Preferments. Mr Alex. Bell, Profeffor of Oriental Languages in the University of Aberdeen. The following Colonels promoted to be Major-Generals in the Army, dated ift May: George Hotham, David Dundas, Adam Williamfon, Robert Abercromby, Gerard Lake, Thomas Mufgrave, James Gerchoms, Guftavus Guddickens, John Morgan, Alex. Stewart, James Coates, Ralph Dundas, Richard Whyte, Alurd Clark, James Hugonir. The Rev. George Horne, D. D. Dean of Canterbury, Bishop of Norwich, in room of Dr Bagot, elected, Bishop of St Afaph. Archibald Cockburn, Efq; one of the Barons of his Majefty's Court of Exchequer in Scotland, in room of David Stewart Moncrieff, Efq; deceafed. John Pringle, Efq; fucceeds Mr Cock burn as Sheriff of Edinburgh. William Tate, Efq; Judge-Admiral. Alexander Abercrombie, Efq; Sheriff of Stirling, in room of Mr Pringle. Mr Maxwell, of Cardoness, has prefented Mr Hugh Gordon to be Minifter of Anworth, vacant by the death of Mr William Gordon. The Right Hon. William Pitt unani-. moufly chofen High Steward of the Univerfity of Cambridge, in room of the Earl Hardwicke, deceased. Dr Baird, Phyfician in Edinburgh, and the eldeft Fellow of the Royal Col lege. The Rev. Mr Gordon, Minifter at Anwoth. The celebrated Rev. Martin Madin, author of several publications. John Spence, Efq; Commiffary of Brichen. By a fall from his horfe, Mr William Forbes, Merchant, Peterhead; a gentleman much refpected. Aged 18 years, Capt. Patrick Mowat, of the Royal Navy. Lieut. Col. Ironfide, many years in the fervice of the Eaft-India Company. Aged 81 years, Mr John Burrel, Chamberlain to his Grace the Duke of Hamilton, at Kencel. The Right Hon. Philip Earl of Hardwicke, one of the Tellers of his Majefty's Exchequer, and High Steward of the University of Cambridge. His Lordship married Jemima Campbell, Marchionefs de Gray, in her own right, and daughter of the late Earl of Bredalbine. Dying without male iffue, he is fucceeded by his Nephew Philip Yorke, Efq; Member for Cambridgeshire, and fon of the late Hɔn. Charles Yorke. Aged 115, Anthony Jacob, Gardener, near Dublin. He worked in his garden till within a few days of his death. The Right Hon. the Countess of Orkney and Inchequin. She is fucceeded in her Scots titles by her only daughter Lady Mary, now Countefs of Orkney; who married the Hon. Thomas Fitzmaurice, brother to the Marquis of Lanfdown, and has iffue a fon, now Lord Kirkwall. The Rev. Mr Sprott, Minifter at Tulla. The Rev. Mr Mair, Minifter at Braffay, Shetland. At Gilmerton, David Kinloch, Efq; late Captain in the 80th regiment of foot. At Oxford, the Rev. Thomas Warton, B. D. Poet Laureat to his Majefty. At Dublin, Earl Mountcafhel. At Edinburgh, Mr James Dempster, Jeweller, and prefent Deacon of the Goldfmiths. The Rev. Mr Thomson, at Killearn in Kintyre. On his paffage home from India, Lieut. Col. Elphinfione, of 71ft regiment. Gen. Horne, Commander in Chief of the Eaft-India Company's Forces at Fort St George. |