30. lady of lord George Sackville, of a daughter. July 11, Lady of Sir John Hynde Cotton, bart. of twe fons. Aug. 17. duchess of Grafton, of a fon. 21. lady of the hon. col. Fitzroy, of a fon. 31. Lately, countofs of Satherland, of a daughter. vilcounters Powercourt, of a fon. lady Bampfylde, of a da lady of the hon. Tho. Felham, of a daughter. 5. Countefs of Lauderdale, of a fon. 7. duchefs of Ancafter, of a daughter. 11. lady Arundel, of a daught. 15. counters of Northek, of a daughter. 27. The hon. Lady Blois, of a daughter. 31. lady Ahley, of a fon. Sept 13. Lady Edgcumbe, of a fon. The hon. Mrs. Hill, of a daughter 5 24. 30. The hon. Mrs. Bagot, of daughter. O. LL. Sir Thomas Pym Hales, of Beakelbourn, Kent, to 1of Mrs. Couffmaker of Dane naourt. rev, Mr. Dathwood, late of Magdalen college, to the youngest daughter of the earl of Banbury! Nov. 4. The hon George SemSpil, efq; to, mils Clive, pilefq; 9idg fter to lord Clive. ado Sir James. Maxwell of Pollock, bart. to mifs Colquhoun of St. Kitt's. Dec. 16. Hon. Marmaduke Mer- Principal PROMOTION'S for the YEAR 1764, from the London Gazette, &c. Jan. 22. William Horton of Chaderton, Lancashire, and his heirs male, a bart.George Bridges Rodney, efq; vice admiral of the blue, and his heirs male, the fame dignity. Geo. Cockburne, Thomas Slade, William Bately, Edm. Mason, Tim. Brett, Robert Ofborne, and William Bateman, efqrs; Sir Richard Temple, bart. Fred. Rogers, Richard Hughes, and Thomas Hanway, efqrs; commiffioners of the navy Andrew Elliot, efq; receiver of all duties, dues, and revenues, at New York, (the revenues of the customs excepted:) usi! brol Snearu" lifer, efq; governor of Newfoundland, &c. Apr. 3. Philip Stanhope, efq; envoy extraordinary to the court of Dresden, and William Gordon efq; minister at Ratisbon. 20. Geo. James Bruere, efq; governor of the Bermuda islands. 28. Bafil Cochran, efq; a commiffioner of the customs in Scotland, in the room of R. Montgomerie, efq; and Thomas Lockhart, efq; a commissioner of excise in the room of B. Cochran, efq; 1 May 19. The right. hon. Robert lord Henley, baren of Grange in the county of Southampton, chancellor of Great Britain, and his heirs male, an earl of Great Britain, by the name, ftile, and title of earl of Northington in the faid county.-William Young, Alexander Græme, John Hunt, Robert Stewart, and Rob. Wynne, efqrs. commiffioners for the fale of lands in the islands of Grenada, Grenadines, Dominica, St. Vincent, and Tobago./1V? 10442279 The right rev. doct. 28. The earl of March- Richard Terrick, bifhop of Petermont, keeper of the great feal of borough, bishop of London. Scotland, in the room of the duke.William Young, efq; receiver of all the monies arifing by the fale of lands, in the islands of Grenada, &cbos sumaro זי of Athol,dec.Lord oCathcart, first commiffioner of the police, in the room of the carl of Marchmont. Henry Moore of Jamaica, efq; -31. lately, Norborne Berkeand his heirs male, a baronet.sbonley, efq; late knight of the fhire Feb. Daniel Bomeefter, gent conful at Carthagenaiso for the county of Gloucester, obtained the peerage of Bottetourt by appeal to the right hon/the houfe of peers, after a hearing of council feven days, in favour of the appeal.His lordship has fince taken the oaths, and his feat in the houfe of lords.. June 10. The hon. Robert Walpole, one of the clerks of the DEATH S. 1764 January 2. The right hon. Nicholas, viscount Loftus, of the kingdom of Ireland, fucceeded in title and eftate by his eldeft fon the honourable Nicholas Loftus, efq; 8. His grace James duke of Athol, baron Strange, lord of Man and the ifles, &c. &c, aged 74. He is fucceeded in his Scotch titles and eftate by his nephew the honourable John Murray, and in his barony of Strange and lordship of Man, by his daughter, lady Charlotte Murray, wife of the faid honourable John Murray,now duke of Athol. The relict of fir Thomas Tempeft of Tong-hall, bart. Sir John Rutherford of Rutherford, Scotland. 11. Sir Juftus Dennis Beck, bart. the title is extinct. 14. Lady Gafcoigne, daughter and heiress of fir Francis Hungate of Huddlestone, bart. and mother of fir Thomas Gascoigne. 17. The right hon. Hamilton Boyle, earl of Cork and Orrery, in Ireland, and lord Boyle of Marfton in England; who dying unmarried, is fucceeded in his titles and eftate by his brother the hon. Edmund Boyle, efqswor 27. The right hon. Charles, earl of Dalhoufie, fucceeded by his brother the hons George Ram fay, efq; 77991 tágit add 31. lately, The lady vifcountefs Lilburne, 08.018 пobяo to The hon. Mrs. Cecil, relic of a late bihop of Bengor. V February 6 Sir Jacob Gerard Downing, bart, 17. The right honourable Charles Moore, earl of Charleville in Ireland. 26. Sir William Skipwith, of Preftwood, in Virginia, bart. March 3. The dowager lady Vandeput, mother of fir George Vandeput. 6. The right hon. Philip Yorke, earl of Hardwicke, viscount, Royston, high fteward of the univerfity of Cambridge, &c. aged 73, fucceeded by his eldeft fon, Philip, lord vifc. Royton. March 23, 1720, he was appointed folicitor general, and Jan. 31, 1723, attorney-general. In October 1733, he was conftituted lord chief justice of the king's bench; and Feb. 21, 1736-7, lord high chancellor, which high office he refigned in 1756. In July 1749, he was chofen high fteward of the univerfity of Cambridge. His lordfhip married Margaret, one of the daughters of Charles Cocks, of Worcester, efq; by whom he had five fons and two daughters, viz. 1. Philip, lord vifc. Royston. 2. The hon. Charles Yorke, late attorney general. 3. The honourable fir Jofeph Yorke, now ambaffador at the Hague. 4. The honourable John Yorke, member forHigham Ferrers, in Northamptonfhire. 5. The hon. and rev. James Yorke, dean of Lincoln. His lordship's two daughters were, lady Elizabeth, married to George lord Anfon, who died June 1, 1760; and lady Margaret, married in 1749 to John Heathcote, efq; fon and heir of fir John Heathcote, bart. [See his lordship's Character in the fecond part of this vol. p. 278.] The honourable mifs Tracey, fifter to lord Tracey. 10. The reverend fir Nathaniel Edwards, bart. As he left no iffue, the title is extinct. |