The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-03-31
URSDAY, MARCH 81, I774.
L o N D o N.

LON DON.
His NJ JE S T Y's msa gracious
SPEECH to bath HOUSES Of PAR
LAMENT, on 7bnylaay, January -,
I774.
nv Lords, and Gentlemen,
@Sss 2SsasG9 H Z mutual length of the laff
9NSSSS>I felton, of Parliament made me
All It NSH deiirous of giving you as long
sNyxSSTs recefs as the public ieryice
ssesssC sS,S would admit. have, there
fore, been glad to find myfelf under no ne
GETTY of calling you from your respective
counties at an earlier ieafon and doubt
not but you. are now met together in ths;
beR difpoiition, for applying youriely $50
the difpatch of the public bufnefs. 20
You will, / am perfuaded, agree widSEs
in regretting, that the peace, 70 long expect
ed, and overy deirable, is not yeteffected be-
tween Ruilia and the Porte but it is with
real fatisfaetion | can repeat, that other
foreign powers continue fill to have the
fame pacific difpofition with myfelf. lean
have no other with than to fee the general
tranquility reaored For the effabliihment
and fublequent preieryation of which, no
endeavours of mine, confident with the
honour of my crown and the intereits of
my people, ihall ever be wanting.
In the fate of foreign affairs, you will
have full leifure to attend to the improve
ment of our internal and domeftic iituati-
on; and to the proiecution of meaiures,
more Immediately relpeeing the Preferya-
ton and advancement of the revenue and
commerce of the kingdom. Among the
objects which, in this view, will come under
your confederation, none can better deterye
your attention than the fate of hegold coin;
which mutt recommend to you in more
particular manner, as well on account of
IS very high Importance, as of the peculiar
advantages which the preient time affords,
for executing with luccels fuch meaiures as
you may find it sxpedient to adoptwith ref
peef to this great national concern.
The degree of diminution which the
coin had actually fufered, and the very ra-
pid progrefs which the mitchell was daily
making, were truly alarming. 1t is with
much latisfaefion have ieen the evil, in
great meafure, checked by the regulations
made in thelaif feAions of Parliament. i truit,
however, that you will not flop here, nor
think that you have discharged your duty
either to your country or your fellow
fubjeefs, withoutufing your beit endeavours
for putting the gold coin upon fuch foot
ing, as may not only completely remove
the prelent grievance, but render the credit
and commerce of the kingdom efficiently
fecure from being again expoied to the like
danger.
Gentlemen oftbe HUFF Of Common,
/ have ordered the proper climates for
the current year to be laid before you; and
rely'on your readiness to grant me fuch
fupplies as fhall be found requiiite in the
preient iituation of affairs.
+, nv Lords and Gentlemen,
The experience Ihave had OF your paft
conduct leaves me no room to doubt, either
of your zeal or prudence, in your endea-
/! yours to promote thewelfare of your coun-
try. You will not fufer any parts of the
| public fcrvice to efcape your attention; but,
| various and extenfiye as thofe are, you will
| be careful TO feleef, for your immediate de-
| liberation. fuch of them as fhall appear "a
be mott important And you can proPofe
no mesfures, that will ferve either to lecure
or advance the happincis and PROPERTY OF
nv people, in which you may not always
depend on my mott hearty concurrence.