Walley, with 5000l. Mr. Harding, junr. merchant, to Mifs Jackfon of Southgate, with 15000l. Mr. Aquilar, fon of Baron Aquilar, to Mifs Mendes da Cofta of New-Bond-ftreet, 50,000l. Earl of Hyndford, to the only daughter of Benj. Vigor, Efq; Thomas Dennifon, of Leeds, Efq; to the only daughter of Langdale Sunderland, Efq; 10,000l.

Lift of DEATHS for the Year 1756.

Oa. 28. Harles Noel Somerfet, CH Duke of Beaufort, Mar: quis and Earl of Worcefter, Earl of Glamorgan, Vifc. Grofmount, Baron Herbert, Lord of Ragland, Chepflow, and Gower, all in Monmouthfhire, alfo Baron Beaufort of Caldecotcaftle, and high fteward of Hereford, aged, 47; fucceeded in title and cftate by his only fon Henry, now D. of Beaufort, born Oct. 6, 1744-Lady of Sir Edw. Hawke, commander of the fleet in the Mediterranean.-Nov. 7. Mr. Freke, fenior furgeon of St. Bartholomew's hofpital.-11. Rich. Hughes, Eq; late commiflioner of Portfmonth vard, aged 86.-Lady

wager of Ellibank, in Scotland.. 19 Mr. Mofes Hart, of St. Mary Axe, a Jew merchant, aged 80. He has left 1000l. to the London Hospital. 22. Lady of Robert Nugent, Efq; a Lord of the Treafury, and member for Briftol. 23. Rev. Dr. Smith, provoft of Queen's college, prebendary of St. Paul's and Lincoln," R. of St. Dionis Backchurch, London, and of the donative of Paddington, Middlesex, aged 87. He was fecretary to the treaty of Ryfwick under Sir Jofeph Williamfon, then ambaflador there; and was fome time chaplain to Queen Anne. 24. Capt. Pettigrew of the Queenborough. 27. John Philipfon, Efq; member for Harwich, furveyor general of his majesty's woods and parks, and deputy governor of the South-fea Dec. 2. Rt. Hon. Wm. Earl of Dunmore; fucceeded in honsur and eftate, by his eldeft fon Lord

company.

Fincastle. Relict of the late Sir Edw Blacket, Bart. aged 82. 7. Countess of Orkney, Lady of E. Inchiquin. 9. Wardell Geo. Weftley, Efq; a commiffioner of the cuftoms. Right Hon. William Stanhope, Earl of Harrington, a general of his majesty's forces, a governor of the Charter Houfe, one of the Privy Council, and F. R. S. He is fucceeded in honour and eftate, by his eldest son, William Viscount Petersham, member for Bury St. Edmunds. Lady dowager Vil countefs Blundel. John Yeo, Elq; a fear admiral on half-pay. 10. Sir John Lively, Bart. at Henwick-Hall, Bedfordshire. Edm. Strange, Efq; a rear admiral on half pay. Theodore Baron Newhoff, King of Corfica, in the Fleet prifon 13. Hon. Wm. Levefon Gower, member for Staffordfhire, and uncle to Earl Gower. 17. Lady of Hon. George Bubb Doddington. 19. Only fon of Sir Jofeph Avloffe, Bart. 20. Sir Thomas Standith, Bart. at Duxbury, Lancashire. 21. John Clutton, of Penfax, Efq; killed by his horfe falling into a coalpit.

Lift of Promotions for the Year 1756.

From the London Gazette.

Nov. 6.

fonby

appointed furveyor general of all his majefty's woods, &c. north and fouth of Trent, in the room of John Philipfon, Efq; dec. Sir John Evelyn, Bart. Richard Cavendish, Beaumont Hotham, Sam. Mead, Gwyn Vaughan, Wm. Levinz, Edward Hooper, Tho. Tafh, and Claudius Amyand, Efqrs. appointed commiflioners of the cuf toms. The E. of Hallifax, Andrew Stone, James Ofwald, Tho. Pelham, Soames Jennings, Rich Rigby, Wm. Gerrard Hamilton, and Wm. Sloper, Efqrs, appointed Lords of Trade and Plantations. Vifc. Dupplin, and Tho. Potter, Efq; appointed paymafler general of all his majesty's guards, gar rifons, land forces, and Chelsea hofpital. Hon, Charles Townshend, Efq; appointed to the office of treasurer of the chamber. Earl of Breadalbane, appointed warden, chief justice, and juftice in Eyre, of all his majesty's forefts, &c. on this fide of Trent, in the room of Right Hon. Ld. Sandys. Sir Richard Lyttleton, Knt. of the Bath, appointed treafurer of his majefty's jewels, in room of the E. of Breadalbane. 11. Duke of Bedford, appointed Lieut. General, and Gen. Gov. of Ireland.

fonby, commonly called Lord Duncannon, and the Hon. James Grenville, appointed commillioners for executing the office of treasurer of his majafty's exchequer, in room of Duke of Newcastle. Sir George Littleton, Bart. Piercy Wyndham Obrien, and Henry Furnese, Efqrs. Right Hon. Henry Legge, chancellor and under treasurer to the exchequer. Rt. Hon. Earl of Ilchefter, and James Creffet, Efq; comptroller of the accourts of the army. 20. To grant unto the Right Hon. Will. Hill, Earl of Hillsborough, in Ireland, and his heirs male, the dignity of a baron of Great Britain, by the name, ftile and title of Lord Harwich, baron of Harwich in Effex. To grant unto the Right Hon. Sir Geo. Lyttleton, Bart. and his heirs male, the dignity of a baron of Great Britin, by the name ftile and title of Lord Lyttleton of Frankley in Worcestershire. Rt. Hon. Rich. Earl Temple, the Hon. Edward Bofcawen, Temple Weft, and John Pitt, Efqrs. Geo. Hay, D. of laws, Tho. Orby Hunter, and Gilbert Elliot, Efqrs. appointed commiflioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain and Ireland, &c. Right Hon. John Lord Berkeley of Stratton, to be captain of his majefty's band of Penfioners, (E. of Buckinghamshire, dec.) George Hay, D. of Laws, advocate general, for all matters ecclefiaftical and maritime, relating to the crown. Thomas Berry and Carleton Hayward, Efqrs. the office of making, writing and engrof fing all writs of fubpoena iffuing out of the high court of chancery. WarOffice, Dec. 2. Lord Barrington, fecretary at war has appointed Thomas Tyrwhit, Efq; his deputy in room of Thomas Sherwin, dec. St. James's, Dec. 4. The Rt. Hon. William Pitt, Efq; appointed one of the principal fecretaries of flate, in the room of Rt. Hon. Henry Fox, Efq; Whitehall, Dec. 11. John Forbes, Efq; appointed one of the Lords of the Admiralty, in the room of John Pitt, Efq;

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From other Papers.

JOn. Mr. Barrington, appointed a Welth judge, in the room of Taylor White, Efq; ad juftice of Chefter. Thomas Daverfon, Efq; collector of the falt duties at Yarmouth. Mr. Lloyd, fecretary of the bankruptcies. Mr. Thomas Smith, woodward of Salcey and Buckingham forefts; and Jofeph Smith, Efq; woodward of Whittlebury foreft, in room of John Warner, Efq; Robert Wood, Efq; under fecretary to the Right. Hon. William Pitt, Efq; Geo. Cockburne, Efq; comtroler of the navy, in room of Digby Dant. Admiral Boscawen, Vice Adm. of the White. Adm. West, Vice Adm. of the Blue. Geo. Brown, of Coalftoun, Efq; one of the Lords of Sallion in Scotland. John Richard

fon,

fon, Efq; agent for the out penfioners of Chelsea hofpital.

man, Efq; of Lincoln's Inn, high bailiff of the Savoy. Philip Carteret Webb, Efq; member for Haflemere, follicitor to the treasury: Capt. Everitt, commander of the Neptune, a new 90 gun fhip. Capt. Proby, of the Medway. Capt. Buckle, of the Royal George. Capt. Gordon, of the Cambridge, in room of Sir Piercy Brett, who is again made Capt. of the Carolina yatcht. John Bentley, Efq; Capt. of the Barfieur. James Galbraith, Efq; Capt. of the Union.

Nov. 29. Ames Halloran, as he with others were returning from Clonmel market, was kil-, led by a villain yet unknown, who with a knife ftabbed him in feven different places, and another perfon, who went to his affiftance, was alfo much wounded; after this horrid act, the wretch robbed them and made off. 30. The Succefs, capt. Lamb com. arrived in Dublin, harbour, under convoy of the Albany floop of war. A Dutch East India man homeward bound, mounting 30 guns, put into Cove, near Cork. DECEM. 2. His Majesty's royal Charter incorporating the Governors, and Guardians of the Hofpital for the Relief of poor Lying Inn Women in Dublin, paffed the Great Seal of this Kingdom, to confift of one Prefident, fix Vice Presidents,

one Treafurer, one Secretary, and one Mafter of the Hofpital. The pretent Officers are, Ralph Sampfon, Efq; Treafurer, Edward Sterling, Efq; Secretary, Bartholomew Moffe, M. D. Mafter for life. 7. Arrived in Dublin harbour the Boyne letter of marque, Captain Michael Jordan, from Jamaica, with a valuable cargoe; he was taken by a French p,ivateer, but recovered by the courage, and good conduct of the commander, who finding it was not pol fible to oppofe, the fuperior force of the enemy, gave the command to his Lieut, directing him to strike after fome refillance, while he with part of the crew concealed them. felves below; the next morning at the appearance of day, they rofe upon the French (tho' fuperior in

Aumber)

number) who, after fome refiftance, fubmitted, and were with the veffel conducted into Holy Head. The Gold Box, which is to be prefented to Lieut. Gen. (now Lord) Blakeney with his Freedom of the City of Dublin, has the following Infcription engraven on the bottom: "With "due Regard to exalted Virtue, "fhewn by many important Servi

ces to his King and Country, "and further manifefted in extreme "old Age, by a Defence of St. Philip's, aftonishing to all Europe, "The Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, Com"mons, and Citizens of Dublin, prefent the Freedom of that City "to General Blakeney." The Rt. Hon. Percival Hunt, Lord Mayor, Arthur Lamprey, Charles Ruffel, Efqrs. Sheriffs. The Lid is ornamented by a Reprefentation of St. Philip's with the British Flag difplay'd, while the Commander is proceeding from the Fort, properly armed, attended with a few (being an emblem of his infufficient Force) to receive terms of Capitulation from Marthal Richlieu, who appears with a complete incampment, and every requifite of War, emblematically fhewing his fuperior Strength. Judgment was paffed on the 20 Coal purfers (found guilty fome time before! of unlawful combinations) the princi pal was fined 20 marks and to fuf

fer fix months imprisonment, and

the others ten marks each, with the fame confinement. 13. By his majefty's command, a proclamation was iffued, directing a general Faft to be obferved in this kingdom, on Friday the 11th of February next, for averting thofe evils which our manifold fins have obferved, and to implore the divine affiftance to his majefty's arms, against his enemies. 15. Patrick Walsh and John Dignam were executed at Stephen's Green; the former for robbing his mafter Gen. Bligh's houfe during his abfence in the country, and the other, likewife a fervant, for robb

ing the houfe of Edward Cary, Efq; 18. The lords juftices were pleased by proclamation to prohibit the exportation of all kinds of grain, flour, ftarch, bifcuit and bread, except fuch quantities as fhould be requifite for veffels on their voyages. 24. Advice has been received that the Charming Molly of and from Belfast for Jamaica, John Martin, Commander, was taken by a privateer 40 leagues to the leeward of Barbadoes, and carried to Martinico: her owners had the good fortune to infure 2000l. of her value. 27. The Mercury privateer of Liverpool, carrying 16 guns and 120 men, was put into Caftletown near Cork, much difabled, with 8 feet water in her hold; the had been engaged for 4 hours the Wednesday before, with a French letter of marque of 22 nine poun ders, and in the engagement had 4 of her men killed and 13 woun ded; but a fhot taking her between wind and water, obliged her to ftrike; the French man gave her three chears, and faid they were bound for the coaft of Guinea; the commander, Captain Gyles, is amongst the woun ded. 30. The city of Cork voted that lord Blakeney should be prefented with his Freedom in a Gold Box.

MARRIAGES.

Dec. 4. Mafters in ChanCa

Harles Walker, Efq; one

of the cery to Caroline, eldest daughter of the Hon. Byffe Molefworth, Efq; 5 At Drogbridge, co. Tyrone, Rev. Andrew Patterion to the Relict of Charles John of Lifteen, Efq; II. William Bernard of Carlow, Efq; to Judith. Daughter of Major Richard Corbett. Robert Furey, Efq; to mifs Rutlidge of the co. Sligoe. 17. Mr. Thomas Dobfon to Mifs Catharine Archdall. 23. William Hodder of Hodder's Field, co. Cork, Efq; to the Widow Webb. 26. Francis Hutchenfon M. D. to Miss Card of Finglas.

D BATHS

Nov. 27.

DEATHS.
T Cork, James Dob-
D. At

Limerick, Lieut. Duckett, of the 2d batt. of the Royal.-Dec. 2. John Enery of Bawnboy, co. Cavan, Elq; Wife of Thomas Tifdall, Efq; dep. clerk of the Crown. Lady Levinge, Relict of the firit Sir Richard Levinge, Bart. and alfo Widow of Capt. Charles Annelley. At Clonmell, Michael Green of Roxborough, Eq; At Hammersmith, near London, Robert Maynard of Curryglafs, county Cork, Elq; At Grange, co. Sligoe, Edward Soden, Efq; 3. In Doverftreet, London, of a very tedious and painful Illness, which he bore with a truly Chriftian Patience, His Excellency Robert Lord Viscount Jocelyn, Baron Newport, of Newport, Lord Chancellor, and one of the Lords

Justices of this Kingdom. His Lord hip's great Judgment, Integrity, Affiduity, and Humanity, were eminent ly confpicuous through every ftation of his Life, and have imprinted fo grateful a Remembrance of his extraordinary Abilities on the Hearts of the People, as are the trueft and moft lafting Teftimonies of his worth. His Lordship was appointed March 28, 1726, third Serjeant at Law to his late Majefty, and May 4, 1727, his Solicitor-General, which was renewed to him October 28, by his prefent Majefty, who was pleafed, on the 22d of that Month 1730, to make bim his Attorney General; and Sept 7, 1739, to promote him to the Poft of Lord Chancellor of Ireland; fince which he was conflantly one of the Lords Juftices of the Kingdom, in the abfence of the Lord Lieutenant. His Lordship was advanced to the Dignity of a Baron of Ireland by Letter Patent dated 29 November 1743, by the Title of Lord Baron Newport of Newport, and 6 December 1755. he was raised to the Dignity of a Vifcount, by the Title of Lord Vifcount Jocelyn. His Lordship is fucceeded by his only Son,

Robert, now Lord Viscount Jocelyn. 6. At Laragbrian, co. Kildare, Richard Kane, Efq; 11. Mr. Michael

The

Ransford, Master Armourer, Wife of George Graydon, Efq; 14 Aged 106, Relict of Capt. Jonathan Palley, co. Kildare. The Revd. Jno. Walth, Rector of Killkooley, Co. Tipperary. 21. Walter Dawson; Efq; Counsellor at Law. 22. Geo. Julian, Efq; joint Dep. Mufter-mafter General. Right Hon. Mifs Ann Netterville, Daughter to the Right Hon. the late Lord Vifcount Netterville. 24. Andrew Charlton, Esq; one of the Attornies of his Majel ty's Court of Exchequer. 28. At Salefioun, co. Meath, aged 85, Oliver Moore, Eid;

PROMOTIONS.

Dec. 6.MR. William Dryden elec

ted Steward to Stephen's Hofpital, (Mr. Chaloner dec.) Mr. Alexander Mangin dep. Secretary to the board of General Officers.

Hill, Efq; appointed collector of Frankfort (Samuel Hill, Efq; refigned) 9. Rev. William Baker. A. M. prefented to the Deanry of Raphoe, (Anthony Thompfon dec) 11. Percy Wyndham O'Brien Efq; created Earl of Thomond and Baron of Ibrickan. 13. Lieut. Colonel G. L. Forbes, app. Colonel, Major John Pomeroy, Lieut. Col. Captains Wm. Newton and Peter Chefler Majors in the new Regiment to be railed in this Kingdom, and to confift of 1200 men. 14. James Dennis, Efq; app. one of the King's Council. Mr. Theobald Bourke, app. Surveyor of Excife in Armagh (William Jones, Efq; deceased) 18. Sir Wm. Blakeney, K. B. created Baron Blakeney of Caftle-Blakeney, in the co. Galway. 24. A new Commiflion pal fed the Seal, impowering the Judges and Mafters in Chancery to hear and determine Caufes in the High Court of Chancery, during his Majesty's Pleasure.

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