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SIR D. Gray. Kt of the Bath,-Governor

of Dover-Cafle, &c. by the E. of Holnerneffe.

Hugh Hamersley, Efq;-fecretary of the province of Maryland, by Lord Baltimore.

John Johnfon, Efq; eldeft fon of Sir Wm Johnfon, of America, knighted.

John Murray, Efq; refident at Venice,ambaffador at Conftantinople.

Tho. Allen of Bridgwater, Efq;-receivergeneral for Somerfetfhire.

Duke of Bedford,-chancellor of the univerfity of Dublin. (D of Cumberland, dec.) Sir Geo, Brydges Rodney, vice-admiral of the Blue,-mafter of Greenwich-hofpital.

Dr Lowth, prebendary of Durham, and Dr John Bevis, member of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Berlin, elected Fellows of the Roval Society.

Leflie, Efq;-Lt. Gov. of S. Cafile. Nat.Smith, Efq; - Lt-Gov. of Chelsea-hofp. C. Howard, Efq;-naval officer at Harwich. Enfign Turner-adjutant 3d R. of guards. David Griffiths,-adjutant 4th R. of horse. Lt Col. Robertfon of the 15th Reg.-barrack-mater-general in North-Amorica.

Capt. Lt Howard,-capt. in first Reg. of foot-guards.

Capt. O'Hara of the 74th Reg.-capt, of Sandowa-Caftie.

Lt. Col. Joshua Vife. Allen,-capt. lieut. in the firft R. of foot guards.

Capt. Bayard, major to the 60th Reg. Sir Geo. Ofborn,-col. of a company in the 38 Reg. of guards.

Anketel Singleton, Efq; Land-guard-fort.

governor of

ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS.

of

Ere. Philip, M. A.-Narboth, R. with the chapel of Robertfon in the county Pembroke.-Gaz.

Rev. Mr Palmer, by the Speaker,-chaplain to the House of Commons. (Dr Cuft, preferred.)

Ja. Hallifax-Chaddington, R. Bucks. Ja. Loader,-Uppington, R. Devonshire. Mr Gibbons of St Paul's-Tillingham, V. Effex.

Wm Sewell,-Hadleigh, R. Hants. 300%. per Ann.

Mr Marfden,-Fellifkirk, L. Yorkshire, Mr Cooper,-minister of Foxton, Cambridgfhire.

Mr L'Dutens,-Elfden, Northumberland. Mr Farrer,-Laycock, L. Wilts. Dr Eyre,-a prebend of Wells cathedral. Mr Towne, archdeacon of Stowe, and a prebend of Lincoln,

Dr Hurd, preacher to the Society at Lincoln's-inn. (Dr Afhton, refigned.)

Dr Thomas, one of the king's chaplains, and a prebend of Westminster,-to the vicarage of St Bride's, Fleet-ftreet.

Mr Lovekin, by the governors of Chrift'shofpital,-to Colne-Engayne, R. Effex.

Mr Maffey, Weft-Horndon, R. Effex. Mr Ellifon, R. of St Bennet's, Paul'swharf, Thorp, L, Surry.

R. Pennock, St John, Horflydown, R. Southwark,

Mr Cockayne, St Mary Rotherhithe, R. Tho. Hutchefon,-Elmftone, R. Kent. Wm Lucas,-minifter of Peterflow, Herefordshire.

Ph. Rofenhagen,-Mountneffing, L. Effex, S. Towers, Withringham, V. Devonshire, Mr Tifdale,-chaplain to the 37th Reg.

Difpenfation to bold two Livings. Ben. Burroughs, Moreton, R. DerbyMatlock, R. S hire. Ralph Heathcote,Barkby, Rhire. 7 Silby, V. Cambridg

M. A.

D. D.

R. Wardall, Brampton, V, Cumberland.
M.A. Corbridge, V. Northumberl
BKT-S.

W. Woods of Sweeting's-alley, Cornhill,hofier
Ann Bedo of the Minories, victualler.
Harry Houfeman of Staining-lane, merchant.
Rob. Ayray of Knaresborough, innholder.
Too Mearth of Little-Hampton, fhip-builder.
Tho, French of King-street, linnen-draper.
Gabriel de Vebre of London, merchant.
Ben. Blower of Worcester, butcher.
W. Killingworth of Wapping-ftr. fail-maker
Geo. Dighton of Ludgate-hill, vintner.
John How fon of St Bride's, London, jeweller.
Ja. Wrench of Camomile-ftr. coach-maker.
Ben. Bayron of Barley, Hertfordsh. linen-dr.
John Jones of Coventry, bookseller.

ThomasEwing of Southampton, shop-keeper.
John Stiles of London, merchant.
Cha, Blyde of Long-acre, coffeeman.
Sam. Edwards of Bristol, linen-draper.
Myer Solomon of Sevenditch-court, necklace
maker,

Pat. Larken of Copthall-court, merchant,
Wm Watkins of Camberwell, plaifterer.
Tho. Poultney of Barbican, linen-draper.
Jofeph Plant of Coventry, fcrivener.
Philip Foot of Afhburton, ferge-maker.
Tho. Shelton of Hammersmith, brewer.
Rich. Croffing of Ashburton, ferge-maker.
John Garman of Tottenham, coach-maker.
Ja Robertfon ofSt Paul's Ch.-yard,chinaman.
John Bentley of St Clement's-Danes, wool..
len-draper.

Richard Waide of Bedale, Yorkshire, grocer.
John Jones, fen. of Coventry, shop-keeper.
Chr. Johnfon of Pulham St Mary, Norfolk,

black fmith.

James Edwards of Bristol, woollen-draper. Price of STOCKS, on Course of EXCHANGE, Nov. 30, 1765. Nov. 30, 1765.

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S. Sea ditto,
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THE

Gentleman's Magazine;

For DECEMBER 1765.

An Account of the Life of the late Duke of Cumberland.

IS late Royal Highnefs William Auguf tus Duke of Cum A berland, fecond fon of their late majeties King George II. and Queen Caroline, was born at Leicef. ter-Houfe April 15, and chrittened May 2,1721; the King and Queen of Pruffia, and the Duke of York, (reprefent- B ed by the Earl of Grantham, the Dutchefs of Dorfet, and Lord Viscount Lumley) being fponfors.

On the firit institution (or rather revival) of the moft Hon. Order of the Bath, his R. H. was on June 17,

1725, inftalled the firft Knight Com- C
panion: And the year after he was,
by letters patent bearing date July 27,
1726, (12 Geo. 1.) created Baron of
the Ine of Alderney, Viscount of Tre-
maton in the county of Cornwall, Earl
of Kennington in Surry, Marquis of
Berkbamfted in Hertfordfbire, and Duke
of the county of Cumberland, May 18, D
1730, (2 Geo. II.) he was elected a
Knight of the moft noble Order of the
Garter, and inftalled at Windfor the
18th of June following, with great fo-
lemnity, his royal father being pre-
fent. June 14, 1739, the late King
gave the royal affent to An Act to en-
able his Majefty to fettle an Annuity of
15,000!. on bis R. H. the Duke of Cum-
berland, and the Heirs of his Body.

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April 25, 1740, he was appointed Col. of the fecond regiment of footguards, in the room of the Earl of Scarborough, dec. On the ceremony of the elpoufals between the Princels Mary and Prince Frederick of Hele- F Caffel, May 8, following, in St James's chapel, his Royal Highnefs was conftituted proxy for Pr. Frederick. Soon after, on the breaking out of the Spanip war, he went as a volunteer on board the Vidory in Sir John Norris's

fleet, which failed from St Helens, July 23; but contrary winds arifing, and detaining the fleet in the Channel, his R. H. id lels than a month returned to St James's.

Feb. 20, 1741-2, he was appointed Colonel of the first regiment of footguards, then vacant by the death of Sir Charles Wills. May 17, 1742, he was introduced into the privy council, and the fame year took his feat in the House of Lords. Feb. 26, 1742 3, his R. H. was appointed a Major General, and in May, 1743, he went over with his late Majefty to Holland, and arrived at Hanover May 9. The French army, under Marthal Noailles, being then in motion to attack the Allies commanded by the E. of Stair the King fet out from Hanover with in the battle of Dettingen, which was his R. H. to join his army, June 5. fought June 16, (See Vol. XII. p. 328.) his R. H. a dvancing with great bravery at the head of the first line of foot, was wounded in the leg with a mulket ball, which wound continued to pain him more or lefs during the remainder of his life. July 16, of the fame year, he was appointed Lieutenant General.

In 1745, his R. H. having been appointed Captain General and Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Forces, in Flanders fet out for Holland, April 5. end arrived at Brufels the roth, The French having befieged Tournay, he marched immediately to raile the fiege, having (as it was then faid) pofitive orders to fight at all events, (coute que coute). This brought on (May 1.) the battle of Fontenoy, (See Vol. xv. p. 246.) the event of which is too well known. But let it be res membered, that, notwithstanding the great fuperiority of the enemy, and The ftrength of their intrenchments, fuch was the conduct of his Royal Highness, and fuch the bravery of the English, that the French, by their own confellion, would have been outed, if

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our Dutch allies, even without advancing, had only ftood their ground. Ard Voltaire acknowleges, that the French King was defired by Marshal Saxe to retreat. The reft of the campaign the D. of Cumberland remained encamped at Vilvorden, near Bruffels, and arrived in England, Odober 18.

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the Princeffes Amelia and Caroline. And the large fums that he yearly expended there, and the numbers of work. men that he daily employed, and regularly paid, have rendered that place one of the wonders of England, and makes his lofs moft feverely felt by that town and neighbourhood.-The Duke of King flon's regiment of horse, which had done good fervice in the rebellion, being now broke, his R.H. formed a regiment of dragoons out of them, of which he did them the honour to be Colonel.

The rebellion being now broke out, "the King's troops having been defeated at Preflon Pans, and the rebels advancing into England, the King and the nation turned their eyes on his Royal Highness as their ableft guar B dian and defender. Accordingly, he On the 6th of September he was prefet out from St James's the 26th of Nofented with the freedom of Londen in vember, to take the command of an a gold box, by the Lord Mayor, &t. army affembling in Lancashire. Upon December 1, he fet out for Holland, to this, the rebels retreating from Derby, confer with the States General on the were purfued to clofely by his R. H. enfuing campaign, and returned to that he overtook and defeated their St James's on Jan. 1, 1746-7. Feb. 3, rear guard at Clifton in Wefimoreland, he fet out again, and as foon as he arand would probably have come up Con. The fummer of 1747 was difrived, began to put the army in mowith their main body, had he not been delayed a day by the falle intel tinguished by the battle of Lafeidt, or ligence of the French being landed,→→→ Val, on July 22, for the account of Carlife (in which the rebels had left a which, fee Vol. XVII, p. 315. by garriton) after a short siege surren which it appears that the lofs of it, dered at difcretion, December 30, after (like that of Fontenoy) was principally which the Dike returned to St James's Owing to the misconduct of fome Dutch But Gen. Hawly (who fucceeded to D fquadrons, who went to the right-athe command) having foon after been bout, and in their fight overthrew worted at Falkirk, his R. H. fet out five battalions of our own infantry, again for the North, and arriving at The British and Hanoverian troops beEdinburgh in five days, January 30, haved with their usual bravery, hav1745 6, immediately marched the ar ing fustained the attack of the whole my again toward the rebels, who, on French army; and their royal comhis approach fled (as ufual) before mander, in endeavouring to rally the him, raising with precipitation the Dutch, would probably have been taken fiege of Surling Castle. The fubfequent. prifoner, had not Sir John Ligonier, events of that campaign, with the me who faw his danger, that inftant charmorable fuccefs at Culloden, April 15, ged the enemy with the cavalry, in 1746, (See Pol. xvI. p. 1o.) are too which attack he himself was taken. well known to be here recapitulated. And to him, in converfation, the For thefe great fervices, his Roval French King ('tis faid) made the first Highness was honoured with the F overtures for a peace. Thanks of both Houfes of Parliament, and in confequence of an Addrefs of the House of Commons, had 25,000 1. per Annum added to his income. He continued in Scotland till the rebels were totally diiperled, and then fet out for England, arriving at Kensington July 25., 10 his way, flopping at York, he was complemented in a fort speech by the patriotic Archbishop of that province, tore his arrival, it was inferted in the Gazette (July 12.) that the King had granted to his R. H. the Ranger hipot Windsor Great Park, in the room of Jobs Spencer, Efq; dec. during his own life, and the lives of

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His Royal Highnefs left the army October 20, and arrived at St James's November 13. He fet out again for Holland, Feb. 24, 1747 8; but a gene ral peace being how in agitation, a cellation of arms was published in both armies the 30th of April following. His R. H. arrived at St James's Augu 9. 1748; and after conterring with the Lords Juftices," fet out again for Holland, Sept. 4; and when the troops had embarked, he returned to Emeland, landing at Margate, Dec. 27. G. On the decesfe of his brother, the late Prince of Walet. he was chofen Chancellor of the University of Duk lin, having before been elected Chancellor of the University of St Jpirmo

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