jesty's most gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament, with the Addresses of the Lords and Commons thereupon.

"The firm resolution expressed in his Majesty's Speech, to maintain the authority of the supreme Legislature over all parts of the Empire, and the assurances given by the new Parliament to support his Majesty's measures, in which the demagogues here flattered themselves to find a betters arid defenders of their conduct, has cast a damp on the faction; but they still entertain hopes that the Resolves of their Continental Congress will work in their favour.

"Your Lordship will be told of the late instance of loyalty in the New-York Assembly, which has had very good effects; and we are told that they are changing their sentiments at Philadelphia The fury into which people were thrown, and which spread like an infection from Town to Town, and from Province to Province, is hardly to be paralleled, where no oppression was actually felt; but they were stirred up by every means that art could in vent. They were made to believe that their religion was in danger, their lands to be taxed, and that the Troops were sent to enforce the measures, and wantonly to massacre the inhabitants. People well disposed caught the popular fever; and when it raged at the highest, the Dele gates were chosen for the Continental Congress; so that, as we are told, the greatest incendiaries in most Provinces were elected. It required temperate management and much pains to undeceive the people, who are more moderate in general, though numbers still hold their first prejudices.

"If this Provincial Congress is not to be deemed a rebellious meeting, surely some of their Resolves are rebellious, though they affect not to order, but only to recommend measures to the people; which measures, I have learnt from the emissaries I have sent through the country, have not been regarded as to the raising of money, though they have been training men in several Townships, as they could get them in the humour to assemble. This new elected Congress met on the first instant, and I transmit your Lordship some of the Resolves. I am just informed that they have adjourned themselves.

"Nothing can be attempted here till the reception that die proceedings of their great Congress meets with in England, is known. The sending a detachment to Marshfield has had a good effect in that quarter of the country, and I hope will encourage other places where oppression is felt, to make applications of the same nature.

Copy of the extract of a Letter from the Honourable Governour GAGE to the Earl of DARTMOUTH, dated BOSTON, 20th February, 1775.

"I have tried to get intelligence if they had presumed to usurp the Government entirely, and choose a Governour, and am informed that the measure was talked of, but could not be carried. Some people from Connecticut, termed a Committee, and amongst them the Governour's son, came to the Congress just after adjournment, which caused much speculation, and of course many reports. Some say their business was to offer an aid of men; others, to inform them of the contents of a letter the Governour of that Colony had received from your Lordship; but I can only yet discover that it was a visit of curiosity."

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the table to be perused by the Members of the House.

MONDAY, April 3, 1775.

Ordered, That the Order of the Day, for the third reading of the Bill (now engrossed) to restrain the Trade and Commerce of the Colonies of New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and South Carolina, to Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Islands in the West In dies, under certain conditions and limitations, be now read.

And the said Order being read accordingly;

Ordered, That the said Bill be read the third time tomorrow morning.

Mr. Gascoyne, from the Commissioners for Trade and Plantations, presented to the House, by his Majesty's command—

No. 1. Estimate of the charge of maintaining and supporting the Civil Establishment of his Majesty's Colony of Nova. Scotia, for the year 1775; and also,

No. 2. Estimate of the Civil Establishment of his Majesty's Colony of Georgia, and other incidental expenses attending the same, from the 24th of June, 1774, to the 24th of June, 1775; and also,

No. 3. Estimate of the Civil Establishment of his Majesty's Province of East Florida, and other incidental expenses attending the same, from the 24th of June, 1774, to the 24th of June, 1775; and also,

No. 4. Estimate of the Civil Establishment of his Majesty's Province of West Florida, and other incidental expenses attending the same, from the 24th of June, 1774, to the 24th of June, 1775; and also,

No. 5. Estimate of the expense attending general Surveys of his Majesty's Dominions in North America, for the year 1775.

Together with a List of the said Estimates.

And the said List was read.

The said Estimates are as followeth, viz:

Estimate of the Charge of Maintaining and Supporting the Civil Establishment of his Majesty's Colony of NOVA SCOTIA, for the year 1775.

Estimate of the Civil Establishment of his Majesty's Colony of GEORGIA, and other Incidental Expenses attending the same, from the 24th June, 1774, to the 24th of June, 1775.