of Lucas and Crudwell. The title of marquis of Grey, which was conferred upon the duke of Kent, with remainder to his eldest grand-daughter, and her heirs-male, will now become extinct; but the barony of Lucas (being limited to heirs general) will defcend, upon the death of the marchionefs Grey, to her eideft daughter, lady Amabell Polwarth, widow of lord Polwarth. His lordfhip's perfonal property, and the eftates of the duke of Kent, will devolve upon his immediate defcendants.

Lately, the right hon. Stephen Moore, earl and viscount Mountcafhell, baron Kilworth, and one of his majesty's most honourable privy council. His lordship married, in the month of June, 1769, lady Helen Rawdon, fecond daughter of the earl of Moira, by whom he had iffue Stephen lord Kilworth (now earl of Mountcafhell), born March 9, 1770, at prefent on his travels; as alfo two other fons, John and William, born in 1772 and 1775, and a daughter, lady Helen, born in 1773.

At his houfe in privy-gardens, George Montagu duke of Montagu, marquis Monthermer, earl of Cardigan, baron Brudenell of Stanton Wivil, and baron Montagu of Boughton, master of the horie to the king, governor and captain of Windfor Calle, lord lieutenant of the county of Huntingdon, prefident of St. Luke's Hofpital, viceprefident of St. George's Hofpital, and prefident of the fociety for the encouragement of arts, F. R. S. baronet, and knight of the most noble orders of the garter and bath. Dying without male iffue, the dukedom and marquifate become extinct. The earldom of Cardigan defcends to his brother, ford BrudeVOL. XXXII.

nell. The barony of Montagu of Boughton comes to lord Henry Montagu Scott, fecond fon of the duke of Buccleugh, who is married to the late duke's only daughter. His grace was born July 26, 1712, and fucceeded his father, the late earl of Cardigan, in 1723. He was created duke of Montagu, and marquis Monthermer, in 1765. On July 7, 1730, he married a daugh ter of the late duke of Montagu, who died in 1775, by whom he had iffue John marquis of Mothermer, who was created baron Montagu of Boughton in 1762, and died April 11, 1770, unmarried; and Elizabeth, the prefent duchefs of Buccleugh.

June. In his 66th year, right hon. J. Pomeroy, lieutenant-general of his majefty's forces, colonel of the 64th regiment of foot, of which he was commander 24 years, M. P. in the prefent Irish parliament for the borough of Trim, and one of his majefty's most honourable privy council.

At his houfe in Portman-fquare, of a pleurify in his fide, his excellency the count de Lucchefi, envoy extraordinary from the king of Naples to our court, which office he had filled fome years. His remains were interred in the buryingground at Pancras, with the ufual Roman Catholic ceremonies. All the foreign ambaffadors, minifters, and envoys, went in proceffion; the duke of Leeds's coach and fervants followed the hearfe, the former in their full livery; but his grace was not there, on account of public bufiness.

Maria Therefa, countefs of 11chefter.

July. At Calcutta, the fon of fir Ed. Aftley, bart.

In Dublin, Mrs. Molyneux, fifter [2]

of

of the right hon. fir Capel Molyneux, bart.

Hon. Mifs Fitzgibbon, eldest daughter of the lord chancellor. At his chateau at Aix-la-Chapelle, of a fecond ftroke of the pally, in his 73d year, the right hon. Geo. Auguftus Eliott, lord Heathfield, K. B. governor of Gibraltar, and colonel of the 15th regiment of light dragoons.-He was born in 1718; and received the first rudiments of his education under a private tutor, and at an early time of life was fent to the univerfity of Leyden, where he made confiderable progrefs in claffical learning, and spoke with fluency and elegance the German and French languages. Being defigned for a military life, he was fent from thence to the celebrated Ecole Royale du Genie Militaire, at La Fere in Picardy, where he laid the foundation of what he fo confpicuoufly exhibited at the defence of Gibraltar. In he became a volunteer in the 1735, 23d regiment of foot, or Royal Welch Fuzileers, and foon after was admitted into the engineer corps at Woolwich; from whence he purchafed the adjutancy of the zd troop of horfe - grenadiers, in which he became a captain and major, as well as lieutenant-colonel, when he refigned his commiffion as an engineer. In 1759 he quitted the horfe-guards, and was felected to raife, form, and difcipline the ft regiment of light-horfe, which bore his name. Having gone through various departments in different fervices with the greatest marks of bravery and military knowledge, in 1775 he was appointed commander. in chief in Ireland, which he foon relinquished, and was appointed to the command of Gibraltar, in a fortunate hour for the fafety of that im

portant fortrefs; where he, by a cool and temperate demeanour, maintained his ftation for three years of conftant investment, in which all the powers of Spain were employed, and where he never spent his ammunition in ufelefs parade, but feized on the proper moment, with the keeneft perfpection, to make his attack with fuccefs, which ever crowned his endeavours. All the eyes of Europe were on this garrifon; and his conduct as juftly exalted him to the most elevated rank in the military annals of the day. On his return to England, the gratitude of the British fenate was as forward as the public voice in giving him that diftinguished mark his merit deferved, to which his majefty was pleafed to add that of the peerage, by the title of lord Heathfield, baron Gibraltar, on June 14, 1787, and permitting his lordship to take alfo the arms of the fortrefs he had fo bravely defended, to perpetuate to futurity his noble conduct. He married Anne, daughter of fir Francis Drake, of Devonshire, and had by her (who died in 1769) Francis Auguftus, now lord Heathfield, lieutenant-colonel of the 6th regiment of hore.

Lady Anne Paterfon, relict of fir John Paterfon, bart. of Eccles, near Kelfo, and daughter of the earl of Marchmont.

Sir Tho. Geo. Shipwith, bart. the title is fuppofed to defcend to a relation in Virginia.

Sir Peter Heyman, bart. of Somerfield, Kent. He was formerly in the navy; and at the age of 17married Mifs Kempe, daughter and fole heiress of

Kempe, efq. of Plymouth, by whom he had three children, who, as well as his lady, are long fince dead; and he leaving no iffure, the title devolves to the

Rev. Henry Pixe Heyman, M. A. of Canterbury, fellow of Emanuel colledge, Cambridge, grandion of his father's fecond brother.

Auguft 4. In the 87th year of his age, the right honourable Francis North, earl of Guildford, lord North and Guildford, treasurer to the queen's household, high fteward of Banbury, and a vice-prefident of St. George's hofpital. His lordship was born April 13th, 1704, and fucceeded his father in 1729, as lord Guildford: October 31, 1734, he fucceeded to the title of lord North, by the death of William lord North and Grey; and on March 8th, 1752, was created earl of Guildford. His lordship married, June 16th, 1728, Lucy, daughter of George earl of Halifax, by which. lady, who died May 7th, 1734, he had iffue Frederick, the prefent lord North (now earl of Guildford), who was born. April 13th, 1732. By his fecond lady, relict of George lord viscount Lewisham, and only daughter of fir Arthur Kaye, of Woodfome in Yorkfhire, bart. he had three daughters, whom he furvived, and a fon, Brownlow, born in July, 1741, the prefent bishop of Winchefter. His fecond lady died April 21ft, 1745; and in June, 1751, his lordship married Anne, relict of Lewis Watfon, earl of Rockingham, who died without iffue in December, 1776.

Katherine, countefs dowager of Plymouth, relict of Other Lewis, 4th earl, to whom he was married in 1750. She was eldest daughter of Thomas lord Archer, by whom fhe had twelve children.

13. At Kirklees, the feat of fir George Armitage, bart. his lady, eldeft daughter of lord Suffield.

Lady Mawbey, wife of fir Jofeph

Archibald lord viscount Gosford, baron Gosford, of Market-will, baronet of Nova Scotia, and one of his majefty's molt honourable privy council. His lordship as born in the year 1718, and chofen M.P. for the univerfity of Dublin in 1741. He fucceeded his father, the late fir Arthur Achefon, in title and estate in 1748. In 1761, he was chofen to reprefent the county of Armagh; and in 1770, during the admini-, ftration of lord Townfend, he was made a privy counsellor. On July 20, 1776, he was advanced to the peerage, by the title of baron Gosford, of Market-hill; and in the year 1785 was created viscount Gosford. In 1740 he married Mary, youngest daughter of John Richardfon, eiq. of Richill, county of Armagh; and by her ladyfhip, who is fill living, he has left the following furviving iffue: one fon, the hon. Arthur Achefon, member in the prefent parliament for the borough of Old Leighlin, and now lord viscount Gosford; and fix daughters: Anna-Maria, married to the Rev. Henry Maxwell; Nicola, to Micha 1 Obins, efq. of Portadown; Julia-Henrietta, to Alex. Mac Aulay, efq of Glenville; Lucinda, to Jeremiah French, efq. Mary, to Hugh Montgomery, eiq. of Caftle Hume; and Sophia, unmarried.

The lady of fir John Orde, bart. [22] Hon.