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The Bill for preventing the 4 New England Governments from fishing and confining their trade in every Article whatsoever to G. Britain, Ireland and the Brittish W. Indias, is now before the Lords having passed the H. of C ー last night. I prepared a pretty strong petition against it to the Lords, which the London Merchants here will get presented on the 14th inst on its second reading; still the bill will pass. Another Bill is this day bro't into the H. of C. by Ld North to confine the trade in every Article, from and to New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and So. Carolina to G. Britain, Ireland and the Brittish W. Indias only. Surely these bills will strengthen the union and perseverance of all the Colonies or nothing can do it.