The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-05-14

collections, certain proportion which VIII
be eight pounds old tenor per week, for fix
months from this time.
Ii feems as if the exercife of every atti-
Gle of our rights in every corntr of the
Empire is to be difputed on every occaiion
of fuch exercife.
The right OF inffruefing our Reprefrnta.
tives has not been contehed here, but the
inexpediency of it largely inhited upon.
A language as near to that of the court, as
difference of meridian would admit, has
been adopted, and we were tod in exprels
terms, though not from the create autho-
rity that initruet;ons would be diiagreeable
to oar Representatives.. However we are
confident were they requeffed, they would
each in particular declare their real fenfe
pretty much in the terms of MIR. Alderman
Oliver who faid, Sc that he regardt the
livery as his Matters, whom it was his du-
~ to oblige which he fhould ever do,
though their opinions fometimes might NOT
coincide with his own.
A gentleman arrived in Captain Hall
from London relates, that he was very late
ly in Scotland, and in many of the princi-
pal cities there, that he was much furpriz-
ed to hear the people in public companies
cenfufe the preient administration, for tux
ing the Americans without their content,
and for attempting to have the Commilion-
ers of the cuftoms exempted from conuibu-
ting to the fupport of government sc. with
the utmoH freedom. 1t is not at all increoi-
bic that the minlitry are put to their trumps
if even Scotland begins to deteff them.
We are informed, that a fine Addition
has been lately made to the noble Library
of Harvard College by Thomas Palmer,
E6q; young Gentleman who lately re-
ceived his Education in thatUnivcriity, and
has iince made the Tour of France and
Italy.
The Foundation for large Congrepa-
tional Meeting Houfe in Salem, was began
to be laid laf Monday, for the Accomoda-
ton of an intended Church, of which Mr..
Thomas Barnard, jun. is to be Paftor.
Yelferday John Sonnet and Elizabeth
Smith, fet on the gallows one hour, and
were whipped purfuant to their fentence at
the Taft hyperion court.
Tuefoay Negro belonging to Mr..
Hugh Tarbet, rope maker, by fome acci-
dent fell into kettle of boiling tar, and
was 70 terribly fcalded that he died foon
after.
"wednesday 9th inf. Hon. Jofeph Wan
ton, Efq; was choien Governor the Hon.
Darius sections, EGq; Deputy GOVERNOR
and the Hon. Henry Ward, Eta; Secretary,
for the Colony of Rhode Hand.
His Excellency the Captain General has
been Plealed to commifion John Hancock,
Efq; to be Captain ofthe Company of c adets,
with the Rank of Colonel. William Ccfin.
junr. Eiq; to be Lieutenant, with the Rack
of Lieutenant Colonel. Daniel Hubbard.
Efq; to be En6gn, with the Rank of Major.
The company have delired that the arms
of the Governors family might be the difiin.
guiihing devife or mark of their colours, his
excellency has given orders to prepare the
fame accordingly.
Monday morning the woFkmen began to
take down the Rev. Dr.. Cooper's meeting
houfe.
The Sd inf. FIRE broke out in a frnalI
building in New York, which confirmed
the fame, and nine dwelling houfes, &c.
1t is expected that the sa laying duty
on tea in the colonies, will be repealed the
prefent feilion of Parliament.
We hear that his Msjeay's 10th regi-
ment will be removed from New York. to
Montreal.
Mr.. Nathaniel Gorham, is elected re-
preventative for Charlefow1, and Mr..
Thomas Gardner for Cambridge, the en-
flung year.
Lat week the dwelling houfe of Mr.. E.