ford; and married, Nov. 12, 1743, to William de Grey, created lord Walfingham, 1780.

Aged 76, the duke of Saxe Cobourg.

30th. Lady Hughes, relict of admiral fir Edward Hughes.

Oct. The rhingrave of Salm. Right hon. John Meade, earl and vifcount Clanwilliam, baron of Gillford, and a baronet. He was only fon of fir Richard Meade, third baronet of the family; born April 21, 1744; created baron and vifcount 1766, and earl 1776. He married Theodofia, daughter of Robert Hawkins Magill, efq. by whom he had five fons and five daugh

ters.

John Lord Northwick, fo created 1797, being fir John Rufhout, bart. in which title he fucceeded his father; he reprefented Evesham in parliament many years.

The right hon. Charles Coote, earl of Bellamont, K. B. He fucceeded, on the death of the late earl, 1766, to the barony of Coloony; was created earl of Bellamont 1767; and in Auguft, 1774, married the lady Emily Fitzgerald, daughter of the late duke of Leinfter, by whom he has left feveral daughters. Dying without iffuemale, his titles are extinct.

In his 81ft year, lord William Seymour, uncle to the prefent, and brother to the two late dukes of Somerfet.

Aged 38, the once celebrated and beautiful countefs of Maffarene, lady of Clotworthy fecond earl of Maffarene. Her death was fuppofed to have been occafioned by the disorder termed angina pectoris. Her body, on being opened by Mr. Fearon, in the prefence of doctors Laforeftier VOL. XLII.

and Mackie, presented fome very uncommon appearances. There was literally no lung on one fide; whilst, on the other, there appeared a complete pair, with their proper veffels. The heart, without being diseased, was preternaturally enlarged. Lady Maffarene was madame Borcier; twice married to his lordship in France, and, accompanying him to England, was married to him a third time, at St. Peter's, Cornhill, Aug. 19, 1789.

Nov. Aged 66, Charles Hamerton, efq. city pavior, and alderman of Bread-street ward; to which office he was chofen 1797. He was fheriff of London 1789, when the king went first to St. Paul's. Mr. Hamerton realifed a confiderable fortune by the introduction of the Scotch pavement into London.

10th. Dowager lady Reay.

In London, the marquis de Bouillé, fo juftly celebrated for his military talents, the rectitude of his character, and the honourable conduct which he pursued towards us in the American war, and for the ftrong marks of fidelity which he gave to the unfortunate Louis XVI.

In the 50th year of his age, the right rev. Dr. Matthew Young, lord bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduach. Colonel Harpur, of Gower-court, in Kent,

Lady Molyneux, relict of the right hon. fir Capel Molyneux.

In his 66th year, George de la Poer Beresford, fecond earl of Tyrone, marquis of Waterford, cuftos rotulorum of the city and county of Waterford, a member of his majefty's privy council in Ireland, knt. of St. Patrick, and baron Tyrone, of Haverford Weft, county of Pembroke. He married, April 18, 1769, F

Elizabeth,

Elizabeth, only daughter of Henry Monck, efq. by his wife, lady AnneIfabella Bentinck, fecond daughter of Henry late duke of Portland; by whom he had iffue four fons and four daughters. His firft fon, Marcus lord la Poer, born March 17, 1771, died Auguft 10, 1783. The marquis is fucceeded by his fon, Henry lord la Poer, born in May, 1772, now marquis of Waterford.

Dec. 5th. At Hamburgh, the count de Schimmelmann, Danish minister.

7th. Benjamin Robertfon, efq. of Stockwell, in Surrey, one of the police-magiftrates of the borough of Southwark. His remains were interred in the family-vault at Crutched-friers. The bulk of his fortune (which is near 100,0001.) except a few legacies, he has devifed to botanical purposes, as a fund. His own garden at Stockwell, it is faid, contains exoticks, and other rare plants, to the value of upwards of

10,0001.

19th. Elizabeth countefs of Briftol, (wife of the prefent earl of Briftol and bishop of Derry), and fifter to fir Charles Danvers, bart. M P. for Bury.

On board his majesty's frigate Doris, of 44 guns, in PlymouthSound, her captain, Charles Jones, fixth viscount Ranelagh, baron Jones, of Navan, in the kingdom of Ireland. He fucceeded his father, Charles Wilkinfon, the late viscount, in 1797; and is fucceeded by his brother, major Thomas Jones, who is now on duty with his regiment, the 66th, in Newfoundland. . 26th. At Greenwich-hofpital, aged 70, William Locker, efq. lieutenant-governor of that royal in

ftitution

27th. At Edinburgh, in his 83d year, Hugh Blair, D. D. profeffor of rhetoric and belles lettres, in that univerfity; fellow of the royal fociety of Edinburgh, &c. and author of many popular works on fubjećts of piety, tafte, and morals.

29th. Sir Jofeph Andrewes, bart. 30th. At Hertford, aged 89, the hon. baron Dimfdale, M. D. F.R.S. body phyfician, and actual counfellor of ftate to her late imperial majefty of all the Ruffias, whom he inoculated in 1768.

Henry lord baron Donally. Aged 75, Maurice Dillon, baron. Drumreany.

Lady Manfel.

Sir George Leonard Staunton, bart. fecretary to earl Macartney in his embaffy to China; F. R. S. He was born in Ireland, and became, very early in life, acquainted with lord Macartney, from whom he experienced fuch a continuance of friendly patronage as effentially contributed to promote his fortune. He was bred to furgery and phyfic, which he practifed for fome time: but, upon going to the Weft Indies, he foon exchanged the medical profeffion for that of the law, and then acted as an attorney. The principal event of his life was his concern in the arrest of general Stewart, in India; an event in which his prefence of mind, fpirit, and judgement, were effectually manifefted in fupporting the government of his patron. His account of the embaffy to China is rather to be confidered as a proof of learning and obfervation than of genius and reflection. The fubject itself was highly interefting, but it is certainly not rendered very much fo in the relation. However, it is, on the

whole

whole, a valuable work, and creditable to his character for knowledge and diligence. By his death 500l. per annum, granted to him as a penfion by the Eaft-India company, reverts to their treasury.

SHERIFFS appointed by his Majefly in Council, for the Year 1800.

Bedfordshire, John Everitt, of Weftoning, efq.

Berkshire, Sir J. C. Hippefley, bart. of Worfield-Grove.

Bucks, M. D. Manfell, of Lathbury, efq.

Cambridge and Huntingdonshires, R. Ketley, of Alwalton, efq. Chefhire, Roger Burnfton, of Churton, efq.

Cumberland, Sir J. C. Mulgrave, of Eden-hall, bart.

Derbyshire, Eufebius Horton, of Calton, efq.

Devonshire, Remundo Putt, of Gittefham, efq..

Dorfetfhire, R. E. Drax Grofvenor, of Charborough, efq. Effex, George Lee, of Great Ilford, efq.

Gloucefterfhire, Charles Hanbury Tracey, of Doddington, efq.. Herefordfhire, Thomas Beaby, of Willey, efq.

Hertfordhire, Juftinian Cafamajor, of Potterelis, efq.

Kent, John Larking, of Eaft Malling, elq. Leicefterfhire, Edward Manners, of Goadby, efq.

Lincolnfhite, Matthew Bancroft Lyfter, of Burwell Park, efq. Monmouthshire, Benjamin Waddington, of Llanover, efq. Norfolk, Roger Kerrifon, of Brooke, efq.

Northamptonshire, Edward Bou

NORTH WALES.

Carnarvon, Rowland Jones, of Weftgloddfawr, efq. Anglefea, William Harvey, of Park, efq.

Merioneth, Bulkley Hatchett, of Carngadale, efq.

Mongomery, Henry Proctor, of Aberhayes, efq.

Denbighshire, John Wynne, of Coed Coch, efq.

Flintshire, James Mainwaring, of Saltoney, efq.

SHERIFF appointed by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, in Council, for the Year 1800.

County of Cornwall, Matthew Mitchell, of Manger, efq.

APPENDIX.

London Gazette, January 21. Admiralty-Office. Copy of a Letter from Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, Knt. Commanderin-Chief of his Majesty's Ships and Veffels, at Jamaica, to Evan Nepean, Efq. dated in Port Royal Harbour, the 4th of November, 1799. Sir, I HAVE the peculiar fatisfaction of communicating to you, for the information of my lords commiffioners of the admiralty, that his majefty's late fhip Hermione is again reftored to his navy, by as daring and gallant an enterprize as is to be found in our naval annals, under the command of captain Hamilton hime felf, with the boats of the Surprise only.

Captain Hamilton's own letter, with the reports accompanying it, (copies of which are enclofed,) will fufficiently explain to their lordships the detail of this service, and the bravery with which the attack was fupported, and leaves me only one obfervation to make on this very gallant action, which adds infinite honour to captain Hamilton as an officer, for his conception of the service he was about to undertake. This was, fir, his difpofition for the attack; which was, that a number of cholen men, to the amount of fifty, with himself, fhould board, and the remainder in the boats to cut the cables and take the ship in

tow. From this manœuvre he had formed the idea, that while he was difputing for the poffeffion of the fhip, fhe was approaching the Surprife, who was laying clofe into the harbour, and in cafe of being beat out of the Hermione, he would have an opportunity of taking up the contest upon more favourable terms.

To the fteady execution of these orders was owing the fuccefs of this bold and daring undertaking, which muft ever have rank among the foremoft of the many gallant actions executed by our navy this war.

I find the Hermione has had a thorough repair, and is in complete order; I have, therefore, ordered her to be furveyed and valued, and fhall commiffion her as foon as the reports are made to me from the officers of the yard, by the name of the Retaliation.

I have the honour to be, &c.
H. Parker.