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


lea tn appointing new board Of trade.
JHae IS. Edtly on Sunday morning his
Serene tirghnefs Prince Charics-Lewis- FREE
desck Of Mcck'enbureh Slreliiz, fecond bro
iher "a her Majeay, arrived in town from
Germany, and in the afternoon wai.cd ol1
;hsii MaiaRies at The Queens Palace.
TeAerdAy abous one o'clock the Lord
Mayer, attended by Alderman 'Townfend,
Oliver, Plumbe, Wikss, Stephenson, Saw
bidge, The SheIifs Recorder, Town c'sik,
ana Common Se'vant, opened The court Of
common hall. When the Recorder cane
forward on the hullnes to exp ain The buff
nefs Of the day, he could not be heard for
hiiirg AT lerg,h ,he noifc fubiided, and
be proceeded without interruption, till he
Csmeto talk of The diiirsSiion of the Livery,
aud to declare that he had for thefe nine
Gears ieIved The city, aGed according TO the
dlGia es OF honour and confidence, &c. when
there aroie an universal hooting and hitting,
which did not ceaie ill the Lord Mayor in
refpofod, and convinced the hall, that the bu-
iinels could not GO on without the formaIity
of an address from the Recorder. Ele then
made few obieIvations after which the fe-
veral Aldermen who had not Eerved the chice
Of Sherihs were put up forthat Office, as were
alto near twenty commences, and on the
holding up of hands there appeared great
majority for Mr.. Alderman Wilkes and Mr..
Bull, bot poll being demanded for Mr. AL
-dermsn Kukman and Mr. Alderman Oliver,
by MIR Deputy Judd and George Bclas Efo;
as alfo'for Mr.. Alderman Kirknoan with Mr.
Alderman Piumbe, BY Mr.. Deputy Hopkins
aud Mr.. Rving,on The fame was ALTO de-
manded tor Mr.. Alderman Wilkes and MIR.
Bull. The poll began exactly at half palt
four, which continued open ill fix, when the
numbers Hocd as follows, for Mr., Alderman
Wilkes ago, for Mr.. Bull 276, for Mr.. Al
derman KIkman As, for Mr.. Alderman
Plumte "a, Mr.. Alderman Oliver IS. The
poll was then adjourned till thi, morning.
After The ufua buiinefs of the day was over
the cafe and report ofthe Common Council,
concerning the companies refuiiDg to iaue
fummonles to convene their livery, in conle-
qucnce Of precept from the late Lord May
or, decesfed, were reid, when il was unani-
mcuAy carried, -" That MIR Common Ser
ieant do forthwith file proper infofmatons
of Acknowledgement in the Mayors Court,
aeainft The Matter or Prime Warden, and
the reil Of the Wardens Of the Company of
Goljfmiths the Mater or Bailif and War
dens of the Company Of Weavers and the
the Matter OF Prime Wardel and the ref of
the Wardens Of the Company Of Grocerss
London,o r Gucn of them as refuled or neglect
ed to fummon the Liverymen of,heir fever
al and REFLECTIVE Companies, to appe ~ at a
Commonhall, in obedience TO precept or
precept. ifiued for that purpoIe by our late
NOT Respectable Chief Magarate, Mr.. AL
dermau Beckford, in bis iecond Mayoralty
for this city and that every officer in this
city, in his fcveIal and rsipsetive departments
be afiffing therein"
Then the report from the Committee 10
afTiit the Lord Mayor and Meiirs. Alderman
Wilkes and Oliver, IN their defence, was
read.
A motion was made, that an humble adj
dEeis, Remembrance, and Petition be prvient-
ed 70 his NJ 4jefy Which Address, Remon-
france, aud pssition being read, was agreed
10 mem. con.
A motiun was hen made, and numerically
agreed to, that the Livery of London, do de-
fire the Conmun Council TO preienS illver
cup to the Right Hsa. the Lord "a ayof, 0