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Lately. At Cheshunt, Herts, Artemidorus-Cromwell Russell, esq. eldest son of T. A. Russell, esq. of Cheshunt Park, Herts, to Avarilla-Aphra, dau. of the Rev. W. A. Armstrong, of Pengelly Lodge.- -At Gosford House, N. B., A. Fletcher, esq. of Salton Castle, East Lothian, to the Right Hon. Lady Charlotte Charteris, fourth dau. of the Earl of Wemyss and March.-Rev. Tho. Alder, M. A. of St. Peter's Col. Camb. to Miss Eliza Edwards, of Wantisden, Norf. -Rev. Tho. Cha. Brown, Chap. to Duke of Manchester, to Frances, only dau. of late Wm. Page, esq.- -Rev. Hugh Price, Rector of Newton Tony, Wilts, to Charl. yngst. dau. of late Sam. Emly, esq. of Sarum.Rev. R. Prickett, Chapl. to Trinity House, to Louisa, 2d dau. of Wm. Carless, esq.

Sept. 5. At Thames Ditton, Capt. G. F. Lyon, R. N. to Lucy-Louisa, youngest dau. of late Lord Edw. Fitz-Gerald.- -At Gloucester, Charles Offley, esq. of Upfield-lodge, to Arab.-Theresa, youngest dau. of Thomas Martin, esq.-7. At Swillington, Rev. Charles Lee, Lecturer of Hexham, Northumberland, to Mary-Louisa, eldest dau. of Tho. Ikin, esq. of Leventhorpe House. At Balsham, Camb. Harry-Jordan Place, esq. of Marnbull, Dors. to Charl. Anne, eld. dau. of Rev. Henry-Allen Lagden, Rector of Wiston Colvill, Camb. and Vicar of Ware and Thunderidge, Herts.-——8. At Barham, Kent, Thos. eld. son of Thos. Papillon, esq. of Acrise-place, to Frances-Marg. 2d dau. of Sir H. Oxenden, bart, of Broome Park.John Thom. Selwin, esq. of Down-hall, Essex, to Isabella, 2d dau. of late Gen. Leveson Gower, of Bill-hill, Berks. At Elmswell, Suffolk, Rev. Edw. 2d son of H. P. Hanham, esq. of Northbourne Court, Kent, to Maria, 3d dau. of the Rev. J. T. Lawton, Rector of Elmswell.-9. At Newton Kyme, Randall Gossip, esq. 3d Foot Guards, to Christiana, only daughter of the late Lieut.-colonel Marshall Kyme.

10. At Clapham, Nath. Grant, esq. of Finsbury-sq. to Maria-Anne, only dau. of late B. Stow, esq.--12. At York, T. Anderson, esq. of Swinithwaite Hall, to Louisa, eld. dau. of R. P. Strangwayes, esq. of Murton Hall.-15. Hon. and Rev. Rob. Eden, Rector of Egam, to Mary, eld. dau. of Francis Hurst, esq. of Alderwasley, Derb.16. Rev. Geo. Pearson, Rector of Castle Camps, Camb. to Cath. dan. of Philip Hum

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berstone, esq.- -20. Frederick Chapman, esq. of Tynemouth, Northumberland, to Arabella-Maria, dau. of Peter Godfrey, esq. of Old Hall, East Bergholt, Suffolk.- -21. At Stonehouse Chapel, Devon, the Rev. John Baker, nephew of Sir D. Forrest, of Exmouth, to Charlotte, dau. of the late Maj.-gen. Kersteman, Royal Eng.At Walcot Church, Bath, George-Huddleston Thomas, esq. 7th Madras light cavalry, son of the late Archdeacon Thomas, to Mary-Anne, dau. of the Rev. Thos. Broadhurst, Belvidere House, Bath.- -23. At Weston Colville, Cambridgeshire, HenryRobert Bullock, esq. Capt. 1st Life Guards, to Charlotte, dau. of John Hall, esq. of Weston Colville. -24. At Christchurch, Surrey, Edmund Drayton, esq. of Forestgate, West Ham, Essex, to Mrs. Heathcote, of Great Surrey-street.- -At Doncaster, Lieut.-gen. Sharpe, of Haddam, to Jane, dau. of Godfrey Higgins, esq. of Shellow Grange, co. York.- -At St. Margaret's, Westminster, Bulstrode W. Cumberlege, esq. Madras Cav. to Susanna-Isabella, dau. of Alex. Mundell, esq. of Great Georgestreet.At Greenwich, Wm. Buchanan, esq. of Finsbury-terrace, to Jane, dau. of Joseph Foskett, esq. of Reigate, Surrey.26. At Gretna, the Rev. Thos. Caton, to Louisa-Frances Lumley, dau. of the Hon. and Rev. John-Lumley Savile.-27. Wm. Day, esq. of Hadlow, Sussex, to Anne-Elliott, dau. of late W. Le Blanc, esq. of New Bridge-street. -At Bampton, Oxfordshire, the Rev. T. A. Warren, Rector of South Warnborough, Hants, to Catherine, dau. of late Mr. Serj. Manley, Commissioner of Excise.--At Winchelsea, Sussex, Ernest-Christian Wilford, esq. of the R. Staff. Corps, to Frances, dau. of late Rich. Denne, esq. of Winchelsea.-28. At St. James's Church, Lieut.-col. Gubbins, 67th Reg. to Sarah, only dau. of late Charles Shard, esq. of Lovell-hill, Berks.——At St. Swithin, Worcester, John Lilly, esq. of Podwell, Somerset, to Anne-Marg. dau. of Humphrey Chamberlain, esq. of Worcester.Tamerton, Devon, Marcus R. Southwell, esq. to Cecilia-Jane, dau. of Alfred Johnson, esq. of Wadlands, Tamerton, Devon.At Cremorgan, Queen's County, Sir S. Osbourne Gibbes, bart. to Margaret, dau. of the late Henry Moore, esq. of Cremorgan, and grand niece to the Earl of Clonmel.-—

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-At St. Leonard's, Bromley, Middlesex, John-Ingram Batten, esq. to HarrietEliz. only dau. of Ingram Rider, esq. of His Majesty's Customs.- -At St. Pancras New Church, the Rev. John Williams, of Cardiff, Glamorganshire, to Sarah-Wilson, dau. of J. P. Lockhart, esq. of Tavistock-square.

Oct. 1. At St. Pancras New Church, Henry-Spencer Papps, esq. of the Old Jewry, to Frances-Anne, dau. of Alex. Forbes, esq. of Upper Woburn-place, Tavistock-square.

At Kingston Church, the Rev. D. G. Norris, to Mary-Pellew, daughter of P. F. Wallis, esq. of Frutton, near Portsmouth.

-At Dublin, William Whymper, esq. M.D. Coldstream Guards, to Marianue, dau. of late Rev. J. B. Hayes, and niece of Gen. Hayes, of Mount Mellick, Queen's County.

4. At Upton Helions, Devon, John Bott, esq. of Coton Hall, Staffordshire, to Susanna Maria, dau. of late Major Arden, 3d Drag. At St. Mary's, Marylebone, G. J. Cholmondeley, esq. to the Hon. Mary Eliz. Townshend, dau. of Lord Viscount Sidney.- -At St. James's, Clerkenwell, the Rev. Sam.-Whitehorne Barnett, Eliz. dau. of James Lane, esq. of Pentonville.- -At Clifton, Edw. Martin, esq. of Dublin, to Eliz. dau. of late Rich. Zouch, esq. -At King's Langley, Herts, Henry Hyndman, esq. of Fludyer-street, Westminster, to Augusta, dau. of the Rev. Tho. Morgan, LL.D. Vicar of King's Langley.

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-5. At Tottenham, Capt. Babington, Madras Cavalry, son of Dr. Babington, of Aldermanbury, to Adeline, 7th dau. of Wm. Hobson, esq. of Markfield, Stamford-hill.

-At St. Sepulchre, Cambridge, the Rev. Dacre Barrett Lennard, son of Sir Thomas Barrett Lennard, Bart. of Belhus, co. Essex, to Rachel Anna, dau. of Jeremiah Ines, esq. -George Meara, esq. of Canaghmore, co. Waterford, to Sarah Cath. dau. of late Hon. Edw. and Lady Arabella Ward, of Castle Ward, co. Down.-6. At the Ambassador's Chapel, in Paris, Cha. D. Broughton, esq. fourth surviving son of the late Sir Tho. Broughton, Bart. of Doddington Hall, Cheshire, to Caroline, dau. of late Col. W. Greene, Military Aud.-Gen. at Bengal. -At St. Margaret's, Westminster, Chas. Ronalds, esq. of Croydon, to Caroline Amelia, dau. of C. W. Fisher, esq. of Kensington Palace.At Hutton, Essex, Charles Grant, esq. of Thobey Priory, to Eliz. dau. of the Rev. R. Black, Rector of Hutton.-7. At Loughborough, Thomas B. Miller, esq. to Susannah, relict of the late Thomas Land, esq.- -8. At the Rectory Church, Marylebone, Henry, son of W. Currie, esq. of East Horsley in Surrey, to Emma, dau. of late Lieut.-Col. Thomas Knox, 1st reg. Guards.- -At St. James's 'Church, Sir W. Geo. Hylton Jolliffe, Bart. to Eleanor, second dau. of the Hon. Ber

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keley Pagett.At St. George's, Hanoversquare, Edw. Rose Tunno, esq. of Upper Brook-street, to Caroline, dau. of J. M. Raikes, esq. of Portland-place.——————11. At St. Swithin's Church, Winchester, the Lord Bishop of Barbadoes (Dr. Coleridge), to Miss Sarah Eliz. Rennell, dau. of the Very Rev. Thomas Rennell, Dean of Winchester.

12. At St. James's Church, Lloyd B, Hesketh, esq. to Lady Emily Lygon.At Twickenham, Lieut. Robilliard, R. N. to Rebecca, dau. of William Davies, esq. of Surrey-square.-13. At Bentley, Hants, Joseph M'Carogher, M.D. of Farnham, to Jane, dau. of Capt. Ommanney, R. N. of Northbrook House.- 15. At Heydon, Norfolk, Henry Handley, esq. M. P. for Heytesbury, to the Hon. Caroline Edwardes, eldest dau. of Lord Kensington.-—Arthur Loveday, esq. of Doctors' Commons, to Eliz. dau. of the Rev. George Wells, Rector of Wiston, Sussex.-At St. Pancras New Church, John Sewell, esq. of Clarendon-square, to Mary Eliza Cimbaloni, of the same place.-17. At St. Margaret's, Westminster, Lieut. John Taylor, R. N. to Miss Bayne, dau. of late Donald Bayne, esq.- -At Shiplake, the Hon. and Rev. Frederick Bertie (brother to the Earl of Abingdon), to Georgiana Anne Emily, 2d dau. of Rear-Adm. Lord Mark Kerr.18. At Birmingham, H. T. Bayley, jun. esq. of Lisbon, to Miss Maria Roberts, of Netherton House, Staffordshire.--At Bognor, the Rev. Wm. Knight, Rector of Steventon, Hants, to Caroline, dau. of John Portal, esq. of Freefolk House.-19. At St. Mary-le-Strand, B. H. English, esq. of Ray Lodge, Woodford, to Eliz. widow of Wm. Lewis, esq. of Lion-house, Stamford-hill

-At Watton Church, Herts, the Hon. Alex. Leslie Melville, brother of the Earl of Leven and Melville, to Charlotte, dau. of Samuel Smith, esq. M. P.——20. At Muxtone Magna, Wm. Reed Bell, esq. of Gillingham, Dorset, to Agues, dau. of the Rev. John Williams, Vicar of Muxtone and Ashington, co. Somerset.-—At Wytham, the seat of the Earl of Abingdon, John Hodgete Hoggete Foley, esq. M. P. of Prestwood House, Staffordshire, to Charlotte Margaret, dau. of John Gage, esq. of Rogate Lodge, Sussex.--Henry Locock, of Euston-square, to Susan, youngest dau. of the Rev. Wm. Smyth, Rector of Great Linford, Bucks,

Lately, Rev. Thos. Brown, Rector of Hemingstone, Suffolk, to Frederica, dau. of Rev. Cha. Davy.--Rev. Wm. Currie, of Boughton Hall, Cheshire, to Mary, dau. of Rich. Campbell, esq. of Craigie, co. Ayr.

The Rev. T. Evans, Vicar of Fembrey, Carm. to Eliz. 2d dau. of late Rev. S. Morse.--Rev. C.R. Fanshawe, Rector of Fawley, Berks, and Morton, Norfolk, to Jane, 4th dau. of Rev. W. Williams, late Vicar of Maldon,

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EARL OF CARLISLE.

Sept. 4. At his seat, Castle Howard, co. York, Frederick Howard, Earl of Carlisle, Viscount Howard of Morpeth, Baron Dacres of Gillesland, K. G. &c.

This distinguished Nobleman was the eldest son of Henry fourth Earl of Carlisle, by his second wife, Isabella, daughter of William fourth Lord Byron, who died Jan. 22, 1795; was born May 28, 1748. Being intended for a public life, be was early sent to Eton College, where he became the contemporary of Hare, Fox, and of the Duke of Leinster. Here too be also formed a particular intimacy with Mr. Storer, who engaged his attention and rivetted his friendship_so much, that they were considered the Py lades and Orestes of Eton. Some of his school-fellows he celebrated while there in some very superior verses.

From Eton his Lordship went to King's College, Cambridge, and afterwards repaired to the Continent, making a grand tour of Italy, France, &c. During his travels he was, although not a Peer of Scotland, elected one of the Knight Companions of the Order of the Thistle, and was invested with the Ensigns thereof, Feb. 27, 1768, at Turin, the King of Sardinia representing his Majesty on that occasion. On the expiration of his minority, he returned to England, and, his father having died Sept 4, 1758, took his seat in the House of Peers in 1769, and became one of the gayest noblemen of the capital. Possessing a small but elegant figure, in which symmetry was happily blended with agility and strength, he shone one of the meteors of fashion. Elegant in his dress and manners, with his green ribband across his vest, and a brilliant star sparkling at his side, he was considered one of the chief ornaments of the Court. At this period, his Lordship and Mr. C. Fox, though it will scarcely be believed, were considered as two of the best dressed men of their times.

After dedicating a few years to fashion, we find him resuming the original bent of his nature and education, and contending in the lists of Parliament for the meed of fame and the prize of eloquence. Previous to entering upon his literary character we shall notice a few incidents in his political career, which he commenced in 1777, by being appointed, June 13, Treasurer of his Majesty's Household, and Sworn Member of the Privy Council. In April 1788 he was chosen, on account of his acknowledged moderation, one of GENT. MAG. October, 1825.

the Commissioners to treat, consult, and agree upon the means of quieting the disorders subsis ing in his Majesty's co'onies, plantations, and provinces in North America. With the rest of the Commissioners, among whom were Governor Johnstone and Mr. Eden, afterwards Lord Auckland, he went to America, but the disposition of the Colonies being adverse to a reconciliation, the object of his mission was defeated, and he returned without being able to render any service to his country; though it was universally acknowledged that he had executed the important office entrusted to his care in a manner that redounded greatly to his honour.

On the 6th of November 1779 he was appointed a Lord of Trade; on Feb. 9, 1780, made Lord Lieutenant for the East Riding of Yorkshire; and in October following appointed Viceroy of Ireland. On this occasion he was accompanied by his friend Mr. Eden, who, in the capacity of Secretary, managed the interests of Eng. land in the Irish Parliament, at this peculiarly arduous and critical period. Notwithstanding numerous adverses, his administration was accompanied with many circumstances calculated to conciliate popular favour and meliorate the condition of an unhappy people. A national bank was established, and many excellent plans formed and bills passed for increasing the trade of Ireland. About the end of March 1782, an entire change of administration taking place, Ireland fell to the share of the Duke of Portland, a nobleman at that moment one of the most popular men in the kingdom. This event occurred when Lord Carlisle was negotiating the repeal of so much of the statute of George 1. as affected the legislative independence of Ireland, and was accompanied with some circumstances that rendered his recal particularly disagreeable. The Irish Parliament, however, on the 15th of April passed a vote of thanks to him "for the wisdom and prudence of his administration, and for his uniform and unremitted attention to promote the welfare of this Kingdom."

In consequence of the demise of the great and disinterested patriot, Lord Rockingham, we find Lord Carlisle enjoying the honourable appointment of Steward of the Household; and he soon after obtained the more dignified one of Lord Privy Seal. But a variety of important alterations ensuing, it was difficult to preserve a firm footing amidst the freqnent volcanic plosions.

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In 1789, during the disputes relative to the Regency Bill, in consequence of the severe illness of his late Majesty, Lord Carlisle took an active part against the restrictions imposed on the heir-apparent, and when it came before the House of Peers, Dec. 23, 1789, his Lordship in a brief but elegant speech, asserted the claims of the Prince of Wales.

On Monday, March 28, 1791, we find his Lordship once more acting in opposition to Mr. Pitt's administration, in a very powerful speech, on the King's message respecting the failure of the pacification between Russia and the Porte. He declared that in the course of his parliamentary attendance, he had often witnessed the contemptuous behaviour of the ministry, but never in so insulting a manner as on this occasion.

In 1793 be was honoured with the Order of the Garter.

In 1794 he published a "Letter to Lord Fitzwilliam, in reply to his Lordship's two Letters ;" and in 1798 a spirited tract entitled "Unite or Fall," for general distribution.

It now remains to speak of Lord Carlisle as a votary of the Muses and a patron of the Arts. At a very early period he was inspired with and cultivated a taste for poetry; indeed, if we are rightly informed, he may be said to "have tisped in numbers." Many of these compositions may be found in "The Foundling Hospital for Wit;" and, "The Asylum," both published by Mr. Almou. Four Poems written by his Lordship were published in 1773 in a 4to volume; the first of these was an Ode on the death of Gray; the second and third, verses destined for the monument of a favourite spaniel; and the fourth a translation from Dante. The Ode appears to have been written in 1771, when the noble author had scarcely attained his twenty-third year, and contains a recapitulation of all the works of that rapture-breathing bard. The transJation from Dante contains an account of Count Ugolino.

In 1783 appeared "The Father's Revenge; a Tragedy, and other Poems," 8vo; and a new edition, 4to, 1800. This tragedy is founded on an incident so interwoven with our passions, and followed by a punishment so disproportionate to the offence, that human nature shudders at the catastrophe. The scenery, consisting of palaces, gothic chapels, &c. with a view of Mount Vesuvius in the back ground, is grand, suitable to the occasion, and calculated to inspire awe; while the dramatic characters are formed to keep up the interest and prepare the inind for some important event. Some of his Lordship's friends applied to Mrs. Chapone to prevail on Dr. Johnson to read and give his opi

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nion of this tragedy, which he did in a letter to that lady, dated Nov. 28, 1783; printed in Boswell's Life, vol. II. p. 470. A limited impression of the 4to edition of this tragedy, decorated with engravings from the pencil of Westall, was circulated by the noble author among his friends.

In 1800 appeared his tragedy of "The Step-mother;" in five acts. The plot of

this is less involved than that of the former; but the catastrophe is equally shocking. In the one we behold a parent presenting the fresh torn heart from the bosom of her lover to the agonized sight of a distracted daughter. In the other we find a father and son, instigated by a cruel and revengeful woman, inflicting mutual death. In both cases the scene, perhaps, is too afflicting for repre

sentation.

In 1801 appeared a splendid edition, from the press of Bulmer, of the "Tragedies and Poems of Frederick Earl of Carlisle, K. G." One of his Lordship's best poetical productions in this collection is that inscribed to Sir J. Reynolds on his resignation of the President's chair of the Royal Academy; but it is much to be lamented that he should have concluded this pretty little Poem with a line from Churchill, as it exhibits a poverty of thought wholly inconsistent with his acknowledged talents.

In 1804 he addressed some lines to the Archbishop of York, on inclosing the tomb of Archbishop Grey with a beautiful gothic railing of cast iron. See vol. LXXIV. p. 954.

In 1806 he published Verses on the death of Lord Nelson; and in 1808 "Thoughts on the present condition of the stage, and the construction of a new theatre," anonymous.

His Lordship also wrote some lines advising Lady Holland not to accept of the snuff-box left her by Napoleon. A copy of these eight stanzas, "written," as Lord Byron says, " by a bore," may be seen in vol. xc. ii. p. 457

In the "Hours of Idleness," published by Lord Byron in 1808, his noble relative's works are said to have long received the meed of public applause; to which, by their intrinsic worth, they were entitled." This forms a striking contrast, to Lord Byron's subsequent asperity. On his coming of age, Lord Byron, wishing to take his seat in the House of Lords, wrote to Lord Carlisle to introduce him. Just at that moment Byron was engaged in writing his satire "The English Bards," &c. and he introduced these lines into his manuscript:

And crowns a new Roscommon in Carlisle.
On one alone Apollo deigns to smile,

The noblesubject of this adulation, how

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ever, unfortunately declining to volunteer his service as an introductor to Parliament, Byron substituted the following heartless sarcasm on his relation's age: No more will cheer with renovating smile The paralytic puling of Carlisle.

And speaking of his tragedies, he says:

"So dull in youth, so drivelling in his age, His scenes alone might damn our sinking stage;

But managers for once cried, hold,enough! Nor drugged their audience with the tragic stuff."

In 1804 his Lordship presented to the Dean and Chapter of York, for the embellishment of their Minster, a beautiful win. dow of painted glass, purchased during the troubles in France, from the Church of St. Nicholas at Rouen; see vol. LXxiv. p. 1065, and an engraving of it in vol. LXXVI. p. 401. In 1811 his Lordship presented to York Minster another beautiful window of stained glass in a pure gothic style. His Lordship's Museum at Castle Howard abounded with antiques of all kinds, while the gallery, 160 feet long, contained a noble collection of pictures, medals, and spars, collected at a great expense.

On the 12th of March 1770, his Lordship married Margaret-Caroline, daughter of Granville-Leveson Gower, first Marbuess of Stafford. She died January 25, 1824. By her he had issue George, present Earl; and nine other children, six daughters and three sons.

EARL OF BRADFORD.

Sept. 7. At his seat, Weston, co. Stafford, in his 64th year, after a painful and lingering illness of nearly two years, the Right Hon. Orlando Bridgeman, Earl of Bradford, Viscount Newport, co. Salop, Baron Bradford of Bradford, cu. Salop, and a Baronet.

He was the third but eldest surviving son of Henry first Lord Bradford, by Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of John Simpson*, Esq. was born March 19, 1762, and, we believe, educated at Cambridge. On the 29th of May 1788, he married Lucy-Elizabeth Byng, daughter of George fourth Viscount Torrington, by whom he had issue Viscount Newport, who succeeds to the titles, three other sons and two daughters.

He sat, while Commoner, in the Parliaments of 1784, 1790, and 1796, for Wigan.

On the 5th of June 1800, he succeeded his father; in 1804 obtained the Colonelcy

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EARL OF DONOUGHMORE.

Aug. 22. In Bulstrode-st. Manchestersquare, aged 69, the Right Hon. Richard Hely Hutchinson, Earl of Donoughmore, Viscount Sulrdale, Baron Donoughmore, Viscount Hutchinson of Knocklofty, in the Peerage of Great Britain, a Privy Counsellor in England and Ireland, a Governor of the county of Tipperary, Second Remembrancer of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland, a Lieutenant General, and F. S. A.

The Earl was the eldest son of the Rt. Hon. John Hely Hutchinson, Principal Secretary of State in Ireland, by Christiana, daughter of Lorenzo Nixon, of Murny, co. Wicklow, Esq. and niece and heir of Richard Hutchinson, of Knocklofty, co. Tipperary, Esq. who was created Baroness Donoughmore, Oct. 16, 1783. He was born Jan. 29, 1756, succeeded to his mo. ther's title at her death, June 24, 1788; was appointed Lieut. col. Commandant of the late 112th foot, receiving full pay, July 21, 1794; and was created Viscount Donoughmore Nov. 7, 1797. On the 1st of January he received his appointment as Colonel; and on the 29th of December following was advanced to the Earldom with special remainder to the heirs male of Christiana Baroness Donoughmore, by the Rt. Hon. J. H. Hutchinson, and elected a Representative Peer of Ireland for life.

On the 30th of October 1805, he was appointed Major-general; and on the 1st of January 1812 received his commission as Lieutenant general. From 1781 to 1802 he was a Commissioner of the Customs in Ireland. In May 1806 he was appointed a Member of the Privy Council and Joint Post-master General in Ireland; which latter situation he resigned on Mr. Perceval's accession to power.

His Lordship raised the late 112th foot, and commanded the Cork Legion during the rebellion in Ireland.

Lord Donoughmore was a strenuous advocate in Parliament of the claims of the Roman Catholics. He published two of his Speeches on that question, viz. that of June 6, 1810, and that of April 21, 1812.

He was created a Peer of the United Kingdom July 19, 1821, by the title of Viscount Hutchinson, of Knocklofty, co. Tipperary, with remainder as before stated. His Lordship was never married; and is, agreeably to the remainder, succeeded in his titles and estates by his next brother, John Lord Hutchinson, Baron of Alexaqdria, now Earl of Donoughmore,

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