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July 6. His Excellency Count Bruhl, Minifter ex. traordinary from the Elector of Saxony, to the Countefs Dowager of Egremont.

12. Duke of Chandos, to Mifs Major, daughter to Sir John Major. Earl of Thanet, to the Hon. Mifs Sackville, daughter to Lord John.

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24. The Princefs Louifa Wilhelmina of Brandenburgh, to the reign ing Prince of Anhalt Deffau.

27. The Earl of Dalhousie,

to Mifs Glen. Charles Howard, Efq. prefumptive heir to the Duke of Norfolk, to Mifs Coppinger. Sept. 1. Ralph Payne, Efq. to Mademoiselle Kobel, daughter of the late General. She came to England with the Princefs Poniatowfky, fifter to the King of Poland. 2. Lord Adam Gordon, to the Dutchefs Dowager of Athol. 18. William Clayton, Efq. to Lady Fermor, fif

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Principal PROMOTIONS for the year 1767, from the London Gazette, &c,

Jan. 13. Thomas Champneys, of Orchardley, in Somersetshire, Efq. and his heirs male, the dignity of a Baronet.

17. Richard Stonehewer, Efq. a Commiffioner of Excife, in the room of William Cayley, Efq. deceafed.

Feb. 7. Rev. and Hon. Frederick Hervey, to the Bishopric of Cloyne, in Ireland.

March 14. Edward Baker, Efq. Conful General at Tripoli.

24. The Marquis of Lorn, Commander in chief of the forces, &c. in Scotland, in the room of Lieutenant General Lord George Beauclerc. James Burnet, of Montboddo, Efq. a Lord of Council and Seffion in Scotland, in the room of Lord Milton, deceased.

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the court of Spain, in the room of Lord Cardrofs, who refigns.

April 16. Sir Laurence Dundas, Vice Admiral of Shetland and Orkney, John Elliot, Efq. Vice Admiral of Weft Florida.

May 9. The Duke of Bolton, Vice Admiral of the Ide of Wight. June 9. John Hort, Efq. Conful General at Lisbon,

27. Ralph Foley, Efq. of Thorplee, and his heirs male, the dignity of a Baronet.

July 28. John Powel and George John Cooke, Efqrs. to be JointAgents and Solicitors to all the regiments and independent companies of invalids.

Auguft 12. Right Hon, Lord Viscount Townshend, to be Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

- 18, Right Hon. Carolina Campbell, Countefs of Dalkeith, the dignity of a Baronefs, by the title of Baronefs of Greenwich, with fucceffion and the dignity of Baron to her heirs male, by the Right Hon. Charles Townihend, Efq.-Lord Howth, of the kingdom of Ireland, and his heirs male, the dignity of Viscount St. Law. rence, and Earl of Howth, Charles Baron of Coloony, and his heirs male, the dignity of an Earl of the kingdom of Ireland, by the title of Earl of Belmont.-Conftantine Phipps, Efq. and his heirs male, the dignity of a Baron of the faid kingdom, by the title of Baron Mulgrave, of New Rofs, in the county of Wexford.

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who refigns.-Lord Frederick Campbell, Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Mr. Bowden, Master of the Horfe, Thomas Smith, Efq. Deputy Uther of the Black Rod to the House of Lords in Ireland.-Right Rev. and Hon. Dr. Harvey, Bishop of Cloyne, and Arthur Upton, Efq. Privy Counfellors in Ireland.-William Davis, one of the four principal Clerks of the Treafury, in the room of Thomas Bradshaw. Richard Hopkins, Efq. Clerk of the Green Cloth, in the room of Sir John Evelyn, deceafed.

Southwell, Efq. Deputy Judge Advocate, Commiffary of Mutters and Receiver-General of the island of Minorca.-John Randolph, Efq. Attorney-General of Virginia.-William Blair, Efq. Clerk of the Privy Council, in the room of William Sharpe, deceafed.

Sept. 8. John Hort, Efq. of Caftle-Strange, Middlesex, and his heirs male, to the dignity of a Ba ronet.-William Burton, John Wyndham Bowyer, David Papillon, George Lewis Scott, Thomas Bowlby, Richard Bagot, George Quarme, and Richard Stonehewer, together with Anthony Lucas, Efqrs. Commiffioners for the ma nagement and receipt of his Majef ty's revenue of Excife, and other Du, ties.-Henry Hutton, John Temple, William Burch, Charles Paxton, and John Robinfon, Efqrs. Commiffion. ers for the receipt and management of his Majefty's Customs and other Duties in America.-James Porter,. Efq. Comptroller on the cafhier of the accounts of the Cuftoms and other Duties in America.-Charles Stuart, Efq. Cafhier and Pay-maf ter of his Majefty's revenues of

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Oct. 2. Stephen Cottrel, Efq. one of the Clerks in ordinary to the Privy Council.

13. Dr. Markham, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, in the room of Dr. Gregory, deceased. -Dr. Newcome, Dean of Rochefter, in the room of Dr. Markham.-The Bishop of Sodor and Man, to the Mafterfhip of Sherborn hofpital, Durham, worth 800l. a year.

Oct. 24. Sir William Burnaby, Rear Admiral of the Red, and his heirs male, the dignity of a Baronet.-Edward Young, Chriftopher Rigby, John Frenchard, Thomas Wyndham, Daniel Bull, George Blount, and Edward Tucker, Efqrs. Commiffioners of Taxes. -His Royal Highnefs the Duke of Gloucefter, Keeper of Cranburn Chace, Lodge, &c. in the room of the Duke of York.-Sir George Maccartney, Ambaffador extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, to the Court of Ruffia.-James Hewitt, Efq. a Juftice of the King's Bench, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, in the room of John Baron Bowes, deceafed; alfo Baron Lifford, of Lifford in the county of Donne gal.

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Jan. 4. At Rome, Cardinal Simonetti.

Marquis of Rochefoucault, at Lyons, aged 89 years.

12. Lord Vifscount Mayo, of the kingdom of Ireland, in Pallmall.

17. The Duchefs Dowager of Athol.

Hon. Mifs Maitland, granddaughter to the late Earl of Lauderdale.

Hon. Mr. Bathurst, eldest son of Lord Bathurst.

Lately, Right Hon. Lady Phil. lippa Connel, fifter of the late Earl of Abercorn.

Feb. 1. Right Hon. the Countefs of Harborough.

4. Right Hon. Countess of Suffolk, daughter to Robert Lord Trevor, in child-bed.

7. Hon. Edward Howard, Efq. heir to the Duke of Norfolk.

10. Sir Robert Long, Bart.

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Cardinal Veronefe, Bishop of Padua, in the 82d year of his age. William, Baron O'Kelly, general of foot, at Vienna.

The Dutchefs of Fronfac, daughter-in-law to Marthal Richelieu, and niece to the Countess of Guerchy.

Feb. 14. Lady of the late Sir John Strickland, Bart.

Lady of the Right Hon. the Earl of Fortrofe, and daughter to the Earl of Harrington.

Lady Fortescue, mother to Lord Fortefcue.

Lately at Liverpool, Mrs. Sarah Boteler, relict of Francis Boteler, of St. Anne's Westminster, Efq. defcended in the male line from the ancient dukes of Normandy, progenitors of the Kings of England for upwards of 700 years paft.

March 13. At Verfailles, her Royal Highness the Dauphinefs. Her Highness was born at Drefden, the 4th of November, 1731, of Frederick Auguftus III. King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, and Mary Jofepha Benedict, Archdutchefs of Auftria, eldest daughter to the Emperor Jofeph. She was married the 9th of November, 1747, to Louis, Dauphin of France, who died at Fontainebleau the 20th of December, 1765. By this prince fhe has left five children, three fons and two daughters.

22 The molt noble Fran. cis Ruffel, Marquis of Tavistock, only fon to his grace the Duke of Bedford. His lordship was born September 26, 1739, and married Lady Ann Keppel, fifter to the Earlof Albemarle, by whom he has left two infant fons, and the Marchionefs with child. His lordfhip's amiable qualities make him univerfally lamented as a public lofs; and his death is the more to

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be regretted, confidering the melancholy accident which caufed it, being as follows: On Tuefday the 10th inftant, his lordship being a ftag-hunting, leapt his horfe over a low hedge towards the end of the chace, when the horfe being much fatigued and jaded with the length of the chace, fell with him, and his lordship not being able to quit the reins, was trampled on, whereby feveral fractures were made in his head.

24. Hon. Mifs Harriet Monfon, youngest daughter of Lord Monfon.

Right Hon. Countefs of Mill. town, in Ireland.

Right Hon. Eliz. Lady Willoughby de Broke.

26. Hon. Charles Maitland, youngest fon to the Earl of Lauderdale.

The only fon of the Earl of Shannon.

28. Sir Henry Edwards, Bart. at Shrewsbury.

Lady of Sir James Livingston, Bart. in Scotland.

April Lady of Sir Thomas Gooch, Bart.

Charlotte Wilhelmina, born Princefs of Saxe Cobourg Saafield, Countefs Dowager of Hanau.

13. Lady Mary Bertie, eldest daughter to the Duke of Ancafter. Right Hon. Lord Viscount Do neraile, at Bath.

16. Right Hon. Jane Dutchels of Argyll. She was one of the maids of honour to Queen Anne, and Queen Caroline when Princefs of Wales. Her grace had issue five daughters, viz. Lady Caroline, married first to Francis Earl of Dal keith, and fecondly to the Right Hon. Charles Townfhend, the prefent Chancellor of the Exche

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quer; Lady Anne, married to William Earl of Stafford; Lady Jane, who died in her 12th year; Lady Betty, married to the Right Hon. James Stewart Mackenzie, brother to the Earl of Bute; Lady Mary, married to Edward Viscount Coke heir apparent of Thomas Earl of Leicester, and to his mother Margaret, Baronefs Clifford, who left her a widow without iffue. Right Hon. William King, Baron of Oakham in Surry.

23. Right Hon. Anth. Browne, Lord Vifcount Montacute, aged 80 years.

Right Hon. Lady George Sut. ton, wife to Lord George Sutton, of Kelham Notts, third fon to the Duke of Rutland.

Right Hon. Lord St. John of Bletfoe, at Nice.

29. Sir John Morgan, Bart. Lady Monckton, at Edinburgh. Lady Dowager Frederick, in Saville-row.

May 5. Lady of Sir Bellingham Graham, Bart. in Yorkshire.

Lady Croft in Kensington. 22. Lady Mary Lyon, fifter to the Earl of Strathmore.

At his houfe in Red-lion-fquare, the Right Hon. Philip Jacob, Baron de Soefdick, Van Cloon, Lord Rynfwick, formerly one of the States of Holland.

Sir William Gage, Bart. 29.The Emprefs Confort at Vienna, of the fmall-pox: fhe was fifter to the Elector of Bavaria.

30. The Hon. Major Gen. John Bofcawen, fecond brother to Lord Falmouth.

June 1. John Auguftus, Duke of Saxony, fecond brother to the reigning Duke. He was born April 14, 1745. His Highnefs the reigning

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21. Lady Viscountess Dowager Bledlington in Ireland, aged 84 years,

Lately, Mr. de Hulfen, Lieut. General of Infantry, knight of the Black Eagle, and Governor of Berlin.

The Right Hon. Lord Hope, eldelt fon of the Earl of Hopetown; he was aged 27, and lately returned from America.

23. The Hon. Lieutenant Gen. Thomas Brudenel, Governor of Windfor Caftle.

Sir John Evelyn, Bart.

Princefs Augufta Wilhelmina, aunt to the reigning Prince of Anhalt Bernbourg.

Sir Charles Bond, Bart, at Beaumaris in Anglefea.

July 1. Hon. Col. John Mor. daunt, brother to the Earl of Pe. terborough.

5. James Earl of Moray, one of the Sixteen peers of Scotland. The Countess Dowager of Glafgow.

8. Sir Henry Poole, Bart. one of the Commiffioners of Excife. .12. Sir William Boyer, Bart. of Denham Court.

Sir William Twyfden, Bart, 22. Right Hon. John Lord Bowes, Lord Chancellor of Ireland.

Right Hon. Countess Dowager of Suffolk, aged 86.

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