The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-04-09
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had been happily a5jutsd and that the
belligeIent powers had agreed to open
congrefs Immediately, to conclude this
weighty negotiation.
The toaff of the day is, " The hive Pa
ttiotic members of the council of Grenada.
HEADS of theRoYAL MAkRIAGEBILL.
The preamble is the fame verbatim as
the Kings melage.
The frit clauie enaes, that none OF the
Royal family fhall marry without the
Kings content, before the age OF twenty
five.
The fecond claufe enaGts, that any OF
the Royal family, above the age OF hive and
twenty, being dtiirous to marry, fhall give
writing the name of the perion to the
Priv, Council, and if neither Houie OF Par
-amcnt intefere THAT is, address the King
ganf it) during twelve months, they
may marry, notwithstanding the King dill
approve.
ANY perfons afihjng, or knowing OF
any intention in the Royal family to mar
ny, and not difcovering the fame, to be gull
ty ofPtemunire.
The above bill was read yefsrday for
the fecond time in the Houfe of Lords (;
and about the middle of next week it will
come to the Commons.
february IS. A motion will be made
on Monday next in the Houie of Com
mons, to expunge from the Calendar the
Martyrdom of Charles |.
1t was Captain Walingham who moved
on Tueloay Taft, to expungc the thanks OF
the Houlc for Dr. Novels Tory Sermon
of the goth of January the Minllter
joined him and the motion was carried 81
agalnit Al.
They write from Paris, that the French
court are on the point of furrendering the
, illand of ColGca to the infant Duke OF Par
ma for II, 900, 900 livres.
"Wednesday fecond trial was made, I'M
der the INFECTION of Society of Arts and
Sciences, oppoite the Orcnird- houCe near
Back wall, by di(charging harpoon at
hn artificial lo.cpaTt of whale, contributed
With hoop, canvas &c. from iwivel gun
t the dlftance of forty yards. The tirtt
barge was only with half an ounce of
1wder, which proved too weak to throw
inltrument home. The next proof
was with an ounce charge, which carried
the harpoon effeetualy through the mark,
which on real whale mutt have done the
intended execution. 1t is faid that feel
bow, on the fame principle, will loon be
proved.
BY the Ian dipatches brought over from
Ireland, our Mnifry have had the moItlhca-
ton to find themieIves again defeated by the
patriotic members of the Houie of Commons
of Ireland, who, to their everlaliirg honour
and exemplary virtue, have again out'voted
the cattle by tbVslOs voters, declaring the ap-
pointment OF the five new CommliionerS ~
kgGL
february 20 Above two hours were
taken up yelterday in thu tloule OF Lords
in alteration and psrfonal contention
however, Lord Camden, little before fix
o'clock, relumed the debate, and aitonih.d
his friends as well as his opponents
On "Wednesday laf the Duke OF Cum
berland entered the upper Houie jdit alter
bis Msjefy had quilted it. The Duke
had written fpeech in his hand, which
be INTENDED 10 have read in his place but
after tome time be was prevaile1 upon by
theDukc OF Rockford TO retire and TO leave
thu debate to the Law Lords.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark Ftb. II,
The comnlilion appointed to Try the fate
pdioners, hath jua flied an ordnance, en-
joining tnoie VINO hAgerrceived preients from
Counts de Sturenee and Brand, IN the
name OF the King and Queen, TO return
them without delay.
february 1. several more pc ions have
been alfeteI within ,hele few days.
LONDON, A1ayeb 2. At the Privy
Council he d On hurlday, meaGutes were
reloIved on Which are 20 be laid before the
P4riamen') tor luPp'ying the long COM