The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-05-09
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th to the fatisfaetion Of this nation.
Mareb 28. .Yeferday, about one
lock, the Lord Mayor, attended by his
mmit,ee, and await number of citizens,
rchan,s, and - Independent gentlemen,
nj TO the Houfe Of Commons. The row
carriages reached from St. Paul's to
airing crols. The city was all 10 motion,
the citizens by acclamations teitlfied
lie appreciation of his conduct.
MIR. Wilkes rode in bis mothers chariot.
Idermen Seyenion and Turner, Mr.. BelIas.
and Mr.. Reynolds, with the reit Of the Com
mittee, attended on the location.
Mr.. Wilkes deGgned only to attend the
Lord Mayor on his way. When his car
rage reached St. Martins lane, the poPulace
took eff the horfes, and drew it to the
Kings arms Tavern, Palace-yard.
Lord North was iniulted very much, the
giaAes of his chariot broke, and his WRIT
cut, when he alighted, he was furrounded
by the populace, his hat taken from him and
corn into pieces ihe. bowsssS slsapsd from
them, but il is fuppofed he was much. bruiieed. .
The two MIR. Fox's and Mr.. Hans Stanley,
were llkewi(e greatly infulted. Many other
Members received the greateft marks OF
.difapprobation from the people. Mr.. I.
Foxs Wis. avis was much broken.
The people were 70 outrageous, that a
boye 200 conRables could not keep them III
ORDER The Julfices in vain attempted to
read the riot act the People threw mud at
them and obliged them to withdraw.
The Houle, in fhort, coul1 not proceed
to buGnefs.
An evening paper of lar night fays, on
MONDAY member of the Lower Houie was
audacious enough to fay, thar, if the city
could not o,herwife be quieteds it was time
to draw the fwordzsA
Mr.. Oliver has ihe fame apartments in
the Tower in which MIR. Wilkes was con-
fined when he was committed by the Earl
of Halifax which hswardeGs have named,
'sTbs altar IF Li6rrty."
Marcb 20. The Lord Mayor faid in the
houfe of Commons, that ifthe minifry meant
lenity, in their motionto commit him to the
Serieant at Arms, he didnot ask il; he would
not accept of il from thar Bench, (pointing
to the Treafury Bench.) That his health was
much better; and that he wssOeryzUeA able
and willing to meet any punhhment, which
they 1.-THE Trealury) might inAief. And that
if there were any doubts about two punllh-
ments, he wilhcd to fhare the fate of his no.
,~,,,l,le friend in the Tower
About IL o'clock on Wednefday, Mr..
WelIbore Ellis moyedin the Houfe of Com
mons, that the Lord Mayor mould be COM
mitted to the Tower. Upon which the
Houle divided, zo2 sgainG SO. The motion
being thus carried, his warrant of commit
u1ent was made out, and be was committed
TO the Tower yeferday morning.
Between the hours Of twelve and 'one,
yeGerday morning, the Right Honourable
the Lord Mayor attended by bis Chaplain
and Deputi SERGEANT at Arms, left the Houic
of Commas as foon as his LordfhiP and
the above entlemen had got into his coach,
the populse proceeded to take the horfes
from his crriage, and Immediately joined
hand in Ind, and drew his Lordfhip to
Temple BIZ: As loon as they arrived there,
they hut III gates, and informed his Lord
fnip that nof the company he had with
him had bee drawn to the extent of his
boundaries, d Unified upon his immedi-
ately getting Il of the coach. His Lord
Chip informed EN- they were not the people
- they fuipeeted en- to be, but one Of his
friends and hlshaplain, who were going
with him to the ANTON Houfe They gave
him three huzza'nd then opened the gates,