Oct. 25. Samuel Wallis, Efq; to be a commiffioner of the navy. -26. Paul Joddrell, M. D. knighted.

-27. George, Viscount Townfhend, to be marquis Townfhend. Samuel Marshall, Efq; to be a commiffioner of the victuallingoffice.

John Daniell, Efq; to be comptroller of the falt duties.

-20. Richard, Lord Rokeby, archbishop of Armagh; James, Lord Lifford, Lord Chancellor ; and the Right Hon. John Forster, fpeaker of the house of commons; to be lord juftices of Ireland.

Nov. 2.

George, Marquis of Buckingham, to be lord lieutenant of Ireland.

-6. Hon. and Rev. Dr. John Harley, to be bishop of Hereford.

17. Dr. Beilby Porteus, bihop of Chefter, to be bishop of London.

-27. Charles Runnington, Samuel Marshall, and James Watfon, Efqfs, to be ferjeants at law, -30, Right Hon. Alleyne Fitzherbert, a privy counsellor.

Dec. 5. Henry, Duke of Beaufort, to be lord lieutenant of Leicefterfhire.

-7. Beilby, bifhop of London, a privy counsellor.

8. Beilby, bifhop of London, to be dean of the chapels royal. Rev. Benjamin Blayney, to be Hebrew profeffor at Oxford.

Dec. 29. Thomas Millar, of Bar fkimming, Efq; to be prefident of his majefty's college of juftice in Scotland.

Robert M'Queen, of Braxfield, Efq; to be his majesty's juftice-clerk in Scotland.

John Swinton, of Swinton, Efq; to be one of his majefty's commi fioners of jufticiary in Scotland.

John Maclaurin, Efq; to be one of the ordinary lords of feflion in Scotland.

SHERIFFS appointed by his Majefty in Council, for 1787. Berkshire. William Byam Martin, of White Knights, Efq.

Bedfordshire. Jofeph Partridge, of Cranfield, Efq.

Bucks. R. Dayrell, of Lillingftone Dayrell, Efq.

Cornwall. Sam. Thomas, of Tregols, Efq.

Cumberland. Thomas Whelpdale, of Skirfgill-Hall, Efq.

Chefter. Sir Richard Brooke, of Norton, Bart.

Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonhire. William Camps, of Wilburton, Efq.

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Efq.

Gloucestershire. Sam. Richardson, of Newent, Efq.

Herefordshire. R. Cope Hopton, of Cannon Froome, Efq.

Hertfordshire. J. Roper, of Berkhamstead St. Peter, Efq.

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Kent. J. Cotton, of Hill Park, Efq. Lancashire. William Bamford, of Bamford-Hall, Efq.. Leicestershire. John Goodacre, junior, of Afhby Parva, Efq. Lincolnshire. Theoph.Buckworth, of Spalding, Efq.

Monmouthbire. Thomas Lewis, of Chepstow, Efq.

Norfolk Edward Billingsley, of Hockwold with Wilton, Efq.. Northamptonshire. William Walcot, jun. of Oundle, Efq. Northumberland. Edward Collingwood, of Chirton, Efq. Nottinghamshire. T. Waterhouse, of Beckenham, Efq, Oxfordshire, Charles Marfack, of Caversham Park, Efq.

Rutlandfire, George Belgrave, of Ridlington, Efq. Shropfbire, Humphry Sandford, of the Ifle, Efq.

Somerfetfbire. Nath Dalton, of Shanks, Efq.

Southampton, county of. Sir Henry Powlett St. John, of Dogmerffield, Bart.

Staffordshire. of Fenton, efq. Suffolk. J. Meadows Theobald, of Henley, Efq.

Thomas Whieldon,

Surrey Richard Ladbroke, of Tadworth Court, Esq. Suffex Richard Wyatt, of Trimmings, Efq.

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Warwickshire. Thomas Mafon, of Stratford upon Avon, Efq.to Worcestershire: Richard Harrifon, of Temple Langhern, Efq. Wilbire. Ifaac Webb Horlock, of Athwick, Efq.

of the judges of the court of King's Bench.

14. The Earl of Carhampton, father to her royal highnefs the Dutchefs of Cumberland.

15. The

20. Lord James Beauclerk, lord bishop of Hereford.

24. Charles, Duke of Rutland, lord lieutenant of Ireland. Lately in France, George, Earl of Dalhoufie.

22. Hon. George Shirley, only furviving fon of Robert, firft Earl Ferrers.

Nov. 2. Admiral Sir James Douglas, Bart.

3. Dr. Robert Lowth, lord bishop of London.

16. George, Marquis of Tweedale.

26. Hon. and Rev. Mr. Hamilton, brother to the Earl of Abercorn.

Dec. 1. Sir Richard Sutton, Bart. M. P. for Boroughbridge.

7. Mrs. Mary Pitt, youngest fifter of the late Earl of Chatham. 15. Lady of admiral Sir Edmund Affleck, Bart.

21. John, Earl of Hyndford. 23. Madame Louifa of France, daughter of the late king.

27. Thomas, Earl of Kinnoul. Jane, Marchionefs of Lothian

APPPENDIX

A Narrative of the Proceedings on Two Informations exhibited in the Court of King's Bench, in January 1787, against Lord George Gordon-One at the Suit of the French Amballador, for a libellous Publication against the Queen of France, and Monfieur Barthelemy,Charge des Affaires from that Court; the other at the Suit of his Majesty's Attorney General, for a libel entitled, "The Prifoners Petition," reflecting upon the Adminiftration of Juftice in this Country, particularly with respect to the Tranfportation of Convicts to Botany Bay, and tending to excite Prifoners to Mutiny.

N Tuesday the 25th of Janu

ary, Lord George Gordon appeared in the Court of King's Bench, and ftated to the judges, that he had received a fummons from the folicitor of the treasury to appear perfonally in court on Tuesday next after the octave of St. Hilary, to answer to an information to be exhibited against him on the king's behalf, for certain crimes and misdemeanours. lordship faid, that he had looked into the popish calendars, and thofe fort of books, to see what an octave meant; and that he found it was eight days from the celebration of the feaft of the faint; that he had

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come himself, because he was defired perfonally to appear, and did not intend to be at any expence, or to employ any folicitor or counsel; his reafon for which was, that one learned gentleman, who had formerly afferted his innocence, Sir Lloyd Kenyon, was raised (he was glad to fee it) to a very high fitua tion; and of the affiftance of the other (Mr. Erfkine) he was deprived, he having been retained against him fome time ago. The court informed Lord George of the course he must pursue; namely, to plead in the crown office, and that then he would have regular notice to prepare for trial; upon which he retired. This information was at the suit of the French ambaffador, for a libellous publication against the court of France.

On the day following, at the rifing of the court, Lord George appeared within the bar, with Blackstone's Commentaries tied up in a handkerchief. He faid, that the attorneygeneral had filed an information against him, which blended the diftinct and different informations, Qui Tamand by the mafter of the crown office, as the judges would perceive, by recurring to the doctrines contained in their good and worthy brother Blackstone. [Here the bar could not refrain from laughter.] His lordship turned round, and told

them,