James Talbot, efq. to be fecretary of legation at the court of Stockholm.

Juftinian Cafamajor, efq. to be fecretary of legation at the court of Petersburg.

Anthony Merry, efq. to be confulgeneral in the dominions of the kings of Denmark, Sweden, and Pruffia.

16th. Staff. Col. John Scerret, of the late 7th Weft India regiment, to be brigadier-general to the forces in the island of Newfoundland. Capt. John Lawrenfon, of the 18th light-dragoons, to be major of brigade in North Britain.

23d. His royal highness prince Edward, created duke of Kent, and of Strathern, in the kingdom of Great Britain, and earl of Dublin, in the kingdom of Ireland.

His royal highness prince Erneft Auguftus, created duke of Cumberland, and of Teviotdale, in the kingdom of Great Britain, and earl of Årmagh, in the kingdom of Ire

land.

23d. Staff. Col. the hon. Cochrane Johnstone, of the 8th Weft India regiment, to be brigadier-general in the Leeward Islands only.

May 3d. John Harrison, efq. to be one of the commiffioners for victualling the royal navy.

10th. Thomas Hayward, efquire, knighted.

The earl of Leven and Melvill, appointed his majefty's high commiffioner to the general affembly of the church of Scotland.

William Macleod Bannatyne, efq. appointed one of the lords of feffion in Scotland.

10th. Lieut. general his royal

highness the duke of Kent, appointed a general in the army.

14th. Philip Lybbe Powys, jun. efq. appointed clerk of the checque to the band of gentlemen-penfion

ers.

17th. His royal highness gen. Edward duke of Kent, K. G. to be general and commander-in-chief of his majefty's forces in North Ame rica.

29th. David Rae, efq. of Efkgrove, one of the lords of feffion, and a fenator of the college of juftice, appointed his majesty's justice clerk in Scotland.

June 4th. Staff. Colonel George Moncrieffe, of the 90th foot, to be brigadier-general to the forces ferving in the Mediterranean only. Major Kenneth Mackenzie, of the 90th foot, to be deputy adjutant-general to the faid forces, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the army. Major John Duncan, of the royal artil lery, to be deputy quarter-mafter general to the faid forces, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the army. Serjeant J. Mitchell, from the 2d battalion royals, to be provoft-marshal to the faid forces.

5th. Their royal highneffes the dukes of Kent and Cumberland, fworn of his majesty's privy-coun

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advocate, to be fheriff-depute of Fife and Kinross.

26th. Chriftopher Pegge, M. D. reader of anatomy in the univerfity of Oxford, and major of the Oxford univerfity affociation, knighted. Lord Grenville, elected governor of the Levant company, vice the duke of Leeds, dec.

John Vaughan, efq. of Lincoln's Inn, barrister-at-law, and recorder of Leicester, called to the degree of ferjeant-at-law.

25th. Brevet. Col. John lord Cawdor, of the Caermarthenshire militia, to be colonel in the army, and to take rank as fuch fo long only as the faid regiment of militia fhall remain embodied for actual fervice.-Staff. Brevet. Lieutenant colonel John Le Couteur, from the 16th foot, to be infpector of the militia ferving in the island of Jersey. Brevet. Lieut. col. fir Thomas Saumarez, from the royal fuzileers, to be inspector of the militia in the ifland of Guernsey. Wm. Boothby, efq. to be paymaster of a recruiting district.

28th. Sir Frederick Morton Eden, bart. K. B. created a baron of the kingdom of Ireland, by the name, ftyle, and title of baron Henley, of Chardstock.

29th. Major-generals Edmund Fanning, William Gardiner, Henry Johnfon, honourable Henry Edward Fox, John W. T. Watfon, James Lumfdaine, Lowther Pennington, Philip Goldfworthy, Duncan Drummond, William Spry, Charles Euftace, Francis Edward Gwyn, Robert Morfe, Francis lord Heathfield, T. S. Stanwix, and fir James Pulteney, bart. to be lieutenant-generals in the army.-Garrifons. Major-general John Whitelock, to be lieutenant-governor of

the garrifon of Portsmouth, vice Murray, refigned. Captain Flaylett Framingham, of the royal artillery, to be governor of the fort of Fornelles, in the island of Minorca.

July 2d. Right hon. Gilbert, lord Minto, appointed his majefty's envoy-extraordinary and minifter-plenipotentiary at the court of Vienna. 3d. Thomas, earl of Elgin, fworn of his majefty's most honourable privy council.

James Allan Park, of Lincoln's Inn, conftituted and appointed one of his majefty's counfel learned in the law.

6th. Staff. Lieut. col. Albert Gledftanes, of the 57th foot, to be adjutant-general to the forces ferving in the Leeward Islands. Lieut. colonel Frederick Maitland, of the 27th foot, to be quartermafter-general to the faid forces.

10th. John Henry, duke of Rutland took the oaths on being appointed lord-lieutenant of the county of Leicefter.

Robert Cullen, of Cullen, efq. one of the lords of feffion, appointed a lord of jufticiary in Scotland. William Honeyman of Armadale, efq. to be a lord of jufticiary in Scotland. George Ferguffon, efq. to be. one of the lords of feffion in Scotland. Mr. John Anftruther, to be one of the four commiffaries of Edinburgh. Dr. George Hill, to be one of his majefty's chaplains in ordinary in Scotland.

13th. His royal highness Erneft Auguftus duke of Cumberland, K.G. to be lieutenant-general in the army.

17th Right hon. fir John Scott, fworn of his majesty's most honourable privy council.

18th. Right hon. fir John Scott, knt. late his majefty's attorney-general, created a baron of the king

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dom of Great Britain, by the title of Baron Eldon, of Eldon, in the county of Durham.

18. Rev. John Kearney, D. D. to be provoft of Trinity college, Dublin, fir Geo. Shee, bart. to be fecretary to the lords commiffioners of his majesty's treasury in this kingdom.

23d. Garrison. Hon. lieut. gen. fir Charles Stuart, K. B. to be governor, and the hon. lieut. gen. Henry Edward Fox, to be lieutenant governor of the island of Mi

norca.

27th. Garrisons. Col. John Callow, of the 3d dragoons, to be lieutenant-governor of Quebec. E. B. Brenton, efq. deputy judge-advocate of Nova-Scotia and New Brunswick, to be deputy judge-advocate to the forces in all the British provinces of North America.

Aug. 6th. Staff. George Brinley efq. to be commiffary-general in British North America. John Butler Butler, efq. to be deputy-commiffary-general in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, St. John's Ifland, and Cape Breton. John Craigie, efq. to be deputycommiffary-general in the Canadas. 10th. Brevet. Major Lewis Hay, of the royal engineers, to be lieuteuant-colonel in the army. Staff. Major gen. George Hewitt, to be infpector-general of the recruiting fervice. Capt. Henry Erfkine, of the Scotch brigade, to be deputyadjutant-general to the forces at the Cape of Good Hope, with the rank of major in the army.

12th. Right hon. John Berrefford, right hon. fir Hercules Langifhe, bart. right hon. Richard Hely vifccunt Donoughmore, right hon Richard Annefley, Charles Henry Coole, Maurice Fitzgerald,

John Ormsby Vandeleur, John Townfiend, and Montifort Longfield, efqrs. to be chief commiffioners of his majefty's revenues of excife and cuftoms in the kingdom' of Ireland.

13th. Staff. Hon. col. J. Hope, of the 25th foot, to be deputy-adjutant-general to the forces under the command of lieut. gen. fir Ralph Abercromby. Lieut.-colonel Robert Anftruther, of the 68th foot, to be deputy-quarter-matter-general to the faid forces. Henry Motz, efq. to be commiflary-general to the faid forces.--Hospital staff. Thomas Young, efq, from half-pay, to be infpector-general of hofpitals for the faid forces.

John Falcon, efquire, to be his majefty's agent and conful-general for the city and kingdom of Algiers.

Rev. John Randolph, D. D. recommended, by congé d'elire, to be elected bishop of Oxford.

14th. Right hon. John Jefferys earl Camden, inftalled a knight of the garter.

17th. Shadrach Moyfe, efq. ap. pointed a commiffioner of the cultoms of Scotland.

20th. Staff. Lieut.-col. J. Drinkwater, on the half-pay of the late 109th foot, to be commiflary of accompts to the forces under the command of fir Ralph Abercromby.

Hon. Samuel Barrington, admiral of the white, to be general of his majefty's marine forces, and the right hon. Alexander, lord Bridport, K. B. admiral of the white, to be lieutenant-general of the faid forces.

Sept. 3d. Right hon. John, earl of Clare, of the kingdom of Ireland, and lord-chancellor of the faid kingdom, created an Englifi baron, by the title of baron Fitz-Gibbon, of Sidbury, in the county of Devon.

Brevet. Capt. Rowland Edward, of the 9th foot, to be major in the army.-Hofpital ftaff. To be phyfician to the forces, Dr. Stewart Crawford.

4th. Brevet-major William Raymond, of the 89th foot, to be lieutenant-colonel in the army.

7th. His royal highnefs fieldmarfhall Frederick, duke of York, K. G. to be captain-general of all and fingular his majesty's land forces railed, or to be raised and employed, in his majefty's fervice within the kingdom of Great Britain; and alfo of all and fingular his majefty's land forces which are or fhall be employed on the continent of Europe, in conjunction with the troops of his majefty's allies.

William Meiklelam, LL. D. to be profeffor of practical aftronomy, and obferver in the university of Glafgow. Rev. Alexander Fleming, to be one of his majesty's chaplains in ordinary in Scotland. Rev. John Thomfon, prefented to the church and parifh of Dailly, in the prefbytery and county of Ayr.

10th. Brevet. Major Oliver Grace, of the Minorca regiment, to be lieutenant-colonel in the army. Major James Kempt, on the half-pay of the late 113th foot, to be lieutenant colonel in the army.

23d. Andrew Stewart, efq. and Robert Dundas, efq. (lord advocate for Scotland), conftituted and appointed conjunctly to the fole and only clerks and keepers of the general register for feifins and other writs in Scotland.

25th. Right hon. Ifaac Corry, -chancellor of the exchequer in Ireland, fworn of his majefty's most honourable privy-council.

Right hon. George Granville Levifon Gower, earl Gower, took the

oaths on being appointed lord-lieutenant of the county of Stafford.

Oa. 8. Hofpital staff. Andrew Mitchell, M. D. to be phyfician to

the forces.

16th. Richard Mafter, efq. took the oaths on being appointed captain-general and commander-in-chief of the island of Tobago, and its dependencies.

19th. Brevet count Bentinck de Rhone, to be colonel in the army on the continent of Europe only. Capt. James Fitzgerald, of the 3d foot guards, to be major in the army. Capt. Thomas Browne, of the 59th foot, to be major in the army. Fre derick Vander Hooven, gent. aiddu-camp to count Bentinck de Rhone, to be captain in the army on the continent of Europe only.Staff. Hon. col. John Hope, deputyadjutant-general, to be adjutantgeneral to the army ferving under the command of his royal highness the duke of York. Hon. lieut.-col. Alexander Hope, affiftant-adjutantgeneral, to be deputy-adjutant-general to the faid army, vice John Hope. Lieut.-col. John Sontag, to be military commillary to the troops forming under his ferene highnefs the hereditary prince of Orange. Capt. Stephen Watts, to be affiftant-barrack-mafter-general in the island of Jersey, with the rank of major in the army, fo long only as he fhall continue in the barrackdepartment. Henry Caftleman, efq. to be affiftant-barrack - master - general.

26th. Staff. Lachlan Maclean, gent. to be barrack-mafler at Fort St. George. John Johnfton, gent. to be barrack-mafter in the island of Minorca.

30th. Right hon. Ralph, lord Lavingdon, K. B. fworn of his ma

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Nov. 2d. Brevet. Col. Samuel Twentyman, of the 87th foot, to be brigadier-general in the West Indies only. Capt. R. Sacheverell Newton, of the 9th foot, to be major in the army.-Staff. Lieut.-col. George Townshend Walker, of the 50th foot, to be military commiflary to the Ruffian troops.-Hofpital ftaff. Samuel Cave, M. D. from half-pay, to be phyfician to the forces. Rob, Jackfon, M. D. from half-pay, to be inspector of hospitals for the Ruffian troops.

12th. Brevet. Capt. William Cullen, of the Scotch brigade, to be major in the army.

13th. Major-general his highness prince William to be lieutenant-general in the army.

16th. Dr. James Playfair, to be principal of the united colleges of St. Salvator, and St. Leonard, in the univerfity of St. Andrew.

19th. Garrifon. Rev. Frederick Neve, to be chaplain to the garrifon of Minorca.

23d. Thomas Troubridge, efq. captain in the royal navy, and of Plymouth, created a baronet.

Geo. Napier, efq. to be commiffary of the commiffariot of Caithnefs. Mr. William Taylor, to be commiffary-clerk of Caithnefs and Sutherland.

26th. Rev. Charles Henry Hall, B.D. to be a canon of Chrift Church,

dom.

3d. Major-general Eccles Nixon, knighted.

Brevet. Capt. Henry Bird, of the 54th foot, to be major in the army.-Staff. Jonathan Page, gent. to be affiftant barrack-master to the barracks occupied by the Dutch troops in the Isle of Wight.

10th. Hofpital staff. Surgeons James Borland and Alex. Baillie, to be affiftant-infpectors of Ruffian hofpitals.

14th. Brevet. Major-gen, fir Hew Dalrymple, knt. to be lieut.-gen. in the inland of Guernsey only. Majorgen. Andrew Gordon, to be lieutenant general in the island of Jersey only.

21ft. Staff. Serjeant-major James Lee, from the Ift foot guards, to be provoft-marfhal, with the rank of captain in the army, on the continent of Europe only.

23d. Major Colyer, to be equerry to the duke of Cumberland.

28th. Staff. Lieut.-col. Rob. Anftruther, of the 3d foot guards, to be a deputy-quarter-mafter-general to the forces.