CHAP. VI. Motion for rendering the bill for the trial of controverted elections perpetual; ftrong oppofition; Debates; the motion carried by a great Majority. Meage relative to the transactions in America. American papers laid before the Houfe. Petition received from Bollan the agent. Bofton Port Bill. Second Petition from Bollan, refufed. Debates. Petition from feveral natives of North America, refident in London. Great debates upon the third reading of Motion preparatory to a repeal of the tea duty laid in 1767. Debate upon the policy of a repeal at this particular time. Negative put on the motion. Bill brought in for the better regulating the government of Malachufet's Bay: debates upon it: petitions against it: rejected by the house: the bill passed: carried to the lords: proceedings there: paffes the lords. Bill for the im- partial adminiftration of juftice in Maffachufet's Bay: debates: the bill paffes both boufes. Bill for the government of Quebec, brought into the boufe of lords, and passed: fent to the commons: debates: passes the com- mons, but with great amendments. Clofe of the feffion. Speech from the Addrefs to the People of Great Britain, from the Delegates appointed by the Jeveral English Colonies of Newhampshire, Maffachufett's Bay, Rhode Ifland, and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennfyl- vania, the Lower Counties on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, to confider of their Grievances in General the Province of Maffacbufett's Bay, by the House of Reprefentatives in General Court affembled, in their own Name, and in the Name of all the Second Petition of feveral Natives of North America, tó ditto. Authentic Copy of the Address and Petition prefented to the King by the Corporation of London, previous to his Majefty's figning the Bill for the better Government Abstract of an Act to discontinue, in fuch manner and for fuch time as are therein mentioned, the Landing and Discharging, Lading or Shipping, of Goods and Merchandize, at the Town, and within the Harbour, of Boflon, in Maffa- chufett's Bay, in North America. Abstract of an Act for the better regulating the Government of the Province of An Abftract of an Act for the impartial Adminiftration of Justice in the Cafes of Perfons queftioned for any Acts done by them in the Execution of the Law, or for the Suppression of Riots, in the Province of the Massachusett's Abftract of the Bill for the Government of Quebec. Abstract of the A&t for regulating Mad-boufes. Abstract of the Act for preferving the Health of Prifoners in Gaol, and preventing Abstract of an Act for the Relief of Prisoners charged with Felony, or other Crimes, who shall be acquitted or discharged by Proclamation, respecting the payment of Fees to Gaolers, and giving a Recompence for fuch Fees out of the An authentic Account of the miferable Fate of ten Men belonging to the Ad- venture, lately returned from the South Seas, who were furprised by the Savages in New Zealand, put to death, and eaten. Extracted from the Journal of one of the Crew that was ordered to make search for the unhappy STATE PAPER S. The humble Address of the Right Hon. the Lords Spiritual and Temporal to the His Majesty's Speech to both Houses of Parliament, on Wednesday the 30th of [263 The bumble Address of the House of Commons to the King. [264 The Addreffes of both Houses of Parliament of Ireland to his Excellency the Lord The Thanks of the House of Commons of Ireland to the King, for his Majefty's most The humble Addresses of both Houses of Parliament in Ireland to the King, with [266 [267 [268 The Speech of his Excellency Simon Earl Harcourt, Lord Lieutenant General and [270 The Lords Proteft against the Bill for better regulating the Government of the The Lords Proteft against the Bill for the impartial Adminiftration of Justice, in + [274 A Proclamation for diffolving this prefent Parliament, and declaring the calling of Proteft of the Lords, 30th November, 1774. [276 Tranflation of his Catholic Majefty's Declaration of War against the Emperor of [278 CHARACTER S. Some Particulars of the Life of Lewis XV. late King of France and Navarre; page 1 Some Particulars of the Life of Charles Emantel III. the late King of Sar- 14 Some Account of the Life of the late Earl of Chesterfield. 19 Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the late George Lord Lyttelton. 24 Anecdotes of the late Dr. Goldsmith. Of Charles the Firft. By William Lilly. 29 34 Of the Duke of Marlborough; from the Earl of Chefterfield's Letters. 37 38 Remarkable Calamities of the Family of Innes, in Scotland, which prefent a horrible picture of the barbarous Manners of the Age and Country in which they Of the Murder of a Laird of Innes, as related in the old Account. Curious Anedotes of Sir Gilbert Talbot. Curious Anecdotes of Robert Perceval, Esq; Kelly an extraordinary Inftance of Enthusiasm 50 51 Dr. John Dee, with his Prophet, or Seer, Edward ibid. Some Account of Dr. Simon Forman; from Lilly's Hiftory of his own Life and Some Account of Henry Morgan, the famous Bucanier NATURAL HISTORY. 52 56 57 Island in 61 Experiments and Obfervations on the Singing of Birds; from a curious Letter on that Subject, written by the Hon. Daines Barrington, Vice-Pref. R.S. to Matthew Maty, M. D Sec. R. S. On the noxious Quality of the Effluvia of putrid Marfbes. Farther Proofs of the Infalubrity of marfby Situations The Cafe of a Patient voiding Stones through a fiftulous Sore in the Loins, without any concomitant Discharge of Urine by the fame Paffage. Remarks on the Aurora Borealis. 64 77 79 80 Remains of the wild Cattle, which were the native Race of the Country, fill preferved in the Duke of Queensbury's Park at Drumlanrig Defcription of the Basking Shark, a Species of the Whale Kind. Curious Account of the land of Staffa, one of the Hebrides, and of the magnificent Pillars there, refembling thofe of the Giants Causeway; with a Defcription of the wonderful Cave of Fingal 87 ibid. 88 Curious Obfervations concerning the Propagation of Animals, and Care of their Offspring. Ofnimals, as divided into the different Races or Kinds. USEFUL PROJECTS, &c. 93 97 Some Extracts from a Pradical Effay on a Cement, and Artificial Stone, jufly fuppofed to be that of the Greeks and Romans, lately re-difcovered by Monf. Loriot, Mafter of Mechanics to his Moft Chriftian Majefty; for the cheap, eafy, expeditious, and durable Conftruction of all Manner of Buildings, and Formation of all Kinds of Ornaments of Archite&ure, even with the com moneft and coarseft Materials. New Method of raising early Potatoes ANTIQUITIES. 121 State of Learning among the Anglo-Saxons; from Mr. Warton's Hiftory of An Account of the Remains of the Picts Houfes in Scotland. Remains of Antiquities in the Island of Arran. 131 139 140 Etablishment for the Houshold of the great Mac-donald, Lord of the Isles, in the Year 1 1542. Strange Retreats in the Island of Islay. 143 144 The Order of the Kinge on Good Friday, touchinge the comeing to Service, hallowing the Cramp-Rings, and offering and creeping to the Coffe. On the Origin of the Order of the Garter. ibid. 145 Speech made by Henry the Firft, to the great Men of the Realm, whom be called together by his Royal Mandate, to meet at London, in the Sixth Year of bis Reign, 1106; being the first which we have on Record from the I brone. ibid MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS. Some Account of a Difcourfe on the different Kinds of Air, delivered at the Anniversary Meeting of the Royal Society, Nov, 30, 1773; by Sir John Pringle, Bart. Prefident. 147 A Narrative of the Extraordinary Adventures of four Rufian Sailors, who were caft away on the defert Island of Eaft Spitzbergen. Afhort Account of a Fourney into Wales; written by the late Lord Lyttelton. 159 Animadverfions on the Iliad of Homer; from the German of J. G. Sulzer. 160 165 A new critical Examination of the Word Thought, as applied to the fine Arts; with Rules for judging of the Beauties of Painting, Mufic, and Poetry. On the Origin and Frogress of the Arts. 166 167 Juvenile Letters, written by the late Lord Lyttelton, when on his Travels, to his Father, Sir Thomas Lyttelton. 171 Curious Quarrel between a Philofopher and a Wit. 175 Extract of a Letter from M. Voltaire to the King of Pruffia. 177 ibid. Letters between those celebrated epiftolary Writers, the Count de Buffy, and Madame de Sevigny. ibid. A Letter written by the late Rev. Mr. Sterne. 181 Petition of the late Lord Chesterfield, to the King. 182 Efay on Friendship; written by the late Dr. Oliver Goldsmith. 183 Curious |