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CONTENTS.

PROCEEDINGS IN PARLIAMENT ON THE KING'S MESSAGE OF THE 7TH OF MARCH, 1774.

House of Lords.

1774 March 7,	The King's Message relating to the Disturbances in America, and requesting Parliament to make provision for better securing the execution of the Laws, and the just dependence of the Colonies upon the Crown and Parliament,
	Papers, relating to the Disturbances in America, laid before the House by the Earl of Dartmouth—
		From Massachusetts Bay,
		From New-York,
		From South Carolina,
		From New-Hampshire,
		From the Admiralty,
		From the War Office,
		From the East India Company,
		From the Treasury,
	Address to the King ordered,
11,	More Papers submitted by the Earl of Dartmouth,
	Papers relating to the Disturbances in America, to be considered on the 17th,
16,	Consideration postponed to the 24th,
23,	Consideration further postponed,
30,	Committee ordered to inquire into the Proceedings of Massachusetts Bay,
	Papers relating to the Disturbances in Massachusetts Bay referred to the Committee,
	Lords who formed the Committee,
April 14,	Address to the King for all Papers relating to Disturbances in Massachusetts Bay, received from Officers in his Majesty's service there, from July 7, 1766, which have not already been laid before the House,
15,	Papers called for in the Address of yesterday, sent by the King's command,
	Referred to the Committee appointed on the 30th of March,
20,	Report of the Committee,
House of Commons.
March 7,	The King's Message,
	Papers presented by Lord North,
	Lord North's Speech on presenting the Papers,
	Motion for an Address to the King,
	Debate—Lord Clare,
			Mr. Dowdeswell,
			Governour Pownall,
			Mr. E. Burke,
			Mr. Solicitor General,
			Mr. E. Burke,
			Lord George Germain,
			General Conway,
			Colonel Barré,
	Address ordered,

ON THE BOSTON PORT BILL.
House of Commons.
March 7,	The King's Message, and Papers presented this day, to be considered on the 11th,
11,	Papers presented by Lord North,
	Message and Papers considered, and ordered for further consideration on the 14th,
14,	Petition from William Bollan, Agent for Massachusetts, presented,
	Gallery of the House cleared,
	Message and Papers considered,
	Speech of Lord North,
March 14,	Motion by Lord North for leave to bring in Boston Port Bill,
	Debate—Mr. Grosvenor,
			Governour Johnstone,
			Lord North,
			Mr. Dempster,
			Mr. Sawbridge,
			Mr. Byng,
			Mr. R Fuller,
			Mr. Dowdeswell,
			Mr. Henry Cavendish,
			Captain Phipps,
			Lord George Cavendish,
			Colonel Barré.
	Motion agreed to,
	Committee to bring in the Bill,
	Further consideration of Message and Papers referred to Committee of the Whole House, on Friday next, the 18th,
18,	Lord North presented the Bill,
	Read the first time,
	Second reading ordered on the 21st,
	Motion to print the Bill rejected,
	Consideration of Message and Papers postponed to the 23d,
21,	The Bill read the second time,
	To be considered in Committee of the Whole, on the23d
23,	Order for Committee of the Whole on the Message and Papers discharged,
	Message and Papers referred to Committee of the Whole on the Bill,
	House in Committee of the Whole on the Bill,
	Debate—Mr. Fuller,
			Mr. Herbert,
			Lord North,
			Mr. Gascoigne,
			Mr. Montague,
			Mr. Byng,
			Mr. Stanley,
			Mr. Dempster,
			Lord North,
			Mr. Ward,
			Mr. Jenkinson,
			General Conway,
			Mr. Fuller,
			Mr. Charles James Fox,
			Captain Phipps,
			Lord North,
			Mr. Van,
			Colonel Barré.
	Bill reported to the House,
24,	Third reading of the Bill ordered for to-morrow,
25,	Petition from William Bollan, Agent for Massachusetts, offered by Mr. Crosbie,
	House refuse to receive it,
	Notice of the rejection of this Petition, (Note,)
	Petition of several Natives of North America, against the Bill, presented and read,
	Bill read the third time,
	Motion of Mr. Charles James Fox, to strike out a clause of the Bill,
	Rejected,
	Motion of Mr. Charles Fox to strike out another clause of the Bill,
	Rejected,
	Question on the passage of the Bill,
	Debate—Mr. Dowdeswell,
			Mr. Welbore Ellis,
			Mr. Edmund Burke,

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