The New Hampshire Gazette

B O S T O N, May 31.

LAST Wednesday being the Anniversary Day appointed by the Royal Charter for the Election of Councellors for this Province, the great and General Court met in the Morning at the Court House when the Honourable House of Representatives unanimously made Choice of Roland Cotton, Esq; for their Clerk ; and the Hon. TIMOTHY RUGGLES, for their Speaker, who being presented to the Governor, received his Excellency's Approbation ; After which a Sermon suitable to the Occasion, was preached before the General Court by the Rev. Mr. Abraham Williams of Sandwich, from the following Text,

1 Cor. XII. 25. That there should be no Schism in the Body ; but that the members should have the same care one for another.

In the Afternoon the following Gentlemen were elected Councellors for the Year ensuing, viz.

For the late Colony of the Massachusetts Bay.

The Honorable,

Thomas Hutchinson, Esq;
James Bowdoin, Esq:
Thomas Hancock, Esq,
John Osborne, Esq;
Benjamin Lynde, Esq;
Samuel Danforth, Esq;
Thomas Hubbard, Esq;
Israel Williams, Esq;
Samuel Watts, Esq;
Harrison Gray. Esq;
John Chandler Esq;
Andrew Oliver, Esq;
John Choate Esq;
James Russell. Esq;
Thomas Flucker, Esq:
Isaac Royall, Esq;
John Erving, Esq;
Nathaniel Ropes, Esq:

For the late Colony of Plymouth ;

John Cushing, Esq; & Gamaliel Bradford, Esq:
George Leonard, Esq; * James Otis, Esq:

For the late Province of Main.

John Hill, Esq;
Nathaniel Sparhawk, Esq;
Richard Cutt, Esq;

For Sagadahoc ; William Brattle, Esq;

At Large ;

Benjamin Lincoln, Esq; & Peter Oliver, Esq;

The Gentlemen with this (*) Mark are new Members.

One Hundred and Seven Persons are return'd to represent the several Towns, Twenty Seven of the above Number were not Members of the House the last Year: