The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-07-04

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10 the Lord Mayor, ADD Alderman Oliver
Yeaerday SIR George Rodney fct on fron,
his houe ia Welbec- aree, for Portfmou,h,
to take upon him he command Of the iaua-
dron defined for jamaica.
His M4jeay's fhp the Captain, Of Ga
guns, in which Rear Admiral Montague IS
TO proceed to his Ration at Halifax, is now
at Longreach taking in their guns andpowdrr.
So greatly have adminiitt alton incfeafd
their power Of late, By an enormous num-
Der Of dependents, that above 100000 |.
per annum goes to The feverAl c4iccrs con-
crrned in collecting the various taxes.
Dispatches, the contents of which are kept
a profound fecset, have, within thefe few
d :ys been fent off for the naval commanders
on the American cation.
Yeiterday morning the Earl Of HiTfbo-
rough as fecretary of Ra'e for the colonies,
bad grand !evee of colony governors,
agents, and American merchants, al his
houfe in Hanover Square.
MAY 2, Yeaerday the common. council
and principal inhabitants of the Ward OF
CHppegate Within, in long proceiion of
coaches, waited on the Lord Mayor with
an addreE.
Since the fecefion from the Importers of
the Bill of Rights, that Society, according to
the beit Information that can be obtained, is
reduced to the followinggentlemen, viz.
John Wilkes Eiq; Heaton Wilkes, George
Hayley, his brothers. James Adair, his coun-
Gil. John Reynolds, Charles MaFtyn, his
attornles. Charles Pearce, his taylor. Ed
ward Lowry, his banker. Captain Allen,
Sir Joieph MAwbey, John Mawbey, John
Ha'II(on, Arthur Lee, Stephen Sayer, hn
Jacob, Thomas Rhodes, John Churchill,
Robert MAfon, George Grieyc, James Con
mel, Benjamin Crompton, Robert Jones,
DR.. Mcnamara, Robert Badly, w. Ellis,
Luke Stavely, Patrick Cawdron, Thomas
ChiGm, Savage Barrel, Johnion Gildart,
| Dr.. Wilton.
Yeferday the principal Inhabitants ofthe
ward of AIdgate waited upon the Lord Mayor
ia the Tower, and prefented his LoTdfhip
with an address, expecting theiI exploitation
of his late conduct.
This day the principal inhabitants of the
ward ofFarringdon within went in Procelion
to the Tower, and preiented an addrels 10 the
Lord Mayor and Mr.. Aldermen Oliver
The common council and many of the
principal inhabitants of BreAd-Rreet ward
prefented an addrels to the Lord Mayor and
Alderman Oliver in the Tower, expreGing
their appreciation of their conduct.
The Houle of Peers was very full yeffer-
day, all the Lords having been fummoned, on
a motion ofthe Earl Of Chatham's for an
,ddreE to diGolve the prefent P------.--t.
| None were admitted bur Peers. The debates
were continued very late, when, we are in
formed, it paiIed in the negative.
The fate of the corn trade, for allowing
the expectation Of grain, &c. from America
outy free, is dropt.
May 4. A patent is preparing for Great
ing Sir Jeffrey Amherlt peer.
The Earl of Halifax was yeRerday much
better, and out of danger.
We hear that Mr.. Heaton Wilkes, who
took up his freedom IaEf Oaober, is TO be
| Joint (beriff with lis brother.
Both Houfes of Parliament will be pro-
rogued on Thurfday next, when the Lord
| Mayor and Mr.. Alderman Oliver viii leave
the Tower, and be sfcorted BY The molt
Respectable bodies in the city to the Maniion-
/ Houfe.
We are aHured, that upon the day the
Parliament is prorogued, the whole city Of
London will meet upon I owerhill and pla-