militia, colonels in the army, and to take rank as such as long as those militias shall remain embo died for actual service.-Captain Charles Newton, of the late 134th foot, major in the army. Staff. Capt, St. John Fancourt, of the 56th foot, major of brigade to the forces. Hospital-staff. Sir Alex. Douglas, bart. M.D. physician to the forces in North Britain. 29. Brevet. Frederick baron Hompesch, colonel in the army on the Irish establishment. 30. Staff. Col. John Doyle, of the 87th foot, brigadier-general at Gibraltar only. Philip Rogers Bearcroft, esq. late deputy-commissary of accounts at St. Domingo, commissary of accounts in the leeward Islands, vice Dornford, deceased.-William M Myne, esq. late of the 58th foot, paymaster at Duncannon fort. July 3. Right honourable Arthur Wolfe, chief justice of his majes ty's court of king's bench in Ireland, vice the eari of Clonmell, deceased; also created a baron of that kingdom, by the style and title of baron Kilwarden, of Newlands, county of Dublin, with remainder to his heirs male. 7. Staff. Col. Robert Anstruther, baggage-master and inspector of the roads in North Britain, vice sir Charles Preston, who resigns. Hospital Staff. Dr. William Shapter, M.D. to be inspector of hospitals. 14. Brevet. Major-general Henry Bowyer, lieutenant-general in the Leeward Islands only. Staff. Lieutenant-colonel Richard Stuart, of the 51st foot, adjutantgeneral to the forces serving in Portugal, vice Hadden, who resigns.Captain Lindsay Crawford Camp bell, of the 20th foot, deputy-adjutant general to the said forces, with the rank of major in the army, vice Stuart. 16. John Toler, esq. attorney. general of Ireland, vice Wolfe; and John Stewart, esq. solicitor-general, vice Toler. ed. 18. James Bontein, esq. knight 21. Brevet. Lieut.-col. Charles Hastings, of the 61st foot, colonel in the army.-Col. Charles Hastings, of the 61st foot, major-general in the army. To be colonels in the army, and to take rank as such so long us their respective regiments of militia shall remain embodied for actual service: colonel John Henry duke of Rutland, of the Leicestershire militia; colonel John Campbell, of the 1st (or Argyleshire) militia; colonel Douglas, duke of Hamilton, of the 3d (or Lanarkshire) militia; colonel Charles, earl of Dalkeith, of the 4th (or Dumfriesshire) militia; colonel James, duke of Montrose, of the 5th (or Fifeshire) militia; col. George, earl of Aboyne, of the 6th (or Aberdeenshire) militia; colonel George, earl of Glasgow, of the 7th (or Ayrshire) militia; col. Archibald, lord Douglas, of the 8th (or Forfar) militia; colonel John, duke of Athol, of the 9th (or Perthshire) militia; colonel Henry, duke of Buccleugh, of the 10th (or Edinburgh) militia. Staff. Thomas Durell, esq. deputy commissary-general on the continent; Christopher Bourcard, esq. assistant-commissary-general on the continent. To be deputy-commissaries-ge neral: Joseph Bullock, William Henry Robinson, and Henry Lannoy Hunter, esqrs. To be assistant - commissary, Charles Wright, esq. Hospital-staff. Dr. Grieves, M. D. from half-pay, to be inspec tor of hospitais in North Britain. 28. Sir James Crauford, bart. his majesty's minister-plenipotentia- of the royal artillery.-To be briry to the circle of Lower Saxony, gadier-general in Portugal only, and resident with the Haus Towns. colonel Baldwin Leighton, of the August 2. John Toler, esq. and 46th foot. the hon. Richard Annesley, sworn of his majesty's privy-council of Ireland. 4. Staff. James Putman, esq. deputy barrack-master-general of Nova Scotia and its dependencies. 6. Sir Robert Calder, knight, captain in the royal navy, and of Southwick, Hants, a baronet. 18. Brevet. To be colonels in the army, and to take rank as such so long only as their respective regiments of militia shall remain embodied for actual service: colonel Joseph Holden Strutt, of the supplementary battalion of Essex militia; colonel lord Harewood, of a supplementary regiment of Yorkshire West Riding militia; colonel Walter Fawkes, of ditto; colonel sir George Cooke, bart. of ditto. Staff. James Bowie, gent. assist ant-commissary of stores and provisions in the Leeward Islands. 25. Staff. Col. Francis Fuller, of the 59th foot, brigadier-general in the island of Newfoundland.Captain Charles Doyle, of the 87th foot, major of brigade to the forces. -Capt.Norman M'Leod, of the late 95th foot, major of brigade to the forces in South Britain, vice Wood, promoted. Sept. 1. Brevet. Captain Claus Pell, of the 17th foot, major in the army. 11. Staff. Capt. James Gambier, of the 1st regiment of life-guards, major of brigade to the forces. 14. Robert Mann, esq. rearadmiral of the red, one of the lords commissioners of the admiralty, vice lord Hugh Seymour, resigned. 16. Staff. To be brigadier-generals in the Leeward Islands only, colonel Charles Green, of the 30th foot, and colonel Thomas Brady, 18. Brevet. Capt. Edward Webber, of the late 90th foot, najor in the army.-To be colonels in the army, and to take rank as such so long only as their respective regiments shall remain embodied for actual service, col. Robert Crowe, of the 2d North York militia, and lieut.-colonel-commandant James Lowther, of the Westmoreland militia. 25. Brevet. To be colonels in the army, and to take rank as such so long only as their respective regiments shall remain embodied for actual service, col. Thomas Glyn, of the North Middlesex militia, and colonel John Morrison, of the South Middlesex militia. Staff. William Whitmore, gent. assistant-commissary of stores and provisions to the forces in the Leeward Islands. 28. William Shaw, lord Cathcart, sworn of his majesty's most honourable privy-council. Oct.6. Sir Horatio Nelson, K.B. rear-admiral of the blue, created baron Nelson of the Nile, and of Burnham Thorpe, county Norfolk. 15. John Marsh, esq. to be a commissioner of the royal navy, vice Hunt. 22. Brevet. To be colonels in the army, and to take rank as such so long only as their respective regts. of militia shall remain embodied for actual service: colonel Edward lord Stanley, of the 1st regiment of the Royal Lancashire supplementary militia; colonel sir HenryPhilip Hoghton, bart, of the 2d regiment of the said militia; colonel Le Gendre Pierse Starkie, of the 3d regiment of the said militia; and colonel Peter Patten, of the 4th regiment of the said militia. (M.2) Staff Staff. Captain George Peter, of the 59th foot, major of brigade to the forces in the island of Newfoundland. 23. Brevet. Capt. Thomas Inglis, on the half-pay of the late 126th foot, major in the army. 24. Charles earl of Harrington, sworn of his majesty's most hon. privy-council. 27. Sir William Scott, knight, his majesty's advocate-general, judge of the high court of admiralty, vice sir James Marriott, resigned. 27. Brevet. Colonel Lewis, lord Sondes, of the 3d regiment of Kent militia, colonel in the army, and to take rank as such so long only as the said regiment of militia shall remain embodied for actual service. Garrisons. Lieutenant-general sir Ralph Abercromby, K. B. governor of Fort George and Fort Augustus, in North Britain, vice Hodgson, deceased. - General sir William Meadows, K.B. lieutenantgovernor of the Isle of Wight, vice Abercromby. , 31. Sir William Scott, knight, sworn of his majesty's most hon. privy-council. 31. Dr. John Nicholl, his majesty's advocate-general, vice sir William Scot, knighted. Nov. 3. Staff. To be majors of brigade to the forces in South Britain: captain-lieutenant Frederick Hardyman, of the royal fusileers; and hon. captain William Molesworth of the 46th foot, vice Gordon, who resigns. 6. Charles Lock, esq. appointed his majesty's consul-general at Naples; and Lewis Drusina, esq. consul at Memel. 13. Brevet. Liut-col. George Frederick Koehler, of the royal artillery, brigadier-general in the dominious of the grand signior only. Staff. Colonel Edward Hewgill,, of the Coldstream guards, deputy barrack-master-general to his majesty's forces, vice Taylor, who retires. 13. Joseph Hunt, esq. a commissioner for conducting the transport service, and for the care and custody of prisoners of war. 13 Benjamin Moodie, esq. his majesty's consul to the States of North and South Carolina and Georgia. 17. Brevet. To be majors in the dominions of the grand signior only captain Charles Holloway, of the royal engineers; captain Robert Hope, of the royal artillery; captain-lieutenant Thomas Dodd, of the royal artillery; capt.-lieut. Robert Fead, of the royal artillery; and capt.-lieut. Richard Fletcher, of the royal engineers.-To be captains in the dominions of the grand signior only lieut. Thomas Lacy, of the royal engineers; and lieutenant William M. Leake, of the royal artillery. : 27. Brevet. Colonel Kynaston Powel, of the 2d Shropshire regiment of militia, to be colonel in the army, and to take rank as such so long only as the said regiment of militia shall remain embodied for actual service. Capt. sir James Bantem, of the 3d West-India regiment, to be major in the army. Staff. Lieutenant-general Richard Grenville, to be commandant of the garrison of Plymouth, in the absence of the governor.-Lieut.colonel Albert Gledstanes, of the 57th foot, to be quarter-master. general to the forces in the Leeward Islands, vice Cameron, de ceased. William Harris, gentleman, to be assistant commissary of stores, provisions, and forage, to the forces serving in Portugal.Paymasters of recruiting districts: William William Disney, esq. vice Bensley, who resigns; and James William Lukin, esq. vice Laton, who resigns. Dec. 4. Brevet. Capt. Thomas Oldfield, of the marines, to be major in the army. Staff. Captain John Balcomb, of 1st dragoon guards, to be major of brigade to the forces. 5. Appointment of Harry Grant, esq. to be consul from the United States of America at the port of Leith, approved by his majesty. 5. Right Hon. Thomas Grenville, sworn of his majesty's most hon, privy-council. 8. Captain Richard Neate, of the 57th foot, to be major in the army. 12. Edward Berry, esq. captain, in the royal navy, knighted. 25. Rev. Samuel Ryder Weston, B. D. recommended by the king to be elected a canon-residentiary of St.Paul's, vice Jeffreys, deceased.Reverend Charles Morris, M. A. appointed a prebendary of Canterbury, vice Weston, resigned. 19. Robert, viscount Castlereagh, sworn of his majesty's most hon. privy-council. 20. Right Rev. Thomas Lewis O'Beirne, bishop of Ossory, promoted to the see of Meath, vice Maxwell, deceased. 29. Brevet. Capt. William Gif ford, of the 26th foot, to be major in the army. To be colonels in the army, and to take rank as such so long only as their respective regiments of militia shall remain embodied for actual service; honourable colonel Thomas Onslow, of the 2d regiment of Surrey militia ; and colonel John Crewe, of the 2d regiment of Cheshire militia. SHERIFFS appointed by his Majesty in Council for the Year 1798. Berks, Richard Palmer, of Hurst, esq. Gloucestershire, Thomas Vernon Delphin, of Eyford, esq. Hertfordshire, Felix Calvert, of Hunsdon-house, esq. Herefordshire, John Stedman, of Busbury, esq. Kent, John Plumtree, of Fredville, esq. Leicestershire, Renue Payne, of Dunton Basset, esq. Lincolnshire, postponed. Monmouthshire, Joshua Morgan, of Llanwenarth, esq. Northumberland, Adam Askew, of Ellington, esq. Northamptonsh. Thomas Reeve Thornton, of Brock-hall, esq. Norfolk, George Stone, of Bedenham, esq. Nottinghamsh. Nath. Stubbins, of Holme Pierrepoint, esq. Oxfordsh. John Atkins' Wright, of O ford, esq. Rutlaudshire, William Sharrard, of Langham, esq. Shropshire, Andrew Corbett, of Shawberry-park, esq. Somersetshire, Samuel Rodbard, of Ever-Creech, esq. Staffordshire, Richard Dyot, of Freeford, esq. Suffolk, John Sheppard, of Campsey Ash, esq. M 3 South |