uncle to the present Lord Mount morres. 27. At the feat of John Sawbridge, Efq; at Ollantigh in Kent, Sir William Stephenfon, Knight, father-in-law to the above gentleman, and alderman of Bridge-ward within. He was elected an alderman in 1754, and is faid to have died poffeffed of upwards of 60,000l. which he has divided equally between his two daughters, Mifs Stephenfon and Mrs. Sawbridge. 28. At his feat near Worcester, the Right Rev. Dr. John Ewer, Lord Bishop of Bangor. 31. Rt. Hon. Edward Noel, Vifcount Wentworth, of Wellfborough, in Leiccfterfhire, (fo created May 4, 1762,) Baron Wentworth, of Nettlefted, and Baronet, and LL. D. His lordthip fucceeded Martha, Baronefs Wentworth, in 1745, and married Judith, daughter of William Lamb, of Farndifh, in Northamptonshire, Efq; by whom he has iffue, Thomas, born Nov. 18, 1745, and three daughters, Judith, Elizabeth, and Sophia-Sufannah. Of the iffue of Sir Cloberry Noel, father of the Viscount, there is living another fon, the Rev. and Hon. Cloberry Noel. The Rev. Dr. Thomas, Canon of Chrift-church, Oxford, Regius Profeffor of Hebrew, and Profeffor of Arabic, in that Univerfity. Nov. 5. At Dunkeld, in Scotland, his Grace John Murray, Duke, Marquis and Earl of Athol, Marquis and Earl of Tullibardin, Vifcount Glenalmond, Lord Murray, and one of the Sixteen Peers of Scotland. His Grace was the eideft fon of Lord George Alurray, fourth fon of John firit Duke of Athol, who was attainted in 1746, for his concern in the rebellion of the preceding year: but that attainder only operating against himself, upon the death of his uncle the late Duke James, on Jan. 8, 1764, he fucceeded to his honours, and having married his coufin, Lady Charlotte, who, upon the deceafe of her father the late Duke, became Baronefs Strange, and lady of the Ifle of Man, by that marriage the heirs male and of line of this illuftrious family are conjoined. They have iffue, John Marquis of Tullibardin, born June 30, 1755; Lords James, George, and William; Ladies Charlotte, Emilia, and Rachael. At Belvedere, in the county of Weftmeath, the Earl of Belvedere, Mufter Mafter General of his Majefty's forces in that kingdom. His Lordship is fucceeded in title and eftate by his eldest fon, Lord Bellfield. The Countess Dowager of Effingham, one of the Ladies of her Majefty's Bedchamber. Her death was occafioned by a fright the received by her cloaths taking fire as the fat reading on Tuesday evening, at her apartments at Hampton At Portumna, in Ireland, the Hon Dorothea Lambert, mother to to the Earl of Cavan. The Hon. Charles James Fox, brother to his lordship, fucceeds to the clerkship of the Pells, it having been given to the late Lord Holland, who died in July laft, for the lives of himself and his two fons. At Bath, the Right Rev. Doctor James Johnfon, Lord Bifhop of Worcefter. His lordfhip was for merly one of the under mafters of he was promoted to be a Canon Refidentiary of St. Paul's. On the death of Dr. Benfon, Bishop of Gloucefter, in 1752, he was confecrated Bithop of that fee; and in 1759, he was tranflated from thence on the death of Dr. Maddox, to the fee of Worcester.-His lordship died a bachelor. 22. At his houfe in Berkeleyfquare, the Rt. Hon. Robert Lord Clive of Plaffey, in the kingdom of Ireland, Lord Lieutenant and Cuftos Rotulorum of the counties of Salop and Montgomery, Knight of the Bath, and Major General in the East Indies, reprefentative in parliament for the town of Shrewf- Weftminfter-fchool, from whence bury, LL. D. and F. R. S. His lordship had been twice Governor of Bengal, and Commander in Chief of the King's and Company's forces in that province, where his eminent fervices to his country and to the Eaft-India Company are well known. His lordfhip was born on Michaelmas day in 1725, and married Margaret, the daughter of Edmund Maikelyne, Efq; of Purton in the county of Wilts, by whom he had iffue, now furviving, Edward (now Lord) Clive, member for Ludlow; Robert, an infant, and three daughters; RebecC, Charlotte, to whom her prefent Majefty food god-mother, and Margaret. 25. Mrs. Henrietta Ogle, one of the two daughters and co-heireiles of Thomas Ogle, Efq; late of Pinchbeck, in Lincolnshire, by Lady Henrietta Bruce, youngeit daughter of the late Earl of Aylf bury. 25. At his feat at Redrice, near Andover, the Right Hon. Stephen Lord Holland, Baron of Boxley, in the county of Wilts, and Clerk of the Pells in Ireland. His lordthip married Lady Fitzpatrick, fifter to the Right Hon. the Earl of Upper Offory, by whom he had one daughter and a fon, now an infant, to whom the title defcends. Dec. 5. Sir Jonathan Briggs, Bart. Manchester. At Bath, Theodore Baron de Luders, a Knight of the most holy Roman empire. 8. At Paris, Louis de Gefveres, Duke of Trefmes, a Peer of France, a Lieut. General, and Knight of the different orders. 13 Mrs Cholmley, wife of Mr. William Cholmley, of Lad-lane, and daughter of the late Sir John Cartwright. 14. At Bath, in the 78th year of her age, Lady Hanham, relict of the late Sir William Hanham, Bart. of Dean's Court, Dorfet, and filter to Mrs. Cracraft, of the Close of that city. 15. At Woollarton, in Nottinghaithire, the Rt. Hon. Francis Willoughby, Lord Middleton, Baron of Middleton, in Warwickshire, and Baronet. His lordthip fucceeded his father Francis, the late lord, Aug. í, 178; and dying unmarried, the title and estate devolve to his only [N] + brother, brother, the Hon. Thomas Willoughby, Knight of the Shire for the county of Nottingham. 16. At her house in Grofvenorftreet, Mrs. Mary Pye, the laft furviving fifter of the late Sir Robert Pye, of Clifton Campville, in the county of Stafford, Bart. 22. Archibald Campbell, Efq; in France, eldest son of Lord Stonefield. 23. Lady Mannock, relict of Sir William Mannock, Bart. at Giffard's-hall, in Suffolk. Sir George Francis Hampfon, Bart. of the island of Jamaica. 29. At Paris, the lady of the Rt. Hon. Lord Charles Montagu, brother of his Grace the Duke of Manchefter. Charles Obrien, Earl of Tho mond, Viscount Clare, an attainted Peer of the kingdom of Ireland, Marshal of France, and Colonel of a regiment of Irish infantry, in the French service. 30. Paul Whitehead, Efq; at his apartments in Henrietta-ftreet, Covent-Garden, a gentleman well known in the literary world. 31. The Right Hon. William Lord Napier, in Scotland. In Upper Brook-ftreet, Grofvenor-fquare, the Hon. Sir George Thomas. He was many years Governor of Antigua, and afterwards Governor General of the Leward islands; when, on his retiring, his fervices were rewarded with a Baronetage. The title and estate devolve to his fon, now Sir William Thomas of Titchfield-ftreet. APPENDIX APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. Letter from the Affembly of Maffachufett's Bay, to Lord Dartmouth. To LORD DARTMOUTH. Province of Maffachusett's Bay, June, 29, 1773. My Lord, THE HE re-establishment of the union and harmony that formerly fubfifted between Great Britain and her colonies is earnestly to be wished by the friends of both. As your lordship is one of them, the two houses of the affembly of this province beg leave to addrefs you. The original causes of the interruption of that union and harmony may probably be found in the letters fent from hence to adminiftration, and to other gentlemen of influence in parliament, fince the appointment of Sir Francis Bernard to the government of this province; and there is great reafon to apprehend that he, and his coadjutors, originally recommended and laid the plans for the establishing the American revenue, out of which they expected large ftipends and appointments for themfelves, and which, through their inftrumentality, has been the occafion of all the evils that have ince taken place When we had humbly addressed his majefty, and petitioned both houfes of parliament reprefenting our grievances, and praying for the repeal of the revenue as; the like inftruments, and probably the fame, exerted themfelves to prevent thofe petitions being laid before his majefty and the parliament, or to fruftrate the prayer of them. Of this we have juft had fome new and unexpected evidence, from original letters of Gov. Hutchinfon and Lieut. Gov. Oliver, in which the former particularly and exprefsly, by his letter of the 10th of December, 1768, endeavoured, in co-operation with Gov. Bernard, to fruftrate a petition of a number of the council for the repealing those acts, and to procure his majefty's cenfure on the petitioners; and the letters / of the latter, by the difadvantage ous idea conveyed by them of the two houfes of affembly, manifeftly tended to create a prejudice against any petition coming from a body of fuch a character; and his letter of the 11th of May, 1768, in particular, mentions the petition of the house of reprefentatives to his majefty, and their letters to divers noble lords, with fuch circumftances as had a tendency to defeat the petition, and render the letters of no effect. It is manifeft, my lord, what practices and arts have been used to iniilead adminiftration, both in the firft propofal of American revenue acts, and in the continuance of them; but when they had loft their force, and there appeared, under the influence of your lordship, a difpofition in parliament to repeal thofe acts, his excellency Gov. Hutchinfon, in his fpecch at the opening of the laft feffion of the general court, was pleafed to throw out new matter for contention and debate, and to call on the two houses, in fuch a preffing manner, as amounted to litile fhort of a challenge, to answer him; into fuch a dilemma were they brought by the fpeech, that they were under a neceflity of giving fuch anfwers to it as they did, or having their conduct conftrued into an acquiefcence with the doctrines contained in it, which would have been an implicit acknowledgment, that the province was in a fiate of fabjection differing very little from flavery. The anfwers were the effects of neceffity, and this neceflity occafioned great grief to the two houfes. The people of this province, my lord, are true and faithful fubjects of his majefty, and think themfelves happy in their connection with Great Britain; they would rejoice at the reftoration of the harmony and good will that once fubfitted between the parent ftate and them; but it is in vain to expect this happinefs during the continuance of their grievances; and while their charter rights, one after another, are wrested from them. Among thefe rights is the fupporting of the officers of the crown by grants from the aflembly; and, in an efpecial manner, the fupporting of the judges in the fame way, on whofe judgment the province is dependent in the most important cafes of life, liberty, and property. If warrants have not yet been, or if they already have been iffued, we earneftly beg the favour of your lordship's interpofition to fupprefs or recal them. If your lordship fhould condefcend to afk, "What are the means of reftoring the harmony fo much defired?" we fhould anfwer in a word, that we are humbly of opinion if things were brought to the general ftate in which they flood at the conclufion of the late war, it would reftore the happy harmony which at that time fubfifted. Your lordship's appointment to be principal fecretary of ftate for the American department has given the colonies the highcft fatisfaction: they think it a happy omen, and that it will be productive of American tranquillity, confitent with their rights as British fubjects. The two houfes humbly hope for your lordship's influence to bring about fo happy an event; and in the mean time they can with full confidence rely on your lordship, that the machinations of Sir Francis Bernard, and other known enemies of the peace of Great Britain and her colonies, will not be fuffered to prevent or delay it. This letter, which has been agreed on by both houses, is in their name, and by their order, figned and tranfmitted to your lordship, by, My Lord, |