The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-05-09

y ~As - GA he was meAenger, ano =.
Of, With a warran, fgued by the Speak ;n e.
cufoNute of Commons TO carly mug ga =,
ing the[qe that Houfe. Mr.. Miller nnO r
magifira,s,ger had no warrant from any y
tody, tent fois city to take him INTO Gu 4
he delivered himfable, into whole cnAlee a
taken to the Mamie was in eoniequence . .
Mayor appointed fi&oufe when the Lore :
merits of the cauie. Ack for hearing 'he :
MIMI l>r, and the mene hour aPpoln'.o :
before the right honorable nwsrs o on !
and Meirs. Aldermen Oliver So, Msyo''
when previous to the examinati6tV i'kes )
putty SERGEANT at Arms appeared, Y De
clared, that hearing the meiienger NC
cuRody, he was come, by order of'n
Speaker, to demand that the faid meHengeI
together with John Miller, fhould be deli
vered up to him j; but his Lordihip proceeded
in the buGneis, and declared, that the feizing
freeman of London in that city, without
warrant Ggned by magiarate of the faid
city, was contrary to its laws and contribution;
he therefore discharged Mr.. Miller. Mr.. NJ.
then fully proved, by three wltneiies, the
aAault made upon him BY the meiienger,
when he was ordered to give bail, to take his
trial at the quarter ffions to be holden for
this city, when feveral gentlemen prefent
offered TO be bound for his appearance but
this having been abfolutey refuled, the Lord
Mayor ordered warrant to be made out for
his commitment, which was figned BY his
Lordfhp, and MeAis. Oliver and Wilkes
The deputy Serjeant then, and not till thens
declared, that he had orders to refufe giving
bail for the menenger till after the Lord
Mayor ihould have fgned the commitment
(fuppoGng that bis Lordfhip would not have
proceeded 70 far) but that now having feen
the commitment iigned, he was willing to
give the bail required, and it was according y
accepted. The Deputy SERGEANT then returned
to make bis report.
M1SB0M 1t was yeRerday confidently
kRSFted thae Me Duke de Ch3ifeul was a.
gsn, PrImeafvtniRer at the French Court.
M2aRE~1a6s, the publilher of the London
Packet, who was fecond time ordered to
attend the Houfe Of Commons, refufed yef-
terday to obey their mandate, fince the City
Magifrates have given i, as their opinion that
fuch orders are illegal.
Mr.. Sawbridge, it is faid, has declared,
that if in ccniequence of the non attendance
of the above printer to the order of the Houie
of Commons, he fhall be apprehended under
the Speakers warrant, he will difcharge him,
and commit the perfons acting by virtue of
fuch warrant.
Marcb 20. Policies, we hear, are opened
in the city,to give ten and fifteen guineas, to
receive hundred, when the author of Juni-
us is dilcovered.
We are told that fst of gentlemen met
on Tueiday, at certain coffee houie near
the Exchange, and rafed'no lefs than feVen
millions, now in the bank, to offer in bail for
my Lord Mayor, fhould he have been COM
mitted to any pri(on which, if not accepted,
they determined to draw out of the Bank.
.Mareb II. The idea of war is till very
ftrong about the Royal Exchange, and has a
very powerful effect upon the ttocks, which
Au6tuate in furprizing manner.
1t has been limited by a great man in adj
miniRration, that upon certain terms he is
willing to a6t in conjunction with oPPoiitio1 !;
and we are aGured from good authority, that
Lord Chatham will loon appear fervant OF
the crown again.
YeRerday court of Commencement was
held at GuiIdhall, puriuant to iummon'es IT,
fued by the Lord Mayor on Monday. The
court was extremely full. The Lord Mayor
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