FRIDAY, May 6, 1774.

Ordered, That the second reading of the Bill, which stands appointed for Monday next, be put off to Thursday next; and that the Lords be summoned.

The Earl of Dartmouth laid before the House, pursuant to an Address to his Majesty for that purpose, of the 3d instant,

No. 1. Copy of Instructions from his Majesty to Guy Carleton, Esquire, Governor of Quebec, respecting the granting of Lands in that Province, dated 12th August, 1768, and the 2d of July, 1771.

No. 2. Copy of his Majesty's Instructions to the Governors of Nova Scotia, New Hampshire, New York, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, East Florida, and West Florida, respecting the granting of Lands in those Provinces, dated 3d February, 1774.

THURSDAY, May 12, 1774.

The order of the day being read, the Bill was accordingly read a second time.

Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a Committee of the whole House.

Ordered, That the House be put into a Committee upon the said Bill to-morrow; and that the Lords be summoned.

FRIDAY, May 13, 1774.

The order of the day being read, the House was put into Committee on the Bill.

After some time the House was resumed:

And the Lord Boston reported from the Committee, That they had gone through the Bill, and made several amendments thereto, which he was ready to report when the House will please to receive the same."

Ordered, That the said report be received on Monday next.

MONDAY, May 16, 1774.

The Lord Boston, according to order, reported the amendments made by the Committee of the Whole to the Bill: which were severally read and agreed to by the House.

Ordered, That the said Bill be read a third time to-morrow; and that the Lords be summoned.

TUESDAY, May 17, 1774.

The order of the day being read, the Bill was accordingly read a third time.

Proposed to insert the following Proviso at the end of the Bill:

["Provided, That this Act shall be in force for the space of seven years, and to the end of the then next session of Parliament, and no longer."]

Which being objected to;

After debate, the question was put thereupon, and it was resolved in the Negative.

Moved, "That the Bill do Pass?"

Which being objected to;

After debate, the question was put, whether this Bill shall Pass?

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

A Message was sent to the House of Commons to carry down the Bill, and desire their concurrence thereto.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

WEDNESDAY, May 18, 1774.

A. Message from the Lords, by Mr. Browning and Mr. Anguish:

Mr. Speaker, the Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act making more effectual provision for the Government of the Province of Quebec, in North America; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of the House.

The Bill was read the first time.

Ordered, That the said Bill be printed.

Resolved, That the said Bill be read a second time, to-morrow sevennight, the 26th day of this instant, May.

FRIDAY, May 20, 1774.

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to his Majesty, that he will be graciously pleased to give directions, that there be laid before this House, a copy of his Majesty's Proclamation, respecting the settling the Acquisitions at the Peace, in November, 1763; and also a copy of General Murray's commission, as Captain General of the Province of Quebec.

THURSDAY, May 26, 1774.

The Lord North presented to the House, pursuant to their Address to his Majesty:

No. 1. Printed Proclamation, dated 7th October, 1763; viz:

BY THE KING.—A PROCLAMATION.

GEORGE R.

Whereas we have taken into our royal consideration the extensive and valuable acquisitions in America, secured to our Crown by the late definitive treaty of peace concluded at Paris, the tenth day of February last; and being desirous that all our loving subjects, as well of our Kingdoms as of our Colonies in America, may avail themselves, with all convenient speed, of the great benefits and advantages which must accrue therefrom to their commerce, manufactures, and navigation; we have thought fit, with the advice of our Privy Council, to issue this, our royal proclamation, hereby to publish and declare to all our loving subjects, that we have, with the advice of our Privy Council, granted our letters patent under our great seal of Great Britain, to erect within the countries and islands, ceded and confirmed to us by the said treaty, four distinct and separate Governments, styled and called by the names of Quebec, East Florida, West Florida, and Grenada, and limited and bounded as follows, viz:

First, The Government of Quebec, bounded on the Labrador coast by the river St. John, and from thence by a line drawn from the head of that river, through the Lake St. John, to the South end of the Lake Nipissim; from whence the said line, crossing the river St. Lawrence and the Lake Champlain in forty-five degrees of North latitude, passes along the highlands, which divide the rivers that empty themselves into the said river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the sea; and also along the North coast of the Baye des Chaleurs, and the coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence to Cape Rosieres, and from thence crossing the mouth of the river St. Lawrence by the West end of the island of Anticosti, terminates at the aforesaid river St. John.

Secondly, The Government of East Florida, bounded to the Westward by the Gulf of Mexico and the Apalachicola river; to the Northward, by a line drawn from that part of the said river where the Chatahouchee and Flint rivers meet, to the source of St. Mary's river, and by the course of the said river to the Atlantic Ocean; and to the East and South by the Atlantic Ocean, and the Gulf of Florida, including all islands within six leagues of the sea coast.

Thirdly, The Government of West Florida, bounded to the Southward by the Gulf of Mexico, including all islands within six leagues of the coast from the river Apalachicola to Lake Pontchartrain; to the Westward by the said lake, the Lake Mauripas, and the river Mississippi; to the Northward, by a line drawn due East from that part of the river Mississippi which lies in thirty-one degrees North latitude, to the river Apalachicola, or Chatahouchee; and to the Eastward by the said river.

Fourthly, The Government of Grenada, comprehending the island of that name, together with the Grenadines, and the islands of Dominica, St. Vincent, and Tobago.

And to the end that the open and free fishery of our subjects may be extended to, and carried on upon the coast of Labrador and the adjacent islands, we have thought fit, with the advice of our said Privy Council, to put all that coast, from the river St. John's to Hudson's Streights, together with the islands of Anticosti and Madelaine, and all other smaller islands lying upon the said coast, under the care and inspection of our Governor of Newfoundland.

We have also, with the advice of our Privy Council,