Mr. Joseph Wells, elected junior bridge-master of the city of London, vice Marriot deceased.

The earl of Hardwicke, elected hight steward of the university of Cambridge; right hon. Charles James Fox, elected governor of the Charter-house; and earl Spencer, governor of the Trinity-house com pany, all vice Pitt, deceased.

Mr. Edward Bray, of Great Rus sel-street, appointed secretary to the trustees of the British Museum. Rev. John Woodburn, M. A. to be a minor canon of Winchester cathedral, vice his father, resigned. Rev. Henry Phillpotts, vicar of Bishop's Middleham, county of Durham, Stanton-le-street R. in the same county.

Rev. Henry R. Why tehead, B.A. Birdforth perpetual curacy, near Easingwold, vice Peirson, deceased. Rev. E. Gibbs Walford, M. A. Shotteswell V. county of Warwick. Rev. William Deighton, B. A. Winburgh with Westfield R. Norforlk, vice Thomas, resigned.

Rev. Thomas Williams, to be chaplain of Languard fort, county of Essex, vice Browne, resigned.

Rev. Edward Seagrave, B. A. Westcote-Barton R. in the diocese of Oxford, vice his father deceased.

Rev. John Yeatman, M. A. vicar of East Brent, to a prebendal-stall in the cathedral church of St. Andrew's, in Wells, rice Dumaresq, deceased.

Rev. Livingston Booth, Gwennap V. county of Cornwall, cice Radford, deceased.

Rev. C. Francis, to the prebend of Lyme and Holstock, in Salisbury cathedral, vice Holmes, deceased.

Rev. W. Wilton, M. A. rector of South Stoke, Sussex, Kirdford V. in the same county.

25th. Right hon. George Ponsonby, appointed chancellor and keeper of the great seal of Ireland.

28th. Right hon. William Elliott, appointed by the lord-lieutenant of Ireland his chief secretary.

29th.Lieutenant-general John lord Hatchinson, K. B. appointed governor of Londonderry and Cul. more, in Ireland, vice Hale, dec.

April 1st. Right hon. Charles viscount Newark, created earl of Manvers.-Right honourable Horatio Baron Walpole, created earl of Orford, county of Suffolk.— Right honourable Charles lord Grey, of Howick, K. B. and general of his majesty's forces, created viscount Howick, county of Northumber land, and earl Grey.--Joseph Scott, esq. of Great Barr, county of Staf ford; Alexander Macdonald Lockhart, esq. of Lee and Carnwath; John Morris, esq. of Clasemont, county of Glamorgan; Alexander Ramsay, esq. of Balmain, county of Kincardine; and John Lubbock, esq. of Lamas, county of Norfolk, created baronets.

21st. Right honourable Richard Healy, earl of Donoughmore, and the right honourable Henry Fitzgerald, commonly called lord Henry Fitzgerald, appointed post-masters general in Ireland.

22d. The marquis of Bute, the carl of Eglinton, the earl of Cassilis, the earl of Lauderdale, the earl of Breadalbane, and the earl of Moira ; William Adam, esq. counsellor for the duchy of Cornwall; Adam Gil. lies, esq. advocate for the principality of Scotland; and D. Cathcart, esq. solicitor for the principality of Scotland; appointed (by the prince of Wales) state counsellors for the principality of Scotland.

May 1st. The earl of Stair, appointed

pointed by the prince of Wales) one of his state counsellors for the principality of Scotland.

7th. Right honourable Richard Hely, earl of Donoughmore, sworn of his majesty's most honourable privy council.

21st. Charles Montague Ormsby, esq. knighted.

30th. Cornelius Baron Lismore, created viscount Lismore, of Shalibally, county of Tipperary; and Robert Edward Baron Erris, created viscount Lorton, of Boyle, county of Roscommon.

31st. His royal highness William Frederick duke of Gloucester, K. G. from the 6th foot, to be colonel of the 3d regiment of foot guards, vice the duke of Argyle deceased.

June 11th. Busick Harwood, esq. M. D. of Emanuel college, Cambridge, professor of anatomy in that university, and of medicine in Downing college, knighted.

18th. Right honourable Alexander Marquis of Douglas and Clydesdale, sworn of his majesty's most honourable privy council.

Robert Hall, esq. B. C. L. of Wadham college, Oxford, elected superior bedel in divinity, vice Matthews, deceased; and George Va. lentine Cox, B. A. of New college, elected superior bedel of law in that university.

16th. William Hulme Bodley, of Queen's college, James Tattersall and Richard Simmons, of Christ Church, masters of arts, were admitted batchelors of physic in the university of Oxford.

Mr. Tallents, elected town-clerk, of Newark, Notts, vice Godfrey, resigned.

Rev. E. Crosse, elected master of the free grammar-school at Colchester, vice Hewett, resigned. VOL. XLVIII,

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Mr. William Wright, elected (by the court of aldermen of London) master of the free grammar-school at Market Harborough, county of Leicester.

Mr. John Drury, of Lincoln, printer and stationer, (at the recommendation of the earl of Buckinghamshire) appointed post-master of that city.

William Saffery, esq. elected registrar and auditor of the Bedford Level corporation, vice Cole, dec.

Professor Porson, of Cambridge, appointed resident librarian to the New London Institution.

Mr. Richard Teasdale, of Bishopsgate-street, elected clerk to the worshipful company of merchant-tailors, London, tice Davis, deceased.

Rev. Thomas Sampson, D. D. Groton R. county of Suffolk.

Rev. Robert Wood, M. A. Cropwell Bishop living, county of Nottingham.

Rev. John Mounsey, B. A. Authorpe and Withern RR. county of Lincoln.

Rev. Peploe William Ward, Winsten V. county of Suffolk.

Rev. Thomas Moore, Covington R. county of Huntingdon, vice Sanderson, deceased.

Rev. Anthony Lister, M. A. Gargrave V. in Craven, vice Croft, deceased.

Rev. William Lade, M. A. Good. nestone R. and Graveney V. (consolidated) Kent, vice Stephens, deceased.

Rev. Townley Clarkson, M. A. Swavesey V. county of Cambridge.

Rev. S. Hart, Alternon V. county of Cornwall, vice Booth, resigned.

Rev. Duke Yonge, jun. Antony V. county of Cornwall, vice Stackhouse, resigned.

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Rev. George Owen, Cambridge, M. A. minister of Twickenham chapel, Middlesex, and prebendary of Ely, Middlesex, archdeaconry, vice Eaton, deceased.

Rev. John Barlow Scale, D. D. Anstye R. Herts.

. Rev. William Pochin, B. A. Edwardston V. county of Suffolk.

Rev. John Moir, presented by the lord chancellor to Ebrington V. county of Gloucester, and appointed one of his lordship's domestic chaplains. He is well known by his various and valuable literary works; by means of which, and the curacy of St. Dionis Backchurch, London, he has brought up a family of ele ven children with credit and respcct, and he is now 70 years old.

Rev. Alexander John Scott, of St. John's college, Cambridge, chaplain to the late lord viscount Nel. son, admitted D. D. by royal mandate.

Rev. H. Bathurst, LL.B. Ashby and Obey, with Thirne, R. county of Norfolk, vice Wordsworth, deceased.

Rev. J. Colman, Swafield R. and Rev. Francis Edward Arden, Paston V. both county of Norfolk, and both vice Meux, deceased.

Rev. J. Jefferson, M. A. vicar of Grettingham, Suffolk, Weeley R. Essex.

Rev. William Mairis, B. A. St. Peter R. Wallingford, Berks, vice Bethel, deceased.

Rev. John Brewster, vicar of Stockton, Redmarshal R. county of Durham. His late parishioners, the inhabitants of Stockton, on his taking leave of them, presented him

token of their esteem for his character and labours.

Rev. D. Twining, M. A. Stilton R. county of Huntingdon.

Rev. Nathaniel Humfrey, Thorpe Mandeville R. county of North, ampton.

Rev. Vere Isham, Cottesbrook, R. county of Northampton.

Rev. R. Hodges, M. A. Embleton V. county of Northumberland.

Rev. John Bristow, B. D. Cotgrave R. county of Nottingham, with St. Mary V. Nottingham; rev. Dr. Edward Hay Drummond, Rampton prebend, in Southwell collegiate church; and the rev. William Hamerton, Tong perpetual curacy, near Leeds, county of York; all vice Haines, deceased.

Rev. J. Carter, M. A. F. A. S. head-master of Lincoln grammar. school, Upton V. county of Lincoln.

Rev. William Tyler, rector of Bratoft, county of Lincoln, Ashby R. near Spilsby, in the same county, vice Pearson, deceased.

Rev. C. B. Massingherd, Kettlethorpe R. county of Lincoln, vice Craster, deceased.

Rev. William Wood, B. D. Law. ford R. Essex, vice Whitmore, de ceased.

Rev. M. D'Oyley, rector of Buxted, and vicar of Pevensey, Sussex, Lewes archdeaconry; the bishop of Bristol, elected canon-residentiary of Chichester cathedral; and the rev. the dean, custos of St. Mary's hospital, Chichester; all vice Courtail, deceased.

Rev. J. Jefferson, M. A. vicar of Grettingham, Suffolk, to hold Weeley R. county of Essex.

Rev. John Bristow, B. D. to hold
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Cotgrave R. county of Nottingham, with St. Mary V. in the town of Nottingham.

Aug. 2d. Right hon. William earl of Northesk, K. B. and rearadmiral of the red, in consideration of his distinguished services on various and important occasions, and particularly in the glorious and decisive victory off Cape Trafalgar, permitted by his majesty to bear certain honourable augmentations to his armorial ensigns.

20th. Right hon. Henry Richard Lord Holland, and right hon. William lord Auckland, appointed joint commissioners and plenipotentiaries for arranging and finally settling the several matters in discussion between his majesty's government and the government of the United States, with James Monroe, and William Pinkney, esqrs. the commissioners appointed for similar purposes on the part of the said United States; and the hon. William Frederick Elliot Eden, and John Allen, esq. to be secretary and assistant secretary to the said commission.

27th. Right hon. Henry Richard lord Holland, sworn of his majesty's most honourable privy council.

30th. Nathan Egerton Garrick, esq. appointed lieutenant of the yeomen of the guard, vice Philip John Ducarel, esq. resigned.-Philip Lake Godsal, esq. to be lieutenant of the honourable band of gentlemen pensioners, vice Roger Elliot Roberts, resigned.

17th. Stephen Sharp, esq. his majesty's consul-general in Russia, knighted.

23d: Major-general sir John Stewart, K. B. permitted to accept the title of Count of Maida, in Calabria, conferred upon him by Ferdinand the Fourth, king of the Two Sicilies.

24th. Right hon. Charles Grey, commonly called lord viscount Howick, appointed one of his majesty's principal secretaries of state, vice Mr. Fox, deceased; and sworn of his majesty's most honourable privy council.

27th. Right honourable Thomas Grenville, appointed first lord commissioner of the admiralty, vice right honourable lord viscount Howick.

30th. Right honourable George Tierney, appointed first commissioner for the management of the affairs of India, vice right hon. Thomas Grenville.

Oct. 6th. The right hon. Charlotte Baroness De Ross, wife of the right honourable Henry Fitzgerald, commonly called lord Henry Fitzgerald, and her issue, authorized, out of respect to the ancient family in which the said barony originated, to assume the surname of De Ross, in addition to that of Fitzgerald, and bear the arms of De Ross, in addition to their paternal arms respectively.

8th. Henry viscount Sidmouth, declared lord president of his ma jesty's most honourable privy council, vice earl Camden, resigned.

10th. William Mackworth Praed, serjeant at law, sir Charles William Rouse Broughton, bart. Francis Percival Elliot, Richard Dawkins, Charles Moore, John Sargent, John Anstey, John Whishow, Philip Deare, and Lewis Jenkins, esqrs. Kk 2 appointed

appointed commissioners for auditing the public accounts.

11th. Horatio Nelson Thompson, an infant, authorized to assume and use the surname of Nelson only, in compliance with an injunction contained in a codicil annexed to the last will and testament of the late lord viscount Nelson.

Gilbert Blane, of Cleveland-row, M. D. F. R. S. appointed (by the prince of Wales) one of his physicians in ordinary, vice Dr. Turton, deceased; and William Fraser, of Lower Grosvenor street, M. D. and William Saunders, of Russel-square, M. D. to be his royal highness's physicians extraordinary.

14th. Edward Dawson, esq. appointed standard bearer to his majesty's honourable band of gentlemen pensioners, vice Frederick, resigned.

15th. Right hon. Henry Richard lord Holland, sworn keeper of the privy seal.

Right rev. William Cleaver, D.D. bishop of Bangor, recommended by conge d'elire, to be elected bishop of St. Asaph, rice Dr. Horsley, deceased. Augusta Murray, (commonly called the right hon. lady Augusta Murray) second daughter of John carl of Dunmore, autho.

rized, out of respect to her descent, from the family of De Ameland, to take and use the surname of De Ameland, instead of her present surname of Murray.

24th. Right honourable Charles Bathurst, appointed master and worker of the mint.

25th. Rev. John Martin, presented to the church and parish of Kirkaldy, in the presbytery o. Kirkaldy, and county of Fife, vice rev. Dr. Thomas Freeling, promoted to the church and parish of lady Yesters, in Edinburgh.

Thomas Francis Fremantle, and William Frankland, esqrs. appointed lords commissioners of the admiralty, vice sir Philip Stephens, and sir Charles Pole, resigned; the former on a pension*, the latter to have a command in the Channel fleet.

29th. Sir George Hilaro Barlow, bart. appointed one of the knights companions of the Order of the Bath.

Sir Philip Francis, invested with the Order of the Bath.

Nov. 4th. Right hon. Alexander Hamilton (commonly called marquis of Douglas and Clydesdale) summoned to the house of peers, by the style and title of baron of Dutton, county