Lately, Hon. M. Powlet, Groom-Porter to his Majesty. Mr. Serjant Whitaker, a Welch Judge, in the room of John Richmond Webb, Efq; deceafed.Lord Charles Montague, ViceAdmiral of South Carolina, and Judge of the Admiralty - court there.

March 10. John Moore, Efq; Rear-Admiral of the Red, and his heirs- male, a Baronet. Lately, the Hon. and Rev. Francis Seymour, Dean of Wells.-Sir Richard Lyttelton, Governor of Guernfey and Cornet Caftle, in the room of Lord Delawar, deceased.

May 6. Duke of Richmond, one of the Principal Secretaries of State, in the room of the Duke of Grafton, refigned.-Will. Hewit, Efq; one of the Commiffioners for the Sale of Lands in the ceded islands, in the room of Hugh Greme, Efq; deceased.

Lately, Rev. Dr. Newcome, to the Bishoprick of Dromore in Ireland, in the room of Dr. Maxwell, tranflated to the bishoprick of Meath, in the room of the present Archbishop of Dublin.

-17. Rev. Dr. Robert Lowth, to be Bishop of St. Davids, in the room of the late Dr. Squire; also a Commendam to hold therewith, the eighth prebend of Durham, and the rectory of Sedgefield in the fame county.

June 3. John Pringle, Doctor of Phyfick, and his heirs-male, a Baronet.- -Will. Eaft, of HallPlace, Berks, Efq; and his heirs. male, the like dignity.

17. Right Hon. Lord George Cavendish, Lieutenant, and Cuftos Rotulorum of Derbyshire, in the room of the Marquis of Gran

by. His Royal Highnefs the Duke of Gloucefter; Colonel of the 13th regiment of foot, in the room of Gen. Pulteney, who refigned.

-28. John Averall, D. D. Dean of Limerick.-Dr. Hawkins, Dean of Elmy, in Ireland.

July 2. Earl of Rochford, Ambaffador Extraordinary to the court of France.Lord George Lenox, Minifter Plenipotentiary.

-1. Earl of Berkeley, Lord Lieutenant of the county of Gloucefter, and of the cities of Bristol and Gloucefter.

5. The Right Hon. Frederick Auguftus Earl of Berkeley, Conftable of the caftle of St. Briavells in the forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, and Keeper of the deer and woods in the faid forest.

8. His Royal Highness the Duke of York, Keeper of his Majefty's forefts, parks, and warrens of Windfor, and Lieutenant of the faid forest. Alfo the cuftody of the lodge, and walks in Cranburn Chace, and of the pictures, furniture, and householdgoods thereunto belonging, in the room of the Duke of Cumberland, deceased.-His Royal Highness Prince Henry Frederick, Ranger, or Keeper, of all that park called Windfor Great-park, and of the lands, grounds, and foil within the faid park, in the room of the Duke of Cumberland.

15. Merrick Burrel, of WestGrinstead park in Suffex, Efq; a Baronet, with remainder to his heirs-male; and in default of fuch iffue, to Peter Burrel of Beckenham in Kent, Efq; and his heirsmale.-Edward Earl of Oxford

and

and Mortimer, Lord Lieutenant of the county of Radnor.

-19. Sir Henry Cheere, Knt. and his heirs-male, a Baronet.Lieutenant-Gen. Philip Honeywood, Governor and Captain of the town of Kingston upon Hull, in the room of Gen. Pulteney. Jofeph Andrews of Shaw in Berks, Efq; a Baronet, with remainder to his iffue-male; and in default of fuch issue, to his brother, James Petit Andrews, Efq; and his iffuemale.

-29. James Brufby, Efq; his Majefty's counful at Madrid, in the room of Stanien Porter, Efq;

James Macpherfon, Efq; Regifter of grants, patents, and re. cords, in Weft Florida.

-33. Right Hon. William Pitt, Efq; and his heirs-male, the dignities of a Viscount and Earl of Great Britain, by the name, ftyle, and titles, of Visc. Pitt of Burton Pynfent, and Earl of Chatham.Earl of Northington, Lord Prefident of the Council.-Lord Camden, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.-Earl of Chatham, Lord Privy-Seal.-Earl of Shelburne, one of the Principal Secretaries of State, in the room of the Duke of Richmond.

August 2. Duke of Grafton, Right Hon. Charles Townshend, Thomas Townshend, George Onflow, and Pryfe Campbell, Efqrs. Lords of the Treafury. Charles Townshend, Efq; Chancellor of the Exchequer.

-12. Right Hon. Hans Sanley, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ruffia. Lord William Campbell, CaptainGeneral and Gov. in Chief of Nova Scotia.. -John Wentworth, Efq; Gov. and Commander in

Chief of New Hampshire in Ame

rica.

-13. Marq. of Granby, Commander in Chief of all his Majefty's land-forces in Great Britain.

16. Samuel Mead, Edward Hooper, Henry Pelham, John Frederick, Henry Bankes, Efquires, Sir William Mufgrave, Bart. Jof. Pennington, Corbyn Morris, and James Jefferies, Efqrs. Commiffioners of the Customs.-Earl of Hillsborough, Soame Jenyns, Edward Elliot, George Rice, John Roberts, Jeremiah Dyfon, and William Fitzherbert, Efqrs. together with Lord Viscount Palmerfton, Commiffioners for Trade and Plantations.

-19. Lord North and George Cooke, Efq; joint Paymasters of the forces, in the room of the Right Hon. Charles Townshend, Efq;

. Lately, Right Rev. Dr. Hume, Bishop of Oxford, to the Bishoprick of Salisbury, in the room of Dr. Thomas, deceased.

Sir Eardly Wilmot, one of the Judges of the King's Bench, Chief Juftice of the Common Pleas, in the room of Lord Camden.. Martin Howard of Rhode Island, Efq; Chief Juftice of North Carolina.-Col. Amherst, and the Hon. Col. Fitzroy, Aid de Camps to his Majesty.

-30. Right Hon. James Stuart Mackenzie, Keeper of the privyfeal in Scotland, in the room of the Earl of Breadalbane.

Sept. 6. John Viscount Ligonier of the kingdom of Ireland, Lord Ligonier, Baron of Ripley in the county of Surry in England, to the dignity of an Earl of Great Britain, with remainder to his heirs-male, lawfully begotten, by [M] 3

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the name, style, and title of Earl Ligonier. George Thomas, of Yap. ton-place, Suflex, Efq; Governor of the Leeward Islands, a Baronet, with remainder to his heirsmale.

10. Sir John Eardley Wilmot, Lord Chief Juftice of the common Pleas, Sir Charles Saunders, and Ifaac Barré, Efq; Privy Counsellors.

16. Sir Charles Saunders, Auguftus Keppel, and Charles Townshend, Efq; Sir William Meredith, John Buller, Efq; Lord Palmerston, and Sir George Yonge, Lords of the Admiralty.-Right Rev. Dr. Louth, Bishop of St. David's, to the fee of Oxford, in the room of Dr. Hume,

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20. Hans Sloane, Efq; Se. cretary to the extraordinary embaffy to Ruffia.

-26. Right Hon, the Earl of Bristol, a Privy Counfellor, and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

-Lately, Earl of Egmont, ViceAdmiral of Somersetshire,-Anthony Forfter, Efq; Chief Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland, in the room of E. Willes, Efq;-Col. Craiggs, one of the Grooms of the Bed-chamber to Prince Henry Frederick,

Oct. 18. His Royal Highness Prince Henry Frederick, and his heirs-male, the dignities of a Duke of Great Britain, and Earl of Ireland, by the titles of Duke of Cumberland, and of Strathern, in Great Britain, and Earl of Dublin in Ireland. The Earl of Northumberland, and his heirsmale, by his prefent Countefs, the dignities of an Earl and Duke, by the titles of Earl Percy, and Duke of Northumberland. Charles Lord Maynard, Baron of little

Eafton in Effex, and his heirs, male, the dignities of a Baron and Viscount, by the title of Baron of Much Easton, otherwise Easton ad Montem, Effex, and of Viscount Maynard of Eafton Lodge; with remainder in default of issue, to Sir William Maynard, Bart.—Jacob Wolf of Townhill, Hants,Efq; and his heirs-male, a Baronet.

25. William Henry Lyttelton, Efq; (late Governor of Jamaica), Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Portugal.

28. Right Hon. George Montague, Earl of Cardigan, and his heirs-male, the dignities of Marquis of Monthermer, and Duke of Montague,

Lord Viscount Loftus of Ireland, and his heirs-male, the dignity of an Earl, by the title of Earl of Ely, in the county of Wicklow.-Viscount Headfort, and his heirs-male, the dignity of an Earl of the kingdom of Ireland, by the title of Earl of Bective of Ćaftle Bective, in the county of Meath.--Lord Annesley, and his heirs-male, the dignity of a Viscount of the faid kingdom, by the title of Vifcount Glenrawley, in the county of Fermanagh.-Lord Kingfton, and his heirs-male, the dignity of a Viscount of Ireland, by the title of Viscount Kingston of Kingfborough, in the county of Sligo.Sir John Meade, Bart, and his heirsmale, the dignity of a Baron and Viscount, by the title of Baron Gillford, of Gillford in the county of Town, and Viscount ClanWilliam of the Barony of ClanWilliam, in the county of Tipperary.-Kenneth Mackenzie, Efq; and his heirs-male, the dignities of a Baron and Viscount of the kingdom of Ireland, by the title

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of

Counsellor.

Wicklow.- - John Parnell of Rathleague, in in the Queen's county, Efq; and his heirsmale, a Baronet of that kingdom.

Lately, Rev. Charles Mofs, D. D. Bishop of St. David's, in the room of Dr. Lowth, tranflated to Oxford.-William Woodley, Efq; Gov. of the Leeward iflands, in the room of Gov. Thomas.

Nov. 15. Right Hon. James Marquis of Kildare, and his heirsmale, the dignity of Duke of Leinfter in Ireland. Daniel Bull, Efq; a Commiffioner of appeals in the excife.

-25. Sir James Gray, Bart. Ambaffador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the King of Spain,--and the Hon. David Stuart Erskine, commonly called Lord Cardross, Secretary to the Embaffy.-John Weft, Efq; a Commiffioner of the Cuftoms in Scotland, in the room of Alexander Le Grand, Efq; deceased.-Maurice Morgan, Efq; Secretary to the colony of New Jersey, in America. -George Brown, Efq; Secretary, and Provost Master General of the iflands of Bermuda.

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10. Duke of Bolton, Lord North, and Sir Edward Hawke, Privy-Counsellors.

-13. Duke of Ancaster, Malter of the Horfe, in the room of the Earl of Hertford.-Sir Edw. Hawke, Charles Townshend, John Buller, Efqs. Lord Palmerfton, Sir George Yonge, Sir Percy Brett, and Charles Jenkinson, Efq; Lords of the Admiralty.

-16. Right Hon. Robert Nugent, Soame Jenyns, Edward Elliot, George Rice, John Roberts, Jeremiah Dyfon, William Fitzherbert, and the Hon Thomas Robinfon, Efqs. Lords of Trade and Plantations.

-20. Marquis of Lorne, a Baron of Great Britain, to him and his heirs-male, and in default of fuch iffue, in remainder to his brothers, Lords Frederick and Will. and their male iffue fucceffively, by the title of Baron Sundridge of Coombank in Kent.-Robert Nugent, Efq; the dignities of a Baron and Viscount of Ireland, to him and his heirs-male, by the title of Baron Nugent of Carlanstown, and Viscount Clare, both in that kingdom.-Elizabeth, Viscountefs of Grandifon, a Viscountefs, and Countefs of Ireland, by the titles of Viscountess Villiers, and Countefs of Grandifon, and of Viscount and Earl to her heirs.male.

- 23. The Duke of Bolton, Governor and Capt. of the Ifle of Wight, and of Carisbrook, &c. &c. in the room of the Right Hon. Hans Stanley.-Earl Cornwallis, Chief Juftice in Eyre, on the fouth of Trent, in the room of Lord Monfon. -Hon. Archibald Campbell Frazer, Efq; Conful at Al[M] 4

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