The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-12-29

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kxTE are informed that Mi. Wilkes ,iince his
NV being chofen LcrdMayor, fent very Po-
he mellage to Mrs. Wilkes, dehring her TO no.
hour him as lady Mayoreis, which ihe declined,
living as a reaicn, as ihe had lived a retired
Iife (e long, il would be dilagreeabe to her to
hppear in 10 public ttation, but added, as her
laughter was perfectly gralihed to ihine in an
exaited lphere, ihe beggsG that ihe might iuP-
ply her place. :.
EpINBuecH, [seofiand1 Or. IS. The mi
Hifcyial mandate is iiiued as uiual for the election
lofthe Is Scots Peers, Lord Suffolk has TENT
letter TO every Scots Peer, which concludes thus;
F'oa conferring with fome of your LordihP's
brethren, they approve OF the ineloied iiit'
Dukes of Gordon and Athol; Earls OF Nor
ten, Sratchmore, Abercorns, Galloway, Lou
doun, Dalhoufe, Breadalbane, Marchmont,
! Robbery, and Butte; Lord Vii. Stormont, Lord
Viz Irwin, and Lord Cathcart.
By this lit the Earls of Breadalbane, Dali
houGe, Morton, and Galloway are TO come IN,
In place of the Marquis OF Lothian, the Earis
of Dunmore, Stair, and Enrol.
ST. IAMEs's, O1. 20. The King has bean
plcaed to appoint nnto Philip Jennings, OF
Duddleiion Hall in the county OF Leiceiter, Bart.
his royal licence and authority to take the name
and bear the arms of C!erke.
The King has been pleaied -ogrant the dig
nifty of Baronet of Great Britain unto the fol-
lowing gentlemen, viz.
Sir, Clifton Wintringham, Knit. of Dover
areet, in the pariih of St. George, Hanover
iquareS and 10 his heirs male, and in default
thereof TO Jarvis Clifton, Eiq; iecond fon Of
Sir Jarvis Clifton, Bart. Of Clifton in the coun-
ty of Nottingham.
John Duntze, of Tiyertcn in the county Of
Devon, Eiq.
And William Pepperrell, of Bottom in the pro-
vince of Maiiachuiet.s in Americ a, Eiq.
LONDON, On. 20. On account of the diff
temper raging amcng the cattle IN France, al
proclamation appears in this days Gazette,
prohibiting the importation of cattle, hides,
hay, lraw, sc. sc. from any of the COATS of
France.
Ysiierday died the right Rev. DR.. John Ever,
Biihop OF BANGOR.
We hear bill is preparing to be brought in
TO parliament for new modelling the elections for
the counties of Scotland. By this bill all the
nominal and fet;tious voters are to be cut off,
AID iool. lterling of annual real rent is to en-
title to vote for member of parliament.
Ii is thought the Rrugglc for the PaPel chair
on the preent election, Will lie between Cardi- |
nal York, and !. J. Albani.
We hear thas the Chancellor Of France has
has had his head truck off by command of the
Ki.g, FOR lpeaking dilreipeGtful words againR
the Queens honour.
On Thurlday Elizabeth Grieve, commonly |
called the Hon. Mrs. Grieve, was tried att
Hicks Hall for defrauding divers perions OF Ie-
veral iums Of money under Pretence OF procur-
ing them places under government, and ienten- |
ced to be transported for feven years. This is
tie woman VINO year ago readered herielf 70 |
famous at Bow-&reet, having pretended to be |
the friend Of the Prime Miniiter, coutn to the
Duke of Grafton, and to have various other
connections of the hrit rank. She produced a
letter from Mr. e.. +. which made great
laugh in court.
A0usm6er /. Letters from Ratlbon by YET /
trdays mail, fay, that courier had pafled
through that city, who iaid he was going ex-
preis % Vienna, with the account Of the death |
Of crowned head but did not FAY who.
To the honour of the New-York merchants
be i. fpoken, they have all refucd TO let Gen.
Gage have any Of their lhiPs as traniports to
fetch the troops frcm Quebec.
A letter received from Bolton, dated Sept. Ia II
hys, that duel had been fought there between
an enign in the army, and brakeman OF thar
place, wherein the latter was twice run through |
the body, and expired the next morning.
At the court OF Aldermen held tins day, Mr.. Il
Trecothick begged leave to reign his gown,
which was accepted by the court. Immediately
afterwards the late Mr.. Sheriff Lee and Natha-
mel Newman, Eiq; of BotolPh-lane, declared
thsmlelvcs candidates, and ioon afterwards fetiI
out on their canvas.