Lady Vifcountels Irwin, great grandmother to the prefent Vife. Inwin, aged above 80. Sir James Stanley of Alderles, Cheshira, Bt; dying without iffue, he is fucceded in title and eftate by his only brother, Edw. Stanley of the Inner Temple, Efq; 11. Rev. MrRofwell, ordinary of Newgate. 13. Rev. Mr Leigh, chaplain to the E. of Orford, found dead in his bed. 14. Wm Roberts of Harbledown, near Canterbury, Efq; The Hon. Cuthbert Conftable, Efq; at his feat in Holderness, remarkable for his hofpita lity, and encouragement of learning. 15. Mr Ben. Nutt, printer in the Savoy. 37. Charles Nah, Efq; merchant, at Pontac's, where he was taken ill at an entertainment the day before. John Edwards, jun. of Highgate, Effex, Efq; of a quinfey contracted by taking cold at Ld Lovar's tryal. 18. Wm Walton of Billericay, Effex, Efq; Mrs Grizel Steevens, at Dublin, in a very advanced age. Her brother Dr Rich.Steevens, who died in 1710, bequeathed 600 /. a year to her, and after her decease vefted it in trustees for building an hofpital in the city of Dublin for maintaining and curing fick and wounded perfons curable: But fuch was her charitable difpofition that the fet about the work as foon as The became poffefs'd of the fortune, erected an hofpital at her own expence, and referving only a fmall apartment therein for herself, gave yearly not less than 500l. for the maintenance and cure of fuch objects. 24. John Savage, D.D. Rector of Clotball, Hertfordshire, and lecturer of St George, Hanower-fquare; called the Ariftippus of the age. 25. Col. Inwood, deputy ranger of Enfield Chace. James Cottrell, Efq; of Bond-freet of an apoplexy returning home from St James's. Mr Pattinfon agent to several regiments. ALIST of PROMOTIONS for the Year 1747. From the LONDON GAZETTE. Whitehall, TH HE king has been pleafed to March 24 make the following promoti ons, viv. Rob. Dalzell, Efq; Gervas Parker, Efq; and the Rt Hon. Wm Earl of Harrington, to be generals of fout, and the Rt Hon. Alger won Lord Percy, commonly called E. of Hertford, Sir Rob. Rich, Bart, his grace John Duke of Montague, and the Rt Hon. Rich. Ld Vic. Molesworth, to be generals of horse. Whitehall, March 28. His majesty has been pleafed to grant unto Charles Lowe Whytell, Efq; the office of furveyor general of his majesty's revenues arifing by all, and all manner of fines, forfeitures and fums of money, com. monly called green wall monies, in the room of Natband Booth, Ely; dec. Rob. Tape, Elqone of the chief clerk in the cuftom-house, in room of Wilford, Efq;clerk of the regi→ fters and iffues in the auditor's office of the Exchequer. Hutchin Williams of Chichester, Efq; made a Baronet of Eugland. SHERIF F. Hertfordshire, Hale Wortham ol Royston, Esq ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS conferr'd on the following Rev. Gentlemen. From the LONDON GAZETTE. Whiteball, HE king has been pleased to March 3. order letters patent to be paffed under the great feal of the kingdom of Ire land, for the tranflation of the Rt Rev. Dr George Stone, Bp of Derry, to the Archbishoprick of Ardmagh. TH Alfo for the translation of the Rt Rev. Dr Wm Barnard, Bishop of Rapboe, to the See of Derry. And alfo for the promotion of the Rev. Dr Philip Twifden, to the See of Rapboe. From other Papers. DR. Herring of Carleton, appointed preben dary of Southwell, Nottinghamshire. Mr James Grant,- -prebendary of Exeter. Oliver Naylor, M. A. rector (fine cure) of Milton, Cambridgeshire. Mr John Mather,—of Biddenden, neár Canterbuary. Hon. and Rev. Dr. Carmichael, brother to the E. of Hyndford,rector of Wine, Bucks, 300 1. per Ann. Mr Wm Smythies, fellow of Sydney Suffer college, Camb.rector of Alpbeton, Suff. Mr Jofeph Cuthbert,rector of Lackingdon, Effex, 200l. per Ann. Mr Rich. Chafe, chaplain to the Earl of Buckingham,rector of Ellingham, Norfolk. 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