The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-02-03

Etq whom the referred for his opinion in peine
ofaw)" it 70 unuitabe to the nature Of ofju
ee eona ottwo branches, each polenng negative on
the other, that though omethng like may be found yet
he ooneeives contribution ought be founded the
poibiy of the exitenoe OF uch court becauie the in
Gances ofiueh ifany will be found to Rand principles
not applicable to the peient cafe. And he of opinion the
Governor Of the province Of the Malachuiets-bay may
lawfully aequieise the determination of the majority
ofthe whole number Of councillors elnt, although he
houd differ in opinion from that maj By Beeauie he
ceiye it to be pa doubt that by the eAult in the charter
(Which provides that in all acts Of government by the Ce
neral aemby in council, the Governor ha have tho
gaye voice. nothing is intended by the words, acts Of
government in council, than executive acts of fate in
eluon OF judicial acts, which though they the exerec OF
power derived under government, never he beieve
conpehended under the decrption of acts Of government
To which may be added, that il plainly iolseim that
court uCe ould be 70 contributed, many cafes pro-
Pey eognizabe by il, to be incapable from the of It's
contribution, give judgment. We agree with your Ex-
ceenc, that in this eourueoh Of the charter, which you
fay different from what has been made by all Governors
fnce its rf publication, his Maleiiy has ewn ten
der regard tor the nterc and convenience OF his iubeet.
Your Exceency is pleaed inform US, that you
quiIrd fgni the houies has maefys diapprobas
ton of the appointment of committees of eorrepondence
various nanees, which fit and tt during the rece Of the
General court by Propagation. far this matter relates
to the Board relate them only in the nance Of
Correspondence with Mr. Agent Bolan With whom,
nce they choe him Agent ey have divers times appoint
ed aeomtCe couepond during the rece OF the
As this is matter OF great Importance your Excellency
II' permit dfcuis il with feedom-When oyernor
lives ths sbfr he early dileoyered diiPodtion to
it,"
II Mr.. Wells, ferrous active diiTenting minif-
ter, at BOomlgrove in Worcelterihire, was lare-
II ly balotted 70 iervc in the militia.--The depu'
II ty lieutenants Unfit on his lcrving or finding a
iubaitu e, BECAUSE HE HAS NOT SUB
SCRIBED THE 80 ARTICLES He can
not, he fays, fubmit, 70 will taft joyfully the
fpoiling ofhls go DIS. Gew. Mag: or. 1873.
Il MARRIED. JoiePh Perfint, to MlG Martha Hood,
Sitter to Captain JoiePh Hood.
II HANOVER, January IS. On the zoth in
FAINT died here; Capt. Thomas Bardin, aged
SO years. He was born near Haverford Welt,
in South Wales, he came over in 1916, being
the hrR chat made refined iron in New-Eng-
4 land.
II NEw-HAvEN, January 28. For fcveral
mornings this week the weather here has
been very extreme cold, far furpaning what
has been commonly known in this part of
the climate from any obiervations. Sunday
morning little before iunrle it was by the
\ College Thermometer 80 degrees in ex-
treme Tuelday morning about funrlie it
was al degrees in extreme, which is three
and an half degrees bcyond what ]: was the
Monday morning after the cold Sabbath,
the 22d of February lait but as the Their
mometer was now placed abroad, fome al
lowance is to be made on that account.
II In Fahrenheits Thermometer, (which
though differently graduated, ccrrefponds
with the other) the Mercury on Monday
Il morning had funk to four and an half de-
grees below (o)-Tuefday morning it was
at ninety and an half degrees below (cl
which is the fame point at which it food
II the aforementioned 22d of February laif,
Il according to accounts from Bottom $50
II that upon the whole there feems reafon to
fuppoie the weather at the coldef was about
equal to what is then was which from
| observations here, and accounts from
abroad, exceeded any that has been known
/ for many years Pait.
p. S. This morning about funfiie twas
thirty feven and an half degrees in extreme,
by the College Thermometer. And the
i Mercury had funk to fix degrees below (o)
in Fahrenheifs.
II PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10. On Saturday
the frR infant, were executed at Eaton,
ii Northampton-county, purfuant to their
fentence, Thomas Wilton, alias John Huf-
rim, about 20 years of age, for the murder
of William Hewitt in 1868 and Alexander
|, Buchan, about years old, for sburgIary.
IA .-BosICE, F6rFEv !.
III ARRIVED. Duruy, CuataicsP.
Lo poe SsraSrv 80.