John King, efq. to be under-fecretary of ftate. Captain Thomas Seabright to be gentleman ufher of the privy-chamber in ordinary to his majesty. G. A. Pechell, efq. to be receiver-general of the cuftoms, vice Bamber Gascoigne, efq. deceafed. DEATHS for the Year 1791. January. In Great George-ftreet, Weftminster, after a fortnight's illnefs, lady Young, wise of Sir William Young, bart. member of parliament. At Badfide-houfe, in the county of Dumbarton, lady Helen Colquhoun, late wife of fir James Colquhoun,and aunt to the late countefs of Sutherland. At Althorpe, in the county of Northampton,honourable Mr.Spencer, fecond fon of earl Spencer. Reverend George Carleton, of Bartholomew-lane, coufin to lord Dorchefter. Suddenly, at his lordship's houfe in Curzon-treet, May-fair, Mary countefs Verney, the lady of Ralph earl Verney, one of the daughters and coheirs of Henry Herring, efq, of London and Egham, merchant and bank-director, and aunt to fir Robert Clayton, bart. She was born February 4, 1716, and married to his lordship September 11, 1749. George Auguftus Selwyn, efq. member of parliament. At Grittleton, in Wiltshire, rearadmiral John Houlton. In Grofvenor - fquare, after a few days illnefs, Lucy Knightley, efq. of Fawefly, in the county of Northampton, which county he re prefented in parliament many years. He married the daughter of fir James Dafhwood, bart. and fifter to fir Henry Dashwood, bart. the duchefs of Manchester, and the countess of Galloway. Dying without iffae, his eftate, which is very confiderable, and has been in the family for many centuries, devolves to his next brother, Valentine Knightley, efq. At Dover, the right honourable James Cunningham, earl of Glencairn, baron Kilmaurs in Scotland. February. In Park-lane, after a long and painful illness, in the 24th year of her age, the lady of fir Charles Rofs, bart. member of parliament, to whom the was married about three years fince. She was countefs of the Roman empire, and eldest daughter of the late general James Count Lockhart, of Lee, who died at Pifa, in Tufcany, in February, 1790. Lady Mary St. John, lady of the honourable major Frederick St. John. At Brompton, Erskine Douglas, M. D. brother to the late fir John Douglas, bart. of Kilhead, and great nephew of William first duke of Queenfherry. The honourable Mifs Leflie, daughter of lord Balgonie. At Twickenham, lady Mary Savile, wife of Dr. Morton, principal librarian of the British mufeum, mother of the late fir George Savile, bart. and the prefent countess of Scarborough, and daughter of John Pratt, efq. married 1722, to fir George Savile, bart. who died in 1743, by whom he had alfo two daughters. The countefs dowager of Tankerville, mother of the prefent earl, She was daughter of fir John Ah ley, ley, bart. of Patefhall, Stafford- and viscount Wentworth, as well as hire. the barony of Raby, devolve to his AtWhalfey, ladyMitchell,daugh- nephew, Frederick Thomas Went ter of John Bruce Stewart, eiq. of Simbifter, and widow of fir John Bruce Mitchell, bart. of Weftfhore. Suddenly, at her return from paying morning-vifits, to receive a felect party of friends at dinner, in her 33d year, the widow of the late fir Robert Fletcher. It is fuppofed a blood-veffel burft in her head, as the complained of an uncommon fenfation there two days before. She was daughter of the late Mr. Pybus, banker, and neice to Mrs. Black. burne, of Bufh-hill. March. In Bruton-ftreet, lady Mary Palk, wife of Laurence Palk, efq. member of parliament for Afhburton, in the county of De von. At Hampton, Middlefex, in his 85th year, fir Robert Carr, baro net. worth. At Paris, in his 49th year, right honourable lord Spencer Hamilton, uncle to the prefent duke of Hamilton, and one of the gentlemen of the bed-chamber to the prince of Wales. Lady Barclay, relict of the late fir William, and mother of the prefent fir James Barclay, bart. captain in the royal navy. At her houfe at Finchley, in a very advanced age, lady Mary Harris, relict of fir Thomas Harris, knight. She was the youngest of the two daughters and coheireffes of fir Thomas Hare, of Stow Bardolph, Norfolk, knight, who died in 1759. At Exeter, aged seven, the son of lord St. John. At Bath, Edward Buller, efq. of Port Looe, Cornwall, brother to judge Buller. On the South Parade, Bath, the lady of fir William Wheler, bart. of Leamington-Haftang, in the county of Warwick, and daughter and heirefs of the late Giles Knightley, efq. of Woodford, in the county of Northampton. At his feat at Wentworth-caftle, in the county of York, the right honourable William Wentworth, earl of Strafford, viscount Wentworth, of Wentworth Woodhouse, baron of Stainborough, baron Raby, Newmarch, and Overfley, and a baronet. He was born in November, 1712; was lineally defcended from the younger brother (fir William) of Thomas the celebrated earl of Strafford, beheaded in 1641; in whofe fon all the titles failed, except the barony of Baby, but were revived in Thomas eldeft fon of fir William, 1711 (10 Anne), who died 1739, leaying iffue the late earl, who married, April 28, 1741, Anne, fecond daughter and coheir of John Campbell, late duke of Argyle, who died February 7th, 1785. but had no iffe. His lordship dying without iffe, the titles of earl of Strafford fake. At Hampton-court, Anne countefs dowager Ferrers (relict of Wathington earl Ferrers, vice-admiral of the blue) and aunt to Robert the prefent earl Ferrers, to whom a confiderable jointure devolves by her death. Her ladythip has been a widow fince October 1ft, 1778, when her lord died at Chartley-caftle, and was buried at Staunton-Harold. Dying without iffue, he was fuccceded by his brother Robert; and he, in 1787, by the prefent earl, his fon and name At At his houfe in Curzon-freet, May-Fair, aged 78, Ralph earl Verney in the kingdom of Ireland, one of the reprefentatives for the county of Buckingham. His countefs died January 20. Sir John Verney, baronet, of a very antient family in the county of Bucks, in 1703 was created, by queen Anne, baron Belturbet and viscount Fermanagh in Ireland. He had one fon, Ralph, (who fucceeded him in 1717) and three daughters, one of which married fir Thomas Cave, of Stanford-hall, baronet; another married col. John Lovett. This Ralph was created earl Verney in the kingdom of Ireland in 1743, and died in 1752. He had two fons: 1. John, who on July 2, 1736, married Mifs Nichols. He died in June following, his wife being then with child of a daughter, who is now living. Ralph, who on September 11, 1740, married the daughter of Henry Herring, efquire of Mincing-lane. December 9, 1741, Richard Calvert, efquire brother to alderman Calvert, married Mrs. Verney, the widow of John Verney. She died about two years ago. The laft earl had no iffue, fo that the titles are extinct. 2. At his houfe in Upper Grofvenorfireet, fir Archibald Campbell, K. B. late governor and commander in chief on the coaft of Coromandel, colonel of the 74th regiment of foot, a major-general of his majefty's forces, and reprefentative in parlia ment for Stirling, &c. in Scotland. April. In child- bed, Henrietta, vifcounters St. Alaph, daughter of the marquis of Bath. In Queen-Anne-ftreet, in her 78th year, lady Charlotte Rich, only daughter of the late earl and countefs of Warwick and Holland. At his feat at Wallhampton, near Lymington, Hants, in his 85th year, fir Harry Burrard, baronet. At his feat in Scotland, where he had been indifpofed some time, John viscount Arbuthnot. He is fucceeded by his fon Robert, an infant, only four years of age. At Florence, in a decline, the honourable Mrs. Beckford, reli& of Peter Beckford, efq. and daughter of lord Rivers. At Afpley, in Bedfordshire, Arthur Owen, efquire, uncle to fir William Owen, baronet. May. Sir William Parfons, baronet, member of parliament for King's-county, Ireland. At his feat at Booterflown, near Dublin, fir Samuel Bradftreet, baronet, one of the juftices of the court of king's-bench in Ireland. In Cavendish-fquare, fir William Jones, baronet, of Ramibury-manor, Wilts. Lady Dryden, relict of fir John Dryden, baronet. At Aberdoor-houfe, in Scotland, lieutenant general Robert Watson. At her houfe, the corner of Parklane, after a long and painful illness, Henrietta, dowager-countess Grof venor. At his houfe at Brompton-Grove, Middlefex, in his goth year, fir John Mylne, baronet, of Barnton, in North Britain, captain of Cowes caftle, in the isle of Wight (in which he is fucceeded by colonel Drouly, of the first regiment of guards), captain of invalids in the island of Guernsey, and one of the oldefi officers in his majefly's fervice. At his feat at Calder-cattle, in Scotland, the honourable John Sandilands, uncle to lord Torphichen. At his houfe in Portland-place, in his 59th year, the right reverend Thomas Thomas Thurlow, D. D. bithop of Durham. At Fortrofe, the lady of fir Alexander Mackenzie, baronet, of Coul, to whom he had been married 60 years. in her 81ft year, lady Carpenter, widow of George lord Carpenter, grandmother of the prefent earl of Tyrconnel, and mother of the counteis of Egremont. At Roehampton, fir Gerard Vanneck, baronet, of Hevingham-hall, Suffolk. A Dublin, in her 14th year, lady Emma-Elizabeth Proby, eldest daughter of the earl of Carysfort. At Heaton, lady Egerton, reli&t of fir Thomas Egerton, baronet, and mother of lord Grey de Wilton. At Logicalmond-houfe, in Scotland, lady Catherine Drummond. At his feat at Shavington, in the county of Salop, John Needham, tenth viscount Kilmory. June. At Tenby, in the county of Pembroke, after a long illaefs, John Knox, efquire, of Waringsford, in the county of Down, in Ireland, only brother of lord Welles. Selina counters dowager of Huntingdon. Lately, at Yeverdain, in Switzerland, lieutenant general fir Frederick Haldimand, K. B. colonel of a battalion of the 60th, or royal American regiment, and late governor of the province of Canada. At his lodgings in Hampstead, fir David Murray, baronet. At Hallow-park, in the county of Worcester, in an advanced age, lady Mary Douglas, baroneis Mornington, wife of William Weaver, efq. and daughter of George fourth lord Mornington. At Stubbs, in Scotiand, fir Francis Elliot, baronet. At his father's feat, in Scotland, lord Downe, eldeft fon and heir of the earl of Moray. At Antrim-houfe, in Merrionfquare, Dublin, the most noble Randall William M'Donnell, marquis, earl, and baron Antrim, viscount Dunluce, one of his majesty's moft honourable privy council, governor of the county of Antrim, knight of the bath, a baronet, and grand-mafter of antient mafons in England. He was born November 4, 1749; fucceeded his father, October 13, 1775; married, July 3, 1774, Letitia Trevor, daughter of Harvey lord viscount Mountmorres, relict of the honourable Arthur Trevor, fon of Arthur lord viscount Dungannon: by whom he has left iffue Anne-Catherine, and Letitia-Mary, both born Auguft 11, 1778, on whom the earldom and vifcounty are entailed by patent, May 2, 1785. His lordfhip was created a marquis in August 1789. In Derbyshire, in his 43d year, fir William Fitzherbert, of Tillington-hail, in that county, baronet, one of his majefty's juftices of the peace for the faid county, and recorder of the borough of Derby; in which office he is fucceeded by John Balguy, efq. of Duffield. He was the eldest brother of lord St. Helens, ambaffador at Madrid, and married a daughter of baron Perryn. At Hamburgh, after a few days illness, in her 69th year, her ferene highness the duchefs-dowager of Mecklenbourg Schwerin. Auguft. At Valenciennes, John Byron, efq. eldest fon of the late honourable admiral Byron, born February 7, 1755. He married lady Conyers, after her divorce from the prefent duke of Leeds, 1779. At his houfe in Sloane-ftreet, Benjamin Jennings, efq. hufband to the vifcountefs dowager Dudley and Ward. At his feat at Dean's-court, Wimborne, aged 28, fir WilliamThomas Hanham, baronet. The title and estate devolve to his uncle, the reverend James Hanham, of the clofe, Salisbury, rector of Winterborn-Zelton, Dorfet. At Great-Marlow, in Ireland, the right honourable dowager baronefs Mailey. At Wanftead, Effex, Mrs. Thurlow, widow of the late bishop of Durham. In Kennington-lane, Vauxhall, the honourable Ifabella Scott, widow of the honourable Ifabella Scott, widow of the honourable John Scott, only brother to the earl of Deloraine. Sir Francis Vincent, baronet, refident for the court of London at Venice. September. Sir Brook Brydges, baronet. Sir George Cayley, baronet. Humphry Stevens, efq. majorgeneral in the army, and lieutenant-colonel of the 3d regiment of foot-guards. Catharine marchionefs of Abercorn, at Bentley Priory, Stanmore. She was daughter of fir Joseph Copley. At Woodbury-hill, near Gamlingay, in Cambridgeshire, the honourable George Lane Parker, brother to the earl of Macclesfield, lieutenant-general in the army, and colonel of the 12th regiment of dragoons. At Dunfany-caftle, in Ireland, the lady of lord Dunfany. Sir Francis Gerrard, baronet. The right honourable lady Elizabeth Hay, fifier to the late and aunt to the prefent earl of Kinnoul. At his feat of Gnoll-castle, in Glamorganfhire, fir Herbert Mackworth, baronet, F. R. S. one of the vice-prefidents of the marine fociety, colonel of the Glamorganfhire militia, and member in the laft parliament for Cardiff, as was his father (who died August 20, 1765) in 1739. He was created a baronet August 24, 1776. October. At Tormantine-house, in Scotland, lord Haddo. The unfortunate accident which occafioned his death is very fingular. After handing lady Haddo and her fifter into her poft-chaise, to go to attend the Aberdeen races, which commenced next day, his lordship had juft mounted his horse, and in leaning forward, the animal ftruck him a violent blow with his head on the cheft, which ftunned him fo much that he fell. His groom immediately ran to his affiftance, and in a few minutes he was fo far recovered as to be able again to mount his horfe with apparent eafe; but before he had proceeded a few yards, the fervant perceived him to be feized with a fudden giddinefs, and he fell to the ground motionlefs. The |