The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-08-05

Rark. No Whites were allowed to be pre-
eni, for all the performers were blacks.
Linz Of battle at Spi,bsad
II The Albion to lie and moor 20 the Eait
ward, and the Kent to lie and moor to tn
WeRward. The ihips to be the length G
two cables afundcr, 70 that the feet will ex
.end five miles.
LONDON, June 10.
IPARLIAMEN rARY PROCEEDINGS
Yelterday the commons agreed that al
coffee in the huik and cocoa, the produc,
Of the plantations in America, be allowes
to be imported into Great Britain.
That no fub6dy or duty be paid upon thu
(eventh part of the weight of all coffee in III,
hulk, the produce of Jamaica or Dominica
or any Of his N-4jefy's plantations in Anne
RIGA, imported into Great. Britain.
The budget was opened, the miniRe
was full two hours on his legs; and in Ih'
courfe OF a long eulogium On himGef, il
which he recountcd his merits and his fuf
Iferings, lhsd many tears.
The amount of the proviiions for the cur.
rent iervices of the year is 1900, cool. anC
the exceedings oftbe grants 254,cool.
There will be no lottery this year. The
eafon aligned by Lord North was, thu
prelent diRrefled fate of public credit, anC
that the public Gervice required no importan
operation of finance but the true caufe il
f4id to be, the refulal of the monied men il
he city having any thingto do with it.
Lord North's promife OF dlicharginl
II7, ooo, oool. in ten years, is come to no
thing, not ihilllng Of the funded debt being
10 be paid off this year.
The New Britannia, Dean, was blown
up on the coat Of Africa the 24,h of anu
airy laif lhe had three hundred and thrt,
three laves on board, all of which, excep
ten, together with the remainder of her car
90, are LOFT thirteen of the crew, and a
bout ninty free natives, have alto perilhed.
On Tuefday an lriih gentleman at tn
8aptift's head, in ST. Johns lane, faid, Z"
have been i'll three days, that is yefferday
o-day, and to- morrow" This caulsd ;
loud laugh in the company, which gave 4
much offence 10 another Hiberniau, tina
he declared he could bring Man to Prov
liz, which was his miifrefs's NIECE
This is absolutely fact.
Beds at Portfmouth are now let at tel
guineas night. Fifty guineAs were alike
for two little rooms, and kitchen.
LONDON, June ~.
II PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.
|! AbRr0S7 Of Lord Nsrfbi SPEECH in ii
Hsgk of Csmmsns on Manday, on BIZ ep'
ming tbsBEdgH.
" UPON The houie going into com
mittee of ways and means, Lord North GO
up, and opened the budget with obferving
/ I hat the iituation of the finances was fuc
that there would be no furplus to difpol
of, and that he hould pay off this year n
part of the national debt that he lzmente
much the deficiencies OF the preient year
and mourned over the exigencies of grea
com qany, which he lhould endezvour Il
the utmoR that lay in bis power to fe
fright, and put upon proper BATS OF pro
fperity.
+" He faid, that as to the money from tn
faie of the ceded iflands, ne made no man
ner of doubt but the gentleman (Sir Will
am Young) to whom that matter was en-
trufed, would give fair and juh accoun
of it when he came home.-He then iar
there was &C, cool. due from the Frenc
prizes in Jamaica, which was not yet re
ceived but as there were ahets fuficien
wherewithal to pay that FUN, he ihoul'
make no Goubt of its being forth coming
that the expences of the Taft lottery wer
"a, oooI. but he had lurplus from anoths
account which would make that even. n
then entered upon the Efficiency of grant
malt, land tax, and Others, which he mad'
to be about 45S,oool. He faid, that, a