25. Wm. Charles Sloper, Efq; of South Audley-ftreet, to Mifs Amelia Shipley, fecond daughter of the Lord Bishop of St. Afaph. Dec. 8. The Hon. Peter King, eldeft fon of Lord King, to Mifs Charlotte Tedcroft, daughter of the late Edward Tedcroft, Efq; of Horfham in Suffex. Sir Stanier Porten, Knt. to Mifs Mary Wibault, of Titchfield-ftreet. 14. Sir Hungerford Hofkyns, Bart. to Mifs Stanhope, only daughter of Edwin Francis Stanhope, Efq. 17. Sir Robert Fletcher, to Mifs Pybus, daughter of John Pybus, Efq; Banker, in Bond-ftreet. 19. Lord Mahon, to the Hon. Mifs Pitt, daughter of the Right. Hon. the Earl of Chatham. 22. Charles White, Efq; of Lincoln, to Mifs Bernard, eldest daughter of Sir Francis Bernard, Bart. 26. His Grace the Duke of Athol to Lady Jane Cath cart. Thomas Graham, Efq; of Hanover-fquare, to--, daughter of Lord Cath cart. Abel Moyfey, Efq; inember for Bath, to Mifs Charlotte Bampfylde, daughter of Sir Richard Warwick Bampfylde, Bart. one of the knights of the thire for the county of Devon. The Hon. Pierce Butler, Efq brother to the Earl of Carrick, to Mifs Roth, daughter of the late Ri chard Roth, of Mount Roth, Efq; and niece to the late Sir Wm. Cooper, Bart. Principal PROMOTIONS for the Year. 1774; from the London GaZette, &c. Jan. 11. Robert Chefter, of the Inner-Temple, Eiq. to the office of Collector or Receiver of the perpetual yearly tenths of all dignities, offices, benefices, and promotions fpiritual whatfoever, granted to the corporation of the governors of the bounty of Queen Anne, for the augmentation of the maintenance of the poor clergy, in the room of Thomas Parry, Efq; deceafed. Sir Alexander Powell, Knt. one of the Recorders of Salifbury -John Weir, Efq; Commiffary General of the ftores in the ifland of Dominica.-Mr. Ford, Secretary of Appeals, Decrees, and Injunctions. -25. Soame Jenyns, Edward Eliot, and Bamber Gafcoyne, Efqrs; the Hon. Robert Spencer, Efq. commonly called Lord Robert Spencer, William Joliffe, Whitfhed Keene, Efqrs; and the Hon. Charles Greville, Efq; to be his Majesty's Commiflioners for trade and plantations.-Daniel Chamier, Efq; to be Commiffary of ftores and provifions in North America. - 27. The Rt. Hon the Earl of Galloway, a Commitlioner of the Police in Scotland, in the room of the late Earl of Galloway.James Harris, Efq; of Satiflery, Secretary and Comptroller to the Queen, in the room of General Graeme.-Mr. Thomas Conway, [M]4 - to to be Deputy Comptroller of Excife, in the room of James Comyn, Efq. who has refigned.-The Hon. Mrs. Frances Talbot, to be keeper of their Majefties ice-houfes, in the room of Mr. Eldridge, deceafed. The Rev. Doctor Durnford, to be Prebend of Itchin Abbots, in the diocefe of Winchester. -The Rev. Dr. Watfon, King's Profeffor of Divinity, in Cambridge, to a ftall in Ely Cathedral. Feb. 5. Thomas Shirley, Efq. Governor of Dominica, in room of Sir William Young, who has refigned.-Montford Browne, Efq. Governor of the Bahama Iflands. -Peter Livius, Efq. Chief Juftice of New-Hampshire.-John Jack fon, Efq. Receiver-General of all the rights and perquifites of Admiralty belonging to the King. Ralph Ward, Efq Receiver-General of the ftamps in Ireland. fhua Mauger, Efq; an elder brother of the Trinity-Houfe.— Sir Frederick Rogers, Bart. Recorder of Plymouth. -25. To Robert Herries, Efq. the honour of Knighthood.- General Michael O'Brien Dilkes, Colonel of the 50th Regiment of foot, in the place of Sir William Boothby. Colonel Robert Gordon, Commander in Chief of the EaftIndia Company's forces at Bombay. -General John Clavering, Commander in Chief of the Eaft-India Company's forces in India. The Hon. Colonel George Monson, Commander in Chief of the EaftIndia Company's forces in India, in cafe of General Clavering becoming Governor Gen. of Bengal, Bahar and Griffa.-Hugh Finlay, Efq deputy Poftmafter General in North America, in the room of Dr. Franklin, removed.--Commodore George Mackenzie, Commander of his Majefty's fhips at Chatham and Sheerness, and as far as the Buoy at the Nore.-Jo March 4. Walter Rawlinfon, Efq; one of the Aldermen of the city of London, to the honour of Knighthood. 9. The Right Hon. Sir Wm. Meredith, Bart. Comptroller of his Majefty's houshold, (in the room of Lord Pelham) and Privy-Counfellor.-The Right Hon. Jeremiah Dyton, Efq; Cofferer of his Majetty's houthold, (in the room of the Rt. Hon. Hans Stanley, whofe appointment as Governor of the Ile of Wight is increased, and confirmed for life), and a PrivyCounfellor. 23. The Right Hon. Francis Seymour Conway, commonly called Lord Viscount Beauchamp, and Charles Wolfran Cornwall, Efq; to be Commiffioners for executing the office of Treasurer of his Majefty's Exchequer (in the place of the Right Hon. Charles Fox, Efq; who has refigned), and Jeremiah Dyfon, Efq; appointed Cofferer of the houfhold.-The Right Hon. Thomas Pelham, to the offices of Warden and Chief Juftice in Eyre, of all his Majefty's forefts, parks, chaces, and warrens, beyond Trent. the room of William Talbot, Efq; North America, and Vice Admideceased.-Lieutenant Col. Max- ral of the fame, during his Ma-' well, to be Colonel of the 67th_jefty's pleafure, in the room of regiment of foot, in the room of Thomas Hutchinfon, Efq; who Lieutenant Gen. Hamilton Lain- has requested leave to come to bert, deceased.-Capt. Baillie, to England. be Lieutenant Governor of Greenwich Hofpital, in the room of Commodore Boys, deceased. - 22. The King has been pleafed to grant, direct, ordain, and appoint, That there fhall be within the factory of Fort William at Calcutta, in Bengal, a Court of Record, which fhall be called, The Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal; and that the faid Supreme Court fhall confift of one principal Judge, who hall be called the Chief Juftice of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal, and three other Judges, who fhall be called the Puifne Juftices of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal; and to appoint Elijah Impey, of Lincoln's Inn, Efq; to be Chief Juftice; Robert Chambers, of the Middle Temple, Stephen Cæfar Le Maitre, of the Inner Temple, and John Hyde, of Lincoln's Inn, Efquires, to be the Puifne Juftices of the faid Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal, with power to exercife and perform all civil, criminal, admiralty, and ecclefiaftical jurifdiction. 30. Elijah Impey, of Lincoln's Inn, Efq; Chief Juftice of his Majefty's Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal, to the honour of Knighthood. - April 2. Thomas Gage, Efq; Lieutenant-General of his Majetty's forces, to be Captain General and Governor in Chief of the province of Maffachufett's Bay in 8. John Burland, Efq; one of his Majesty's Serjeants at law, to be a Baron of the Court of Exchequer, in the room of Mr. Baron Adams, deceased, together with the honour of Knighthood. - 9. Thomas Dampier, D. D. to the Deanry of the cathedral of Durham, void by the death of Dr. Spencer Cowper. John James Majendie, D. D. the place of a Prebendary of his Majefty's free chapel of St. George, in the caftle of Windfor, void by the refignation of Dr. Dampier.-Thomas Fountaine, Clerk, M. A. the place of a Canon or Prebendary of the cathedral of Worcester, void by the refignation of Dr. Majendie. 26. The Right Rev. Father in God, Dr. Charles Mofs, Bithop of St. David's, to the See of Bath and Wells, in the room of Dr. Edward Willes, deceafed. 29. The Right Hon. Charles Lord Cathcart, to be his Majesty's High Commiflioner to the General Affembly of the church of Scotland. The dignity of a Baronet of Great Britain, unto Charles Coote. Earl of Bellamont, of the kingdom of Ireland, and to the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, and in default of fuch iffue, to Charles Coote, of Donybrook, in the county of Dublin, Efq; and to the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten. May 3. The dignity of Baronet of Great Britain, unto the following gentlemen, viz. Richard Clayton, of Adlington, in Lancashire, Efq; Efq; and in default of iffue male, to the heirs male of John Clayton, Efq; his late father deceafed, and and their heirs male. Archibaid Edmonstone, of Duntreath, in Stirlingshire, North Britain, Efq. Walden Hanmer, of Hanmer, in Flintshire, Elq. Richard Symonds, of the Meend, in Herefordshire, Efq. William Lemon, of Carelew, in Cornwall, Efq. Francis Blake, of TwifelCafile, in the county of Durham, 'Efq. Martin Folkes, of Hillington Hall, in Norfolk, Efq. William Jones, of Ramthury-Manor, in Wilts, Efq. William Montgomery, of Macbichill, in the thire of Tweedale, North Britain, Elg. Philip Gibbs, of Spring Head, in Barbadoes, Efq. Charles Raymond, of Valentine-boule, in Effex, Liq; and, in default of ifue male, to William Burrell, of Beckenham, in Kent, Efq; and his heirs male by Sophia his wife, daughter of the faid Charles Raymond. And, John Smyth, of Sydling, St. Nicholas, in Dorsetthire, Efq. 11. By letters patent under the great feal of Great Britain, Sir Stanier Porten, Knt. Keeper and Register of his majefty's papers and records for the business of state eftablithed at his majefty's palace of Whitehall, in the room of Andrew Stone, Efq; deceated. He this day in council took the oaths appointed to be taken.-Lieutenant General George Auguftus Elliott, Commander in Chief of the Forces in Ireland.--John Cleve Pleydell, Efq; Secretary to the faid Commander in Chief of the forces there. 14. William Barton, John Wyndham Bowyer, David Papillon, George Lewis Scott, Thomas Fowlby, George Quarme, Anthony Lucas, and William Lowndes, Efqrs; together with William Burrel, D. L. to be Commiflioners for the management and receipt of his Majefty's revenue of excife and other duties, within England, Wales, and Town of Berwick upon Tweed. 20. John Sylvefter, M. D. of Hackney, in the county of Middlefex, to the honour of Knighthood.-Sir Hugh Pallifer, Governor of Scarborough Cafile.The Rev. Mr. Topping, of Hampfhire, to a Prebend and Donative belonging to Llandaff cathedral.— The Rev. Dr. Kaye, of Kirkby, in Nottinghamshire, to be Canon Refidertiary of the collegiate church of Southwell.-The Rev. Dr. James Hume Spry, to be Prebend in Salisbury cathedral. June 4. The Hon. James Yorke, Doctor in Divinity, to the Bithop rick of St. David's in the room of Dr. Charles Mofs, tranflated to Bath and Wells. 9. Thomas Oliver, Efq; to be Lieutenant Governor of the province of Matfachufett's Bay in America, in the room of Andrew Oliver, Efq; deceafed.- Thomas Baker, Efq; to be Attorney General, and Ashton Warner Byam, Efq; to be Solicitor General, of the island of Grenada, the Grenadines, St. Vincent, and Tobago, in America. Walter Robinton, Efq; to be Chief Juftice of the ifland of Tobago in America. -II. The Rev. James King, D. D. to the place and dignity of a Canonry or Prebend in the collegiate church or free chapel of St. George in the caftle of Windfor, the fame being void by the death of Dr. Walter Ilarte, late one of the the Prebendaries thereof.-The ftile, liberties, pre-eminencies, Rev. Mr. Arthur Onflow, to be and emoluments, belonging and Chaplain to the Houfe of Com- anciently accufiomed to the faid mons, in the room of Dr. King, office, vacant by the death of Sir made a Canon of Windfor.-The Charles Townley, Knt. late GarRev. Robert Pye, D. D. to be a Prebend of Rochester, in the room of Dr. Courtenay, refigned. - 20. His grace the Duke of Grafton, Comptroller of the Green Wax Office, and Receiver and Comptroller of the profits of the feals in the King's Bench and Common Pleas in the room of the late Duke of Cleveland. -July 2. By letters patent under the great feal of the kingdom of Ireland, containing a grant unto the Right Honourable John Hely Hutchinfon, Doctor of Laws, his Majetty's Prime Serjeant, of the Office and Place of Provost of Trinity College near Dublin, in the room of the Right Honourable Francis Andrews, Doctor of Laws, late Provoft thereof, deceafed. 15. Daniel de Laval, Efq; his Majefty's Refident at the Court of Copenhagen. 30. Mr. Lynn, fon of Capt. Lynn, to be Groom of his Majefty's Wardrobe, in the room of Godfrey Heathcote, Efq; deceafed. -John Larpent,jun. to be a Groom of the Privy Chamber to is Majefty.- Edward Whitehoule, Efq; to be a Gentleman Uther and Quarter Waiter to his Majefty, in the room of Mr. Larpent. Aug. 2. Thomas Browne, Efq; (Clarencieux King of Arms) to be a Principal King of Englith Arms, and a Principal Officer of Arms of the Noble Order of the Garter, and to grant unto the faid Thomas Browne, Efq; that office which is commonly called Garter, and alfo the name Garter, with the ter. - 3. Lieutenant General George Howard, and the Right Hon. John Blaquiere, to the order of the Bath. 4. Robert Irvine, Efq; to be his Majefty's agent in the cities of Rotterdam, Dordrecht, and Schiedam, and town of Delfifhaven, upon the Macfe in Holland, |