65 
youngeit daughter of Ad- 
* | miral Sir Richard King, 
commander in chief at 
Plymouth. 
PROMOTIONS, 1797. 
Jan. 18. Countefs-dowager of 
Elgin, appointed governefs to the 
Princefs Charlotte. 
James Talbot, Efq. appointed fe- 
cretary of legation to the Swifs 
Cantons. 
30. John  Macnamara’ Hayes, 
M. D. created a Baronet. 
Feb, 14. Right Reverend Henry 
Reginald Courtenay, bithop of Brif- 
tol, tranflated to the fee of Exeter. 
John Forbes, Efg. appointed cap- 
tain-general and governor.in chief 
of the Bahama Ilands. 
15. Right. Honourable Lloyd 
Lord Kenyon,’ Lord Chicf Juftice 
of the court of King’s Bench, fworn 
Lord Liettenant of the county, of 
Flings, 3 yoy Ce 
20. Alexander Graeme, Ef. 
George Keppel, Efq. ‘and Samuel 
Reeve, Efq.: Rear Admirals of the 
White, to be Rear Admirals of the 
Red. — Andrew Mitchell, Efg. 
Charles Chamberlayne, Efq. Peter 
Rainier, Efq. Sir Hugh Cloberry 
Chriftian, K. B. Willian Trofcott, 
Efq.’ and Lord Hugh Seymour, 
Rear Admirals of the Blue, to be 
Rear Admirals of the White. — 
Captains William Swiney, Charles 
Edmund Nugent; William Fooks, 
Charles Powell.Hamilton, Edmund 
Dodd; “Horatio. Nelfon, Thomas 
Lenox Frederick, Sir Geo. Home, 
Bart. and Sir Charles Cotton, Rart. 
to be Rear Admirals of the Blue. 
Sir “Andrew “Snape Douglas, 
Knt. eppointed Colonel in his Ma- 
jefty’s marine forces, ’ 
24. Paul Pechell, E14. of Paggle« 
fham, Effex, created a Baronet. 
ne 
ANNUAL) REGISTER, 1797. 
March 1... Thomas ‘Langford 
Brooke, of Mere, Efg. appointed 
Sheriff of the county of Chefter. 
John Raymond Barker, of Fair= * 
. ford, Efq. appointed Sheriff of the 
county of Gloucefter. 
3. Robert Calder, Efq. Captain 
in the royal navy, knighted. 
7. Sir George Keith Elphinftone, 
K. B. Vice Admiral of the Blue, 
created a Baron of the kingdom of 
Ireland, by the name, ftyle, and 
title of Baron Keith, of Stonehaven 
Marifchal, with remainder to «the 
heirs male of his body; and, in de- 
fault: of fuch iffie male,-to Marga- 
ret .Mercer Elphingftone, only 
daughter of the faid Sir, George 
Keith Elphingftone, and to the 
heirs male of her body. 
27, Sir John Jervis, K, B. Ad- 
miral of the Blue, created Baron 
Jervis, of Medford,. in the county 
of Stafford, and Farlef St. Vincent. 
Charles. Thempfon,. Efq. Vice 
Admiral. of the Blue, and-William 
Parker, Efq. Rear Admiral of the 
Red, created Baronets. 
June 2. Right Honourable Rich- 
ard Earl Howe, invefted with the 
Order of the Garter. 4 
Charles Lord Vifcount Dillon, of 
the kingdom of Ireland, appointed 
conftable. 
July 25. Lord Vifcount Caftle- 
reagh, appointed Keeper of his 
Majefty’s Signet, or Privy Seal, of 
the kingdom of Ireland. 
29. Frederic Chriftian Lentz, 
Efq. appointed his Majefty’s Con- 
ful at Magdebourg and Stettin. 
Aug. 2.»Henry Lawes, Earl of 
Carhampton, appointed. _ Mafter 
General of his Majefty’s ordnance 
in Jreland. 
12. General Sir Charles Grey, 
K. B. appointed Governor of the’ 
Mland of Guernfey, the Cattle of 
Cornet, 
