Hon. lieut. gen. Philip Sherard. He commanded as major-general in the campaign of 1762, and acquired great credit in the affair of Brucker Muhl, where he was at the head of the 1ft regiment of British guards.

At his houfe in Pall-mall, his royal highness prince Henry-Frederick, duke of Cumberland and Strathern, earl of Dublin, in Ireland, knight of the most honourable order of the garter, one of his majefty's most honourable privy council, an admiral of the white, and ranger of Windfor Great Park. His royal highness was born Nov. 7th, 1745; and was created an admiral in 1788. He married the honourable Anne Horton, widow of Chriftopher Horton, efq. daughter of the late, and fifter of the prefent earl of Carhampton, by whom he has left no iffue. After laying in state two days, the body was depofited, with great folemnity and pomp, in the vault of the chapel of Henry the VIIth, in Weftminster-abbey, on the 28th inftant, at ten o'clock at night.

23. At his feat at Twickenham, after a long and painful illnefs, the most noble William Graham, duke, marquis, and earl of Montrofe, marquis and baron Graham, Dundaff, Kincarn, Mindock, and Kinabor, in Scotland, and earl and baron Graham of Belford, county of North umberland, in England. His grace married, in October, 1742, Lucy Manners, daughter of John fecond duke of Rutland, by whom (who died June 18th, 1780) he had iffue, one, James, marquis Graham, born February 8th, 1755 (married, first, March 5th, 1785, Jemima Elizabeth, daughter of the earl of Afhburnham, by whom he had iffue a

fon, born September 4th, 1786: the marchionefs died fourteen days after fhe was delivered, and the child died April 23d, 1787; and the marquis married, fecondly, July, 1790, lady Caroline Maria Montagu, eldest daughter of the late, and fifter to the prefent duke of Manchefter); 2. Lucy, born July, 1751, and married June, 1771, to Archibald Douglas, efq. now lord Douglas of Douglas, and heir to the late duke of Douglas, by whom the has iffue. His grace had loft his eyefight many years before his death. He is fucceeded in his titles and eftates by his only fon James, marquis Graham.

Sir John Moore, bart. He is fucceeded in title and estate by his only brother, now fir Thomas Moore, bart.

Honourable Mrs. Eliza Gran ville, daughter of the late celebrated viscount Lansdowne, aunt to the marquis of Bath.

October. In his 65th year, Edward Harley earl of Oxford and earl Mortimer, lord Harley, a lord of the bed-chamber to his majesty, lord-lieutenant of the county of Radnor, one of the curators of the Britifh Museum, LL.D. and F. R. S. He was born September 2d, 1726; and was married, in 1751, to Mifs Sufannah Archer, who is now living. Not having any iffue, his lordship will be fucceeded in titles and eftates by his nephew Edward Harley, efq. eldest fon of his lordfhip's late brother, the bishop of Hereford.

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Sir James Wemyss, bart. of Bo

Sir Tho. Barnewell, bart.

The right honourable dowager viscountess Wallingford, aunt to the prefent earl of Banbury, and daugh

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ter of John Law, efq. (who was comptroller-general of the finances of France in 1719) by lady Catherine Knollys, daughter of Nicholas earl of Banbury. Her late hufband William vifcount Wallingford, was her coufin-german, being the eldeft fon of Charles the fourth earl of Banbury, and major in the first troop of horse-guards, M. P. for the borough of Banbury, and at the time of his decease a patent was making out to call him up to the house of peers, his father, the earl of Banbury, being then living. She furvived her husband (by whom the had no iffue) fifty years.

Novemb. In his 71ft year, right honourable lord James Manners, youngest brother to the late John duke of Rutland, uncle to the celebrated marquis of Granby, and great uncle to the last duke.

Sir Hildebrand Jacob, bart. Aged 90, Mrs. Barbara Slingsby, a maiden lady, aunt to fir Thomas Turner Slingsby, bart.

The honourable John George Montagu, eldest fon of lord viscount Hinchinbrook, and M. P. for the borough of Huntingdon.

Dorothy viscountess Lisburne, relict of John fecond viscount, by whofe death a large property in that county devolves to his nephew Wilmot, the prefent vifcount. She was daughter of Richard Hill, efq. of Henblas, county of Montgomery; married 1725, and had one daughter, born 1727, and fince deceased.

Decemb. In his 91ft year, right honourable John Bourke, earl of Mayo. He was fon of Richard Bourke, LL. D. who died in 1727, and was created baron Naas, of Naas, county of Kildare, 1776, vifcount Mayo, 1781, and earl of the County of Mayo, 1785. He mar

ried Mary, daughter of the right honourable Jofeph Deane, lord chief baron of the exchequer, and by her, who died in 1774, had feven daughters, now all deceased, and three fons; the eldest and three youngest daughters died young; the fecond, John, vifcount Naas, fucceeds to his title and estate; and the third, Jofeph Deane, bishop of Leighlin and Ferns, 1772, was tranflated to the archbishoprick of Tuam, 1782.

The moft noble Jane duchefs of Athol. She was fifter to lord Cathcart, and married to the duke of Athol Dec. 26th, 1774, by whom fhe has had iffue four fons and four daughters.

The lady of fir Nigel Bowyer Grefley, bart. of Drakelow, county of Derby. She was the only daugh ter and heirefs of the late fir Thomas Grefley, bart. of that place, and was married to his nephew, the prefent baronet, about the year 1776,

Sir Samuel Hannay, bart. M.P. in the laft and prefent parliaments for Camelford, Wilts. He was formerly an eminent chemift in London, and fucceeded to the baronetage on the death of the last baronet, of Mochrum, in Scotland, fo created in 1630.

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Dr. Johnson's Monument.

Ta meeting of the friends to the memory of the late Dr. Samuel Johnfon, held at Thomas's tavern, in Dover-ftreet, pursuant to public advertisement, on Tueíday, January 5th, 1790.

Sir Jofeph Banks, bart. in the chair, The following resolutions were entered into;

1. That a fum of fix hundred guineas will be requifite to erect a monument, in Weftminster-Abbey, to the memory of Dr. Samuel Jonnfon; confiiting of a fingle ftatue, according to the plan and eftimate made by Mr. Bacon, fculptor, and approved of by fir Jofhua Reynolds.

II. That the measures which have hitherto been taken to procure subfcriptions for this purpofe have proved ineffectual; the total amount of the fums already received not exceeding two hundred pounds.

III. That a committee of eight perfons be appointed (of which fir William Scott and Sir Joshua Reynolds, the furviving executors of Dr. Johnfor, fhall be two), to confider of the most proper measures to be taken to procure contributions to effectuate lo defirable an object; and that the faid committee be requefted to apply, by letter, in the names of any four of them, to fuch

Report of perfons appointed by a Committee of the touje of Commons,. to infe the feveral Houfes and other Building immediate y joining to Weltminite -hill, and the two Houes of Parliament, and the Of fices thereto belonging, &c.

Nobedience to your refolution of the 17th infant, that we incald · inspect all the buildings of the houfe of lords, the house of commons, office of exchequer, the different of fices belonging to the fame, and the other buildings contiguous to Weftminfter all, and to report our opi [24]

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The houfe of lords, prince's chamber, and painted chamber, are buildings of great antiquity, in many parts defective; and have been altered and repaired fo very much, from time to time, that, though they may ftand many years, are incapable of useful repair and improvement; and there are cellars under the whole, variously occupied, only one of which is fecured by arches from the communication of fire. All the buildings eaft of the houfe of lords are in fo bad a ftate, that many of them are in immediate danger of falling down, and are therefore unoccupied and fhut up; and the others would cost more to repair than rebuild them. The building weft of the houfe of lords, containing the entrance thereto, and the flaircafe and committee room, is a fubftantial modern building; and the other buildings adjoining, comprifing the paffages, black rod and privy feal rooms, are part built with timber, liable to rapid decay, and accidents from fire; and the remainder extremely old and ruin

ous.

The houfe of commons, though an ancient building, has been fo continually repaired, that it is in a ftate to remain a great many years; but is fo connected with the auditor of the exchequer's houfe and offices, and furrounded by a great number of other buildings, applied to various purposes, and in various occupations, as to expofe the whole to a general conflagration, fhould an ac

cidental fire happen in any one of them.

The dwelling-house in Cottongarden, belonging to the principal clerk of the houfe of commons, communicating therewith, erected within thirty years paft, is defective in feveral places, from the infecurity of the foundations.

The buildings east of Weftminfter-hall, between it and the river, are the pell-office and chambers over it in the east tower, and the offices of the exchequer, contiguous and connected with the hall, and fituate between New Palace-yard and St, Stephen's court: those of the four tellers are most inconveniently ar ranged, and liable to immediate deftruction in cafe of fire, being placed in the upper ftory, without any walls of divifion, or arched floors; are fe parated only by timber partitions, furrounded by combuftible buildings, ftables, coach-houses, hay-lofts, fervants lodging-rooms, and kite chens: the dutchy court of Lancafter, a flight building of one room, and over it the dutchy chamber, with garrets above; the kitchen of the clerk to the deputy ufher of the exchequer, a low thed, between these rooms and the easternmoft tower, and immediately connected with them. The houfe inhabited by the ufher of the exchequer, in New Palace-yard, eastward of the dutchy court of Lancaster, has a brick front, and its rear is entirely of timber, lathed and plaistered, forming two fides of a narrow court, from which it receives light, and which communicates with the windows of the tellers office, cafh rooms, and of the dutchy court; and most of the kitchen offices belonging to the deputy-ufher and his clerk, are im mediately under thofe offices, and