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Show ACTS RELATING Part 112. Seét. II. To THE Commas. 315 " of violence, and refifiance, to the execu- " tion of the law."~-The parliament is s 1:: o T. 1;. told, " that the capital town of this colo- Proceedings of f/Ic'fi‘fmZd/{lfifiii oft/w t/zz'l': remit/z pariah/amt. " ny had proceeded to meafurcs {ubverfive " of the confiitution; int attended with " cireumfiances that manifef'ted a difpofi- HE {nit fellions of this parliament " tion to throw off their dependence on was very float, and, except the pafling the corn aét, and continuing the " Great Britain." The houfe in return anfwered his ma- expiring laws, was waolly taken up in jefiy, that they participated with him in the choice of a fpeaker, adminif'tering the the concern he felt at feeing "that the arts oaths to members, and taking fuch other arrangements as are taken of courfe by a " ofwicked and defigning men had re-kin" dled the flame of edition in America; new parliament, for the unfolding of its " that they fhould ever be ready to liear powers. " and we're/i {my rc'rl/ grievance of Ms ma" jg‘fly'r/Ez/g/cflr in America, but would ne- " ver betray the truft repofed in them; It was the feeond meeting that was the firlt of bufinefs 5 and that of America, as might be expected, tool; the lead. The fellions was opened by a fpeech from the throne, in which his maiefiy ex» prefies " his concern that the ipirit of " faction h :d broken out afrefh in fome of " his colonies in North America; and in " one Of'them had proceeded even to ails 0.1 " would always confider it as one of their " molt important duties to maintain in- " tire and inviolable, the fupreme autho" rity of Great Britain over every part of " the Britith empire." So far all was well. To affert the fu- preme authority of Great Britain over the colo- |