27. At Darmstadt, the princess of Deux-Ponts, in her 69th year.

30. At Manheim, her Highness the Duchefs Dowager of DeuxPonts, grandmother of the reigning Electrefs of Saxony, in her 65th year.

31. James Leigh, Efq; of Adleftorp, in the county of Gloucefter, brother-in-law to the Duke of Chandos, at his Grace's houfe in Charles-ftreet, Berkley-Square.

April 1. The Hon. Thomas Hamilton, fecond fon to the Earl of Haddington, in Park-street.

4. At his chambers in the Temple, the ingenious Dr. Goldfinith, much admired in the literary world. for his poetic and other publications.

5. Sir Alexander Gibson, Bart. of Pentland, in Scotland.

8. In Hatton-street, Mrs. Martha Peers, fifter of Sir Charles Peers, Bart.

18. At Kenfington, the Rev. Thomas Herring, M. A. rector of Chevening, in Kent, and Cullef-, den, in Surry, treasurer of Chichefter, prebendary of Southwell, and one of the principal regifters. of the prerogative court of Canterbury. He was nearly related to Archbishop Herring, and one of his executors. He married a daughter of Sir John Torriano.

Greathead, fifter to his Grace the Duke of Ancafter.

26. The Right Hon. the Earl of Weftmoreland, after a few hours illness. His Lordthip fucceeded his father on Nov. 24, 1771. He first married Augufta, daughter and coheirefs of Lord Montague Bertie, fecond fon of Robert Duke of Ancafter; but which lady deceafing on January 3, 1766, he married, fecondly, May 28, 1767, the Right Honourable Lady Sufan Gordon, fifter of Alexander Duke of Gordon. His Lordship is fucceeded by his fon, who is a minor.

At Shawfield, in Scotland, Lady Harriet Campbell, widow of John Campbell, Efq; and fifter to the Earl of Glencairn.

29. At Bargat, near Fordingbridge, Hants, in her 105th year, Lady Bulkley, relict of the late Sir Dewey Bulkley.

May 4. In Berner's-ftreet, Major-General Worge. He commanded the expedition to Senegal, in the late war, and was afterwards Governor of that place.

6. At his houfe in Park-Lane, the Right Hon. John Ward, Vifcount Dudley and Ward, Lord Warden of Birmingham, and Recorder of Worcester. His Lordship was born in March 1704, and fucceeded William, the late Viscount Dudley and Ward, as Baron Ward of Birmingham, in May, 1740. On Dec. 26, 1723, he married Anna Maria, (who died in 1725), daughter of Charles Bourchier, Efq; by whom he has iffue, the Hon. John Ward, born in 1724, now Lord Viscount Dudley and Ward. He married, fecondly, in Jan. 1744-5, Mifs Mary Carver, daughter of John Carver, Efq; by

whom

whom he has a fon, William, born on Jan. 21, 1750. His Lordship has one nephew, Humble Ward, and a niece, Frances. On April 22, 1763, 3 George III. his Lordfhip was raised to the dignity of a Viscount, by the title of Viscount Dudley and Ward, of Dudley, in the county of Worcester.

9. At Aix, in Provence, in France, Lady Ryder, relict of Sir Dudley Ryder, late Chief Juftice of the court of King's Bench.

10. Between two and three o'clock in the afternoon, at Verfailles, of the fmall pox, his moft Chriftian Majefty, in the 64th year of his age, and 59th of his reign.

17. In Southampton-row, Lady Cave, daughter of the late Lord Viscount Fermanagh, and mother of Sir Thomas Cave, Bart. one of the knights of the fhire for Leicefter.

18. At Ratby castle, in the bifhopric of Durham, his Grace William Fitzroy, Duke of Cleveland and Southampton, Earl of Chichester, &c. comptroller of the feal or green wax office, receiver and comptroller of the profits of the feals in the courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas. His Grace was born in 1698; and in the year 1730, he fucceeded his father Charles, eldest natural fon of King Charles II. by the Lady Barbara Villiers, daughter of Vifcount Grandifon, one of the most celebrated beautiesof thatmonarch's court, who rofe fo high in the king's favour that he created her Duchefs of Cleveland after the birth of the child, who was born in 1662. His Grace married, in 1731, Lady Henrietta Finch, daughter to the late Earl of WinVOL. XVII.

chelfea and Nottingham, who died in 1742, leaving no iffue. By the failure of iffue in that line, a perpetual annuity of 8oool. per ann. devolves to the Duke of Grafton.

20. In Somerset-ftreet, Portmanfquare, Lady Palmer, relict of Sir Charles Palmer, Bart.

23. The Rev. William Herring, D. D. Dean of St. Asaph, Prebendary of Apefthorp, and Rector of Bolton Piercy, in Yorkshire.

25. At the Hot Wells, Bristol, Sir William Wiseman, Bart.

June 1. At Edinburgh, Lady Frances Gardiner, widow of Col. Gardiner, and daughter of David Earl of Buchan.

At Kermingham, in Cheshire, John Conway Glynne, Efq. eldeft fon of Sir John Glynne, Bart. member for Flint.

At Lewes, in Suffex, Mrs. Taylor, widow, daughter of Dr. Moreton, formerly Bishop of Meath, in Ireland, and half fifter of Sir William Moreton, late Recorder of London.

3. Lady Goring, wife of Sir Henry Goring, of Highden, in Surry.

7. At Beverley in Yorkshire, Mrs. Pennyman, mother to Sir James Pennyman, Bart.

8. At Iflington, Sir Charles Townley, Knt. Garter Principal King at Arms.

At his feat at Edgbafton, in Warwickshire, Sir Henry Gough, Bart.

II. About 5 o'clock in the evening, his Serene Highness the Elector of Mentz, of a dropfy in his breaft.-Baron Frederic d'Erthall, President of the Council of Regency, is fixed upon as his fucceffor.

13. At Brompton, where the [N]

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went for the recovery of her health, the Right Hon. Lady Caroline Dewar.

18. At Shrewsbury, in his way from Dublin to London, the Right Hon. Francis Andrews, Provoft of the University of Dublin, member of parliament for the city of Londonderry, and one of his Majefty's most honourable Privy-Council, in Ireland.

22. At Edinburgh, Lady Elliot, widow of Sir Gilbert Elliot, Bt.

24. The Hon. Mrs. Wright, wife of Alexander Wright, Efq. of Bath, and eldest daughter of John, Lord Chedworth.

29. At his houfe, at Little-Ealing, the Right Rev. Dr. Zachary Pearce, Lord Bishop of Rochester, aged 84. His Lordfhip was confecrated Bishop of Bangor in the year 1748, and was promoted to the fee of Rochefter, and Deanery of Weftminster, in the year 1756, which latter he refigned fome years fince. His Lordfhip has left a confiderable fum to augment the income of twenty relicts of loyal and orthodox clergymen, in the college founded by bifhop Warner, at Bromley, in Kent.

July 1. The Right Hon. Henry Fox, Lord Holland, Baron of Foxley, in Wilts, Clerk of the Pells in Ireland for life, and alfo for the lives of his two fons, and one of his Majefty's most Hon. Privy Council. He married May 2, 1744, Lady Georgina Carolina, eldeft daughter of his Grace, Charles, late Duke of Richmond, Lennox, and Aubigny, (created Baronefs Holland, May 1762, z. Geo. III.) by whom he had iffue, the Hon. Stephen Fox, born Feb. 20. O. S. 1744-5, and married, April 20, 1766, to Lady Mary Fitzpatrick,

daughter of John, Earl of UpperOffory, in the kingdom of Ireland. Henry, born October 8, 1746, who died in January following; Charles James, born Jan. 13, O. S. 1748-9, and Henry Edward, born March 4, 1755His Lordship was chofen one of the members for Hindon, in Wiltshire, in March, 1735; and being conftituted Surveyor-General of his Majefty's board of Works, a writ was ordered June 17, 1737, and he was re-elected. In the next parliament which fat on bufinefs Dec. 5. following, he ferved for Windfor; for which place he continued to ferve (feveral times vacating his feat, by obtaining posts under the government, but being conftantly re-elected) till April 16, 1763, when his Majefty was pleafed to raise him to the Peerage; in which and estate he is fucceeded by his eldest fon, Stephen, now. Lord Holland; which vacates his feat in parliament for the city of Salifbury.

Lady Williams, relict of Sir John Williams, Bart. of Langibby-castle, Monmouthshire.

3. Unfortunately drowned in the Baltick, the young prince of Holftein; his highness, about a month ago, embarked as a volunteer on board the Commodore's fhip of the Ruffian fleet cruizing in the Baltic; and in coming down from the main-top, he unfortunately miffed his hold, and fell into the fea; three failors jumped overboard immediately, but not time enough to fave him.

8. At Arbury, near Coventry, the Lady of Sir Roger Newdigate.

11. At Lord Napier's houfe, in the Abbey of Holyrood-house, in Scotland, the Right Hon. Mary

Anne,

Anne, Lady Napier, in the 44th year of her age. Her Ladyfhip was fifter of the prefent Lord Cathcart, and was married to Lord Napier, in 1754, by whom she has left a fon and four daughters.

At his feat at Johnson-hall, in the province of New-York, in America, the very brave and worthy Sir William Johnson, Bart. not more celebrated for his conduct in the last war, than remarkable for the afcendancy he had gained over the Indian nations: he has left a large fum of money to be employed in prefents to the Indians of the Mohawk caftles, through whofe faithful and invariable attachment the worthy Baronet was enabled to conduct the business of his department with admirable ability, juftice and humanity. All the inhabitants, men, women, and children, of those caftles, had mourning prefented to them on the much lamented death of their beloved patron.

13. The Hon. Mifs Elizabeth Stuart, an infant, daughter of Lord Mount Stuart, at his lordship's houfe, in Hill-ftreet, Berkeleyfquare.

14. In Jermyn-ftreet, St. James's, Sir Matthew Blackifton, Bart.

17. At Pull, near Shepton, in Somersetshire, Edward Berkeley, Efq. a near relation to the late Rt. Hon. Lord Berkeley.

At the German Spa, Hugh Bofcawen, Efq. fon of the late Admiral, nephew to Lord Falmouth, brother-in-law to the Duke of Beaufort, and member for Truro, in Cornwall.

18. Sir Thomas Alfton, Bart. of Odel, in Bedfordshire.-He is fuc ceeded in his title and eftate by his brother, now Sir Rowland Alfton.

19. Of an apoplectic fit, Sir Henry Banks, Knt. He was elected Alderman of Cordwainers ward on the death of Wm. Alexander, Efq. in September, 1762, and ferved the office of Sheriff with Sir Thomas Challenor, in 1763, in the first mayoralty of William Beckford, Efq; and was elected Prefident of Chrift's Hofpital the latter end of last year, on the deceafe of Sir Robert Ladbroke. He was nephew to Alderman Marshal, who, when knighted by the late King, fell down. The King was furprized; but, on his rifing up, he facetioufly faid, "Your Majefty has conferred fo much honour upon me, that I was not able to ftand under it." His Majefty, ever after, called him his Merry Knight.

21. In Dover-ftreet, the Right Hon. Percy Wyndham Obrien, Earl of Thomond. His Lordship was fecond fon of Sir William Wyndham (Secretary at War, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and a Privy-Counsellor to queen Anne) by Lady Catherine Seymour, fecond daughter to Charles, Duke of Somerset, and was uncle to the prefent Earl of Egremont. On Nov. 29, 1756, he was created Baron of Ibracken, and Earl of Thomond, in Ireland, and took on himself the name and arms of Obrien, pursuant to the will of his uncle, the late Earl of Thomond. His lordthip was of his Majefty's Privy-Council, and member of parliament for Winchelfea, in Suffex.

22. At Florence, the Archduke Albert John Joseph Fauftus.

23. In Albemarle-ftreet, the Rt. Hon. John Monfon, Lord Monfon, and Baronet, LL. D. and a Vice[N] 2 Prefident

Prefident of the Lock-hofpital. His Lordship fucceeded John, his father, the late Lord, on July 18, 1748, and in June, 1752, married Theodofia, daughter of John Maddifon, of Harpfwell, in the county of Lincoln, Efq; by whom he had iffue, John, and feveral other children,

24. At Holland houfe, near Kenfington, the Rt. Hon. Caroline, Lady Holland. She was created Baronefs Holland, in her own right, May, 6, 1762.

28. At his apartments in the Fleet prifon, Lieutenant-General Ganfell, Colonel of the 55th regiment.

In Hill-ftreet, Berkeley-fquare, Lady Clayton.

Auguft 4. At the palace of Rivalta, her Serene Highnefs Elizabeth Erneftine d'Efte, Princess of Modena, in the 34th year of her age.

Henry Cadogan, youngest fon of the Hon. Charles Sloane Cadogan, Efq; at Caversham-lodge.

Sir Peter Fenoulhet, at Exeter. 14. At Edinburgh, Mrs. Kincaid, daughter of the late Lord Charles Kerr.

30. At Bristol, Henry Swymmer, Efq; brother to the Counters Dowager of Weftmoreland, and great uncle to the present Earl.

Sept. 3. At her house in Lower Brook-ftreet, Grofvenor-fquare, the Lady Wentworth, lady to his Excellency John Murray, Efq; our ambaffador at the Porte.

5. At his house in St. James'sfquare, Sir Charles Sheffield, Bart. The title and estate devolve to his eldest fon, now Sir John Sheffield, Bart.

Robert Marshall, Efq; formerly

one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in Ireland.

11. At her houfe near HalesOwen, Mifs Pearfall, a daughter of the late Sir Thomas Pearfall, of Hawen.

12. At High-field, in Hales Owen, Salop, Mrs. Pethall, only daughter of the late Sir Thomas Pefhall, Bart. of the Hawn, and fifter to the prefent Sir John Pefhall, Bart. of Oxford.

15. At Thame-Park, in Oxfordfhire, Mifs Mackie, fifter to the late Countefs of Abingdon.

19. At Bayswater, Sir James Calder, Bart.

Lately, at Newton, near Durham, Mrs. Liddel, mother to Lord Ravenfworth.

Widdring

The Rt. Hon. ton, commonly called Lord Widdrington, who was attainted for the share he had in the rebellion in 1715.

At Grantley, near Ripon, Mrs. Norton, mother of Sir Fletcher Norton.

21. At Mr. Lewes's, in Carmarthen, the Right Hon. and Rev. William Graham, Lord Viscount Prefton. He was immediately defcended from Sir Richard Graham, of Netherby and Plump, in Cumberland, Gentleman of the Horse to King Charles I. who created him a Baronet in 1629, March 29. His grandfon, Sir Richard, was created Baron of Efk, and Viscount Prefton, in the county of Haddington, on May 12, 1681, by King Charles II. By James II. after his abdication, he was created Baron Efk, in Cumberland, but the patent was rejected by the House of Lords. In the year 1690 he was tried and condemned, with Mr.

Ashton,