The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-09-10
NJ o N D A Y, September z.
B O S T . NJ.

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arrived at Philadelphia with $50 Psilengers,
We hear from Hollis, that one day lat
week, Mr.. Thomas Kelton was run over
BY Gait loaded With clay, and died 10 about
All hour after. 1888, :
Tusiday Taft His Excellency's company,
of cadets, under the command OF Coi'
Hancock, appeared under Arms, upon the
&C, mmon, where they performed the manual
! excrciie and a number OF evoutiod',-in
I very regular manner: after WHICH they
marched into King-ftreet, and went
through feveral Military ManGuvres, to,
great iatisfaetion HIS Exellency the
Governor, his Honour the Lieutenant Co
vernon, and great number of other gen
tlemen, were in the balcony of the Town
Houle and in KIng-Sneet to view their
performances. -,
PORTSMOUTH, SeptTmbsr 4. On We'd
nefday the 2oth ult being the day appoint
ed for the annual Commencement Dart
mouth College, in this. Province, the uiuaI
Exerci(es, both in Latin and EngIlh, were
performed by the Graduates TO the universal
acceptance and appreciation of very relPeet
able and large audience, which was 10 great
as not TO be contained within a building Of
g fee, BY 40. Ebenezer Gurley, and Au-
outline Hubbard, deGgned for the Indian
milton, (having complicated their Rudies,)
this day took leave of the College ] here
were prefent at the Anniversary, His Excel
lency the 6 werner, fseral OF His Majelty's
Council, many of the Clergy, and other
Gentlemen of Rank and reipett, as well OF
this as of the neighbourIng Provinces. The
Hon. Col. John Philips, Efq; OF Exeter, to
his former liberal and generous Donations,
added upon this location, a gift Of oue
hundred and feventy five Pounds Lawfei
money, towards providing PhlloiOphfal
Apparatus for the ufe OF the College. "
His Exellency attributed to the vaff corr
courle of People attended there, an OK
roaHed, bread, and hogfhead of liquor.
which amply refreihed fome hundreds, who
partook Of his Bounty, with adecency and
decorum that afonifhed mott of the gentle
men, who from the general Licrnicioulnei'
of the Populace in older Countries, con-
ceived it fcarcely pofibe that 10 great
multitude could be 70 literally entertained
without a Jingle initance of exceis or lnde
cency. =
] We hear alto, his Excelency, ATTENDED
by fome gentlemen, left Dartmouth Co'lee'
on the 27,h ult. in progrefs to view tn
northermoR parts of the province UPoI
Copneeicut River, found to be remark
ably fertile--- from whence His Excellency
by fhort and direa road lately laid out
will be able to reach his Seat at Wolfe
borough in few days. nfE.
PRcvIDENcE, AEgaG 20. Since on
.laf five men have been committed to. goa
here, on fufpicion of counteTfeltlng money
They were apprehended at Scituate, and WI
are told number of others are concerned
that have not yet been dilcovered.
Monday laR the workmen at Mr.Snow'
| Meeting Houle raifed the lpiteof the flee
ole, which is about one hundred feet high
and very elegant.
! EDINBuRcH, Jsns IS. Our LoE'
Chief Baron, IN his charge to Jury on
late trial, after Eating the law and evidence
left it TO the jury to judge both Of the Law
and the fact, and TO bring in verdict TO
the PLAINTIFF or for the defendant,a s their owl
Judgment fhould direct, without endeayour
ing to bias, or even influence them, as ha
been of late too often the practice in Soutl
Britain, to the fcandal of thofe Judges VIII
1have endeavoured TO render uleIeis tia
great bulwork of the contribution, the trla