaker replied, If thee Payea me what
it cor Inc, thou wiltgve me TWO hundred GUT
meas. The King was owe joyed, and ordered
him thee hundred. The watch is really 70
curious that it is no wonder his M5iehycoud