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Prices of Grain. Meteorological Diary.-Bill of Mortality.

AVERAGE PRICES of CORN, from Nov. 7, to Nov. 12, 1774. COUNTIES upon the COAST.

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A Meteorological DIARY of the Weather for DECEMBER, 1773

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Bill of Mortality from OA, 27, 1774, to Nov. 27, 1774.

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Females 7381419 Femates 808$

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THE

Gentleman's Magazine;

For NOVEMBER, 1774.

DEBATES in the HOUSE of COMMONS.
Continued from P 454.
Monday, March 14.

ORD NORTH
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jesty's message to be read, (fee P. 104,) which he obferved contained two pro. pofitions; the one to enable his Majefty to put an end to the prefent difturbances in America, the other to fecure the just dependance of the colonies on the crown of Great Britain. His Lord. fhip obferved, that the prefent diforders originated in Bofton, in Maffachufetts Bay, and hoped that the method he fhould propofe to the Houfe would be adopted. He faid he fhould confine himfelt particularly to thofe difturbances which had been created fince the first of December. He faid, that it was impoflible for our commerce to be tafe, whilt it continued in the harbour of Bofton, and it was highly neceffary that fome port or other fhould be found for the landing of our merchandize where our laws WOULD give full protection; he therefore hoped that the removal of the Custom-house officers from the town of Bolton, would be thought a neceffary Rep; and that the confequence of that would produce one other propofition, which would be, the preventing any shipping from deavouring to land their wires and merchandize there, by blocking up the use of that harbour; he faid he hould move for leave to bring in a till for those two purpofes. He obferved, that this was the third time that the Officers of the Cuftoms had been prevented from doing their duty in the harbour of Bolton; he thought the inhabitants of the town of Bofton

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madverfion; he faid, perhaps it may be objected, that fome few individuals may fuffer on this account who ought not; but where the authority of a town has been, as it were, afleep and inactive, it was no new thing for the whole town to be fined for fuch neglect he inftanced the city of London in King Charles the Second's tim when Dr. Lamb was killed by un known perfons, the city was fine1 for fuch; and the cafe of Edinburgh, in Captain Porteus's affair, when a fine was fet upon the whole; and alfo at Glasgow, when the house of Mi Campbell was pulled down, part of the revenue of that town was fequeftered to make good the damage. He obServed that Bolton did not stand in fo fair a light, as either of the three before mentioned places, for that Boston had been upwards of feven years in riot and confufion, affociations were held against receiving British merchandize fo long ago. He obferved that proceedings were openly carried on in the beginning of last November, to the 17th of December, denying the force or effiacy of the laws of this country, to be exerted iu the harbour of Bolton; that during the above time, there was not the least interpofition offered by the inhabitants of the town; that at their public meetings, they had regularly given orders for nightly watches to be appointed, confifting of a large body of perfons, which were to prevent the landing of the tea. As the merchandize of Great Britain, this furely was highly criminal, and a direct oppofition to the execution of an act of Parliament; and as the tea belonging to the India Company had remained twenty days in the harbour, without a clearance, they were afraid left it fhould be feized by the Custom houfe officers, and by that means landed; they therefore destroyed it on the zoth day. That this appeared to be a violent and outrageous proceeding done to our fellow fubjects,

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500 fubjects, by a fet of people, who could not in any shape claim more than the natural privilege of trading with their fe low fubj &s; that Boston had been the ringleader in al riots, and at all times thewa a defire of feeing the laws of Great Britain attempted in vain, in the colony of Machusetts Bay. That the act of the mob in deltroying the tea, and other proceedings, belonged to the ad of the pube meeting: and that tho' other colonies wete peaceably and well inclined towards the trade of this country, and the tea would have been landed at New-York without any oppoft. tion; yet, when the news came from Bolton, that the tea was destroyed, Governor Tryon, by the advice of the people, thought that, the face of things being changed fince that account was feat. it would be more prudent to fend the tea back to England than to rifk the landing of it. His Lordship observed, that Bolton a one was to blame for having fet this example, therefore Bolton ought to be the prin cipal object of our attention for punishment. He propofed one clause in the bill, which, he faid, would prevent the Crown from re establishing the harbour, till full fatisfaction was made to the Eat-India Company for the lofs of their tea. He faid, he did not propose it by way of tax, but by way of requifition to the injured, who are our own fubjects; and let it go forth imo, the world, that the Parliament of Great Britain will protect their fubjects and their property; that the Crown, hy that claule, will not even then be ob Jiged to restore the Custom-house, unJels his Majetty is thoroughly convinc. ed, that the laws of this country will be better abserved in the harbour of Bofton for the future; this restitation will entirely depend on Boston alone, He fhould be happy, he faid, to have those, who had been the promoters of these disturbances in Bolton, found out, and that they might be obliged to make good the damage to the India Company; but as thofe perfons are un. known to us, Botton will, no doubt, endeavour to find out fuch persons, or pafs acts of their own. Aflembly, to Jevy fuch money in the most quitable and juli manner, We have only to request it for the India Compasy. He. frid, that this bill was not all he means to propofe; that athes paris, of more, nice difquifition, will remam for the future confideration of Parliament, There, perhaps, might be other me

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thods propofed that were better than this; that he had as yet found out none that deferved a preference. Some perfons had propofed, that the fishery might be taken away; but this, he obferved, would affect the whole colony at large. Others propofed the Streights trade; and this would be liable to the fame objection. That no method of punishment ever came from him, but with great regret: he therefore hoped for that unanimity in a vote of this fort, which would give weight to the measure. It had been faid, that we qwe this proceeding of the Americans to our own ill conduct, in taxing and repealing; but if gentlemen would recollect, when the amp act paffed, there was hardly a diffenting voice; and when it was repealed, it had the confent of a great majority of that Houfe; that the doctrine then laid down was, that external duties was your right, internal taxes theirs; that when the repeal of the stamp at took place here, the clamour railed against that act in America was over, and had subfided; that the non-importation agreements, it was true, were not remedied, be ane they ceafed of themselves. It was my fate (he faid) to propose the repeal of the duties laid on in 1767, and to continue the tea duty only. The reason was, I thought the non importation agreements, would break up of them elves, which was afterwards the cale. It was propofed by some, that the tea duty fhould be taken off; it was urged by others, that it would then become a monoply of the Eatt- India Company nor did he think the giv. ing up the duty to the East India Company of confequence enough to venture the struggle of the legiflative authority of this country. If they

could fell tea cheaper than any other people, they will certainly have the market to them felves. His Lordfhip obferved, that at Bolton we are confidered as two independent fates; but we were not more to difpute between legiflation and taxation; we were now to confider only, whether or not we have any authority there; that it is very clear we have none, if we fuffer the property of our fubjects. to be destroyed. He hoped that all would agree with him, both peers, members, and merchants, to proceed visptmoufly to animadvert upon fuch parts of America as deny the authority of this country. We muft (he said). punifo, controul, or yield to them. He

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did not wish to moleft without an offence given, he therefore propof d this meafure to day; and oblerved, if fuch conduct was followed, it would tend to cement that country to this, being as important to the one as the other; he therefore moved, "that leave be given to bring in a bill for the immediate removal of the officers concerned in the collection and management of his Majesty's duties and cuftoms from the town of Bfton, in the province of Maffachusetts Bay, in North America; and to difcontinue the landing and difcharging, lading and fhipping, of goods, wares, and merchandize, at the faid town of Boston, or within the harbour thereof."

Mr. Gr.fu nr feconded his Lordfhip's motion, and condemned very much the proceedings of Boston, and faid they were all intirely owing to the repeal of the stamp-act.

G-v in-r J-bnfi-né desired to know," if it was to be left to the Crown to what part of America the Cuftom-Honfe fhould be removed?

Lord North faid, a claufe was in tended to be inferted in the bill to leave that matter to the Crown.

Mr. D-mp-r obferved, that should' this indemnification to the Eat India Company take place by way of tax, it would be collected all over America, and thereby injure the property of prople who had been futirely innocent in this affair; that when he fpoke formerly to much about taxation in general, he meant not as to the right which we had, but only as to the prudence and policy of the measure.

Mr. Swbr dge role to speak; but the noife of the Houfe being great for the question, he sat down (he faid) till gentlemen had done coughing, and the House had done asking questions; that though he could not be heard now, he hould fit cooly until he could be heard, The Houfe being a little compofed, he faid, he always gave his genuine opinion, and that he was now and always had been of opinion, that this country had no right to tax America; that if this country has a right to take a fingle filing out of an American's pocket, it has a right to take the whole. ` He then fat down a fecond time, the Houfe being noify, and faid, though he could not be allowed to fpeek long, he could fit long; and obferved, that the destruction of the tea was intirely done by a mob unarmed; and that if a requifition was to be fent to Bufton,

501 to make fatisfaction to the India Company, he made no doubt but that it would be complied with. He said he was against the motion,

Mr. B.ng faid, he only meant to a the noble Lord one question, whether this meafure was not preventing the English hips from trading there, and a punishment on ourselves?

Mr, R. F li-r faid, the bill brought in would fhew whether it was a punishment upon A or B; that he fhould referve his opinion until he faw the bill framed.

Mr. D-wd fw-ll rofe, upon which the Houfe thought the debate would continue; he said, he thought they were going to do very great mischief, and fhould think it his duty to give his opinion in this early stage of the bill: he faid this hill was to punish the towa of Boston; why will you punish Bofton alone, did not other towns fend. your tea back to England, and refufe the landing? Have they committed no offence? He asked if there was any évidence of a general concurrence of the inhabitants of Boston; he said the examples of punishment the noble Lord had mentioned were not fimilar to the

prefent cale; that the county's being obliged by law to make good the lois between fun and fun was an old esta blished law, not made for a particular purpose; that this bill would be an ex poft facto law; that the care of a corporation w..s different from the prefent; the corporation chofe their own officers, the magistrates of the town of Boston, are chofen by the province at large. Would the Houfe not hear what Bofton had to fay in its defence? Would the House condemn without evidence, in the absence of the parties? He faid he disapproved much of the bill, and faid he should give a negative to it.

Mr. C-v-nd rofe to approve of the propofitions in the bill, but he hop d, that, if the merchants of this country could any way be injured by it, time would be given that they might come and petition.

Mr. Phipps faid, he had no reason. to imagine that any oppofition to the bill at Bolton could be effectual; that it was no new thing to direct and order a port for the reception of trade in America; that harbours were in great plenty there; that all authority had been trampled upon in that country for many years; that, if our subjects could not trade to Bofton, they mult ge where they could trade with

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Safety; that he did not attribute the disturbances to the stamp-act, or repeal of it. When he was in that country, he thought that that act might have been put in execution; that the repeal might be proper. He imagined, one of the provifions that would be adopted by the Houfe, would be to repeal the declaratory act, which, he faid, was the moft abfurd and unconftitutio mal act that ever paffed. Let America alone, faid he, and it will return of felf to obedience; and do not let us fearch for trifling taxes, by way of experiment, to try our power: the moment they fee that taxation is not for effectually collecting of money, but for experiment only, they will always oppofe you.

Lord G. C-and-fb faid, he was not fure but the object before the House would be prejudicial to our trade; that he looked to the mutual intereft of the two countries; that they were united by proper measures, and he hoped they would be kept fo; he withed that no idle ideas of fuperiority might prevail, for that country which is kept by power is in danger of being loft every day.

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7 Francis Baffett,

Penryn, 8 F. Went. Ofbaldeston, Scarboro'. 9 Ld. Vifc. Chetwynde, Stafford. 10 Sir Robert Darling, Wendover. 11 Thomas Goddard, Wills. 12 Richard Huffey, Eafi-Loe. 13 Marquis of Granby, Cambridgefb. 14 Sir J. Cuft, Speaker, Grantham, 15 Thomas Anfon, Litchfield. 16 Charles York, Cambridge Univ.

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I William Northy,
2 Hugh Bethell,
3 James Weft,
Wm. Whitmore,
Fane Wm. Sharpe,
6 Jennison Shaftoe,
Sir Wm. Maynard,

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8 Lord Strange,

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Bodain. Beverley. Boro'bridge. Bridgnorth. Callington. Caftle-Rifing. Effex. Lancashire. St. Maw's.

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1 Robert Wood, Brackley.
2 Tho. Whateley,
3 Richard Leigh,
4 John Roberts,
5 Matthew Byrne,
6 George Manners,

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8 Edward Kynafton, Montgomery.

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11 Edward Popham,
12 Richard Tonfon,
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Francis Reynolds, Lancafler.
Sir Rob. Ladbrook, London.
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Hon. Vif. Galway, Pontefra&t.
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Sir M. Featherstonaugh, Portsmouth.
7 John Drummond, Thetford.
8 Hugh Befcawen, Truro.
Eail of Thomond, Winchelfea.
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