published, there were then in this

and 1,255,175 women and girls; in all 2,313,123 perfons. The number of noblemen was 10,045. The clergy, with the fchools and colleges, amounted to 4,488, or including their wives and children, 18,197. And the number of those who had a right of freedom in cities and towns, was 162,888. It appeared there had been an increase of 2,773 inhabitants fince the year 1758.

22. Lady Grosvenor of a son and heir.

April 1. Lady Elizabeth Wemyss,

of a fon. 3. Lady Viscountess Hinchingbrook, of a fon.

11. Lady Garlies of a daugh

ter.

Countess of Donegal, of a daughter.

Lady of Sir James Caldwel, Bart. of a fon.

May 5. Lady of the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Digby, of a daughter.

13. Countess of Errol, of a
fon and heir.

Lady of Sir Thomas
Bingham, of a fon.

24. Countess of Dundonald,

of a fon.

31. Lady of Lord Willoughby - de - Brooke, of a daughter.

Princefs of Brazil, of a prince.

June 7. Lady Viscountefs Clanwilliam, of a daughter.

15. Lady of Sir Gervas Clifton, Bart. of a son. Lady Mary Walker, of a daughter.

Dutchefs of Atholl, of a fon.

22. Lady of Sir Thomas Broughton, of a fon. Lady of Sir Brooke Bridges, of a fon. July 7. Lady of Sir George Ar mitage, of a daughter, 13. Lady of the Hon. Col. Fitzroy, of a daughter. Lady of the Bishop of Elphin, in Ireland, of a fon.

Countess of Darnley, in
Ireland, of a fon.

befides a great join

ture on the death of her mother, and a large eftate on the demise of an uncle.

a daughter.

Countefs of Dartmouth,

Mifs Bladon.

Hon. John Byng, fon
of the late Lord Tor-

rington, to the eldeft
daughter of
of Capt.

Forrest of the Navy.

20. Duke of Buccleugh, to

Lady Betty Montague.

Sir Jeffery Amherst, to
Mifs Cary, daughter
to Gen. Cary.

Sir John Eden, Bart. to
Mifs Johnson.

Countefs

of a daughter.

April 2.

of a daughter.

Countess of Selkirk, of

16.

Earl of Barrymore, to

a fon.

Dutchess of Leinster, of

a fon.

Lady Amelia Stanhope, daughter to the

Earl of Harrington.

to the Hon. Miss Lyttelton, only daughter of Lord Lyttel

ter to the Earl of Pomfret.

Oct. 4. The Prince of Orange, at Berlin, to the Princefs of Pruffia.

6. Lord Viscount Palmerfton, to Mifs Poole, daughter of the late Sir Francis Poole.

9. The Earl of Harborough, to Mifs Cave, eldest daughter of Sir Thomas Cave.

18. The Duke of Gordon, to Mifs Jane Maxwell.

of Egremont.

ther to Lord Tracy, to Mifs Weaver.

Principal PROMOTIONS for the year 1766, from the London Gazette, &c.

Jan. 13. Thomas Champneys, of Orchardly, in Somersetshire, Efq; and his heirs male, the dignity. of a Baronet.

17. Richard Stonehewer, Efq; a Commiflioner of Excife, in the room of William Cayley, Efq; deceased.

Feb. 7. Rev. and Hon. Frederick Hervey, to the Bishopric of Cloyne, in Ireland.

March 14. Edward Baker, Efq; Conful General at Tripoli.

24. The Marquis of Lorn, Commander in chief of the forces, &c. in Scotland, in the room of Lieutenant General Lord George Beauclerc. James Burnet, of Montboddo, Efq; a Lord of Council and Seffion in Scotland, in the` room of Lord Milton, deceased.

Hon. Robert Walpole, Secretary to the extraordinary embaffy to

the

the court of Spain, in the room of Lord Cardross, who reigns.

April 16. Sir Laurence Dundas, Vice Admiral of Shetland and Orkney-John Elliot, Efq; Vice Admiral of Weft Florida.

May 9. The Duke of Bolton, Vice Admiral of the Ifle of Wight. June 9. John Hort, Efq; Conful. General at Lisbon.

-27. Ralph Foley, Efq; of Thorplee, and his heirs male, the dignity of a Baronet.

July 28. John Powel and George John Cooke, Efqrs. to be Joint Agents and Solicitors to all the regiments and independent companies of invalids.

Auguft 12. Right Hon. Lord Viscount Townshend, to be Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

- 18. Right Hon. Carolina Campbell, Countess of Dalkeith, the dignity of a Baronefs, by the title of Baronefs of Greenwich, with fucceffion and the dignity of Baron to her heirs male by the Right Hon. Charles Townshend, Efq.-Lord Howth, of the kingdom of Ireland, and his heirs male, the dignity of Viscount St. Lawrence, and Earl of Howth.-Charles Baron of Coloony, and his heirs male, the dignity of an Earl of the kingdom of Ireland, by the title of Earl of Belmont.-Conftantine Phipps, Efq; and his heirs male, the dignity of a Baron of the faid kingdom, by the title of Baron Mulgrave of New Rofs, in the county of Wexford.

28. Mr. Lowndes, fon to Charles Lowndes, Efq; of the treafury, a Commiffioner of Excife, in the room of Sir Henry. Poole, deceafed.-Thomas Bradshaw, Efq; Secretary of the Treafury, in the room of Charles Lowndes, Efq;

who refigns. Lord Frederick Campbell, Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.-Mr. Bowden, Mafter of the Horse.-Thomas Smith, Efq; Deputy Usher of the Black Rod to the House of Lords in Ireland.-Right Rev. and Hon. Dr. Hervey, Bishop of Cloyne, and Arthur Upton, Efq; Privy Counfellors in Ireland. William Davis, one of the four principal Clerks of the Treasury, in the room of Thomas Bradshaw. Richard Hopkins, Efq; Clerk of the Green Cloth, in the room of Sir John Evelyn, deceafed.

Southwell, Efq; Deputy Judge Advocate, Commiffary of Mufters, and Receiver- General of the island of Minorca.-John Randolph, Efq; Attorney-General of Virginia. William Blair, Efq; Clerk of the Privy Council, in- the room of William Sharpe, deceafed.

Sept. 8. John Hort, Efq; of Caftle-Strange, Middlefex, and his heirs male, to the dignity of a Baronet. William Burton, John Wyndham Bowyer, David Papillon, George Lewis Scott, Thomas Bowlby, Richard Bagot, George Quarme, and Richard Stonehewer, together with Anthony Lucas, Efq; Commiffioners for the management and receipt of his Majefty's revenue of Excise, and other Duties.-Henry Hutton, John Temple, William Burch, Charles Paxton, and John Robinson, Efqrs. Commiffioners for the receipt and management of his Majefty's Customs and other Duties in America.-James Porter, Efq; Comptroller on the cashier of the accounts of the Cuftoms and other Duties in America. Charles Stuart, Efq; Cafhier and Pay-mafter of his Majefty's revenues of

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