The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-04-15
F r l D A Y, April IS.
B O S I . II.

Tueiday ie'nnight the Superior Court OF Ju-
dicature, sc. opened in Charleitown in anG for
county ofMiddIeiex. The grand jurors were
fworn, and the charge was delivered 10 them by
the hon. Judge TRowBRIDcE. And on
Thuriday they delivered in their bills, together
with the following REMoNsTRANcE andPRo-
TEST, viz.
/" Cb0rkaozvu, 44bri 7, 1874.
+" 7otb b0n0wable bis Mgieqy's Jg9iees Of fbe
N Superior Court Of JHdieafwe, Comt Of Alike,
&c. now fitting al Charlelown, in and for tbs
county of Middleiex. -
+" w Z the fubicribers being Of the Grand
Jury for faid court, beg leave to repreient, that
whereas the venire's for chooing jurymen bear
teff Peter Oliver, Eiq; who fands impeached
by the grand inquef Of this province, the no
nourable houie of commons, for high crimes
and mifdemeanors, we we're under great doubts
about taking the oath but forefeeing the in
ihperable difficulties that would take place from
he courie ofjuifice being impeded, were con-
Trained to take the oath and proceed toBuiineiS,
and have to the beff of our knowledge, conicien-
ciouly discharged our truf. But we think it
our incumbent duty to remonitrate and protef
againit the honorable Peter Oliver, Efq; his
sitting as chief juffice on the trial of any ofthe
offences by us preiented, until he ihall be ac-
quilted of the crimes ne is charged with.-The
Impropriety ofthe chief juitice fitting to judge
of the crimes of others, while he himielf lies
under an Impeachment for high crimes and
mifdemeanors-will,w we Aarer ourielves, iuf-
fciently apologize to the honorable court for
this our remembrance"
T5sj ~y fysJsnt eOg5fea Of IS. Tbit remOa-
France qoas Egnsd y a. the Otbsr 4 declined.
Monday lait the ancient and honorable ar
tillery company made choice of the Rev. Mr..
Hunt of this town to preach iermon to them
on the fri Monday Of June next, being the
anniversary of the election of officers tor that
company the enfuing year.
The fame day arrived here his Majefy's
frigate King -Fiiher, Capt. Montague, from
Halifax.
We are informed from Halifax, that in con-
fquence of the Kings mandamus, dated the
cd, January, James Burow, Efq; comptroller
of the cuitoms for Nova-S Scotia, and RICHTER OF
Chaneery there, was fworn in one Of his Ma
iehy's council in the room Of the hon. Benjamin
Green, Eiq; deceafed.
ExzraGF of httoy fran an eminent bogsis London,
10 a ecryejbmdenf IN this fozvH, dated z4fb
Deeembfr, 1873.
:" We are forty the government under cover
of the Eaf-India company arc taking fuch
lrides to efablilh revenue in the colonies
and ifthe tea fhould be confirmed with you that
they 6Aye Anddo intend tending out if no OBJ
ftruaion. we fear the colonies will be drained
ola great part of their cath to iupport revenue
ofioers-we fee no remedy but the people de-
termining MOTTO make uie of the article, if they
can, tho this we fear won't be done"
We are informed that at General council
on Thurfday lat, Governor Hutchinfon no.
minated Jonathan Sayward, Eiq; as juiice
of the inferior court Of common pleas for the
county of York and that his Majeay's council
did a&wjs and eonjsm thereto. This perion was
one of the REscINDERs in the year 1868
and as we are informed there was no objee1on
ar the board to his appointment, doubtlefs his
Exoellency is encouraged to hope that the fame
refpe6 will beihown to nomination of another
retefndey who is talked otto fill up thevacancy in
the Superior Court by the death of Judge Ropes.
Lait Thuriday was killed at Charleitown, AN
OK, bred and fatted by Robert Temple, Efq;
Of Ten-Hills, weighing as follows, viz. Beef
Iz6Ilbs.hyde II lbs. tallow zoe. total I6oslbs.
Extract of letter from ST. Croix, March
>fs I4fb 1874.
Z" 70 complete The ruin Of this jQanG, ne
bavs a yfamp- a6f, 1ubieb has jgq taken Place !;
andis perhaps the mgf ef9regi0f ordf, eUer i'm
pejfd,c0u IN sppre1fUs govrnments eveyy man
N common LglnsG is obliged to glf famP-fa-
prs a running account IS torfated, an
common PAPER, and the party rendering Il f.
'qnely fuea rsesipfs are not OaLd, m1lsfi
Rampt; paper fer obligations are GxcsJfvs bigb
-f6ms (bsef5 egf t1O0 bundrsd pieces Of
aght a beet fay a bill Of jaLf Is 4 piece5 Of
eight, fer an account 4 royals. 1T this rate
the country nil fen lslF aAtbe EsgLj@ iababi-