18. Richard Colt Hoare, efq. eldest fon of Richard Hoare, efq. of Barn Elms, to the hon, Mifs Lyttelton, eldest daughter of lord Weftcote, of Hagley Park, in Worcesterfhire.

The rev. Edward Beckingham Benfon, to the right hon. lady Frances Alicia Sandys, fifter of the earl of Tankerville.

Sept. 9. The right hon. the earl of Eglingtown, to Mifs Twifden, daughter of the late Sir William Twifden, bart.

13. Robert Sheffield, efq. to Mifs Pitches, daughter of Sir Abraham Pitches.

16. The hon. George Dalrymple, brother to the earl of Stair, to Mifs Harland, eldest furviving daughter of admiral Sir Robert Harland.

24. Sir Robert Wilmot, baronet, of Ofmaston, in the county of Derby, to the hon Mrs. Byron, daughter of the hon. admiral Byron.

Sir Thomas Wallace, to Mifs Gordon.

O. 6. James Whyte, efq. to Mifs Catharine Hildvard, daughter of the late Sir Robert Hildyard, bart.

9. David Murray, efq. nephew to lord Elibank, to Mifs Harley, fourth daughter of the right hon. Thomas Harley.

Lord Viscount Valentia, to Mifs Cavendish, daughter to the right hon. Sir Henry Cavendish, bart.

Nov. 1. The rev, Mr. O'Beirne, fecretary to the first lord of the treafury, to Mifs Stuart, only furviving child of the hon. colonel Francis Stuart, brother to the earl of Moray.

Dec. 3. William Bellingham, efq. to Mifs Fanny Cholmondely, youngeft daughter to the hon. Robert Cholmondely.

16. By fpecial licence, Thomas Boothby Parkyns, efq. eldest fon of

Sir Thomas Parkyns, bart. to Mifs James, only daughter of the late Sir William James, bart.

17. Alexander Adair, efq. of Flixton-hall, in Suffolk, to Mifs Lydia Thomas, daughter of the late Sir William Thomas, bart, of Yapton-place, in Suffex.

PROMOTIONS in the Year 1783.

Jan. 4. Rev. John Hume, dean of Derry, in Ireland, void by the refignation of the rev. Mr. Edward Emily.

Dr. Scott, to the office of regifter of the court of faculties.

The countess of Pembroke, to be one of the ladies of her majesty's bed-chamber, in the room of the countess of Hertford, deceased.

Alexander Chalmers to be commiffary clerk of the commiffariot of Murray, vacant by the refignation of Mr. William Dunbar.

8. The order of the Bath upon the right hon. George Auguftus Eliott, gen. of his majesty's forces, and governor of Gibraltar.

Sir William Hamilton, K. B. and Sir William Mufgrave, bart. to be trustees of the British Museum.-Sir Herbert Mackworth, bart. and James Davifon, efq. to be vice presidents of the fociety for the encouragement of arts, manufactures, and com

The rev. Mr. John Bell, to be chaplain to the British factory at Oporto.

12. Lady Elizabeth Waldegrave, daughter of the earl of Waldegrave, is appointed lady of the bedchamber to the princess royal.

The right hon. Nathaniel Newn hain, efq. lord-mayor, elected prefident of St. Thomas's Hofpital, in the room of Samuel Plumbe, efq. late alderman of Caftle Baynard ward, who has refigned.

Lord Shelburne appointed John Morin, efq. his private fecretary, to the office of paymaster-general of the forces in Cibraltar, and keeper of the state papers in Whitehall.

22. Hon. Charles Howard, commonly called earl of Surry, to be lord lieutenant of the Weft Riding in the county of York, and of the city of York, and county of the fame. 28. Richard vifcount Howe, admiral Hugh Pigot, Charles Brett, and Richard Hopkins, efquires, John Jefferies Pratt, John Aubrey, efq. and John Levefon Gower, were appointed commiffioners of the Admiralty.

Feb. 1. The rev. St. Andrew St. John, M. A. uncle to lord St. John, to the deanery of Worcester, vice Dr. Foley, deceased.

10. The marquis of Carmarthen, ambaffador extraordinary to his Christian majefty; and William Fawkner, efq. to be his lordship's fecretary.

SHERIFFS appointed by his
Majefty in Council.

Berkshire, James Patey, of Reading, efq.

Bedfordshire, John Dilley, of Southill, efq.

Bucks, David Devifme, of Great Miffenden, efq.

Cumberland, John Orfeur Yates, of Skerwith Abbey, efq.

Cheshire, Davis Davenport, of Capefthorn, efq.

Cambridge and Huntingdon, William Vachell, of Hingefton, efq. Cornwall, Chriftopher Hawkins, of Trewithen, efq.

Devonshire, Francis Rofe Drewe, of Grange, efq.

Dorfetfhire, Francis John Browne, of Frampton, efq.

Derbyfbire, fir Edward Every, of Egginton, bart.

Effex, John Godfalve Croffe, of Baddow, efq.

Gloucefterfhire, Jofeph Roberts, of Clapton-lane, efq.

Hertfordshire, Robert Mackay, of Tewin, efq.

Herefordshire, Tomkyns Dew, of Whitney, efq.

Kent, Henry Hawley, of Leybourne, efq.

Leicestershire, Charles Loraine Smith, of Enderby, efq.

Lincolnshire, fir Jenifon William Gordon, of Branfton, bart. Monmouthshire, Elisha Bifcoe, of Dixton, efq.

Northumberland, William Har grave, of Shawden, efq. Northamptonshire, Michael Wodhull, of Thenford, efq.

Norfolk, fir Martin Browne Folkes, f Hillington, bart.

Nottinghamshire, John Gilbert Cooper, of Thurgaton, efq. Oxfordshire, Sir Gregory Page Turner, of Ambrofeden, bart. Rutlandfire, John. Bellars, of Seaton, efq.

Shropshire, Ifaac Hawkins Browne, of Badger, efq.

Somerfetfhire, Peter Sherftone, of Wells, efq.

Staffordshire, Richard Gildart, of Norton, efq.

Suffolk, Robert Trotman, of Ipf-. wich, efq.

Southampton, William Powlett Powlett, of Sombourne, efq.

Surrey

Surrey, Heary Boulton, of Leatherhead, efq.

Suffex, John Norton, of Southwick, efq.

Warwickshire, John Neale, of Allefley Park, efq.

orcefferire, Jonathan Pytts, of

Kyre, elq.
Wiltshire, Thomas Huffey, of
Fillerton Anger, elq.

York hire, fir Robert Darey Hild. yard, of Wineftead, bart.

SOUTH WALES. Brecon, Thomas Meredith, of Brecon, efq.

Carmarthen, John Davies, af Traw finaur, efq.

Cardigan, John Benyon, of Duffryn, eiq.

Glamorgan, William Kemys, of Ynyfarward, efq.

Pembroke, Thomas Wright, of Popehill, efq.

Radnor, Thomas Price, of Glafcombe, elq.

NORTH WALES.

Anglefey, Morgan Jones, of Sker ries, efq.

Carnarvon, Thomas Afhton Smith, of Vaenol, efq.

Denbigh, Charles Goodwin, of Burton, efq.

Flint, George Prefcott, of Hawarden, etq.

Merioneth, Robert Evans, of Bodwenni, efq.

Montgomery hire, William Humffreys, of Llwyn, efq.

14. The duke of Rutland was appointed steward of his majesty's houfe hold.

15. John Charles Lucena, efq. to be conful for the court of Portugal in Great Britain.

20. The hon. William Skeffingtan, equerry to her majesty, in the

room of the hon. John Weft, now earl of Delawar.

22. The hon. John Trevor, envoy extraordinary to the king of Sardinia; and lord Galway envoy extraordinary to the elector Palatine and minister to the diet at Ratisbon.

Alexander Murray, efq. to be one of the lords of feffion in North Bri tain.

Elay Campbell, efq. advocate, to be his majesty's folicitor general in Scotland.

26. His majesty was pleafed to confer the honour of knighthood on theriff Taylor.

28. Morfe, efq. governor of the fettlement on the river Gambia.

March 1. Edward Mathew, esq. major-gen. of his maje ty's forces, to be capt. gen. and governor in chief in and over the island of Grenada, and fuch of the iflands, commonly called the Grenadines, to the fouthward of the ifland of Carriacou, including that ifland, and lying be tween the fame and Grenada.

Edmund Lincoln, efq. to be capt. gen, and governor in chief in and over the island of St. Vincent, Bequia, and fuch other the islands, commonly called the Grenadines, as

lie to the northward of the island of

Carriacou, in America.

John Orde, efq. to be capt. gen, and governor in chief in and over the island of Dominica, and its de pendencies, in America.

4. The dignity of a baron of the kingdom of Great Britain to the hon. Francis Rawdon, (commonly called lord Rawdon) by the title of baron Rawdon, of Rawdon, in the county of York.

The dignity of a baron of the kingdom of Great Britain, to the right hon. Thomas Townthend, by the title of baron Sydney, of Chifelhurit, in the county of Kent.

The dignity of a baronet of the (E 4) king

5. His grace the duke of Buccleugh, elected governor, and the right hon. lord Elliock, deputy-governor, of the royal bank of Scotland.

8. Anthony Mangini, efq. was approved of as conful for the republic of Genoa in the city of Landau.

The earl of Arran to be a knight of St. Patrick, vice earl of Antrim, declined.

Edward Fanning, efq. to be lieut. gov. of the province of Nova Scotia, vice Sir Andrew Snape Hamond.

The hon. Mr. Willoughby, fon of lord Middleton, to be colonel of the Nottingham militia, in the room of the late lord George Sutton.

12. Lord Mountftuart was appointed ambaffador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the court of Spain.

Robert Lifton, efq. to be his fe

cretary.

The following to be his majesty's confuls in the dominions of the king of Spain.

Alexander Munro, efq. at Ma

drid.

Herman Katencamp, efq. in Galicia, Aíturia and St. Andero. John Hunter, efq. at Seville and San Lucar.

John Hardy, efq. at Cadiz. Jofiah Marth, eiq. at Malaga. John Lidderdale, e'q, at Carthagena.

Patrick Wilkie, eq. at Alicant.

jorca.

14. Samul Eftwicke, efq. to be fecretary and register to the royal hofpital at Chelfea, vice John Powell, eq. removed; and Hervey Smyth, efq. to be joint agent and folicitor to the invalids, vice faid Powell,

Edwin Francis Stanhope, efq. gentleman ufher of the privy chamber, to be one of her majesty's equerries in the room of the hon. John Weft.

Guitavus Guydickens, efq. gentleman ufher daily waiter, to be gentleman ufher of the privy chamber, in the room of Edwin Francis Stanhope, efq.

Patrick Bellew, efq. to be one of the gentlemen ufhers daily waiters, in the room of Guftavus Guy. dickens, efq.

William Jarvis, efq. to be comp troller of the customs in Antigua.`

Samuel Efdaile, efq. comptroller of the customs in St. Vincent's.

-Morfe, efq. chief justice of Gambia: and Arthur Charters Murphy, efq. fecretary to the government, and clerk of the council.

J. Williamfon, efq. comptroller of Grenada,

16. The honour of knighthood on Alexander Munro, efq. his ma jefty's conful at Madrid.

His royal highnefs prince Edward to be fenior knight companion of the illuftrious order of St. Patrick.

23. Major Bernard, of the 20th dragoons, to be mafter of the jewel office, in the room of the late col. William Egerton.

Lord Sydney to be governor of the Charter houle, in the room of the late archbp. of Canterbury.

29. Patrick Maxwell, eiq. to be fecretary register, clerk of the council, and clerk of the inrollments in

the

Charles Afhwell, efq. to be the fame in the island of St. Vincent's, and its dependencies.

Griffin Curtis, efq. to be the fame in the ifland of Dominica.

April 2. Dr. Moore was tranflated from the fee of Bangor to the archbishoprick of Canterbury.

The right hon. Charles Townf hend, to be treasurer of his majesty's

navy.

The right hon. David, vifc. Stormont, to be lord prefident of his majesty's most hon. privy council.

The right hon. Frederick, earl of Carlisle, privy feal.

The right hon. lord North, and the right hon. Charles James Fox, principal fecretaries of ftate.

His grace William Henry, duke of Portland, the right hon. John Cavendish, the right hon. Charles Howard, Frederick Montague, efq. and fir Grey Cooper, bart. to be commiffioners of the treafury.

The right hon. lord John Cavendifh, to be chancellor and undertreasurer of the exchequer.

Capt. Congreve, comptroller of the royal elaboratory, in the room of the hon, capt. Napier.

4. John Montagu, efq. vice-admiral of the red, to be the port admiral at Portsmouth.

7. The right hon. William Eden, to be of his majesty's most hon. privy council.

Admiral lord vifc. Keppel, admiral Hugh Pigot, the right hon. Wilham Ponfonby, lord vifc. Duncannon, the hon. John Townsend, fir John Lindfay, knight of the Bath, William Jolliffe and Whitfhed Keene, efqrs. to be commiffioners for exe cuting the office of high admiral of the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland.

The right hon. Edmund Burke,

The honour of knighthood on Jofeph Senhouse, efq. mayor of the city of Carlisle.

9. The right hon. Charles Greville, to be treafurer of his majesty's household

The right hon. Alexander lord Loughborough, lord chief justice of his majesty's court of common pleas, fir William Henry Afhhurst, one of the justices of his majesty's court of king's bench, and fir Beaumont Hotham, one of the barons of his majesty's court of exchequer, to be lords commiffioners for the cuf tody of the great feal.

His grace the duke of Manchefter, to be ambaffador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the most Chriftian king.

The earl of Shannon, the right hon. Charles Spencer, commonly called lord Charles Spencer, and the right hon. William Eden, to be vice-treasurers of the kingdom of Ireland.

11. George Maddifon, efq. to be his majefty's fecretary of embaffy to the moft Chriftian king.

The right hon. lord Foley and the right hon. Henry Frederic Carteret, to be postmasters-general.

12. The earl of Dartmouth, lord fteward of his majesty's houfehold.

The earl of Hertford to be lord chamberlain of his majesty's house