The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-04-03
April 8.

tide bufneis 10 do but receiving petitions.
MIR. Sawbr,Ggc has deferred making his
intended motion, for fhortenIng tie duration
Cf Pafliarnents, until after The call Of the
Houie, which will be Oh the ash Of next
month.
Two great Lawyers, who were confulted
on the legality Of the late marriage, have de-
livered their opinions without relieve, that
it amounted 10 no more than what, in the
ancient law, is termed an eftnfe.
Lait Saturday the Rule was made abio-
lutte in the Court Of Kings Bench, with re-
fpect to the inhabitants of Sudbury, 70 that
complaints will be exhibited, aeainlt more
perfons, for violating the FleedCm OF Elec-
ton, then at fiift was thought of.
There will be leyee at St. James's eve
ry Monday during the ftlons u Parliament.
The mourning for the PIInceis ct HeEe
will be only for FIX weeks, for ffit and ie-
eond.mourning, for the Better promotion OF
trade.
Her late Royal Highrefs the Prirces Of
Hsiie CaiieI, was very near 81 years OF age
being born March 5, I7zo. She was rec-
koned the handiomeit OF all The daughters CT
the late King,
By the death of the late Princess OF Hthe-
Cailel, her Royal Highnefs the P'irccis A.
melia becomes the only remaining peTion
of the children of GeoEge'll.
January 29. il aael,ed, that change
will happen VIC. : loon in the moG capital
departments OF Administrator.
We near, that Tie fate CT the navy will
be taken into confederation in the Houle of
Commons the Gay.
House. OF COMMONS. Merrarii II die
Tama'ii, I772. Oidcred, That the lerje-
ant at arms attending this houfe do, from
tire 70 time take INTO his cuftody any tran
ger or ittaDgcrs that he lhall fee,. or be in
formed OF to be, in the houle or gallery,
whcn the hou!c, or any committee of The
Whole houfe is letting; and that no perfon
70 taken into cuaody be discharged out of
cuhcdy without ipecia order.
A gentleman, who was prelent at the o.
penlng OF the pantheon, has tayoured US with
the following account:
On Monday evening the pantheon, which
for lome time pah has railed the expectati-
ons, and engroAed the converfatisn. Of the
polite world, was for the fri tine opened.
There where preient upwards of feveRteen
hundred of the 6rR people ofthis kingdom
among whom were all the foreign Ambaf-
fadors, the Lord Chancellor, Lord North,
Lord Mansfield, Judge Alton, the Duke and
Duchefs of Grafton, the Duke and Duchefs
of AncaRer, the Duke and Duchefs of
Richmo nd, the Duke and Ducheis of Man
cheRer, the Duke and Duchefs Of Bolton
the luke ana Duc csess 81 Il Buccleugh, the
Duke and Duchefs of Montague, the Duke
and Ducheis of Argyll, Lord and Lady Hert-
ford, Lady Waldegrave, Lady Almeria Car
pcnter, and her beautiful fiiier, Lady Ame-
LA Darcy, Lady Craven, Lord and Lady
Albemarle, Lord and Lady Give; Lady Hsr-
rington, Lord Stafford, Lord Thomond
Lord Coventry, Lord Buteman, Lord Aber-
corn, General Conway, &c, sc. &c.-The
whole building is competed of flute of four
teen rooms, all of which are adapted to parti-
cular ufes; and each afordng ftriking in
fance of the elegance and fplendOr of theGe
times, Imagination cannot well fufpafs the
msgnihcence ofthe apartments, the boldneis
ofthe paintings, or the difpo6tion ofthe lights
which are Rejected from gilt vaies, fufpended
BY gilt chains. Beiide great number of
iplendd ornaments that decorate the rotunda
or great rooms, there are number of fiatues
in nitches below the dome,reprefenting mott
of Heather Gods and Goddefes, fuppof-
ed TO be in the ancient pantheon Of Rome.
Toshefe are added three more of white pro-.
Phyry, the 6rft two rePrefenting the preient
King and Queen, the Taft Britannia.-Not-
withdrawing the late order for mourning
prevented that brilliancy, which would other
wife have appeared in the dreGs Of the ladies ;