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for the county of Forfar in Scotland.

in Effex, aged 64, the Right Hon. William Henry Naffau De Zuleftein, Earl of Rochford, Viscount Tunbridge, Knight of the Garter, one of his majesty's privy council, one of the elder brethren of the

Sept. 1. At Drefden, his Serene Highness Prince Charles, brother to the Elector of Saxony, in the 30th year of his age. 10. Sir Thomas Gooch, Bart, of Trinity House, a Governor of the Benacree-Hall, co. Suffolk.

12. At Naples, aged 30, of a dyfentery, Lord Rich. Cavendish, next brother to the D. of Devonfhire, and brother to the Duchefs of Portland. His lordship was member in the laft parliament for Lancafter, and chofen at the late geneneral election for the co. Derby.

16. At Bristol, the Right Hon. Dorothy Countess of Harborough, Lady of the Right Hon. the Earl of Harborough, of Stapleford, Leicefterfhire.

21. At Afh-Hall, co. York, Sir Laurence Dundas, Bart. member for Richmond in the laft parliament. By the death of Sir L. D. an eftate of 16,000l. per ann. devolves to his fon, now Sir Thomas Dundas. He is alfo faid to have left behind him, in various legacies to his nephews and other relations, the immenfe fortune of 900,000l. in perfonalities and landed property.

Sir Tho. Mannock, Bart. who is fucceeded in title and estate by his brother Geo. Mannock, Efq; of Bromley-Hall, Effex.

At Briftol, the Rev. Sir Robert Pynfent, Bart. a gentleman well known for his conteft with the E. of Chatham for the Pynfent eftate. At Eyre Court, in Ireland, the Right Hon. John Lord Eyre.

At Brough Hall, Yorkshire, Sir Henry Lawson, Bart. He is fucceeded in title and eftate by his eldest fon, now Sir John Lawfon. 28. At his feat at St. Ofyth,

Charter-Houfe, Vice-admiral of the coafts of Effex, Lord Lieut. and Cuft, Rot. of the county, and Col, of the western battalion of the Effex militia. He married Lucy, daughter of Edw. Young, Efq; of Durnford, Wilts, and one of the maids of honour to the princefs of Wales. Dying without iffue, his titles and estate devolve to his nephew, Wm. Henry Naffau, Efq; eldeft fon of the late Hon. Rich. Savage Naffau, formerly M. P. for Malden in Effex.

Oct. 1. In Tavistock-street, Mr. John Charles Newby, brother-inlaw to the Rev. Mr. Bate.

The Rt. Hon. Vere Beauclerk, Lord Vere of Hanworth, one of the Vice-prefidents of the Afylum, and uncle to the Duke of St. Alban's, His lordship was the third fon of Charles the firft Duke of St. Alban's, by his wife the Lady Diana Vere, fole heir of the 20th and laft Earl of Oxford of that illuf trious family. He married the eldest daughter and co-heir of Tho. Chambers, Efq; of Hanworth, in Middlefex, and fifter to the Countefs Temple, by whom he left a fon Aubry, now Lord Vere, member in the parliament that met in 1768, for Aldborough in Yorkfhire, who in 1763, married Lady Catharine Ponfonby, daughter of the Earl of Besborough, by whom he has iffue; and a daughter, Mary, married in 1762, to Lord Cha. Spencer, next brother to the Duke of Marlborough,

3. At Witham-Place, in Effex, William Lord Stourton, a Roman Catholic peer. He is fucceeded in title and eftate by his fon, the Hon. Cha. Philip Stourton.

4. Sir Rich. Murray, Bart. of Black barony. He is fucceeded in title by his brother, now Sir Arch. Murray.

6. Right Hon. Henry Fred. Thynne Howe, Lord Chedworth, aged 66. He is fucceeded in title and estate by his nephew, Tho. Howe, Efq.

7. Lady Honywood, relict of Sir John Honywood, Bart. of Evington, Kent. Her ladyfhip was aunt to Sir John Filmer, Bart.

13. Cha. Millar, Efq; brother to Sir Tho. Millar, and to the Countess of Albemarle, and equerry to his R. H. the Duke of Gloucefter.

14. At Beckenham, in Kent, Sir Piercy Brett, Knt. Admiral of the Blue, an elder brother of the Trinity-Houfe, and one of the directors of Greenwich Hospital.

15. At Bruffels, the Rt. Hon. Alex. Erfkine, Earl of Kelly, in Scotland, Viscount Fenton, &c. &c. He is fucceeded in title and eftate by his brother, the Hon. Major Árch. Erskine, of the 11th reg. of foot.

16. At Sunbury, in Midd. the Right Hon. Edward Lord Hawke, K.B. Vice Adm. of Great Britain, admiral of the fleet, Prefident of the Maritime-School, and an elder brother of the Trinity-Houfe.

19. In Fifeshire, Sir Robert Henderfon, of Fordell, Bart.

20. At Trelowarren, in Cornwall, Sir Rich. Vyvyan, Bart. who is fucceeded in title and eftate by his brother, now the Rev. Sir Carew Vyvyan.

22. Suddenly, at Burford, Oxfordshire, aged 75, Wm. Lenthall, Efq; one of the juftices of the peace for that county, and great grandfon to Lenthall, fpeaker of the long parliament in Cromwell's time.

24. In Charles-ftr. Grosvenorfquare, aged 97 years 4 months, Lady Gray, relict of Sir James Gray, Bart. and mother of the late Sir James and Sir George.

27. At Nackington, near Canterbury, Mrs. Milles, mother to Rich. Milles, Efq; late M. P. for that city, and to the Lady of Sir Edw. Aftley, Bart.

Nov. 5. At Stapleford, co.. Leic. the Right Hon. Lady Dorothy Sherard, only daughter of the E. of Harborough, by Dorothy, the late countefs.

10. At his house in the Warren, Woolwich, aged 77, Lieut. Gen. Geo. Williams, col. of the 2d battalion of the royal reg. of artillery; he was near 60 years an officer, and was buried on the 16th at Woolwich with military honours.

12. At Hartford, near Huntingdon, Mrs. Wadefon, relict of Robert Wadefon, Efq; formerly of the Ifland of Barbadoes.

Lately, at Lisbon, where he went for the recovery of his health, the Right Hon. Lord John Pelham Clinton, 2d fon of the Duke of Newcastle, member for East Retford, co. Nottingham, and one of the gentlemen of the bed-chamber to the Prince of Wales.

Hon. Edm. Butler, brother to the late Lord Dunboyne.

Dec. 2. Of an apoplexy, the Rev. Edw. Barnard, D. D. Provost of Eton College, Canon of Windfor, Rector of Paul's Cray, Kent, and one of his majefty's chaplains

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in ordinary. He was formerly fellow of St John's College, Camb. and mafter in Eton fchool. He has left one fon, now at St. John's.

4. At Norwich, Sir Thomas Churchman, Knt. Alderman of Mancroft Ward. He ferved the office of theriff in the year 1757, was elected an alderman in 1759, and chief magiftrate in 1761.

11. At his feat at Weft Wycombe, Bucks, after a tedious illnefs, the Right Hon. Fra. Dafhwood, Lord Le Despencer, Premier Baron of England, a Privy Counsellor, Lord Lieut. and Cuft. Rot. of Buckinghamshire, joint Poftmafter-General, one of the Vice-Presidents of the Foundling Hofpital and of the Medical Afylum, F.R. and A.SS. and LL.D. His lordship, in May 1763, was appointed Keeper of the Great Wardrobe, and Lord Lieut. of the co of Bucks; and one of the joint Poftmafters-Gen. Dec. 19, 1770.

He married Mifs Gould, of Iver, Bucks, daugh. of the late Henry Gould. Efq. Her ladyship died without iffue, Feb. 2, 1760. The ancient Barony of Le Defpencer now defcends to Sir Tho. Stapleton, Bart. of Grey's Court, near Henley, Oxfordshire, grandson of Vere, Earl of Westmoreland, and Lord Le Defpencer.

22. In Upper Brook-ftr. Grofvenor-fquare, the Right Hon. Lady Frances Conningfby. She was ftruck with the palfy in her heart as fhe was going out in her carriage, and expired immediately. By her death, Lord Malden comes into poffeffion of 7000l. a year, and a large fum of money.

25. The eldest fon of the late Sir John Cope. The above young gentlemen was not above 12 years old, and but a few days on an excurfion from Eton College. The title defcends to his uncle, a private gentleman.

APPENDIX

APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE.

The Trial of George Gordon, Efq; commonly called Lord George Gordon, for High Treafon, at the Bar of the Court of King'sBench, on Monday, Feb. 5, 1781*.

Copy of the Indictment preferred against Lord George Gordon by the Grand Jury,

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" Middlesex, HE jurors for our lord the king upon their oath prefent, That George Gordon, late of the parish of St. Mary-LeBone, otherwife Marybone, in the county of Middlesex, Efq; commonly called Lord George Gordon, being a fubject of our faid fovereign Lord George the Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. not having the fear of God before his eyes, nor weighing the duty of his allegiance, but being moved and

feduced by the instigation of the
devil, and entirely withdrawing
the love, and true and due obe-
dience which every fubject of our
faid fovereign lord the king should
and of right ought to bear towards
our faid prefent fovereign lord
the king, and wickedly devifing
and intending to difturb the peace
and public tranquillity of this
kingdom, on the 2d day of June,
in the twentieth
of the reign
year
of our faid fovereign lord the now
king, at the parish of St. Marga-
ret, within the liberty of Weft-
minfter, in the faid county of
Middlefex, unlawfully, maliciouf-
ly, and traitorously did compass,
imagine, and intend to raise and
levy war, infurrection, and rebel-
lion againft our faid lord the king
within this kingdom of Great Bri-
tain; and to fulfil and bring to
effect the faid traitorous compaf-
fings, imaginations, and inten-
tions of him the faid George Gor-

*The COURT confifted of-William Earl of Mansfield, Lord Chief Jultice; Edward Willes, Efq; Sir W. H. Ashurst, Knt. Francis Buller, Efq; Juftices.

The JURY-Thomas Collins, Efq; Berner-ftreet; Henry Haftings, Efq;
Queen Anne-freet; Edward Hulfe, Efq; Harley-ftreet; Edward
Pomfret, Efq; New North-ftreet; Gedeliah Gatfield, Efq; Hack-
ney; Jofeph Pickles, Efq; Homerton; Edward Gordon, Efq;
Bromley; Marmaduke Peacock, Efq; Hackney; Francis Degon,
Efq; Hammerfmith; Simon Le Sage, Efq; ditto; Robert Armit-
age, Efq, Kenfington; John Rix, Efq; Whitechapel.
COUNCIL for the Crown-Mr. Attorney-General, Mr. Solicitor-General,
Mr. Bearcroft, Mr. Lee, Mr. Howarth, Mr. Dunning, Mr. Norton.
COUNCIL for the Prifoner-Mr. Kenyon, Mr. Erskine,

don,

don, he the faid George Gordon afterwards (that is to fay) on the 2d day of June, in the twentieth year aforefaid, with force of arms, &c. at the faid parish of St. Margaret, within the liberty of Weftminster, in the said county of Middlesex, with a great multitude of perfons whofe names are at prefent unknown to the jurors aforefaid, to a great number, to wit, to the number of five hundred perfons and upwards, armed and arrayed in a warlike manner (that is to fay), with colours flying, and with fwords, clubs, bludgeons, staves, and other weapons, as well offenfive as defenfive, being then and there unlawfully, maliciously, and traitorously affembled and gathered together against our faid prefent fovereign lord the king, moft wickedly, maliciously, and traitorously did ordain, prepare, and levy public war against our faid lord the king, his fupreme and undoubted lord, contrary to the duty of his allegiance, against the peace of our faid lord the king, his crown, and dignity, and alfo against the form of the ftatute in fuch cafe made and provided. And the jurors aforefaid, upon their oath aforefaid, further prefent, that the faid George Gordon, being a subject of our Sove reign Lord George the Third, by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. not having the fear of God before his eyes, but being moved and seduced by the inftigation of the devil, and entirely withdrawing the love, and true and due obedience which

every fubject of our faid fovereign lord the king should, and of right ought to bear towards our faid prefent fovereign lord the king,

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and wickedly devifing and intending to disturb the peace and public tranquillity of this kingdom, afterwards, to wit, on the faid fecond day of June, in the twentieth year of the reign of our said fovereign lord the now king, and on divers other days and times between that day and the tenth day of the faid month of June, at the faid parish of St. Margaret, within the liberty of Weftminster, in the faid county of Middlesex, unlawfully, malicioufly, and traitoroufly, did compaís, imagine, and intend to raise and levy war, insurrection, and rebellion against our faid lord the king, within this kingdom of Great Britain; and to fulfil and bring to effect the faid laft mentioned traitorous compaffings, imaginations, and intentions of him the faid George Gordon, he the faid George Gordon, on the faid fecond day of June, in the twentieth year aforefaid, and on divers other days and times between that day and the tenth day of the fame month of June, with force and arms, &c. at the faid parish of St. Margaret, within the liberty of Westminster, in the faid county of Middlesex, with a great multitude of perfons whofe names are at prefent unknown to the jurors aforefaid, to a great number, to wit, to the number of five hundred perfons and upwards, armed and arrayed in a warlike manner (that is to fay), with colours flying, and with fwords, clubs, bludgeons, ftaves, and other weapons, as well offenfive as defenfive, being then and there unlawfully, maliciously, and traitoroufly affembled and gathered together against our faid prefent fovereign lord the king, moft wickedly, maliciously, and traitorouf

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